May 31, 2023

PROSPECTUS

SEI Daily Income Trust

Class CAA

•  Government Fund (GFAXX)

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Class CAA Shares of the Fund are not available for purchase in all states. You may purchase Fund shares only if they are registered in your state.

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SEI DAILY INCOME TRUST

About This Prospectus

FUND SUMMARY

 

GOVERNMENT FUND

   

1

   

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

   

5

   

Tax Information

   

5

   
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other
Financial Intermediaries
   

5

   

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT INVESTMENTS

   

5

   

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RISKS

   

6

   

Risk Information Common to the Fund

   

6

   

More Information About Principal Risks

   

6

   

GLOBAL ASSET ALLOCATION

   

10

   

INVESTMENT ADVISER

   

10

   

SUB-ADVISER

   

11

   

Information About Voluntary Fee Waivers

   

12

   
PURCHASING, EXCHANGING AND SELLING
FUND SHARES
    12    

HOW TO PURCHASE FUND SHARES

   

12

   

Pricing of Fund Shares

   

13

   
Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of
Fund Shares
   

14

   

Foreign Investors

   

14

   
Customer Identification and Verification and
Anti-Money Laundering Program
   

14

   

HOW TO EXCHANGE YOUR FUND SHARES

   

15

 

HOW TO SELL YOUR FUND SHARES

   

15

   

Receiving Your Money

   

15

   

Methods Used to Meet Redemption Obligations

   

16

   

Low Balance Redemptions

   

16

   

Suspension of Your Right to Sell Your Shares

   

16

   

Telephone Transactions

   

16

   

Unclaimed Property

   

16

   

DISTRIBUTION OF FUND SHARES

   

16

   

SERVICE OF FUND SHARES

    17    
DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
INFORMATION
    17    

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

   

17

   

Dividends and Distributions

   

17

   

Taxes

   

17

   

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    19    

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

   

20

   
HOW TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
SEI DAILY INCOME TRUST
 

Back Cover

 

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GOVERNMENT FUND

Fund Summary

Investment Goal

Preserve principal value and maintain a high degree of liquidity while providing current income.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

Class CAA Shares

 

Management Fees

   

0.07

%

 

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

   

None

   

Other Expenses

   

0.38

%

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

   

0.45

%

 

EXAMPLE

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold 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 Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

   

1 Year

 

3 Years

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Government Fund — Class CAA Shares

 

$

46

   

$

144

   

$

252

   

$

567

   

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund intends to invest at least 99.5% of its total assets in cash, government securities and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully with cash or government securities. Government securities are obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, including obligations issued by private issuers that are guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities.

Using a top-down strategy and bottom-up security selection, the sub-adviser (the Sub-Adviser) seeks to invest in securities with a remaining maturity not greater than 397 calendar days that are marketable, liquid and offer competitive yields, and which are expected to result in the Fund's portfolio having an average dollar-weighted maturity of 60 days or less and a dollar-weighted average life to maturity of 120 days or less. In making investment decisions, the Sub-Adviser also considers factors such as the anticipated level of


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interest rates and the maturity of individual securities relative to the maturity of the Fund as a whole. Currently, the Fund invests only in first-tier securities.

The Fund values its securities using amortized cost and seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (NAV) of $1.00 per share.

Principal Risks

Market Risk — The prices of the Fund's fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, the Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters, epidemics, pandemics or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Fund's liquidity or force the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.

U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.

Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer of a security or the counterparty to a contract will default or otherwise become unable to honor a financial obligation. Additionally, if the Fund has uninvested cash, the Fund is subject to the risk that the depository institution holding the uninvested cash will be unable to repay the cash held.

Interest Rate Risk — The risk that the Fund's yield will decline due to changing interest rates. A rise in interest rates typically causes a fall in the value of fixed income securities in which the Fund invests, whereas a fall in interest rates typically results in the Fund having to invest available cash in instruments with lower interest rates than those of the current portfolio securities. During periods when interest rates are low, the Fund's yield will also be low and the Fund may not generate enough income to pay its expenses or pay a daily dividend. This could impair the Fund's ability to provide a positive yield and maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Fluctuations in interest rates may also have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the liquidity of the fixed-income securities held by the Fund.

Cash Management Risk — The value of the investments held by the Fund for cash management purposes may be affected by market risks, changing interest rates and by changes in credit ratings of the investments. To the extent that the Fund has any uninvested cash, the Fund would be subject to credit risk with respect to


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the depository institution holding the cash. If the Fund holds uninvested cash, the Fund will not earn income on the cash. During such periods, it may be more difficult for the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

Repurchase Agreement Risk — Although repurchase agreement transactions must be fully collateralized at all times, they generally create leverage and involve some counterparty risk to the Fund whereby a defaulting counterparty could delay or prevent the Fund's recovery of collateral.

Redemption Risk — The Fund may experience periods of heavy redemptions that could cause the Fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets. This could have a significant adverse effect on the Fund's ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price, and, in extreme circumstances, could cause the Fund to suspend redemptions and liquidate completely.

Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain securities may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and the price that the seller would like. The seller may have to lower the price of the security, sell other securities instead or forego an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on Fund management or performance.

Extension Risk — The risk that rising interest rates may extend the duration of a fixed income security, typically reducing the security's value.

Opportunity Risk — The risk of missing out on an investment opportunity because the assets necessary to take advantage of it are tied up in other investments.

LIBOR Replacement Risk — The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) stopped compelling or inducing banks to submit certain London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) rates and will do so for the remaining LIBOR rates immediately after June 30, 2023. Following the discontinuation of the remaining LIBOR rates, contracts whose value has been tied to a discontinued LIBOR rate will fall back to a corresponding Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) or synthetic U.S. dollar LIBOR rate. The FCA will permit the use of synthetic U.S. dollar LIBOR rates for non-U.S. contracts starting July 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit nor is it insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to maintain a constant price per share of $1.00, you may lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund's sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.

Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.

Performance Information

The bar chart and the performance table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Class CAA shares of the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year for the past ten calendar years and by showing the Fund's average annual returns for 1, 5 and 10 years, and since the Fund's inception. The performance information shown is based on full calendar years. The Fund's past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. For current performance information, please call 1-800-DIAL-SEI.


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  Best Quarter: 0.80% (12/31/2022)
Worst Quarter: 0.00% (03/31/21)
The Fund's Class CAA total return from January 1, 2023 to March 31, 2023 was 1.02%.





