Associated Press “Midcap Outlook” Features Severson, Baird MidCap Strategy

In its Money & Markets Extra section, the Associated Press recently profiled Portfolio Manager Chuck Severson discussing Baird Investment Management’s MidCap fund and strategy.

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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 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 foreign securities and ADRs. Foreign investments involve risks such as currency rate fluctuations, different and sometimes less strict financial reporting standards and regulation, and the potential for political and economic instability.

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As of 12/31/2012, the Baird Mid Cap Fund Investor Class ranked #81 for the one-year period among 392 Mid Cap Growth funds, #42 for the five-year period among 318 Mid Cap Growth funds, #109 for the ten-year period among 220 Mid Cap Growth funds, and #50 since its 12/29/2000 inception among 168 Mid Cap Growth funds. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated.