N-CSRS 1 baird-ncsrs.htm BAIRD FIXED INCOME FUNDS AND BAIRD EQUITY FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORTS 6-30-12 baird-ncsrs.htm


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES




Investment Company Act file number  811-09997



Baird Funds, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)



Andrew D. Ketter
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Name and address of agent for service)



1-866-442-2473
Registrant's telephone number, including area code



Date of fiscal year end December 31, 2012



Date of reporting period:  June 30, 2012

 
 
 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 
 
 

 
Semi-Annual Report –
Baird Funds
June 30, 2012

 

 
Baird Short-Term Bond Fund
Baird Intermediate Bond Fund
Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Baird Aggregate Bond Fund
Baird Core Plus Bond Fund

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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Table of Contents

Baird Short-Term Bond Fund
1
Baird Intermediate Bond Fund
10
Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
19
Baird Aggregate Bond Fund
30
Baird Core Plus Bond Fund
39
Additional Information on Fund Expenses
48
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
50
Statements of Operations
52
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
53
Financial Highlights
58
Notes to the Financial Statements
67
Additional Information
77

 
This report has been prepared for shareholders and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
 
Cautionary Note on Analyses, Opinions and Outlooks:  In this report we offer analyses and opinions on the performance of individual securities, companies, industries, sectors, markets, interest rates and governmental policies, including predictions, forecasts and outlooks regarding possible future events.  These can generally be identified as such because the context of the statements may include such words as “believe,” “should,” “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “hopes” and words of similar effect.  These statements reflect the portfolio managers’ good faith beliefs and judgments and involve risks and uncertainties, including the risk that the portfolio managers’ analyses, opinions and outlooks are or will prove to be inaccurate.  It is inherently difficult to correctly assess and explain the performance of particular securities, sectors, markets, interest rate movements, governmental actions or general economic trends and conditions, and many unforeseen factors contribute to the performance of Baird Funds.  Investors are, therefore, cautioned not to place undue reliance on subjective judgments contained in this report.
 

 

 
 

 

Baird Short-Term Bond Fund
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

The Baird Short-Term Bond Fund seeks an annual rate of total return, before Fund expenses, greater than the annual rate of total return of the Barclays Capital 1-3 Year U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index.  The Barclays Capital 1-3 Year U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index of investment grade, fixed-rate debt issues, including government and corporate securities, with maturities between one and three years.
 
Portfolio Characteristics
Quality Distribution*
         
   
Net Assets:
$1,103,277,261
 
       
 
SEC 30-Day
   
 
Yield:**
   
 
Institutional Class:
2.04%
 
       
 
Average
   
 
Effective
   
 
Duration:
1.89 years
 
       
 
Average
   
 
Effective
   
 
Maturity:
2.02 years
 
       
 
Annualized
   
 
Expense
   
 
Ratio:
   
 
Institutional Class:
0.30%
 
         
Sector Weightings*
 
Portfolio
   
   
Turnover
   
 
Rate:
21.5%#
 
       
 
Total
   
 
Number of
   
 
Holdings: 
357  
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
         
 
*
Percentages shown are based on the Fund’s total investments (less investments purchased with cash proceeds from securities lending).
**
SEC yields are based on SEC guidelines and are calculated for the 30 days ended June 30, 2012.
#
Not annualized.

 
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Baird Short-Term Bond Fund
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Total Returns
     
Average Annual
 
Six
One
Five
Since
For the Periods Ended June 30, 2012
Months
Year
Years
Inception(1)
Institutional Class
2.08%
2.47%
3.71%
3.48%
Barclays Capital 1-3 Year
       
  U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index(2)
0.58%
1.12%
3.67%
3.39%
 
(1)
For the period from August 31, 2004 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2012.
(2)
The Barclays Capital 1-3 Year U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index of investment grade, fixed-rate debt issues including government and corporate securities with maturities between one and three years.  This index does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.  A direct investment in an index is not possible.
 
The returns shown in the table above reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or capital gains distributions in additional shares.  Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.  The returns reflect the actual performance for each period and does not include the impact of trades executed on the last business day of the period that were recorded on the first business day of the next period.
 
Past performance does not guarantee future results.  Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
 
For information about the performance of the Fund as of the most recent month-end, please call 1-866-44BAIRD or visit www.bairdfunds.com.  Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than that stated.
 
 

 
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Baird Short-Term Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

This schedule summarizes the Fund’s holdings by asset type. Details are reported for each of the Fund’s 50 largest individual holdings and for investments that, in total for any issuer, represent more than 1% of the Fund’s net assets. The total value of smaller holdings is reported as a single amount within each category.
 
The Fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings following the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the complete listing of the Fund’s holdings is available electronically at http://www.rwbaird.com/baird-funds/prospectus-applications/prospectus-applications.aspx under the column “Form N-CSR” and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov) or you can have it mailed to you without charge by calling 1-866-44BAIRD. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the Fund files its holdings with the SEC on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov).
 
Long-Term Investments
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
U.S. Treasury Securities
                 
U.S. Treasury Bonds
                 
  2.375%, 03/31/2016@
  $ 86,700,000     $ 92,559,013       8.4 %
Total U.S. Treasury Securities
                       
(Cost $91,999,563)
            92,559,013       8.4 %
Taxable Municipal Bonds
                       
Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico
                       
  3.670%, 05/01/2014
    6,450,000       6,563,778       0.6 %
Other Municipal Bonds#
            18,773,206       1.7 %
Total Municipal Bonds
                       
(Cost $24,980,636)
            25,336,984       2.3 %
Other Government Related Securities
                       
Total Other Government Related Securities#~
                       
(Cost $16,930,021)
            17,002,883       1.6 %
Corporate Bonds
                       
Industrials
                       
Anglo American Capital PLC
                       
  2.150%, 09/27/2013 (Acquired 09/20/2010
                       
  through 03/21/2012, Cost $6,909,261)* f
    6,900,000       6,951,260       0.6 %
Cadbury Schweppes U.S. Finance LLC
                       
  5.125%, 10/01/2013 (Acquired 09/03/2010
                       
  through 02/07/2012, Cost $5,575,884)*
    5,324,000       5,577,002       0.5 %
CBS Corporation
                       
  8.200%, 05/15/2014
    5,175,000       5,858,768       0.5 %
Computer Sciences Corporation
                       
  5.500%, 03/15/2013@
    7,367,000       7,551,175       0.7 %
Express Scripts, Inc.
                       
  6.250%, 06/15/2014
    5,000,000       5,466,960       0.5 %
Georgia-Pacific LLC
                       
  8.250%, 05/01/2016 (Acquired 04/27/2011
                       
  through 06/19/2012, Cost $7,054,091)*
    6,500,000       7,160,224       0.7 %

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Short-Term Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Long-Term Investments (cont.)
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
Glencore Funding LLC
                 
  6.000%, 04/15/2014 (Acquired 01/12/2010
                 
  through 02/27/2012, Cost $7,353,121)*
  $ 7,120,000     $ 7,484,694       0.7 %
HP Enterprise Services LLC, Series B
                       
  6.000%, 08/01/2013
    5,639,000       5,917,995       0.5 %
Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd.
                       
  6.500%, 02/13/2013 (Acquired 01/20/2010
                       
  through 01/19/2012, Cost $6,859,820)* f
    6,699,000       6,905,704       0.6 %
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
                       
  5.500%, 02/01/2013
    6,025,000       6,171,679       0.6 %
POSCO
                       
  8.750%, 03/26/2014 (Acquired 03/19/2009
                       
  through 04/28/2011, Cost $7,824,706)* f
    7,300,000       8,076,158       0.7 %
Union Pacific Railroad Co. 2004 Pass Through Trust
                       
  5.214%, 09/30/2014 (Acquired 10/22/2010
                       
  through 03/29/2012, Cost $6,312,848)*
    5,924,000       6,365,693       0.6 %
Xerox Corporation
                       
  8.250%, 05/15/2014
    6,100,000       6,801,677       0.6 %
Other Industrials#~
            200,976,196       18.2 %
Total Industrials
                       
(Cost $285,624,479)
            287,265,185       26.0 %
Utility
                       
Consolidated Natural Gas, Series A
                       
  5.000%, 03/01/2014
    5,923,000       6,284,108       0.6 %
El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co LLC
                       
  4.100%, 11/15/2015@
    5,286,000       5,530,092       0.5 %
Gulf South Pipeline Company, L.P.
                       
  5.750%, 08/15/2012 (Acquired 03/25/2011
                       
  through 04/12/2011, Cost $6,635,752)*
    6,600,000       6,629,594       0.6 %
National Grid PLC
                       
  6.300%, 08/01/2016 f
    7,461,000       8,608,054       0.8 %
Nisource Finance Corp.
                       
  5.400%, 07/15/2014
    5,775,000       6,223,631       0.6 %
Spectra Energy Capital LLC
                       
  5.668%, 08/15/2014
    5,814,000       6,290,794       0.6 %
Williams Partners L.P.
                       
  3.800%, 02/15/2015
    6,000,000       6,311,892       0.6 %
Other Utility#~
            100,663,982       9.0 %
Total Utility
                       
(Cost $145,033,519)
            146,542,147       13.3 %

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Short-Term Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Long-Term Investments (cont.)
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
Finance
                 
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
                 
  3.000%, 01/31/2014 (Acquired 01/27/2011
                 
  through 04/28/2011, Cost $5,652,611)* f
  $ 5,650,000     $ 5,674,425       0.5 %
AEGON N.V.
                       
  4.750%, 06/01/2013 f
    6,722,000       6,922,544       0.6 %
ANZ National (Int’l) LTD
                       
  6.200%, 07/19/2013 (Acquired 05/25/2010
                       
  through 06/09/2011, Cost $7,984,207)* f
    7,678,000       8,044,010       0.7 %
Cie de Financement Foncier
                       
  2.250%, 03/07/2014 (Acquired 03/01/2011
                       
  through 12/14/2011, Cost $5,493,438)* f
    5,500,000       5,533,550       0.5 %
Citigroup, Inc.
                       
  6.010%, 01/15/2015
    7,000,000       7,520,961       0.7 %
Credit Suisse New York
                       
  5.000%, 05/15/2013 f
    6,221,000       6,415,245       0.6 %
FMR LLC
                       
  4.750%, 03/01/2013 (Acquired 10/04/2010
                       
  through 05/30/2012, Cost $8,781,143)*
    8,615,000       8,812,085       0.8 %
General Electric Capital Corporation:
                       
  4.875%, 03/04/2015
    5,000,000       5,428,830       0.5 %
  2.300%-5.900%, 05/13/2014-04/27/2017@
    8,900,000       9,256,016       0.9 %
Genworth Life Institutional Funding Trust
                       
  5.875%, 05/03/2013 (Acquired 04/07/2010
                       
  through 01/17/2012, Cost $6,111,121)*
    5,980,000       6,080,643       0.6 %
Goldman Sachs Group LP
                       
  8.000%, 03/01/2013 (Acquired 04/16/2009
                       
  through 06/15/2012, Cost $5,879,764)*
    5,720,000       5,907,502       0.5 %
Invesco Ltd.
                       
  5.375%, 02/27/2013 f
    6,785,000       6,962,278       0.6 %
Irish Life & Permanent Group Holdings PLC
                       
  3.600%, 01/14/2013 (Acquired 01/07/2010
                       
  through 02/28/2012, Cost $6,028,131)* f
    6,050,000       5,863,019       0.5 %
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
                       
  3.450%, 03/01/2016@
    5,550,000       5,752,469       0.5 %
Key Bank NA
                       
  5.800%, 07/01/2014
    5,100,000       5,467,129       0.5 %
Kookmin Bank
                       
  7.250%, 05/14/2014 (Acquired 05/26/2009
                       
  through 12/15/2011, Cost $5,270,974)* f
    5,000,000       5,475,090       0.5 %
M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank
                       
  4.850%, 06/16/2015
    5,532,000       5,898,434       0.5 %
UFJ Finance Aruba A.E.C.
                       
  6.750%, 07/15/2013 f
    6,175,000       6,511,624       0.6 %

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Short-Term Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Long-Term Investments (cont.)
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
WEA Finance LLC
                 
  7.500%, 06/02/2014 (Acquired 12/14/2011
                 
  through 06/26/2012, Cost $8,562,239)*
  $ 7,865,000     $ 8,581,399       0.8 %
Wells Fargo Bank NA
                       
  4.750%, 02/09/2015
    5,250,000       5,626,394       0.5 %
Willis North America, Inc.
                       
  5.625%, 07/15/2015
    6,100,000       6,618,311       0.6 %
Other Finance#~
            272,208,156       24.7 %
Total Finance
                       
(Cost $406,777,662)
            410,560,114       37.2 %
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
                       
U.S. Government Agency Issues
                       
Total U.S. Government Agency Issues#
                       
(Cost $3,628,312)
            3,804,621       0.3 %
Non-U.S. Government Agency Issues
                       
Total Non-U.S. Government Agency Issues#
                       
(Cost $11,639,762)
            11,093,760       1.0 %
Asset Backed Securities
                       
Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance
                       
  Series 2006-BC1, Class A2C, 0.439%, 12/25/2036
    8,494,721       8,202,104       0.7 %
Other Asset Backed Securities#~
            19,510,448       1.8 %
Total Asset Backed Securities
                       
(Cost $30,044,274)
            27,712,552       2.5 %
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
                       
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities
                       
  Series 2005-PWR9, Class A4A, 4.871%, 09/11/2042
    10,000,000       11,018,010       1.0 %
Credit Suisse First Boston
                       
  Mortgage Securities Corporation
                       
  Series 2005-C5, Class A4, 5.100%, 08/15/2038
    5,808,250       6,404,089       0.6 %
GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corporation
                       
  Series 2004-C3, Class A4, 5.189%, 07/10/2039
    7,180,000       7,650,154       0.7 %
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial
                       
  Mortgage Securities Corp.
                       
  Series 2003-CB7, Class A4, 4.879%, 01/12/2038
    11,161,414       11,575,302       1.0 %
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Trust
                       
  Series 2005-CB12, Class A4, 4.895%, 09/12/2037
    8,774,000       9,623,551       0.9 %
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust
                       
  Series 2003-C3, Class A2, 4.867%, 02/15/2035
    7,506,485       7,603,363       0.7 %
Other Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities#~
            2,980,260       0.3 %
Total Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
                       
(Cost $56,503,335)
            56,854,729       5.2 %
Total Long-Term Investments
                       
(Cost $1,073,161,563)
            1,078,731,988       97.8 %

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Short-Term Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Short-Term Investments
         
Market
   
% of
 
   
Shares
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
Money Market Mutual Fund
                 
Short-Term Investments Trust –
                 
  Liquid Assets Portfolio, 0.16%«
    20,518,668     $ 20,518,668       1.9 %
Total Short-Term Investments
                       
(Cost $20,518,668)
            20,518,668       1.9 %
Investments Purchased with Cash
                       
Proceeds from Securities Lending
                       
   
Principal
                 
   
Amount
                 
Commercial Paper
                       
Atlantic East Funding LLC,
                       
  0.595%, 03/25/2013†**
  $ 817,950       539,642       0.0 %
Total Commercial Paper
                       
(Cost $817,950)
            539,642       0.0 %
   
Shares
                 
Investment Companies
                       
Mount Vernon Securities Lending
                       
  Trust Prime Portfolio, 0.31%«
    125,762,756       125,762,756       11.4 %
Total Investment Companies
                       
(Cost $125,762,756)
            125,762,756       11.4 %
Total Investments Purchased With
                       
Cash Proceeds From Securities Lending
                       
(Cost $126,580,706)
            126,302,398       11.4 %
Total Investments
                       
(Cost $1,220,260,937)
            1,225,553,054       111.1 %
Asset Relating to Securities Lending Investments
                       
Support Agreement**^a
            278,308       0.0 %
Total
                       
(Cost $0)
            278,308       0.0 %
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
            (122,554,101 )     (11.1 %)
TOTAL NET ASSETS
          $ 1,103,277,261       100.0 %

 
The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Short-Term Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Notes to Summary Schedule of Investments
*
 
Restricted Security Deemed Liquid
**
 
Illiquid Security
@
 
This security or portion of this security is out on loan at June 30, 2012.
f
 
Foreign Security
^
 
Non-Income Producing
«
 
7-Day Yield
 
Priced at Fair Value by the Valuation Committee as delegated by the Baird Funds’ Board of Directors.
#
 
Represents the aggregate value, by category, securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.
~
 
Groupings contain, in aggregate, restricted securities totaling $167,755,204 representing 15.21% of net assets.
a
 
The Fund’s transfer agent and administrator and securities lending agent entered into a support agreement with the Fund to cover losses realized by the Fund on its investment in Atlantic East Funding, LLC (up to a certain amount), which investment was made by the Fund’s securities lending agent.
 
Summary of Fair Value Exposure at June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards which establish a definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion on changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These standards define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  The fair value hierarchy is organized into three levels based upon the assumptions (referred to as “inputs”) used in pricing the asset or liability.  These standards state that “observable inputs” reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources and “unobservable inputs” reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. These inputs are summarized into three broad levels and described below:
 
Level 1
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical unrestricted securities.
Level 2
Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, quoted prices in inactive markets, dealer indications, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, default rates, inputs corroborated by observable market data, etc.).
Level 3
Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in valuing the security) based on the best information available.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Short-Term Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2012:
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Fixed Income
                       
U.S. Treasury Obligations
  $     $ 92,559,013     $     $ 92,559,013  
Municipal Bonds
          25,336,984             25,336,984  
Other Government Related Securities
          17,002,883             17,002,883  
Corporate Debt Securities
          844,367,446             844,367,446  
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities –
                               
  U.S. Government Agency Issues
          3,804,621             3,804,621  
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities –
                               
  Non-U.S. Government Agency Issues
          11,093,760             11,093,760  
Asset Backed Securities
          27,712,552             27,712,552  
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
          56,854,729             56,854,729  
Total Fixed Income
          1,078,731,988             1,078,731,988  
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Mutual Fund
    20,518,668                   20,518,668  
Total Short-Term Investments
    20,518,668                   20,518,668  
Investments Purchased with Cash
                               
Proceeds from Securities Lending
                               
Commercial Paper
          539,642             539,642  
Money Market Mutual Fund
    125,762,756                   125,762,756  
Total Investments Purchased
                               
with Cash Proceeds
                               
from Securities Lending
    125,762,756       539,642             126,302,398  
Total Investments
  $ 146,281,424     $ 1,079,271,630     $     $ 1,225,553,054  
Asset Relating to
                               
Securities Lending Investments
  $     $ 278,308     $     $ 278,308  
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of current assigned levels within the hierarchy.  There were no significant transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements during the reporting period, as compared to their classification from the prior year’s annual report.
 

 
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Baird Intermediate Bond Fund
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

The Baird Intermediate Bond Fund seeks an annual rate of total return, before Fund expenses, greater than the annual rate of total return of the Barclays Capital Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index.  The Barclays Capital Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index of investment grade, fixed-rate debt issues, including government and corporate securities, with maturities between one and ten years.
 
 
Portfolio Characteristics
Quality Distribution*
         
   
Net Assets:
$773,406,773
 
       
 
SEC 30-Day
   
 
Yield:**
   
 
Institutional Class:
2.30%
 
 
Investor Class:
2.05%
 
       
 
Average
   
 
Effective
   
 
Duration:
3.93 years
 
       
 
Average
   
 
Effective
   
 
Maturity:
4.54 years
 
       
 
Annualized
   
 
Expense
   
   
Ratio:
   
Sector Weightings*
 
Institutional Class:
0.30%
 
   
Investor Class:
0.55%***
 
       
 
Portfolio
   
 
Turnover
   
 
Rate:
24.3%#
 
       
 
Total
   
 
Number of
   
 
Holdings:
347
 
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
         
 
*
 
Percentages shown are based on the Fund’s total investments (less investments purchased with cash proceeds from securities lending).
**
 
SEC yields are based on SEC guidelines and are calculated for the 30 days ended June 30, 2012.
***
 
Includes 0.25% 12b-1 fee.
#
 
Not annualized.
 

 
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Baird Intermediate Bond Fund
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Total Returns
 
     
Average Annual
 
Six
One
Five
Ten
Since
For the Periods Ended June 30, 2012
Months
Year
Years
Years
Inception(1)
Institutional Class Shares
3.25%
6.11%
6.42%
5.46%
6.07%
Investor Class Shares
3.10%
5.91%
6.12%
5.17%
5.80%
Barclays Capital Intermediate
         
  U.S. Government/Credit
         
  Bond Index(2)
2.10%
5.42%
6.01%
5.08%
5.69%
 
(1)
For the period from September 29, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2012.
(2)
The Barclays Capital Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index of investment grade, fixed-rate debt issues, including government and corporate securities, with maturities between one and ten years.  This index does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.  A direct investment in an index is not possible.
 
The returns shown in the table above reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or capital gains distributions in additional shares.  The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.  The returns reflect the actual performance for each period and does not include the impact of trades executed on the last business day of the period that were recorded on the first business day of the next period.
 
Past performance does not guarantee future results.  Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
 
For information about the performance of the Fund as of the most recent month-end, please call 1-866-44BAIRD or visit www.bairdfunds.com.  Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than that stated.
 

 
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Baird Intermediate Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

This schedule summarizes the Fund’s holdings by asset type. Details are reported for each of the Fund’s 50 largest individual holdings and for investments that, in total for any issuer, represent more than 1% of the Fund’s net assets. The total value of smaller holdings is reported as a single amount within each category.
 
The Fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings following the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the complete listing of the Fund’s holdings is available electronically at http://www.rwbaird.com/baird-funds/prospectus-applications/prospectus-applications.aspx under the column “Form N-CSR” and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov) or you can have it mailed to you without charge by calling 1-866-44BAIRD. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the Fund files its holdings with the SEC on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov).
 
Long-Term Investments
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
U.S. Treasury Securities
                 
U.S. Treasury Bonds:
                 
  2.375%, 03/31/2016
  $ 17,850,000     $ 19,056,267       2.5 %
  2.375%, 07/31/2017@
    72,100,000       77,856,753       10.1 %
  3.875%, 05/15/2018@
    30,400,000       35,589,371       4.6 %
  9.125%, 05/15/2018@
    12,375,000       18,206,719       2.3 %
  2.625%, 08/15/2020@
    5,000,000       5,502,735       0.7 %
  7.875%, 02/15/2021
    10,000,000       15,296,880       2.0 %
  6.250%, 08/15/2023@
    10,000,000       14,525,000       1.9 %
Total U.S. Treasury Securities
                       
(Cost $176,176,872)
            186,033,725       24.1 %
U.S. Government Agency Securities
                       
Federal Farm Credit Bank
                       
  3.000%, 09/22/2014
    7,000,000       7,406,028       1.0 %
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC)
                       
  1.250%, 05/12/2017
    5,050,000       5,116,741       0.7 %
  1.000%, 06/29/2017
    8,900,000       8,921,654       1.1 %
  1.000%, 07/28/2017
    5,500,000       5,497,145       0.7 %
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)
                       
  2.375%, 04/11/2016
    3,325,000       3,531,805       0.4 %
  1.375%, 11/15/2016@
    6,700,000       6,857,483       0.9 %
  1.250%, 01/30/2017@
    7,000,000       7,110,341       0.9 %
Total U.S. Government Agency Securities
                       
(Cost $43,343,243)
            44,441,197       5.7 %
Taxable Municipal Bonds
                       
California Qualified School Construction Bonds
                       
  5.955%, 03/01/2019
    3,375,000       3,797,719       0.5 %

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Intermediate Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Long-Term Investments (cont.)
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
Illinois State
                 
  3.636%, 02/01/2014
  $ 5,000,000     $ 5,125,950       0.7 %
Other Municipal Bonds#
            24,072,869       3.1 %
Total Municipal Bonds
                       
(Cost $30,475,818)
            32,996,538       4.3 %
Other Government Related Securities
                       
KFW
                       
  4.875%, 06/17/2019 f
    3,000,000       3,608,469       0.5 %
Other Government Related Securities#~
            11,158,903       1.4 %
Total Other Government Related Securities
                       
(Cost $13,216,141)
            14,767,372       1.9 %
Corporate Bonds
                       
Industrials
                       
Computer Sciences Corporation
                       
  5.500%, 03/15/2013@
    4,136,000       4,239,400       0.5 %
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
                       
  5.875%, 04/15/2014
    3,650,000       3,941,361       0.5 %
Glencore Funding LLC
                       
  6.000%, 04/15/2014 (Acquired 03/31/2004
                       
  through 02/02/2010, Cost $3,469,207)*
    3,456,000       3,633,020       0.5 %
Hewlett-Packard Co.
                       