 

The Fund's Class CAA shares commenced operations on November 20, 2015. For full calendar years through December 31, 2015, the performance of the Fund's Class F shares is shown. The Fund's Class F shares are offered in a separate prospectus. Because Class CAA shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities, returns for Class CAA shares would have been substantially similar to those of Class F shares, shown here, and would have differed only to the extent that Class CAA shares, for certain years, have higher total annual fund operating expenses than Class F shares.

Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2022)

Class CAA Shares*

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

  Since
Inception
(10/27/1995)
 

Government Fund

   

1.36

%

   

1.07

%

   

0.62

%

   

2.13

%

 

* The Fund's Class CAA shares commenced operations on November 20, 2015. For periods prior to November 20, 2015, the performance of the Fund's Class F shares has been used. Returns for Class CAA shares would have been substantially similar to those of Class F shares and would have differed only to the extent that Class CAA shares, for certain years, have higher total annual fund operating CAA class expenses than Class F shares.

Please call 1-800-DIAL-SEI to obtain the Fund's current 7-day yield. Additional information about SEI's money market funds is available on our website at http://www.seic.com/holdings.

Management

Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation

Portfolio Manager

 

Experience with the Fund

 

Title with Adviser

 

Richard A. Bamford

 

Since 2014

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Anthony Karaminas, CFA

 

Since 2022

 

Portfolio Manager, Head of Sub-Advised Fixed Income

 

Philip Terrenzio, CFA

 

Since 2022

 

Assistant Portfolio Manager

 

Sub-Adviser. BlackRock Advisors, LLC


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Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Class CAA shares do not have a minimum investment requirement; however, shareholders are expected to maintain a minimum account balance of $1,000. You may purchase and redeem shares of the Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business (a Business Day). However, the Fund may close early on Business Days that the Bond Market Association recommends the bond markets close early. In addition, Fund shares cannot be purchased by Federal Reserve wire on federal holidays on which wire transfers are restricted. You may sell your Fund shares by contacting your authorized financial institution or intermediary directly. Authorized financial institutions and intermediaries may redeem Fund shares on behalf of their clients by contacting the Fund's transfer agent (the Transfer Agent) or the Fund's authorized agent, using certain SEI Investments Company (SEI) or third party systems or by calling 1-800-858-7233, as applicable.

Tax Information

The distributions made by the Fund are taxable and will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains. If you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account, you will generally not be subject to federal taxation on Fund distributions until you begin receiving distributions from your tax-deferred arrangement. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the rules governing your tax-deferred arrangement.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase Fund shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT INVESTMENTS

The Fund is a mutual fund. A mutual fund pools shareholders' money and, using professional investment managers, invests it in securities and certain other instruments.

The Fund has its own investment goal and strategies for reaching that goal. The Fund's assets are managed under the direction of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC) and one or more Sub-Advisers who manage portions of the Fund's assets in a way that they believe will help the Fund achieve its investment goal. SIMC acts as "manager of managers" for the Fund and attempts to ensure that the Sub-Adviser complies with the Fund's investment policies and guidelines. SIMC also recommends the appointment of additional or replacement sub-advisers to the Board.

This prospectus describes the Fund's principal investment strategies. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in the types of securities described in this prospectus.

The investments and strategies described in this prospectus are those that the Sub-Adviser uses under normal conditions. For temporary defensive or liquidity purposes during unusual economic or market conditions, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in short-term obligations, cash, money market instruments, repurchase agreements and other short-term obligations that may not ordinarily be consistent with the Fund's objectives, which may impair the Fund's ability to achieve its investment goal. The Fund will


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do so only if SIMC or a Sub-Adviser believes that the risk of loss outweighs the opportunity for higher taxable income. Of course, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. Although not expected to be a component of the Fund's principal investment strategy, the Fund may lend its securities to certain financial institutions in an attempt to earn additional income.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RISKS

Risk Information Common to the Fund

Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. SIMC and the Sub-Adviser, as applicable, make judgments about the securities markets, the economy and companies, but these judgments may not anticipate actual market movements or the impact of economic conditions on company performance. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, just as you could with other investments.

A Fund share is not a bank deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund is managed to maintain a constant price per share of $1.00, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

The value of your investment in the Fund is based on the market prices of the securities the Fund holds. These prices change daily due to economic and other events that affect securities markets generally, as well as those that affect particular companies and other issuers. These price movements, sometimes called volatility, may be greater or lesser depending on the types of securities the Fund owns and the markets in which those securities trade. The effect on the Fund's share price of a change in the value of a single security will depend on how widely the Fund diversifies its holdings.

More Information About Principal Risks

The following descriptions provide additional information about some of the risks of investing in the Fund:

Cash Management — The value of the investments held by the Fund for cash management can fluctuate. These investments are subject to risk, including market, interest rate and credit risk. To the extent that the Fund has any uninvested cash, the Fund would be subject to credit risk with respect to the depository institution holding the cash. If the Fund holds uninvested cash, the Fund will not earn income on the cash. During such periods, it may be more difficult for the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

Credit — Credit risk is the risk that a decline in the credit quality of an investment could cause the Fund to lose money. Credit quality risk is the risk of a decline in the credit quality of an issuer or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security, which can cause the price of a security to decrease. Although the Fund invests primarily in investment grade securities, the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a portfolio security or a counterparty to a derivative contract fails to make timely payment or otherwise honor its obligations. Additionally, if the Funds have uninvested cash, the Funds are subject to the risk that the depository institution holding the uninvested cash will be unable to repay the cash held.

Economic Risk of Global Health Events — The market value of the Fund's investments may decline in tandem with a drop in the overall value of the markets in which the Fund invests and/or other markets based on negative developments in the U.S. and global economies. Economic, political, and financial conditions or industry or economic trends or developments may, from time to time, and for varying periods of time, cause volatility, illiquidity or other potentially adverse effects in the financial markets, including the fixed-income market. The commencement, continuation or ending of government policies and economic stimulus


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programs, changes in money policy, increases or decreases in interest rates, war, acts of terrorism, recessions, or other actual or perceived factors or events that affect the financial markets, including the fixed-income markets, may contribute to the development of or increase in volatility, illiquidity, shareholder redemptions, and other adverse effects that could negatively impact the Fund's performance. Similarly, the impact of any epidemic, pandemic or natural disaster, or widespread fear that such events may occur, could negatively affect the global economy, as well as the economies of individual countries, the financial performance of individual companies and sectors, and the markets in general in significant and unforeseen ways. Any such impact could adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests, which in turn could negatively impact the Fund's performance and cause losses on your investment in the Fund. Recent examples include pandemic risks related to a coronavirus (COVID-19). The ongoing effects of COVID-19 are unpredictable and may result in significant and prolonged effects on the Fund's performance.

