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Exhibit 99.1

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Investor Contact:                         Media Contact:
Lindsey Opsahl                        Leslie Wojcik
SEI                                    SEI
+1 610-676-4052                        +1 610-676-4191
lopsahl@seic.com                        lwojcik@seic.com
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SEI Reports Third-Quarter 2020 Financial Results
OAKS, Pa., Oct. 21, 2020 – SEI Investments Company (NASDAQ:SEIC) today announced financial results for the third-quarter 2020. Diluted earnings per share were $0.75 in third-quarter 2020 compared to $0.86 in third-quarter 2019. On Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 the Board of Directors of SEI Investments Company approved an increase in its stock repurchase program by an additional $250 million, increasing the available authorization under the program to approximately $292 million.
Consolidated Overview
(In thousands, except earnings per share)For the Three Months Ended September 30,For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
20202019%20202019%
Revenues$424,927 $416,254 2%$1,240,335 $1,226,660 1%
Net income 111,096 132,168 (16)%321,404 372,689 (14)%
Diluted earnings per share$0.75 $0.86 (13)%$2.14 $2.40 (11)%
“The pandemic continues, as does our focus on clients and our employees’ health and safety. We are fortunate to have a strong global workforce that is resilient, engaged and dedicated to providing our clients best-in-class service, and committed to our company’s growth. Words can’t express our appreciation for their efforts, along with all of the healthcare and service providers who look after our health and well-being,” said Alfred P. West, Jr., SEI Chairman and CEO.

“Our business continued to rebound during the quarter, as our markets adjusted to the current environment. Our financial results reflect our strong sales activity, while we invest in our strategic priorities. Our diverse and talented global workforce drives our ability to serve our clients and make an impact on our communities. Looking to the future, we will capitalize on the opportunities in our markets to deliver long-term value to our shareholders, employees and clients.”



Summary of Third-Quarter Results by Business Segment
For the Three Months Ended September 30,For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)
20202019%20202019%
Private Banks:
Revenues$114,792 $117,250 (2)%$335,739 $351,601 (5)%
Expenses113,066 110,788 2%331,442 329,540 1%
Operating Profit1,726 6,462 (73)%4,297 22,061 (81)%
Operating Margin%%%%
Investment Advisors:
Revenues103,189 103,033 —%299,218 297,916 —%
Expenses51,519 51,509 —%154,100 154,569 —%
Operating Profit51,670 51,524 —%145,118 143,347 1%
Operating Margin50 %50 %48 %48 %
Institutional Investors:
Revenues79,583 80,337 (1)%235,309 241,559 (3)%
Expenses37,812 37,268 1%113,016 115,383 (2)%
Operating Profit41,771 43,069 (3)%122,293 126,176 (3)%
Operating Margin52 %54 %52 %52 %
Investment Managers:
Revenues123,846 112,186 10%359,815 326,037 10%
Expenses79,838 71,889 11%228,795 209,326 9%
Operating Profit44,008 40,297 9%131,020 116,711 12%
Operating Margin36 %36 %36 %36 %
Investments in New Businesses:
Revenues3,517 3,448 2%10,254 9,547 7%
Expenses13,315 7,926 68%37,691 20,663 82%
Operating Loss(9,798)(4,478)NM(27,437)(11,116)NM
Totals:
Revenues$424,927 $416,254 2%$1,240,335 $1,226,660 1%
Expenses295,550 279,380 6%865,044 829,481 4%
Corporate Overhead Expenses18,040 16,237 11%53,414 52,845 1%
Income from Operations$111,337 $120,637 (8)%$321,877 $344,334 (7)%