  3.300%, 12/09/2016
    3,500,000       3,658,382       0.5 %
Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd.
                       
  7.625%, 04/09/2019 (Acquired 10/16/2009
                       
  through 09/19/2011, Cost $3,138,591)* f
    2,800,000       3,459,408       0.4 %
POSCO
                       
  5.250%, 04/14/2021 (Acquired 04/08/2011
                       
  through 09/22/2011, Cost $2,978,212)* f @
    3,000,000       3,285,939       0.4 %
TCI Communications, Inc.
                       
  8.750%, 08/01/2015
    3,498,000       4,267,955       0.5 %
Xerox Corporation
                       
  8.250%, 05/15/2014
    3,000,000       3,345,087       0.4 %
Other Industrials#~
            93,066,446       12.2 %
Total Industrials
                       
(Cost $117,015,963)
            122,896,998       15.9 %
Utility
                       
Ameren Corporation
                       
  8.875%, 05/15/2014
    3,000,000       3,341,667       0.4 %
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
                       
  9.750%, 01/31/2014
    3,824,000       4,314,283       0.6 %
National Grid PLC
                       
  6.300%, 08/01/2016 f
    3,800,000       4,384,212       0.5 %

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Intermediate Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Long-Term Investments (cont.)
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
NuStar Logistics, L.P.
                 
  6.875%, 07/15/2012
  $ 4,000,000     $ 4,004,544       0.5 %
Other Utility#~
            49,981,450       6.5 %
Total Utility
                       
(Cost $63,642,751)
            66,026,156       8.5 %
Finance
                       
American Express Credit Corporation
                       
  Series C, 7.300%, 08/20/2013
    3,257,000       3,482,254       0.5 %
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation
                       
  1.600%, 05/15/2017@
    3,800,000       3,826,459       0.5 %
Cie de Financement Foncier
                       
  2.250%, 03/07/2014
                       
  (Acquired 07/26/2011, Cost $3,524,338)* f
    3,500,000       3,521,350       0.5 %
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
                       
  5.000%, 10/15/2019
                       
  (Acquired 03/02/2012, Cost $4,324,519)* f @
    4,000,000       4,394,516       0.6 %
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
                       
  3.250%, 01/11/2016 f
    3,850,000       3,962,212       0.5 %
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
                       
  4.500%, 01/24/2022@
    3,000,000       3,231,654       0.4 %
MassMutual Global Funding II
                       
  2.000%, 04/05/2017
                       
  (Acquired 03/29/2012, Cost $3,783,470)*
    3,800,000       3,822,135       0.5 %
Susa Partnership LP
                       
  8.200%, 06/01/2017
    2,800,000       3,365,804       0.4 %
Talent Yield Investments Ltd
                       
  4.500%, 04/25/2022
                       
  (Acquired 04/18/2012, Cost $3,774,008)* f
    3,800,000       3,887,575       0.5 %
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
                       
  5.625%, 08/24/2020 f
    3,100,000       3,289,680       0.4 %
Willis Group Holdings Limited
                       
  5.750%, 03/15/2021 f
    3,000,000       3,269,400       0.4 %
Other Finance#~
            166,916,548       21.6 %
Total Finance
                       
(Cost $200,940,415)
            206,969,587       26.8 %
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
                       
U.S. Government Agency Issues
                       
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC)
                       
  5.500%-6.000%, 08/15/2016-01/15/2023
    3,327,707       3,407,029       0.4 %
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)
                       
  4.000%-8.800%, 01/25/2019-07/25/2034
    1,422,936       1,488,982       0.2 %
Other U.S. Government Agency Issues#
            616,255       0.1 %
Total U.S. Government Agency Issues
                       
(Cost $5,304,854)
            5,512,266       0.7 %

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Intermediate Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Long-Term Investments (cont.)
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
Non-U.S. Government Agency Issues
                 
Total Non-U.S. Government Agency Issues#~
                 
(Cost $16,367,407)
        $ 15,842,726       2.1 %
Asset Backed Securities
                     
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates
                     
  Series 2005-1, Class AF6, 5.030%, 07/25/2035
  $ 3,455,758       3,438,465       0.5 %
Springleaf Mortgage Loan Trust
                       
  Series 2012-1, 2.667%, 09/25/2057
                       
  (Acquired 04/11/2012, Cost $4,622,501)*
    4,622,555       4,619,606       0.6 %
Other Asset Backed Securities#
            5,451,792       0.6 %
Total Asset Backed Securities
                       
(Cost $14,117,341)
            13,509,863       1.7 %
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
                       
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities
                       
  Series 2005-PWR9, Class A4A,
                       
  4.871%, 09/11/2042
    4,250,000       4,682,654       0.6 %
Citigroup Deutsche Bank
                       
  Series 2005-CD1, Class A4,
                       
  5.394%, 07/15/2044
    5,600,000       6,231,820       0.8 %
Credit Suisse First Boston
                       
  Mortgage Securities Corporation
                       
  Series 2005-C5, Class A4,
                       
  5.100%, 08/15/2038
    4,000,000       4,410,340       0.6 %
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
                       
  Corporation (FHLMC) Multifamily
                       
  Structured Pass Through Certificates,
                       
  Series K708, 2.130%, 01/25/2019
    8,000,000       8,159,816       1.1 %
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Trust
                       
  Series 2005-CB12, Class A4,
                       
  4.895%, 09/12/2037
    5,000,000       5,484,130       0.7 %
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust
                       
  Series 2005-C22, Class A4,
                       
  5.441%, 12/15/2044
    5,000,000       5,549,490       0.7 %
Other Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities#
            8,200,358       1.0 %
Total Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
                       
(Cost $41,176,706)
            42,718,608       5.5 %
Total Long-Term Investments
                       
(Cost $721,777,511)
            751,715,036       97.2 %

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Intermediate Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Short-Term Investments
         
Market
   
% of
 
   
Shares
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
Money Market Mutual Funds
                 
Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, 0.15%«
    9,815,302     $ 9,815,302       1.3 %
Short-Term Investments Trust –
                       
  Liquid Assets Portfolio, 0.16%«
    15,000,000       15,000,000       1.9 %
Total Short-Term Investments
                       
(Cost $24,815,302)
            24,815,302       3.2 %
Investments Purchased with Cash
                       
Proceeds from Securities Lending
                       
   
Principal
                 
   
Amount
                 
Commercial Paper
                       
Atlantic East Funding LLC,
                       
  0.595%, 03/25/2013†**
  $ 2,066,837       1,363,594       0.2 %
Total Commercial Paper
                       
(Cost $2,066,837)
            1,363,594       0.2 %
   
Shares
                 
Investment Companies
                       
Mount Vernon Securities Lending
                       
  Trust Prime Portfolio, 0.31%«
    111,372,677       111,372,677       14.4 %
Total Investment Companies
                       
(Cost $111,372,677)
            111,372,677       14.4 %
Total Investments Purchased With
                       
Cash Proceeds From Securities Lending
                       
(Cost $113,439,514)
            112,736,271       14.6 %
Total Investments
                       
(Cost $860,032,327)
            889,266,609       115.0 %
Asset Relating to Securities Lending Investments
                       
Support Agreement**^a
            703,243       0.1 %
Total
                       
(Cost $0)
            703,243       0.1 %
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
            (116,563,079 )     (15.1 %)
TOTAL NET ASSETS
          $ 773,406,773       100.0 %


The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Intermediate Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Notes to Summary Schedule of Investments
*
 
Restricted Security Deemed Liquid
**
 
Illiquid Security
@
 
This security or portion of this security is out on loan at June 30, 2012.
f
 
Foreign Security
^
 
Non-Income Producing
«
 
7-Day Yield
 
Priced at Fair Value by the Valuation Committee as delegated by the Baird Funds’ Board of Directors.
#
 
Represents the aggregate value, by category, securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.
~
 
Groupings contain, in aggregate, restricted securities totaling $66,776,454 representing 8.63% of net assets.
a
 
The Fund’s transfer agent and administrator and securities lending agent entered into a support agreement with the Fund to cover losses realized by the Fund on its investment in Atlantic East Funding, LLC (up to a certain amount), which investment was made by the Fund’s securities lending agent.
 
Summary of Fair Value Exposure at June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards which establish a definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion on changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These standards define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  The fair value hierarchy is organized into three levels based upon the assumptions (referred to as “inputs”) used in pricing the asset or liability.  These standards state that “observable inputs” reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources and “unobservable inputs” reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. These inputs are summarized into three broad levels and described below:
 
Level 1
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical unrestricted securities.
Level 2
Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, quoted prices in inactive markets, dealer indications, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, default rates, inputs corroborated by observable market data, etc.).
Level 3
Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in valuing the security) based on the best information available.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Intermediate Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Summary of Fair Value Exposure at June 30, 2012 (Unaudited) (cont.)
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2012:
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Fixed Income
                       
U.S. Treasury Securities
  $     $ 186,033,725     $     $ 186,033,725  
U.S. Government Agency Securities
          44,441,197             44,441,197  
Taxable Municipal Bonds
          32,996,538             32,996,538  
Other Government Related Securities
          14,767,372             14,767,372  
Corporate Bonds
          395,891,280       1,461       395,892,741  
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities –
                               
  U.S. Government Agency Issues
          5,512,266             5,512,266  
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities –
                               
  Non-U.S. Government Agency Issues
          15,842,726             15,842,726  
Asset Backed Securities
          13,509,863             13,509,863  
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
          42,718,608             42,718,608  
Total Fixed Income
          751,713,575       1,461       751,715,036  
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Mutual Funds
    24,815,302                   24,815,302  
Total Short-Term Investments
    24,815,302                   24,815,302  
Investments Purchased with Cash
                               
Proceeds from Securities Lending
                               
Commercial Paper
          1,363,594             1,363,594  
Money Market Mutual Fund
    111,372,677                   111,372,677  
Total Investments Purchased with
                               
Cash Proceeds from Securities Lending
    111,372,677       1,363,594             112,736,271  
Total Investments
  $ 136,187,979     $ 753,077,169     $ 1,461     $ 889,266,609  
Asset Relating to
                               
Securities Lending Investments
  $     $ 703,243     $     $ 703,243  

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of current assigned levels within the hierarchy.  There were no significant transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements during the reporting period, as compared to their classification from the prior year’s annual report.  One security that is priced at fair value by the Valuation Committee instead of the Fund’s pricing vendor is valued using level 3 inputs.
 
Level 3 Reconciliation Disclosure
 
Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.
 
Description
Investments in Securities
Balance as of December 31, 2011
  $ 1,461  
Accrued discounts/premiums
     
Realized gain (loss)
     
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
     
Purchases
     
Sales
     
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3*
     
Balance as of June 30, 2012
  $ 1,461  
 
*  Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

 
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Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

The Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund seeks current income that is substantially exempt from federal income tax.  A secondary objective is to provide total return with relatively low volatility of principal.  The Fund strives to achieve an annual rate of return, before Fund expenses, greater than the annual rate of the total return of the Barclays Capital 7-Year General Obligation Bond Index.  The Barclays Capital 7-Year General Obligation Bond Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index comprised of investment grade state and local general obligation bonds that have been issued as part of an offering of at least $50 million, have a minimum amount outstanding of at least $5 million, have been issued within the last five years and have a maturity of six to eight years.
 
Portfolio Characteristics
Quality Distribution*
 
         
 
Net Assets:
$1,189,195,782
 
       
 
SEC 30-Day
   
 
Yield:***
   
 
Institutional Class:
1.55%
 
 
Investor Class:
1.31%
 
       
 
Average
   
 
Effective
   
 
Duration:
5.04 years
 
       
 
Average
   
 
Effective
   
 
Maturity:
6.05 years
 
         
Sector Weightings*
 
Annualized
   
   
Expense
   
 
Ratio:
   
 
Institutional Class:
0.30%
 
 
Investor Class:
0.55%****
 
       
 
Portfolio
   
 
Turnover
   
 
Rate:
2.9%#
 
       
 
Total
   
 
Number of
   
 
Holdings:
309
 
       
       
       
       
       
       
         
 
*
 
Percentages shown are based on the Fund’s total investments.
**
 
Includes pre-refunded and escrowed-to-maturity (ETM) bonds.
***
 
SEC yields are based on SEC guidelines and are calculated for the 30 days ended June 30, 2012.
****
 
Includes 0.25% 12b-1 fee.
#
 
Not annualized.
 

 
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Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Total Returns
 
     
Average Annual
 
Six
One
Five
Ten
Since
For the Periods Ended June 30, 2012
Months
Year
Years
Years
Inception(1)
Institutional Class Shares
1.49%
6.19%
5.93%
4.79%
5.16%
Investor Class Shares
1.34%
5.80%
5.64%
4.53%
4.88%
Barclays Capital 7-Year
         
  General Obligation Bond Index(2)
1.32%
7.55%
6.67%
5.29%
5.38%
 
(1)
For the period from March 30, 2001 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2012.
(2)
The Barclays Capital 7-Year General Obligation Bond Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index comprised of investment grade state and local general obligation bonds that have been issued as part of an offering of at least $50 million, have a minimum amount outstanding of at least $5 million, have been issued within the last five years and have a maturity of six to eight years.  This index does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.  A direct investment in an index is not possible.
 
The returns shown in the table above reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or capital gains distributions in additional shares.  The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.  The returns reflect the actual performance for each period and does not include the impact of trades executed on the last business day of the period that were recorded on the first business day of the next period.
 
Past performance does not guarantee future results.  Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
 
For information about the performance of the Fund as of the most recent month-end, please call 1-866-44BAIRD or visit www.bairdfunds.com.  Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than that stated.
 

 
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Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

This schedule summarizes the Fund’s holdings by asset type. Details are reported for each of the Fund’s 50 largest individual holdings and for investments that, in total for any issuer, represent more than 1% of the Fund’s net assets. The total value of smaller holdings is reported as a single amount within each category.
 
The Fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings following the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the complete listing of the Fund’s holdings is available electronically at http://www.rwbaird.com/baird-funds/prospectus-applications/prospectus-applications.aspx under the column “Form N-CSR” and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov) or you can have it mailed to you without charge by calling 1-866-44BAIRD. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the Fund files its holdings with the SEC on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov).
 
Long-Term Investments
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
Municipal Bonds
                 
Alabama
                 
Montgomery Alabama Special Care Facility Revenue:
                 
  5.000%, 11/15/2021
                 
  (Pre-refunded to 11/15/2014)
  $ 11,385,000     $ 12,623,005       1.1 %
  5.000%-5.250%, 11/15/2015-11/15/2029
                       
  (Pre-refunded to 11/15/2014)
    5,525,000       6,145,330       0.5 %
Other Alabama#
            3,509,294       0.3 %
Total Alabama
                       
(Cost $21,339,873)
            22,277,629       1.9 %
Alaska
                       
Total Alaska#
                       
(Cost $1,026,170)
            1,086,320       0.1 %
Arizona
                       
Total Arizona#
                       
(Cost $15,103,740)
            15,709,451       1.3 %
California
                       
Golden State Tobacco Securitization
                       
  Corporation Revenue Bonds:
                       
  5.625%, 06/01/2038
                       
  (Pre-refunded to 06/01/2013)
    6,950,000       7,287,701       0.6 %
  5.000%-6.250%, 06/01/2033-06/01/2038
                       
  (Pre-refunded to 06/01/2013)
    6,790,000       7,145,562       0.6 %
San Joaquin Hills California Transportation
                       
  Corridor Agency Toll Road Revenue^:
                       
  0.000%, 01/01/2023 (ETM)
    14,000,000       10,951,220       0.9 %
  0.000%, 01/01/2020 (ETM)
    6,865,000       5,989,850       0.5 %
San Marcos California Public
                       
  Facilities Authority Revenue
                       
  0.000%, 09/01/2019 (ETM)^
    17,295,000       15,192,101       1.3 %
Other California#
            23,724,622       2.0 %
Total California
                       
(Cost $64,324,087)
            70,291,056       5.9 %

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Long-Term Investments (cont.)
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
Colorado
                 
Colorado Springs Colorado Utilities Revenue Bonds
                 
  5.875%, 11/15/2017 (ETM)
  $ 8,640,000     $ 9,475,834       0.8 %
Dawson Ridge Metropolitan District No. 1 Colorado^:
                       
  0.000%, 10/01/2022 (ETM)
    15,030,000       11,748,801       1.0 %
  0.000%, 10/01/2022 (ETM)
    12,745,000       9,962,639       0.8 %
Denver Colorado Health & Hospital
                       
  Authority Healthcare Revenue
                       
  6.250%, 12/01/2033
                       
  (Pre-refunded to 12/01/2014)
    7,975,000       9,072,121       0.8 %
Regional Transportation District
                       
  Colorado Sales Tax Revenue
                       
  5.000%, 11/01/2036
                       
  (Pre-refunded to 11/01/2016)
    6,750,000       8,008,942       0.7 %
Other Colorado#
            14,393,732       1.2 %
Total Colorado
                       
(Cost $59,034,071)
            62,662,069       5.3 %
Delaware
                       
Total Delaware#
                       
(Cost $334,289)
            340,524       0.0 %
Florida
                       
Broward County Florida School Board:
                       
  5.250%, 07/01/2022 (Callable 07/01/2021)
    8,300,000       9,783,293       0.8 %
  5.250%, 07/01/2023 (Callable 07/01/2021)
    4,865,000       5,671,812       0.5 %
Florida State Board of Education
                       
  5.000%, 06/01/2022 (Callable 06/01/2019)
    13,800,000       16,595,742       1.4 %
Highlands County Florida Health Facilities Revenue:
                       
  5.875%, 11/15/2029
                       
  (Pre-refunded to 11/15/2013)
    9,650,000       10,345,765       0.9 %
  5.375%, 11/15/2035
                       
  (Pre-refunded to 11/15/2013)
    5,010,000       5,337,303       0.4 %
Miami-Dade County Florida
                       
  4.500%, 10/01/2020
    7,100,000       8,168,266       0.7 %
St. Lucie County Florida
                       
  6.000%, 10/01/2020 (ETM)
    5,940,000       7,731,682       0.7 %
Other Florida#
            72,169,782       6.0 %
Total Florida
                       
(Cost $126,844,685)
            135,803,645       11.4 %
Georgia
                       
Atlanta Georgia Water & Wastewater Revenue
                       
  5.500%, 11/01/2017 (Insured by AGM)
    8,445,000       10,229,175       0.9 %

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Long-Term Investments (cont.)
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
Forsyth County Georgia Hospital
                 
  Authority Revenue Anticipation Certificates
                 
  6.375%, 10/01/2028
                 
  (Callable 08/02/2012)(ETM)
  $ 7,745,000     $ 10,246,480       0.9 %
Georgia Municipal Electric Authority Power Revenue
                       
  6.500%, 01/01/2017 (Insured by AGM)
    7,470,000       8,976,173       0.7 %
Gwinnett County Georgia School District
                       
  5.000%, 02/01/2026
                       
  (Pre-refunded to 02/01/2018)
    7,400,000       8,960,068       0.8 %
State of Georgia
                       
  5.000%, 07/01/2020 (Callable 07/01/2017)
    12,570,000       14,883,006       1.3 %
Other Georgia#
            3,342,393       0.2 %
Total Georgia
                       
(Cost $54,317,648)
            56,637,295       4.8 %
Illinois
                       
Illinois Development Financial Authority
                       
  0.000%, 07/15/2023 (ETM)^
    16,380,000       12,252,731       1.0 %
Kane Cook & Dupage Counties Illinois
                       
  Community United School District No. 303
                       
  5.000%, 01/01/2014 (Insured by AGM)
    6,750,000       7,184,362       0.6 %
Kane McHenry Cook & De Kalb
                       
  Counties Illinois School District No. 300
                       
  7.000%, 01/01/2018 (Insured by AMBAC)
    6,140,000       7,573,751       0.6 %
Kendall Kane & Will Counties Community
                       
  Unit School District No. 308
                       
  0.000%, 02/01/2021^
    13,625,000       10,257,036       0.9 %
Other Illinois#
            85,552,209       7.2 %
Total Illinois
                       
(Cost $116,251,752)
            122,820,089       10.3 %
Indiana
                       
Total Indiana#
                       
(Cost $15,440,970)
            16,787,662       1.4 %
Iowa
                       
Total Iowa#
                       
(Cost $1,123,231)
            1,191,781       0.1 %
Kansas
                       
Total Kansas#
                       
(Cost $2,010,622)
            2,228,675       0.2 %

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Long-Term Investments (cont.)
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
Kentucky
                 
Louisville & Jefferson County
                 
  Metropolitan Government
                 
  6.125%, 02/01/2037 (Callable 02/01/2018)
  $ 7,345,000     $ 9,361,864       0.8 %
Other Kentucky#
            5,157,662       0.4 %
Total Kentucky
                       
(Cost $14,219,050)
            14,519,526       1.2 %
Louisiana
                       
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue:
                       
  5.500%, 05/15/2032
                       
  (Pre-refunded to 05/15/2026)
    13,905,000       18,211,657       1.5 %
  5.500%, 05/15/2027
                       
  (Pre-refunded to 05/15/2026)
    1,500,000       1,906,965       0.2 %
State of Louisiana:
                       
  5.000%, 11/15/2020 (Callable 05/15/2020)
    10,000,000       12,335,700       1.0 %
  5.000%, 11/15/2018
    1,750,000       2,129,732       0.2 %
Total Louisiana
                       
(Cost $30,025,415)
            34,584,054       2.9 %
Maine
                       
Total Maine#
                       
(Cost $4,693,546)
            4,915,918       0.4 %
Maryland
                       
Total Maryland#
                       
(Cost $1,458,614)
            1,488,135       0.1 %
Massachusetts
                       
Massachusetts State:
                       
  4.00%, 12/01/2022 (Callable 12/01/2019)
    15,000,000       16,857,450       1.4 %
  5.00%, 08/01/2020
                       
  (Pre-refunded to 08/01/2016)
    5,820,000       6,843,505       0.6 %
Other Massachusetts#
            13,366,158       1.1 %
Total Massachusetts
                       
(Cost $35,881,365)
            37,067,113       3.1 %
Michigan
                       
Michigan Finance Authority
                       
  5.000%, 01/01/2019
    7,000,000       8,456,560       0.7 %
Other Michigan#
            22,969,343       1.9 %
Total Michigan
                       
(Cost $30,246,713)
            31,425,903       2.6 %

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Long-Term Investments (cont.)
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
Minnesota
                 
University of Minnesota
                 
  5.500%, 07/01/2021 (ETM)
  $ 7,655,000     $ 9,430,654       0.8 %
Other Minnesota#
            5,044,800       0.4 %
Total Minnesota
                       
(Cost $14,235,451)
            14,475,454       1.2 %
Mississippi
                       
Total Mississippi#
                       
(Cost $2,126,719)
            2,298,969       0.2 %
Missouri
                       
Total Missouri#
                       
(Cost $3,184,672)
            3,342,400       0.3 %
Nebraska
                       
Omaha Nebraska Public Electric Power District Revenue
                       
  6.200%, 02/01/2017 (ETM)
    9,150,000       10,314,887       0.9 %
Other Nebraska#
            1,815,414       0.1 %
Total Nebraska
                       