Extension — The Fund's investments in fixed income securities are subject to extension risk. Generally, rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of fixed income securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates. As a result, in a period of rising interest rates, the Fund may exhibit additional volatility.

Fixed Income Market — The prices of the Fund's fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, the Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. Fixed income securities may have fixed-, variable- or floating-rates. There is a risk that the current interest rate on floating and variable rate instruments may not accurately reflect existing market interest rates. Also, longer-term securities are generally more sensitive to changes in the level of interest rates, so the average maturity or duration of these securities affects risk. Changes in government policy, including the Federal Reserve's decisions with respect to raising interest rates or terminating certain programs such as quantitative easing, could increase the risk that interest rates will rise. Rising interest rates may, in turn, increase volatility and reduce liquidity in the fixed income markets, and result in a decline in the value of the fixed income investments held by the Fund. These risks may be heightened in a low interest rate environment. In addition, reductions in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could further decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. As a result of these conditions, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Fund's liquidity or force the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.

Interest Rate — Interest rate risk is the risk that the Fund's yield will decline due to changing interest rates. A rise in interest rates typically causes a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Fund invests, whereas a fall in interest rates typically results in the Fund having to invest available cash in instruments with lower interest rates than those of the current portfolio securities. During periods when interest rates are low, the Fund's yield will also be low and the Fund may not generate enough income to pay its expenses or pay a daily dividend. The Fund could even have a negative yield (i.e., it may lose money on an operating basis) during a lower interest rate environment. This could impair the Fund's ability to provide a positive yield and maintain a stable $1.00 share price. Fluctuations in interest rates may also have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the liquidity of the fixed-income securities held by the Fund. As a result, it is possible that the Fund would, during these conditions, maintain a


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substantial portion of its assets in cash, on which it may earn little, if any, income. In general, a fund with a longer average portfolio duration will be more sensitive to risks associated with changing interest rates than a fund with a shorter average portfolio duration.

Leverage — Certain Fund transactions, such as reverse repurchase agreements, may give rise to a form of leverage. The use of leverage can amplify the effects of market volatility on the Fund's share price and make the Fund's returns more volatile. This is because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund's portfolio securities. The use of leverage may also cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder.

LIBOR Replacement — The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority stopped compelling or inducing banks to submit certain London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) rates. The publication of LIBOR on a representative basis ceased for the one-week and two-month U.S. dollar LIBOR settings immediately after December 31, 2021, and is expected to cease for the remaining U.S. dollar LIBOR settings immediately after June 30, 2023. Investments impacted by the discontinuation of LIBOR may include bank loans, derivatives, floating rate securities, and other assets or liabilities tied to LIBOR. Actions by regulators have resulted in the establishment of alternative reference rates to LIBOR in most major currencies. The U.S. Federal Reserve, based on the recommendations of the New York Federal Reserve's Alternative Reference Rate Committee (comprised of major derivative market participants and their regulators), has begun publishing a Secured Overnight Financing Rate, which is intended to replace U.S. dollar LIBOR. Alternative reference rates for other currencies have also been announced or have already begun publication. In response to the discontinuation of LIBOR, investors have added fallback provisions to existing contracts for investments whose value is tied to LIBOR, with most fallback provisions requiring the adoption of SOFR as a replacement rate. On March 15, 2022, President Biden signed the Adjustable Interest Rate Act into law (the "LIBOR Act"), which, in conjunction with regulations adopted by the Federal Reserve Board, establishes SOFR as the default fallback rate for any U.S. contract without a fallback provision. In addition, on March 4, 2023, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority announced that, starting July 1, 2023 and continuing through September 30, 2024, it will permit the publishing 1-, 3- and 6-month synthetic U.S. dollar LIBOR settings based on SOFR to serve as a fallback for non-U.S. contracts.

Liquidity — Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or sell. The market for certain investments may become illiquid due to specific adverse changes in the condition of a particular issuer or under adverse market or economic conditions independent of the issuer. The Fund's investments in illiquid securities may reduce the returns of the Fund because it may be unable to sell the illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price. Further, transactions in illiquid securities may entail transaction costs that are higher than those for transactions in liquid securities.

Market — Market risk is the risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the bond market as a whole.

Opportunity — The Fund may miss out on an investment opportunity because the assets necessary for it to take advantage of the opportunity are tied up in other investments.

Prepayment — The Fund's investments in fixed income securities are subject to prepayment risk. In a declining interest rate environment, fixed income securities with stated interest rates may have their principal paid earlier than expected. This may result in the Fund having to reinvest that money at lower prevailing interest rates, which can reduce the returns of the Fund.


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Reallocation — In addition to managing the Fund, SIMC constructs and maintains strategies (Strategies) for certain clients, and the Fund is designed in part to implement those Strategies. Within the Strategies, SIMC periodically adjusts the target allocations among the Fund to ensure that the appropriate mix of assets is in place. SIMC also may create new Strategies that reflect significant changes in allocation among the Fund. Because a significant portion of the assets in the Fund may be composed of investors in Strategies controlled or influenced by SIMC, this reallocation activity could result in significant purchase or redemption activity in the Fund. Although reallocations are intended to benefit investors that invest in the Fund through the Strategies, they could in certain cases have a detrimental effect on Fund that are being materially reallocated, including by increasing portfolio turnover (and related transactions costs), disrupting the portfolio management strategy, and causing the Fund to incur taxable gains. SIMC seeks to manage the impact to the Fund resulting from reallocations in the Strategies.

Redemption — The Fund may experience periods of heavy redemptions that could cause the Fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets. This could have a significant adverse effect on the Fund's ability to maintain a stable $1.00 share price, and, in extreme circumstances, could cause the Fund to suspend redemptions and liquidate completely.

