Headquarters:

1 Freedom Valley Dr, Oaks, PA 19456

Year founded:

1968

Number of employees:

4,900

Phone:

1 800 DIAL SEI

Email:

SEIAdvisorCommunications@seic.com

Website:

seic.com/advisors

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Erich Holland

Executive Managing Director and Head of U.S. Wealth and Advisor Business

Gabriel Garcia

Senior Managing Director, RIA Business Development

Steve Miller

Senior Managing Director and Head of IBD Sales

Leadership

Erich Holland is executive managing director and head of SEI’s U.S. Wealth and Advisor business. He leads the business’s growth strategy, drives scale, and helps strengthen advisor success in the independent advisor market. He also serves on SEI’s asset management executive leadership team, supporting growth across the wealth and advisor and institutional channels. Since joining SEI in 2010, Holland has held leadership roles spanning business development, client relationship management, practice management consulting, and business planning. He holds bachelor’s degrees in finance, economics, and accounting from Stetson University, an MBA from Villanova University, and a FINRA Series 65 license.

Executive Managing Director and Head of U.S. Wealth and Advisor Business

Erich Holland

Gabriel Garcia leads client experience, business development, and strategy for registered investment advisors (RIAs) within SEI’s Advisor business. With more than 30 years of industry experience, he has helped RIAs grow their businesses and develop technology solutions that support evolving client needs. Before joining SEI, Garcia held senior leadership roles at Schwab, BNY Mellon’s Pershing, E*TRADE Advisor Services, and Cresset Capital. A frequent speaker at industry conferences, he holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Radford University, completed the Securities Industry Institute at the Wharton School, and serves on the Foundation for Financial Planning’s Advisory Board.

Senior Managing Director, RIA Business Development

Gabriel Garcia

Steve Miller is senior managing director and head of IBD Sales at SEI, leading the national sales organization serving the independent broker-dealer channel. Since joining the company in 2006, he has held leadership and client-facing roles, including internal account executive, relationship manager, regional director, and sales leadership positions overseeing national business development. Miller previously led SEI’s Central Region before assuming responsibility for national IBD sales. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Law from Lafayette College and is a CFP® practitioner who holds FINRA Series 7 and 66 licenses.

Senior Managing Director and Head of IBD Sales

Steve Miller

Robert Hum, CAIA

Executive Managing Director and Head of Investment Product and Commercialization

Robert Hum is executive managing director and head of investment product and commercialization at SEI. He leads product strategy, development, commercialization, and distribution across the firm’s investment platform while overseeing third-party investment partnerships and the broker-dealer, SIDCO. Before joining SEI, Hum served as U.S. head of factor, outcome, and alternative ETFs at BlackRock, where he led strategy and commercialization for the iShares ETF business. Earlier in his career, he was a portfolio manager and research analyst at Ladenburg Thalmann. Hum is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst and holds a bachelor’s degree from Lafayette College.

Executive Managing Director and Head of Investment Product and Commercialization

Robert Hum, CAIA

Michael F. Lane

Executive Vice President and Head of Asset Management

Michael F. Lane is executive vice president and head of asset management at SEI, overseeing the firm’s global investment management teams and the growth strategy for its advisor and institutional businesses in North America. With more than 35 years of experience, he previously held senior leadership positions at BlackRock, Dimensional Fund Advisors, TIAA-CREF, AEGON Financial Services Group, and Dreyfus. Lane is the author of three books and numerous academic and industry articles. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Binghamton University, where he serves on the Foundation Board and received the Medal of Distinguished Service.

Executive Vice President and Head of Asset Management

Michael F. Lane

Eugene Barbaneagra, CFA

Head of Quantitative Equity Investment Management, Investment Management Unit

Shauna Mace

Managing Director, Practice Management

Michelle Garrett

Head of Client Strategy

Pam Chhabra

Manager – Residential Strata

Eugene Barbaneagra is head of quantitative equity investment management at SEI, overseeing the research, development, and implementation of internally managed quantitative equity portfolios. He also manages several specialized global equity funds. Since joining SEI in 2002, Barbaneagra has led managed volatility and European equity strategies and researched quantitative investment managers across multiple markets. Before joining SEI, he worked at Vanguard. He earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration, finance, and management information systems from Drexel University and a Master of Science in risk management and financial engineering from Imperial College London. He is a CFA charterholder.

Head of Quantitative Equity Investment Management, Investment Management Unit

Eugene Barbaneagra, CFA

Shauna Mace is managing director of practice management at SEI, where she leads practice management programs and oversees the development of the SEI Growth Lab. She works with independent advisors to help them grow their businesses, improve operational efficiency, and strengthen client value. Before joining SEI in 2021, Mace founded Inspire Growth, a consulting and coaching firm serving financial advisors. Earlier in her career, she spent eight years at an RIA firm, experience that continues to inform her work today. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Villanova University and is a Certified High Performance Coach.

Managing Director, Practice Management

Shauna Mace

Michelle Garrett is a dynamic, results-oriented leader with over 25 years of experience building and nurturing institutional client relationships within the financial services and wealth management industry. She possesses a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing institutions today, particularly in scaling and evolving their businesses through the strategic use of technology. Prior to joining Flyer, Garrett had a distinguished career of over 20 years at Envestnet, where she held various leadership roles, successfully managing and mentoring relationship management and executive teams. She believes that technology empowers firms to optimize their front, middle, and back office, freeing up valuable time and resources to cultivate strong, long-lasting client relationships.

