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SEI INVESTMENTS CO - Quarter Report: 2021 March (Form 10-Q)


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021
or
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from_________to ________
Commission File Number: 0-10200
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SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Pennsylvania 23-1707341
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1 Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456-1100
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(610) 676-1000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report) 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEICThe NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.      Yes  x    No  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  x    No  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filerxAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  Yes  ☐    No  x
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, as of the close of business on April 23, 2021:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value142,809,759 





SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Page
Item 1.Financial Statements.
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) -- March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) -- For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) -- For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Unaudited) -- For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) -- For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Item 2.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Item 4.Controls and Procedures.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.Legal Proceedings.
Item 1A.Risk Factors.
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Item 6.Exhibits.
Signatures






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PART I.        FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.    Consolidated Financial Statements.

SEI Investments Company
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
(In thousands, except par value)
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$782,582 $784,626 
Restricted cash3,101 3,101 
Receivables from investment products57,291 55,271 
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,307 and $1,100
406,028 385,219 
Securities owned33,040 34,064 
Other current assets42,809 38,696 
Total Current Assets1,324,851 1,300,977 
Property and Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $386,319 and $378,639
184,253 189,052 
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets37,762 38,397 
Capitalized Software, net of accumulated amortization of $505,112 and $491,739
263,964 270,977 
Available for Sale and Equity Securities114,973 105,419 
Investments in Affiliated Funds, at fair value6,623 6,166 
Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliate51,743 98,433 
Goodwill64,489 64,489 
Intangible Assets, net of accumulated amortization of $13,377 and $12,456
34,383 24,304 
Deferred Contract Costs33,430 33,781 
Deferred Income Taxes2,706 2,972 
Other Assets, net31,724 32,289 
Total Assets$2,150,901 $2,167,256 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.





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SEI Investments Company
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
(In thousands, except par value)
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Liabilities and Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable$5,529 $7,766 
Accrued liabilities199,235 299,845 
Current portion of long-term operating lease liabilities9,813 8,579 
Deferred revenue1,335 1,085 
Total Current Liabilities215,912 317,275 
Long-term Income Taxes Payable803 803 
Deferred Income Taxes50,892 55,159 
Long-term Operating Lease Liabilities33,089 34,058 
Other Long-term Liabilities21,097 20,054 
Total Liabilities321,793 427,349 
Commitments and Contingencies
Shareholders' Equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 750,000 shares authorized; 142,701 and 143,396 shares issued and outstanding
1,427 1,434 
Capital in excess of par value1,208,433 1,190,001 
Retained earnings634,651 565,270 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net(15,403)(16,798)
Total Shareholders' Equity1,829,108 1,739,907 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity$2,150,901 $2,167,256 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.




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SEI Investments Company
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
Revenues:
Asset management, administration and distribution fees
$367,646 $331,853 
Information processing and software servicing fees
88,040 82,909 
Total revenues455,686 414,762 
Expenses:
Subadvisory, distribution and other asset management costs
50,164 45,337 
Software royalties and other information processing costs
5,742 7,447 
Compensation, benefits and other personnel
137,221 131,481 
Stock-based compensation
9,752 6,929 
Consulting, outsourcing and professional fees
54,340 53,290 
Data processing and computer related
25,721 22,704 
Facilities, supplies and other costs
17,248 16,796 
Amortization
14,352 13,077 
Depreciation
8,309 7,473 
Total expenses322,849 304,534 
Income from operations132,837 110,228 
Net gain (loss) from investments332 (3,989)
Interest and dividend income945 3,203 
Interest expense(123)(152)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate33,350 29,907 
Income before income taxes167,341 139,197 
Income taxes37,871 29,955 
Net income$129,470 $109,242 
Basic earnings per common share$0.90 $0.73 
Shares used to compute basic earnings per share143,201 149,468 
Diluted earnings per common share$0.89 $0.72 
Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share145,306 152,368 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.




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SEI Investments Company
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(unaudited)
(In thousands)
 
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
Net income$129,470 $109,242 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments1,685 (13,075)
Unrealized (loss) gain on investments:
Unrealized (losses) gains during the period, net of income taxes of $160 and $(339)
(543)1,131 
Reclassification adjustment for losses realized in net income, net of income taxes of $(74) and $(28)
253 (290)100 1,231 
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax1,395 (11,844)
Comprehensive income$130,865 $97,398 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.




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SEI Investments Company
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
(unaudited)
(In thousands)
Shares of Common StockCommon StockCapital In Excess of Par ValueRetained EarningsAccumulated Other Comprehensive LossTotal Equity
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Balance, January 1, 2021143,396 $1,434 $1,190,001 $565,270 $(16,798)$1,739,907 
Net income— — — 129,470 — 129,470 
Other comprehensive income— — — — 1,395 1,395 
Purchase and retirement of common stock(1,152)(11)(6,839)(60,089)— (66,939)
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan24 — 1,139 — — 1,139 
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options433 14,380 — — 14,384 
Stock-based compensation— — 9,752 — — 9,752 
Balance, March 31, 2021142,701 $1,427 $1,208,433 $634,651 $(15,403)$1,829,108 
Shares of Common StockCommon StockCapital In Excess of Par ValueRetained EarningsAccumulated Other Comprehensive LossTotal Equity
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Balance, January 1, 2020149,745 $1,497 $1,158,900 $601,885 $(23,504)$1,738,778 
Net income— — — 109,242 — 109,242 
Other comprehensive loss— — — — (11,844)(11,844)
Purchase and retirement of common stock(2,433)(24)(13,767)(113,641)— (127,432)
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan21 — 1,106 — — 1,106 
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options570 17,481 — — 17,487 
Stock-based compensation— — 6,929 — — 6,929 
Balance, March 31, 2020147,903 $1,479 $1,170,649 $597,486 $(35,348)$1,734,266 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.





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SEI Investments Company
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
(In thousands)
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$129,470 $109,242 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities (See Note 1)7,103 (10,270)
Net cash provided by operating activities136,573 98,972 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property and equipment(4,218)(20,674)
Additions to capitalized software(6,360)(6,458)
Purchases of marketable securities(51,524)(29,407)
Prepayments and maturities of marketable securities42,446 37,623 
Sales of marketable securities— 64 
Other investing activities(11,000)1,500 
Net cash used in investing activities(30,656)(17,352)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payment of contingent consideration(702)(633)
Purchase and retirement of common stock(71,206)(130,558)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock15,523 18,593 
Payment of dividends(53,127)(52,452)
Net cash used in financing activities(109,512)(165,050)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash1,551 (11,146)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(2,044)(94,576)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period787,727 844,547 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period$785,683 $749,971 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.




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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(all figures are in thousands except share and per share data)
 
Note 1.    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Nature of Operations
SEI Investments Company (the Company), a Pennsylvania corporation, provides comprehensive platforms, services and infrastructure—encompassing technology, operational, and investment management services—to help wealth managers, financial advisors, investment managers, family offices, institutional and private investors create and manage wealth.
Investment processing platforms provide technologies and business process outsourcing services for wealth managers and investment advisors. These solutions include investment advisory, client relationship, and other technology-enabled capabilities for the front office; administrative and investment services for the middle office; and accounting and processing services for the back office. Revenues from investment processing platforms are recognized in Information processing and software servicing fees on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Investment operations platforms provide business process outsourcing services for investment managers and asset owners. These platforms support a broad range of traditional and alternative investments and provide technology-enabled information analytics and investor capabilities for the front office; administrative and investment services for the middle office; and fund administration and accounting services for the back office. Revenues from investment operations platforms are recognized in Asset management, administration and distribution fees on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Investment management platforms provide comprehensive solutions for managing personal and institutional wealth. These platforms include goals-based investment strategies; SEI-sponsored investment products, including mutual funds, collective investment products, alternative investment portfolios and separately managed accounts (SMA); and other market-specific advice, technology and operational components. These platforms are offered to wealth managers as part of a complete goals-based investment program for their end-investors. For institutional investors, the Company provides Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) solutions that include investment management programs, as well as advisory and administrative services. Revenues from investment management platforms are recognized in Asset management, administration and distribution fees on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Certain financial information and accompanying note disclosure normally included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K have been condensed or omitted. The interim financial information is unaudited but reflects all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2021, the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, and cash flows for the three-months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. These interim Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
There have been no significant changes in significant accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the significant accounting policies described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Variable Interest Entities
The Company or its affiliates have created numerous investment products for its clients in various types of legal entity structures. The Company serves as the Manager, Administrator and Distributor for these investment products and may also serve as the Trustee for some of the investment products. The Company receives asset management, distribution, administration and custodial fees for these services. Clients are the equity investors and participate in proportion to their ownership percentage in the net income or loss and net capital gains or losses of the products, and, on liquidation, will participate in proportion to their ownership percentage in the remaining net assets of the products after satisfaction of outstanding liabilities. The Company has concluded that it is not the primary beneficiary of the entities and, therefore, is not required to consolidate any of the pooled investment vehicles for which it receives asset management, distribution, administration and custodial fees under the VIE model.
The Company is a party to expense limitation agreements with certain SEI-sponsored money market funds subject to Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 which establish a maximum level of ordinary operating expenses incurred by the fund in any fiscal year including, but not limited to, fees of the administrator or its affiliates. Under the terms of these




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agreements, the Company waived $10,233 and $6,641 in fees during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized when the transfer of control of promised goods or services under the terms of a contract with customers are satisfied in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those promised goods or services. Certain portions of the Company’s revenues involve a third party in providing goods or services to its customers. In such circumstances, the Company must determine whether the nature of its promise to the customer is to provide the underlying goods or services (the Company is the principal in the transaction and reports the transaction gross) or to arrange for a third party to provide the underlying goods or services (the entity is the agent in the transaction and reports the transaction net). See Note 13 for related disclosures regarding revenue recognition.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents includes $323,941 and $347,082 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, primarily invested in SEI-sponsored open-ended money market mutual funds.
Restricted Cash
Restricted cash includes $3,000 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 segregated for regulatory purposes related to trade-execution services conducted by SEI Investments (Europe) Limited. Restricted cash also includes $101 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 segregated in special reserve accounts for the benefit of customers of the Company’s broker-dealer subsidiary, SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SIDCO), in accordance with certain rules established by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for broker-dealers.
Capitalized Software
The Company capitalized $6,360 and $6,458 of software development costs during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company's software development costs primarily relate to significant enhancements to the SEI Wealth PlatformSM (SWP). The Company capitalized $6,261 and $6,229 of software development costs for significant enhancements to SWP during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. As of March 31, 2021, the net book value of SWP was $252,047. The net book value includes $17,455 of capitalized software development costs in-progress associated with future releases of SWP. Capitalized software development costs in-progress associated with future releases of SWP were $13,409 as of December 31, 2020. SWP has a weighted average remaining life of 9.9 years. Amortization expense for SWP was $11,923 and $10,797 during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Earnings per Share
The calculations of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 are:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
Net income$129,470 $109,242 
Shares used to compute basic earnings per common share143,201,000 149,468,000 
Dilutive effect of stock options2,105,000 2,900,000 
Shares used to compute diluted earnings per common share145,306,000 152,368,000 
Basic earnings per common share$0.90 $0.73 
Diluted earnings per common share$0.89 $0.72 
During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, employee stock options to purchase 11,715,000 and 7,408,000 shares of common stock with an average exercise price of $57.99 and $58.76, respectively, were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share. These options for the three month periods were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share because either the performance conditions have not been satisfied or would not have been satisfied if the reporting date was the end of the contingency period or the options' exercise price was greater than the average market price of the Company’s common stock and the effect on diluted earnings per common share would have been anti-dilutive.
Reclassifications
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.




