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1 THE GLENMEDE FUND, INC. THE GLENMEDE PORTFOLIOS Prospectus February 29, 2016 Money Market Portfolios Government Cash Portfolio (GTGXX) Tax-Exempt Cash Portfolio (GTCXX) Bond Portfolios Core Fixed Income Portfolio (GTCGX) High Yield Municipal Portfolio (GHYMX) Muni Intermediate Portfolio (GTCMX) Investment Advisor Glenmede Investment Management LP Sub-Investment Advisor to the High Yield Municipal Portfolio Capital Guardian Trust Company The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved the Portfolios securities or determined if this prospectus is accurate or complete. It is a criminal offense to state otherwise.

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY SECTION... 3 Government Cash Portfolio... 3 Tax-Exempt Cash Portfolio... 6 Core Fixed Income Portfolio... 9 High Yield Municipal Portfolio Muni Intermediate Portfolio Purchase and Sale of Portfolio Shares Financial Intermediary Compensation ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT INVESTMENTS PRICE OF PORTFOLIO SHARES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT TAXES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT MANAGEMENT OF THE PORTFOLIOS GENERAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

3 Government Cash Portfolio SUMMARY SECTION Investment Objective: Maximum current interest income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity. 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. Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) Maximum Account Fee (annual percentage of assets under management) % Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) Management Fees % Other Expenses (includes 0.10% shareholder servicing fees payable to Glenmede Trust) % Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses % 1 Investors in the Portfolios must be clients of The Glenmede Trust Company, N.A. ( Glenmede Trust ) or its affiliated companies ( Affiliates ). The Maximum Account Fee in the above table is the current maximum annual fee that Glenmede Trust or its Affiliates would charge its clients directly for fiduciary, trust and/or advisory services (e.g., personal trust, estate, advisory, tax and custodian services). Example: This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio 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: 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years $17 $55 $96 $217 Principal Investment Strategies: Under normal market circumstances, the Government Cash Portfolio invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in short-term securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury, U.S. Government agencies, or other agencies or instrumentalities sponsored by the U.S. Government, and enters into repurchase agreements secured by securities issued or sponsored by such entities. The Portfolio invests in securities which Glenmede Investment Management LP (the Advisor ) believes present minimal credit risks at the time of purchase and which mature or provide for redemption within 13 months from the date of purchase. Such securities must be rated in the two highest rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality at the time of purchase. The dollar-weighted average maturity of the Portfolio is expected to be 60 days or less and the dollar-weighted average life to maturity is expected to be 120 days or less. 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. The Portfolio may be appropriate for you if you seek monthly income with minimal risk to principal. The Portfolio is not appropriate for you if you are seeking a high level of monthly income or long-term total return. Money Market Risk: You could lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Although the Portfolio seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Portfolio is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Portfolio s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Portfolio, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Portfolio at any time. 3

