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Advisor Information for SMQFX

Fund Inception10/31/2014
Name of IssuerSEI
Fund Advisor(s)SEI Investments Management Corp
Sub-Advisor(s)Robeco Institutional Asset Magt Us Inc
Causeway Capital Management LLC
WCM Investment Management
JOHCM (USA) Inc.
RWC Asset Advisors (US) LLC

Fund Managers for SMQFX

Emery Brewer
Portfolio Manager since 10/31/2014
Emery Brewer is Senior Fund Manager of JOHCM and joined JOHCM in March 2010, following a brief retirement from 2008-2010. He has over 15 years of experience in Emerging Markets equity fund management, gained while working at Driehaus Capital Management from 1997 to 2007. In December 1997, Emery founded the Driehaus Capital Management Emerging Markets Growth Fund which he managed for ten years until he left Driehaus in December 2007. In 1998, he founded the Driehaus International Discovery Fund. Prior to this, he was an analyst and manager for the Driehaus East Europe Fund.
Ivo Kovachev
Portfolio Manager since 10/31/2014
Dr. Ivo Kovachev is Senior Fund Manager of JOHCM and joined JOHCM in March 2010, following a brief sabbatical from 2008 to 2010. Prior to joining JOHCM, Ivo worked at Kinsale Capital Management from 2005 to 2008, where he was Chief Investment Officer. Prior to this role, he spent ten years at Driehaus Capital Management, from 1995 to 2005. During his tenure with Driehaus Capital Management, he also contributed to the Emerging Markets Growth investment process for many years. Ivo holds a MEng in Management Information Systems from the Prague School of Economics, MSc in Technology and Innovation Management from the University of Sussex. In addition, he holds a PhD in Industrial and Development Policy. Ivo is also a Fulbright Scholar, having attended the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona (USA).
Arjun Jayaraman
Portfolio Manager since 10/31/2014
Arjun Jayaraman, PhD, CFA, is head of the quantitative research group at Causeway Capital Management LLC (“Causeway”). He has been a portfolio manager at the Causeway since January 2006. From 2004 to 2005, Dr. Jayaraman was a portfolio manager for quantitative strategies at PanAgora Asset Management. He was the lead portfolio manager of its non-U.S. large cap core equity portfolios and was the co-portfolio manager of its global large cap core equity portfolios. From 2000-2004, Dr. Jayaraman managed similar portfolios at Putnam Investments in addition to working closely with the teams that managed Putnam’s traditional non-U.S. strategies. Dr. Jayaraman has a BA in Economics from Columbia University, a PhD from New York University (Stern School of Business) and is a CFA charterholder
MacDuff Kuhnert
Portfolio Manager since 10/31/2014
MacDuff Kuhnert, CFA, is a director of Causeway Capital Management LLC (“Causeway”) and performs quantitative research. He joined Causeway in July 2001. His responsibilities include product development, asset allocation, risk management, and the design and implementation of proprietary valuation models and other quantitative tools. From 1996 to July 2001, Mr. Kuhnert worked for HW-MLIM as a quantitative research associate, where he created and developed advanced quantitative models used in the international value investment process. Mr. Kuhnert has a BA in Chemistry from Dartmouth College. He is a CFA charterholder and member of the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts and the Los Angeles Quantitative Investment Association.
Stephen Lew
Portfolio Manager since 10/31/2014
Stephen Lew joined JOHCM in September 2013. Prior to joining JOHCM, from 2010 to 2012, Stephen was a Senior Portfolio Manager for Artio Global Investors. At Artio, he was responsible for managing the Asia ex-Japan sleeve of Artio International Equity Fund, Artio International Equity Fund II and separately managed accounts. From 2005 to 2010, Stephen was the Senior Asia ex-Japan Analyst at Janus Capital Group. Between 1999 and 2005 he worked at Driehaus Capital Management along-side Emery Brewer and Ivo Kovachev as the Asia ex-Japan Analyst. Stephen has a BA in Business Economics and Japanese from the University of California, an MBA with concentration in Finance from the University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business, a Certified Public Accountant and a CFA charterholder. He is a native Mandarin and conversational Japanese speaker.