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Statements of Cash Flows
For purposes of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, the Company considers investment instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
The following table provides the details of the adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31:
20212020
Net income$129,470 $109,242 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation8,309 7,473 
Amortization14,352 13,077 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate(33,350)(29,907)
Distributions received from unconsolidated affiliate28,774 40,226 
Stock-based compensation9,752 6,929 
Provision for losses on receivables1,207 80 
Deferred income tax expense(3,915)(1,879)
Net (gain) loss from investments(332)3,989 
Change in other long-term liabilities1,043 360 
Change in other assets507 (4,658)
Contract costs capitalized, net of amortization351 (1,769)
Other992 (1,612)
Change in current assets and liabilities
(Increase) decrease in
Receivables from investment products(2,020)2,553 
Receivables(22,016)(17,852)
Other current assets(4,113)(9,728)
Advances due from unconsolidated affiliate51,266 11,810 
(Decrease) increase in
Accounts payable(2,237)8,663 
Accrued liabilities(41,717)(36,818)
Deferred revenue250 (1,207)
Total adjustments7,103 (10,270)
Net cash provided by operating activities$136,573 $98,972 

Note 2.    Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliate
LSV Asset Management
The Company has an investment in LSV Asset Management (LSV), a registered investment advisor that provides investment advisory services primarily to institutions, including pension plans and investment companies. LSV is currently an investment sub-advisor for a limited number of SEI-sponsored investment products. The Company's partnership interest in LSV as of March 31, 2021 was 38.8%. The Company accounts for its interest in LSV using the equity method because of its less than 50% ownership. The Company’s interest in the net assets of LSV is reflected in Investment in unconsolidated affiliate on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets and its interest in the earnings of LSV is reflected in Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
At March 31, 2021, the Company’s total investment in LSV was $51,743. The Company receives partnership distributions from LSV on a quarterly basis. The Company received partnership distributions from LSV of $28,774 and $40,226 in the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. As such, the Company considers these distribution payments as returns on investment rather than returns of the Company's original investment in LSV and has therefore classified the associated cash inflows as an operating activity on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.




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The Company’s proportionate share in the earnings of LSV was $33,350 and $29,907 during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
These tables contain condensed financial information of LSV:
Condensed Statement of OperationsThree Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
Revenues$110,837 $99,996 
Net income85,920 76,897 
Condensed Balance SheetsMarch 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Current assets$126,324 $151,515 
Non-current assets4,098 4,296 
Total assets$130,422 $155,811 
Current liabilities$40,084 $77,077 
Non-current liabilities4,435 4,620 
Partners’ capital85,903 74,114 
Total liabilities and partners’ capital$130,422 $155,811 
On April 1, 2021, LSV provided an interest in the partnership to select key employees which reduced the ownership percentage of each existing partner on a pro-rata basis. As a result, the Company's total partnership interest in LSV was reduced slightly to approximately 38.7% from approximately 38.8%.

Note 3.    Composition of Certain Financial Statement Captions
Receivables
Receivables on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of: 
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Trade receivables$115,343 $99,106 
Fees earned, not billed279,919 262,167 
Other receivables13,073 25,046 
408,335 386,319 
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts(2,307)(1,100)
$406,028 $385,219 
Fees earned, not billed represents receivables from contracts with customers earned but unbilled and results from timing differences between services provided and contractual billing schedules. These billing schedules generally provide for fees to be billed on a quarterly basis. In addition, certain fees earned from investment operations services are calculated based on assets under administration that have an extended valuation process. Billings to these clients occur once the asset valuation processes are completed.
Receivables from investment products on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets primarily represent fees receivable for distribution, investment advisory, and administration services to various regulated investment companies and other investment products sponsored by SEI.





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Property and Equipment
Property and Equipment on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets consists of:
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Buildings$206,799 $206,151 
Equipment143,155 141,820 
Land24,226 24,179 
Purchased software149,172 147,838 
Furniture and fixtures21,488 21,439 
Leasehold improvements21,838 21,604 
Construction in progress3,894 4,660 
570,572 567,691 
Less: Accumulated depreciation(386,319)(378,639)
Property and Equipment, net$184,253 $189,052 
The Company recognized $8,309 and $7,473 in depreciation expense related to property and equipment for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Deferred Contract Costs
Deferred contract costs, which primarily consist of deferred sales commissions, were $33,430 and $33,781 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The Company deferred expenses related to contract costs of $2,372 and $2,997 during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Amortization expense related to deferred contract costs were $2,723 and $1,228 during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and are included in Compensation, benefits and other personnel on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. There was no impairment loss in relation to deferred contract costs during the three months ended March 31, 2021.
Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of: 
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Accrued employee compensation$36,632 $95,656 
Accrued employee benefits and other personnel13,023 18,770 
Accrued consulting, outsourcing and professional fees32,032 31,907 
Accrued sub-advisory, distribution and other asset management fees49,155 49,924 
Accrued dividend payable— 53,127 
Accrued income taxes33,001 3,507 
Other accrued liabilities35,392 46,954 
Total accrued liabilities$199,235 $299,845 

Note 4.    Fair Value Measurements
The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, except for the Company's investment funds sponsored by LSV, is determined in accordance with the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of the Company’s Level 1 financial assets consist mainly of investments in open-ended mutual funds that are quoted daily. Level 2 financial assets consist of GNMA mortgage-backed securities held by the Company's wholly-owned limited purpose federal thrift subsidiary, SEI Private Trust Company (SPTC), Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) and other U.S. government agency short-term notes held by SIDCO. The financial assets held by SIDCO were purchased as part of a cash management program requiring only short term, top-tier investment grade government and corporate securities. The financial assets held by SPTC are debt securities issued by GNMA and are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. These securities were purchased for the sole purpose of satisfying applicable regulatory requirements and have maturity dates which range from 2023 to 2041.
The fair value of the Company's investment funds sponsored by LSV is measured using the net asset value per share (NAV) as a practical expedient. The NAVs of the funds are calculated by the funds' independent custodian and are derived




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from the fair values of the underlying investments as of the reporting date. The funds allow for investor redemptions at the end of each calendar month. This investment has not been classified in the fair value hierarchy but is presented in the tables below to permit reconciliation to the amounts presented on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The valuation of the Company's Level 2 financial assets held by SIDCO and SPTC are based upon securities pricing policies and procedures utilized by third-party pricing vendors.
The pricing policies and procedures applied for our Level 1 and Level 2 financial assets during the three months ended March 31, 2021 were consistent with those as described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K at December 31, 2020. The Company had no Level 3 financial assets at March 31, 2021 or December 31, 2020 that were required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Level 3 financial liabilities at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consist entirely of the estimated contingent consideration resulting from an acquisition (See Note 12). The fair value of the contingent consideration was determined using a Monte-Carlo simulation model. Key assumptions for the Monte-Carlo simulation model include expected revenues, expected volatility, risk-free rate and other factors. There were no transfers of financial assets between levels within the fair value hierarchy during the three months ended March 31, 2021.
The fair value of certain financial assets of the Company was determined using the following inputs:
 Fair Value Measurements at the End of the Reporting Period Using
AssetsMarch 31, 2021Quoted Prices in
Active  Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Equity securities$12,355 $12,355 $— 
Available-for-sale debt securities102,618 — 102,618 
Fixed-income securities owned33,040 — 33,040 
Investment funds sponsored by LSV (1)6,623 
$154,636 $12,355 $135,658 
 Fair Value Measurements at the End of the Reporting Period Using
AssetsDecember 31, 2020Quoted Prices in
Active  Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Equity securities$12,142 $12,142 $— 
Available-for-sale debt securities93,277 — 93,277 
Fixed-income securities owned34,064 — 34,064 
Investment funds sponsored by LSV (1)6,166 
$145,649 $12,142 $127,341 
(1) The fair value amounts presented in the tables above are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets (See Note 5).





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Note 5.    Marketable Securities
Marketable securities include investments in money market funds and commercial paper classified as cash equivalents, available-for-sale debt securities, investments in SEI-sponsored and non-SEI-sponsored mutual funds, equities, investments in funds sponsored by LSV and securities owned by SIDCO.
Cash Equivalents
Investments in money market funds and commercial paper classified as cash equivalents had a fair value of $435,709 and $462,624 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. There were no material unrealized or realized gains or losses from these investments during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. Investments in money market funds and commercial paper are Level 1 assets.
Available for Sale and Equity Securities
Available For Sale and Equity Securities on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of: 
 At March 31, 2021
 Cost
Amount
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
(Losses)
Fair
Value
Available-for-sale debt securities$100,980 $1,638 $— $102,618 
SEI-sponsored mutual funds6,872 446 — 7,318 
Equities and other mutual funds4,494 543 — 5,037 
$112,346 $2,627 $— $114,973 
 At December 31, 2020
 Cost
Amount
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
(Losses)
Fair
Value
Available-for-sale debt securities$91,262 $2,015 $— $93,277 
SEI-sponsored mutual funds6,866 382 — 7,248 
Equities and other mutual funds4,421 473 — 4,894 
$102,549 $2,870 $— $105,419 
Net unrealized gains at March 31, 2021 of available-for-sale debt securities were $1,261 (net of income tax expense of $377). Net unrealized gains at December 31, 2020 of available-for-sale debt securities were $1,551 (net of income tax expense of $464). These net unrealized gains are reported as a separate component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
There were gross realized losses of $327 and $128 from available-for-sale debt securities during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. There were no gross realized gains from available-for-sale debt securities during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. Realized losses from available-for-sale debt securities, including amounts reclassified from accumulated comprehensive loss, are reflected in Net gain (loss) from investments on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
There were gross realized gains of $157 and gross realized losses of $31 from mutual funds and equities during the three months ended March 31, 2021. There were gross realized gains of $189 and gross realized losses of $235 from mutual funds and equities during the three months ended March 31, 2020. Gains and losses from mutual funds and equities are reflected in Net gain (loss) from investments on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Investments in Affiliated Funds
The Company has an investment in funds sponsored by LSV. The Company records this investment on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses from the change in fair value of these funds are recognized in Net gain (loss) from investments on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The funds had a fair value of $6,623 and $6,166 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The Company recognized unrealized gains of $457 and unrealized losses of $2,235 during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, from the change in fair value of the funds.
Securities Owned
The Company’s broker-dealer subsidiary, SIDCO, has investments in U.S. government agency securities with maturity dates less than one year. These investments are reflected as Securities owned on the accompanying Consolidated