Repurchase Agreement — A repurchase agreement is an agreement in which one party sells securities to another party in return for cash, with an agreement to repurchase equivalent securities at an agreed-upon price and on an agreed-upon future date. The repurchase agreements entered into by the Fund will provide that the underlying collateral at all times shall have a value equal to at least 102% of the resale price stated in the agreement. If a money market fund decides to "look through" a repurchase agreement counterparty issuer to the underlying collateral for diversification purposes, the collateral posted by the counterparty will be required to be cash items or U.S. Government securities. Further, the money market funds will evaluate the creditworthiness of the counterparty before "look through" treatment. Under all repurchase agreements entered into by the Fund, the custodian or its agent must take possession of the underlying collateral. In the event of a default or bankruptcy by a selling financial institution, the Fund will seek to liquidate such collateral. To the extent that proceeds from any sale upon a default of the obligation to repurchase were less than the repurchase price, the Fund could suffer a loss.

U.S. Government Securities — U.S. Government securities are obligations of, or guaranteed by, the U.S. Government, its agencies or government-sponsored entities. U.S. Government securities include issues by non-governmental entities (such as financial institutions) that carry direct guarantees from U.S. Government agencies as part of government initiatives in response to a market crisis or otherwise. Although the U.S. Government guarantees principal and interest payments on securities issued by the U.S. Government and some of its agencies, such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association, this guarantee does not apply to losses resulting from declines in the market value of these securities. U.S. Government securities include zero coupon securities that make payments of interest and principal only upon maturity, which tend to be subject to greater volatility than interest bearing securities with comparable maturities. Some of the U.S. Government securities that the Fund may hold are not guaranteed or backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, such as those issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government securities may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Government. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.


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GLOBAL ASSET ALLOCATION

The Fund and other funds managed by SIMC are used within Strategies that SIMC constructs and maintains for certain clients (Strategy Clients). The Fund is designed in part to be used as a component within those Strategies. The degree to which a Strategy Client's portfolio is invested in the particular market segments and/or asset classes represented by the Fund and other funds varies. SIMC believes that an investment in a portfolio of funds representing a range of asset classes as part of a Strategy may reduce the Strategy's overall level of volatility.

Within the Strategies, SIMC periodically adjusts the target allocations among the Fund and other funds to ensure that the appropriate mix of assets is in place. SIMC also may create new Strategies that reflect significant changes in allocation among the Fund and other funds. Because a significant portion of the assets in the Fund and other funds may be attributable to investors in Strategies controlled or influenced by SIMC, this reallocation activity could result in significant purchase or redemption activity in the Fund. Although reallocations are intended to benefit investors that invest in the Fund through the Strategies, they could, in certain cases, have a detrimental effect on the Fund. Such detrimental effects could include: transaction costs, capital gains and other expenses resulting from an increase in portfolio turnover; and disruptions to the portfolio management strategy, such as foregone investment opportunities or the inopportune sale of securities to facilitate redemption.

INVESTMENT ADVISER

SIMC, a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registered investment adviser, located at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. As of December 31, 2022, SIMC had approximately $180.86 billion in assets under management.

The Fund is managed by SIMC and one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser). SIMC acts as a "manager of managers" of the Fund and, subject to the oversight of the Board, is responsible for:

— researching and recommending to the Board, the hiring, termination and replacement of Sub-Advisers;

— allocating, on a continuous basis, assets of the Fund among the Sub-Advisers (to the extent the Fund has more than one Sub-Adviser);

— monitoring and evaluating the Sub-Adviser's performance;

— overseeing the Sub-Adviser to ensure compliance with the Fund's investment objectives, policies and restrictions; and

— monitoring the Sub-Adviser's adherence to its investment style.

SIMC acts as manager of managers for the Fund pursuant to an exemptive order obtained from the SEC. The exemptive order permits SIMC, with the approval of the Board, to retain unaffiliated sub-advisers for the Fund without submitting the sub-advisory agreements to a vote of the Fund's shareholders. Among other things, the exemptive order permits the non-disclosure of amounts payable by SIMC under a particular sub-advisory agreement, but instead requires SIMC to disclose the aggregate amount of sub-advisory fees paid by SIMC with respect to each Fund. As a manager of managers, SIMC is ultimately responsible for the investment performance of the Fund. The Board supervises SIMC and the Sub-Adviser and establishes policies that they must follow in their management activities.


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In accordance with a separate exemptive order that the Trust and SIMC have obtained from the SEC, the Board may approve a new sub-advisory agreement or a material amendment to an existing sub-advisory agreement at a meeting that is not in person, subject to certain conditions, including that the Trustees are able to participate in the meeting using a means of communication that allows them to hear each other simultaneously during the meeting.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board's most recent approval of the Fund's investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements will be available in the Fund's Semi-Annual Report, which will cover the period February 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023.

The following portfolio managers are primarily responsible for the management and oversight of the Fund, as described above.

Richard A. Bamford serves as Portfolio Manager for the Fund. Mr. Bamford serves as a Senior Portfolio Manager for the Traditional Strategies Group within the Investment Management Unit. Mr. Bamford is responsible for high yield, emerging market, municipal and taxable fixed-income portfolios, as well as leading the investment-grade debt and municipal bonds portfolios. Mr. Bamford's duties include manager analysis and selection, strategy development and enhancement as well as investment research. Mr. Bamford has over 20 years of experience in investment management. Prior to joining SEI in 1999, Mr. Bamford worked as a Municipal Credit Analyst for Vanguard. Mr. Bamford received a Bachelor of Science in Economics/Finance and Accounting from the University of Scranton and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from St. Joseph's University.

Anthony Karaminas, CFA, serves as Portfolio Manager for the Fund. Mr. Karaminas serves as Head of Sub-Advisory Fixed Income & Multi-Asset, within the Investment Management Unit. Mr. Karaminas is responsible for Portfolio Management leadership and oversight duties for the entirety of the Sub-Advisory Fixed Income & Multi-Asset Business. Prior to joining SEI, he was an Associate Portfolio Manager/Analyst within the Multi-Manager Solution team at UBS Asset Management. Previously, Mr. Karaminas held the role of Sector Head of Global Fixed Income and Global High Yield Funds Research at S&P Capital IQ. Mr. Karaminas was also a Senior Analyst at Goldman Sachs JB Were. Mr. Karaminas received a Bachelor of Business (with honors) from Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia. He is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute.