4 Interest Rate Risk: The value of the Portfolio s investments tend to fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Generally, their value will decrease when interest rates rise and increase when interest rates fall. A period of low interest rates may cause the Portfolio to have a lower or negative yield. Although in recent periods, governmental financial regulators, including the Federal Reserve, have taken steps to maintain historically low interest rates; the Federal Reserve recently raised interest rates slightly. It is possible that governmental action will be less effective in maintaining low interest rates or action will be taken to raise interest rates further. Changes in market conditions and government action may have adverse effects on investments, volatility, and liquidity in debt markets, potentially negatively impacting the Portfolio s performance and disrupting portfolio management by increased shareholder redemptions. Credit Risk: Although the Portfolio invests in money market instruments which the Advisor believes present minimal credit risks at the time of purchase, there is a risk that an issuer may not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. Government Agency Risk: Direct obligations of the U.S. Government such as Treasury bills, notes and bonds are supported by its full faith and credit. Indirect obligations issued by Federal agencies and government-sponsored entities generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury. Accordingly, while U.S. Government agencies and instrumentalities may be chartered or sponsored by Acts of Congress, their securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury. Some of these indirect obligations may be supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the Treasury; others are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. Government to purchase the agency s obligations; still others are supported only by the credit of the instrumentality. Default Risk: The Portfolio may make loans through collateralized repurchase agreements. Although loans made by the Portfolio are collateralized with the borrower s securities or cash, the Portfolio could suffer a loss if the borrower defaults on its obligation to buy the securities back under the terms of the repurchase agreement. Regulatory Risk: The risk associated with the Securities and Exchange Commission s recently adopted changes to the rules that govern money market funds. These changes may affect the Portfolio s investment strategies, operations and/or return potential. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Advisor is evaluating the potential impact of these changes, which have a phase-in compliance period ranging from July 2015 through October 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 has varied from year to year. The table shows how the Portfolio s average annual total returns for one, five and ten years 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. Performance reflects fee waivers in effect from time to time since If fee waivers were not in place, the Portfolio s performance would be reduced. Updated performance information is available by visiting or by calling Government Cash Portfolio 6% 4.90% 5.07% 4% 2.51% 2% 0% % % % % % % % 2015 During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 1.30% (for the quarter ended December 31, 2006) and the lowest quarterly return was 0.00% (for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, June 30, 2011, September 30, 2011, December 31, 2011, March 31, 2012, June 30, 2012, September 30, 2012, December 31, 2012, March 31, 2013, June 30, 2013, September 30, 2013, December 31, 2013, March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014, September 30, 2014, December 31, 2014, March 31, 2015, June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2015). 4

5 Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2015) Past 1 Year Past 5 Years Past 10 Years Government Cash Portfolio 0.01% 0.00% 1.28% imoneynet s Government All Average TM1 0.01% 0.01% 1.06% 1 The imoneynet s Government All Average is provided so that investors may compare the performance of the Portfolio with the performance of a peer group of funds similar to the Portfolio. 7 Day Yield as of December 31, 2015: 0.16% Investment Adviser: Glenmede Investment Management LP serves as investment advisor to the Portfolio. Portfolio Manager: Stephen J. Mahoney, Portfolio Manager of the Advisor, has managed the Portfolio since September 6, Tax Information: The Portfolio s distributions are taxable and will generally be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are purchasing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account. Such tax-deferred arrangements may be taxed later upon withdrawal of monies from those arrangements. For important information about purchase and sale of the Portfolio s shares and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to those section headings on page 17 of this Prospectus. 5

6 Tax-Exempt Cash Portfolio Investment Objective: Maximum current interest income exempt from Federal income taxes consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity. 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. Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) Maximum Account Fee (annual percentage of assets under management) % Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) Management Fees % Other Expenses (includes 0.10% shareholder servicing fees payable to Glenmede Trust) % Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses % 1 Investors in the Portfolio must be clients of Glenmede Trust or its Affiliates. The Maximum Account Fee in the above table is the current maximum annual fee that Glenmede Trust or its Affiliates would charge its clients directly for fiduciary, trust and/or advisory services (e.g., personal trust, estate, advisory, tax and custodian services). Example: This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio 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: 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years $17 $55 $96 $217 Principal Investment Strategies: Under normal market circumstances, the Tax-Exempt Cash Portfolio will invest at least 80% of the value of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in short-term, high quality municipal obligations that pay interest that is exempt from regular Federal income tax and Federal alternative minimum tax. The Portfolio will use its best efforts to avoid investing any of its assets in municipal obligations which pay interest that may be subject to Federal alternative minimum tax. Municipal obligations may include, for example, project and demand notes, tax, revenue or bond anticipation notes, municipal bonds, variable rate demand notes and non-rated privately placed securities. The Portfolio invests in securities which the Advisor believes present minimal credit risks at the time of purchase and which mature or provide for redemption within 13 months from the date of purchase. Such securities must be rated in the two highest rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality at the time of purchase. The dollar-weighted average maturity of the Portfolio is expected to be 60 days or less and the dollar-weighted average life to maturity is expected to be 120 days or less. 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. The Portfolio may be appropriate for you if you seek monthly income with minimal risk to principal. The Portfolio is not appropriate for you if you are seeking a high level of monthly income or long-term total return. Money Market Risk: You could lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Although the Portfolio seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Portfolio is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Portfolio s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Portfolio, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Portfolio at any time. 6