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Balance Sheets. Due to specialized accounting practices applicable to investments by broker-dealers, the securities are reported at fair value and changes in fair value are recorded in current period earnings. The securities had a fair value of $33,040 and $34,064 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. There were no material net gains or losses related to the securities during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

Note 6.    Line of Credit
On April 23, 2021 (the Closing Date), the Company entered into a new five-year $325,000 Credit Agreement (the Credit Facility) with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and a syndicate of other lenders. The Credit Facility became available on the Closing Date and replaced the former credit facility agreement (the 2016 Credit Facility), also with Wells Fargo, that was scheduled to expire in June 2021. The Credit Facility is scheduled to expire in April 2026, at which time any aggregate principal amount of loans outstanding becomes payable in full. Any borrowings made under the Credit Facility will accrue interest at rates that, at the Company's option, are based on a base rate (the Base Rate) plus a premium that can range from 0.25% to 1.00% or the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus a premium that can range from 1.25% to 2.00% depending on the Company’s Leverage Ratio (a ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA for the four preceding fiscal quarters, all as defined in the related agreement). The Base Rate is defined as the highest of a) the Federal Funds Rate, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, plus 0.50%, b) the prime commercial lending rate of Wells Fargo, c) the applicable LIBOR plus 1.00%, or d) 0%. The Credit Facility includes fallback language clearly defining an alternative reference rate which provides for specified replacement rates upon a LIBOR cessation event. At the time of a LIBOR cessation event, the replacement rate, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), self-executes without the need for negotiations or a formal amendment process.
The Company also pays quarterly commitment fees based on the unused portion of the Credit Facility. The quarterly fees for the Credit Facility can range from 0.15% of the amount of the unused portion to 0.30%, depending on the Company’s Leverage Ratio. Certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company have guaranteed the obligations of the Company under the agreement. The aggregate amount of the Credit Facility may be increased by an additional $100,000 under certain conditions set forth in the agreement. The Company may issue up to $15,000 in letters of credit under the terms of the Credit Facility. The Company pays a periodic commission fee of 1.25% plus an issuance fee of 0.200% of the aggregate face amount of the outstanding letters of credit issued under the Credit Facility.
The Credit Facility contains covenants with restrictions on the ability of the Company to do transactions with affiliates other than wholly-owned subsidiaries or to incur liens or certain types of indebtedness as defined in the agreement. In the event of a default under the Credit Facility, the Company would also be restricted from paying dividends on, or repurchasing, its common stock without the approval of the lenders. Upon the occurrence of certain financial or economic events, significant corporate events, or certain other events of default constituting an event of default under the Credit Facility, all loans outstanding may be declared immediately due and payable and all commitments under the agreement may be terminated. The Company had no borrowings under the Credit Facility and was in compliance with all covenants at April 23, 2021. The Company was in compliance with all covenants of the 2016 Credit Facility during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and to the Closing Date of the Credit Facility.
As of April 23, 2021, the Company had outstanding letters of credit of $4,630 under the Credit Facility. These letters of credit were issued primarily for the expansion of the Company's headquarters and are scheduled to expire during 2021. The amount of the Credit Facility that is available for general corporate purposes as of April 23, 2021 was $320,370.

Note 7.    Shareholders’ Equity
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company has only non-qualified stock options outstanding under its equity compensation plans. All outstanding stock options have performance-based vesting provisions specific to each option grant that tie the vesting of the applicable stock options to the Company’s financial performance. The Company’s stock options vest at a rate of 50% when a specified financial vesting target is achieved, and the remaining 50% when a second, higher specified financial vesting target is achieved. Options do not vest due to the passage of time but solely as a result of achievement of the financial vesting targets. Options granted in December 2017 and thereafter include a service condition which requires a minimum two or four year waiting period from the grant date along with the attainment of the applicable financial vesting target. The targets are measured annually on December 31. The amount of stock-based compensation expense recognized in the period is based upon management’s estimate of when the financial vesting targets may be achieved. Any change in management’s estimate could result in the remaining amount of stock-based compensation expense to be accelerated, spread out over a longer period, or reversed. This may cause volatility in the recognition of stock-based compensation expense in future periods and could materially affect the Company’s earnings.




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The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense in its Consolidated Financial Statements in the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as follows: 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
Stock-based compensation expense$9,752 $6,929 
Less: Deferred tax benefit(1,854)(1,381)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax$7,898 $5,548 
As of March 31, 2021, there was approximately $101,002 of unrecognized compensation cost remaining related to unvested employee stock options that management expects will vest and is being amortized.
The Company issues new common shares associated with the exercise of stock options. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $11,511. The total options exercisable as of March 31, 2021 had an intrinsic value of $131,300. The total intrinsic value for options exercisable is calculated as the difference between the market value of the Company’s common stock as of March 31, 2021 and the weighted average exercise price of the options. The market value of the Company’s common stock as of March 31, 2021 was $60.93 as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC. The weighted average exercise price of the options exercisable as of March 31, 2021 was $39.78. Total options that were outstanding as of March 31, 2021 were 17,923,000. Total options that were exercisable as of March 31, 2021 were 6,207,000.
Common Stock Buyback
The Company’s Board of Directors, under multiple authorizations, has authorized the repurchase of common stock on the open market or through private transactions. The Company purchased 1,152,000 shares at a total cost of $66,939 during the three months ended March 31, 2021, which reduced the total shares outstanding of common stock. The cost of stock purchases during the period includes the cost of certain transactions that settled in the following quarter. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had approximately $125,888 of authorization remaining for the purchase of common stock under the program.
The Company immediately retires its common stock when purchased. Upon retirement, the Company reduces Capital in excess of par value for the average capital per share outstanding and the remainder is charged against Retained earnings. If the Company reduces its Retained earnings to zero, any subsequent purchases of common stock will be charged entirely to Capital in excess of par value.

Note 8.    Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, are as follows: 
Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance, January 1, 2021$(18,349)$1,551 $(16,798)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications1,685 (543)1,142 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss— 253 253 
Net current-period other comprehensive income1,685 (290)1,395 
Balance, March 31, 2021$(16,664)$1,261 $(15,403)

Note 9.    Business Segment Information
The Company’s reportable business segments are:
Private Banks – Provides outsourced investment processing and investment management platforms to banks and trust institutions, independent wealth advisers and financial advisors worldwide;
Investment Advisors – Provides investment management and investment processing platforms to affluent investors through a network of independent registered investment advisors, financial planners and other investment professionals in the United States;




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Institutional Investors – Provides OCIO solutions, including investment management and administrative outsourcing platforms to retirement plan sponsors, healthcare systems, higher education and other not-for-profit organizations worldwide;
Investment Managers – Provides investment operations outsourcing platforms to fund companies, banking institutions, traditional and non-traditional investment managers worldwide and family offices in the United States; and
Investments in New Businesses – Focuses on providing investment management solutions to ultra-high-net-worth families residing in the United States; developing network and data protection services; modularizing larger technology platforms into stand-alone components; entering new markets; and conducting other research and development activities.
The information in the following tables is derived from internal financial reporting used for corporate management purposes. There are no inter-segment revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. Management evaluates Company assets on a consolidated basis during interim periods. The accounting policies of the reportable business segments are the same as those described in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
The following tables highlight certain financial information about each of business segment for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
Private
Banks
Investment
Advisors
Institutional
Investors
Investment
Managers
Investments
In New
Businesses
Total
 For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Revenues$117,608 $113,294 $84,499 $136,419 $3,866 $455,686 
Expenses110,724 55,027 39,158 83,020 13,404 301,333 
Operating profit (loss)$6,884 $58,267 $45,341 $53,399 $(9,538)$154,353 
Private
Banks
Investment
Advisors
Institutional
Investors
Investment
Managers
Investments
In New
Businesses
Total
 For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Revenues$113,221 $102,321 $79,203 $116,629 $3,388 $414,762 
Expenses110,653 52,432 38,267 74,289 10,910 286,551 
Operating profit (loss)$2,568 $49,889 $40,936 $42,340 $(7,522)$128,211 




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A reconciliation of the total operating profit reported for the business segments to income from operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 is as follows:
20212020
Total operating profit from segments$154,353 $128,211 
Corporate overhead expenses(21,516)(17,983)
Income from operations$132,837 $110,228 
The following tables provide additional information for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 pertaining to the business segments:
 Capital Expenditures (1)Depreciation
 2021202020212020
Private Banks$5,829 $9,925 $4,132 $3,882 
Investment Advisors2,308 5,390 1,289 1,151 
Institutional Investors511 1,358 358 302 
Investment Managers1,631 9,032 2,053 1,812 
Investments in New Businesses139 418 146 70 
Total from business segments$10,418 $26,123 $7,978 $7,217 
Corporate overhead160 997 331 256 
$10,578 $27,120 $8,309 $7,473 
(1) Capital expenditures include additions to property and equipment and capitalized software.
 Amortization
 20212020
Private Banks$8,576 $7,421 
Investment Advisors2,627 2,652 
Institutional Investors426 427 
Investment Managers2,480 2,335 
Investments in New Businesses185 185 
Total from business segments$14,294 $13,020 
Corporate overhead58 57 
$14,352 $13,077 

Note 10.    Income Taxes
The gross liability for unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $16,713 and $15,911, respectively, exclusive of interest and penalties, of which $16,598 and $15,761 would affect the effective tax rate if the Company were to recognize the tax benefit.
The Company classifies interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the combined amount of accrued interest and penalties related to tax positions taken on tax returns was $2,248 and $2,105, respectively.




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March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Gross liability for unrecognized tax benefits, exclusive of interest and penalties$16,713 $15,911 
Interest and penalties on unrecognized benefits2,248 2,105 
Total gross uncertain tax positions$18,961 $18,016 
Amount included in Current liabilities$6,553 $6,546 
Amount included in Other long-term liabilities12,408 11,470 
$18,961 $18,016 
The effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 differs from the federal income tax statutory rate due to the following:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020
Statutory rate21.0 %21.0 %
State taxes, net of federal tax benefit3.1 3.1 
Foreign tax expense and tax rate differential(0.1)(0.1)
Tax benefit from stock option exercises(1.1)(2.2)
Other, net(0.3)(0.3)
22.6 %21.5 %
The increase in the effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was primarily due to decreased tax benefits related to the lower volume of stock option exercises in 2021 compared to the prior year period.
The Company files income tax returns in the United States on a consolidated basis and in many U.S. state and foreign jurisdictions. The Company is subject to examination of income tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and other domestic and foreign tax authorities. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examination for years before 2017 and is no longer subject to state, local or foreign income tax examinations by authorities for years before 2015.
The Company estimates it will recognize $6,553 of gross unrecognized tax benefits. This amount is expected to be paid within one year or to be removed at the expiration of the statute of limitations and resolution of income tax audits and is netted against the current payable account. These unrecognized tax benefits are related to tax positions taken on certain federal, state, and foreign tax returns. However, the timing of the resolution of income tax examinations is highly uncertain, and the amounts ultimately paid, if any, upon resolution of the issues raised by the taxing authorities may differ materially from the amounts accrued for each year. While it is reasonably possible that some issues under examination could be resolved in the next twelve months, based upon the current facts and circumstances, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the timing of such resolution or the total range of potential changes as it relates to the current unrecognized tax benefits that are recorded as part of the Company’s financial statements.