(Cost $11,713,077)
            12,130,301       1.0 %
Nevada
                       
Total Nevada#
                       
(Cost $2,104,859)
            2,351,398       0.2 %
New Hampshire
                       
Total New Hampshire#
                       
(Cost $6,677,130)
            6,898,816       0.6 %
New Jersey
                       
New Jersey State Housing &
                       
  Mortgage Finance Agency Bonds
                       
  4.500%, 10/01/2029 (Callable 04/01/2021)
    9,610,000       10,062,631       0.9 %
Other New Jersey#
            23,901,405       2.0 %
Total New Jersey
                       
(Cost $32,910,183)
            33,964,036       2.9 %
New Mexico
                       
Total New Mexico#
                       
(Cost $3,768,401)
            3,840,730       0.3 %
New York
                       
Metropolitan Transit Authority New York
                       
  6.000%, 04/01/2020 (ETM)
    13,330,000       17,022,943       1.4 %

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Long-Term Investments (cont.)
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
Westchester Tobacco Asset
                 
  Securitization Corp. New York
                 
  6.950%, 07/15/2039
                 
  (Pre-refunded to 07/15/2017)
  $ 13,075,000     $ 17,042,347       1.5 %
Other New York#
            43,014,393       3.6 %
Total New York
                       
(Cost $71,908,134)
            77,079,683       6.5 %
North Carolina
                       
North Carolina Eastern Municipal
                       
  Power Agency Power Systems Revenue:
                       
  4.500%, 01/01/2024
                       
  (Pre-refunded to 01/01/2022)
    6,425,000       7,929,864       0.7 %
  6.400%, 01/01/2021 (ETM)
    5,750,000       7,137,647       0.6 %
  5.000%-6.000%, 01/01/2017-01/01/2026
    5,145,000       6,279,030       0.5 %
North Carolina Medical Care
                       
  Community Hospital Revenue
                       
  5.250%, 11/01/2029
                       
  (Pre-refunded to 11/01/2014)
    6,495,000       7,195,161       0.6 %
Other North Carolina#
            6,900,905       0.6 %
Total North Carolina
                       
(Cost $33,276,809)
            35,442,607       3.0 %
Ohio
                       
Total Ohio#
                       
(Cost $14,572,397)
            14,820,890       1.3 %
Pennsylvania
                       
Pennsylvania Convention
                       
  Center Authority Revenue Bonds
                       
  6.000%, 09/01/2019 (ETM)
    6,830,000       8,735,228       0.7 %
Other Pennsylvania#
            26,468,965       2.3 %
Total Pennsylvania
                       
(Cost $32,805,350)
            35,204,193       3.0 %
Puerto Rico
                       
Total Puerto Rico#
                       
(Cost $9,316,011)
            9,799,599       0.8 %
South Carolina
                       
Piedmont Municipal Power Agency
                       
  South Carolina Electric Revenue
                       
  6.750%, 01/01/2020 (ETM)
    6,375,000       8,672,678       0.7 %
Other South Carolina#
            5,341,820       0.5 %
Total South Carolina
                       
(Cost $13,146,830)
            14,014,498       1.2 %

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Long-Term Investments (cont.)
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
South Dakota
                 
Total South Dakota#
                 
(Cost $923,249)
        $ 956,020       0.1 %
Tennessee
                     
Total Tennessee#
                     
(Cost $11,301,235)
          11,767,540       1.0 %
Texas
                     
Houston Texas Health Facilities
                     
  Corporate Facilities Revenue
                     
  7.125%, 02/15/2034
                     
  (Pre-refunded to 02/15/2014)
  $ 10,960,000       12,234,210       1.0 %
Houston Texas Water & Sewer System Revenue Bonds
                       
  5.500%, 12/01/2029 (ETM)
    16,050,000       21,850,630       1.8 %
Lamar Consolidated Independent School District
                       
  5.000%, 02/15/2021 (Insured by PSF)
    6,760,000       8,399,097       0.7 %
San Antonio Texas Electric & Gas Revenue
                       
  5.650%, 02/01/2019 (ETM)
    11,565,000       14,101,436       1.2 %
Tarrant County Texas Health Facilities Revenue
                       
  6.000%, 09/01/2024 (ETM)
    7,990,000       10,265,312       0.9 %
Texas State
                       
  5.000%, 10/01/2018
    6,285,000       7,686,744       0.6 %
Other Texas#
            88,542,673       7.5 %
Total Texas
                       
(Cost $153,237,719)
            163,080,102       13.7 %
Utah
                       
Total Utah#
                       
(Cost $6,755,035)
            7,283,349       0.6 %
Virginia
                       
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation Revenue
                       
  5.625%, 06/01/2037
                       
  (Pre-refunded to 06/01/2015)
    7,650,000       8,762,692       0.8 %
Other Virginia#
            1,321,720       0.1 %
Total Virginia
                       
(Cost $9,668,395)
            10,084,412       0.9 %
Washington
                       
University of Washington
                       
  5.000%, 07/01/2022
    6,505,000       8,216,921       0.7 %
Washington State:
                       
  5.000%, 01/01/2021
    10,000,000       12,349,100       1.0 %
  5.000%-5.500%, 07/01/2018-07/01/2023
    5,470,000       6,653,890       0.6 %
Other Washington#
            14,495,696       1.2 %
Total Washington
                       
(Cost $40,003,785)
            41,715,607       3.5 %

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Long-Term Investments (cont.)
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
West Virginia
                 
Berkeley Brooke Fayette Counties West Virginia
                 
  Single Family Mortgage Revenue
                 
  0.000%, 12/01/2014 (ETM) ^
  $ 7,365,000     $ 7,252,684       0.6 %
Other West Virginia#
            1,395,233       0.1 %
Total West Virginia
                       
(Cost $8,291,684)
            8,647,917       0.7 %
Wisconsin
                       
State of Wisconsin
                       
  5.000%, 05/01/2022
    10,000,000       12,491,000       1.0 %
Other Wisconsin#
            6,729,858       0.6 %
Total Wisconsin
                       
(Cost $18,747,526)
            19,220,858       1.6 %
Total Long-Term Investments
                       
(Cost $1,094,350,492)
            1,160,256,224       97.6 %
Short-Term Investments
                       
   
Shares
                 
Money Market Mutual Fund
                       
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds, 0.02%«
    17,877,536       17,877,536       1.5 %
Total Short-Term Investments
                       
(Cost $17,877,536)
            17,877,536       1.5 %
Total Investments
                       
(Cost $1,112,228,028)
            1,178,133,760       99.1 %
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
            11,062,022       0.9 %
TOTAL NET ASSETS
          $ 1,189,195,782       100.0 %

Notes to Summary Schedule of Investments
AGM – Assured Guaranty Municipal
AMBAC –
Ambac Assurance Corporation. Ambac Assurance’s plan of rehabilitation transferring certain troubled insurance policies and assets (mostly relating to insurance coverage and credit default swaps on residential mortgage-backed securities) to a segregated account has obtained court approval but has not yet been implemented.
ETM – Escrowed to Maturity
PSF – Texas Permanent School Fund
^
 
Non-Income Producing
«
 
7-Day Yield
#
 
Represents the aggregate value, by category, securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Summary of Fair Value Exposure at June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards which establish a definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion on changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These standards define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  The fair value hierarchy is organized into three levels based upon the assumptions (referred to as “inputs”) used in pricing the asset or liability.  These standards state that “observable inputs” reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources and “unobservable inputs” reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. These inputs are summarized into three broad levels and described below:
 
Level 1
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical unrestricted securities.
Level 2
Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, quoted prices in inactive markets, dealer indications, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, default rates, inputs corroborated by observable market data, etc.).
Level 3
Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in valuing the security) based on the best information available.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2012:
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Fixed Income
                       
Municipal Bonds
  $     $ 1,160,256,224     $     $ 1,160,256,224  
Total Fixed Income
          1,160,256,224             1,160,256,224  
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Mutual Fund
    17,877,536                   17,877,536  
Total Short-Term Investments
    17,877,536                   17,877,536  
Total Investments
  $ 17,877,536     $ 1,160,256,224     $     $ 1,178,133,760  

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of current assigned levels within the hierarchy.  There were no significant transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements during the reporting period, as compared to their classification from the prior year’s annual report.
 

 
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Baird Aggregate Bond Fund
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

The Baird Aggregate Bond Fund seeks an annual rate of total return, before Fund expenses, greater than the annual rate of total return of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.  The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index of investment grade, fixed-rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, with maturities of at least one year.
 
 
Portfolio Characteristics
Quality Distribution*
         
 
Net Assets:
$1,258,981,269
 
       
 
SEC 30-Day
   
 
Yield:**
   
 
Institutional Class:
3.57%
 
 
Investor Class:
3.20%
 
       
 
Average
   
 
Effective
   
 
Duration:
5.07 years
 
       
 
Average
   
 
Effective
   
 
Maturity:
7.01 years
 
       
 
Annualized
   
 
Expense
   
   
Ratio:
   
Sector Weightings*
 
Institutional Class:
0.30%
 
   
Investor Class:
0.55%***
 
       
 
Portfolio
   
 
Turnover
   
 
Rate:
30.1%#
 
       
 
Total
   
 
Number of
   
 
Holdings:
377
 
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
         
 
*
 
Percentages shown are based on the Fund’s total investments (less investments purchased with cash proceeds from securities lending).
**
 
SEC yields are based on SEC guidelines and are calculated for the 30 days ended June 30, 2012.
***
 
Includes 0.25% 12b-1 fee.
#
 
Not annualized.

 
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Baird Aggregate Bond Fund
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Total Returns
 
     
Average Annual
 
Six
One
Five
Ten
Since
For the Periods Ended June 30, 2012
Months
Year
Years
Years
Inception(1)
Institutional Class Shares
3.98%
8.52%
6.53%
5.93%
6.52%
Investor Class Shares
3.84%
8.21%
6.25%
5.68%
6.26%
Barclays Capital
         
  U.S. Aggregate Bond Index(2)
2.37%
7.47%
6.79%
5.63%
6.20%
 
(1)
For the period from September 29, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2012.
(2)
The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index of investment grade, fixed-rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities,  with maturities of at least one year.  This index does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.  A direct investment in an index is not possible.
 
The returns shown in the table above reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or capital gains distributions in additional shares.  The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.  The returns reflect the actual performance for each period and does not include the impact of trades executed on the last business day of the period that were recorded on the first business day of the next period.
 
Past performance does not guarantee future results.  Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
 
For information about the performance of the Fund as of the most recent month-end, please call 1-866-44BAIRD or visit www.bairdfunds.com.  Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than that stated.
 

 
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Baird Aggregate Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

This schedule summarizes the Fund’s holdings by asset type. Details are reported for each of the Fund’s 50 largest individual holdings and for investments that, in total for any issuer, represent more than 1% of the Fund’s net assets. The total value of smaller holdings is reported as a single amount within each category.
 
The Fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings following the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the complete listing of the Fund’s holdings is available electronically at http://www.rwbaird.com/baird-funds/prospectus-applications/prospectus-applications.aspx under the column “Form N-CSR” and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov) or you can have it mailed to you without charge by calling 1-866-44BAIRD. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the Fund files its holdings with the SEC on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov).
 
Long-Term Investments
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
U.S. Treasury Securities
                 
U.S. Treasury Bonds:
                 
  2.375%, 07/31/2017@
  $ 57,300,000     $ 61,875,061       4.9 %
  5.250%, 11/15/2028@
    33,825,000       47,603,411       3.8 %
  4.375%, 02/15/2038@
    31,850,000       42,260,969       3.4 %
  6.250%, 08/15/2023
    1,000,000       1,452,500       0.1 %
Total U.S. Treasury Securities
                       
(Cost $143,419,647)
            153,191,941       12.2 %
Taxable Municipal Bonds
                       
California Qualified School Construction Bonds
                       
  7.155%, 03/01/2027
    7,500,000       8,691,375       0.7 %
Contra Costa County California Pension Obligation
                       
  5.140%, 06/01/2017
    5,975,000       6,657,763       0.5 %
San Dieguito California Public Facilities
                       
  6.459%, 05/01/2027
    6,500,000       7,627,295       0.6 %
Tobacco Settlement Authority Iowa
                       
  6.500%, 06/01/2023 (Callable 06/01/2015)
    6,960,000       6,697,051       0.5 %
Other Municipal Bonds#
            34,561,734       2.8 %
Total Municipal Bonds
                       
(Cost $58,026,061)
            64,235,218       5.1 %
Other Government Related Securities
                       
Corp Andina de Fomento
                       
  4.375%, 06/15/2022 f
    6,242,000       6,375,779       0.5 %
Other Government Related Securities#~
            24,046,365       1.9 %
Total Other Government Related Securities
                       
(Cost $28,256,137)
            30,422,144       2.4 %
Corporate Bonds
                       
Industrials
                       
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
                       
  6.375%, 09/15/2017
    6,000,000       6,969,804       0.5 %
Glencore Funding LLC
                       
  6.000%, 04/15/2014 (Acquired 03/31/2004
                       
  through 06/20/2011, Cost $8,145,793)*
    8,092,000       8,506,480       0.7 %

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Aggregate Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Long-Term Investments (cont.)
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd.
                 
  7.625%, 04/09/2019 (Acquired 10/22/2009
                 
  through 10/29/2009, Cost $6,265,355)* f
  $ 5,700,000     $ 7,042,367       0.6 %
National Oilwell Varco Inc.
                       
  Series B, 6.125%, 08/15/2015
    7,045,000       7,153,866       0.6 %
Other Industrials#~
            113,662,123       9.0 %
Total Industrials
                       
(Cost $134,112,297)
            143,334,640       11.4 %
Utility
                       
Ameren Corporation
                       
  8.875%, 05/15/2014
    6,900,000       7,685,834       0.6 %
Constellation Energy Group Inc.
                       
  4.550%, 06/15/2015
    5,862,000       6,295,313       0.5 %
Mega Advance Investments Ltd
                       
  5.000%, 05/12/2021
                       
  (Acquired 05/09/2011, Cost $5,443,790)* f @
    5,500,000       5,838,937       0.4 %
Other Utility#~
            52,546,328       4.2 %
Total Utility
                       
(Cost $68,467,471)
            72,366,412       5.7 %
Finance
                       
Associates Corporation of North America
                       
  6.950%, 11/01/2018
    5,125,000       5,778,489       0.5 %
General Electric Capital Corporation
                       
  4.650%, 10/17/2021
    6,000,000       6,663,156       0.5 %
Genworth Life Institutional Funding Trust
                       
  5.875%, 05/03/2013
                       
  (Acquired 04/14/2011, Cost $6,668,639)*
    6,500,000       6,609,395       0.5 %
Irish Life & Permanent Group Holdings PLC
                       
  3.600%, 01/14/2013 (Acquired 01/07/2010
                       
  through 03/09/2012, Cost $7,509,051)* f
    7,525,000       7,292,432       0.6 %
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
                       
  7.375%, 02/15/2024
                       
  (Acquired 08/26/2010, Cost $7,635,127)*
    6,800,000       8,269,568       0.7 %
Schwab Capital Trust I
                       
  7.500%, 11/15/2037
    8,760,000       9,018,858       0.7 %
Other Finance#~
            183,139,237       14.5 %
Total Finance
                       
(Cost $217,352,935)
            226,771,135       18.0 %

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Aggregate Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Long-Term Investments (cont.)
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
                 
U.S. Government Agency Issues
                 
Federal Gold Loan Mortgage
                 
  Corporation (FGLMC) Pass-Through Certificates:
                 
  5.000%, 03/01/2038
  $ 14,800,242     $ 15,928,203       1.3 %
  4.500%, 11/01/2039
    19,239,963       20,556,802       1.6 %
  5.000%-6.500%, 07/01/2014-12/01/2036
    5,225,414       5,738,416       0.5 %
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
                       
  Corporation (FHLMC) Pass-Through Certificates:
                       
  5.500%, 05/01/2038
    6,568,626       7,141,364       0.6 %
  4.500%, 11/01/2039
    6,608,927       7,061,261       0.6 %
  4.500%, 09/01/2040
    18,029,488       19,286,016       1.5 %
  0.000%-7.000%, 07/15/2019-05/15/2022
    490,946       539,394       0.0 %
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)
                       
  Pass-Through Certificates:
                       
  5.000%, 11/01/2021
    7,943,864       8,601,116       0.7 %
  5.500%, 04/01/2034
    6,396,715       7,027,349       0.6 %
  5.000%, 10/01/2035
    20,805,818       22,626,678       1.8 %
  5.000%, 11/01/2035
    10,337,656       11,216,802       0.9 %
  5.500%, 04/01/2037
    9,680,752       10,648,879       0.8 %
  4.000%, 08/01/2040
    10,371,201       11,055,556       0.9 %
  3.500%, 02/01/2041
    31,853,237       33,514,721       2.7 %
  4.000%, 02/01/2041
    41,924,265       44,690,682       3.5 %
  4.000%, 09/01/2041
    14,599,445       15,567,367       1.2 %
  3.500%-8.000%, 09/25/2017-12/01/2040
    32,260,929       34,720,753       2.8 %
Government National Mortgage
                       
  Association (GNMA) Pass-Through Certificates:
                       
  6.000%, 11/20/2033
    203,556       230,207       0.0 %
  5.000%, 07/20/2040
    11,828,250       13,115,913       1.0 %
  4.500%, 01/20/2041
    32,914,234       36,350,719       2.9 %
Total U.S. Government Agency Issues
                       
(Cost $312,777,821)
            325,618,198       25.9 %
Non-U.S. Government Agency Issues
                       
Bank of America Alternative Loan Trust:
                       
  Series 2004-7, Class 4A1, 5.000%, 08/25/2019
    6,538,571       6,749,146       0.5 %
  4.750%-6.000%, 06/25/2018-06/25/2046
    14,973,965       14,377,576       1.2 %
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust:
                       
  Series 2003-20CB, Class 1A1,
                       
  5.500%, 10/25/2033
    10,093,585       10,610,043       0.8 %
  5.000%-6.250%, 11/25/2020-10/25/2036
    11,071,431       9,700,944       0.8 %
Other Non-U.S. Government Agency Issues#
            29,440,081       2.3 %
Total Non-U.S. Government Agency Issues
                       
(Cost $75,672,591)
            70,877,790       5.6 %

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Aggregate Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Long-Term Investments (cont.)
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
Asset Backed Securities
                 
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates:
                 
  Series 2005-1, Class AF6, 5.030%, 07/25/2035
  $ 8,328,376     $ 8,286,701       0.7 %
  Series 2005-11, Class AF3, 4.778%, 02/25/2036
    9,964,966       8,005,605       0.6 %
  4.583%-5.884%, 03/25/2030-09/25/2046
    27,930,796       23,778,658       1.9 %
Other Asset Backed Securities#
            11,473,923       0.9 %
Total Asset Backed Securities
                       
(Cost $56,934,326)
            51,544,887       4.1 %
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
                       
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities
                       
  Series 2005-PWR9, Class A4A,
                       
  4.871%, 09/11/2042
    11,139,000       12,272,962       1.0 %
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
                       
  Series 2005-C6, Class A5A,
                       
  5.116%, 06/10/2044
    11,248,000       12,420,638       1.0 %
Credit Suisse First Boston
                       
  Mortgage Securities Corporation
                       
  Series 2005-C5, Class A4, 5.10%, 08/15/2038
    10,149,000       11,190,135       0.9 %
GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corporation
                       
  Series 2005-C4, Class A4, 5.305%, 11/10/2045
    10,750,000       12,018,059       0.9 %
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Trust
                       
  Series 2005-CB12, Class A4,
                       
  4.895%, 09/12/2037
    11,355,000       12,454,459       1.0 %
Morgan Stanley Capital I
                       
  Series 2005-HQ7, Class A4,
                       
  5.201%, 11/14/2042
    10,825,000       12,015,144       0.9 %
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust
                       
  Series 2005-C22, Class A4,
                       
  5.441%, 12/15/2044
    10,000,000       11,098,980       0.9 %
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
                       
  Series 2012-C6, Class A4, 3.44%, 04/15/2045
    12,000,000       12,321,408       1.0 %
Other Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities#
            5,031,380       0.4 %
Total Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
                       
(Cost $96,821,649)
            100,823,165       8.0 %
Total Long-Term Investments
                       
(Cost $1,191,840,935)
            1,239,185,530       98.4 %

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Aggregate Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Short-Term Investments
         
Market
   
% of
 
   
Shares
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
Money Market Mutual Funds
                 
Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, 0.15%«
    4,797,194     $ 4,797,194       0.4 %
Short-Term Investments Trust –
                       
  Liquid Assets Portfolio, 0.16%«
    23,288,773       23,288,773       1.8 %
Total Short-Term Investments
                       
(Cost $28,085,967)
            28,085,967       2.2 %
Investments Purchased with Cash
                       
Proceeds from Securities Lending
                       
   
Principal
                 
   
Amount
                 
Commercial Paper
                       
Atlantic East Funding LLC,
                       
  0.595%, 03/25/2013†**
  $ 2,837,710       1,872,176       0.2 %
Total Commercial Paper
                       
(Cost $2,837,710)
            1,872,176       0.2 %
   
Shares
                 
Investment Companies
                       
Mount Vernon Securities Lending
                       
  Trust Prime Portfolio, 0.31%«
    135,218,513       135,218,513       10.7 %
Total Investment Companies
                       
(Cost $135,218,513)
            135,218,513       10.7 %
Total Investments Purchased With
                       
Cash Proceeds From Securities Lending
                       
(Cost $138,056,223)
            137,090,689       10.9 %
Total Investments
                       
(Cost $1,357,983,125)
            1,404,362,186       111.5 %
Asset Relating to Securities Lending Investments
                       
Support Agreement**^a
            965,534       0.1 %
Total
                       
(Cost $0)
            965,534       0.1 %
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
            (146,346,451 )     (11.6 %)
TOTAL NET ASSETS
          $ 1,258,981,269       100.0 %

 
The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Aggregate Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Notes to Summary Schedule of Investments
*
 
Restricted Security Deemed Liquid
**
 
Illiquid Security
@
 
This security or portion of this security is out on loan at June 30, 2012.
f
 
Foreign Security
^
 
Non-Income Producing
«
 
7-Day Yield
 
Priced at Fair Value by the Valuation Committee as delegated by the Baird Funds’ Board of Directors.
#
 
Represents the aggregate value, by category, securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.
~
 
Groupings contain, in aggregate, restricted securities totaling $64,562,555 representing 5.13% of net assets.
a
 
The Fund’s transfer agent and administrator and securities lending agent entered into a support agreement with the Fund to cover losses realized by the Fund on its investment in Atlantic East Funding, LLC (up to a certain amount), which investment was made by the Fund’s securities lending agent.
 
Summary of Fair Value Exposure at June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards which establish a definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion on changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These standards define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  The fair value hierarchy is organized into three levels based upon the assumptions (referred to as “inputs”) used in pricing the asset or liability.  These standards state that “observable inputs” reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources and “unobservable inputs” reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. These inputs are summarized into three broad levels and described below:
 
Level 1
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical unrestricted securities.
Level 2
Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, quoted prices in inactive markets, dealer indications, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, default rates, inputs corroborated by observable market data, etc.).
Level 3
Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in valuing the security) based on the best information available.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Aggregate Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2012:
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Fixed Income
                       
U.S. Treasury Securities
  $     $ 153,191,941     $     $ 153,191,941  
Taxable Municipal Bonds
          64,235,218             64,235,218  
Other Government Related Securities
          30,422,144             30,422,144  
Corporate Debt Securities
          442,470,580       1,607       442,472,187  
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities –
                               
  U.S. Government Agency Issues
          325,618,198             325,618,198  
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities –
                               
  Non-U.S. Government Agency Issues
          70,877,790             70,877,790  
Asset Backed Securities
          51,544,887             51,544,887  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
          100,823,165             100,823,165  
Total Fixed Income
          1,239,183,923       1,607       1,239,185,530  
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Mutual Funds
    28,085,967                   28,085,967  
Total Short-Term Investments
    28,085,967                   28,085,967  
Investments Purchased with Cash
                               
Proceeds from Securities Lending
                               
Commercial Paper
          1,872,176             1,872,176  
Money Market Mutual Fund
    135,218,513                   135,218,513  
Total Investments Purchased
                               
with Cash Proceeds
                               
from Securities Lending
    135,218,513       1,872,176             137,090,689  
Total Investments
  $ 163,304,480     $ 1,241,056,099     $ 1,607     $ 1,404,362,186  
Asset Relating to
                               
Securities Lending Investments
  $     $ 965,534     $     $ 965,534  

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of current assigned levels within the hierarchy.  There were no significant transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements during the reporting period, as compared to their classification from the prior year’s annual report.  One security that is priced at fair value by the Valuation Committee instead of the Fund’s pricing vendor is valued using level 3 inputs.
 
