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SEI Investments (SEIC) Dividend Capture: 0.61% per event (1.2% annualized)

Updated May 6, 202610 eventsmedium

SEI Investments (SEIC) has touched its pre-ex close within 30 trading days in 90% of the last 10 ex-dividend events, with a median time-to-touch of 5 trading days (limit-order recovery basis). The dividend is below the typical daily price swing (signal-to-noise 0.36), meaning ordinary day-to-day noise can easily exceed the dividend itself.

Versus its sector, SEIC sits roughly in line with the Financial Services sector benchmark of 95%. The sector median time-to-touch is 1 trading day, so this ticker touches more slowly than peers.

Historical base rates are not predictions; transaction costs, slippage, and ordinary-income tax on short holding periods can materially reduce realized profit. The next ex-dividend date is estimated at Jun 29, 2026 (±7 days), based on the historical pattern; the company has not yet declared a dividend.

Touch rate (30d)
90%-5pp vs sector
Median days-to-touch
5d+4.0d vs sector
Signal-to-noise
0.36+0.05 vs sector

Recovery engine

TL;DR over the most recent 10 events.

30-day touch rate
90%
-5pp vs sector
Median days-to-touch
5d
+4.0d vs sector
Signal-to-noise (div / ATR)
0.36
+0.05 vs sector
Avg gap on ex-date
-1.20%
-0.62pp vs sector
Win rate at MOC exit
45%
Median drawdown during hold
-3.78%
+0.61pp vs sector
Best / worst touch (days)
1 / 19

Next ex-dividend

Estimated from historical pattern ±7 days.

in 53 days
Dividend
$0.52
Per-event yield
0.61%
Annualized yield
1.20%
Previously paid
Dec 29, 2025 ($0.52)
Last record date
Dec 29, 2025
Last payment date
Jan 12, 2026

The company has not yet declared this dividend. Date and amount may shift when the official declaration arrives.

How SEIC ranks in Financial Services

Compared with other stocks in this sector that pass our capture-quality filter (101 tickers). Lower rank number is better on every metric below.

Full sector ranking
  • 30-day touch rate
    #71of 101

    Beats ~30% of peers on this metric

  • Median days to touch
    #100of 101

    Beats ~1% of peers on this metric

  • Signal-to-noise
    #31of 101

    Beats ~69% of peers on this metric

SEIC Dividend Capture History — Last 20 Ex-Dividend Events

Per-event gap on ex-date, the pre-ex close used as the touch target, trading days to first intraday high at or above that level, plus 5/30-day touch flags, drawdown and 5-day P&L for SEI Investments (SEIC). For a stricter close-at-bell exit timeline, use the simulator below (MOC mode). td = trading days from ex-date.

  • Q4

    Dividend
    $0.52
    Gap %
    -0.55%
    Pre-ex close
    $84.85
    High touch (td)
    5
    Recovered 5d
    yes
    Recovered 30d
    yes
    Drawdown
    -3.79%
    P&L 5d %
    +4.34%
  • Q2

    Dividend
    $0.49
    Gap %
    -0.46%
    Pre-ex close
    $85.64
    High touch (td)
    11
    Recovered 5d
    no
    Recovered 30d
    yes
    Drawdown
    -3.75%
    P&L 5d %
    -1.09%
  • Q4

    Dividend
    $0.49
    Gap %
    -1.44%
    Pre-ex close
    $84.53
    High touch (td)
    15
    Recovered 5d
    no
    Recovered 30d
    yes
    Drawdown
    -8.23%
    P&L 5d %
    -2.59%
  • Q2

    Dividend
    $0.46
    Gap %
    -1.39%
    Pre-ex close
    $65.26
    High touch (td)
    2
    Recovered 5d
    yes
    Recovered 30d
    yes
    Drawdown
    -2.45%
    P&L 5d %
    -0.12%
  • Q4