Note 11.    Commitments and Contingencies
In the ordinary course of business, the Company from time to time enters into contracts containing indemnification obligations of the Company. These obligations may require the Company to make payments to another party upon the occurrence of certain events including the failure by the Company to meet its performance obligations under the contract. These contractual indemnification provisions are often standard contractual terms of the nature customarily found in the type of contracts entered into by the Company. In many cases, there are no stated or notional amounts included in the indemnification provisions. There are no amounts reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 related to these indemnifications.
Stanford Trust Company Litigation
SEI has been named in seven lawsuits filed in Louisiana courts; four of the cases also name SPTC as a defendant. The underlying allegations in all actions relate to the purported role of SPTC in providing back-office services to Stanford Trust Company. The complaints allege that SEI and SPTC participated in some manner in the sale of “certificates of deposit” issued by Stanford International Bank so as to be a “seller” of the certificates of deposit for purposes of primary liability under the Louisiana Securities Law or so as to be secondarily liable under that statute for sales of certificates of deposit made by Stanford Trust Company. Two of the actions also include claims for violations of the Louisiana Racketeering Act and possibly conspiracy, and a third also asserts claims of negligence, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty,




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violations of the uniform fiduciaries law, negligent misrepresentation, detrimental reliance, violations of the Louisiana Racketeering Act, and conspiracy.
The procedural status of the seven cases varies. The Lillie case, filed originally in the 19th Judicial District Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, was brought as a class action. A group of plaintiffs who opted out of the Lillie class filed a complaint against SEI and SPTC in the United States District Court in the Middle District of Louisiana, alleging claims essentially the same as those in Lillie. In both cases, as a result of the proceedings in the Northern District of Texas, only the plaintiffs’ secondary liability claims under Section 714(B) of the Louisiana Securities Law remain. On January 31, 2019, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation remanded the Lillie and Ahders proceedings to the Middle District of Louisiana.
With respect to the Lillie proceeding, on July 9, 2019, the District Court issued an order granting SEI’s Summary Judgment Motion to dismiss the remaining Section 714(B) claim and denying Plaintiffs’ Motion for Continuance of SEI and SPTC’s Motion for Summary Judgment pursuant to Rule 56(d). On August 27, 2019, Plaintiffs-Appellants filed a Notice of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit of the District Court's dismissal of the Lillie matter. The parties are currently scheduled to present oral arguments on the Plaintiffs-Appellants' motion for appeal on April 26, 2021.
With respect to the Ahders proceeding, on January 24, 2020, the District Court issued an order granting SEI’s Summary Judgment Motion to dismiss the remaining Section 714(B) claim. On March 17, 2020, Plaintiffs-Appellants filed a Notice of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit of the District Court's dismissal of the Ahders matter. On December 3, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit unanimously affirmed the District Court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of SEI and the Insurer Defendants in the Adhers matter.
Another case, filed in the 23rd Judicial District Court for the Parish of Ascension, also was removed to federal court and transferred by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to the Northern District of Texas and the Stanford Multidistrict Litigation (MDL). The schedule for responding to that Complaint has not yet been established.
Two additional cases remain in the Parish of East Baton Rouge. Plaintiffs filed petitions in 2010 and have granted SEI and SPTC indefinite extensions to respond. No material activity has taken place since.
In two additional cases, filed in East Baton Rouge and brought by the same counsel who filed the Lillie action, virtually all of the litigation to date has involved motions practice and appellate litigation regarding the existence of federal subject matter jurisdiction under the federal Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (SLUSA). The matters were removed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas and consolidated. The court then dismissed the action under SLUSA. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed that order, and the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed the Court of Appeals judgment on February 26, 2014. The matters were remanded to state court and no material activity has taken place since that date.
While the outcome of this litigation remains uncertain, SEI and SPTC believe that they have valid defenses to plaintiffs' claims and intend to defend the lawsuits vigorously. Because of uncertainty in the make-up of the Lillie class, the specific theories of liability that may survive a motion for summary judgment or other dispositive motion, the relative lack of discovery regarding damages, causation, mitigation and other aspects that may ultimately bear upon loss, the Company is not reasonably able to provide an estimate of loss, if any, with respect to the foregoing lawsuits.
SS&C Advent Litigation
On February 28, 2020, SEI Global Services, Inc. (SGSI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, filed a complaint under seal in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against SS&C Advent (Advent) and SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (SS&C) alleging that SS&C and Advent breached the terms of the contract between the parties and asking the Court to hold SS&C and Advent to their bargained-for obligations (the Advent Matter). In addition to Breach of Contract, the complaint also includes counts for Declaratory Judgment, Tortious Interference with Existing and Prospective Contractual Relations, Violation of the New York General Business Law Section 349, Violations of Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, Promissory Estoppel and Breach of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing. SGSI seeks various forms of relief, including declaratory judgment, specific performance under the contract, and monetary damages, including treble damages and attorney’s fees.
Following various procedural actions, including an amendment of SGSI’s complaint to include additional breach of contract claims, Advent filed a motion to dismiss SGSI’s compliant.
On October 23, 2020, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed SEI’s federal anti-trust claims and declined to rule on the state law claims on the basis that in the absence of the anti-trust claim, the court had no jurisdiction over the state law claims. SGSI has appealed the dismissal of the federal anti-trust claims to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, which is currently pending.




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Upon the dismissal of the federal anti-trust claim, on October 23, 2020, each of Advent and SGSI filed competing lawsuits in New York and Pennsylvania, respectively, to litigate the remaining breach of contract and tortious interference with contract claims. Additionally, SGSI made motions for injunctive relief to insure that Advent provided SGSI with access to the Geneva, Moxy and APX software modules as SGSI believes is required pursuant to the terms of a valid contract. Although SGSI had the right to litigate the matter in the Pennsylvania Commonwealth courts, critical timing imperatives related to access to the relevant software led SGSI to consent to the jurisdiction of the New York courts and litigate the matter as the defendant in New York State courts. There is no material difference in the claims, defenses, or burdens of proof for either of Advent, as the plaintiff, or SGSI, as defendant, in New York courts, or in Pennsylvania with the roles of plaintiff and defendant reversed.
On January 13, 2021, Judge Borrok of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, granted SGSI’s motion for injunctive relief and issued an Order in which he characterized the basis for Advent’s claim for breach of contract as appearing to be “pre-textual” and found that SGSI’s claims for breach of contract would likely succeed on the merits. Judge Borrok granted SGSI’s motion for injunctive relief, on a preliminary basis, and precluded SS&C Advent from:
Dishonoring their contractual obligations and commitments under the SLSA, including, denying SEI’s licenses, rights, and privileges under the SLSA;
Failing to provide new license keys for the license keys due to Geneva, Moxy, and APX, and other software products licensed by SEI pursuant to the SLSA (such new license keys to be provided no later than January 15, 2021 at 10 A.M.);
Denying to SEI any and all access to the Geneva, Moxy, and APX software and related modules as are reasonably necessary to provide access to such software to SEI’s clients; and
Denying to SEI any and all support, maintenance and technical support services for Geneva, Moxy, and APX.
SS&C Advent provided SEI with the necessary access to the Geneva, Moxy and APX software modules on January 14, 2021. These have been tested, verified and are now running in the SEI production environment.
On January 15, 2021, SS&C Advent appealed Judge Borrok’s order granting SEI’s motion for preliminary injunctive relief to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
The parties are beginning discovery and participating in a voluntary mediation moderated by Judge Borrok that is scheduled for May 27, 2021.
SEI does not believe that it will have to change providers under the current terms of its contract with SS&C Advent and that the process of litigating its rights under this contract may be a multi-year process. Consequently, SEI does not believe that the Advent Matter will create any consequence to the services SGSI provides to its clients in the near term. SEI believes that it has alternatives available to it that will enable it to continue to provide currently provided services to its clients in all material respects in the unlikely event that there ultimately is a negative outcome in the Advent Matter.
SEI believes SGSI has a strong basis for proving the actions it alleges in the Advent Matter and looks forward to the opportunity to continue to assert its rights under contract. SEI expects the financial impact of litigating the Advent Matter to be immaterial.
Other Matters
The Company is also a party to various other actions and claims arising in the normal course of business that the Company does not believe are material. The Company believes that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position or the manner in which the Company conducts its business. Currently, the Company does not believe the amount of losses associated with these matters can be estimated. While the Company does not believe that the amount of such losses will, when liquidated or estimable, be material to its financial position, the assumptions may be incorrect and any such loss could have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations or the manner in which the Company conducts its business in the period(s) during which the underlying matters are resolved.

