Overview


The Baird Mid Cap Growth Fund is a growth-oriented fund and is managed with a strong emphasis on risk control and long-term perspective. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide long-term growth of capital. The primary investment goal is to provide consistent, superior-to-market returns at a risk posture less than that of the market. The team does this by finding companies for inclusion in the portfolio that have better growth prospects and capital structures than peers. The hallmark of this disciplined approach is to maintain a long-term perspective while investing in established companies with proven management.

The Fund has been consistently managed by a dedicated team with extensive knowledge in the mid-cap space and an average of 20 years' investment experience.

Awards


Morningstar Medalist RatingTM

Morningstar Bronze Rating Logo

Analyst-Driven %: 100%
Data Coverage %: 100%

The Baird Mid Cap Growth Fund (Institutional Class) received a Bronze Morningstar Medalist Rating.™  The Fund’s Investor Share Class received a Bronze Morningstar Medalist Rating.™

 

Performance

ALL DATA AS OF 1/31/2025
1 Month 3 Month YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Since Inception
Mid Cap Growth Fund 3.10 3.43 3.10 4.98 1.01 7.77 10.10 8.13
Russell Midcap Growth Index 6.38 13.07 6.38 30.60 11.21 12.65 12.42 8.70
  • Disclosure

    Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment in the fund will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The funds' current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.

    Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of each fund carefully before investing. This and other information is found in the prospectus and summary prospectus. For a prospectus or summary prospectus, contact Baird directly at 866-442-2473. Please read the prospectus or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

    The Fund focuses on growth-style stocks and therefore the performance of the Fund will typically be more volatile than the performance of funds that focus on types of stocks that have a broader investment style. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its total assets in U.S. dollar-denominated foreign securities and ADRs. Foreign investments involve additional risks such as currency rate fluctuations, political and economic instability, and different and sometimes less strict financial reporting standards and regulation. The Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in the stocks of mid-capitalization companies. Mid-capitalization companies often are more volatile and face greater risks than larger, more established companies.

    The Net Expense Ratio is the Gross Expense Ratio minus any reimbursement from the advisor. The advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse expenses at least through April 30, 2025, to the extent necessary to ensure that the total operating expenses do not exceed 1.10% of the Investor Class's average daily net assets and 0.85% of the Institutional Class's average daily net assets. Investor class expense ratios include a 0.25% 12b-1 fee.

    The Russell Midcap Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks are also members of the Russell 1000 Growth Index. Indices are unmanaged and are not available for direct investment.

    Time periods greater than one year are annualized.

Distributions

Time Period
Type Record Date Reinvest Date Payable Date Amount per Share ($) Reinvest Price ($)
This fund pays annual distributions in December

Portfolio Characteristics

ALL DATA AS OF 12/31/2024
Security % of Fund
Globant SA 2.51%
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. 2.48%
MSCI Inc. 2.42%
Zebra Technologies Corporation 2.37%
Insulet Corporation 2.33%
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 2.33%
Burlington Stores, Inc. 2.29%
Tyler Technologies, Inc. 2.24%
Churchill Downs Incorporated 2.24%
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. 2.21%
  • Disclosure

    Profit Margin is a ratio of profitability calculated as net income divided by revenues, or net profits divided by sales. Debt/Capital Ratio is a measurement of a company’s financial leverage. Debt/Capital Ratio does not include outliers defined as companies with Debt/Capital greater than 500%. Revenue Growth is the total of operating revenues less various adjustments to gross sales. Revenue Growth does not include outliers defined as companies with Revenue Growth less than -50% and greater than 300%. P/E Ratio is a valuation of a company’s current share price compared to its expected per-share earnings. The holdings, characteristics and statistical measures used in this fact sheet are not a forecast of the fund’s future performance and subject to change. Specific securities identified do not represent all the securities purchased, sold or held and a reader should not assume these securities were or will be profitable.