Joe Gubler
Portfolio Manager since 10/31/2014
Joe Gubler, CFA, is a director of Causeway Capital Management LLC and performs quantitative research. He joined Causeway Capital Management LLC in April 2005. From 2002 to April 2005, Mr. Gubler worked as Director of Engineering for the MonsterTRAK division of Monster.com. He was responsible for a cross-functional team that developed, enhanced, and maintained the software that powers the monstertrak.com website. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Gubler developed database-enabled web applications for a wide range of companies, including the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Recording Industry Association of America, Disney, NameSafe.com, and Array Networks. While studying astrophysics at UC San Diego, Mr. Gubler worked as a Graduate Research Assistant in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s stellar interferometry group. Mr. Gubler has a BS, cum laude, in Physics from UC Irvine, an MS in Physics from UC San Diego, and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management. He is a CFA charterholder.
Sanjay Ayer
Portfolio Manager since 12/24/2014
As a member of the Investment Strategy Group for the firm’s global fundamental growth strategies, his primary responsibilities are portfolio management and equity research. Prior to joining WCM in 2007, he served as an equity analyst for Morningstar, Inc., where he covered the gaming, cruise and online travel industries. Sanjay also served previously as a performance analyst at J. & W. Seligman & Co. In addition to being a CFA® charterholder, he holds a BA in economics and a BA in applied mathematics from Johns Hopkins University.
Michael Trigg
Portfolio Manager since 12/24/2014
Mike Trigg is a Portfolio Manager and President with WCM Investment Managers. As a member of the Investment Strategy Groups for the firm’s global fundamental growth strategies, his primary responsibilities are portfolio management and equity research. Prior to joining WCM in 2006, he served as an equity analyst at Morningstar, Inc., where he also managed the company’s Model Growth Portfolio. Mike has also served as an analyst at the Motley Fool, an online investment service. He holds a BS in finance from Saint Louis University.
James Johnstone
Portfolio Manager since 04/01/2015
James joined RWC in March 2015 from Everest Capital to co-manage the Emerging and Frontier Markets team with John. He has 19 years of investment management experience. Before joining RWC, James was most recently responsible for frontier markets analysis and portfolio management at Everest Capital. He was also formerly co-founder and CIO of a multi-strategy Asian hedge fund and analyst at Gartmore and Schroders before that, where he focussed on emerging market equities. James holds an MA (Hons) in Classics and Modern Languages, Christ Church, Oxford University and speaks Russian.
John Malloy
Portfolio Manager since 04/01/2015
John is the portfolio manager of the Emerging Markets strategy at Redwheel. He also serves as a member of the investment committee for the Redwheel Emerging and Frontier Markets strategies. He has 29 years of experience in international investment management and commodity, debt and equity research analysis. John previously held the position of Senior Managing Director, Director of Investments at Everest Capital where he worked since 1996. Prior to this he was an investment manager at Baring Asset Management focused on Latin American and US high yield markets. John holds a BS in Management from Norwich University and an MBA from the Boston University Graduate School of Management. John speaks Spanish.
Jason Collins
Portfolio Manager since 12/31/2016
Jason Collins serves as the head of the UK Investment Management Unit and Portfolio Manager with the UK Equity team. Prior to his employment with SEI, Mr. Collins was a Founding Partner of Maia Capital Partners, where he was responsible for all aspects of portfolio management for the firm, including manager research and fund selection across all asset classes, asset allocation, portfolio construction and implementation. Prior to founding Maia Capital, Mr. Collins was a Portfolio Manager at Fidelity International where he was responsible for a range of multi-manager funds and played a key role in the development of the investment process. Before joining Fidelity, Mr. Collins spent over nine years at Skandia as Head of Investment Research, where he was responsible for the manager research, selection and monitoring process and was a key member of the Group Investment Committee. Mr. Collins earned his Bachelor of Arts in Financial Services with honors from Bournemouth University.
