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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
+5.03%
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
$25.7B
AUM Growth
+$8.62B
Cap. Flow
+$7.74B
Cap. Flow %
30.08%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.87%
Holding
1,578
New
296
Increased
894
Reduced
291
Closed
57

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BF.A icon
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
+$399M
2
BF.B icon
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
+$351M
3
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$342M
4
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$329M
5
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$315M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NOW icon
ServiceNow
NOW
+$83.8M
2
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$52.8M
3
ULTI
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
+$44.1M
4
TD icon
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
+$29.7M
5
DD icon
DuPont de Nemours
DD
+$25.1M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 16.29%
2 Financials 11.41%
3 Healthcare 11.28%
4 Industrials 10.12%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.36%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BCX icon
1526
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust
BCX
$894M
– –
-30,015
Closed -$245K
BG icon
1527
Bunge Global
BG
$22.8B
– –
-10,340
Closed -$549K
BLKB icon
1528
Blackbaud
BLKB
$1.59B
– –
-2,605
Closed -$208K
CWST icon
1529
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.68B
– –
-60,583
Closed -$2.15M
CX icon
1530
Cemex
CX
$17.6B
– –
-11,465
Closed -$53K
DIN icon
1531
Dine Brands
DIN
$448M
– –
-4,525
Closed -$413K
DRH icon
1532
Diamondrock Hospitality Co
DRH
$2.64B
– –
-12,022
Closed -$130K
ENR icon
1533
Energizer
ENR
$1.44B
– –
-4,615
Closed -$207K
EPC icon
1534
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.28B
– –
-6,660
Closed -$292K
EWJ icon
1535
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
$21.7B
– –
-4,173
Closed -$228K
EWY icon
1536
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$22.5B
– –
-5,794
Closed -$353K
FGB
1537
DELISTED
First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund
FGB
– –
-57,338
Closed -$353K
FXI icon
1538
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.22B
– –
-6,728
Closed -$298K
GNL icon
1539
Global Net Lease
GNL
$1.87B
– –
-10,417
Closed -$197K
GWRE icon
1540
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$12.4B
– –
-14,271
Closed -$1.39M
IDU icon
1541
iShares US Utilities ETF
IDU
$1.39B
– –
-23,918
Closed -$1.76M
INFY icon
1542
Infosys
INFY
$47.4B
– –
-24,203
Closed -$265K
IPGP icon
1543
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.81B
– –
-26,097
Closed -$3.96M
KBWB icon
1544
Invesco KBW Bank ETF
KBWB
$6.88B
– –
-33,687
Closed -$1.62M
NBB icon
1545
Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund
NBB
$447M
– –
-58,690
Closed -$1.2M
NCZ
1546
Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II
NCZ
$289M
– –
-23,949
Closed -$548K
NKTR icon
1547
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.41B
– –
-6,653
Closed -$3.37M
NOK icon
1548
Nokia
NOK
$51.8B
– –
-159,680
Closed -$913K
OEF icon
1549
iShares S&P 100 ETF
OEF
$19.8B
– –
-5,486
Closed -$679K
OI icon
1550
O-I Glass
OI
$1.41B
– –
-26,252
Closed -$498K
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Baird Financial Group's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2019, Baird Financial Group held 1,578 positions worth $25.7B, up 50% from $17.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.

Baird Financial Group deployed $7.74B of net new capital in Q2 2019, opening 296 new positions and adding to 894 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Take-Two Interactive: 547,277 shares worth $62.1M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, down from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was ServiceNow, an estimated $83.8M trimmed.

  • Baird Financial Group's largest Q2 2019 buy was Take-Two Interactive: 547,277 shares worth $62.1M.
  • Baird Financial Group added most to Brown-Forman Class A in Q2 2019, an estimated $399M increase.
  • Baird Financial Group's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was ServiceNow, cutting an estimated $83.8M.
  • Baird Financial Group fully exited Ultimate Software Group Inc in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $44.1M.
  • Baird Financial Group's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $25.7B portfolio in Q2 2019.
  • Baird Financial Group opened 296 new positions and closed 57 in Q2 2019.
  • Baird Financial Group's portfolio value rose 50% quarter-over-quarter to $25.7B.

Based on Baird Financial Group's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.