CERTIFICATION
                             Pursuant to Section 906
                        of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

     The undersigned, President and Chief Executive Officer of SEI Institutional
Managed Trust (the "Trust"), with respect to the Trust's Form N-CSRS for the
period ended March 31, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of
my knowledge:

     1. such Form N-CSRS fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2. the information contained in such Form N-CSRS fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Trust.

Dated: May 29, 2009

                                        /s/ Robert A. Nesher
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                                        Robert A. Nesher





                                  CERTIFICATION
                             Pursuant to Section 906
                        of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

     The undersigned, the Controller & CFO of SEI Institutional Managed Trust
(the "Trust"), with respect to the Trust's Form N-CSRS for the period ended
March 31, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby
certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

     1. such Form N-CSRS fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2. the information contained in such Form N-CSRS fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Trust.

Dated: May 29 2009

                                        /s/ Stephen F. Panner
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                                        Stephen F. Panner