Note 12.    Goodwill and Intangible Assets
On April 2, 2018, the Company acquired all ownership interests of Huntington Steele, LLC (Huntington Steele). The total purchase price was allocated to Huntington Steele’s net tangible and intangible assets based upon their estimated fair values at the date of purchase. The excess purchase price over the value of the identifiable intangible assets was recorded as goodwill. The total amount of goodwill from this transaction amounted to $11,499 and is included on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The total purchase price for Huntington Steele included a contingent purchase price payable to the sellers upon the attainment of specified financial measures determined at various intervals




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occurring between 2019 and 2023. The Company made payments of $702 and $633 during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, to the sellers. As of March 31, 2021, the current portion of the contingent consideration of $3,229 is included in Accrued liabilities on the accompanying Balance Sheet. The long-term portion of the contingent consideration of $8,689 is included in Other long-term liabilities on the accompanying Balance Sheet.
In July 2017, the Company acquired all ownership interests of Archway Technology Partners, LLC, Archway Finance & Operations, Inc. and Keystone Capital Holdings, LLC (collectively, Archway), a provider of operating technologies and services to the family office industry. The total purchase price was allocated to Archway’s net tangible and intangible assets based upon their estimated fair values at the date of purchase. The excess purchase price over the value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets was recorded as goodwill. The total amount of goodwill from this transaction amounted to $52,990 and is included on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
There were no changes to goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2021.
The Company recognized $921 of amortization expense related to the intangible assets acquired through the acquisitions of Huntington Steele and Archway during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

Note 13.    Revenues from Contracts with Customers
The Company’s principal sources of revenues are: (1) asset management, administration and distribution fees primarily earned based upon a contractual percentage of net assets under management or administration; and (2) information processing and software servicing fees that are either recurring and primarily earned based upon the number of trust accounts being serviced or a percentage of the market value of the clients' assets processed on the Company's platforms, or non-recurring and based upon project-oriented contractual agreements related to client implementations.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following tables provide additional information pertaining to our revenues disaggregated by major product line and primary geographic market based on the location of the use of the products or services for each of the business segments for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
Private
Banks
Investment
Advisors
Institutional
Investors
Investment
Managers
Investments
In New
Businesses
Total
Major Product Lines:For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Investment management fees from pooled investment products$32,564 $72,654 $14,088 $59 $329 $119,694 
Investment management fees from investment management agreements473 34,714 69,943 — 3,386 108,516 
Investment operations fees369 — — 125,161 — 125,530 
Investment processing fees - PaaS50,876 — — — — 50,876 
Investment processing fees - SaaS27,810 — — 3,706 — 31,516 
Professional services fees4,407 — — 1,147 — 5,554 
Account fees and other1,109 5,926 468 6,346 151 14,000 
Total revenues$117,608 $113,294 $84,499 $136,419 $3,866 $455,686 
Primary Geographic Markets:
United States$75,095 $113,294 $66,720 $127,016 $3,866 $385,991 
United Kingdom26,665 — 13,729 — — 40,394 
Canada11,482 — 1,302 — — 12,784 
Ireland4,366 — 2,619 9,403 — 16,388 
Other— — 129 — — 129 
Total revenues$117,608 $113,294 $84,499 $136,419 $3,866 $455,686 




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Private
Banks
Investment
Advisors
Institutional
Investors
Investment
Managers
Investments
In New
Businesses
Total
Major Product Lines:For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Investment management fees from pooled investment products$32,844 $70,180 $13,317 $193 $359 $116,893 
Investment management fees from investment management agreements347 27,420 65,710 — 2,963 96,440 
Investment operations fees475 — — 106,201 — 106,676 
Investment processing fees - PaaS46,153 — — — — 46,153 
Investment processing fees - SaaS29,169 — — 3,251 — 32,420 
Professional services fees2,715 — — 1,274 — 3,989 
Account fees and other1,518 4,721 176 5,710 66 12,191 
Total revenues$113,221 $102,321 $79,203 $116,629 $3,388 $414,762 
Primary Geographic Markets:
United States$74,014 $102,321 $62,089 $108,443 $3,388 $350,255 
United Kingdom24,359 — 12,824 — — 37,183 
Canada10,401 — 1,598 — — 11,999 
Ireland4,447 — 2,530 8,186 — 15,163 
Other— — 162 — — 162 
Total revenues$113,221 $102,321 $79,203 $116,629 $3,388 $414,762 





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Investment management fees from pooled investment products - Revenues associated with clients' assets invested in Company-sponsored pooled investment products. Contractual fees are stated as a percentage of the market value of assets under management and collected on a monthly basis. Revenues are recognized in Asset management, administration and distribution fees on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Investment management fees from investment management agreements - Revenues based on assets of clients of the Institutional Investors segment primarily invested in Company-sponsored products. Each client is charged an investment management fee that is stated as a percentage of the market value of all assets under management. The client is billed directly on a quarterly basis. Revenues are recognized in Asset management, administration and distribution fees on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Revenues associated with the separately managed account program offered through registered investment advisors located throughout the United States. The contractual fee is stated as a percentage of the market value of all assets invested in the separately managed account and collected on a quarterly basis. Revenues are recognized in Asset management, administration and distribution fees on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Investment operations fees - Revenues earned from accounting and administrative services, distribution support services and regulatory and compliance services to investment management firms and family offices. The Company contracts directly with the investment management firm or family office. The contractual fees are stated as a percentage of net assets under administration and billed when asset valuations are finalized. Revenues are recognized in Asset management, administration and distribution fees on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Investment processing fees - Platform as a Service - Revenues associated with clients that outsource their entire investment operation and back-office processing functions. Through the use of the Company's proprietary platforms, the Company assumes all back-office investment processing services including investment processing, custody and safekeeping of assets, income collections, securities settlement and other related trust activities. The contractual fee is based on a monthly fee plus additional fees determined on a per-account or per-transaction basis. Contractual fees can also be stated as a percentage of the value of assets processed on the Company's platforms each month as long as the fee is in excess of a monthly contractual minimum. The client is billed directly on a monthly basis. Revenues are recognized in Information processing and software servicing fees on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Investment processing fees - Software as a Service - Revenues associated with clients that outsource investment processing technology software and computer processing by accessing our proprietary software and data center remotely but retain responsibility for all investment operations, client administration and other back-office trust operations. The contractual fee is based on a monthly fee plus additional fees determined on a per-account or per-transaction basis. The client is billed directly on a monthly basis. Revenues are recognized in Information processing and software servicing fees on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Professional services fees - Revenues associated with the business services migration for investment processing clients of the Private Banks segment and investment operations clients of the Investment Managers segment. In addition, Professional services include other services such as business transformation consulting. Typically, fees are stated as a contractual fixed fee. The client is billed directly and fees are collected according to the terms of the agreement.
Account fees and other - Revenues associated with custody account servicing, account terminations, reimbursements received for out-of-pocket expenses, and other fees for the provision of ancillary services.





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Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
(In thousands, except asset balances and per share data)
This discussion reviews and analyzes the consolidated financial condition, the consolidated results of operations and other key factors that may affect future performance. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Overview
Consolidated Summary
SEI is a leading global provider of technology-driven wealth and investment management solutions. We deliver comprehensive platforms, services and infrastructure—encompassing technology, operational, and investment management services—to help wealth managers, financial advisors, investment managers, family offices, institutional and private investors create and manage wealth. Investment processing fees are earned as either monthly fees for contracted services or as a percentage of the market value of our clients' assets processed on our platforms. Investment operations and investment management fees are earned as a percentage of assets under management, administration or advised assets (See Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information pertaining to our revenues). As of March 31, 2021, through our subsidiaries and partnerships in which we have a significant interest, we manage, advise or administer $1.2 trillion in hedge, private equity, mutual fund and pooled or separately managed assets, including $383.7 billion in assets under management and $836.2 billion in client assets under administration. Our affiliate, LSV Asset Management (LSV), manages $101.6 billion of assets which are included as assets under management.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were:
 Three Months Ended March 31,Percent Change*
 20212020
Revenues$455,686 $414,762 10%
Expenses322,849 304,534 6%
Income from operations132,837 110,228 21%
Net gain (loss) from investments332 (3,989)(108)%
Interest income, net of interest expense822 3,051 (73)%
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliate33,350 29,907 12%
Income before income taxes167,341 139,197 20%
Income taxes37,871 29,955 26%
Net income129,470 109,242 19%
Diluted earnings per common share$0.89 $0.72 24%
* Variances noted "NM" indicate the percent change is not meaningful.
The following items had a significant impact on our financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
Revenue from Asset management, administration and distribution fees increased primarily from higher average assets under administration from market appreciation and positive cash flows from new and existing clients in the Investment Managers segment. Average assets under administration increased $142.4 billion, or 21%, to $821.6 billion in the first three months of 2021 as compared to $679.2 billion during the first three months of 2020.
Average assets under management, excluding LSV, increased $43.2 billion to $280.4 billion in the first three months of 2021 as compared to $237.2 billion during the first three months of 2020. The increase was primarily due to market appreciation from the strong recovery of capital markets during the later half of 2020 and first quarter 2021 from the downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Information processing and software servicing fees in the Private Banks segment increased $4.7 million during the first three months of 2021 due to higher asset balances processed on SWP from market appreciation.
Earnings from LSV increased to $33.4 million in the first three months of 2021 as compared to $29.9 million in the first three months of 2020 due to higher assets under management from market appreciation. Negative cash flows from existing clients and client losses partially offset the increase in earnings from LSV.
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Travel and promotional-related expenses declined by $4.1 million during the first three months of 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions.
We capitalized $6.3 million in the first three months of 2021 for the SEI Wealth Platform as compared to $6.2 million in the first three months of 2020. Amortization expense related to SWP increased to $11.9 million during the first three months of 2021 as compared to $10.8 million during the first three months of 2020 due to additional enhancements placed in service.
Our effective tax rate during the first quarter of 2021 was 22.6% as compared to 21.5% during the first quarter of 2020. The increase in the tax rate was primarily due to decreased tax benefits associated with stock option exercises.
We continued the stock repurchase program during 2021 and purchased 1.2 million shares for $66.9 million in the three month period.
Impact of COVID-19 and Other Events
The occurrence of unforeseen or catastrophic events, including the emergence of a pandemic or other widespread health emergency or concerns over the possibility of such an emergency, could create economic and financial disruptions, and could lead to operational difficulties that could impair our ability to manage our business. In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) was identified in Wuhan, China. COVID-19 quickly spread globally, leading the World Health Organization to declare the COVID-19 virus outbreak a global pandemic in March 2020. Since that time, governmental authorities have implemented numerous and varying measures to stall the spread and ameliorate the impact of COVID-19, including travel bans and restrictions, quarantines, curfews, shelter in place and safer-at-home orders, business shutdowns and closures, and have also implemented multi-step policies with the goal of re-opening domestic and global markets. Certain jurisdictions have begun re-opening only to return to restrictions in the face of increases in new COVID-19 cases. Recent developments include the phased re-opening of domestic and global markets to varying degrees.
In March 2020, we executed upon our business resiliency and contingency plans. To date, our remote capabilities have proven to be effective during the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic with almost the entire workforce working remotely, with only a very limited number of on-site activities in our operational offices continuing to be performed.
We continue to closely monitor the domestic and international landscape for changes in governmental measures both in the United States and in the locations where we rely on critical outsourced services. We continue to be in regular contact with regulators, clients and vendors to confirm the measures taken to continue operating during this crisis, taking into consideration the latest announcements from state and federal authorities. We are also in continuous communication with our workforce to provide for the health and welfare of our employees working remotely and have implemented a return plan that is available for review on our website for those employees working in our operational offices. We will monitor the ability of these individuals to work as safely as possible at our offices and make adjustments to the number of on-site personnel (either increases or decreases) accordingly. We expect that the individual circumstances of our employees regarding school, childcare, care-giving and underlying health concerns will significantly impact our ability to return staff to their primary office locations.
The majority of our revenues are based on the value of assets invested in investment products that we manage or administer which are affected by changes in the capital markets and the portfolio strategy of our clients or their customers. The strong recovery of the capital markets after the widespread economic shutdowns in response to the emergence of the pandemic has had a positive impact on our asset-based fees thereby increasing our base revenues. Any prolonged future downturns in general capital market conditions or long-term client portfolio strategies directing significant assets into lower margin products could have adverse effects on our revenues and earnings derived from assets under management and administration.
While we have developed and implemented and continue to develop and implement health and safety protocols, business continuity plans and crisis management protocols designed to mitigate the potentially negative impact of COVID-19 to our employees and our business, the extent of the impact of the pandemic on our business and financial results will continue to depend on numerous evolving factors that we are not able to accurately predict and which will vary by market, including the duration and scope of the pandemic, the effectiveness of vaccinations, the implications arising out of the emerging and potentially yet to be identified variants of COVID-19, global economic conditions during and after the pandemic, governmental actions that have been taken, or may be taken in the future, in response to the pandemic, the extent that critical public and private infrastructure functions upon which we rely are suspended and changes in investor and consumer behavior in response to the pandemic. The resulting market conditions may adversely affect our revenues and earnings derived from assets under management and administration.