Philip Terrenzio, CFA serves as Portfolio Manager for the Fund. Mr. Terrenzio serves as an assistant portfolio manager for the Fixed Income Team within the Investment Management Unit. He monitors portfolio exposures, portfolio risks, performance attribution, and daily cash flows for money market, liability driven investing, core, high yield and government funds. Prior to joining the Investment Management Unit, Mr. Terrenzio started his career at SEI in 2013 as a mutual fund accountant and supervisor within SEI's Investment Management Services where he worked on the operations and administration of SEI's mutual funds. Mr. Terrenzio earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Finance from Saint Joseph's University, graduating cum laude, and is a CFA charterholder.

SUB-ADVISER

The Sub-Adviser makes investment decisions for the assets it manages and continuously reviews, supervises and administers its investment program. The Sub-Adviser must also operate within the Fund's investment objective, restrictions and policies, and within specific guidelines and instructions established by SIMC from time to time. The Sub-Adviser is responsible for managing only the portion of the Fund allocated to it by SIMC. SIMC pays the Sub-Adviser out of the investment advisory fees it receives (as described below).


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BlackRock Advisors, LLC: BlackRock Advisors, LLC (BAL), located at 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. serves as a Sub-Adviser to the Fund. BAL was organized in 1994 to perform advisory services for investment companies. As of March 31, 2023, assets under management were approximately $745.83 billion for BAL.

SIMC has registered with the National Futures Association as a "commodity pool operator" under the Commodities Exchange Act (CEA) with respect to certain products not included in this prospectus. SIMC has claimed, on behalf of each Fund in accordance with CFTC Regulation 4.5 and other relevant rules, regulations and no-action relief, an exclusion from the definition of the term "commodity pool operator" under the CEA. SIMC is therefore not subject to regulation as a pool operator under the CEA with regard to the operation of the Fund.

The Fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) provides additional information about the portfolio managers' compensation, other accounts they manage and their ownership, if any, of Fund shares.

Information About Voluntary Fee Waivers

The total annual fund operating expenses of the Fund's Class CAA shares for the current fiscal year are expected to differ from those of the Fund's most recent fiscal year (as shown in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table in the Fund Summary section) because the Fund's administrator, the Fund's adviser and/or the Fund's distributor have voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of their fees in order to keep total direct annual Fund operating expenses (exclusive of interest from borrowings, brokerage commissions, Trustee fees, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund's business) at a specified level. The Fund's administrator, the Fund's adviser and/or the Fund's distributor may discontinue all or part of these waivers at any time. With these fee waivers, the Fund's Class CAA shares' total annual Fund operating expenses for the current fiscal year (ending January 31, 2024) are expected to be as follows:

Fund Name — Class CAA Shares

  Total Annual Fund
Operating Expenses
(before fee waivers)
  Total Annual Fund
Operating Expenses
(after fee waivers,
but excluding waiver to
maintain income yield)
  Total Annual Fund
Operating Expenses
(after fee waivers,
including waiver to
maintain income yield
and extraordinary
expenses, if applicable)
 

Government Fund

   

0.45

%

   

0.35

%

   

0.35

%

 

PURCHASING, EXCHANGING AND SELLING FUND SHARES

The following sections tell you how to purchase, exchange and sell (sometimes called "redeem") Class CAA shares of the Fund. The Fund offers Class CAA shares only to financial institutions and intermediaries for their own or their customers' accounts and only where such accounts have opted to participate in the check writing service associated with the custody services provided to the account.

For information on how to open an account and set up procedures for placing transactions, call 1-800-DIAL-SEI.

HOW TO PURCHASE FUND SHARES

Fund shares may be purchased on any Business Day. However, the Fund may close early on Business Days that the Bond Market Association recommends the bond markets close early. In addition, Fund shares cannot be purchased by Federal Reserve wire on federal holidays on which wire transfers are restricted.


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Authorized financial institutions and intermediaries may purchase Class CAA shares of the Fund. Authorized financial institutions and intermediaries that use certain SEI or third party systems may place orders electronically through those systems. Authorized financial institutions and intermediaries may also place orders by calling 1-800-858-7233. Generally, cash investments must be transmitted or delivered in federal funds to the Fund's wire agent by the close of business on the same day the order is placed. However, in certain circumstances, the Fund, at its discretion, may allow purchases to settle (i.e., receive final payment) at a later date in accordance with the Fund's procedures and applicable law. The Fund reserves the right to refuse any purchase requests, particularly those that the Fund reasonably believes may not be in the best interest of the Fund or its shareholders and could adversely affect the Fund or its operations.

You may be eligible to purchase other classes of shares of the Fund. However, you may only purchase a class of shares that your financial institution or intermediary sells or services. Your financial institution representative or intermediary can tell you which classes of shares are available to you.

The Fund calculates its net asset value (NAV) per share once each Business Day as of 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. For you to receive the current Business Day's NAV per share, generally the Fund (or an authorized agent) must receive your purchase order in proper form on the trade date before the Fund's order cut-off time of 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The Fund will not accept orders that request a particular day or price for the transaction or any other special conditions.

When you purchase, exchange or sell Fund shares through certain authorized financial institutions, you may have to transmit your purchase, exchange or sale requests to these authorized financial institutions at an earlier time for your transaction to become effective that day. This allows these authorized financial institutions time to process your requests and transmit them to the Fund.

Certain other intermediaries, including certain broker-dealers and shareholder organizations, are authorized to accept purchase, exchange and redemption requests for Fund shares. These requests are executed at the next determined NAV per share after the intermediary receives the request if transmitted to the Fund in accordance with the Fund's procedures and applicable law. These authorized intermediaries are responsible for transmitting requests and delivering funds on a timely basis.

You will have to follow the procedures of your financial institution or intermediary for transacting with the Fund. You may be charged a fee for purchasing and/or redeeming Fund shares by your financial institution or intermediary.

Pricing of Fund Shares

NAV for one Fund share is the value of that share's portion of the net assets of the Fund. In calculating NAV, the Fund generally values its investment portfolio using the amortized cost valuation method. The amortized cost valuation method involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter (absent unusual circumstances) assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, regardless of the impact of fluctuations in general market rates of interest on the value of the instrument. The amortized cost valuation method is described in greater detail in the Fund's SAI. If this method is determined to be unreliable during certain market conditions or for other reasons, the Fund may value its portfolio at market price. Debt securities, such as those held by the Fund, are priced based upon valuations provided by independent, third-party pricing agents. Such values will generally reflect the last reported sales price if the security is actively traded. The third-party pricing agents may also value debt securities at an evaluated bid price by employing methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-supplied valuations or other methodologies designed to identify the market value for such securities.


