Baird Financial Group, Inc.

Q1 2018 13F Combination Report, Excl. Options

Signature - Title
Paul Schultz - Secretary
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Holdings as of
Mar 31, 2018
Value $
$14,201,633,803
Num holdings
1,247
Date filed
5/14/2018, 03:35 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).
Previous filing
Q4 2017 - Feb 9, 2018
Sym Weight Trade Impact Company Class Shares Change Activity Value Change $ Value $ * Price $ Shares Principal
Filing 2018 Q1 compared to 2017 Q4 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 5/14/2018

Baird Financial Group, Inc. ("BFG") is making this 13F filing as the parent holding company of Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Strategas Asset Management, LLC 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 (3):

Num Name File Number
1 BAIRD ROBERT W & CO INC /WI/ 028-01911
2 Baird Financial Corporation
3 Strategas Asset Management, LLC