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On May 17, 2020, M.J. Brunner, one of our third-party developers/vendors that provides development services and application management for two of our client applications experienced a ransomware attack. We are aware that certain client data was illegally accessed and revealed by cybercriminal(s). The applications themselves were not compromised by this attack. We take our clients’ security very seriously, and we continue to work with Brunner, the FBI and our impacted clients to understand the extent to which SEI’s or our clients’ data has been exposed. The root cause of the attack was not predicated on vulnerability within SEI’s network, and neither SEI’s network nor operations were compromised, attacked or otherwise affected as part of this incident. While there were direct and indirect expenses associated with the incident in each fiscal quarter since the incident, and we expect there will continue to be costs associated with the incident going-forward, we do not expect these will be material. We note that several regulatory bodies who routinely review our operations, including the SEC and the United States Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), have requested information with respect to, and are investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding, the ransomware attack on Brunner. We are producing documents and information to these bodies regarding this matter as and when requested. We expect to continue to engage in discussions with these bodies and that we may be contacted by, engage with and provide information to additional governmental or regulatory bodies or authorities.
On July 1, 2020, one of our storage arrays supported by our third-party vendor, Dell-EMC, failed due to the operation of an application deployed by the vendor as part of our production infrastructure. As a consequence of the hardware failure, transactional activities on our platforms were extremely limited on July 1 and 2, 2020. All systems were restored to 100% functionality by July 6, 2020. This event was not caused by a third-party actor. While there were direct and indirect expenses in each of the third and fourth quarters of 2020, and we expect there will continue to be investments associated with the outage going-forward, it is not expected these will be material. In response to the outage, we are identifying tactical and strategic improvements that we should consider making across our enterprise technology footprint. While there were no material expenses incurred during the quarter, we continue to make investments and associated improvements in our technology infrastructure. We expect that our ongoing initiative to improve system resiliency will lead to additional recommendations for improvements that will result in additional investments of capital in hardware, software and personnel. We expect these costs will include both new investments as well as a reprioritization of current spend. Currently, we are not able to fully estimate the total amount of additional expense as this will be part of an ongoing strategy around recovery and resiliency.
One SEISM Strategy
In 2020, we invested in our One SEI strategy. The One SEI strategy is a company-wide initiative to open business opportunities across the entire company by leveraging existing and new SEI platforms and making them accessible to all types of clients, adjacent markets and other non-SEI platforms. As we execute on our strategy, we have incurred significant costs during 2020 to integrate, modularize and leverage these technologies in our service offerings for the front, middle and back-office. The majority of these costs have been recognized in the Investments in New Businesses segment. To date, we have not capitalized any software development costs related to the One SEI strategy. We expect these investments will continue throughout 2021 as we continue to deliver on our One SEI strategy.





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Ending Asset Balances
(In millions)
 As of March 31,Percent Change
 20212020
Private Banks:
Equity and fixed-income programs$25,098 $21,160 19%
Collective trust fund programs40%
Liquidity funds3,793 4,143 (8)%
Total assets under management$28,898 $25,308 14%
Client assets under administration (E)4,379 21,497 (80)%
Total assets$33,277 $46,805 (29)%
Investment Advisors:
Equity and fixed-income programs$73,818 $54,856 35%
Collective trust fund programs(50)%
Liquidity funds3,584 5,969 (40)%
Total assets under management$77,403 $60,827 27%
Institutional Investors:
Equity and fixed-income programs$92,040 $72,399 27%
Collective trust fund programs95 94 1%
Liquidity funds2,909 3,672 (21)%
Total assets under management$95,044 $76,165 25%
Client assets under advisement4,333 3,406 27%
Total assets$99,377 $79,571 25%
Investment Managers:
Collective trust fund programs$78,304 $48,226 62%
Liquidity funds449 392 15%
Total assets under management$78,753 $48,618 62%
Client assets under administration (A) (E)831,819 610,794 36%
Total assets$910,572 $659,412 38%
Investments in New Businesses:
Equity and fixed-income programs$1,777 $1,484 20%
Liquidity funds289 152 90%
Total assets under management$2,066 $1,636 26%
Client assets under advisement1,355 1,056 28%
Total assets$3,421 $2,692 27%
LSV:
Equity and fixed-income programs (B)$101,565 $70,851 43%
Total:
Equity and fixed-income programs (C)$294,298 $220,750 33%
Collective trust fund programs78,407 48,327 62%
Liquidity funds11,024 14,328 (23)%
Total assets under management$383,729 $283,405 35%
Client assets under advisement5,688 4,462 27%
Client assets under administration (D)836,198 632,291 32%
Total assets under management, advisement and administration$1,225,615 $920,158 33%




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(A)Client assets under administration in the Investment Managers segment include $54.6 billion of assets that are at fee levels below our normal full service assets (as of March 31, 2021).
(B)    Equity and fixed-income programs include assets managed by LSV in which fees are based on performance only. The ending value of these assets as of March 31, 2021 was $2.4 billion.
(C)    Equity and fixed-income programs include $7.9 billion of assets invested in various asset allocation funds at March 31, 2021.
(D)    In addition to the numbers presented, SEI also administers an additional $13.3 billion in Funds of Funds assets (as of March 31, 2021) on which SEI does not earn an administration fee.
(E)    Client assets under administration in the Investment Managers segment include $21.9 billion of assets (as of March 31, 2021) formerly classified in the Private Banks segment.




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Average Asset Balances
(In millions)
 Three Months Ended March 31,Percent Change
 20212020
Private Banks:
Equity and fixed-income programs $25,139 $24,657 2%
Collective trust fund programs50%
Liquidity funds3,876 3,581 8%
Total assets under management$29,021 $28,242 3%
Client assets under administration (E)4,317 24,840 (83)%
Total assets$33,338 $53,082 (37)%
Investment Advisors:
Equity and fixed-income programs$73,239 $64,933 13%
Collective trust fund programs(67)%
Liquidity funds3,619 3,284 10%
Total assets under management$76,859 $68,220 13%
Institutional Investors:
Equity and fixed-income programs$91,349 $79,926 14%
Collective trust fund programs96 86 12%
Liquidity funds2,621 2,342 12%
Total assets under management$94,066 $82,354 14%
Client assets under advisement4,146 3,760 10%
Total assets$98,212 $86,114 14%
Investment Managers:
Collective trust fund programs$78,035 $55,952 39%
Liquidity funds490 617 (21)%
Total assets under management$78,525 $56,569 39%
Client assets under administration (A) (E)817,330 654,386 25%
Total assets$895,855 $710,955 26%
Investments in New Businesses:
Equity and fixed-income programs$1,743 $1,663 5%
Liquidity funds169 168 1%
Total assets under management$1,912 $1,831 4%
Client assets under advisement1,327 1,222 9%
Total assets$3,239 $3,053 6%
LSV:
Equity and fixed-income programs (B)$97,476 $88,059 11%
Total:
Equity and fixed-income programs (C)$288,946 $259,238 11%
Collective trust fund programs78,138 56,045 39%
Liquidity funds10,775 9,992 8%
Total assets under management$377,859 $325,275 16%
Client assets under advisement5,473 4,982 10%
Client assets under administration (D)821,647 679,226 21%
Total assets under management, advisement and administration$1,204,979 $1,009,483 19%
(A)    Average client assets under administration in the Investment Managers segment for the three months ended March 31, 2021 include $53.8 billion that are at fee levels below our normal full service assets.




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(B)    Equity and fixed-income programs include assets managed by LSV in which fees are based on performance only. The average value of these assets for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $2.2 billion.
(C)    Equity and fixed-income programs include $7.9 billion of average assets invested in various asset allocation funds for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
(D)    In addition to the numbers presented, SEI also administers an additional $13.2 billion of average assets in Funds of Funds assets for the three months ended March 31, 2021 on which SEI does not earn an administration fee.
(E)    Client assets under administration in the Investment Managers segment include $22.2 billion of of average assets for the three months ended March 31, 2021 formerly classified in the Private Banks segment.
In the preceding tables, assets under management are total assets of our clients or their customers invested in equity and fixed-income investment programs, collective trust fund programs, and liquidity funds for which we provide asset management services through our subsidiaries and partnerships in which we have a significant interest. Assets under advisement include assets for which we provide advisory services through a subsidiary to the accounts but do not manage the underlying assets. Assets under administration include total assets of our clients or their customers for which we provide administrative services, including client fund balances for which we provide administration and/or distribution services through our subsidiaries and partnerships in which we have a significant interest. The assets presented in the preceding tables do not include assets processed on SWP and are not included in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets because we do not own them.

Business Segments
Revenues, Expenses and Operating Profit (Loss) for our business segments for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020 were as follows:
 Three Months Ended March 31,Percent
Change
 20212020
Private Banks:
Revenues$117,608 $113,221 4%
Expenses110,724 110,653 —%
Operating Profit$6,884 $2,568 168%
Operating Margin%%
Investment Advisors:
Revenues$113,294 $102,321 11%
Expenses55,027 52,432 5%
Operating Profit$58,267 $49,889 17%
Operating Margin51 %49 %
Institutional Investors:
Revenues$84,499 $79,203 7%
Expenses39,158 38,267 2%
Operating Profit$45,341 $40,936 11%
Operating Margin54 %52 %
Investment Managers:
Revenues$136,419 $116,629 17%
Expenses83,020 74,289 12%
Operating Profit$53,399 $42,340 26%
Operating Margin39 %36 %
Investments in New Businesses:
Revenues$3,866 $3,388 14%
Expenses13,404 10,910 23%
Operating Loss$(9,538)$(7,522)NM
For additional information pertaining to our business segments, see Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.




