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Advisor | Quantitative U.S. Large Cap Growth Equity Portfolio
Quantitative U.S. Large Cap Growth Equity Portfolio (Advisor Shares)
Investment Objective
Maximum long-term total return consistent with reasonable risk to principal.
Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio.
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
Advisor
Quantitative U.S. Large Cap Growth Equity Portfolio
Advisor Shares
Management Fees 0.55%
Other Expenses 0.31% [1]
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses 0.86%
[1] (includes 0.20% shareholder servicing fees payable to Glenmede Trust)
Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio’s Advisor Shares with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example
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Advisor | Quantitative U.S. Large Cap Growth Equity Portfolio | Advisor Shares | USD ($) 88 274 477 1,061
Portfolio Turnover
The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Portfolio shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual portfolio operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Portfolio’s performance. The Portfolio may actively trade portfolio securities to achieve its principal investment strategies. During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate was 80% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Using quantitative analysis, under normal market circumstances, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities, such as common stocks, of large cap companies tied economically to the U.S. Glenmede Investment Management LP (the “Advisor”) considers a company to be tied economically to the U.S. if the company: 1) is organized under the laws of the U.S., 2) maintains its principal place of business in the U.S., 3) is traded principally in the U.S. or 4) at the time of purchase, is included in a U.S. equity index managed by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or FTSE Russell (“Russell”). Large cap companies include companies with market capitalizations, at the time of purchase, within the market capitalization range of any stock in the Russell 1000® Index. That capitalization range was $2.4 billion to $974.2 billion as of May 10, 2019. The Portfolio may invest in initial public offerings (“IPOs”).

The Advisor uses proprietary multi-factor computer models to select stocks that the models identify as having revenue and earnings growth potential with reasonable valuations. These computer models rank securities based on certain criteria, including valuation ratios, profitability and earnings-related measures. The Portfolio may actively trade its securities to achieve its principal investment strategies.
Principal Investment Risks
All investments carry a certain amount of risk and the Portfolio cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment objective. In addition, the strategies that the Advisor uses may fail to produce the intended result. Each risk summarized below is considered a “principal risk” of investing in the Portfolio, regardless of the order in which it appears. An investment in the Portfolio is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Therefore, you could lose money by investing in the Portfolio.

The Portfolio may be appropriate for you if you are investing for goals several years away, and are comfortable with stock market risks. The Portfolio would not be appropriate for you if you are investing for short-term goals, or are mainly seeking current income.
Market Risk: Stocks may decline over short or even extended periods of time. Equity markets tend to be cyclical: there are times when stock prices generally increase, and other times when they generally decrease. In addition, the Portfolio is subject to the additional risk that the particular types of stocks held by the Portfolio will underperform other types of securities. Market risks, including political, regulatory, market, economic and social developments, and developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries or segments of the market, can affect the value of the Portfolio’s investments. Natural disasters, public health emergencies (including pandemics and epidemics), terrorism and other global unforeseeable events may lead to instability in world economies and markets, may lead to market volatility, and may have adverse long-term effects. The Portfolio cannot predict the effects of such unforeseeable events in the future on the economy, the markets or the Portfolio’s investments.

Frequent Trading Risk: A high rate of portfolio turnover involves correspondingly high transaction costs, which may adversely affect the Portfolio’s performance over time. High portfolio turnover may also result in the realization of short-term capital gains. Distributions derived from such gains will be treated as ordinary income for Federal income tax purposes.

Growth Style Risk: The Portfolio invests in securities with strong earnings growth prospects that the Advisor believes are reasonably priced. The values of growth stocks may be more sensitive to changes in current or expected earnings than the values of other stocks. There is no guarantee that the prices of these stocks will not move even lower.

IPO Risk: The market value of IPO shares could fluctuate considerably due to factors such as the absence of a prior public market, unseasoned trading, the small number of shares available for trading and limited information about the issuer. When the Portfolio’s asset base is small, a significant portion of the Portfolio’s performance could be attributable to investments in IPOs, because such investments would have a magnified impact on the Portfolio. As the Portfolio’s assets grow, the effect of the Portfolio’s investment in IPOs on the Portfolio’s performance probably will decline, which could reduce the Portfolio’s performance.

Tax Managed Risk: The Portfolio uses various investment methods in seeking to reduce the impact of Federal and state income taxes on shareholders’ returns. As a result, the Portfolio may defer the opportunity to realize gains.
Performance Information
The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Portfolio. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Portfolio’s Advisor Shares has varied from year to year. The table shows how the Portfolio’s average annual total returns for one year, five years and ten years of the Portfolio’s Advisor Shares compare to those of selected market indices. The Portfolio’s past performance, before and after-taxes, does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.glenmedeim.com or by calling 1-800-442-8299.
Quantitative U.S. Large Cap Growth Equity Portfolio (Advisor Shares)
Bar Chart
During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 17.15% (for the quarter ended March 31, 2012) and the lowest quarterly return was -16.20% (for the quarter ended September 30, 2011).
After-tax returns for the Portfolio are calculated using the historical highest individual Federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Portfolio shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).
Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2019)
Average Annual Total Returns - Advisor - Quantitative U.S. Large Cap Growth Equity Portfolio
Past 1 Year
Past 5 Years
Past 10 Years
Advisor Shares 34.84% 12.82% 15.97%
Advisor Shares | Return After Taxes on Distributions 30.80% 11.18% 14.87%
Advisor Shares | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares 23.41% 10.06% 13.40%
Russell 1000® Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) 36.39% 14.63% 15.22%
Morningstar Large Growth Average [1] 31.90% 11.98% 12.89%
[1] The Morningstar Large Growth Average is provided so that investors may compare the performance of the Portfolio with the performance of a peer group of funds that Morningstar, Inc. considers similar to the Portfolio.