Level 3 Reconciliation Disclosure
 
Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.
 
Description
Investments in Securities
Balance as of December 31, 2011
  $ 1,607  
Accrued discounts/premiums
     
Realized gain (loss)
     
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
     
Purchases
     
Sales
     
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3*
     
Balance as of June 30, 2012
  $ 1,607  
 
*  Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

 
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Baird Core Plus Bond Fund
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

The Baird Core Plus Bond Fund seeks an annual rate of total return, before Fund expenses, greater than the annual rate of total return of the Barclays Capital U.S. Universal Bond Index.  The Barclays Capital U.S. Universal Bond Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index of fixed income securities issued in U.S. dollars, including U.S. government and investment grade debt, non-investment grade debt, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, Eurobonds, 144A securities and emerging market debt, with maturities of at least one year.
 
Portfolio Characteristics
Quality Distribution*
         
 
Net Assets:
$1,776,836,267
 
       
 
SEC 30-Day
   
 
Yield:**
   
 
Institutional Class:
3.20%
 
 
Investor Class:
2.94%
 
       
 
Average
   
 
Effective
   
 
Duration:
5.02 years
 
       
 
Average
   
 
Effective
   
 
Maturity:
6.64 years
 
       
 
Annualized
   
   
Expense
   
Sector Weightings*
 
Ratio:
   
   
Institutional Class:
0.30%
 
 
Investor Class:
0.55%***
 
       
 
Portfolio
   
 
Turnover
   
 
Rate:
17.1%#
 
       
 
Total
   
 
Number of
   
 
Holdings:
585
 
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
         
 
*
 
Percentages shown are based on the Fund’s total investments (less investments purchased with cash proceeds from securities lending).
**
 
SEC yields are based on SEC guidelines and are calculated for the 30 days ended June 30, 2012.
***
 
Includes 0.25% 12b-1 fee.
#
 
Not annualized.

 
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Baird Core Plus Bond Fund
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Total Returns
 
     
Average Annual
 
Six
One
Five
Ten
Since
For the Periods Ended June 30, 2012
Months
Year
Years
Years
Inception(1)
Institutional Class Shares
3.85%
8.08%
7.83%
6.98%
7.17%
Investor Class Shares
3.79%
7.85%
7.55%
6.70%
6.90%
Barclays Capital
         
  U.S. Universal Bond Index(2)
2.87%
7.36%
6.76%
5.96%
6.38%
 
(1)
For the period from September 29, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2012.
(2)
The Barclays Capital U.S. Universal Bond Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index of fixed income securities issued in U.S. dollars, including U.S. government and investment grade debt, non-investment grade debt, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, Eurobonds, 144A securities and emerging market debt, with maturities of at least one year.  This index does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.  A direct investment in an index is not possible.
 
The returns shown in the table above reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or capital gains distributions in additional shares.  The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.  The returns reflect the actual performance for each period and does not include the impact of trades executed on the last business day of the period that were recorded on the first business day of the next period.
 
Past performance does not guarantee future results.  Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
 
For information about the performance of the Fund as of the most recent month-end, please call 1-866-44BAIRD or visit www.bairdfunds.com.  Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than that stated.
 

 
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Baird Core Plus Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

This schedule summarizes the Fund’s holdings by asset type. Details are reported for each of the Fund’s 50 largest individual holdings and for investments that, in total for any issuer, represent more than 1% of the Fund’s net assets. The total value of smaller holdings is reported as a single amount within each category.
 
The Fund reports a complete list of its holdings in regulatory filings following the end of each fiscal quarter. For the second and fourth fiscal quarters, the complete listing of the Fund’s holdings is available electronically at http://www.rwbaird.com/baird-funds/prospectus-applications/prospectus-applications.aspx under the column “Form N-CSR” and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov) or you can have it mailed to you without charge by calling 1-866-44BAIRD. For the first and third fiscal quarters, the Fund files its holdings with the SEC on Form N-Q. Shareholders can look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov).
 
Long-Term Investments
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
U.S. Treasury Securities
                 
U.S. Treasury Bonds@:
                 
  2.375%, 07/31/2017
  $ 63,150,000     $ 68,192,149       3.9 %
  6.250%, 08/15/2023
    12,675,000       18,410,437       1.0 %
  5.250%, 11/15/2028
    35,775,000       50,347,732       2.8 %
  4.375%, 02/15/2038
    43,525,000       57,752,234       3.3 %
Total U.S. Treasury Securities
                       
(Cost $183,930,092)
            194,702,552       11.0 %
U.S. Government Agency Securities
                       
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA):
                       
  1.000%, 07/28/2017
    15,075,000       15,067,176       0.9 %
  1.250%, 01/30/2017
    10,975,000       11,147,999       0.6 %
Total U.S. Government Agency Securities
                       
(Cost $25,994,341)
            26,215,175       1.5 %
Taxable Municipal Bonds
                       
Total Municipal Bonds#
                       
(Cost $39,925,668)
            43,473,520       2.4 %
Other Government Related Securities
                       
Eksportfinans ASA
                       
  2.000%, 09/15/2015 f
    9,000,000       8,054,514       0.5 %
Other Government Related Securities#~
            26,598,890       1.5 %
Total Other Government Related Securities
                       
(Cost $32,822,311)
            34,653,404       2.0 %
Corporate Bonds
                       
Industrials
                       
Total Industrials#~
                       
(Cost $244,260,973)
            251,732,023       14.2 %

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Core Plus Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Long-Term Investments (cont.)
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
Utility
                 
National Rural Utilities Corporation
                 
  10.375%, 11/01/2018
  $ 6,498,000     $ 9,415,505       0.5 %
Other Utility#~
            109,637,030       6.2 %
Total Utility
                       
(Cost $113,726,234)
            119,052,535       6.7 %
Finance
                       
Barclays Bank PLC
                       
  6.750%, 05/22/2019 f
    6,850,000       7,990,840       0.5 %
Credit Suisse New York
                       
  5.300%, 08/13/2019 f
    6,966,000       7,837,105       0.4 %
Dresdner Bank AG
                       
  7.250%, 09/15/2015 f
    7,850,000       7,956,854       0.4 %
General Electric Capital Corporation
                       
  4.650%, 10/17/2021
    8,450,000       9,383,945       0.5 %
Irish Life & Permanent Group Holdings PLC
                       
  3.600%, 01/14/2013 (Acquired 12/01/2010
                       
  through 02/28/2012, Cost $10,037,601)* f
    10,400,000       10,078,578       0.6 %
Nordea Bank AB
                       
  3.125%, 03/20/2017 (Acquired 03/14/2012
                       
  through 05/09/2012, Cost $8,050,179)* f @
    8,000,000       8,034,152       0.5 %
Regions Bank
                       
  7.500%, 05/15/2018
    7,475,000       8,409,375       0.5 %
Wachovia Bank, NA
                       
  6.000%, 11/15/2017
    8,322,000       9,696,944       0.5 %
Other Finance#~
            336,307,422       18.9 %
Total Finance
                       
(Cost $392,639,557)
            405,695,215       22.8 %
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
                       
U.S. Government Agency Issues
                       
Federal Gold Loan Mortgage Corporation
                       
  (FGLMC) Pass-Through Certificates:
                       
  3.000%, 05/01/2027
    18,670,065       19,562,225       1.1 %
  4.500%, 11/01/2039
    10,154,425       10,849,423       0.6 %
  4.500%, 08/01/2040
    20,356,034       21,774,706       1.2 %
  4.500%, 08/01/2040
    12,045,525       12,885,013       0.7 %
  4.500%-6.500%, 12/01/2020-11/01/2039
    8,398,409       9,046,252       0.5 %

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Long-Term Investments (cont.)
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)
                 
  Series 2004-90, Class LH, 5.000%, 04/25/2034
  $ 10,543,849     $ 11,229,117       0.6 %
  Pass-Through Certificates:
                       
  5.000%, 04/01/2035
    8,891,701       9,670,108       0.6 %
  5.000%, 07/01/2035
    25,841,704       28,184,091       1.6 %
  5.000%, 02/01/2036
    15,020,927       16,335,451       0.9 %
  5.500%, 04/01/2036
    15,571,093       17,079,626       1.0 %
  4.000%, 12/01/2040
    9,282,268       10,063,009       0.6 %
  3.500%, 01/01/2041
    7,338,623       7,721,410       0.4 %
  4.000%, 01/01/2041
    16,633,771       17,731,368       1.0 %
  3.500%, 02/01/2041
    19,045,355       20,038,772       1.1 %
  4.000%, 02/01/2041
    28,764,635       30,662,700       1.7 %
  4.500%, 07/01/2041
    7,720,853       8,324,085       0.5 %
  4.000%, 09/01/2041
    17,012,696       18,140,613       1.0 %
  4.000%, 12/01/2041
    14,102,134       15,037,085       0.9 %
  3.500%, 06/01/2042
    17,650,000       18,614,760       1.1 %
  3.500%-7.500%, 12/25/2019-03/01/2041
    35,854,275       38,548,604       2.2 %
Government National Mortgage
                       
  Association (GNMA) Pass-Through Certificates:
                       
  4.500%, 05/20/2040
    7,799,133       8,617,582       0.5 %
  4.500%, 01/20/2041
    20,500,433       22,640,828       1.3 %
  5.000%-6.500%, 12/20/2028-07/20/2040
    3,879,285       4,293,692       0.2 %
Other U.S. Government Agency Issues#
            2,516,710       0.0 %
Total U.S. Government Agency Issues
                       
(Cost $370,569,513)
            379,567,230       21.3 %
Non-U.S. Government Agency Issues
                       
Bank of America Mortgage Securities Inc
                       
  Series 2003-L, Class 2A1, 2.928%, 01/25/2034
    8,601,800       8,029,763       0.5 %
J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust
                       
  Series 2007-A2, Class 2A3, 2.857%, 04/25/2037
    14,307,108       10,430,196       0.6 %
Other Non-U.S. Government Agency Issues#
            39,514,951       2.2 %
Total Non-U.S. Government Agency Issues
                       
(Cost $59,106,023)
            57,974,910       3.3 %
Asset Backed Securities
                       
J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp
                       
  Series 2007-CH1, 0.479%, 11/25/2036
    10,000,000       7,499,230       0.4 %
Other Asset Backed Securities#
            21,931,234       1.3 %
Total Asset Backed Securities
                       
(Cost $32,354,936)
            29,430,464       1.7 %

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Long-Term Investments (cont.)
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
                 
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities
                 
  Series 2005-PWR9, Class A4A, 4.871%, 09/11/2042
  $ 16,160,000     $ 17,805,104       1.0 %
Citigroup Deutsche Bank
                       
  Series 2005-CD1, Class A4, 5.394%, 07/15/2044
    13,222,000       14,713,772       0.8 %
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates:
                       
  Series 2005-C6, Class A5A, 5.116%, 06/10/2044
    5,987,000       6,611,163       0.4 %
  Series 2012-CR1, Class A3, 3.391%, 05/15/2045
    16,923,000       17,207,323       1.0 %
Credit Suisse First Boston
                       
  Mortgage Securities Corporation
                       
  Series 2005-C5, Class A4, 5.100%, 08/15/2038
    16,925,000       18,661,251       1.0 %
GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corporation
                       
  Series 2005-C4, Class A4, 5.305%, 11/10/2045
    12,795,000       14,304,285       0.8 %
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial
                       
  Mortgage Securities Corporation
                       
  Series 2011-C5, Class A3, 4.171%, 08/15/2046
    17,145,000       18,651,463       1.0 %
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Trust
                       
  Series 2005-CB12, Class A4, 4.895%, 09/12/2037
    15,505,000       17,006,287       1.0 %
Morgan Stanley Capital I
                       
  Series 2005-HQ7, Class A4, 5.201%, 11/14/2042
    11,275,000       12,514,619       0.7 %
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
                       
  Series 2012-C6, Class A4, 3.440%, 04/15/2045
    9,000,000       9,241,056       0.5 %
Other Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities#
            19,075,534       1.1 %
Total Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
                       
(Cost $163,182,211)
            165,791,857       9.3 %
Total Long-Term Investments
                       
(Cost $1,658,511,859)
            1,708,288,885       96.2 %
                         
Short-Term Investments
                       
 
   
Shares
                 
Money Market Mutual Funds
                       
Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, 0.15%«
    30,548,601       30,548,601       1.7 %
Short-Term Investments Trust –
                       
  Liquid Assets Portfolio, 0.16%«
    30,000,000       30,000,000       1.7 %
Total Short-Term Investments
                       
(Cost $60,548,601)
            60,548,601       3.4 %

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Core Plus Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Investments Purchased with Cash
Proceeds from Securities Lending – 9.5%
 
   
Principal
   
Market
   
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
Commercial Paper - 0.0%
                 
Atlantic East Funding LLC,
                 
  0.595%, 03/25/2013†**
  $ 257,951     $ 170,183       0.0 %
Total Commercial Paper
                       
(Cost $257,951)
            170,183       0.0 %
   
Shares
                 
Investment Companies – 9.5%
                       
Mount Vernon Securities Lending
                       
  Trust Prime Portfolio, 0.31%«
    168,741,412       168,741,412       9.5 %
Total Investment Companies
                       
(Cost $168,741,412)
            168,741,412       9.5 %
Total Investments Purchased With
                       
Cash Proceeds From Securities Lending
                       
(Cost $168,999,363)
            168,911,595       9.5 %
Total Investments
                       
(Cost $1,888,059,823) – 109.1%
            1,937,749,081       109.1 %
Asset Relating to Securities
                       
Lending Investments – 0.0%
                       
Support Agreement**^a
            87,768       0.0 %
Total
                       
(Cost $0)
            87,768       0.0 %
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (9.1)%
            (161,000,582 )     (9.1 %)
TOTAL NET ASSETS
          $ 1,776,836,267       100.0 %

Notes to Summary Schedule of Investments
*
 
Restricted Security Deemed Liquid
**
 
Illiquid Security
@
 
This security or portion of this security is out on loan at June 30, 2012.
f
 
Foreign Security
^
 
Non-Income Producing
«
 
7-Day Yield
 
Priced at Fair Value by the Valuation Committee as delegated by the Baird Funds’ Board of Directors.
#
 
Represents the aggregate value, by category, securities that are not among the 50 largest holdings and, in total for any issuer, represent 1% or less of net assets.
~
 
Groupings contain, in aggregate, restricted securities totaling $220,881,636 representing 12.43% of net assets.
a
 
The Fund’s transfer agent and administrator and securities lending agent entered into a support agreement with the Fund to cover losses realized by the Fund on its investment in Atlantic East Funding, LLC (up to a certain amount), which investment was made by the Fund’s securities lending agent.

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Core Plus Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Summary of Fair Value Exposure at June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards which establish a definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion on changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These standards define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  The fair value hierarchy is organized into three levels based upon the assumptions (referred to as “inputs”) used in pricing the asset or liability.  These standards state that “observable inputs” reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources and “unobservable inputs” reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. These inputs are summarized into three broad levels and described below:
 
Level 1
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical unrestricted securities.
Level 2
Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, quoted prices in inactive markets, dealer indications, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, default rates, inputs corroborated by observable market data, etc.).
Level 3
Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in valuing the security) based on the best information available.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 



 
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Baird Core Plus Bond Fund
Summary Schedule of Investments, June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2012:
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Fixed Income
                       
U.S. Treasury Securities
  $     $ 194,702,552     $     $ 194,702,552  
U.S. Government Agency Securities
          26,215,175             26,215,175  
Taxable Municipal Bonds
          43,473,520             43,473,520  
Other Government Related Securities
          34,653,404             34,653,404  
Corporate Bonds
          776,475,098       4,675       776,479,773  
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities –
                               
  U.S. Government Agency Issues
          379,567,230             379,567,230  
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities –
                               
  Non-U.S. Government Agency Issues
          57,974,910             57,974,910  
Asset Backed Securities
          29,430,464             29,430,464  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
          165,791,857             165,791,857  
Total Fixed Income
          1,708,284,210       4,675       1,708,288,885  
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Mutual Funds
    60,548,601                   60,548,601  
Total Short-Term Investments
    60,548,601                   60,548,601  
Investments Purchased with Cash
                               
Proceeds from Securities Lending
                               
Commercial Paper
          170,183             170,183  
Money Market Mutual Fund
    168,741,412                   168,741,412  
Total Investments Purchased
                               
with Cash Proceeds
                               
from Securities Lending
    168,741,412       170,183             168,911,595  
Total Investments
  $ 229,290,013     $ 1,708,454,393     $ 4,675     $ 1,937,749,081  
Asset Relating to
                               
Securities Lending Investments
  $     $ 87,768     $     $ 87,768  

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of current assigned levels within the hierarchy.  There were no significant transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements during the reporting period, as compared to their classification from the prior year’s annual report.  One security that is priced at fair value by the Valuation Committee instead of the Fund’s pricing vendor is valued using level 3 inputs.
 
Level 3 Reconciliation Disclosure
 
Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.
 
Description
Investments in Securities
Balance as of December 31, 2011
  $ 4,675  
Accrued discounts/premiums
     
Realized gain (loss)
     
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
     
Purchases
     
Sales
     
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3*
     
Balance as of June 30, 2012
  $ 4,675  
 
*  Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

 
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Additional Information on Fund Expenses
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, such as management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees;  and other fund expenses.  Although the Funds do not charge any sales loads, redemption fees, or other transaction fees, you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks and stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Funds’ transfer agent.  If you request that a redemption be made by wire transfer, currently the Funds’ transfer agent charges a $15.00 fee.
 
This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in each Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.  The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (1/1/12 – 6/30/12).
 
Actual Expenses
The third and fourth columns of the following table provide information about account values based on actual returns and actual expenses.  You may use the information in these columns, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the fourth column entitled “Expenses Paid During Period’’ to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The fifth and sixth columns of the following table provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs.  Therefore, the sixth column of the table (entitled “Expenses Paid During Period”) is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different mutual funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs could have been higher.
 

 
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Additional Information on Fund Expenses
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Actual vs. Hypothetical Returns
 
           
Hypothetical
           
(5% return
     
Actual
 
before expenses)
 
Fund’s
Beginning
Ending
Expenses
 
Ending
Expenses
 
Annualized
Account
Account
Paid
 
Account
Paid
 
Expense
Value
Value
During
 
Value
During
 
Ratio(1)
1/1/12
6/30/12
Period(1)
 
6/30/12
Period(1)
Baird Short-Term
             
Bond Fund
             
Institutional Class
0.30%
$1,000.00
$1,020.80
$1.51
 
$1,023.37
$1.51
               
Baird Intermediate
             
Bond Fund
             
Institutional Class
0.30%
$1,000.00
$1,032.50
$1.52
 
$1,023.37
$1.51
Investor Class
0.55%
$1,000.00
$1,031.00
$2.78
 
$1,022.13
$2.77
               
Baird Intermediate
             
Municipal Bond Fund
             
Institutional Class
0.30%
$1,000.00
$1,014.90
$1.50
 
$1,023.37
$1.51
Investor Class
0.55%
$1,000.00
$1,013.40
$2.75
 
$1,022.13
$2.77
               
Baird Aggregate
             
Bond Fund
             
Institutional Class
0.30%
$1,000.00
$1,039.80
$1.52
 
$1,023.37
$1.51
Investor Class
0.55%
$1,000.00
$1,038.40
$2.79
 
$1,022.13
$2.77
               
Baird Core Plus
             
Bond Fund
             
Institutional Class
0.30%
$1,000.00
$1,038.50
$1.52
 
$1,023.37
$1.51
Investor Class
0.55%
$1,000.00
$1,037.90
$2.79
 
$1,022.13
$2.77
 
(1)
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 days and divided by 366 to reflect the one-half year period.
 
 

 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

               
Baird
 
   
Baird
   
Baird
   
Intermediate
 
   
Short-Term
   
Intermediate
   
Municipal
 
   
Bond Fund
   
Bond Fund
   
Bond Fund
 
ASSETS:
                 
Investments, at value (cost $1,220,260,937,
  $ 1,225,553,054     $ 889,266,609     $ 1,178,133,760  
  $860,032,327 and $1,112,228,028, respectively)*
                       
Support Agreement (Note 6)
    278,308       703,243        
Interest receivable
    12,390,727       8,437,946       13,633,685  
Receivable for investments sold or paid down
    228,382       17,622        
Receivable for Fund shares sold
    2,326,732       872,428       2,286,608  
Uninvested cash
    24,188       10,295        
Total assets
    1,240,801,391       899,308,143       1,194,054,053  
LIABILITIES:
                       
Payable for collateral received
                       
  for securities loaned (Note 6)
    126,604,894       113,460,934        
Payable for securities purchased
    10,175,173       11,363,927       3,984,804  
Payable for Fund shares repurchased
    462,935       804,194       482,303  
Payable to Advisor and Distributor
    270,153       194,413       391,164  
Other liabilities
    10,975       77,902        
Total liabilities
    137,524,130       125,901,370       4,858,271  
NET ASSETS
  $ 1,103,277,261     $ 773,406,773     $ 1,189,195,782  
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
                       
Capital stock
    1,095,906,748     $ 735,621,072     $ 1,123,050,095  
Undistributed net investment income
    441,964       477,297       652,211  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)
                       
  on investments sold
    1,358,124       7,370,879       (412,256 )
Net unrealized appreciation on
                       
  investments and support agreement
    5,570,425       29,937,525       65,905,732  
NET ASSETS
  $ 1,103,277,261     $ 773,406,773     $ 1,189,195,782  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES
                       
Net Assets
  $ 1,103,277,261     $ 755,880,107     $ 926,871,671  
Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value,
                       
  unlimited shares authorized)
    113,933,043       67,186,199       77,453,086  
Net asset value, offering and
                       
  redemption price per share
  $ 9.68     $ 11.25     $ 11.97  
INVESTOR CLASS SHARES
                       
Net Assets
          $ 17,526,666     $ 262,324,111  
Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value,
                       
  unlimited shares authorized)
            1,501,475       21,476,802  
Net asset value, offering and
                       
  redemption price per share
          $ 11.67     $ 12.21  

*Includes securities out on loan to brokers with a market value of $123,824,195, $110,962,820 and $0, respectively.

 
The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

   
Baird
   
Baird
 
   
Aggregate
   
Core Plus
 
   
Bond Fund
   
Bond Fund
 
ASSETS:
           
Investments, at value (cost $1,357,983,125
  $ 1,404,362,186     $ 1,937,749,081  
  and $1,888,059,823, respectively)*
               
Support Agreement (Note 6)
    965,534       87,768  
Interest receivable
    10,721,326       15,754,559  
Receivable for investments sold or paid down
    44,082       257,135  
Receivable for Fund shares sold
    2,082,181       14,108,131  
Uninvested cash
    26,007       32,454  
Total assets
    1,418,201,316       1,967,989,128  
LIABILITIES:
               
Payable for collateral received
               
  for securities loaned (Note 6)
    138,082,230       169,031,817  
Payable for securities purchased
    20,012,689       19,359,480  
Payable for Fund shares repurchased
    592,566       2,012,876  
Payable to Advisor and Distributor
    387,059       717,375  
Other liabilities
    145,503       31,313  
Total liabilities
    159,220,047       191,152,861  
NET ASSETS
  $ 1,258,981,269     $ 1,776,836,267  
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
               
Capital stock
  $ 1,181,593,341     $ 1,723,002,910  
Distributions in excess of net investment income
    (954,476 )     (323,486 )
Accumulated net realized gain
               
  on investments sold
    30,997,809       4,379,817  
Net unrealized appreciation on
               
  investments and support agreement
    47,344,595       49,777,026  
NET ASSETS
  $ 1,258,981,269     $ 1,776,836,267  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES
               
Net Assets
  $ 1,225,078,262     $ 1,127,718,313  
Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value,
               
  unlimited shares authorized)
    112,846,915       102,038,885  
Net asset value, offering and
               
  redemption price per share
  $ 10.86     $ 11.05  
INVESTOR CLASS SHARES
               
Net Assets
  $ 33,903,007     $ 649,117,954  
Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value,
               
  unlimited shares authorized)
    3,036,889       56,786,116  
Net asset value, offering and
               
  redemption price per share
  $ 11.16     $ 11.43  

*Includes securities out on loan to brokers with a market value of $134,255,481 and $164,776,666, respectively.

