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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
-11.93%
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
$14.7B
AUM Growth
-$1.23B
Cap. Flow
+$941M
Cap. Flow %
6.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.59%
Holding
1,407
New
83
Increased
637
Reduced
508
Closed
143

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
IEFA icon
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
IEFA
+$73.6M
2
UPS icon
United Parcel Service
UPS
+$35.8M
3
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$34.6M
4
VWO icon
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
+$33.4M
5
BSV icon
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
+$32M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BKI
Black Knight, Inc. Common Stock
BKI
+$41.6M
2
JBHT icon
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
+$35.5M
3
BECN
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
+$35.4M
4
LKQ icon
LKQ Corp
LKQ
+$34.7M
5
RHT
Red Hat Inc
RHT
+$33.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 15.81%
2 Healthcare 12.16%
3 Industrials 10.13%
4 Financials 9.88%
5 Consumer Discretionary 7.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MCD icon
76
McDonald's
MCD
$188B
$49.1M 0.33%
276,450
+6,553
+2% +$1.16M
GPN icon
77
Global Payments
GPN
$22.1B
$49M 0.33%
475,579
+10,041
+2% +$1.11M
FAST icon
78
Fastenal
FAST
$54B
$48.9M 0.33%
3,739,188
+617,740
+20% +$8.36M
ULTI
79
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
$48.9M 0.33%
199,597
+19,906
+11% +$5.28M
BSV icon
80
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.6B
$48.5M 0.33%
617,166
+410,564
+199% +$32M
UPS icon
81
United Parcel Service
UPS
$97.6B
$48.4M 0.33%
496,183
+330,211
+199% +$35.8M
AGG icon
82
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$138B
$48.1M 0.33%
451,600
-55,617
-11% -$5.83M
CTAS icon
83
Cintas
CTAS
$82.4B
$47.5M 0.32%
1,130,580
+289,560
+34% +$12.9M
ADP icon
84
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$100B
$45.8M 0.31%
349,303
+29,165
+9% +$4.12M
TGT icon
85
Target
TGT
$62.1B
$45.6M 0.31%
689,624
+181,532
+36% +$14M
NOC icon
86
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$77B
$45.3M 0.31%
185,120
+85,796
+86% +$23.7M
MPWR icon
87
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$65.5B
$44.9M 0.3%
386,308
+11,403
+3% +$1.36M
NKE icon
88
Nike
NKE
$61.9B
$44.1M 0.3%
595,304
+16,944
+3% +$1.27M
FDX icon
89
FedEx
FDX
$74.5B
$43.4M 0.29%
269,170
+10,366
+4% +$2.19M
SHW icon
90
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$78.3B
$43.3M 0.29%
330,279
+17,673
+6% +$2.38M
BIIB icon
91
Biogen
BIIB
$29.9B
$43M 0.29%
142,855
+658
+0.5% +$210K
PCAR icon
92
PACCAR
PCAR
$69.6B
$42.9M 0.29%
1,126,982
+72,816
+7% +$2.91M
SNPS icon
93
Synopsys
SNPS
$71.5B
$42.8M 0.29%
508,458
+13,199
+3% +$1.17M
GGG icon
94
Graco
GGG
$12.9B
$42.6M 0.29%
1,019,071
+26,701
+3% +$1.12M
BLK icon
95
Blackrock
BLK
$164B
$42.3M 0.29%
107,732
+17,668
+20% +$7.24M
GRUB
96
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
$42.2M 0.29%
274,972
+8,155
+3% +$1.53M
IWB icon
97
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$47.7B
$41.9M 0.28%
302,001
+44,830
+17% +$6.71M
QCOM icon
98
Qualcomm
QCOM
$176B
$41.9M 0.28%
735,555
-117,533
-14% -$7.14M
PAYX icon
99
Paychex
PAYX
$40.4B
$40.6M 0.28%
623,758
+133,614
+27% +$9.05M
NVO
100
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$216B
$40.6M 0.28%
1,763,454
-47,714
-3% -$1.06M
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Baird Financial Group's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, Baird Financial Group held 1,407 positions worth $14.7B, down 7.7% from $16B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

Baird Financial Group deployed $941M of net new capital in Q4 2018, opening 83 new positions and adding to 637 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was IDEX: 210,117 shares worth $26.5M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was JB Hunt Transport Services, an estimated $35.5M trimmed.

  • Baird Financial Group's largest Q4 2018 buy was IDEX: 210,117 shares worth $26.5M.
  • Baird Financial Group added most to iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in Q4 2018, an estimated $73.6M increase.
  • Baird Financial Group's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was JB Hunt Transport Services, cutting an estimated $35.5M.
  • Baird Financial Group fully exited Black Knight, Inc. Common Stock in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $41.6M.
  • Baird Financial Group's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $14.7B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • Baird Financial Group opened 83 new positions and closed 143 in Q4 2018.
  • Baird Financial Group's portfolio value fell 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $14.7B.

Based on Baird Financial Group's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.