7 Interest Rate Risk: The value of the Portfolio s investments tend to fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Generally, their value will decrease when interest rates rise and increase when interest rates fall. A period of low interest rates may cause the Portfolio to have a lower or negative yield. Although in recent periods, governmental financial regulators, including the Federal Reserve, have taken steps to maintain historically low interest rates; the Federal Reserve recently raised interest rates slightly. It is possible that governmental action will be less effective in maintaining low interest rates or action will be taken to raise interest rates further. Changes in market conditions and government action may have adverse effects on investments, volatility, and liquidity in debt markets, potentially negatively impacting the Portfolio s performance and disrupting portfolio management by increased shareholder redemptions. Credit Risk: Although the Portfolio invests in money market instruments which the Advisor believes present minimal credit risks at the time of purchase, there is a risk that an issuer may not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. Municipal Obligation Risk: Municipal security prices, payment of interest on, repayment of principal for, and the market for municipal securities can be significantly affected by economic and political changes as well as uncertainties in the municipal market related to taxation, legislative changes or the rights of municipal security holders. Because many municipal securities are issued to finance similar projects, especially those relating to education, healthcare, transportation and utilities, conditions in those market sectors can affect municipal bond prices. In addition, a portion or all of the interest received from certain tax-exempt municipal securities could become taxable as result of political and legislative changes, noncompliant conduct of a municipal issuer or determinations by the Internal Revenue Service ( IRS ). Regulatory Risk: The risk associated with the Securities and Exchange Commission s recently adopted changes to the rules that govern money market funds. These changes may affect the Portfolio s investment strategies, operations and/or return potential. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Advisor is evaluating the potential impact of these changes, which have a phase-in compliance period ranging from July 2015 through October 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 has varied from year to year. The table shows how the Portfolio s average annual total returns for one, five and ten years 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. Performance reflects fee waivers and/or reimbursements in effect from time to time since If fee waivers or reimbursements were not in place, the Portfolio s performance would be reduced. Updated performance information is available by visiting or by calling Tax-Exempt Cash Portfolio 4% 3% 3.21% 3.40% 2% 1.66% 1% 0% % % % % % % % 2015 During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 0.87% (for the quarter ended June 30, 2007) and the lowest quarterly return was 0.00% (for the quarters ended September 30, 2009, December 31, 2009, March 31, 2010, September 30, 2010, March 31, 2011, June 30, 2011, September 30, 2011, December 31, 2011, March 31, 2012, June 30, 2012, September 30, 2012, December 31, 2012, March 31, 2013, June 30, 2013, September 30, 2013, December 31, 2013, March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014, September 30, 2014, December 31, 2014, March 31, 2015, June 30, 2015, September 30, 2015, and December 31, 2015). 7

8 Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2015) Past 1 Year Past 5 Years Past 10 Years Tax-Exempt Cash Portfolio 0.00% 0.00% 0.83% imoneynet s National Retail Tax-Free Average TM1 0.02% 0.02% 0.76% 1 The imoneynet s National Retail Tax-Free Average is provided so that investors may compare the performance of the Portfolio with the performance of a peer group of funds similar to the Portfolio. 7 Day Yield as of December 31, 2015: 0.00% Investment Adviser: Glenmede Investment Management LP serves as investment advisor to the Portfolio. Portfolio Manager: Mary Ann B. Wirts, Chief Administrative Officer and a Managing Director of the Advisor, has managed the Portfolio since Tax Information: The Portfolio anticipates that substantially all of its income distributions will be exempt interest dividends, which are exempt from Federal income taxes. However, some distributions may be taxable, such as distributions that are derived from occasional taxable investments and distributions of short and long-term capital gains, or may be subject to Federal alternative minimum tax. For important information about purchase and sale of the Portfolio s shares and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to those section headings on page 17 of this Prospectus. 8