 
The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

               
Baird
             
   
Baird
   
Baird
   
Intermediate
   
Baird
   
Baird
 
   
Short-Term
   
Intermediate
   
Municipal
   
Aggregate
   
Core Plus
 
   
Bond Fund
   
Bond Fund
   
Bond Fund
   
Bond Fund
   
Bond Fund
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:
                             
Interest income,
                             
  net of paydowns
  $ 14,155,779     $ 12,690,039     $ 16,536,798     $ 30,683,635     $ 26,762,907  
Income from securities
                                       
  lending (Note 6)
    81,083       72,957             125,995       120,873  
Other income
    29       232                    
Total investment income
    14,236,891       12,763,228       16,536,798       30,809,630       26,883,780  
                                         
EXPENSES:
                                       
Investment advisory fee
    1,345,039       937,643       1,429,903       1,932,458       1,821,254  
Administration fee
    269,008       187,529       285,981       386,492       364,251  
Distribution expense –
                                       
  Investor Class Shares (Note 8)
          19,729       321,249       36,611       613,088  
Interest expense (Note 7)
          72                    
Total expenses
    1,614,047       1,144,973       2,037,133       2,355,561       2,798,593  
                                         
NET INVESTMENT
                                       
INCOME
    12,622,844       11,618,255       14,499,665       28,454,069       24,085,187  
                                         
REALIZED AND
                                       
UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
                                       
ON INVESTMENTS:
                                       
Net realized gain (loss)
                                       
  on investments
    817,104       6,716,896       (225,363 )     32,848,038       4,568,828  
Change in unrealized
                                       
  appreciation/depreciation
                                       
  on investments and
                                       
  support agreement
    9,062,084       5,936,181       2,404,676       (1,466,749 )     25,939,564  
Net realized and unrealized
                                       
  gain on investments
    9,879,188       12,653,077       2,179,313       31,381,289       30,508,392  
NET INCREASE IN
                                       
NET ASSETS RESULTING
                                       
FROM OPERATIONS
  $ 22,502,032     $ 24,271,332     $ 16,678,978     $ 59,835,358     $ 54,593,579  

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Baird Short-Term Bond Fund

   
Six Months Ended
       
   
June 30, 2012
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
December 31, 2011
 
OPERATIONS:
           
Net investment income
  $ 12,622,844     $ 24,101,938  
Net realized gain on investments
    817,104       6,055,269  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
               
  on investments and support agreement
    9,062,084       (9,257,746 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    22,502,032       20,849,461  
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
               
Proceeds from shares sold
    250,176,983       514,984,905  
Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends
    11,083,881       27,443,430  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (185,522,272 )     (434,651,786 )
Net increase in net assets resulting
               
  from capital share transactions
    75,738,592       107,776,549  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO
               
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHAREHOLDERS:
               
From net investment income
    (12,193,450 )     (24,321,455 )
From net realized gains
          (6,100,633 )
Total Distributions
    (12,193,450 )     (30,422,088 )
                 
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
    86,047,174       98,203,922  
                 
NET ASSETS:
               
Beginning of period
    1,017,230,087       919,026,165  
End of period (including undistributed net
               
  investment income of $441,964 and $12,570, respectively)
  $ 1,103,277,261     $ 1,017,230,087  

 
The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Baird Intermediate Bond Fund

   
Six Months Ended
       
   
June 30, 2012
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
December 31, 2011
 
OPERATIONS:
           
Net investment income
  $ 11,618,255     $ 23,725,726  
Net realized gain on investments
    6,716,896       3,633,559  
Change in unrealized appreciation
               
  on investments and support agreement
    5,936,181       12,455,100  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    24,271,332       39,814,385  
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
               
Proceeds from shares sold
    113,360,286       215,597,625  
Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends
    9,070,539       24,186,576  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (79,968,739 )     (136,560,126 )
Net increase in net assets resulting
               
  from capital share transactions
    42,462,086       103,224,075  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO
               
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHAREHOLDERS:
               
From net investment income
    (11,058,205 )     (23,416,880 )
From net realized gains
          (5,067,500 )
Total Distributions
    (11,058,205 )     (28,484,380 )
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO
               
INVESTOR CLASS SHAREHOLDERS:
               
From net investment income
    (213,583 )     (411,556 )
From net realized gains
          (101,027 )
Total Distributions
    (213,583 )     (512,583 )
                 
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
    55,461,630       114,041,497  
                 
NET ASSETS:
               
Beginning of period
    717,945,143       603,903,646  
End of period (including undistributed net
               
  investment income of $477,297 and $130,830, respectively)
  $ 773,406,773     $ 717,945,143  

 
The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

   
Six Months Ended
       
   
June 30, 2012
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
December 31, 2011
 
OPERATIONS:
           
Net investment income
  $ 14,499,665     $ 26,026,096  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
    (225,363 )     1,184,801  
Change in unrealized appreciation on investments
    2,404,676       51,360,206  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    16,678,978       78,571,103  
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
               
Proceeds from shares sold
    237,934,230       434,046,253  
Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends
    11,708,973       22,891,902  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (157,327,329 )     (356,580,147 )
Net increase in net assets resulting
               
  from capital share transactions
    92,315,874       100,358,008  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO
               
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHAREHOLDERS:
               
From net investment income
    (11,054,697 )     (20,603,834 )
From net realized gains
          (467,874 )
Total Distributions
    (11,054,697 )     (21,071,708 )
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO
               
INVESTOR CLASS SHAREHOLDERS:
               
From net investment income
    (2,812,275 )     (5,402,244 )
From net realized gains
          (141,151 )
Total Distributions
    (2,812,275 )     (5,543,395 )
                 
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
    95,127,880       152,314,008  
                 
NET ASSETS:
               
Beginning of period
    1,094,067,902       941,753,894  
End of period (including undistributed net
               
  investment income of $652,211 and $19,518, respectively)
  $ 1,189,195,782     $ 1,094,067,902  

 
The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Baird Aggregate Bond Fund

   
Six Months Ended
       
   
June 30, 2012
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
December 31, 2011
 
OPERATIONS:
           
Net investment income
  $ 28,454,069     $ 66,027,410  
Net realized gain on investments
    32,848,038       29,334,806  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
               
  on investments and support agreement
    (1,466,749 )     27,081,217  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    59,835,358       122,443,433  
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
               
Proceeds from shares sold
    247,015,726       605,032,019  
Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends
    25,297,871       87,989,277  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (550,070,208 )     (908,429,486 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting
               
  from capital share transactions
    (277,756,611 )     (215,408,190 )
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO
               
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHAREHOLDERS:
               
From net investment income
    (28,956,599 )     (67,922,305 )
From net realized gains
          (28,455,915 )
Total Distributions
    (28,956,599 )     (96,378,220 )
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO
               
INVESTOR CLASS SHAREHOLDERS:
               
From net investment income
    (534,419 )     (1,101,319 )
From net realized gains
          (496,921 )
Total Distributions
    (534,419 )     (1,598,240 )
                 
TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS
    (247,412,271 )     (190,941,217 )
                 
NET ASSETS:
               
Beginning of period
    1,506,393,540       1,697,334,757  
End of period (including distributions in excess of
               
  net investment income and undistributed net investment
               
  income of $(954,476) and $82,473, respectively)
  $ 1,258,981,269     $ 1,506,393,540  

 
The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Baird Core Plus Bond Fund

   
Six Months Ended
       
   
June 30, 2012
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
December 31, 2011
 
OPERATIONS:
           
Net investment income
  $ 24,085,187     $ 28,180,121  
Net realized gain on investments
    4,568,828       5,311,546  
Change in unrealized appreciation on
               
  investments and support agreement
    25,939,564       15,339,832  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    54,593,579       48,831,499  
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
               
Proceeds from shares sold
    766,053,125       687,143,111  
Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends
    22,935,446       30,879,432  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (142,978,818 )     (143,951,115 )
Net increase in net assets resulting
               
  from capital share transactions
    646,009,753       574,071,428  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO
               
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHAREHOLDERS:
               
From net investment income
    (16,731,437 )     (24,400,094 )
From net realized gains
          (2,509,064 )
Total Distributions
    (16,731,437 )     (26,909,158 )
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO
               
INVESTOR CLASS SHAREHOLDERS:
               
From net investment income
    (7,805,071 )     (4,960,208 )
From net realized gains
          (1,035,923 )
Total Distributions
    (7,805,071 )     (5,996,131 )
                 
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
    676,066,824       589,997,638  
                 
NET ASSETS:
               
Beginning of period
    1,100,769,443       510,771,805  
End of period (including distributions in excess of
               
  net investment income and undistributed net investment
               
  income of $(323,486) and $127,835, respectively)
  $ 1,776,836,267     $ 1,100,769,443  

 
The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Financial Highlights
Baird Short-Term Bond Fund – Institutional Class

   
Six Months
                               
   
Ended
                               
   
June 30, 2012
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
Per Share Data:
                                   
Net asset value,
                                   
  beginning of period
  $ 9.59     $ 9.68     $ 9.57     $ 9.25     $ 9.91     $ 9.81  
Income from
                                               
investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income
    0.11       0.23       0.29       0.41       0.52       0.48  
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gains (losses) on investments
    0.09       (0.03 )     0.13       0.32       (0.67 )     0.10  
Total from
                                               
  investment operations
    0.20       0.20       0.42       0.73       (0.15 )     0.58  
Less distributions:
                                               
Dividends from net
                                               
  investment income
    (0.11 )     (0.23 )     (0.29 )     (0.41 )     (0.51 )     (0.48 )
Distributions from
                                               
  net realized gains
          (0.06 )     (0.02 )                  
Total distributions
    (0.11 )     (0.29 )     (0.31 )     (0.41 )     (0.51 )     (0.48 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 9.68     $ 9.59     $ 9.68     $ 9.57     $ 9.25     $ 9.91  
Total return
    2.08 %(1)     2.08 %     4.39 %     8.14 %     (1.79 )%     6.08 %
Supplemental data and ratios:
                                               
Net assets,
                                               
  end of period (millions)
  $ 1,103.3     $ 1,017.2     $ 919.0     $ 606.2     $ 215.0     $ 199.1  
Ratio of expenses
                                               
  to average net assets
    0.30 %(2)     0.30 %     0.30 %     0.30 %     0.30 %     0.30 %
Ratio of net
                                               
  investment income
                                               
  to average net assets
    2.35 %(2)     2.40 %     2.92 %     4.28 %     5.01 %     5.00 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    21.5 %(1)     61.1 %     58.7 %     55.5 %     98.5 %     36.6 %

(1)Not annualized.
(2)Annualized.

 
The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Financial Highlights
Baird Intermediate Bond Fund – Institutional Class

   
Six Months
                               
   
Ended
                               
   
June 30, 2012
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
Per Share Data:
                                   
Net asset value,
                                   
  beginning of period
  $ 11.06     $ 10.87     $ 10.61     $ 10.00     $ 10.62     $ 10.52  
Income from
                                               
investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income
    0.17       0.39       0.44 (1)     0.51 (1)     0.55       0.54  
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gains (losses) on investments
    0.19       0.27       0.35       0.63       (0.64 )     0.10  
Total from
                                               
  investment operations
    0.36       0.66       0.79       1.14       (0.09 )     0.64  
Less distributions:
                                               
Distributions from net
                                               
  investment income
    (0.17 )     (0.39 )     (0.44 )     (0.51 )     (0.53 )     (0.54 )
Distributions from
                                               
  net realized gains
          (0.08 )     (0.09 )     (0.02 )            
Total distributions
    (0.17 )     (0.47 )     (0.53 )     (0.53 )     (0.53 )     (0.54 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 11.25     $ 11.06     $ 10.87     $ 10.61     $ 10.00     $ 10.62  
Total return
    3.25 %(2)     6.14 %     7.54 %     11.76 %     (0.91 )%     6.24 %
Supplemental data and ratios:
                                               
Net assets,
                                               
  end of period (millions)
  $ 755.9     $ 703.2     $ 591.2     $ 527.8     $ 401.9     $ 398.3  
Ratio of expenses
                                               
  to average net assets
    0.30 %(3)     0.30 %     0.30 %     0.30 %     0.30 %     0.30 %
Ratio of net
                                               
  investment income
                                               
  to average net assets
    3.10 %(3)     3.49 %     4.05 %     4.92 %     5.14 %     5.13 %
Portfolio turnover rate(4)
    24.3 %(2)     24.1 %     38.7 %     38.6 %     32.9 %     42.5 %

(1)Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year.
(2)Not annualized.
(3)Annualized.
(4)Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 
The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Financial Highlights
Baird Intermediate Bond Fund – Investor Class

   
Six Months
                               
   
Ended
                               
   
June 30, 2012
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
Per Share Data:
                                   
Net asset value,
                                   
  beginning of period
  $ 11.47     $ 11.26     $ 10.97     $ 10.32     $ 10.96     $ 10.85  
Income from
                                               
investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income
    0.16       0.37       0.43 (1)     0.50 (1)     0.52       0.52  
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gains (losses) on investments
    0.19       0.28       0.36       0.65       (0.65 )     0.10  
Total from
                                               
  investment operations
    0.35       0.65       0.79       1.15       (0.13 )     0.62  
Less distributions:
                                               
Distributions from net
                                               
  investment income
    (0.15 )     (0.36 )     (0.41 )     (0.48 )     (0.51 )     (0.51 )
Distributions from
                                               
  net realized gains
          (0.08 )     (0.09 )     (0.02 )            
Total distributions
    (0.15 )     (0.44 )     (0.50 )     (0.50 )     (0.51 )     (0.51 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 11.67     $ 11.47     $ 11.26     $ 10.97     $ 10.32     $ 10.96  
Total return
    3.10 %(2)     5.84 %     7.30 %     11.51 %     (1.31 )%     5.89 %
Supplemental data and ratios:
                                               
Net assets,
                                               
  end of period (millions)
  $ 17.5     $ 14.7     $ 12.7     $ 6.7     $ 4.0     $ 3.3  
Ratio of expenses
                                               
  to average net assets
    0.55 %(3)     0.55 %     0.55 %     0.55 %     0.55 %     0.55 %
Ratio of net
                                               
  investment income
                                               
  to average net assets
    2.85 %(3)     3.24 %     3.80 %     4.67 %     4.89 %     4.88 %
Portfolio turnover rate(4)
    24.3 %(2)     24.1 %     38.7 %     38.6 %     32.9 %     42.5 %

(1)Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year.
(2)Not annualized.
(3)Annualized.
(4)Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 
The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Financial Highlights
Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund – Institutional Class

   
Six Months
                               
   
Ended
                               
   
June 30, 2012
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
Per Share Data:
                                   
Net asset value,
                                   
  beginning of period
  $ 11.94     $ 11.31     $ 11.35     $ 10.98     $ 10.69     $ 10.55  
Income from
                                               
investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income
    0.15       0.32       0.32       0.32 (1)     0.39 (1)     0.37 (1)
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gains (losses) on investments
    0.02       0.64       (0.04 )     0.36       0.28       0.14  
Total from
                                               
  investment operations
    0.17       0.96       0.28       0.68       0.67       0.51  
Less distributions:
                                               
Distributions from net
                                               
  investment income
    (0.14 )     (0.32 )     (0.32 )     (0.31 )     (0.38 )     (0.37 )
Distributions from
                                               
  net realized gains
          (0.01 )                        
Total distributions
    (0.14 )     (0.33 )     (0.32 )     (0.31 )     (0.38 )     (0.37 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 11.97     $ 11.94     $ 11.31     $ 11.35     $ 10.98     $ 10.69  
Total return
    1.49 %(2)     8.55 %     2.42 %     6.22 %     6.37 %     4.93 %
Supplemental data and ratios:
                                               
Net assets,
                                               
  end of period (millions)
  $ 926.9     $ 836.1     $ 739.0     $ 533.3     $ 226.1     $ 106.6  
Ratio of expenses
                                               
  to average net assets
    0.30 %(3)     0.30 %     0.30 %     0.30 %     0.30 %     0.30 %
Ratio of net
                                               
  investment income
                                               
  to average net assets
    2.59 %(3)     2.74 %     2.74 %     2.83 %     3.58 %     3.44 %
Portfolio turnover rate(4)
    2.9 %(2)     8.0 %     8.7 %     0.7 %     0.9 %     5.6 %

(1)Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year.
(2)Not annualized.
(3)Annualized.
(4)Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 
The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Financial Highlights
Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund – Investor Class

   
Six Months
                               
   
Ended
                               
   
June 30, 2012
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
Per Share Data:
                                   
Net asset value,
                                   
  beginning of period
  $ 12.18     $ 11.53     $ 11.57     $ 11.19     $ 10.90     $ 10.75  
Income from
                                               
investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income
    0.14       0.29       0.29       0.29 (1)     0.36 (1)     0.35 (1)
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gains (losses) on investments
    0.02       0.66       (0.04 )     0.37       0.28       0.14  
Total from
                                               
  investment operations
    0.16       0.95       0.25       0.66       0.64       0.49  
Less distributions:
                                               
Distributions from net
                                               
  investment income
    (0.13 )     (0.29 )     (0.29 )     (0.28 )     (0.35 )     (0.34 )
Distributions from
                                               
  net realized gains
          (0.01 )                        
Total distributions
    (0.13 )     (0.30 )     (0.29 )     (0.28 )     (0.35 )     (0.34 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 12.21     $ 12.18     $ 11.53     $ 11.57     $ 11.19     $ 10.90  
Total return
    1.34 %(2)     8.30 %     2.11 %     5.95 %     6.02 %     4.68 %
Supplemental data and ratios:
                                               
Net assets,
                                               
  end of period (millions)
  $ 262.3     $ 257.9     $ 202.8     $ 196.7     $ 17.4     $ 0.4  
Ratio of expenses
                                               
  to average net assets
    0.55 %(3)     0.55 %     0.55 %     0.55 %     0.55 %     0.55 %
Ratio of net
                                               
  investment income
                                               
  to average net assets
    2.34 %(3)     2.49 %     2.49 %     2.58 %     3.33 %     3.19 %
Portfolio turnover rate(4)
    2.9 %(2)     8.0 %     8.7 %     0.7 %     0.9 %     5.6 %

(1)Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year.
(2)Not annualized.
(3)Annualized.
(4)Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 
The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Financial Highlights
Baird Aggregate Bond Fund – Institutional Class

   
Six Months
                               
   
Ended
                               
   
June 30, 2012
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
Per Share Data:
                                   
Net asset value,
                                   
  beginning of period
  $ 10.65     $ 10.52     $ 10.23     $ 9.74     $ 10.54     $ 10.51  
Income from
                                               
investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income
    0.20 (1)     0.44 (1)     0.47 (2)     0.54       0.56       0.54  
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gains (losses) on investments
    0.22       0.36       0.37       0.49       (0.81 )     0.03  
Total from
                                               
  investment operations
    0.42       0.80       0.84       1.03       (0.25 )     0.57  
Less distributions:
                                               
Distributions from net
                                               
  investment income
    (0.21 )     (0.46 )     (0.49 )     (0.54 )     (0.55 )     (0.54 )
Distributions from
                                               
  net realized gains
          (0.21 )     (0.06 )     (0.00 )(3)            
Total distributions
    (0.21 )     (0.67 )     (0.55 )     (0.54 )     (0.55 )     (0.54 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 10.86     $ 10.65     $ 10.52     $ 10.23     $ 9.74     $ 10.54  
Total return
    3.98 %(4)     7.85 %     8.34 %     10.88 %     (2.36 )%     5.61 %
Supplemental data and ratios:
                                               
Net assets,
                                               
  end of period (millions)
  $ 1,225.1     $ 1,480.3     $ 1,658.4     $ 1,362.2     $ 842.7     $ 725.6  
Ratio of expenses
                                               
  to average net assets
    0.30 %(5)     0.30 %     0.30 %     0.30 %     0.30 %     0.30 %
Ratio of net
                                               
  investment income
                                               
  to average net assets
    3.69 %(5)     4.10 %     4.44 %     5.37 %     5.46 %     5.37 %
Portfolio turnover rate(6)
    30.1 %(4)     45.9 %     41.4 %     37.7 %     21.9 %     33.6 %

(1)Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year.
(2)Net investment income per share is calculated using ending balances prior to consideration of adjustments for permanent book and tax differences.
(3)Amount is less than ($0.005).
(4)Not annualized.
(5)Annualized.
(6)Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 
The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Financial Highlights
Baird Aggregate Bond Fund – Investor Class

   
Six Months
                               
   
Ended
                               
   
June 30, 2012
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
Per Share Data:
                                   
Net asset value,
                                   
  beginning of period
  $ 10.94     $ 10.80     $ 10.48     $ 9.97     $ 10.78     $ 10.73  
Income from
                                               
investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income
    0.18 (1)     0.42 (1)     0.46 (2)     0.52       0.52       0.53  
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gains (losses) on investments
    0.24       0.37       0.38       0.50       (0.81 )     0.04  
Total from
                                               
  investment operations
    0.42       0.79       0.84       1.02       (0.29 )     0.57  
Less distributions:
                                               
Distributions from net
                                               
  investment income
    (0.20 )     (0.44 )     (0.46 )     (0.51 )     (0.52 )     (0.52 )
Distributions from
                                               
  net realized gains
          (0.21 )     (0.06 )     (0.00 )(3)            
Total distributions
    (0.20 )     (0.65 )     (0.52 )     (0.51 )     (0.52 )     (0.52 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 11.16     $ 10.94     $ 10.80     $ 10.48     $ 9.97     $ 10.78  
Total return
    3.84 %(4)     7.46 %     8.16 %     10.55 %     (2.63 )%     5.45 %
Supplemental data and ratios:
                                               
Net assets,
                                               
  end of period (millions)
  $ 33.9     $ 26.1     $ 38.9     $ 35.1     $ 29.1     $ 14.4  
Ratio of expenses
                                               
  to average net assets
    0.55 %(5)     0.55 %     0.55 %     0.55 %     0.55 %     0.55 %
Ratio of net
                                               
  investment income
                                               
  to average net assets
    3.44 %(5)     3.85 %     4.19 %     5.12 %     5.21 %     5.12 %
Portfolio turnover rate(6)
    30.1 %(4)     45.9 %     41.4 %     37.7 %     21.9 %     33.6 %

(1)Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year.
(2)Net investment income per share is calculated using ending balances prior to consideration of adjustments for permanent book and tax differences.
(3)Amount is less than ($0.005).
(4)Not annualized.
(5)Annualized.
(6)Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 
The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Financial Highlights
Baird Core Plus Bond Fund – Institutional Class

   
Six Months
                               
   
Ended
                               
   
June 30, 2012
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
Per Share Data:
                                   
Net asset value,
                                   
  beginning of period
  $ 10.82     $ 10.51     $ 10.18     $ 9.46     $ 10.22     $ 10.16  
Income from
                                               
investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income
    0.18       0.45 (1)     0.59 (2)     0.65 (1)     0.56 (1)     0.54 (1)
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gains (losses) on investments
    0.23       0.36       0.39       0.74       (0.73 )     0.05  
Total from
                                               
  investment operations
    0.41       0.81       0.98       1.39       (0.17 )     0.59  
Less distributions:
                                               
Distributions from net
                                               
  investment income
    (0.18 )     (0.46 )     (0.60 )     (0.65 )     (0.55 )     (0.53 )
Distributions from
                                               
  net realized gains
          (0.04 )     (0.05 )     (0.02 )     (0.04 )      
Total distributions
    (0.18 )     (0.50 )     (0.65 )     (0.67 )     (0.59 )     (0.53 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 11.05     $ 10.82     $ 10.51     $ 10.18     $ 9.46     $ 10.22  
Total return
    3.85 %(3)     7.89 %     9.81 %     15.36 %     (1.79 )%     5.99 %
Supplemental data and ratios:
                                               
Net assets,
                                               
  end of period (millions)
  $ 1,127.7     $ 768.9     $ 452.4     $ 215.2     $ 159.0     $ 114.4  
Ratio of expenses
                                               
  to average net assets
    0.30 %(4)     0.30 %     0.30 %     0.30 %     0.30 %     0.30 %
Ratio of net
                                               
  investment income
                                               
  to average net assets
    3.39 %(4)     4.22 %     5.56 %     6.67 %     5.61 %     5.41 %
Portfolio turnover rate(5)
    17.1 %(3)     34.6 %     61.5 %     33.2 %     27.7 %     47.4 %

(1)Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(2)Net investment income per share is calculated using ending balances prior to consideration of adjustments for permanent book and tax differences.
(3)Not annualized.
(4)Annualized.
(5)Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 
The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.
 