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Third-Quarter Business Highlights:
Revenues from Asset management, administration, and distribution fees increased primarily from higher assets under administration due to positive cash flows from new and existing clients in our Investment Managers segment.
Our average assets under administration increased $84.8 billion, or 13%, to $738.8 billion in the third-quarter 2020, as compared to $654.0 billion during the third-quarter 2019 (see attached Average Asset Balances schedules for further details).
Our average assets under management, excluding LSV, increased $13.1 billion, or 6%, to $246.1 billion in the third-quarter 2020, as compared to $233.0 billion during the third-quarter 2019 (see attached Average Asset Balances schedules for further details).
Sales events, net of client losses, during third-quarter 2020 totaled approximately $27.9 million and are expected to generate net annualized recurring revenues of approximately $14.6 million when contract values are fully realized. For the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2020, sales events, net of client losses, totaled approximately $84.8 million and are expected to generate net annualized recurring revenues of approximately $63.5 million when contract values are fully realized.
The increase in our operational expenses was primarily due to increased consulting costs related to our continued investments in new business opportunities, such as our One SEI strategy and IT Services offering, as well as increased personnel costs to service new clients in our Investment Managers segment. This increase was partially offset by a decline in travel and promotional-related expenses, as our sales and client relationship personnel adapted to COVID-19 restrictions.
Our earnings from LSV decreased by $9.3 million, or 25%, to $28.3 million in third-quarter 2020, as compared to $37.6 million in third-quarter 2019. The decrease in earnings was due to lower assets under management from negative cash flows from existing clients, market depreciation and client losses.
We capitalized $5.4 million of software development costs in third-quarter 2020 for continued enhancements to the SEI Wealth PlatformSM (SWP). Amortization expense related to SWP was $10.9 million in third-quarter 2020.
Our effective tax rates were 21.4% in third-quarter 2020 and 18.9% in third-quarter 2019. The increase in our effective tax rate was due to decreased tax benefits associated with a lower volume of stock option exercises and a higher effective state tax rate.
We repurchased 2.1 million shares of our common stock for $108.7 million during the third-quarter 2020.


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Earnings Conference Call
A conference call to review earnings is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Eastern time on Oct. 21, 2020. Investors may listen to the call at seic.com/ir-events. Investors may also listen to a replay by telephone at (USA) 866-207-1041; (International) 402-970-0847; Access Code: 4259639.

About SEI
After 50 years in business, SEI (NASDAQ:SEIC) remains a leading global provider of investment processing, investment management, and investment operations solutions designed to help corporations, financial institutions, financial advisors, and ultra-high-net-worth families create and manage wealth. As of Sept. 30, 2020, through its subsidiaries and partnerships in which the company has a significant interest, SEI manages, advises or administers approximately $1 trillion in hedge, private equity, mutual fund and pooled or separately managed assets, including approximately $330 billion in assets under management and $755 billion in client assets under administration. For more information, visit seic.com.


This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In some cases you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology, such as ‘'may,’' '‘will,’' ‘'expect,’' ‘'believe’' and ‘'continue’' or ‘‘appear.’’ Our forward-looking statements include our current expectations as to:
• revenue that we believe will be generated by sales events that occurred during the quarter,
• the rebound of our business,
• whether and the degree to which we will invest in our strategic priorities, and
• whether capitalizing on the opportunities in our markets will deliver long-term value for any of our shareholders, employees or clients.
You should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, as they are based on the current beliefs and expectations of our management and subject to significant risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control or are subject to change. Although we believe the assumptions upon which we base our forward-looking statements are reasonable, they could be inaccurate. Some of the risks and important factors that could cause actual results to differ from those described in our forward-looking statements can be found in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2019, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended September 30,For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019
Asset management, admin. and distribution fees$339,609 $330,943 $992,039 $969,812 
Information processing and software servicing fees85,318 85,311 248,296 256,848 
Total revenues424,927 416,254 1,240,335 1,226,660 
Subadvisory, distribution and other asset mgmt. costs45,126 44,978 134,645 134,960 
Software royalties and other information processing costs6,992 7,198 21,828 22,719 
Compensation, benefits and other personnel134,795 130,579 391,607 386,913 
Stock-based compensation6,467 5,453 20,458 15,555 
Consulting, outsourcing and professional fees57,949 48,789 168,350 144,325 
Data processing and computer related24,437 22,338 71,647 65,514 
Facilities, supplies and other costs16,679 15,926 47,448 51,771 
Amortization13,200 12,947 39,417 38,407 
Depreciation7,945 7,409 23,058 22,162 
Total expenses313,590 295,617 918,458 882,326 
Income from operations111,337 120,637 321,877 344,334 
Net gain (loss) on investments776 611 (1,310)2,121 
Interest and dividend income1,009 4,167 5,582 12,737 
Interest expense(153)(154)(456)(477)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate28,305 37,609 86,488 112,758 
Income before income taxes141,274 162,870 412,181 471,473 
Income taxes30,178 30,702 90,777 98,784 
Net income$111,096 $132,168 $321,404 $372,689 
Basic earnings per common share$0.76 $0.88 $2.18 $2.45 
Shares used to calculate basic earnings per share145,812 150,855 147,586 152,009 
Diluted earnings per common share$0.75 $0.86 $2.14 $2.40 
Shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share147,907 154,227 149,958 155,311 
Dividends declared per common share$— $— $0.35 $0.33 