Gregory Ise
Portfolio Manager since 09/30/2018
Greg joined WCM in 2014; his primary responsibilities are portfolio management and equity research for our global, fundamental growth strategies. Since he began his investment career in 2001, Greg's experience includes positions as Senior International Research Analyst at Rainier Investment Management in Seattle, where he helped launch the firm's international small-cap product, and as Vice President and Analyst at Allianz Global Investors in San Diego, where he was responsible for covering global consumer stocks. Earlier, he held positions as Research Analyst at Osmium Partners, a San Francisco-based hedge fund, and as Investment Banking Analyst at UBS in New York. He earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Kansas, where he graduated with honors, and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Michael Tian
Portfolio Manager since 09/30/2018
Mike joined WCM in 2012; his primary responsibilities are portfolio management and equity research for our global, fundamental growth strategies. Since the start of his investment career in 2006, Mike’s experience includes a position as Senior Equity Analyst / Equity Strategist at Morningstar, Inc. (Chicago), where he produced the Morningstar Opportunistic Investor (a live portfolio and newsletter), and was instrumental in the development of Morningstar’s economic moat trend methodology. He earned his B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mike is also a CFA® charterholder.
J. Van der Hart
Portfolio Manager since 02/12/2021
Karnail Sangha
Portfolio Manager since 09/30/2021
Karnail Sangha is a Portfolio Manager to Robeco's High Conviction Emerging Stars Strategy and the Lead Portfolio Manager for Emerging Smaller Companies. He is a global strategies Research Analyst with a focus on India and Pakistan. Prior to joining Robeco in 2000, Mr. Sangha was a Risk Manager/Controller at Aegon Asset Management, where he started his career in the industry in 1999. He holds an M.S. in Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and is a CFA® Charterholder
Ryan Myers
Portfolio Manager since 09/30/2021
Mr. Myers is a quantitative portfolio manager at Causeway. He joined the firm in June 2013 and has been a portfolio manager since January 2021. His responsibilities include alpha research, stock selection, and portfolio construction. From 2010 to 2012, Mr. Myers served as chief investment officer of Iron Castle Asset Management, an investment partnership focused on mid-cap U.S. equities. From 2007 to 2008, Mr. Myers worked as an analyst at Canyon Partners, where he covered the cable, media, telecom and satellite sectors. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Myers was an associate for Oaktree Capital Management in the distressed opportunities group. Mr. Myers began his professional career in 2003 as an investment banking analyst at Goldman Sachs in the technology, media and telecom group. Mr. Myers earned a BA, magna cum laude, in economics from Harvard University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He earned an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar. Mr. Myers currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Yosemite Conservancy, an organization dedicated to supporting projects and programs that preserve Yosemite National Park and enrich the visitor experience.
Rich Carr
Portfolio Manager since 09/30/2024
Rich Carr, CFA, serves as a Portfolio Manager for the International Equity and Emerging Markets Equity Funds. Mr. Carr serves as a Portfolio Manager within SIMC's Investment Management Unit where he is responsible for the management of international developed markets equity funds. Previously, Mr. Carr was a Director on SEI's Manager Research team where he led the due diligence and selection process for SEI's equity fund management and separate account business. Prior to joining SEI, he worked at MFP Strategies where he managed the firm's investment process and was responsible for asset-class valuation research and investment manager due diligence. Before MFP Strategies, Mr. Carr worked for Brinker Capital where he was responsible for portfolio management and investment manager due diligence. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance and a minor in Economics from the University of Delaware. Mr. Carr is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Philadelphia.
David Zhang
Portfolio Manager since 09/30/2024
David Zhang, CFA, serves as a Portfolio Manager/Analyst for the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. Within SIMC's Investment Management Unit, Mr. Zhang is responsible for the management of SEI's emerging market equity funds. Previously, Mr. Zhang was the Assistant Portfolio Manager on SEI's Non-US Equity funds, where he assisted with manager due diligence and selection as well as portfolio strategy and management of the funds. In addition, Mr. Zhang has also covered manager due diligence and selection across both US Large Cap and US Small Cap strategies at SEI. Prior to joining SEI, he worked at Nationwide's Investment Management Group, where he was responsible for manager due diligence and portfolio monitoring across both US and Non-US equity strategies. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Engineering and a minor in Mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Zhang is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Philadelphia.