    Dividend
    $0.46
    Gap %
    -0.81%
    Pre-ex close
    $64.58
    High touch (td)
    19
    Recovered 5d
    no
    Recovered 30d
    yes
    Drawdown
    -4.65%
    P&L 5d %
    -2.07%
  • Q2

    Dividend
    $0.43
    Gap %
    -0.74%
    Pre-ex close
    $59.29
    High touch (td)
    5
    Recovered 5d
    yes
    Recovered 30d
    yes
    Drawdown
    -4.23%
    P&L 5d %
    +0.79%
  • Q4

    Dividend
    $0.43
    Gap %
    -1.82%
    Pre-ex close
    $58.94
    High touch (td)
    2
    Recovered 5d
    yes
    Recovered 30d
    yes
    Drawdown
    -3.77%
    P&L 5d %
    -0.75%
  • Q2

    Dividend
    $0.40
    Gap %
    -1.95%
    Pre-ex close
    $56.50
    High touch (td)
    >30
    Recovered 5d
    no
    Recovered 30d
    no
    Drawdown
    -9.13%
    P&L 5d %
    -7.06%
  • Q4

    Dividend
    $0.40
    Gap %
    -2.49%
    Pre-ex close
    $60.32
    High touch (td)
    2
    Recovered 5d
    yes
    Recovered 30d
    yes
    Drawdown
    -4.31%
    P&L 5d %
    +5.37%
  • Q2

    Dividend
    $0.37
    Gap %
    -0.32%
    Pre-ex close
    $62.47
    High touch (td)
    1
    Recovered 5d
    yes
    Recovered 30d
    yes
    Drawdown
    -3.06%
    P&L 5d %
    -2.34%
  • Q4

    Dividend
    $0.37
    Gap %
    -0.23%
    Pre-ex close
    $56.80
    High touch (td)
    4
    Recovered 5d
    yes
    Recovered 30d
    yes
    Drawdown
    -3.98%
    P&L 5d %
    +0.44%
  • Q2

    Dividend
    $0.35
    Gap %
    2.07%
    Pre-ex close
    $55.51
    High touch (td)
    1
    Recovered 5d
    yes
    Recovered 30d
    yes
    Drawdown
    -4.83%
    P&L 5d %
    +0.95%
  • Q4

    Dividend
    $0.35
    Gap %
    -0.47%
    Pre-ex close
    $65.98
    High touch (td)
    1
    Recovered 5d
    yes
    Recovered 30d
    yes
    Drawdown
    -3.08%
    P&L 5d %
    -1.05%
  • Q2

    Dividend
    $0.33
    Gap %
    0.42%
    Pre-ex close
    $54.63
    High touch (td)
    1
    Recovered 5d
    yes
    Recovered 30d
    yes
    Drawdown
    -2.60%
    P&L 5d %
    +0.07%
  • Q4

    Dividend
    $0.33
    Gap %
    0.07%
    Pre-ex close
    $42.83
    High touch (td)
    1
    Recovered 5d
    yes
    Recovered 30d
    yes
    Drawdown
    -1.31%
    P&L 5d %
    +4.46%
  • Q2

    Dividend
    $0.30
    Gap %
    -0.26%
    Pre-ex close
    $66.48
    High touch (td)
    4
    Recovered 5d
    yes
    Recovered 30d
    yes
    Drawdown
    -4.57%
    P&L 5d %
    -0.12%
  • Q4

    Dividend
    $0.30
    Gap %
    -0.54%
    Pre-ex close
    $72.01
    High touch (td)
    1
    Recovered 5d
    yes
    Recovered 30d
    yes
    Drawdown
    -1.22%
    P&L 5d %
    +0.49%
  • Q2

    Dividend
    $0.28
    Gap %
    -0.43%
    Pre-ex close
    $51.42
    High touch (td)
    1
    Recovered 5d
    yes
    Recovered 30d
    yes
    Drawdown
    -0.54%
    P&L 5d %
    +3.23%
  • Q4