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SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
September 30,December 31,
20202019
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$767,698 $841,446 
Restricted cash3,101 3,101 
Receivables from investment products51,644 54,165 
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,310 and $1,201378,170 340,358 
Securities owned35,820 33,486 
Other current assets38,475 32,289 
Total Current Assets1,274,908 1,304,845 
Property and Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $370,072 and $353,453180,531 160,859 
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets38,945 42,789 
Capitalized Software, net of accumulated amortization of $479,159 and $442,677278,226 296,068 
Available for Sale and Equity Securities116,564 116,917 
Investments in Affiliated Funds, at fair value5,207 5,988 
Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliate33,117 67,413 
Goodwill64,489 64,489 
Intangible Assets, net of accumulated amortization of $11,536 and $8,77325,225 27,987 
Deferred Contract Costs33,833 30,991 
Deferred Income Taxes2,065 2,822 
Other Assets, net32,507 30,202 
Total Assets$2,085,617 $2,151,370 
Liabilities and Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable$13,038 $4,423 
Accrued liabilities223,217 272,801 
Current portion of long-term operating lease liabilities8,445 9,156 
Deferred revenue5,815 7,185 
Total Current Liabilities250,515 293,565 
Long-term Income Taxes Payable803 803 
Deferred Income Taxes47,578 55,722 
Long-term Operating Lease Liabilities34,768 38,450 
Other Long-term Liabilities22,520 24,052 
Total Liabilities356,184 412,592 
Shareholders' Equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 750,000 shares authorized; 144,491 and 149,745 shares issued and outstanding1,445 1,497 
Capital in excess of par value1,174,142 1,158,900 
Retained earnings581,244 601,885 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net(27,398)(23,504)
Total Shareholders' Equity1,729,433 1,738,778 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity$2,085,617 $2,151,370 