9 Core Fixed Income Portfolio 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. Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) Maximum Account Fee (annual percentage of assets under management) % Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) Management Fees % Other Expenses (includes 0.10% shareholder servicing fees payable to Glenmede Trust) % Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses % 1 Investors in the Portfolio may be clients of Glenmede Trust or its Affiliates. The Maximum Account Fee in the above table is the current maximum annual fee that Glenmede Trust or its Affiliates would charge its clients directly for fiduciary, trust and/or advisory services (e.g., personal trust, estate, advisory, tax and custodian services). Glenmede Trust and its Affiliates currently intend to exclude the portion of their clients assets invested in the Portfolio when calculating client fees. Example: This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio 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: 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years $54 $170 $296 $665 Portfolio Turnover: The Portfolio pays transaction costs 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 27% of the average value of its portfolio. Principal Investment Strategies: Under normal market circumstances, at least 80% of the value of the Portfolio s net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) will be invested in fixed income securities. The Portfolio invests primarily in mortgage-backed securities and fixed income securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury, U.S. Government agencies or other agencies or instrumentalities sponsored by the U.S. Government (collectively, U.S. Government Securities ) and in debt obligations of domestic and foreign companies. Debt obligations of companies or other entities guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities are considered by the Portfolio to be obligations of the guarantor. The Portfolio may also invest in privately issued mortgage-backed securities and enter into repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government securities and reverse repurchase agreements. Under normal circumstances, at least 50% of the value of the Portfolio s net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) will be invested in U.S. Government Securities and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government Securities. The Portfolio expects to maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity of 3 to 10 years. Such securities will be rated at least A by Standard & Poor s Ratings Series, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ( S&P ) or Moody s Investors Service, Inc. ( Moody s ) and if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality at the time of purchase. If a portfolio security s rating is reduced to below the above levels, the Advisor will dispose of the security in an orderly fashion as soon as practicable. 9

10 The Advisor purchases securities that it believes have potential for higher returns than other securities with similar characteristics and risk, considering factors such as maturity, coupon, credit and any prepayment options. The Advisor will generally sell a security for a number of reasons, including when the expected performance has been realized or to purchase another security with similar characteristics and risk but that the Advisor believes has a higher expected return. 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. 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. The net asset value of the Portfolio will fluctuate. Therefore, you could lose money by investing in the Portfolio. The Portfolio may be appropriate for you if you seek a regular stream of income with higher potential returns than money market funds and if you are also willing to accept more risk. Interest Rate Risk: The value of fixed income securities tends to fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Generally, their value will decrease when interest rates rise and increase when interest rates fall. Therefore, you could lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Fixed income securities with longer maturities are more susceptible to interest rate fluctuations than those with shorter maturities. Therefore, the risk of interest rate fluctuation is greater to the extent that the Portfolio invests in long-term securities. Although in recent periods, governmental financial regulators, including the Federal Reserve, have taken steps to maintain historically low interest rates; the Federal Reserve recently raised interest rates slightly. It is possible that governmental action will be less effective in maintaining low interest rates or action will be taken to raise interest rates further. Changes in market conditions and government action may have adverse effects on investments, volatility, and liquidity in debt markets, potentially negatively impacting the Portfolio s performance and disrupting portfolio management by increased shareholder redemptions. Credit Risk: Fixed income securities are also subject to the risk that an issuer will be unable to make principal and interest payments when due. The Portfolio may invest in shares of registered investment companies rated BBB- or higher by S&P or Baa3 or higher by Moody s or if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality at the time of purchase. Securities rated BBB- or Baa3 are considered medium-grade obligations with speculative characteristics and are more vulnerable to adverse business or economic conditions than higher rated securities. Government Agency Risk: Direct obligations of the U.S. Government such as Treasury bills, notes and bonds are supported by its full faith and credit. Indirect obligations issued by Federal agencies and government-sponsored entities generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury. Accordingly, while U.S. Government agencies and instrumentalities may be chartered or sponsored by Acts of Congress, their securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury. Some of these indirect obligations may be supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the Treasury; others are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. Government to purchase the agency s obligations; still others are supported only by the credit of the instrumentality. Prepayment Risk: The Portfolio is subject to prepayment risk. Prepayment risk is the risk that a debt security may be paid off and the proceeds returned to the Portfolio earlier than anticipated. Depending on market conditions, proceeds may be reinvested at lower interest rates. Default Risk: The Portfolio may make loans through collateralized repurchase agreements. It may also borrow money through reverse repurchase agreements. Although loans made by the Portfolio are collateralized with the borrower s securities, the Portfolio could suffer a loss if the borrower defaults on its obligation to buy the securities back under the terms of the repurchase agreement. 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 has varied from year to year. The table shows how the Portfolio s average annual total returns for one, five and ten years 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 or by calling