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The Trust's Board of Trustees has designated SIMC as the Valuation Designee for the Fund pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. The Valuation Designee has the responsibility for the fair value determination with respect to all Fund investments that do not have readily available market quotations or quotations that are no longer reliable.

Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares

"Market timing" refers to a pattern of frequent purchases and sales of the Fund's shares, often with the intent of earning arbitrage profits. Market timing of the Fund could harm other shareholders in various ways, including by diluting the value of the shareholders' holdings, increasing Fund transaction costs, disrupting the portfolio management strategy, causing the Fund to incur unwanted taxable gains and forcing the Fund to hold excess levels of cash.

The Board has not adopted policies and procedures on behalf of the Fund with respect to frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares by Fund shareholders. Due to its use for cash sweep and other purposes, it is the Fund's expectation that this money market fund will be used by certain investors for short-term investment purposes.

Foreign Investors

The Fund does not generally accept investments by non-U.S. persons. Non-U.S. persons may be permitted to invest in the Fund subject to the satisfaction of enhanced due diligence. Prospective investors should consult their own financial institution or financial intermediary regarding their eligibility to invest in the Fund. The Funds may rely on representations from such financial institutions and financial intermediaries regarding their investor eligibility.

Customer Identification and Verification and Anti-Money Laundering Program

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each customer who opens an account. Accounts for the Fund are generally opened through other financial institutions or intermediaries. When you open your account through your financial institution or intermediary, you will have to provide your name, address, date of birth, identification number and other information that will allow the financial institution or intermediary to identify you. When you open an account on behalf of an entity you will have to provide formation documents and identifying information about beneficial owner(s) and controlling parties. This information is subject to verification by the financial institution or intermediary to ensure the identity of all persons opening an account.

Your financial institution or intermediary is required by law to reject your new account application if the required identifying information is not provided. Your financial institution or intermediary may contact you in an attempt to collect any missing information required on the application, and your application may be rejected if they are unable to obtain this information. In certain instances, your financial institution or intermediary may be required to collect documents to establish and verify your identity.

The Fund will accept investments and your order will be processed at the next determined NAV after receipt of your application in proper form (which includes receipt of all identifying information required on the application). The Fund, however, reserves the right to close and/or liquidate your account at the then-current day's price if the financial institution or intermediary through which you open your account is unable to verify your identity. As a result, you may be subject to a gain or loss on Fund shares as well as to corresponding tax consequences.


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Customer identification and verification are part of the Fund's overall obligation to deter money laundering under federal law. The Fund has adopted an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program designed to prevent the Fund from being used for money laundering or the financing of terrorist activities. In this regard, the Fund reserves the right to: (i) refuse, cancel or rescind any purchase or exchange order; (ii) freeze any account and/or suspend account services; or (iii) involuntarily close your account in cases of threatening conduct or suspected fraudulent or illegal activity. These actions will be taken when, in the sole discretion of Fund management, they are deemed to be in the best interest of the Fund or in cases when the Fund is requested or compelled to do so by governmental or law enforcement authority. If your account is closed at the request of governmental or law enforcement authority, you may not receive proceeds of the redemption if the Fund is required to withhold such proceeds.

HOW TO EXCHANGE YOUR FUND SHARES

An authorized financial institution or intermediary may exchange Class CAA shares of the Fund for Sweep Class Shares of the Fund of SEI Daily Income Trust on any Business Day by placing orders with the Transfer Agent or the Fund's authorized agent. This exchange privilege may be changed or canceled at any time upon 60 days' notice. For information about how to exchange Fund shares through your authorized financial institution or intermediary, you should contact your authorized financial institution or intermediary directly. When you exchange shares, you are really selling your shares of one Fund and buying shares of another Fund. Therefore, your sale price and purchase price will be based on the next calculated NAV after the Fund receives your exchange request. All exchanges are based on the eligibility requirements of the Fund into which you are exchanging and any other limits on sales of or exchanges in that Fund. The Fund reserves the right to refuse or limit any exchange order for any reason, including if the transaction is deemed not to be in the best interest of the Fund's other shareholders or possibly disruptive to the management of the Fund. When a purchase or exchange order is rejected, the Fund will send notice to the prospective investor or the prospective investor's authorized financial intermediary.

HOW TO SELL YOUR FUND SHARES

Authorized financial institutions and intermediaries may sell Fund shares on any Business Day by placing orders with the Transfer Agent or the Fund's authorized agent. Authorized financial institutions and intermediaries that use certain SEI or third party systems may place orders electronically through those systems. Authorized financial institutions and intermediaries may also place orders by calling 1-800-858-7233. For information about how to sell Fund shares through your authorized financial institution or intermediary, you should contact your authorized financial institution or intermediary directly. Your authorized financial institution or intermediary may charge a fee for its services. The sale price of each share will be the next determined NAV after the Fund receives your request or after the Fund's authorized intermediary receives your request if transmitted to the Fund in accordance with the Fund's procedures and applicable law.

Receiving Your Money

Normally, the Fund will make payment on your redemption request as promptly as possible after they receive your request regardless of the method the Funds use to make such payment, but it may take up to three Business Days. You may arrange for your proceeds to be wired to your bank account.


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Methods Used to Meet Redemption Obligations

The Fund generally pays sale (redemption) proceeds in cash during normal market conditions. To the extent that the Fund does not have sufficient cash holdings for redemption proceeds, it will typically seek to generate such cash through the sale of portfolio assets. The Fund also operates an interfund lending program that enables the Fund to borrow from another Fund on a temporary basis, which, on a less regular basis, may be used to help the Fund satisfy redemptions. Under stressed or unusual conditions that make the payment of cash unwise (and for the protection of the Fund's remaining shareholders), the Fund might pay all or part of your redemption proceeds in liquid securities with a market value equal to the redemption price (redemption in kind). Although it is highly unlikely that your shares would ever be redeemed in kind, you would probably have to pay brokerage costs to sell the securities distributed to you, as well as taxes on any capital gains from the sale as with any redemption and you will bear the investment risk of the distributed securities until the distributed securities are sold. These methods may be used during both normal and stressed market conditions.

Low Balance Redemptions

The Fund (or its delegate) may, in its discretion, and upon reasonable notice, redeem in full a financial institution, intermediary or shareholder that fails to maintain an investment of at least $1,000 in the Fund.