    Dividend
    $0.28
    Gap %
    -0.62%
    Pre-ex close
    $49.74
    High touch (td)
    3
    Recovered 5d
    yes
    Recovered 30d
    yes
    Drawdown
    -1.43%
    P&L 5d %
    -0.20%
  • Q2

    Dividend
    $0.26
    Gap %
    -1.60%
    Pre-ex close
    $51.21
    High touch (td)
    29
    Recovered 5d
    no
    Recovered 30d
    yes
    Drawdown
    -7.21%
    P&L 5d %
    -5.29%

SEIC Pre-Ex Touch Time Distribution

20 events analyzedHigh touched pre-ex within 5 trading days: 75% (15 events)
  • ≤ 1 day
    735%
  • 2–3 days
    420%
  • 4–5 days
    420%
  • 6–10 days
    00%
  • 11–30 days
    420%
  • 30+
    15%

35% within 1d · 75% within 5d · 95% within 30d

SEIC Dividend Capture Calculator — After-Tax Yield

Pre-filled with SEIC's next expected dividend and recent close. Adjust tax rate, holding period and slippage to estimate after-tax capture yield.

Slippage preset

Holding shorter than the IRS 61-day rule disqualifies the dividend from “qualified” status — it is taxed as ordinary income at your marginal rate. Adjust Tax % accordingly.

Display
Gross dividend
$104.00
After-tax dividend
$67.60
Slippage round-trip
-$16.97

Net if price returns to pre-ex
+$50.63
Required recovery to break even
0.00%

Per-event after-tax yield
+0.30%
Annual if all succeed
~15.0%
Scenariosbase rate 90%
Best (limit fills)+$50.63
Average (base rate)+$40.23
Worst (no recovery)$53.37

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SEIC Dividend Capture Backtest Simulator

Replay every historical SEIC ex-dividend with two exit strategies: a GTC limit-order at the pre-ex close (limit-order P&L on first intraday touch), or hold for N days and exit at MOC. Pick the window and quarter filter that matches your plan and see realized P&L per event.

Limit window:Quarter:

Sell back at the pre-ex close on the first intraday touch within the window. If it never touches, exit at MOC after the window expires (stop-loss).

Figures are gross — before tax, commissions, and slippage. Percents are per-event return on capital at entry (pre-ex close).

Avg P&L per trade(20 events)-0.45%
Win rate (20 trades)
75%
Cumulative P&L
i
-8.92%Sum of per-event % (not compounded)
Buy & hold (same sample)
i
+79.05%Span: Jun 10, 2016 → Dec 29, 2025 · long-horizon total return vs repeating capture cycles
Best event
+0.77%
Worst event
-7.06%

Cumulative P&L (equity curve)

Vertical axis: cumulative sum of per-event % (same units as the headline cumulative). Hover dots for exact values.

+1.1%+0.0%-9.5%Jun 10, 2016 · cumulative -5.29% (sum of returns through this event)Dec 22, 2016 · cumulative -4.73% (sum of returns through this event)Jun 5, 2017 · cumulative -4.18% (sum of returns through this event)Dec 26, 2017 · cumulative -3.77% (sum of returns through this event)Jun 13, 2018 · cumulative -3.32% (sum of returns through this event)Dec 26, 2018 · cumulative -2.55% (sum of returns through this event)Jun 11, 2019 · cumulative -1.94% (sum of returns through this event)Dec 26, 2019 · cumulative -1.41% (sum of returns through this event)Jun 12, 2020 · cumulative -0.78% (sum of returns through this event)Dec 18, 2020 · cumulative -0.13% (sum of returns through this event)Jun 11, 2021 · cumulative +0.46% (sum of returns through this event)Dec 20, 2021 · cumulative +1.13% (sum of returns through this event)Jun 10, 2022 · cumulative -5.94% (sum of returns through this event)Dec 16, 2022 · cumulative -5.21% (sum of returns through this event)Jun 9, 2023 · cumulative -4.48% (sum of returns through this event)Dec 27, 2023 · cumulative -6.56% (sum of returns through this event)Jun 10, 2024 · cumulative -5.85% (sum of returns through this event)Dec 27, 2024 · cumulative -8.44% (sum of returns through this event)Jun 9, 2025 · cumulative -9.53% (sum of returns through this event)Dec 29, 2025 · cumulative -8.92% (sum of returns through this event)
Jun 10, 2016Dec 29, 2025

Per-event P&L distribution

20 trades in this sample · bar height ∝ count in each bucket (gross % per event).