11 Core Fixed Income Portfolio 10% 8% 6% 4% 3.61% 6.92% 7.78% 4.85% 5.11% 6.99% 4.36% 4.54% 2% 1.05% 0% -2% -4% (2.71%) During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 5.92% (for the quarter ended December 31, 2008) and the lowest quarterly return was -2.73% (for the quarter ended June 30, 2013). 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. Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2015) Past 1 Year Past 5 Years Past 10 Years Return Before Taxes 1.05% 2.79% 4.21% Return After Taxes on Distributions (0.04)% 1.61% 2.85% Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares 0.71% 1.73% 2.79% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) 0.55% 3.25% 4.51% Morningstar Intermediate-Term Bond Average 1 (0.26)% 2.96% 4.03% 1 The Morningstar Intermediate-Term Bond Average is provided so that investors may compare the performance of the Portfolio with the performance a peer group of funds that Morningstar, Inc. considers similar to the Portfolio. Investment Adviser: Glenmede Investment Management LP serves as investment advisor to the Portfolio. Portfolio Manager: Stephen J. Mahoney, Portfolio Manager of the Advisor, has managed the Portfolio since January Tax Information: The Portfolio s distributions are taxable and will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are purchasing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account. Such tax-deferred arrangements may be taxed later upon withdrawal of monies from those arrangements. For important information about purchase and sale of the Portfolio s shares and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to those section headings on page 17 of this Prospectus. 11

12 High Yield Municipal Portfolio Investment Objective: A high level of current income exempt from regular Federal income tax. 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. Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) Maximum Account Fee (annual percentage of assets under management) % Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) Management Fees % Other Expenses (includes 0.25% shareholder servicing fees payable to Glenmede Trust) % Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses % Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements % Net Expenses % 1 Investors in the Portfolio may be clients of Glenmede Trust or its Affiliates. The Maximum Account Fee in the above table is the current maximum annual fee that Glenmede Trust or its Affiliates would charge its clients directly for fiduciary, trust and/or advisory services (e.g., personal trust, estate, advisory, tax and custodian services). Glenmede Trust and its Affiliates currently intend to exclude the portion of their clients assets invested in the Portfolio when calculating client fees. 2 Other Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year of the Portfolio. 3 The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent that the Portfolio s annual total operating expenses exceed 1.00% of the Portfolio s average daily net assets (excluding Acquired Fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest and taxes). The Advisor has contractually agreed to these waivers and/or reimbursements until at least February 28, 2017 and may discontinue this arrangement at any time thereafter. Example: This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio 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, taking into account the fee waiver in the first year of each period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: 1 Year 3 Years $102 $357 Portfolio Turnover: The Portfolio pays transaction costs 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 s portfolio turnover rate has been omitted because the Portfolio had not commenced operations prior to the end of the most recent fiscal year. Principal Investment Strategies: Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio will invest at least 80% of the value of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in, or derive at least 80% of its income from, municipal securities that pay interest that is exempt from regular Federal income tax, but may, in certain instances, subject you to Federal alternative minimum tax. Municipal securities are debt obligations generally issued by a state, territory or possession of the United States (including the District of Columbia) or a political subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof to obtain funds for various public purposes, including the construction of public facilities. The Portfolio may invest, without limitation, in municipal securities that pay interest that may subject you to Federal alternative minimum tax. The Federal alternative minimum tax is a Federal income tax calculated separately from the regular Federal income 12