Suspension of Your Right to Sell Your Shares

The Fund may suspend your right to sell your shares back to the Fund if the NYSE restricts trading, the SEC declares an emergency or for other reasons, as permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. More information about such suspension can be found in the SAI.

Telephone Transactions

Purchasing, exchanging and selling Fund shares over the telephone is extremely convenient, but not without risk. The Fund has certain safeguards and procedures to confirm the identity of callers and the authenticity of instructions. If the Fund follows these procedures, the Fund will not be responsible for any losses or costs incurred by following telephone instructions that the Fund reasonably believes to be genuine.

Unclaimed Property

Each state has unclaimed property rules that generally provide for escheatment (or transfer) to the state of unclaimed property, including mutual fund shares, under various circumstances. Such circumstances include inactivity (i.e., no owner-initiated contact for a certain period), returned mail (i.e., when mail sent to a shareholder is returned by the post office, or "RPO," as undeliverable), or a combination of both inactivity and returned mail. More information on unclaimed property and how to maintain an active account is available through your state.

If you are a resident of certain states, you may designate a representative to receive notice of the potential escheatment of your property. The designated representative would not have any rights to your shares. Please contact your financial intermediary for additional information.

DISTRIBUTION OF FUND SHARES

SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SIDCo. or the Distributor) is the distributor of the shares of the Fund.


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The Fund may be sold through independent registered investment advisers, financial planners, bank trust departments and other financial advisors (Financial Advisors) who provide their clients with advice and services in connection with their investments in the Fund. Many Financial Advisors are also associated with broker-dealer firms. SIMC and its affiliates, at their expense, may compensate these broker-dealers or other financial institutions for marketing, promotional or other services. These payments may be significant to these firms and may create an incentive for the firm or its associated Financial Advisors to recommend or offer shares of the Fund to its customers rather than other funds or investment products. These payments are made by SIMC and its affiliates out of their past profits or other available resources. SIMC and its affiliates may also provide other products and services to Financial Advisors. For additional information, please see the Fund's SAI. You can also ask your Financial Advisor about any payments it receives from SIMC and its affiliates, as well as about fees it charges.

SERVICE OF FUND SHARES

The Fund has adopted a shareholder services plan and agreement (the Service Plan) with respect to Class CAA shares that allows such shares to pay service providers a fee in connection with the ongoing servicing of shareholder accounts owning such shares at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets of the Class CAA shares. The Service Plan provides that shareholder service fees on Class CAA shares will be paid to SIDCo., which may then be used by SIDCo. to compensate financial intermediaries for providing shareholder services with respect to Class CAA shares.

DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

Portfolio holdings information for the Fund can be obtained on the Internet at the following address: http://www.seic.com/holdings (the Portfolio Holdings Website). Five calendar days after each month end, a list of all portfolio holdings in the Fund as of the end of such month shall be made available on the Portfolio Holdings Website. Beginning on the day after any portfolio holdings information is posted on the Portfolio Holdings Website, such information will be delivered directly to any person who requests it, through electronic or other means. The portfolio holdings information placed on the Portfolio Holdings Website shall remain there until the fifth calendar day of the thirteenth month after the date of which the data relates, at which time it will be permanently removed from the site.

Additional information regarding the information disclosed on the Portfolio Holdings website and the Fund's policies and procedures on the disclosure of portfolio holdings information is available in the SAI.

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Dividends and Distributions

The Fund declares dividends daily and distributes its investment income monthly. The Fund makes distributions of capital gains, if any, at least annually.

You will receive dividends and distributions in cash unless otherwise stated.

Taxes

Please consult your tax advisor regarding your specific questions about U.S. federal, state and local income taxes. Below, the Fund has summarized some important tax issues that affect the Fund and its shareholders. This summary is based on current tax laws, which may change. This summary does not apply to shares held in


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an individual retirement account or other tax-qualified plans, which are generally not subject to current tax. Transactions relating to shares held in such accounts may, however, be taxable at some time in the future.

The Fund has elected and intends to qualify each year for treatment as a regulated investment company (a "RIC") within the meaning of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). If it meets certain minimum distribution requirements, a RIC is not subject to tax at the fund level on income and gains from investments that are timely distributed to shareholders. However, the Fund's failure to qualify as a RIC or to meet minimum distribution requirements would result (if certain relief provisions were not available) in fund-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.

The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and its net realized capital gains, if any. The dividends and distributions you receive may be subject to federal, state and local taxation, depending upon your tax situation. If so, they are taxable whether or not you reinvest them. Income distributions are generally taxable at ordinary income tax rates and will not qualify for the reduced tax rates on qualified dividend income. Capital gains distributions are generally taxable at the rates applicable to long-term capital gains.

Because the Fund's income is expected to be derived primarily from interest rather than dividends, no portion of the Fund's distributions is expected to be eligible for the corporate dividends received deduction or for the lower tax rates on qualified dividend income.

If the Fund receives business interest income it may pass through its net business interest income for purposes of the tax rules applicable to the interest expense limitations under Section 163(j) of the Code. The Fund's total "Section 163(j) Interest Dividend" for a tax year is limited to the excess of the Fund's business interest income over the sum of its business interest expense and its other deductions properly allocable to its business interest income. The Fund may, in its discretion, designate all or a portion of ordinary dividends as Section 163(j) Interest Dividends, which would allow the recipient shareholder to treat the designated portion of such dividends as interest income for purposes of determining such shareholder's interest expense deduction limitation under Section 163(j). This can potentially increase the amount of a shareholder's interest expense deductible under Section 163(j). In general, to be eligible to treat a Section 163(j) Interest Dividend as interest income, you must have held your shares in the Fund for more than 180 days during the 361-day period beginning on the date that is 180 days before the date on which the share becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend. However, the holding period requirement does not apply to the Fund because it declares interest dividends on a daily basis in an amount equal to at least 90 percent of the Fund's excess section 163(j) interest income and distributes such dividends on a monthly basis. Section 163(j) Interest Dividends, if so designated by the Fund, will be reported to your financial intermediary or otherwise in accordance with the requirements specified by the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS").

