Baird Core Plus Bond Fund Investor Class

Morningstar Names Baird Core Plus Bond Fund and Baird Short-Term Bond Fund to Fantastic 43 List

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Employee-owned Baird announced today Baird Core Plus Bond (BCOIX/BCOSX) and Baird Short-Term Bond Fund (BSBIX/BSBSX) were selected for Morningstar’s Fantastic 43 mutual fund list. Morningstar pared more than 8,000 mutual funds to just 43. About Baird, Morningstar said, “They are well-run conservative bond funds that are a welcome contrast with some of the giant bond funds that are loaded with derivatives or higher-risk debt. The funds are a bargain with 0.30% expense ratios.” Read more here. “It is a considerable accomplishment to have two of our eight bond funds included,” said Mary Ellen Stanek, Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer, Baird Advisors, “We are honored to be on this esteemed list.” Baird Advisors manages more than $57 billion in taxable and tax-exempt fixed income portfolios. For more information, visit www.bairdfunds.com. About Baird Baird is an employee-owned, international wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm with offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Established in 1919, Baird has more than 3,400 associates serving the needs of individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. Baird has $171 billion in client assets. Committed to being a great place to work, Baird ranked No. 4 on FORTUNE’s 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2017 – its 14th consecutive year on the list. Baird is the marketing name of Baird Financial Group. Baird’s principal operating subsidiaries are Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated in the United States and Robert W. Baird Group Ltd. in Europe. Baird also has an operating subsidiary in Asia supporting Baird’s investment banking and private equity operations. For more information, please visit Baird’s Web site at www.rwbaird.com. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investors should carefully consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other important information is contained in the fund prospectuses and summary prospectuses, which can be obtained from a financial professional and should be read carefully before investing. Some of the potential risks associated with fixed income investments include call risk, reinvestment risk, default risk and inflation risk. Additionally, it is important that an investor is familiar with the inverse relationship between a bond’s price and its yield. Bond prices will fall as interest rates rise and vice versa.