13 tax. It is designed to prevent taxpayers from using certain deductions and credits (called tax-preference items) to pay little or no taxes. Certain private activity bonds pay interest that may be treated as a tax-preference item under the Federal alternative minimum tax. To the extent that the Portfolio invests in private activity bonds, a portion of the Portfolio s dividends may be subject to Federal income tax for shareholders subject to Federal alternative minimum tax. The Portfolio will generally invest in municipal securities rated BB or below or Ba or below (commonly referred to as junk bonds. ) by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations ( NRSROs ) designated by Capital Guardian Trust Company (the Sub-Advisor ), medium quality securities rated BBB or Baa by a NRSRO, or upper medium quality securities rated A by a NRSRO or unrated but determined to be of comparable quality at the time of purchase. There is no minimum rating for a municipal security held by the Portfolio, and the Portfolio may purchase securities that are in default. Some of the securities in which the Portfolio will invest may have credit and liquidity support features, including guarantees and letters of credit. In seeking to achieve its objective, the Portfolio may forego opportunities that would result in capital gains and may accept prudent risks to capital value, in each case to take advantage of opportunities for higher current income. The Portfolio does not have any portfolio maturity limitations and may invest its assets in instruments with short, medium and long maturities. The Sub-Advisor seeks to purchase attractively priced securities that it considers to represent good, long-term investment opportunities. The Sub-Advisor analyzes various factors to help identify securities, which may include the credit strength of the issuer, prices of similar securities issued by comparable issuers, anticipated changes in interest rates, general market conditions and other factors pertinent to the particular security being evaluated. A security may be sold when the Sub-Advisor believes that it no longer represents a relatively attractive investment opportunity. The Sub-Advisor uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the Portfolio s assets. Under this approach, the Portfolio is divided into segments managed by individual managers who decide how their respective segments will be invested. Principal Investment Risks: All investments carry a certain amount of risk and the Portfolio cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment objective. The strategy that the Sub-Advisor uses may fail to produce the intended result. 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. The net asset value of the Portfolio will fluctuate. Therefore, you could lose money by investing in the Portfolio. The Portfolio may be appropriate for you if you seek a regular stream of income with higher potential returns than money market funds and if you are also willing to accept more risk. The investments held by the Portfolio are considered speculative and an investment in the Portfolio presents substantial risks in relation to a fund that invests primarily in investment grade securities. High Yield Securities Risk: High yield securities, which are rated below investment grade and commonly referred to as junk bonds, are high risk investments that may cause income and principal losses for the Portfolio. High yield securities generally have greater credit risk, are less liquid and have more volatile prices than investment grade securities. Alternative Minimum Tax Risk: The Portfolio has no limit as to the amount that can be invested in alternative minimum tax bonds. Therefore, all or a portion of the Portfolio s otherwise exempt-interest dividends may be taxable to those shareholders subject to the Federal alternative minimum tax. Interest Rate Risk: The value of fixed income securities tends to fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Generally, their value will decrease when interest rates rise and increase when interest rates fall. Fixed income securities are also subject to the risk that an issuer will be unable to make principal and interest payments when due. Therefore, you could lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Fixed income securities with longer maturities are more susceptible to interest rate fluctuations than those with shorter maturities. Therefore, the risk of interest rate fluctuation is greater to the extent that the Portfolio invests in long-term securities. Although in recent periods, governmental financial regulators, including the Federal Reserve, have taken steps to maintain historically low interest rates; the Federal Reserve recently raised interest rates slightly. It is possible that governmental action will be less effective in maintaining low interest rates or action will be taken to raise interest rates further. Changes in market conditions and government action may have adverse effects on investments, volatility, and liquidity in debt markets, potentially negatively impacting the Portfolio s performance and disrupting portfolio management by increased shareholder redemptions. 13