Head of Client Strategy

Michelle Garrett

Stephen McMillan first entered the financial services Industry when he joined GE Capital as a finance analyst in 2008, from which he progressed through roles working both onshore and offshore. From there, he moved into Pacific Premium Funding as a financial planning and analysis leader in 2012 and was a key resource in the evolution of the business, first with the successful sale to Macquarie Pacific Funding and then the following progression into IQumulate Premium Funding, where he is now the commercial manager. As commercial manager, McMillan leads a team that is responsible for commercial analysis and business support, identifying and reporting improvement initiatives, and the securitization and treasury functions of the business.

Commercial Manager

Stephen McMillan

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SEI delivers technology and investment solutions that connect the financial services industry. With capabilities spanning investment processing, operations, and asset management, the company tailors its solutions and services to help clients deploy their capital – whether money, time, or talent – more effectively, enabling them to better serve their own clients and achieve their growth objectives. SEI’s Wealth & Advisor business provides an integrated platform that brings together investment solutions, technology, custody, and practice management. The platform enables advisors to deliver more personalized client experiences while operating more efficiently and scaling their businesses with confidence. The platform combines four core capabilities into a cohesive experience: flexible investment solutions spanning ETFs, mutual funds, and customized SMA* and UMA solutions, giving advisors greater control, choice, and the ability to tailor portfolios to clients’ needs integrated technology and operations that streamline back- and middle-office functions, helping advisors reduce complexity and spend more time serving clients custody services that provide access, flexibility, and seamless connectivity across the advisor ecosystem practice management tools and insights designed to help advisors grow, scale, and build more efficient, resilient businesses

As of March 31, 2026, SEI manages, advises on, or administers approximately $1.9 trillion in assets. The company works with more than 6,600 financial advisors and supports approximately $126.5 billion in advisors’ total platform assets, including approximately $90.1 billion in assets under management and $36.4 billion in platform-only assets. Platform-only assets represent third-party assets held in custody accounts at SEI Private Trust Company (SPTC), a federally chartered limited-purpose savings association and wholly owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company (SEI). * SMAs are offered through Managed Account Solutions.

Product overview

SEI’s QiM Factor ETFs offer advisors a research-driven approach to equity investing that focuses on the underlying characteristics influencing risk and return. Through a cost- and tax-efficient ETF structure, the suite provides access to factor-based strategies designed to help modernize portfolio construction and support specific investment objectives. The suite is developed and managed by SEI’s quantitative investment management (QiM) team, a dedicated group of researchers, developers, and portfolio managers with nearly 20 years of quantitative investing experience, 10 years of managing live factor portfolios, and more than $30 billion in equity assets under management as of March 31, 2026. Human-led, technology-enabled, and data-driven, QiM combines quantitative precision, human oversight, and adaptability in an effort to deliver better outcomes for investors. The QiM team is part of SEI Investments Management Corporation, a federally registered investment adviser and wholly owned subsidiary of SEI.

Key features and capabilities

Research-driven factor exposure: focuses on broad, persistent drivers of return that research has shown to be durable across geographies and market cycles Core factor categories: emphasizes factors such as value, momentum, quality, and low volatility Active quantitative investment process: SEI’s quantitative investment management (QiM) team researches, develops, and manages SIMC’s quantitative investment portfolios using a disciplined, active investment approach Human-led, technology-enabled approach: combines quantitative precision, human oversight, and adaptability, with portfolio manager oversight designed to align security selection with strategy objectives Multifactor refinement: uses primary and secondary indicators rather than broad factor labels alone to create a more sophisticated investment process ETF implementation: offers QiM Factor ETFs across U.S. large-cap momentum, quality, value, and low-volatility strategies, providing cost- and tax-efficient access to factor-based investing

Integrations

Connects seamlessly with leading custodians, wealth platforms, and technology providers, including Morningstar, Orion, Envestnet, UBS, Tamarac, SmartX, Pershing, Charles Schwab, Nitrogen, Advyzon, Clearwater Analytics, Intelliflo, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, RBC, Northern Trust, Apex, and d1g1t.

Factor investing seeks to systematically capture historically rewarded drivers of investment performance, including value, quality, momentum, and low volatility. SEI’s QiM Factor ETFs apply this approach through a quantitative investment management process that begins with research. The team identifies key market drivers, validates a subset of factors based on their time-tested and universal properties, refines them into reliable indicators, and combines them into complementary composites. QiM then designs diversified, risk-optimized strategies around characteristics such as value, quality, momentum, low volatility, and income. Technology is used in an effort to enhance models based on the trade-off between risk and return. Portfolio manager oversight is incorporated into the process to help align security selection with each strategy’s objectives and reduce the influence of misleading data signals. For advisors, the result is a suite of ETF strategies that can serve as practical building blocks within client portfolios, helping target specific factors, add structure to equity allocations, and provide greater flexibility and efficiency in pursuing broader portfolio construction goals.

How our product works

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SEI supports advisors with ongoing access to investment specialists, educational resources, portfolio implementation guidance, and market insights. The team works closely with advisors to help them understand factor investing concepts, incorporate factor strategies into client portfolios, and communicate portfolio positioning with confidence. Important information The information contained herein is for general and educational purposes only and is not intended to constitute legal, tax, accounting, securities, research, or investment advice regarding the strategies or any particular security nor an opinion regarding the appropriateness of any investment. This information should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a security, derivative, or futures contract. You should not act or rely on the information contained herein without obtaining specific legal, tax, accounting, and investment advice from an investment professional. Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. There is no guarantee that investment objectives will be achieved or that risk can be managed successfully. Diversification may not protect against market risk. There can be no assurance that performance will be enhanced or risk will be reduced for investment strategies seeking exposure to certain quantitative factors. Exposure to such investment factors may detract from performance in certain market environments, in some cases for extended periods. In such circumstances, an investment strategy may seek to maintain exposure to targeted investment factors rather than adjust to target different factors, which could result in losses. While the investment strategies are actively managed, their investment processes are expected to rely heavily on quantitative models, and these models may not perform as intended.

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