International Equity Fund

Adding international equities to a portfolio of Canadian and U.S. equities comes with key diversification benefits such as the potential to increase returns while lowering the overall risk of the portfolio. 

International stocks are impacted by different industry, economic and geopolitical factors compared to their North American counterparts. 

What is the SEI International Equity Fund?

The International Equity Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation over the long term through broad participation in a portfolio of developed country issuers. The Fund holds primarily equity securities of foreign issuers in developed countries, other than the United States, but may also invest in companies located in emerging markets. The Fund utilizes a manager-of-managers investment strategy that combines multiple specialist portfolio managers, each of whom is responsible for managing a portion of the Fund in accordance with a specific mandate.

About the fund

Advisors can allocate to the Fund within their own portfolios or gain access through a selection of asset allocation funds and portfolio models managed by SEI Investments Canada Company (SEI Canada).   

Total net assets of International Equity Fund

• $1.1 billion*

Inception date 

• April 17, 2006

Managers/mandates

• Pzena Investment Management (Fundamental deep value)
• Acadian Asset Management (Quantitative multifactor approach)
• Lazard Asset Management (Quantitative momentum)
• Causeway Capital Management (Fundamental value)
• Macquarie Group Limited (Fundamental low volatility)
• WCM Investment Management (Growth-focused approach)
• SEI Investments Management Corporation

Codes and fees. 

Risk rating: Medium

* As at March 31, 2025.
** As at December 31, 2024.

Important Information
SEI Investments Canada Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company, is the Manager of the SEI Funds in Canada.

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