Each sale or exchange of Fund shares may be a taxable event. However, it is not anticipated that you will realize any gain or loss on the sale of your Fund shares because the Fund expects to maintain a $1.00 NAV. Assuming you hold shares as a capital asset, if a sale or exchange of shares results in a gain or loss to you, the gain or loss generally will be treated as short-term if you held the shares 12 months or less, long-term if you held the shares for longer, except that any capital loss on the sale of the Fund's shares held for six months or less is treated as long-term capital loss to the extent that capital gain dividends were paid with respect to such Fund shares. In certain circumstances, losses realized on the redemption or exchange of Fund shares may be disallowed.


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U.S. individuals with income exceeding $200,000 ($250,000 if married and filing jointly) are subject to a 3.8% tax on their "net investment income," including interest, dividends and capital gains (including capital gains realized on the sale or exchange of Fund shares).

The Fund (or its administrative agent) must report to the IRS and furnish to Fund shareholders the cost basis information for purchases of Fund shares. In addition to reporting the gross proceeds from the sale of Fund shares, the Fund (or its administrative agent) is also required to report the cost basis information for such shares and indicate whether these shares have a short-term or long-term holding period. For each sale of its shares, the Fund will permit its shareholders to elect from among several IRS-accepted cost basis methods, including the average cost basis method. In the absence of an election, the Fund will use a default cost basis method. The cost basis method elected by shareholders (or the cost basis method applied by default) for each sale of the Fund's shares may not be changed after the settlement date of each such sale of the Fund's shares. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the best IRS-accepted cost basis method for their tax situation and to obtain more information about cost basis reporting. Shareholders also should carefully review any cost basis information provided to them and make any additional basis, holding period or other adjustments that are required when reporting these amounts on their federal income tax returns.

The Fund's SAI contains more information about taxes.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Trust enters into contractual arrangements with various parties (including, among others, the Fund's investment adviser, custodian, administrator and transfer agent, accountants and distributor) who provide services to the Fund. Shareholders are not parties to, or intended (or "third-party") beneficiaries of, any of those contractual arrangements, and those contractual arrangements are not intended to create in any individual shareholder or group of shareholders any right to enforce the terms of the contractual arrangements against the service providers or any right to seek any remedy under the contractual arrangements against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the Trust.

This prospectus and the SAI provide information concerning the Trust and the Fund that you should consider in determining whether to purchase shares of the Fund. The Fund may make changes to this information from time to time. Neither this prospectus, the SAI nor any document filed as an exhibit to the Trust's registration statement, is intended to, nor does it, give rise to an agreement or contract between the Trust or the Fund and any shareholder, or give rise to any contract or other rights in any individual shareholder, group of shareholders or other person other than any rights conferred explicitly (and which may not be waived) by federal or state securities laws.


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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The table that follows presents performance information about the Class CAA shares of the Fund. This information is intended to help you understand the Fund's financial performance for the past five years. Some of this information reflects financial information for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that you would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund, assuming you reinvested all of your dividends and distributions.

This information has been derived from the Fund's financial statements, which have been audited by KPMG LLP, the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm. Its report, along with the Fund's financial statements, appears in the annual report. You can obtain the annual report, which contains more performance information, at no charge by calling 1-800-DIAL-SEI.

FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31
FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR

    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
  Net
Investment
Income/(Loss)*
  Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)
  Total
from
Operations
  Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
  Distributions
from
Realized
Capital
Gains
  Total
Dividends
and
Distributions
  Net Asset
Value,
End of
Year
  Total
Return†
  Net Assets
End of Year
($ Thousands)
  Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets(1)
  Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(Excluding
Waivers)
  Ratio of
Net
Investment
Income
to Average
Net Assets
 

Government Fund

     

CLASS CAA

 
 

2023

   

$

1.00

   

$

0.02

   

$

   

$

0.02

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

(2)

 

$

(0.02

)

 

$

1.00

     

1.69

%

 

$

21,037

     

0.19

%

   

0.45

%

   

1.85

%

 
 

2022

     

1.00

     

     

     

     

(2)

   

(2)

   

(2)

   

1.00

     

0.01

     

14,851

     

0.06

     

0.44

     

0.01

   
 

2021

     

1.00

     

     

     

     

(2)

   

     

(2)

   

1.00

     

0.23

     

12,812

     

0.18

     

0.45

     

0.24

   
 

2020

     

1.00

     

0.02

     

     

0.02

     

(0.02

)

   

     

(0.02

)

   

1.00

     

1.95

     

18,064

     

0.20

     

0.46

     

1.95

   
 

2019

     

1.00

     

0.02

     

     

0.02

     

(0.02

)

   

     

(0.02

)

   

1.00

     

1.70

     

21,612

     

0.20

     

0.46

     

1.65

   

* Per share calculations were performed using average shares.

† Returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(1) The Distributor and/or Administrator have voluntarily agreed to waive and reduce its fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund in order to limit the one-day net income yield of the Fund to not less than 0.01% of the Fund's average daily net assets of the share class. Had these waivers been excluded the ratio would have been at the expense ratio cap figure. See Note 3 in Notes to Financial Statements for expense limitation figures.

(2) Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

Amounts designated as "—" are zero or have been rounded to zero.


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Investment Adviser

SEI Investments Management Corporation
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456

Distributor

SEI Investments Distribution Co.
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456

Legal Counsel

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1701 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

More information about the Fund is available without charge through the following:

Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

The SAI dated May 31, 2023, includes detailed information about SEI Daily Income Trust. The SAI is on file with the SEC and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. This means that the SAI, for legal purposes, is a part of this prospectus.

Annual and Semi-Annual Reports

These reports list the Fund's holdings and contain information from the Fund's managers about strategies and market conditions and trends and their impact on Fund performance. The reports also contain detailed financial information about the Fund.

To Obtain an SAI, Annual or Semi-Annual Report, or More Information:

By Telephone: Call 1-800-DIAL-SEI
By Mail: Write to the Fund at:
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456

By Internet: The Trust makes available its SAI and annual and semi-annual reports, free of charge, on or through the Fund's website at www.seic.com/fundprospectuses. You can also obtain the SAI, Annual or Semi-Annual Report upon request by telephone or mail.

From the SEC: You can also obtain the SAI or the Annual and Semi-Annual Reports, as well as other information about SEI Daily Income Trust, from the EDGAR Database on the SEC's website ("http://www.sec.gov"). You may request documents by mail from the SEC, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by e-mailing the SEC at the following address: [email protected].

SEI Daily Income Trust's Investment Company Act registration number is 811-03451.

CMS-F-055 (5/23)

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