14 Credit Risk: Fixed income securities are also subject to the risk that an issuer will be unable to make principal and interest payments when due which could adversely impact the Portfolio s return and net asset value. Changes in the credit rating of a debt security held by the Portfolio could have a similar effect. Municipal Obligation Risk: Municipal security prices, payment of interest on, repayment of principal for, and the market for municipal securities can be significantly affected by economic and political changes as well as uncertainties in the municipal market related to taxation, legislative changes or the rights of municipal security holders. Because many municipal securities are issued to finance similar projects, especially those relating to education, healthcare, transportation and utilities, conditions in those market sectors can affect municipal bond prices. In addition, a portion or all of the interest received from certain tax-exempt municipal securities could become taxable as a result of political and legislative changes, noncompliant conduct of a municipal issuer or determinations by the IRS. Call Risk: The Portfolio is subject to call risk. Call risk is the risk that changes in interest rates may cause certain municipal securities to be paid off much sooner or later than expected, which could adversely affect the Portfolio s value. Liquidity Risk: Certain portfolio securities may be less liquid than others, which may make them difficult or impossible to sell at the time and the price that the Portfolio would like, adversely affecting the value of the Portfolio s investments and its returns. Market Risk: The market values of fixed-income securities owned by the Portfolio may decline, at times sharply and unpredictably. Performance Information: The Portfolio commenced operations on December 22, Performance history and average total returns will be provided after the Portfolio has been in operation for one calendar year and will provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Portfolio by comparing the Portfolio s performance to a broad measure of market performance. Investment Advisers: Glenmede Investment Management LP serves as investment advisor to the Portfolio and Capital Guardian Trust Company serves as sub-advisor to the Portfolio. Portfolio Managers: Neil L. Langberg, Partner Capital Fixed Income Investors, a division of an affiliate of the Sub- Advisor, Karl J. Zeile, Partner Capital Fixed Income Investors, a division of an affiliate of the Sub-Advisor, and Chad M. Rach, Partner Capital Fixed Income Investors, a division of an affiliate of the Sub-Advisor, have managed the Portfolio since its inception on December 22, Tax Information: The Portfolio anticipates that substantially all of its income distributions will be exempt interest dividends, which are exempt from Federal income taxes. However, some distributions may be taxable, such as distributions that are derived from occasional taxable investments and distributions of short and long-term capital gains, or may be subject to the Federal alternative minimum tax. For important information about purchase and sale of the Portfolio s shares and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to those section headings on page 17 of this Prospectus. 14

15 Muni Intermediate Portfolio Investment Objective: As high a level of current income exempt from Federal income tax as is consistent with preservation of capital. 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. Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) Maximum Account Fee (annual percentage of assets under management) % Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) Management Fees % Other Expenses (includes 0.15% shareholder servicing fees payable to Glenmede Trust) % Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses % 1 Investors in the Portfolio must be clients of Glenmede Trust or its Affiliates. The Maximum Account Fee in the above table is the current maximum annual fee that Glenmede Trust or its Affiliates would charge its clients directly for fiduciary, trust and/or advisory services (e.g., personal trust, estate, advisory, tax and custodian services). Example: This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio 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: 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years $24 $74 $130 $293 Portfolio Turnover: The Portfolio pays transaction costs 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. During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio s portfolio turnover rate was 71% of the average value of its portfolio. Principal Investment Strategies: Under normal market circumstances, the Portfolio will invest at least 80% of the value of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in intermediate and long-term obligations of the states, territories and possessions of the United States, the District of Columbia and their political subdivisions, agencies, instrumentalities and authorities that pay interest that is exempt from regular Federal income tax, but may be subject to Federal alternative minimum tax. The Federal alternative minimum tax is a Federal income tax calculated separately from the regular Federal income tax. It is designed to prevent taxpayers from using certain deductions and credits (called tax-preference items) to pay little or no taxes. Certain private activity bonds pay interest that may be treated as a tax-preference item under the Federal alternative minimum tax. To the extent that the Portfolio invests in private activity bonds, a portion of the Portfolio s dividends may be subject to Federal income tax for shareholders subject to Federal alternative minimum tax. The Portfolio may also invest in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities. The Portfolio expects to maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity of 3 to 10 years. The Portfolio purchases municipal obligations that the Advisor believes have the best value compared to securities of similar credit quality and maturity range. The Portfolio generally sells municipal obligations for a number of reasons, including a change in credit quality, to extend maturity, to increase yield or to raise funds to cover redemptions. The Portfolio will invest in securities that are rated at the time of purchase within the three highest ratings assigned by Moody s (i.e., Aaa, Aa, A) or S&P (AAA, AA, A) in the case of bonds, or rated SP-1 or higher by S&P or MIG-2 or higher by Moody s in the case of notes. The Portfolio may invest in unrated securities if they are determined to be of 15

