SEI Vantage in 60: Part 2

September 2, 2026

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Hi, I'm Nate Shetty, the CIO of SEI. This is "Vantage in 60." In our previous installment, I covered how treasuries may no longer be the volatility hedge that they once were. For investors that are looking for alternatives, trend following and macro strategies have the potential to fill this role. Trend-following strategies have a long track record of performing well during major equity stress periods. They can provide so-called crisis alpha. Macro strategies offer flexible nonlinear payoffs. They too have the potential to perform well in volatile markets. While we can't predict when volatility is going to spike, we can incorporate strategies designed to benefit from it. In a time of heightened policy uncertainty and correlation among traditional assets, strategies like these can offer a rare and valuable source of diversification. That's your "Vantage in 60."

IMU Views: Diversifying beyond traditional assets as correlations rise.

Diminished diversification: less of a structural break in the stock-bond relationship and more of a reversion toward the longer-term historical pattern.

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