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Secured Options Portfolio
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Supplement [Text Block]	gfi835663_SupplementTextBlock	The Glenmede Fund, Inc. Secured Options Portfolio Supplement dated May 20, 2011 to the Equity Portfolios Prospectus dated February 28, 2011 and the Statement of Additional Information dated February 28, 2011
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The type of document being provided (such as 10-K, 10-Q, N-1A, etc). The document type should be limited to the same value as the supporting SEC submission type. The acceptable values are as follows: S-1, S-3, S-4, S-11, F-1, F-3, F-4, F-9, F-10, 6-K, 8-K, 10, 10-K, 10-Q, 20-F, 40-F, N-1A, 485BPOS, NCSR, N-Q, and Other.

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Supplement Strategies.

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