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Baird Financial Group

Baird Financial Group Portfolio holdings

AUM $64B
1-Year Est. Return 22.64%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+5.97%
1 Year Est. Return
+22.64%
3 Year Est. Return
+71.5%
5 Year Est. Return
+89.73%
10 Year Est. Return
+347.75%
AUM
$12.4B
AUM Growth
+$848M
Cap. Flow
+$223M
Cap. Flow %
1.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.55%
Holding
1,277
New
88
Increased
517
Reduced
535
Closed
69

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
NLSN
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
+$46.3M
2
ILMN icon
Illumina
ILMN
+$41.5M
3
ICLR icon
Icon
ICLR
+$35.5M
4
AMGN icon
Amgen
AMGN
+$29.2M
5
ABB
ABB Ltd
ABB
+$26.8M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$59.5M
2
AYI icon
Acuity Brands
AYI
+$44.5M
3
IJR icon
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR
+$32.4M
4
USB icon
US Bancorp
USB
+$30M
5
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
+$27.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 14.69%
2 Healthcare 11.96%
3 Industrials 11.24%
4 Financials 9.28%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.08%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MRK icon
26
Merck
MRK
$324B
$72.6M 0.59%
1,196,824
-294
-0% -$17.8K
AOS icon
27
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.38B
$70.8M 0.57%
1,384,111
-62,245
-4% -$3.09M
FISV
28
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$27.2B
$70.4M 0.57%
1,220,396
-25,268
-2% -$1.42M
AKAM icon
29
Akamai
AKAM
$16.8B
$69.3M 0.56%
1,161,562
+60,500
+5% +$3.98M
VWO icon
30
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$119B
$67.1M 0.54%
1,690,482
+178,764
+12% +$6.9M
VZ icon
31
Verizon
VZ
$194B
$67.1M 0.54%
1,376,614
+507,329
+58% +$25.5M
SBUX icon
32
Starbucks
SBUX
$118B
$64.9M 0.53%
1,112,285
+109,104
+11% +$6.17M
GOOG icon
33
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.9T
$61.4M 0.5%
1,480,720
+128,380
+9% +$5.27M
V icon
34
Visa
V
$677B
$60.5M 0.49%
681,316
+123,085
+22% +$10.6M
UNP icon
35
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
$59.9M 0.48%
565,558
-20,723
-4% -$2.21M
NLSN
36
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$59.8M 0.48%
1,446,465
+1,082,341
+297% +$46.3M
INTC icon
37
Intel
INTC
$466B
$58.2M 0.47%
1,613,348
+30,356
+2% +$1.1M
DFS
38
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$57.4M 0.46%
839,086
-16,076
-2% -$1.13M
ISRG icon
39
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$121B
$56.1M 0.45%
658,242
-10,512
-2% -$830K
TWX
40
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$55.2M 0.45%
564,832
-54,108
-9% -$5.24M
VCSH icon
41
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
$44.7B
$54.6M 0.44%
685,245
-11,169
-2% -$888K
PFE icon
42
Pfizer
PFE
$140B
$53.7M 0.43%
1,654,660
+19,695
+1% +$621K
FDX icon
43
FedEx
FDX
$74.5B
$53.5M 0.43%
274,175
+1,170
+0.4% +$223K
AMGN icon
44
Amgen
AMGN
$203B
$53.1M 0.43%
323,909
+175,629
+118% +$29.2M
AMZN icon
45
Amazon
AMZN
$2.5T
$52.6M 0.43%
1,187,560
+128,980
+12% +$5.38M
SNA icon
46
Snap-on
SNA
$20.9B
$52.5M 0.42%
310,995
+90,753
+41% +$15.6M
MIDD icon
47
Middleby
MIDD
$6.05B
$50.9M 0.41%
372,935
-4,426
-1% -$602K
WSO icon
48
Watsco Inc
WSO
$14.9B
$50.9M 0.41%
355,198
-3,173
-0.9% -$475K
FAST icon
49
Fastenal
FAST
$54B
$50.4M 0.41%
3,915,164
+124,288
+3% +$1.56M
MMM icon
50
3M
MMM
$89B
$49.8M 0.4%
311,132
+898
+0.3% +$138K
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Baird Financial Group's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2017, Baird Financial Group held 1,277 positions worth $12.4B, up 7.4% from $11.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

Baird Financial Group's Q1 2017 filing shows 88 new, 517 increased, 535 reduced and 69 closed positions. Its largest new stake was EPAM Systems: 314,220 shares worth $23.7M. The largest sale was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, an estimated $59.5M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Industrials.

  • Baird Financial Group's largest Q1 2017 buy was EPAM Systems: 314,220 shares worth $23.7M.
  • Baird Financial Group added most to Nielsen Holdings plc in Q1 2017, an estimated $46.3M increase.
  • Baird Financial Group's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $59.5M.
  • Baird Financial Group fully exited Acuity Brands in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $44.5M.
  • Baird Financial Group's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $12.4B portfolio in Q1 2017.
  • Baird Financial Group opened 88 new positions and closed 69 in Q1 2017.
  • Baird Financial Group's portfolio value rose 7.4% quarter-over-quarter to $12.4B.

Based on Baird Financial Group's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 9 May 2017.