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Private Banks
 Three Months Ended March 31,Percent
Change
 20212020
Revenues:
Information processing and software servicing fees$84,303 $79,633 6%
Asset management, administration & distribution fees33,305 33,588 (1)%
Total revenues$117,608 $113,221 4%
Revenues increased $4.4 million, or 4%, in the three month period and were primarily affected by:
Increased investment processing fees from new SWP client conversions and growth from existing SWP clients;
Increased investment management fees from existing international clients due to market appreciation; and
Increased non-recurring professional services fees from existing clients as well as clients scheduled for implementation; partially offset by
Decreased investment processing fees from the loss of clients; and
Decreased investment management fees from liquidity products.
Operating margins increased to 6% compared to 2% in the three month period. Operating income increased by $4.3 million, or 168%, in the three month period and was primarily affected by:
An increase in revenues;
Decreased promotion and travel costs due to COVID-19 restrictions; and
Decreased non-capitalized costs, mainly personnel and consulting costs, related to maintenance, support and client migrations to SWP; partially offset by
Increased personnel and stock-based compensation costs.
Investment Advisors
 Three Months Ended March 31,Percent
Change
 20212020
Revenues:
Investment management fees-SEI fund programs$72,654 $70,180 4%
Separately managed account fees34,714 27,420 27%
Other fees5,926 4,721 26%
Total revenues$113,294 $102,321 11%
Revenues increased $11.0 million, or 11%, in the three month period and were primarily affected by:
Increased separately managed account program fees from positive cash flows into new and existing SEI-sponsored programs;
The positive impact to investment management fees from market appreciation; partially offset by
Negative cash flows from SEI-sponsored mutual funds and a decrease in average basis points earned on assets.




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Operating margin increased to 51% compared to 49% in the three month period. Operating income increased $8.4 million, or 17%, in the three month period and was primarily affected by:
An increase in revenues; and
Decreased promotion and travel costs due to COVID-19 restrictions; partially offset by
Increased direct expenses associated with increased assets into our separately managed account program; and
Increased personnel and stock-based compensation costs.
Institutional Investors
Revenues increased $5.3 million in the three month period and were primarily affected by:
Increased investment management fees from market appreciation; and
Asset funding from new sales of our OCIO platform; partially offset by
Defined benefit client losses, mainly resulting from acquisitions and plan curtailments.
Operating margin increased to 54% compared to 52% in the three month period. Operating income increased $4.4 million, or 11%, in the three month period and was primarily affected by:
An increase in revenues; and
Decreased travel costs due to COVID-19 restrictions; partially offset by
Increased direct expenses associated with investment management fees; and
Increased personnel and stock-based compensation costs.
Investment Managers
Revenues increased $19.8 million, or 17%, in the three month period and were primarily affected by:
Higher valuations of existing client assets from market appreciation; and
Positive cash flows into alternative, traditional and separately managed account offerings from new and existing clients; partially offset by
Client losses and fund closures.
Operating margin increased to 39% compared to 36% in the three month period. Operating income increased $11.1 million, or 26%, in the three month period and was primarily affected by:
An increase in revenues; and
Decreased promotion and travel costs due to COVID-19 restrictions; partially offset by
Increased costs associated with new business, primarily personnel expenses and third-party vendor costs; and
Increased non-capitalized investment spending, mainly consulting costs.

Other
Corporate overhead expenses
Corporate overhead expenses primarily consist of general and administrative expenses and other costs not directly attributable to a reportable business segment. Corporate overhead expenses were $21.5 million and $18.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase in corporate overhead expenses is primarily due to an increase in personnel costs, stock-based compensation and increased professional fees.
Other income and expense
Other income and expense items on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations consists of: 
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
Net gain (loss) from investments$332 $(3,989)
Interest and dividend income945 3,203 
Interest expense(123)(152)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate33,350 29,907 
Total other income and expense items, net$34,504 $28,969 




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Net gain (loss) from investments
Net gains from investments in the three months ended March 31, 2021 were primarily due to unrealized gains recorded in current earnings related to LSV-sponsored investment funds and Company-sponsored mutual funds from market appreciation. Net loss from investments in the three months ended March 31, 2020 were primarily due to unrealized losses related to LSV-sponsored investment funds and Company-sponsored mutual funds from the market downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic (See Note 5).
Interest and dividend income
Interest and dividend income is earned based upon the amount of cash that is invested daily. The decrease in interest and dividend income in the three months ended March 31, 2021 was due to an overall decline in interest rates.
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate reflects our ownership interest in LSV. As of March 31, 2021, our total partnership interest in LSV was 38.8%. The table below presents the revenues and net income of LSV and the proportionate share in LSV's earnings.
Three Months Ended March 31,Percent Change
 20212020
Revenues of LSV$110,837 $99,996 11%
Net income of LSV85,920 76,897 12%
SEI's proportionate share in earnings of LSV$33,350 $29,907 12%
The increase in earnings from LSV in the three months ended March 31, 2021 was due to higher assets under management from market appreciation. Negative cash flows from existing clients and client losses partially offset the increase in earnings from LSV. Average assets under management by LSV increased $9.4 billion to $97.5 billion during the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to $88.1 billion during the three months ended March 31, 2020, an increase of 11%.
Income Taxes
The effective income tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 differ from the federal income tax statutory rate due to the following:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020
Statutory rate21.0 %21.0 %
State taxes, net of federal tax benefit3.1 3.1 
Foreign tax expense and tax rate differential(0.1)(0.1)
Tax benefit from stock option exercises(1.1)(2.2)
Other, net(0.3)(0.3)
22.6 %21.5 %
The increase in the tax rate was primarily due to decreased tax benefits related to the lower volume of stock option exercises in 2021 compared to the prior year period.
Stock-Based Compensation
We recognized $9.8 million and $6.9 million in stock-based compensation expense during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The amount of stock-based compensation expense we recognize is based upon management's estimate of when financial vesting targets may be achieved. Any change in the estimate could result in the amount of stock-based compensation expense to be accelerated, spread out over a longer period, or reversed. This may cause volatility in the recognition of stock-based compensation expense in future periods and could materially affect earnings.
Fair Value Measurements
The fair value of financial assets and liabilities, except for the investment funds sponsored by LSV, is determined in accordance with the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of the investment funds sponsored by LSV is measured using the




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net asset value per share (NAV) as a practical expedient. The fair value of all other financial assets are determined using Level 1 or Level 2 inputs and consist mainly of investments in equity or fixed-income mutual funds that are quoted daily and Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) and other U.S. government agency securities that are single issuer pools that are valued based on current market data of similar assets. Level 3 financial liabilities at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consist entirely of the estimated contingent consideration resulting from an acquisition (See Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Regulatory Matters
Like many firms operating within the financial services industry, we are experiencing a complex and changing regulatory environment across our markets. Our current scale and reach as a provider to the financial services industry, the introduction and implementation of new solutions for our financial services industry clients, the increased regulatory oversight of the financial services industry generally, new laws and regulations affecting the financial services industry and ever-changing regulatory interpretations of existing laws and regulations, and a greater propensity of regulators to pursue enforcement actions and other sanctions against regulated entities, have made this an increasingly challenging and costly regulatory environment in which to operate.
SEI and some of our regulated subsidiaries have undergone or been scheduled to undergo a range of periodic or thematic reviews, examinations or investigations by numerous regulatory authorities around the world, including the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom (FCA), the Central Bank of Ireland and others. These regulatory activities typically result in the identification of matters or practices to be addressed by us or our subsidiaries and, in certain circumstances, the regulatory authorities require remediation activities or pursue enforcement proceedings against us or our subsidiaries. From time to time, the regulators in different jurisdictions will elevate their level of scrutiny of our operations as our business expands or is deemed critical to the operations of the relevant financial markets. As described under the caption “Regulatory Considerations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, the range of possible sanctions that are available to regulatory authorities include limitations on our ability to engage in business for specified periods of time, the revocation of registration, censures and fines. The direct and indirect costs of responding to these regulatory activities and of complying with new or modified regulations, as well as the potential financial costs and potential reputational impact against us of any enforcement proceedings that might result, is uncertain but could have a material adverse impact on our operating results or financial position.
Liquidity and Capital Resources 
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
Net cash provided by operating activities$136,573 $98,972 
Net cash used in investing activities(30,656)(17,352)
Net cash used in financing activities(109,512)(165,050)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash1,551 (11,146)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(2,044)(94,576)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period787,727 844,547 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period$785,683 $749,971 
Cash requirements and liquidity needs are primarily funded through our cash flow from operations and our capacity for additional borrowing. At March 31, 2021, our unused sources of liquidity consisted of cash and cash equivalents and the amount available under our credit facility.
On April 23, 2021, we replaced our credit facility with a new five-year credit facility agreement which provides for borrowings up to $325.0 million (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). The new credit facility is a revolving line of credit with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and a syndicate of other lenders and is scheduled to expire in April 2026. The availability of the credit facility is subject to compliance with certain covenants set forth in the agreement. The credit facility contains covenants which restrict our ability to engage in transactions with affiliates other than wholly-owned subsidiaries or to incur liens or certain types of indebtedness as defined in the agreement. In the event of a default under the credit facility, we would also be restricted from paying dividends on, or repurchasing, our common stock. Currently, our ability to borrow from the credit facility is not limited by any covenant of the agreement (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).




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The credit facility contains terms that utilize the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as a potential component of the interest rate to be applied to any borrowings; however, an alternative reference rate is included under the agreement which provides for a specified replacement rate upon a LIBOR cessation event. At the time of a LIBOR cessation event, the replacement rate, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), self-executes without the need for negotiations or a formal amendment process.
We had outstanding letters of credit of $4.6 million as of April 23, 2021 which reduced our amount available under the credit facility to $320.4 million. These letters of credit were primarily issued for the expansion of our corporate headquarters completed in 2020 and are due to expire in 2021.
The majority of excess cash reserves are primarily placed in accounts located in the United States that invest entirely in SEI-sponsored money market mutual funds denominated in the U.S. dollar. We also utilize demand deposit accounts or money market accounts at several well-established financial institutions located in the United States. Accounts used to manage these excess cash reserves do not impose any restrictions or limitations that would prevent us from being able to access such cash amounts immediately. As of April 23, 2021, the amount of cash and cash equivalents considered free and immediately accessible for other general corporate purposes was $412.2 million.
Cash and cash equivalents include accounts managed by subsidiaries that are used in their operations or to cover specific business and regulatory requirements. The availability of this cash for other purposes beyond the operations of these subsidiaries may be limited. We therefore do not include accounts of foreign subsidiaries in the calculation of free and immediately accessible cash for other general corporate purposes. A portion of the undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries are deemed repatriated. Any subsequent transfer of available cash related to the repatriated earnings of foreign subsidiaries could significantly increase free and immediately accessible cash.
Cash flows from operations increased $37.6 million in the first three months of 2021 compared to the first three months of 2020 primarily from the increase in net income and increased repayments from LSV related to their working capital accounts. The negative impact from the change in the Company's working capital accounts and lower distribution payments received from LSV partially offset the increase.
Net cash used in investing activities includes:
Purchases, sales and maturities of marketable securities. Purchases, sales and maturities of marketable securities in the first three months of 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020
Purchases$(51,524)$(29,407)
Sales and maturities42,446 37,687 
Net investing activities from marketable securities$(9,078)$8,280 
The capitalization of costs incurred in developing computer software. We capitalized $6.4 million of software development costs in the first three months of 2021 as compared to $6.5 million in the first three months of 2020. The majority of our software development costs are related to significant enhancements for the expanded functionality of the SEI Wealth Platform.
Capital expenditures. Capital expenditures in the first three months of 2021 were $4.2 million as compared to $20.7 million in the first three months of 2020. Expenditures in 2021 include capital outlays for purchased software and equipment for data center operations. Expenditures in 2020 include the expansion of our corporate headquarters completed in the fourth quarter 2020 as well as purchased software and equipment. We continue to evaluate improvements to our information technology infrastructure which, if implemented, will result in additional expenditures for purchased software and equipment for data center operations.
Other investing activities. We made a payment of $11.0 million to purchase a technology platform providing digital collaboration tools for financial advisors during the three months ended March 31, 2021.
Net cash used in financing activities includes:
The repurchase of common stock. Our Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of common stock through multiple authorizations. Currently, there is no expiration date for the common stock repurchase program. We had total capital outlays of $71.2 million during the first three months of 2021 and $130.6 million during the first three months of 2020 for the repurchase of common stock.