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Financial Highlights
Baird Core Plus Bond Fund – Investor Class

   
Six Months
                               
   
Ended
                               
   
June 30, 2012
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
Per Share Data:
                                   
Net asset value,
                                   
  beginning of period
  $ 11.18     $ 10.85     $ 10.49     $ 9.72     $ 10.50     $ 10.42  
Income from
                                               
investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income
    0.17       0.44 (1)     0.57 (2)     0.64 (1)     0.53 (1)     0.53 (1)
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gains (losses) on investments
    0.25       0.37       0.41       0.78       (0.74 )     0.06  
Total from
                                               
  investment operations
    0.42       0.81       0.98       1.42       (0.21 )     0.59  
Less distributions:
                                               
Distributions from net
                                               
  investment income
    (0.17 )     (0.44 )     (0.57 )     (0.63 )     (0.53 )     (0.51 )
Distributions from
                                               
  net realized gains
          (0.04 )     (0.05 )     (0.02 )     (0.04 )      
Total distributions
    (0.17 )     (0.48 )     (0.62 )     (0.65 )     (0.57 )     (0.51 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 11.43     $ 11.18     $ 10.85     $ 10.49     $ 9.72     $ 10.50  
Total return
    3.79 %(3)     7.57 %     9.53 %     15.06 %     (2.07 )%     5.80 %
Supplemental data and ratios:
                                               
Net assets,
                                               
  end of period (millions)
  $ 649.1     $ 331.9     $ 58.4     $ 45.5     $ 29.6     $ 2.5  
Ratio of expenses
                                               
  to average net assets
    0.55 %(4)     0.55 %     0.55 %     0.55 %     0.55 %     0.55 %
Ratio of net
                                               
  investment income
                                               
  to average net assets
    3.14 %(4)     3.97 %     5.31 %     6.42 %     5.36 %     5.16 %
Portfolio turnover rate(5)
    17.1 %(3)     34.6 %     61.5 %     33.2 %     27.7 %     47.4 %

(1)Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(2)Net investment income per share is calculated using ending balances prior to consideration of adjustments for permanent book and tax differences.
(3)Not annualized.
(4)Annualized.
(5)Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 
The accompanying notes are in integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Notes to the Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

1.Organization
Baird Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”) was incorporated on June 9, 2000 as a Wisconsin corporation and is registered as an open-end investment management company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).  The accompanying financial statements include the Baird Short-Term Bond Fund, Baird Intermediate Bond Fund, Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Baird Aggregate Bond Fund and Baird Core Plus Bond Fund (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), five of the eight series comprising the Corporation, each of which is diversified within the meaning of the 1940 Act.  Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated (“Baird” or the “Advisor”) serves as investment advisor to the Funds.
 
The Baird Short-Term Bond Fund commenced operations with the sale of Institutional Class shares on August 31, 2004.  The Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund commenced operations with the sale of both Institutional and Investor Class shares on March 30, 2001.  The Baird Intermediate Bond Fund, Baird Aggregate Bond Fund and Baird Core Plus Bond Fund commenced operations with the sale of both Institutional and Investor Class shares on September 29, 2000.  The Institutional Class Shares are not subject to a distribution and service (12b-1) fee, while the Investor Class Shares are subject to a distribution and service (12b-1) fee of 0.25%.
 
The investment objective of the Baird Short-Term Bond Fund is to provide an annual rate of total return, before Fund expenses, greater than the annual rate of total return of the Barclays Capital 1-3 Year U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index. The Barclays Capital 1-3 Year U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index of investment grade, fixed-rate debt including government and corporate securities with maturities between one and three years.
 
The investment objective of the Baird Intermediate Bond Fund is to provide an annual rate of total return, before Fund expenses, greater than the annual rate of total return of the Barclays Capital Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index.  The Barclays Capital Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index of investment grade, fixed-rate debt issues, including government and corporate securities, with maturities between one and ten years.
 
The primary investment objective of the Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund is to provide current income that is substantially exempt from federal income tax.  A secondary objective is to provide total return with relatively low volatility of principal.
 
The investment objective of the Baird Aggregate Bond Fund is to provide an annual rate of total return, before Fund expenses, greater than the annual rate of total return of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.  The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index of investment grade, fixed-rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, with maturities of at least one year.
 
The investment objective of the Baird Core Plus Bond Fund is to provide an annual rate of total return, before Fund expenses, greater than the annual rate of total return of the Barclays Capital U.S. Universal Bond Index. The Barclays Capital U.S. Universal Bond Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index of fixed income securities issued in U.S. dollars, including U.S. government and investment grade debt, non-investment grade debt, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, Eurobonds, 144A securities and emerging market debt, with maturities of at least one year.
 
2.Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements.  These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
a)
Investment Valuation – Section 2(a)(41) of the 1940 Act, together with the rules and interpretations of the SEC, require the Funds, in computing net asset value, to value their portfolio securities using market quotations when they are “readily available.”  When market quotations are not readily available (e.g., because

 
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Notes to the Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

2.Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)
 
there is no regular market quotation for such securities, the market for such security is limited, the validity of quotations is questionable or, for debt securities, Interactive Data Corporation (IDC), the Funds’ independent pricing service, does not provide a price), the Board of Directors of the Corporation must value the securities at “fair value determined in good faith.”  The Board has delegated such responsibility to the Advisor pursuant to pricing policies and procedures that the Board has adopted and regularly reviews. In general, the “fair value” of a security means the price that would be received to sell a security in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
 
 
The Funds determine the fair value of their investments and compute their net asset value per share as of the close of regular trading of the New York Stock Exchange (4:00 p.m. EST).
 
 
Consistent with Section 2(a)(41) of the 1940 Act, the Funds price their securities as follows:  debt securities are valued at their bid prices by an independent pricing service using valuation methods that are designed to represent fair value, such as matrix pricing and other analytical pricing models, market transactions and dealer quotations.  Debt securities purchased with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at acquisition cost, plus or minus any amortized discount or premium which approximates fair value.  Investments in mutual funds are valued at their stated net asset value.  Common stocks that are listed on a securities exchange (other than NASDAQ) are valued at the last quoted sales price.  Securities traded on Nasdaq are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price.  Price information on listed stocks is taken from the exchange where the security is primarily traded.  Securities that were not traded on the valuation date, as well as stocks that are not listed on an exchange, including NASDAQ, are valued at the average of the current bid and asked price.  Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Advisor in accordance with procedures approved by the Corporation’s Board of Directors.  In accordance with such procedures, the Advisor may use broker quotes or prices obtained from alternative independent pricing services or, if the broker quotes or prices from alternative pricing services are unavailable or deemed to be unreliable, fair value will be determined by a valuation committee of the Advisor.  In determining fair value, the valuation committee takes into account all relevant factors and available information.  Consequently, the price of the security used by a Fund to calculate its NAV may differ from quoted or published prices for the same security.  Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and there is no single standard for determining a security’s fair value.  As a result, different mutual funds could reasonably arrive at a different fair value for the same security.  It is possible that the fair value determined for a security is materially different from the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security or from the values that other mutual funds may determine.  In addition, given the volatility and periodic illiquidity experienced in recent years, the prices determined for any individual security on any given day may vary significantly from the amount that can be obtained in an actual sale of that security, and the Funds’ NAVs may fluctuate significantly from day to day or from period to period.
 
 
In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in GAAP and the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”)” (ASU 2011-04). ASU 2011-04 amends FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to establish common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with GAAP and IFRS. ASU No. 2011-04 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 and for interim periods within those fiscal years.  The Funds have disclosed the applicable requirements of this accounting standard in their financial statements.
 
b)
Unregistered Securities – Four of the Funds own certain investment securities which are unregistered and thus restricted with respect to resale.  The value of such securities for the Baird Short-Term Bond, Baird Intermediate Bond, Baird Aggregate Bond and Baird Core Plus Bond Funds were $282,877,256 (25.64% of net assets), $97,400,003 (12.59% of net assets), $108,121,761 (8.59% of net assets), and $238,994,366 (13.45% of net assets), respectively, at June 30, 2012.  Restricted securities may be deemed to be liquid as

 
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Notes to the Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

2.Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)
 
determined by the Advisor based on several factors.  All of the restricted securities held by the Funds as of June 30, 2012 consist of securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and nearly all have been deemed to be liquid.
 
c)
Foreign Securities – Foreign securities are defined as securities of issuers that are organized outside the United States. The Funds may invest in U.S. dollar-denominated debt obligations of foreign companies and foreign governments. Investing in securities of foreign companies and foreign governments involves special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies and the U.S. government.  These risks include foreign currency fluctuations, political and economic instability and differences in financial reporting standards and less strict regulation of securities markets.  Moreover, securities of many foreign companies and foreign governments and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of securities of comparable U.S. companies and the U.S. government. Occasionally, events that affect these values and exchange rates may occur after the close of the exchange on which such securities are traded.  If such events materially affect the value of a Fund’s securities, these securities may be valued at their fair value pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board of Directors.
 
d)
Income Tax Status – The Funds intend to continue to qualify as regulated investment companies as provided in subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute substantially all of their taxable income to their shareholders in a manner which results in no tax cost to the Funds.  Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
 
 
There is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken on the tax return for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, or for any other tax years which are open for exam. As of June 30, 2012, open tax years include the tax years ended December 31, 2008 through 2011. The Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next 12 months. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense and other expense, respectively, in the Statement of Operations. During the year, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.
 
e)
Allocation of Income and Expenses – Each Fund is charged for those expenses directly attributable to it.  Expenses directly attributable to a class of shares, such as Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, are charged to that class of shares.  Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated to the classes based on their respective net assets.  Expenses that are not directly attributable to a Fund are allocated among the Funds in the series in proportion to their assets.
 
f)
Distributions to Shareholders – Dividends from net investment income are declared and paid monthly.  Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually.  The book basis character of distributions may differ from their ultimate characterization for Federal income tax purposes.
 
g)
Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
h)
Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Investment and shareholder transactions are recorded on the trade date.  The Funds determine the gain or loss realized from investment transactions by comparing the original cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds.  Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recognized on an accrual basis.  Premiums and discounts on the purchase of securities are amortized/accreted using the effective interest method.  Paydown gains and losses are netted and recorded as interest income on the Statement of Operations for financial reporting purposes.  

 
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Notes to the Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

2.Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)
 
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that permanent financial reporting and tax differences be reclassified in the capital accounts.
 
i)
Guarantees and Indemnifications – In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses.  The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown and would involve future claims against the Funds that have not yet occurred.  Based on experience, the Funds would expect the risk of loss to be remote.
 
3.Capital Share Transactions
The following table summarizes the capital share transactions of each Fund for the past two fiscal periods:
 
Baird Short-Term Bond Fund
                         
Institutional Class Shares
           
Institutional Class Shares
           
   
Six Months Ended
     
Year Ended
 
   
June 30, 2012
     
December 31, 2011
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
     
Shares
   
Amount
 
Shares sold
    25,850,384     $ 250,176,983  
Shares sold
    53,122,196     $ 514,984,905  
Shares issued to
               
Shares issued to
               
  shareholders in
               
  shareholders in
               
  reinvestment
               
  reinvestment
               
  of dividends
    1,145,656       11,083,881  
  of dividends
    2,841,238       27,443,430  
Shares redeemed
    (19,160,857 )     (185,522,272 )
Shares redeemed
    (44,833,884 )     (434,651,786 )
Net increase
    7,835,183     $ 75,738,592  
Net increase
    11,129,550     $ 107,776,549  
Shares Outstanding:
               
Shares Outstanding:
               
Beginning of period
    106,097,860          
Beginning of year
    94,968,310          
End of period
    113,933,043          
End of year
    106,097,860          
                                   
Baird Intermediate Bond Fund
                                 
Institutional Class Shares
               
Investor Class Shares
               
   
Six Months Ended
     
Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30, 2012
     
June 30, 2012
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
     
Shares
   
Amount
 
Shares sold
    9,753,961     $ 109,190,434  
Shares sold
    359,073     $ 4,169,852  
Shares issued to
               
Shares issued to
               
  shareholders in
               
  shareholders in
               
  reinvestment
               
  reinvestment
               
  of dividends
    793,388       8,876,819  
  of dividends
    16,688       193,720  
Shares redeemed
    (6,968,597 )     (78,139,166 )
Shares redeemed
    (157,764 )     (1,829,573 )
Net increase
    3,578,752     $ 39,928,087  
Net increase
    217,997     $ 2,533,999  
Shares Outstanding:
               
Shares Outstanding:
               
Beginning of period
    63,607,447          
Beginning of period
    1,283,478          
End of period
    67,186,199          
End of period
    1,501,475          

 
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Notes to the Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

3.Capital Share Transactions (cont.)
 
Baird Intermediate Bond Fund (cont.)
                     
Institutional Class Shares
           
Investor Class Shares
           
   
Year Ended
     
Year Ended
 
   
December 31, 2011
     
December 31, 2011
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
     
Shares
   
Amount
 
Shares sold
    18,638,168     $ 205,507,343  
Shares sold
    883,474     $ 10,090,282  
Shares issued to
               
Shares issued to
               
  shareholders in
               
  shareholders in
               
  reinvestment
               
  reinvestment
               
  of dividends
    2,149,990       23,704,272  
  of dividends
    42,204       482,304  
Shares redeemed
    (11,543,624 )     (127,767,983 )
Shares redeemed
    (773,902 )     (8,792,143 )
Net increase
    9,244,534     $ 101,443,632  
Net increase
    151,776     $ 1,780,443  
Shares Outstanding:
               
Shares Outstanding:
               
Beginning of year
    54,362,913          
Beginning of year
    1,131,702          
End of year
    63,607,447          
End of year
    1,283,478          
                                   
Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
                           
Institutional Class Shares
               
Investor Class Shares
               
   
Six Months Ended
     
Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30, 2012
     
June 30, 2012
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
     
Shares
   
Amount
 
Shares sold
    16,316,614     $ 195,437,013  
Shares sold
    3,477,298     $ 42,497,217  
Shares issued to
               
Shares issued to
               
  shareholders in
               
  shareholders in
               
  reinvestment
               
  reinvestment
               
  of dividends
    757,858       9,063,104  
  of dividends
    216,713       2,645,869  
Shares redeemed
    (9,678,529 )     (115,797,350 )
Shares redeemed
    (3,394,859 )     (41,529,979 )
Net increase
    7,395,943     $ 88,702,767  
Net increase
    299,152     $ 3,613,107  
Shares Outstanding:
               
Shares Outstanding:
               
Beginning of period
    70,057,143          
Beginning of period
    21,177,650          
End of period
    77,453,086          
End of period
    21,476,802          
                                   
Institutional Class Shares
               
Investor Class Shares
               
   
Year Ended
        Year Ended  
   
December 31, 2011
        December 31, 2011  
   
Shares
   
Amount
     
Shares
   
Amount
 
Shares sold
    28,247,024     $ 327,854,380  
Shares sold
    8,949,573     $ 106,191,873  
Shares issued to
               
Shares issued to
               
  shareholders in
               
  shareholders in
               
  reinvestment
               
  reinvestment
               
  of dividends
    1,511,354       17,575,486  
  of dividends
    447,538       5,316,416  
Shares redeemed
    (25,043,108 )     (288,447,567 )
Shares redeemed
    (5,800,868 )     (68,132,580 )
Net increase
    4,715,270     $ 56,982,299  
Net increase
    3,596,243     $ 43,375,709  
Shares Outstanding:
               
Shares Outstanding:
               
Beginning of year
    65,341,873          
Beginning of year
    17,581,407          
End of year
    70,057,143          
End of year
    21,177,650          

 
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3.Capital Share Transactions (cont.)
 
Baird Aggregate Bond Fund
                         
Institutional Class Shares
           
Investor Class Shares
           
   
Six Months Ended
     
Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30, 2012
     
June 30, 2012
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
     
Shares
   
Amount
 
Shares sold
    22,035,869     $ 237,531,080  
Shares sold
    854,731     $ 9,484,646  
Shares issued to
               
Shares issued to
               
  shareholders in
               
  shareholders in
               
  reinvestment
               
  reinvestment
               
  of dividends
    2,303,651       24,800,780  
  of dividends
    44,864       497,091  
Shares redeemed
    (50,523,592 )     (547,304,117 )
Shares redeemed
    (249,327 )     (2,766,091 )
Net decrease
    (26,184,072 )   $ (284,972,257 )
Net increase
    650,268     $ 7,215,646  
Shares Outstanding:
               
Shares Outstanding:
               
Beginning of period
    139,030,987          
Beginning of period
    2,386,621          
End of period
    112,846,915          
End of period
    3,036,889          
                                   
Institutional Class Shares
               
Investor Class Shares
               
   
Year Ended
     
Year Ended
 
   
December 31, 2011
     
December 31, 2011
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
     
Shares
   
Amount
 
Shares sold
    55,839,863     $ 597,699,924  
Shares sold
    667,679     $ 7,332,095  
Shares issued to
               
Shares issued to
               
  shareholders in
               
  shareholders in
               
  reinvestment
               
  reinvestment
               
  of dividends
    8,120,694       86,467,957  
  of dividends
    139,163       1,521,320  
Shares redeemed
    (82,507,416 )     (886,351,800 )
Shares redeemed
    (2,025,333 )     (22,077,686 )
Net decrease
    (18,546,859 )   $ (202,183,919 )
Net decrease
    (1,218,491 )   $ (13,224,271 )
Shares Outstanding:
               
Shares Outstanding:
               
Beginning of year
    157,577,846          
Beginning of year
    3,605,112          
End of year
    139,030,987          
End of year
    2,386,621          
                                   
Baird Core Plus Bond Fund
                                 
Institutional Class Shares
               
Investor Class Shares
               
   
Six Months Ended
     
Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30, 2012
     
June 30, 2012
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
     
Shares
   
Amount
 
Shares sold
    37,717,172     $ 413,100,063  
Shares sold
    31,134,304     $ 352,953,062  
Shares issued to
               
Shares issued to
               
  shareholders in
               
  shareholders in
               
  reinvestment
               
  reinvestment
               
  of dividends
    1,388,869       15,229,972  
  of dividends
    679,228       7,705,474  
Shares redeemed
    (8,160,252 )     (89,554,540 )
Shares redeemed
    (4,708,257 )     (53,424,278 )
Net increase
    30,945,789     $ 338,775,495  
Net increase
    27,105,275     $ 307,234,258  
Shares Outstanding:
               
Shares Outstanding:
               
Beginning of period
    71,093,096          
Beginning of period
    29,680,841          
End of period
    102,038,885          
End of period
    56,786,116          

 
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Notes to the Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

3.Capital Share Transactions (cont.)
 
Baird Core Plus Bond Fund (cont.)
                         
Institutional Class Shares
           
Investor Class Shares
           
   
Year Ended
     
Year Ended
 
   
December 31, 2011
     
December 31, 2011
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
     
Shares
   
Amount
 
Shares sold
    36,047,590     $ 388,252,142  
Shares sold
    26,760,168     $ 298,890,969  
Shares issued to
               
Shares issued to
               
  shareholders in
               
  shareholders in
               
  reinvestment
               
  reinvestment
               
  of dividends
    2,340,028       25,063,056  
  of dividends
    524,142       5,816,376  
Shares redeemed
    (10,328,750 )     (110,911,182 )
Shares redeemed
    (2,980,242 )     (33,039,933 )
Net increase
    28,058,868     $ 302,404,016  
Net increase
    24,304,068     $ 271,667,412  
Shares Outstanding:
               
Shares Outstanding:
               
Beginning of year
    43,034,228          
Beginning of year
    5,376,773          
End of year
    71,093,096          
End of year
    29,680,841          
 
4.Investment Transactions and Income Tax Information
 
During the six months ended June 30, 2012, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:
 
               
Baird
             
   
Baird
   
Baird
   
Intermediate
   
Baird
   
Baird
 
   
Short-Term
   
Intermediate
   
Municipal
   
Aggregate
   
Core Plus
 
   
Bond Fund
   
Bond Fund
   
Bond Fund
   
Bond Fund
   
Bond Fund
 
Purchases:
                             
U.S. Government
  $ 27,842,274     $ 106,663,484     $     $ 365,815,377     $ 369,105,652  
Other
  $ 267,058,648     $ 86,698,830     $ 139,516,058     $ 74,716,665     $ 482,017,607  
                                         
Sales:
                                       
U.S. Government
  $ 18,394,808     $ 140,506,727     $     $ 541,246,588     $ 185,781,080  
Other
  $ 207,438,640     $ 35,564,866     $ 32,394,017     $ 148,344,365     $ 54,016,867  
 

 
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Notes to the Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

4.Investment Transactions and Income Tax Information (cont.)
At December 31, 2011, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments and distributable ordinary income and long-term capital gains for federal tax purposes were as follows:
 
               
Baird
             
   
Baird
   
Baird
   
Intermediate
   
Baird
   
Baird
 
   
Short-Term
   
Intermediate
   
Municipal
   
Aggregate
   
Core Plus
 
   
Bond Fund
   
Bond Fund
   
Bond Fund
   
Bond Fund
   
Bond Fund
 
Cost of investments
  $ 1,107,663,428     $ 833,995,621     $ 1,038,274,202     $ 1,748,288,036     $ 1,273,564,118  
Gross unrealized
                                       
  appreciation
    7,284,356       32,040,424       63,679,571       79,018,370       36,284,483  
Gross unrealized
                                       
  depreciation
    (10,794,486 )     (8,039,080 )     (227,982 )     (31,641,193 )     (12,565,870 )
Net unrealized
                                       
  appreciation
                                       
  (depreciation)
    (3,510,130 )     24,001,344       63,451,589       47,377,177       23,718,613  
Undistributed
                                       
  ordinary income
    84,035       424,194             82,473       127,835  
Undistributed
                                       
  long-term
                                       
  capital gain
    488,026       360,619                    
Undistributed
                                       
  tax-exempt income
                19,518              
Total distributable
                                       
  earnings
    572,061       784,813       19,518       82,473       127,835  
Other accumulated
                                       
  losses
                (137,429 )     (416,062 )     (70,162 )
Total accumulated
                                       
  earnings/(losses)
  $ (2,938,069 )   $ 24,786,157     $ 63,333,678     $ 47,043,588     $ 23,776,286  

Undistributed income or net realized gains for financial statement purposes may differ from amounts recognized for federal income tax purposes due to differences in the recognition and characterization of income, expense and capital gain items.  The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation is attributed primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
 
Additionally, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles require that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.
 