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ENDING ASSET BALANCES
(In millions) (Unaudited)
Sept. 30,Dec. 31,Mar. 31,Jun. 30,Sept. 30,
20192019202020202020
Private Banks:
Equity and fixed-income programs
$22,580 $23,851 $21,160 $22,974 $23,499 
Collective trust fund programs
Liquidity funds
3,695 3,405 4,143 4,291 3,718 
Total assets under management
$26,279 $27,260 $25,308 $27,270 $27,223 
Client assets under administration
23,985 25,801 21,497 23,903 24,174 
Total assets
$50,264 $53,061 $46,805 $51,173 $51,397 
Investment Advisors:
Equity and fixed-income programs
$65,059 $67,895 $54,856 $59,958 $65,581 
Collective trust fund programs
Liquidity funds
2,673 2,887 5,969 6,648 3,866 
Total assets under management
$67,736 $70,786 $60,827 $66,609 $69,450 
Institutional Investors:
Equity and fixed-income programs
$82,659 $84,291 $72,399 $80,257 $83,846 
Collective trust fund programs
81 83 94 103 101 
Liquidity funds
2,290 1,746 3,672 1,924 2,096 
Total assets under management
$85,030 $86,120 $76,165 $82,284 $86,043 
Client assets under advisement
4,467 3,948 3,406 3,326 3,618 
Total assets
$89,497 $90,068 $79,571 $85,610 $89,661 
Investment Managers:
Collective trust fund programs
53,169 58,070 48,226 58,178 63,277 
Liquidity funds
477 479 392 664 389 
Total assets under management
$53,646 $58,549 $48,618 $58,842 $63,666 
Client assets under administration (A)
637,986 657,541 610,794 668,611 730,369 
Total assets
$691,632 $716,090 $659,412 $727,453 $794,035 
Investments in New Businesses:
Equity and fixed-income programs
$1,621 $1,688 $1,484 $1,498 $1,572 
Liquidity funds
132 158 152 194 169 
Total assets under management
$1,753 $1,846 $1,636 $1,692 $1,741 
Client assets under advisement
825 1,343 1,056 1,193 1,179 
Total assets
$2,578 $3,189 $2,692 $2,885 $2,920 
LSV Asset Management:
Equity and fixed-income programs (B)
$100,295 $107,476 $70,851 $81,134 $82,051 
Total:
Equity and fixed-income programs (C)
$272,214 $285,201 $220,750 $245,821 $256,549 
Collective trust fund programs
53,258 58,161 48,327 58,289 63,387 
Liquidity funds
9,267 8,675 14,328 13,721 10,238 
Total assets under management
$334,739 $352,037 $283,405 $317,831 $330,174 
Client assets under advisement
5,292 5,291 4,462 4,519 4,797 
Client assets under administration (D)
661,971 683,342 632,291 692,514 754,543 
Total assets
$1,002,002 $1,040,670 $920,158 $1,014,864 $1,089,514 
(A)Client assets under administration in the Investment Managers segment include $51.1 billion of assets that are at fee levels below our normal full-service assets (as of September 30, 2020).
(B)Equity and fixed-income programs include $1.6 billion of assets managed by LSV in which fees are based on performance only (as of September 30, 2020).
(C)Equity and fixed-income programs include $7.5 billion of assets invested in various asset allocation funds at September 30, 2020.
(D)In addition to the numbers presented, SEI also administers an additional $11.5 billion in Funds of Funds assets (as of
September 30, 2020) on which SEI does not earn an administration fee.
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AVERAGE ASSET BALANCES
(In millions) (Unaudited)
3rd Qtr.4th Qtr.1st Qtr.2nd Qtr.3rd Qtr.
20192019202020202020
Private Banks:
Equity and fixed-income programs
$22,432 $23,106 $24,657 $22,229 $23,740 
Collective trust fund programs
Liquidity funds
3,625 3,581 3,581 4,366 3,948 
Total assets under management
$26,061 $26,691 $28,242 $26,600 $27,695 
Client assets under administration
23,717 24,930 24,840 23,819 25,295 
Total assets
$49,778 $51,621 $53,082 $50,419 $52,990 
Investment Advisors:
Equity and fixed-income programs
$64,761 $66,371 $64,933 $57,429 $64,479 
Collective trust fund programs
Liquidity funds
2,580 2,673 3,284 6,923 4,569 
Total assets under management
$67,346 $69,048 $68,220 $64,355 $69,051 
Institutional Investors:
Equity and fixed-income programs
$82,398 $83,304 $79,926 $77,037 $82,830 
Collective trust fund programs
80 82 86 100 102 
Liquidity funds
2,287 2,106 2,342 2,476 2,120 
Total assets under management
$84,765 $85,492 $82,354 $79,613 $85,052 
Client assets under advisement
3,797 4,106 3,760 3,362 3,565 
Total assets
$88,562 $89,598 $86,114 $82,975 $88,617 
Investment Managers:
Collective trust fund programs
52,587 55,499 55,952 54,061 62,028 
Liquidity funds
460 642 617 482 565 
Total assets under management
$53,047 $56,141 $56,569 $54,543 $62,593 
Client assets under administration (A)
630,328 646,592 654,386 649,012 713,528 
Total assets
$683,375 $702,733 $710,955 $703,555 $776,121 
Investments in New Businesses:
Equity and fixed-income programs
$1,609 $1,649 $1,663 $1,468 $1,560 
Liquidity funds
142 145 168 182 180 
Total assets under management
$1,751 $1,794 $1,831 $1,650 $1,740 
Client assets under advisement
842 1,044 1,222 1,148 1,206 
Total assets
$2,593 $2,838 $3,053 $2,798 $2,946 
LSV Asset Management:
Equity and fixed-income programs (B)
$100,094 $104,814 $88,059 $80,395 $83,536 
Total:
Equity and fixed-income programs (C)
$271,294 $279,244 $259,238 $238,558 $256,145 
Collective trust fund programs
52,676 55,589 56,045 54,169 62,140 
Liquidity funds
9,094 9,147 9,992 14,429 11,382 
Total assets under management
$333,064 $343,980 $325,275 $307,156 $329,667 
Client assets under advisement
4,639 5,150 4,982 4,510 4,771 
Client assets under administration (D)
654,045 671,522 679,226 672,831 738,823 
Total assets
$991,748 $1,020,652 $1,009,483 $984,497 $1,073,261 
(A)    Average client assets under administration in the Investment Managers segment during third-quarter 2020 include $50.4 billion that are at fee levels below our normal full-service assets.
(B)    Equity and fixed-income programs include $1.6 billion of average assets managed by LSV in which fees are based on performance only during third-quarter 2020.
(C)    Equity and fixed-income programs include $7.5 billion of average assets invested in various asset allocation funds during third-quarter 2020.
(D)    In addition to the numbers presented, SEI also administers an additional $11.4 billion of average assets in Funds of Funds assets during third-quarter 2020 on which SEI does not earn an administration fee.
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