2
<-3%
3
-3..-1%
 
-1..0%
 
0%
15
0..1%
 
1..3%
 
>3%

Scenario P&L by event · SEIC (20)

Scenario P&L — updates with exit mode, window, and quarter. History adds gap, touch, drawdown, and a fixed P&L 5d % (MOC). Same per-row % as that column only for MOC + 5d on the same rows. Oldest → newest, gross pre-ex close basis.

Ex-dateP&L
-5.29%
+0.56%
+0.54%
+0.42%
+0.45%
+0.77%
+0.60%
+0.53%
+0.63%
+0.65%
+0.59%
+0.66%
-7.06%
+0.73%
+0.73%
-2.07%
+0.70%
-2.59%
-1.09%
+0.61%

Looking for full price seasonality? See SEIC seasonality →

Frequently asked questions

What is the dividend capture success rate for SEIC?

Across the last 10 ex-dividend events for SEI Investments (SEIC), the post-ex intraday high reached the pre-ex close within 30 trading days in 90% of cases, with a median time-to-touch of 5 trading days. We measure recovery via intraday high because that is when a GTC limit-order at the pre-ex close would actually fill, ending the trade at break-even with the dividend pocketed.

How long does it take SEIC to recover its dividend gap?

Historically, SEIC touches its pre-ex close in a median of 5 trading days, with the best case at 1 and the worst case at 19 trading days within our 30-day measurement window. A stricter close-based recovery (mark-to-MOC) is also computed in the database; explore it with the per-ticker simulator’s “Hold N days, exit MOC” mode rather than in the event table.

Is the dividend on SEIC large enough to capture?

SEIC has a signal-to-noise ratio of 0.36 (dividend / 14-day ATR). Values above 1.0 indicate the dividend is larger than the typical daily price swing, making capture trades more viable; below 0.5 means typical daily noise can easily wipe out the gain.

When is the next ex-dividend date for SEIC?

The next ex-dividend date for SEI Investments (SEIC) is Jun 29, 2026, estimated based on the historical pattern (±7 days).

How does SEIC compare to its sector for dividend capture?

Within Financial Services, the median 30-day pre-ex touch rate is 95%. SEIC sits at 90% — at or below the sector benchmark.

Why does SEIC dividend capture measure recovery via intraday high, not close?

A realistic capture trade exits via a GTC limit-order at the pre-ex close: the moment the post-ex intraday high touches that level, the order fills and the trader pockets the dividend at break-even. Measuring recovery via close is stricter (mark-to-MOC); we expose that path in the per-ticker simulator as the "Hold N days, exit MOC" mode. The high-based primary metric directly answers the trader-facing question "would my limit have filled?" — close-based answers "would I have been flat at the bell?".

How are dividend capture trades taxed in the US?

Holding period matters. Dividends are "qualified" (taxed at the long-term capital gains rate, 0/15/20%) only when the underlying shares are held for more than 60 days during the 121-day window centered on the ex-dividend date. Dividend capture trades typically hold less than 61 days, so the dividend is taxed at your ordinary income bracket. Always consult a qualified tax advisor.

What are the main risks of a dividend capture strategy?

Three structural risks: (1) the share price may not recover the gap within your holding window; (2) ordinary-income tax can consume the after-tax yield; (3) transaction costs and bid/ask slippage can wipe out small dividends. Historical statistics measure base rates; they do not guarantee any single trade will work.