Baird Financial Group, Inc.

Q3 2017 13F Combination Report, Stock Holdings

Signature - Title
Paul Schultz - Secretary
Location
Milwaukee, WI
Holdings as of
September 30, 2017
Value $
$13.3B
Num holdings
1,226
Date filed
11/14/2017, 04:35 PM
Description
A portion of the US holdings for this investor are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s). The Form 13F report requires disclosure of the manager that files the report, the name and class of the security, the CUSIP code, the number of shares as of the end of the calendar quarter for which the report is filed, and the total market value. The market value column should not be used as a substitute for Assets Under Management (AUM), as it does not include cash held in accounts.
Previous filing
Q2 2017 - Aug 14, 2017
Next filing
Q4 2017 - Feb 9, 2018
Sym Weight Trade Impact Company Class Shares Change Activity Value Change $ Value $ * Price $ Shares Principal
Filing 2017 Q3 compared to 2017 Q2 by default.
* Reported Price is the price of the security as of the portfolio date. This value is significant in that it is the last known price at which the security was still held.
An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name Title City, State Date
Paul Schultz Secretary Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11/14/2017

Baird Financial Group, Inc. ("BFG") is making this 13F filing as the parent holding company of Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated and Baird Financial Corporation. The characterization of shared investment discretion with parent holding companies is made solely as a consequence of SEC interpretations regarding control through share ownership. BFG is also including in this 13F filing a notice report for RiverFront Investment Group, LLC ("RiverFront"), an affiliated institutional investment management firm; however, BFG expressly disclaims investment discretion and beneficial ownership of all reported securities of RiverFront.

Other Included Managers (2):

Num Name Location File Number
1 BAIRD ROBERT W & CO INC /WI/ Milwaukee, WI 028-01911
2 Baird Financial Corporation