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| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q2 | Aug 4, 2025 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | 4.5% | -6.6% | ADMA, ALAB, ALHC, BJ, BMI, BOOT, BRBR, BWXT, CASY, CAVA, CHDN, COCO, CWAN, DKNG, DSGX, ELF, EQH, EXLS, FDS, FND, FOUR, FSS, GLOB, HLI, HQY, INSM, INSP, KAI, KNSL, LII, MANH, MKTX, MNDY, MTSI, NBIX, ONTO, PODD, PSTG, SPSC, SRPT, SSD, TARS, TECH, TREX, ULS, VERX, WAY, WSC, WSO, XPEL | AI, Biotech, growth, healthcare, semiconductors, small cap, technology, underperformance | The benchmark's rally was led by companies with AI-exposure that drove rapid multiple expansion. The portfolio underperformed due to underexposure to more speculative AI areas including small cap semiconductors and AI-hardware. Defensive positions with minimal AI-exposure were the largest detractors to relative performance. | View | |
| 2026 Q1 | Apr 22, 2026 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | -4.8% | -4.8% | ADMA, AFRM, ALGN, BMI, BRBR, BSX, BURL, CASY, CRBG, CROX, DHR, DXCM, ELF, EQH, EXAS, FIX, FN, FND, FOUR, FTAI, HLI, HUBB, ILMN, INSP, JBL, KNSL, KTOS, LFUS, LII, MASI, MTDR, NSA, PEN, PODD, PSA, RGEN, SOFI, TMDX, TTAN, TWST, VSCO, WWD, XPO | AI, defense, growth, healthcare, industrials, semiconductors, small caps, technology | View | ||
| 2025 Q4 | Feb 3, 2026 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | 1.2% | -8.5% | ABT, AFRM, BOOT, BRBR, BROS, BURL, BWXT, CASY, CHDN, COCO, CRDO, CW, DKNG, DT, ELF, EME, EXAS, FOUR, GKOS, KTB, LII, MASI, MNDY, MTSI, PEN, PODD, RGEN, RKLB, TARS, TWLO, ULS, VERX, WAY, WSO | AI, defense, growth, healthcare, mid cap, semiconductors, small cap, technology | The extended federal government shutdown added volatility during what was otherwise a risk-on environment, with a mid-quarter shift in market behavior for AI-related equities as the exuberant narrative evolved to one more balanced in assessing the technology's enormous potential against staggering capital spending plans and high expectations. The team initiated a position in Credo Technology as a more diversified way to gain exposure to strong trends in AI-connectivity. MACOM Technology Solutions rose nearly +40% as the company experienced broad-based demand, similar to many semiconductor companies in 2025. The team exited Astera Labs following industry conference presentations that suggested emerging competitive risks and concerns over single customer concentration, while initiating a position in Credo Technology for AI-connectivity exposure. Healthcare was the strongest relative contributor in the quarter with holdings increasing nearly +16% compared to benchmark returns of roughly +12%. Exact Sciences was acquired for a significant premium by Abbott Laboratories resulting in an +86% return, while other strong performers included Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Glaukos following approval of a new product, Penumbra, and Repligen driven by strong earnings results. The team initiated a position in Curtiss-Wright, believing the company is entering a period where multiple near-term growth drivers are converging, including rising defense budgets, commercial aerospace production ramps, nuclear power plant life extensions and new builds, and submarine production. EMCOR Group was initiated as a new position, viewed as a critical contractor enabling multi-year investment cycles across data centers, semiconductor fabrication, electrification, and broader infrastructure modernization. Its decentralized, cash-generative model, recurring service base, and exposure to structural growth drivers create a profile viewed as more durable than a typical cyclical contractor framework. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Impax US Sustainable Economy Fund | -0.8% | 20.4% | AAPL, AMZN, APD, AVGO, DHI, ELV, GILD, GOOGL, HIG, HUBS, LII, MA, MSFT, NVDA, PGR, TEAM, TSLA, UNP, V, ZTS | AI, Biotechnology, Energy Efficiency, Esg, healthcare, large cap, sustainability, technology | The portfolio's energy efficiency tilt detracted from performance as Energy Efficiency-related companies lagged the market while Energy stocks outperformed. The fund maintains allocations to energy efficiency solutions as part of its sustainable economy focus. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Nov 8, 2025 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | -3.2% | -9.6% | AAON, ADMA, AFRM, ALAB, BMI, BOOT, BRBR, BROS, BURL, BWXT, CASY, CAVA, CLWD, COCO, DKNG, ELF, EXAS, FDS, FOUR, FSS, HLI, INSM, INSP, IONQ, LII, MASI, MKTX, MTSI, NBIX, PEN, PODD, QBTS, RGTI, SOFI, TARS, TTAN, TWLO, TXRH, WAY, WING, WSO | AI, growth, healthcare, momentum, Quality, semiconductors, small cap, software | AI enthusiasm drove significant benchmark outperformance through semiconductor and infrastructure plays, with quantum computing stocks adding over 2% to benchmark weight despite extreme valuations. The market's insatiable desire for AI beneficiaries created meaningful factor headwinds for the portfolio. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund | 6.9% | 2.7% | AAON, APPF, BAH, CACI, CNMD, DECK, FIVE, FND, FSS, GKOS, HEI, INSP, ITCI, JNJ, LGIH, LII, MANH, MEDP, NBIX, PODD, POOL, PRCT, RBC, RGEN, RXST, SPSC, SSD, TARS, TREX, TXRH, VERX, XPEL, ZBRA | AI, Defense Spending, growth, healthcare, small caps, software, technology | Artificial intelligence continues to drive outperformance in technology-related businesses. The portfolio benefits from AI tailwinds through utilities and telecommunications sectors. AAON's recent BASX Solutions acquisition provides exposure to datacenter infrastructure builds driven by AI needs. | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2026 | Fund Letters | George Droulias | Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | Industrials | Industrial Machinery | Bull | NASDAQ | Automation, Capitalreturns, Industrials, Marginofsafety, resilience | View Pitch |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Seeking Alpha | Lighting Rock Research | Lennox International Inc. | Industrials | Building Products & Equipment | Neutral | NYSE | — | View Pitch |
| Manager Name | Fund Name | Fund AUM | Invested Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares Owned | Shares Bought / Sold During Quarter | % Bought / Sold During Quarter | % of Shares Outstanding Owned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Halvorsen | Viking Global Investors | $37.7B | $301.7M | 0.80% | 621,311 | +621,311 | +100.00% | 1.5567% |
| Paul Tudor Jones | Tudor Investment Corp | $53.4B | $416,142 | 0.00% | 857 | -77,907 | -98.91% | 0.0021% |
| Steven A. Cohen | Point72 Asset Management | $86.8B | $33.8M | 0.04% | 69,527 | +69,527 | +100.00% | 0.1742% |
| Ray Dalio | Bridgewater Associates | $27.4B | $7.4M | 0.03% | 15,188 | +2,280 | +17.66% | 0.0381% |
| Dmitry Balyasny | Balyasny Asset Management | $76.6B | $247,646 | 0.00% | 510 | +3 | +0.59% | 0.0013% |
| Israel Englander | Millennium Management LLC | $233.2B | $90.0M | 0.04% | 185,447 | +136,025 | +275.23% | 0.4646% |
| David Siegel & John Overdeck | Two Sigma Investments | $67.5B | $26.2M | 0.04% | 53,882 | +49,397 | +1101.38% | 0.1350% |
| Cliff Asness | AQR Capital Management | $190.6B | $11.1M | 0.01% | 22,843 | -140,092 | -85.98% | 0.0572% |
| Richard L. Chilton Jr. | Chilton Investment | $4.8B | $3.5M | 0.07% | 7,302 | -540 | -6.89% | 0.0183% |
| Rich Handler | Jefferies | $19.3B | $15.4M | 0.08% | 31,673 | +30,881 | +3899.12% | 0.0794% |
| Richard Kayne & John Anderson | Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management | $37.3B | $468.4M | 1.26% | 964,700 | -87,973 | -8.36% | 2.4170% |