16 comparable quality at the time of purchase. If a portfolio security s rating is reduced to below the above levels, the Advisor will dispose of the security in an orderly fashion as soon as practicable. Principal Investment Risks: All investments carry a certain amount of risk and the Portfolio cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment objective. The strategy that the Advisor uses may fail to produce the intended result. An investment in a Portfolio is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The net asset value of the Portfolio will fluctuate. Therefore, you could lose money by investing in the Portfolio. The Portfolio may be appropriate for you if you seek a regular stream of income with higher potential returns than money market funds and if you are also willing to accept more risk. Interest Rate Risk: The value of fixed income securities tends to fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Generally, their value will decrease when interest rates rise and increase when interest rates fall. Fixed income securities are also subject to the risk that an issuer will be unable to make principal and interest payments when due. Therefore, you could lose money by investing in the Portfolio. Fixed income securities with longer maturities are more susceptible to interest rate fluctuations than those with shorter maturities. Therefore, the risk of interest rate fluctuation is greater to the extent that the Portfolio invests in long-term securities. Although in recent periods, governmental financial regulators, including the Federal Reserve, have taken steps to maintain historically low interest rates; the Federal Reserve recently raised interest rates slightly. It is possible that governmental action will be less effective in maintaining low interest rates or action will be taken to raise interest rates further. Changes in market conditions and government action may have adverse effects on investments, volatility, and liquidity in debt markets, potentially negatively impacting the Portfolio s performance and disrupting portfolio management by increased shareholder redemptions. Credit Risk: Fixed income securities are also subject to the risk that an issuer will be unable to make principal and interest payments when due. Municipal Obligation Risk: Municipal security prices, payment of interest on, repayment of principal for, and the market for municipal securities can be significantly affected by economic and political changes as well as uncertainties in the municipal market related to taxation, legislative changes or the rights of municipal security holders. Because many municipal securities are issued to finance similar projects, especially those relating to education, healthcare, transportation and utilities, conditions in those market sectors can affect municipal bond prices. In addition, a portion or all of the interest received from certain tax-exempt municipal securities could become taxable as a result of political and legislative changes, noncompliant conduct of a municipal issuer or determinations by the IRS. Government Agency Risk: Direct obligations of the U.S. Government such as Treasury bills, notes and bonds are supported by its full faith and credit. Indirect obligations issued by Federal agencies and government-sponsored entities generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury. Accordingly, while U.S. Government agencies and instrumentalities may be chartered or sponsored by Acts of Congress, their securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury. Some of these indirect obligations may be supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the Treasury; others are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. Government to purchase the agency s obligations; still others are supported only by the credit of the instrumentality. Call Risk: The Portfolio is subject to call risk. Call risk is the risk that changes in interest rates may cause certain municipal securities to be paid off much sooner or later than expected, which could adversely affect a Portfolio s value. 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 has varied from year to year. The table shows how the Portfolio s average annual total returns for one, five and ten years 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 or by calling