The tax components of dividends paid during the periods shown below were as follows:
 
   
Six Months Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
June 30, 2012
   
December 31, 2011
 
   
Ordinary Income
   
Ordinary Income
   
Long-Term Capital
 
   
Distributions
   
Distributions
   
Gains Distributions
 
Baird Short-Term Bond Fund
  $ 12,193,450     $ 26,304,269     $ 4,117,819  
Baird Intermediate Bond Fund
  $ 11,271,788     $ 24,939,410     $ 4,057,553  
Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
  $     $ 407,181     $ 608,525  
Baird Aggregate Bond Fund
  $ 29,491,018     $ 75,902,247     $ 22,074,213  
Baird Core Plus Bond Fund
  $ 24,536,508     $ 30,406,429     $ 2,498,860  
 

 
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Notes to the Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

4.Investment Transactions and Income Tax Information (cont.)
For the six months ended June 30, 2012 and the year ended December 31, 2011, distributions of $13,866,972 and $25,599,397, respectively, from the Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund were tax-exempt.
 
Under the current tax law, capital losses realized after October 31 may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year.  For the year ended December 31, 2011, Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Baird Aggregate Bond Fund and Baird Core Plus Bond Fund elected to defer capital losses occurring between November 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011 in the amount of $137,429, $416,062 and $70,162, respectively.
 
At December 31, 2011, there were no accumulated net realized capital loss carryovers.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2011, Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund utilized capital loss carryovers of $713,705.
 
On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “RIC Act”) was enacted, and the provisions within the RIC Act are effective for the Funds for the year ended December 31, 2011.  The RIC Act modernized several of the federal income and excise tax provisions related to regulated investments companies (“RICs”).  Under the RIC Act, new capital losses may be carried forward indefinitely with the character of the original loss retained.  Prior to the RIC Act, capital losses could be carried forward for eight years, and were carried forward as short-term capital losses regardless of the character of the original loss.  The RIC Act also contains simplification provisions, which are aimed at preventing disqualification of a RIC for inadvertent failures to comply with asset diversification and/or qualifying income tests.  The RIC Act exempts RICs from the preferential dividend rule and repeals the 60-day designation requirement for certain types of pay-through income and gains.  In addition, the RIC Act contains provisions aimed at preserving the character of distributions made by a RIC during the portion of its taxable year ending after October 31 or December 31.
 
5.Investment Advisory and Other Agreements
The Funds have entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with Baird for the provision of investment advisory services. Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor is entitled to receive a fee, calculated daily and payable monthly, at the annual rate of 0.25% for the Funds as applied to the respective Fund’s average daily net assets.  Certain officers of the Advisor are also officers of the Funds.
 
The Funds have entered into an Administration Agreement with Baird.  Under the Administration Agreement, the Advisor assumes and pays all expenses of the applicable Fund other than the investment advisory fees, fees under the 12b-1 plan, costs related to portfolio securities transactions and extraordinary or non-recurring expenses.  Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, the Advisor is entitled to receive a fee, calculated daily and payable monthly, at the annual rate of 0.05% for the Funds as applied to the respective Fund’s average daily net assets.
 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC serves as transfer agent, administrator, and accounting services agent for the Funds.  U.S. Bank, N.A. serves as custodian for the Funds.
 
Baird (the “Distributor”) is the distributor of the Funds pursuant to a distribution agreement.
 
6.Securities Lending
Each Fund (other than the Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund) may lend up to one-third of its total assets (including such loans) to borrowers under terms of participation in a securities lending program administered by U.S. Bank, N.A., the Fund’s custodian and an affiliate of the Funds’ transfer agent and administrator.  The securities lending agreement requires that loans are collateralized at all times in an amount equal to at least 102% of the market value of any loaned securities at the time of the loan, plus accrued interest.
 
The Funds receive compensation in the form of fees and earn interest on the cash collateral.  The amount of fees depends on a number of factors including the type of security and length of the loan.  Each Fund continues to

 
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Notes to the Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

6.Securities Lending (cont.)
receive interest payments or dividends on the securities loaned during the borrowing period.  Each Fund has the right under the terms of the securities lending agreement to recall the securities from the borrower on demand.
 
As of June 30, 2012, the Baird Short-Term Bond Fund, Baird Intermediate Bond Fund, Baird Aggregate Bond Fund and Baird Core Plus Bond Fund had loaned securities that were collateralized by cash equivalents.  The cash collateral is invested by the custodian in accordance with approved investment guidelines.  Those guidelines require the cash collateral to be invested in readily marketable, high quality, short-term obligations; however, such investments are subject to risk of payment delays or default on the part of the issuer or counterparty or otherwise may not generate sufficient interest to support the costs associated with securities lending.  A Fund could also experience delays in recovering its securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the borrowed securities, although the Funds are indemnified from this risk by contract with the securities lending agent.
 
As of June 30, 2012, the market value of the securities on loan and payable on collateral due to broker were as follows:
 
   
Market Value of
   
Payable on Collateral
 
   
Securities on Loan
   
due to Broker
 
Baird Short-Term Bond Fund
  $ 123,824,195     $ 126,604,894  
Baird Intermediate Bond Fund
    110,962,820       113,460,934  
Baird Aggregate Bond Fund
    134,255,481       138,082,230  
Baird Core Plus Bond Fund
    164,776,666       169,031,817  
 
The Funds receive cash as collateral in return for securities lent as part of the securities lending program.  The collateral is invested in the Mount Vernon Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (a securities lending trust subject to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act) and a legacy interest in Atlantic East Funding LLC.  The schedules of investments for the Funds include the particular cash collateral holdings as of June 30, 2012.
 
The Funds’ interest in Atlantic East Funding LLC is priced at fair value by the Valuation Committee of the Advisor. The fair value of the Funds’ interest in Atlantic East Funding LLC is based on the underlying market values of the securities owned by Atlantic East Funding LLC, which are determined by independent pricing sources.  In addition, the Funds’ transfer agent and administrator and securities lending agent entered into a support agreement with the Funds to cover potential losses realized by the Funds on their investment in Atlantic East Funding LLC (up to a certain amount). The amounts agreed to be provided to the Funds under the support agreement are shown in the Funds’ schedules of investments and statements of assets and liabilities.  At June 30, 2012, the fair value of the Funds’ interest in Atlantic East Funding LLC, plus the amounts payable under the support agreement, amounted to 100% of the outstanding par value of the Funds’ interest in Atlantic East Funding LLC.
 
The interest income earned by the Funds on investments of cash collateral received from borrowers for the securities loaned to them (“securities lending income”) is reflected in the Funds’ statements of operations.  Interest income earned on collateral investments and recognized by the Funds during the six months ended June 30, 2012 for the Baird Short-Term Bond Fund, Baird Intermediate Bond Fund, Baird Aggregate Bond Fund, and Baird Core Plus Bond Fund were $81,083, $72,957, $125,995, and $120,873, respectively.
 
7.Line of Credit
The Corporation maintains an uncommitted, senior secured line of credit (“LOC”) with U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”) to provide the Funds a temporary liquidity source to meet unanticipated redemptions.  Under the terms of the LOC, borrowings for each Fund are limited to one-third of the total assets (including the amount borrowed) of the respective Fund, or as otherwise indicated within the Funds’ agreement with the Bank.  The Bank charged interest at the Bank’s Prime Rate less 1% for the period January 1 through May 17 and the Bank’s Prime Rate

 
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Notes to the Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

7.Line of Credit (cont.)
less 2% since May 18 (weighted average rate of 2.01% for the six months of 2012).  For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Baird Intermediate Bond Fund incurred $72 in interest charges on average daily loan balances of $6,352.  The Baird Short-Term Bond Fund, Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Baird Aggregate Bond Fund and Baird Core Plus Bond Fund did not borrow from the LOC during the period.
 
8.Distribution and Shareholder Service Plan
The Funds have adopted a distribution and shareholder service plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.  The Plan allows the Funds to compensate the Distributor for the costs incurred in distributing the Funds’ Investor Class Shares, including amounts paid to brokers or dealers, at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Funds’ Investor Class Shares.  The Baird Intermediate Bond, Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond, Baird Aggregate Bond and Baird Core Plus Bond Funds incurred $19,729, $321,249, $36,611 and $613,088, respectively, in fees pursuant to the Plan during the six months ended June 30, 2012.
 
9.Subsequent Event
In preparing these financial statements, the Corporation has evaluated events after June 30, 2012.  There were no subsequent events since June 30, 2012 that would require adjustment to or additional disclosure in these financial statements.
 
 
 
Additional Information

Proxy Voting
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll free, 1-866-44BAIRD, or by accessing the Funds’ website at www.bairdfunds.com; and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
Each Fund’s proxy voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, if applicable, is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll free, 1-866-44BAIRD, or by accessing the Funds’ website at www.bairdfunds.com; and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.  The Funds generally do not vote proxies because the securities held in their portfolios, consisting of bonds and other fixed-income securities, are not entitled to vote.
 
Portfolio Holdings Disclosure
The Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q.  The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.  Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-732-0330.  The Funds’ Forms N-Q may also be obtained by calling toll-free 1-866-44BAIRD.
 

 

 
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Baird Funds, Inc.
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701
1-866-44BAIRD

 

 

 
Board of Directors
G. Frederick Kasten, Jr. (Chairman)
John W. Feldt
Cory L. Nettles
Marlyn J. Spear
Frederick P. Stratton, Jr.

Investment Advisor and Distributor
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Administrator and Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Custodian
U.S. Bank, N.A.
1555 N. RiverCenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212

Legal Counsel
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
780 North Water Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
Grant Thornton LLP
175 West Jackson Boulevard, 13th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604

 

 
 

 


 

 

 

 

Semi-Annual Report - Baird Funds

June 30, 2012

 

 
Baird LargeCap Fund
Baird MidCap Fund
Baird SmallCap Value Fund

 

 
 
 

 

 
 

 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
Page
Baird LargeCap Fund
1
Baird MidCap Fund
7
Baird SmallCap Value Fund
13
Additional Information on Fund Expenses
18
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
20
Statements of Operations
21
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
22
Financial Highlights
25
Notes to the Financial Statements
31
Additional Information
41
 

 
This report has been prepared for shareholders and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
 
Cautionary Note on Analyses, Opinions and Outlooks:  In this report we offer analyses and opinions on the performance of individual securities, companies, industries, sectors, markets, interest rates and governmental policies, including predictions, forecasts and outlooks regarding possible future events.  These can generally be identified as such because the context of the statements may include such words as “believe,” “should,” “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “hopes” and words of similar effect.  These statements reflect the portfolio managers’ good faith beliefs and judgments and involve risks and uncertainties, including the risk that the portfolio managers’ analyses, opinions and outlooks are or will prove to be inaccurate.  It is inherently difficult to correctly assess and explain the performance of particular securities, sectors, markets, interest rate movements, governmental actions or general economic trends and conditions, and many unforeseen factors contribute to the performance of Baird Funds.  Investors are, therefore, cautioned not to place undue reliance on subjective judgments contained in this report.

 

 
 

 

Baird LargeCap Fund


A June 30, 2012 summary of the Fund’s top 10 holdings and equity sector analysis compared to the Russell 1000® Growth Index is shown below.
 
Top 10 Holdings*
   
Equity Sector Analysis**
     
Apple Inc.
7.4%
 
The Coca-Cola Company
3.8%
 
Microsoft Corporation
3.4%
 
Praxair, Inc.
3.4%
 
Danaher Corporation
3.3%
 
Whole Foods Market, Inc.
3.1%
 
Allergan, Inc.
2.9%
 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.
2.8%
 
Salesforce.com. Inc.
2.6%
 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
2.5%
 
     
Net Assets:
$23,420,211
 
Portfolio Turnover Rate:
25.4%
† 
Number of Equity Holdings:
57
 
     
Annualized Portfolio Expense Ratio:***
   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS:
0.75%
 
INVESTOR CLASS:
1.00%
**** 
       

*
 
The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.  Percentages shown relate to the Fund’s total net assets as of June 30, 2012.
**
 
Percentages shown in parentheses relate to the Fund’s total market value of investments as of June 30, 2012, and may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
***
 
The Advisor has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses to 0.75% of average daily net assets for the Institutional Class shares and 1.00% of average daily net assets for the Investor Class shares, at least through April 30, 2013.
****
 
Includes 0.25% 12b-1 fee.
 
Not annualized.

 

 
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Baird LargeCap Fund


Total Returns

     
Average Annual
For the Periods Ended June 30, 2012
Six Months
One Year
Five Years
Ten Years
Since Inception(1)
Institutional Class Shares
  9.87%
2.38%
1.39%
3.49%
-0.02%
Investor Class Shares
  9.79%
2.14%
1.17%
3.23%
-0.26%
Russell 1000® Growth Index(2)
10.08%
5.76%
2.87%
6.03%
-0.98%
 
(1)
For the period from September 29, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2012.
(2)
The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe.  It includes those Russell 1000® companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.  This index does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.  A direct investment in the index is not possible.
 
The returns shown in the table above reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or capital gains distributions in additional shares.  The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.  The returns reflect the actual performance for each period and does not include the impact of trades executed on the last business day of the period that were recorded on the first business day of the next period.
 
Past performance does not guarantee future results.  Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
 
For information about the performance of the Fund as of the most recent month-end, please call 1-866-44BAIRD or visit www.bairdfunds.com.  Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than that stated.

 

 
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Baird LargeCap Fund

Schedule of Investments       June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 96.1%
     
       
Aerospace & Defense – 2.0%
     
  2,793  
Precision Castparts Corp.
  $ 459,421  
         
Beverages – 3.8%
       
  11,300  
The Coca-Cola
       
     
Company@
    883,547  
         
Biotechnology – 1.3%
       
  6,000  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.*@
    307,680  
         
Capital Markets – 2.1%
       
  4,816  
State Street Corporation
    214,986  
  4,489  
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
    282,628  
            497,614  
Chemicals – 3.4%
       
  7,250  
Praxair, Inc.
    788,293  
         
Commercial Services & Supplies – 2.4%
       
  6,175  
Stericycle, Inc.*
    566,062  
         
Communications Equipment – 2.5%
       
  800  
F5 Networks, Inc.*
    79,648  
  9,225  
QUALCOMM
       
     
Incorporated
    513,648  
            593,296  
Computers & Peripherals – 10.0%
       
  2,985  
Apple Inc.
    1,743,240  
  22,950  
EMC Corporation*
    588,208  
            2,331,448  
Construction & Engineering – 0.9%
       
  4,050  
Fluor Corporation
    199,827  
         
Electrical Equipment – 0.7%
       
  3,675  
Emerson Electric Company
    171,181  
         
Energy Equipment & Services – 3.7%
       
  2,423  
Core Laboratories N.V. f
    280,826  
  7,775  
Oceaneering
       
     
International, Inc.
    372,111  
  3,412  
Schlumberger Limited f
    221,473  
            874,410  
Food & Staples Retailing – 3.1%
       
  7,725  
Whole Foods Market, Inc.
    736,347  
         
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 2.5%
       
  1,065  
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*
    589,786  
         
Health Care Providers & Services – 1.7%
       
  7,025  
Express Scripts, Inc.*
    392,206  
         
Health Care Technology – 0.9%
       
  2,550  
Cerner Corporation*
    210,783  
         
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.6%
       
  4,350  
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
    189,182  
  7,800  
Starbucks Corporation@
    415,896  
            605,078  
Industrial Conglomerates – 3.3%
       
  14,734  
Danaher Corporation
    767,347  
         
Insurance – 0.5%
       
  2,850  
Aflac, Inc.
    121,382  
         
Internet & Catalog Retail – 1.8%
       
  1,273  
Amazon.com, Inc.*
    290,689  
  207  
priceline.com
       
     
Incorporated*
    137,556  
            428,245  
Internet Software & Services – 2.8%
       
  3,850  
Akamai Technologies, Inc.*
    122,237  
  718  
Baidu, Inc. ADR* f
    82,556  
  783  
Google, Inc. – Class A*
    454,195  
            658,988  
IT Services – 4.4%
       
  9,100  
Cognizant Technology
       
     
Solutions Corporation –
       
     
Class A*
    546,000  
  833  
MasterCard, Inc. – Class A
    358,282  
  1,825  
Teradata Corporation*
    131,418  
            1,035,700  
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 1.0%
       
  5,975  
Illumina, Inc.*
    241,330  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird LargeCap Fund

Schedule of Investments       June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 96.1% (cont.)
     
       
Machinery – 2.6%
     
  4,371  
Caterpillar Inc.
  $ 371,142  
  5,750  
Eaton Corporation@
    227,872  
            599,014  
Media – 2.4%
       
  11,350  
DIRECTV*
    554,107  
         
Multiline Retail – 2.5%
       
  10,765  
Dollar General
       
     
Corporation*
    585,508  
         
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.6%
       
  3,725  
Cabot Oil & Gas
       
     
Corporation
    146,765  
  4,000  
Continental
       
     
Resources, Inc.*
    266,480  
  2,276  
Noble Energy, Inc.
    193,050  
  7,300  
Southwestern
       
     
Energy Company*
    233,089  
            839,384  
Pharmaceuticals – 4.3%
       
  7,275  
Allergan, Inc.
    673,447  
  2,850  
Perrigo Company
    336,100  
            1,009,547  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 1.9%
       
  4,775  
American Tower Corp.
    333,820  
  745  
Simon Property
       
     
Group, Inc.*
    115,967  
            449,787  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.5%
       
  13,100  
Intel Corporation@
    349,115  
         
Software – 10.0%
       
  5,225  
Citrix Systems, Inc.*
    438,587  
  26,075  
Microsoft Corporation
    797,634  
  16,175  
Oracle Corporation
    480,397  
  4,460  
Salesforce.com, Inc.*
    616,640  
            2,333,258  
Specialty Retail – 7.5%
       
  10,600  
Dick’s Sporting
       
     
Goods, Inc.
    508,800  
  7,950  
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*
    665,972  
  3,700  
Tiffany & Co.
    195,915  
  2,225  
Tractor Supply Company
    184,808  
  7,200  
Urban Outfitters, Inc.*
    198,648  
            1,754,143  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.8%
       
  2,232  
NIKE, Inc.
    195,925  
         
Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.6%
       
  9,144  
Fastenal Company
    368,595  
     
Total Common Stocks
       
     
(Cost $16,824,921)
    22,498,354  
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 4.7%
       
         
Money Market Mutual Funds – 4.7%
       
  701,713  
Dreyfus Institutional Cash
       
     
Advantage Fund, 0.15%«
    701,713  
  400,000  
Short-Term Investments
       
     
Trust – Liquid Assets
       
     
Portfolio, 0.16%«
    400,000  
     
Total Short-Term
       
     
Investments
       
     
(Cost $1,101,713)
    1,101,713  
               
Principal
           
Amount
           
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED
       
WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM
       
SECURITIES LENDING – 1.8%
       
         
Commercial Paper – 0.4%
       
$ 149,484  
Atlantic East Funding LLC,
       
     
0.595%, 03/25/2013†**
    98,622  
     
Total Commercial Paper
       
     
(Cost $149,484)
    98,622  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird LargeCap Fund

Schedule of Investments       June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Shares
       
Value
 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED
       
WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM
       
SECURITIES LENDING – 1.8%
       
         
Investment Companies – 1.4%
       
  321,424  
Mount Vernon Securities
       
     
Lending Trust Prime
       
     
Portfolio, 0.31%«
    $ 321,424  
     
Total Investment
         
     
Companies
         
     
(Cost $321,424)
      321,424  
     
Total Investments Purchased
         
     
With Cash Proceeds From
         
     
Securities Lending
         
     
(Cost $470,908)
      420,046  
     
Total Investments
         
     
(Cost $18,397,542) –
         
       102.6%       24,020,113  
           
Asset Relating to Securities
         
Lending Investments – 0.2%
         
     
Support Agreement*a **†
      50,862  
     
Total (Cost $0)
      50,862  
     
Liabilities in Excess of
         
     
Other Assets – (2.8)%
      (650,764 )
     
TOTAL NET
         
     
ASSETS – 100.0%
    $ 23,420,211  

Notes to Schedule of Investments
ADR  American Depository Receipt
*
 
Non-Income Producing
**
 
Illiquid Security
@
 
This security or portion of this security is out on loan at June 30, 2012.
f
 
Foreign Security
«
 
7-Day Yield
 
Priced at Fair Value by the Valuation Committee as delegated by the Baird Funds’ Board of Directors.
a
 
The Fund’s transfer agent and administrator and securities lending agent entered into a support agreement with the Fund to cover losses realized by the Fund on its investment in Atlantic East Funding, LLC (up to a certain amount), which investment was made by the Fund’s securities lending agent.

Industry classifications shown in the Schedule of Investments are based off of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®).  GICS was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”).  GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird LargeCap Fund

Summary of Fair Value Exposure at June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards which establish a definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion on changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These standards define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  Management has determined that these standards have no material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.  The fair value hierarchy is organized into three levels based upon the assumptions (referred to as “inputs”) used in pricing the asset or liability.  These standards state that “observable inputs” reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources and “unobservable inputs” reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. These inputs are summarized into three broad levels and described below:
 
Level 1 –
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical unrestricted securities.
Level 2 –
Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, quoted prices in inactive markets, dealer indications, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, default rates, inputs corroborated by observable market data, etc.).
Level 3 –
Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in valuing the security) based on the best information available.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2012:
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Equity
                       
Common Stocks
  $ 22,498,354     $     $     $ 22,498,354  
Total Equity
    22,498,354                   22,498,354  
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Mutual Funds
    1,101,713                   1,101,713  
Total Short-Term Investments
    1,101,713                   1,101,713  
Investments Purchased with Cash
                               
  Proceeds from Securities Lending
                               
Commercial Paper
          98,622             98,622  
Money Market Mutual Fund
    321,424                   321,424  
Total Investments Purchased with
                               
  Cash Proceeds from Securities Lending
    321,424       98,622             420,046  
Total Investments*
  $ 23,921,491     $ 98,622     $     $ 24,020,113  
Asset Relating to Securities Lending Investments
  $     $ 50,862     $     $ 50,862  
 
*Additional information regarding the industry classifications of these investments is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of current assigned levels within the hierarchy.  There were no significant transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements during the reporting period, as compared to their classification from the prior year’s annual report.
 

 
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Baird MidCap Fund


A June 30, 2012 summary of the Fund’s top 10 holdings and equity sector analysis compared to the Russell Midcap® Growth Index is shown below.
 
Top 10 Holdings*
   
Equity Sector Analysis**
     
Perrigo Company
2.4%
 
Stericycle, Inc.
2.4%
 
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.
2.4%
 
Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc.
2.3%
 
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
2.3%
 
Teradata Corporation
2.3%
 
ANSYS, Inc.
2.3%
 
Alliance Data Systems Corporation
2.3%
 
Citrix Systems, Inc.
2.3%
 
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
2.1%
 
     
Net Assets:
$106,903,574
 
Portfolio Turnover Rate:
17.0%
† 
Number of Equity Holdings:
58
 
     
Annualized Portfolio Expense Ratio:***
   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS:
0.85%
 
INVESTOR CLASS:
1.10%
**** 
       

*
 
The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.  Percentages shown relate to the Fund’s total net assets as of June 30, 2012.
**
 
Percentages shown in parentheses relate to the Fund’s total market value of investments as of June 30, 2012, and may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
***
 
The Advisor has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses to 0.85% of average daily net assets for the Institutional Class shares and 1.10% of average daily net assets for the Investor Class shares, at least through April 30, 2013.
****
 
Includes 0.25% 12b-1 fee.
 
Not annualized.
 

 
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Baird MidCap Fund


Total Returns

     
Average Annual
For the Periods Ended June 30, 2012
Six Months
One Year
Five Years
Ten Years
Since Inception(1)
Institutional Class Shares
11.12%
 5.91%
5.48%
7.60%
5.11%
Investor Class Shares
10.97%
 5.62%
5.24%
7.34%
4.87%
Russell Midcap® Growth Index(2)
  8.10%
-2.99%
1.90%
8.47%
3.02%
 
(1)
For the period from December 29, 2000 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2012.
(2)
The Russell Midcap® Growth Index measures the performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe.  It includes those Russell Midcap® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.  This index does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.  A direct investment in the index is not possible.
 