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Proceeds from the issuance of common stock. We received $15.5 million in proceeds from the issuance of common stock during the first three months of 2021 as compared to $18.6 million during the first three months of 2020. The decline in proceeds is primarily attributable to a lower level of stock option exercise activity.
Dividend payments. Cash dividends paid were $53.1 million in the first three months of 2021 as compared to $52.5 million in the first three months of 2020.
We believe our operating cash flow, available borrowing capacity, and existing cash and cash equivalents should provide adequate funds for ongoing operations; continued investment in new products and equipment; the common stock repurchase program and future dividend payments.
Forward-Looking Information and Risk Factors
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements. Certain information contained in this discussion is or may be considered forward-looking. Forward-looking statements relate to future operations, strategies, financial results or other developments. Forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that involve certain risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control or are subject to change. Although we believe our assumptions are reasonable, they could be inaccurate. Our actual future revenues and income could differ materially from our expected results. We have no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
Among the risks and uncertainties which may affect our future operations, strategies, financial results or other developments are those risks described in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K in Part I, Item 1A. These risks include the following:
changes in capital markets that may affect our revenues and earnings;
product development risk;
risk of failure by a third-party service provider;
data and cyber security risks;
operational risks associated with the processing of investment transactions;
systems and technology risks;
intellectual property risks;
pricing pressure from increased competition, disruptive technology and poor investment performance;
the affect on our earnings and cashflows from the performance of LSV Asset Management;
third party pricing services for the valuation of securities invested in our investment products;
external factors affecting the fiduciary management market;
the affect of extensive governmental regulation;
litigation and regulatory examinations and investigations;
our ability to capture the expected value from acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, minority stakes or strategic alliances;
increased costs and regulatory risks from the growth of our business;
fiduciary or other legal liability for client losses from our investment management operations;
consolidation within our target markets;
our ability to receive dividends or other payments in needed amounts from our subsidiaries;
the exit by the United Kingdom from the European Union;
third party approval of our investment products with advisors affiliated with independent broker-dealers or other networks;
the effectiveness of our business, risk management and business continuity strategies, models and processes;
financial and non-financial covenants which may restrict our ability to manage liquidity needs;
changes in, or interpretation of, accounting principles or tax rules and regulations;
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;
fluctuations in interest rates affecting the value of our fixed-income investment securities;
our ability to hire and retain qualified employees;
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stockholder activism efforts;
retention of executive officers and senior management personnel; and
unforeseen or catastrophic events, including the emergence of pandemic, terrorist attacks, extreme weather events or other natural disasters.
We conduct operations through many regulated wholly-owned subsidiaries. These subsidiaries are:
SEI Investments Distribution Co., or SIDCO, a broker-dealer registered with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or FINRA;
SEI Investments Management Corporation, or SIMC, an investment advisor registered with the SEC under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, under the Commodity Exchange Act;
SEI Private Trust Company, or SPTC, a limited purpose federal thrift chartered and regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency;
SEI Trust Company, or STC, a Pennsylvania trust company, regulated by the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities;
SEI Investments (Europe) Limited, or SIEL, an investment manager and financial institution subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom;
SEI Investments Canada Company, or SEI Canada, an investment fund manager that has various other capacities that is regulated by the Ontario Securities Commission and various provincial authorities;
SEI Investments Global, Limited, or SIGL, a management company for Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities, or UCITS, and for Alternative Investment Funds, or AIFs, that is regulated primarily by the Central Bank of Ireland, or CBI;
SEI Investments - Global Fund Services, Ltd., or GFSL, an authorized provider of administration services for Irish and non-Irish collective investment schemes that is regulated by the CBI; and
SEI Investments - Depositary and Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited, or D&C, an authorized provider of depositary and custodial services that is regulated by the CBI.
In addition to the regulatory authorities listed above, our subsidiaries are subject to the jurisdiction of regulatory authorities in other foreign countries. In addition to our wholly-owned subsidiaries, we also own a minority interest of approximately 38.7 percent in LSV, which is also an investment advisor registered with the SEC.
The Company, its regulated subsidiaries, their regulated services and solutions and their customers are all subject to extensive legislation, regulation and supervision that recently has been subject to, and continues to experience, significant change and increased regulatory activity. These changes and regulatory activities could have a material adverse effect on us and our clients.
The various governmental agencies and self-regulatory authorities that regulate or supervise the Company and its subsidiaries have broad administrative powers. In the event of a failure to comply with laws, regulations and requirements of these agencies and authorities, the possible business process changes required or sanctions that may be imposed include the suspension of individual employees, limitations on our ability to engage in business for specified periods of time, the revocation of applicable registration as a broker-dealer, investment advisor or other regulated entity, and, as the case may be, censures and fines. Additionally, certain securities and banking laws applicable to us and our subsidiaries provide for certain private rights of action that could give rise to civil litigation. Any litigation could have significant financial and non-financial consequences including monetary judgments and the requirement to take action or limit activities that could ultimately affect our business.
Governmental scrutiny from regulators, legislative bodies and law enforcement agencies with respect to matters relating to our regulated subsidiaries and their activities, services and solutions, our business practices, our past actions and other matters has increased dramatically in the past several years. Responding to these examinations, investigations, actions and lawsuits, regardless of the ultimate outcome of the proceeding, is time consuming and expensive and can divert the time and effort of our senior management from our business. Penalties, fines and changes to business processes sought by regulatory authorities have increased substantially over the last several years, and certain regulators have been more likely in recent years to commence enforcement actions or to advance or support legislation targeted at the financial services industry. We continue to be subject to inquiries from examinations and investigations by supervisory and enforcement divisions of regulatory authorities and expect this to continue in the future. We believe this is also the case with many of our regulated clients. Governmental scrutiny and legal and enforcement proceedings can also have a




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negative impact on our reputation, our relationship with clients and prospective clients, and on the morale and performance of our employees, which could adversely affect our businesses and results of operations.
We are subject to the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, which contains anti-money laundering and financial transparency laws and requires implementation of regulations applicable to financial services companies, including standards for verifying client identification and monitoring client transactions and detecting and reporting suspicious activities. Anti-money laundering laws outside the United States contain similar requirements. We offer investment and banking solutions that also are subject to regulation by the federal and state securities and banking authorities, as well as foreign regulatory authorities, where applicable. Existing or future regulations that affect these solutions could lead to a reduction in sales of these solutions or require modifications of these solutions.
Compliance with existing and future regulations and responding to and complying with recent increased regulatory activity affecting broker-dealers, investment advisors, investment companies, financial institutions and their service providers could have a significant impact on us. We periodically undergo regulatory examinations and respond to regulatory inquiries and document requests. In addition, recent and continuing legislative activity in the United States and in other jurisdictions (including the European Union and the United Kingdom) have made and continue to make extensive changes to the laws regulating financial services firms. As a result of these examinations, inquiries and requests, as a result of increased civil litigation activity, and as a result of these new laws and regulations, we engage legal counsel and other subject matter experts, review our compliance procedures, solution and service offerings, and business operations, and make changes as we deem necessary or as may be required by the applicable authority. These additional activities and required changes may result in increased expense or may reduce revenues.
Our bank clients are subject to supervision by federal, state and foreign banking and financial services authorities concerning the manner in which such clients purchase and receive our products and services. Our plan sponsor clients and our subsidiaries providing services to those clients are subject to supervision by the Department of Labor and compliance with employee benefit regulations. Investment advisor and broker-dealer clients are regulated by the SEC, state securities authorities, or FINRA. Existing or future regulations applicable to our clients may affect our clients’ purchase of our products and services.
In addition, see the discussion of governmental regulations in Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K for a description of the risks that proposed regulatory changes may present for our business.

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Information required by this item is set forth under the captions "Our revenues and earnings are affected by changes in capital markets and significant changes in the value of financial instruments" and "Changes in interest rates may affect the value of our fixed-income investment securities" in Item 1A "Risk Factors" and under the caption "Impact of COVID-19 and Other Events" in Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. There have been no material changes to this information as it is disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2020.

Item 4.    Controls and Procedures.
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. A controls system, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the controls systems are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected.




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(b) Change in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
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PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings.
We are a party to or have property subject to litigation and other proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business that we do not believe are material. These types of matters could result in fines, penalties, cost reimbursements or contributions, compensatory or treble damages or non-monetary sanctions or relief. We believe the probability is remote that the outcome of any of these matters will have a material adverse effect on SEI as a whole, notwithstanding that the unfavorable resolution of any matter may have a material effect on our net earnings in any particular interim reporting period. We cannot predict the outcome of legal or other proceedings with certainty. These matters include the proceedings summarized in “Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies” included in our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Item 1A.     Risk Factors.
Information regarding risk factors appears in Part I – Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. There have been no material changes in the risk factors from those disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2020.

Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

(e)    Our Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $4.678 billion worth of our common stock through multiple authorizations. Currently, there is no expiration date for the common stock repurchase program.
Information regarding the repurchase of common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2021 is as follows:
PeriodTotal Number
of Shares
Purchased
Average
Price Paid
per Share
Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Program
Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased
Under the Program
January 2021— $— — $192,827,000 
February 2021554,000 57.44 554,000 161,010,000 
March 2021598,000 58.72 598,000 125,888,000 
Total1,152,000 $58.11 1,152,000 

Item 6.    Exhibits.
The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of the Form 10-Q.
10.27
31.1
31.2
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101.INSXBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document




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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY
Date:April 26, 2021 By:/s/ Dennis J. McGonigle
 
Dennis J. McGonigle
 
Chief Financial Officer





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