SEI Investments (SEIC) has touched its pre-ex close within 30 trading days in 89% of the last 9 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 noticeably below 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.
- Touch rate (30d)
- 89%-6pp vs sector
- Median days-to-touch
- 5d+4.0d vs sector
- Signal-to-noise
- 0.36in line with sector
Recovery engine
TL;DR over the most recent 9 events.
| Metric | Value | vs sector |
|---|---|---|
| 30-day touch rate | 89% | -6pp vs sector |
| Median days-to-touch | 5d | +4.0d vs sector |
| Signal-to-noise (div / ATR) | 0.36 | in line with sector |
| Avg gap on ex-date | -1.29% | -0.72pp vs sector |
| Win rate at MOC exit | 45% | — |
| Median drawdown during hold | -3.78% | +0.59pp vs sector |
| Best / worst touch (days) | 2 / 19 | — |
Next ex-dividend
The company has not declared a dividend, and we don't have enough recent history to extrapolate a reliable estimate.
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.
| Recovered 5d | Recovered 30d | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | $0.52 | -0.55% | $84.85 | 5 | yes | yes | -3.79% | +4.34% | |
| Q2 | $0.49 | -0.46% | $85.64 | 11 | no | yes | -3.75% | -1.09% | |
| Q4 | $0.49 | -1.44% | $84.53 | 15 | no | yes | -8.23% | -2.59% | |
| Q2 | $0.46 | -1.39% | $65.26 | 2 | yes | yes | -2.45% | -0.12% | |
| Q4 | $0.46 | -0.81% | $64.58 | 19 | no | yes | -4.65% | -2.07% | |
| Q2 | $0.43 | -0.74% | $59.29 | 5 | yes | yes | -4.23% | +0.79% | |
| Q4 | $0.43 | -1.82% | $58.94 | 2 | yes | yes | -3.77% | -0.75% | |
| Q2 | $0.40 | -1.95% | $56.50 | >30 | no | no | -9.13% | -7.06% | |
| Q4 | $0.40 | -2.49% | $60.32 | 2 | yes | yes | -4.31% | +5.37% | |
| Q2 | $0.37 | -0.32% | $62.47 | 1 | yes | yes | -3.06% | -2.34% | |
| Q4 | $0.37 | -0.23% | $56.80 | 4 | yes | yes | -3.98% | +0.44% | |
| Q2 | $0.35 | 2.07% | $55.51 | 1 | yes | yes | -4.83% | +0.95% | |
| Q4 | $0.35 | -0.47% | $65.98 | 1 | yes | yes | -3.08% | -1.05% | |
| Q2 | $0.33 | 0.42% | $54.63 | 1 | yes | yes | -2.60% | +0.07% | |
| Q4 | $0.33 | 0.07% | $42.83 | 1 | yes | yes | -1.31% | +4.46% | |
| Q2 | $0.30 | -0.26% | $66.48 | 4 | yes | yes | -4.57% | -0.12% | |
| Q4 | $0.30 | -0.54% | $72.01 | 1 | yes | yes | -1.22% | +0.49% | |
| Q2 | $0.28 | -0.43% | $51.42 | 1 | yes | yes | -0.54% | +3.23% | |
| Q4 | $0.28 | -0.62% | $49.74 | 3 | yes | yes | -1.43% | -0.20% | |
| Q2 | $0.26 | -1.60% | $51.21 | 29 | no | yes | -7.21% | -5.29% |
- +4.34%
- -1.09%
- -2.59%
- -0.12%
- -2.07%
- +0.79%
- -0.75%
- -7.06%
- +5.37%
- -2.34%
- +0.44%
- +0.95%
- -1.05%
- +0.07%
- +4.46%
- -0.12%
- +0.49%
- +3.23%
- -0.20%
- -5.29%
SEIC Pre-Ex Touch Time Distribution
First trading session whose intraday high reached the pre-ex close within the 30-day measurement window. td = trading days from ex-date.
| Touch window | Distribution | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≤ 1 day | 7 | 35% | |
| 2–3 days | 4 | 20% | |
| 4–5 days | 4 | 20% | |
| 6–10 days | 0 | 0% | |
| 11–30 days | 4 | 20% | |
| 30+ | 1 | 5% |
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.
U.S. ordinary-income rate (22-37%) applies on holds shorter than 61 days. Hold longer to qualify for the 0/15/20% qualified-dividend rate.
- 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%
SEIC Dividend Capture Backtest Simulator
Replay every historical SEIC ex-dividend with two exit strategies: a GTC limit-order at the pre-ex close, or hold for N days and exit at MOC. Pick the window and quarter filter that matches your plan.
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).
Cumulative P&L (equity curve)
Vertical axis: cumulative sum of per-event % (same units as the headline cumulative). Hover dots for exact values.
Per-event P&L distribution
20 trades in this sample · bar height ∝ count in each bucket (gross % per event).
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-date | P&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% |
Results are illustrative only and are not financial advice. Capture simulations use historical prices and simplified costs and tax assumptions. Actual fills, borrow fees, and market rules vary. Consult a qualified advisor before trading.