The returns shown in the table above reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or capital gains distributions in additional shares.  The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.  The returns reflect the actual performance for each period and does not include the impact of trades executed on the last business day of the period that were recorded on the first business day of the next period.
 
Past performance does not guarantee future results.  Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
 
For information about the performance of the Fund as of the most recent month-end, please call 1-866-44BAIRD or visit www.bairdfunds.com.  Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than that stated.

 

 
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Baird MidCap Fund

Schedule of Investments       June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 95.7%
     
       
Auto Components – 3.1%
     
  81,705  
Gentex Corporation
  $ 1,705,183  
  29,685  
WABCO Holdings Inc.
    1,571,227  
            3,276,410  
Automobiles – 1.8%
       
  42,995  
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
    1,966,161  
         
Biotechnology – 1.1%
       
  12,373  
Alexion
       
     
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*@
    1,228,639  
         
Capital Markets – 4.5%
       
  15,706  
Affiliated Managers
       
     
Group, Inc.*
    1,719,022  
  30,768  
Greenhill & Co., Inc.@
    1,096,879  
  86,755  
Invesco Limited f
    1,960,663  
            4,776,564  
Chemicals – 1.9%
       
  23,920  
Airgas, Inc.
    2,009,519  
         
Commercial Banks – 1.1%
       
  49,700  
East West Bancorp, Inc.
    1,165,962  
         
Commercial Services & Supplies – 2.4%
       
  27,735  
Stericycle, Inc.*
    2,542,467  
         
Communications Equipment – 3.2%
       
  8,365  
F5 Networks, Inc.*
    832,819  
  53,565  
Plantronics, Inc.
    1,789,071  
  51,365  
Riverbed Technology, Inc.*
    829,545  
            3,451,435  
Computers & Peripherals – 1.0%
       
  34,850  
NetApp, Inc.*
    1,108,927  
         
Construction & Engineering – 0.9%
       
  18,950  
Fluor Corporation
    934,993  
         
Containers & Packaging – 1.6%
       
  33,357  
AptarGroup, Inc.
    1,702,875  
         
Electrical Equipment – 4.8%
       
  26,700  
Acuity Brands, Inc.
    1,359,297  
  26,145  
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
    1,727,139  
  20,662  
Roper Industries, Inc.
    2,036,860  
            5,123,296  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments
       
& Components – 2.8%
       
  52,310  
Plexus Corp.*
    1,475,142  
  33,900  
Trimble Navigation
       
     
Limited*
    1,559,739  
            3,034,881  
Energy Equipment & Services – 5.1%
       
  15,130  
Core Laboratories N.V. f
    1,753,567  
  37,895  
Dresser-Rand
       
     
Group, Inc.*
    1,687,843  
  41,311  
Oceaneering
       
     
International, Inc.
    1,977,145  
            5,418,555  
Food Products – 2.1%
       
  37,112  
McCormick & Co,
       
     
Incorporated
    2,250,843  
         
Health Care Providers & Services – 3.5%
       
  26,740  
Catalyst Health
       
     
Solutions, Inc.*
    2,498,585  
  37,525  
HMS Holdings Corp.*@
    1,249,958  
            3,748,543  
Health Care Technology – 1.6%
       
  21,275  
Cerner Corporation*@
    1,758,591  
         
Hotels Restaurants & Leisure – 3.4%
       
  23,633  
Buffalo Wild
       
     
Wings Inc.*@
    2,047,563  
  65,675  
InterContinental Hotels
       
     
Group PLC ADR f @
    1,582,768  
            3,630,331  
Household Products – 2.3%
       
  44,801  
Church &
       
     
Dwight Co., Inc.
    2,485,111  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird MidCap Fund

Schedule of Investments       June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 95.7% (cont.)
     
       
IT Services – 4.6%
     
  18,110  
Alliance Data Systems
     
     
Corporation*@
  $ 2,444,850  
  34,385  
Teradata Corporation*
    2,476,064  
            4,920,914  
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 3.4%
       
  74,306  
ICON PLC ADR* f
    1,674,114  
  48,175  
Illumina, Inc.*@
    1,945,788  
            3,619,902  
Machinery – 2.9%
       
  63,510  
Actuant Corporation@
    1,724,932  
  24,655  
Joy Global Inc.
    1,398,678  
            3,123,610  
Multiline Retail – 2.1%
       
  42,070  
Dollar General
       
     
Corporation*
    2,288,187  
         
Office Electronics – 1.1%
       
  34,310  
Zebra Technologies
       
     
Corporation*
    1,178,892  
         
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 2.9%
       
  53,180  
Cabot Oil & Gas
       
     
Corporation
    2,095,292  
  23,335  
Whiting Petroleum
       
     
Corporation*
    959,535  
            3,054,827  
Pharmaceuticals – 2.4%
       
  22,085  
Perrigo Company@
    2,604,484  
         
Professional Services – 1.0%
       
  29,635  
Manpower Inc.
    1,086,123  
         
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 2.1%
       
  29,465  
Digital Realty
       
     
Trust, Inc.@
    2,211,938  
         
Road & Rail – 2.1%
       
  38,595  
J.B. Hunt Transport
       
     
Services, Inc.@
    2,300,262  
         
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 3.6%
       
  48,175  
Altera Corporation
    1,630,242  
  65,663  
Microchip Technology
       
     
Incorporated
    2,172,132  
            3,802,374  
Software – 4.6%
       
  39,075  
ANSYS, Inc.*
    2,466,023  
  28,810  
Citrix Systems, Inc.*
    2,418,312  
            4,884,335  
Specialty Retail – 9.9%
       
  52,711  
Dick’s Sporting
       
     
Goods, Inc.@
    2,530,128  
  24,615  
O’Reilly
       
     
Automotive, Inc.*
    2,061,999  
  26,050  
Tiffany & Co.
    1,379,348  
  17,421  
Tractor Supply Company
    1,446,988  
  16,225  
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics
       
     
& Fragrance, Inc.@
    1,515,090  
  58,569  
Urban Outfitters, Inc.*
    1,615,919  
            10,549,472  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.1%
       
  11,995  
Under Armour,
       
     
Inc. – Class A*
    1,133,288  
         
Trading Companies & Distributors – 3.7%
       
  41,992  
Fastenal Company
    1,692,697  
  31,090  
Watsco, Inc.@
    2,294,442  
            3,987,139  
     
Total Common Stocks
       
     
(Cost $90,905,070)
    102,359,850  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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Baird MidCap Fund

Schedule of Investments       June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 4.3%
     
       
Money Market Mutual Funds – 4.3%
     
  2,750,257  
Dreyfus Institutional Cash
     
     
Advantage Fund, 0.15%«
  $ 2,750,257  
  1,800,000  
Short-Term Investments
       
     
Trust – Liquid Assets
       
     
Portfolio, 0.16%«
    1,800,000  
     
Total Short-Term
       
     
Investments
       
     
(Cost $4,550,257)
    4,550,257  
               
Principal
           
Amount
           
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED
       
WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM
       
SECURITIES LENDING – 6.8%
       
         
Commercial Paper – 0.1%
       
$ 210,429  
Atlantic East
       
     
Funding LLC,
       
     
0.595%, 03/25/2013†**
    138,830  
     
Total Commercial Paper
       
     
(Cost $210,429)
    138,830  
               
Shares
           
Investment Companies – 6.7%
       
  7,144,522  
Mount Vernon Securities
       
     
Lending Trust Prime
       
     
Portfolio, 0.31%«
    7,144,522  
     
Total Investment
       
     
Companies
       
     
(Cost $7,144,522)
    7,144,522  
     
Total Investments
       
     
Purchased With Cash
       
     
Proceeds From
       
     
Securities Lending
       
     
(Cost $7,354,951)
    7,283,352  
     
Total Investments
       
     
(Cost $102,810,278) –
       
     
106.8%
    114,193,459  
         
Asset Relating to Securities
       
Lending Investments – 0.1%
       
     
Support Agreement*a **†
    71,599  
     
Total (Cost $0)
    71,599  
     
Liabilities in Excess of
       
     
Other Assets – (6.9)%
    (7,361,484 )
     
TOTAL NET
       
     
ASSETS – 100.0%
  $ 106,903,574  
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments
ADR  American Depository Receipt
*
 
Non-Income Producing
**
 
Illiquid Security
@
 
This security or portion of this security is out on loan at June 30, 2012.
f
 
Foreign Security
«
 
7-Day Yield
 
Priced at Fair Value by the Valuation Committee as delegated by the Baird Funds’ Board of Directors.
a
 
The Fund’s transfer agent and administrator and securities lending agent entered into a support agreement with the Fund to cover losses realized by the Fund on its investment in Atlantic East Funding, LLC (up to a certain amount), which investment was made by the Fund’s securities lending agent.
 
Industry classifications shown in the Schedule of Investments are based off of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®).  GICS was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”).  GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird MidCap Fund

Summary of Fair Value Exposure at June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards which establish a definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion on changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These standards define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  Management has determined that these standards have no material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.  The fair value hierarchy is organized into three levels based upon the assumptions (referred to as “inputs”) used in pricing the asset or liability.  These standards state that “observable inputs” reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources and “unobservable inputs” reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. These inputs are summarized into three broad levels and described below:
 
Level 1 –
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical unrestricted securities.
Level 2 –
Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, quoted prices in inactive markets, dealer indications, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, default rates, inputs corroborated by observable market data, etc.).
Level 3 –
Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in valuing the security) based on the best information available.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2012:
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Equity
                       
Common Stocks
  $ 102,359,850     $     $     $ 102,359,850  
Total Equity
    102,359,850                   102,359,850  
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Mutual Funds
    4,550,257                   4,550,257  
Total Short-Term Investments
    4,550,257                   4,550,257  
Investments Purchased with Cash
                               
  Proceeds from Securities Lending
                               
Commercial Paper
          138,830             138,830  
Money Market Mutual Fund
    7,144,522                   7,144,522  
Total Investments Purchased with
                               
  Cash Proceeds from Securities Lending
    7,144,522       138,830             7,283,352  
Total Investments*
  $ 114,054,629     $ 138,830     $     $ 114,193,459  
Asset Relating to Securities Lending Investments
  $     $ 71,599     $     $ 71,599  
 
*Additional information regarding the industry classifications of these investments is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of current assigned levels within the hierarchy.  There were no significant transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements during the reporting period, as compared to their classification from the prior year’s annual report.
 

 
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Baird SmallCap Value Fund


A June 30, 2012 summary of the Fund’s top 10 holdings and equity sector analysis compared to the Russell 2000® Value Index is shown below.
 
Top 10 Holdings*
   
Equity Sector Analysis**
     
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
3.9%
 
Jarden Corporation
3.8%
 
VeriSign, Inc.
3.8%
 
EZCORP, Inc.
3.8%
 
ICU Medical, Inc.
3.5%
 
First Cash Financial Services, Inc.
3.4%
 
LTC Properties, Inc.
3.3%
 
Valmont Industries, Inc.
2.9%
 
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.
2.6%
 
Quanta Services, Inc.
2.6%
 
     
Net Assets:
$5,617,999
 
Portfolio Turnover Rate:
0.6%
† 
Number of Equity Holdings:
43
 
     
Annualized Portfolio Expense Ratio:***
   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS:
1.00%
 
INVESTOR CLASS:
1.25%
**** 
       

*
 
The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.  Percentages shown relate to the Fund’s total net assets as of June 30, 2012.
**
 
Percentages shown in parentheses relate to the Fund’s total market value of investments as of June 30, 2012, and may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
***
 
The Advisor has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses to 1.00% of average daily net assets for the Institutional Class shares and 1.25% of average daily net assets for the Investor Class shares, at least through April 30, 2013.
****
 
Includes 0.25% 12b-1 fee.
 
Not annualized.

 

 
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Baird SmallCap Value Fund


Total Returns

For the Period Ended June 30, 2012
Since Inception(1)
Institutional Class Shares
-2.10%
Investor Class Shares
-2.20%
Russell 2000® Value Index(2)
-1.58%
 
(1)
For the period from May 1, 2012 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2012.
(2)
The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe and includes Russell 2000® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.  This index does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.  A direct investment in the index is not possible.
 
The returns shown in the table above reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or capital gains distributions in additional shares.  The returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.  The returns reflect the actual performance for each period and does not include the impact of trades executed on the last business day of the period that were recorded on the first business day of the next period.
 
Past performance does not guarantee future results.  Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
 
For information about the performance of the Fund as of the most recent month-end, please call 1-866-44BAIRD or visit www.bairdfunds.com.  Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than that stated.

 

 
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Baird SmallCap Value Fund

Schedule of Investments       June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 95.0%
   
       
Aerospace & Defense – 2.2%
     
  2,175  
Triumph Group, Inc.
  $ 122,387  
         
Capital Markets – 2.5%
       
  1,820  
Diamond Hill Investment
       
     
Group, Inc.
    142,488  
         
Commercial Services & Supplies – 2.6%
       
  1,619  
Portfolio Recovery
       
     
Associates, Inc.*
    147,750  
         
Construction & Engineering – 4.6%
       
  6,671  
MYR Group Inc.*
    113,807  
  6,069  
Quanta Services, Inc.*
    146,081  
            259,888  
Consumer Finance – 7.2%
       
  9,003  
EZCORP, Inc.*
    211,211  
  4,754  
First Cash Financial
       
     
Services, Inc.*
    190,968  
            402,179  
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.5%
       
  8,445  
Windstream Corporation
    81,579  
         
Electric Utilities – 1.8%
       
  2,782  
UIL Holdings Corporation
    99,762  
         
Energy Equipment & Services – 5.0%
       
  4,906  
Mitcham Industries, Inc.*
    83,255  
  4,756  
Superior Energy
       
     
Services, Inc.*
    96,214  
  67,720  
Vantage Drilling Co* f
    101,580  
            281,049  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 3.5%
       
  3,692  
ICU Medical, Inc.*
    197,079  
         
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.0%
       
  8,242  
Shuffle Master, Inc.*
    113,740  
         
Household Durables – 5.8%
       
  3,337  
Helen of Troy Limited* f
    113,091  
  5,107  
Jarden Corporation
    214,596  
            327,687  
Insurance – 4.3%
       
  5,462  
American Safety Insurance
       
     
Holdings, Ltd.* f
    102,412  
  4,502  
HCC Insurance
       
     
Holdings, Inc
    141,363  
            243,775  
Internet Software & Services – 3.8%
       
  4,906  
VeriSign, Inc.*
    213,754  
         
IT Services – 3.6%
       
  2,428  
Lender Processing
       
     
Services, Inc.
    61,380  
  2,290  
Wright Express Corporation*
    141,339  
            202,719  
Machinery – 2.9%
       
  1,366  
Valmont Industries, Inc.
    165,245  
         
Media – 1.8%
       
  2,074  
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
    101,605  
         
Multiline Retail – 4.2%
       
  2,580  
Big Lots, Inc.*
    105,238  
  2,428  
Dollar Tree Inc*
    130,627  
            235,865  
Multi-Utilities – 2.3%
       
  5,613  
CMS Energy Corporation
    131,905  
         
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 1.5%
       
  12,290  
Sandridge Energy, Inc.*
    82,220  
         
Pharmaceuticals – 1.5%
       
  4,605  
Warner Chilcott PLC* f
    82,522  
         
Professional Services – 2.6%
       
  7,329  
CBIZ, Inc.*
    43,534  
  3,490  
FTI Consulting, Inc.*
    100,338  
            143,872  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird SmallCap Value Fund

Schedule of Investments       June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Shares
     
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 95.0% (cont.)
     
       
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 14.9%
     
  5,766  
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.
  $ 107,709  
  7,485  
Capstead Mortgage
       
     
Corporation
    104,116  
  7,585  
CYS Investments, Inc.
    104,445  
  5,058  
LTC Properties, Inc.
    183,504  
  1,719  
Mid-America Apartment
       
     
Communities, Inc.
    117,305  
  9,660  
Omega Healthcare
       
     
Investors, Inc.
    217,350  
            834,429  
Specialty Retail – 4.1%
       
  5,360  
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*
    99,803  
  3,895  
Rent-A-Center, Inc.
    131,417  
            231,220  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 2.4%
       
  4,855  
Hanesbrands, Inc.*
    134,629  
         
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 6.4%
       
  11,680  
Beneficial Mutual
       
     
Bancorp, Inc.*
    100,798  
  6,775  
Capitol Federal
       
     
Financial, Inc.
    80,487  
  7,433  
Chicopee Bancorp, Inc.*
    107,630  
  9,913  
Westfield Financial, Inc.
    72,365  
            361,280  
     
Total Common Stocks
       
     
(Cost $5,421,887)
    5,340,628  
               
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.3%
       
         
Money Market Mutual Funds – 2.3%
       
  38,414  
Dreyfus Institutional Cash
       
     
Advantage Fund, 0.15%«
    38,414  
  90,000  
Short-Term Investments
       
     
Trust – Liquid Assets
       
     
Portfolio, 0.16%«
    90,000  
     
Total Short-Term
       
     
Investments
       
     
(Cost $128,414)
    128,414  
     
Total Investments
       
     
(Cost $5,550,301) – 97.3%
    5,469,042  
     
Other Assets in Excess
       
     
of Liabilities – 2.7%
    148,957  
     
TOTAL NET
       
     
ASSETS – 100.0%
  $ 5,617,999  

Notes to Schedule of Investments
*
Non-Income Producing
f
Foreign Security
«
7-Day Yield
 
Industry classifications shown in the Schedule of Investments are based off of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®).  GICS was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”).  GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird SmallCap Value Fund

Summary of Fair Value Exposure at June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards which establish a definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion on changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These standards define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  Management has determined that these standards have no material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.  The fair value hierarchy is organized into three levels based upon the assumptions (referred to as “inputs”) used in pricing the asset or liability.  These standards state that “observable inputs” reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources and “unobservable inputs” reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. These inputs are summarized into three broad levels and described below:
 
Level 1 –
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical unrestricted securities.
Level 2 –
Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, quoted prices in inactive markets, dealer indications, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, default rates, inputs corroborated by observable market data, etc.).
Level 3 –
Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in valuing the security) based on the best information available.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2012:
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Equity
                       
Common Stocks
  $ 5,340,628     $     $     $ 5,340,628  
Total Equity
    5,340,628                   5,340,628  
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Mutual Funds
    128,414                   128,414  
Total Short-Term Investments
    128,414                   128,414  
Total Investments*
  $ 5,469,042     $     $     $ 5,469,042  
 
*Additional information regarding the industry classifications of these investments is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of current assigned levels within the hierarchy.
 

 
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Baird Funds, Inc.

Additional Information on Fund Expenses       June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Example
As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, such as management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses.  Although the Funds do not charge any sales loads, redemption fees, or other transaction fees, you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks and stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Fund’s transfer agent.  If you request that a redemption be made by wire transfer, currently the Fund’s transfer agent charges a $15.00 fee.
 
This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in each Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.  The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (1/1/12 – 6/30/12 except for the SmallCap Value Fund, which is based on the period since its inception on 5/1/12 – 6/30/12).
 
Actual Expenses
The third and fourth columns of the following table provide information about account values based on actual returns and actual expenses.  You may use the information in these columns, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the fourth column entitled “Expenses Paid During Period’’ to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The fifth and sixth columns of the following table provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs.  Therefore, the sixth column of the table (entitled “Expenses Paid During Period”) is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different mutual funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs could have been higher.

 

 
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Baird Funds, Inc.

Additional Information on Fund Expenses       June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

Actual vs. Hypothetical Returns
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
 
           
Hypothetical (5% return
     
Actual
 
before expenses)
 
Fund’s
Beginning
Ending
Expenses
 
Ending
Expenses
 
Annualized
Account
Account
Paid
 
Account
Paid
 
Expense
Value
Value
During
 
Value
During
 
Ratio(1)(2)
1/1/12
6/30/12
Period(1)(2)
 
6/30/12
Period(1)(2)
Baird LargeCap Fund
             
Institutional Class
0.75%
$1,000.00
$1,098.70
$3.91
 
$1,021.13
$3.77
Investor Class
1.00%
$1,000.00
$1,097.90
$5.22
 
$1,019.89
$5.02
               
Baird MidCap Fund
             
Institutional Class
0.85%
$1,000.00
$1,111.20
$4.46
 
$1,020.64
$4.27
Investor Class
1.10%
$1,000.00
$1,109.70
$5.77
 
$1,019.39
$5.52
               
Baird SmallCap Value Fund
             
Institutional Class
1.00%
$1,000.00
$979.00
$1.65
 
$1,006.67
$1.67
Investor Class
1.25%
$1,000.00
$978.00
$2.06
 
$1,006.25
$2.09
 
(1)
Expenses are equal to the Baird LargeCap and Baird MidCap Fund’s annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 days and divided by 366 to reflect the one-half year period.
(2)
Expenses are equal to the Baird SmallCap Value Fund’s annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 61 days and divided by 366 to reflect the period since the Fund’s inception on May 1, 2012.

 

 
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Baird Funds, Inc.

Statements of Assets and Liabilities       June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
   
Baird LargeCap
   
Baird MidCap
   
Baird SmallCap
 
   
Fund
   
Fund
   
Value Fund
 
ASSETS:
                 
Investments, at value (cost $18,397,542,
  $ 24,020,113     $ 114,193,459     $ 5,469,042  
  $102,810,278 and $5,550,301, respectively)*
                       
Support Agreement (Note 6)
    50,862       71,599        
Dividends receivable
    12,595       12,603       12,942  
Interest receivable
    142       693       40  
Receivable for investments sold
    185,568       608,637       118,206  
Receivable for fund shares sold
          370,720        
Uninvested cash
    62       1,375        
Receivable from Advisor and Distributor
    557             8,510  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    18,616       25,205       29,929  
Total assets
    24,288,515       115,284,291       5,638,669  
LIABILITIES:
                       
Payable for collateral received for securities loaned (Note 6)
    470,970       7,356,326        
Payable for securities purchased
    360,784       507,086        
Payable for fund shares repurchased
    3,453       433,941       28  
Payable to Advisor and Distributor
          49,827        
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    33,097       33,537       20,642  
Total liabilities
    868,304       8,380,717       20,670  
NET ASSETS
  $ 23,420,211     $ 106,903,574     $ 5,617,999  
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
                       
Capital stock
  $ 20,469,833     $ 95,280,105     $ 5,694,954  
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
    4,064       22,808       8,526  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments sold
    (2,727,119 )     145,881       (4,222 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
                       
  on investments and support agreement
    5,673,433       11,454,780       (81,259 )
NET ASSETS
  $ 23,420,211     $ 106,903,574     $ 5,617,999  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES
                       
Net Assets
  $ 23,097,905     $ 80,854,672     $ 5,564,614  
Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value, unlimited shares authorized)
    2,412,284       7,293,142       568,963  
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
  $ 9.58     $ 11.09     $ 9.78  
INVESTOR CLASS SHARES
                       
Net Assets
  $ 322,306     $ 26,048,902     $ 53,385  
Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value, unlimited shares authorized)
    33,830       2,430,750       5,461  
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
  $ 9.53     $ 10.72     $ 9.78  
 
*Includes securities out on loan to brokers with a market value of $469,376, $7,384,899, and $0, respectively.

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Statements of Operations       Six Months Ended June 30, 2012^ (Unaudited)
 
   
Baird LargeCap
   
Baird MidCap
   
Baird SmallCap
 
   
Fund
   
Fund
   
Value Fund
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:
                 
Dividends (net of foreign taxes and issuance fees
                 
  withheld of $355, $1,723 and $0, respectively)
  $ 89,122     $ 354,958     $ 16,656  
Income from securities lending (Note 6)
    1,897       6,938        
Interest
    936       3,174       112  
Other income
          549        
Total investment income
    91,955       365,619       16,768  
EXPENSES:
                       
Investment advisory fees
    75,992       287,126       6,998  
Administration fees
    1,824       5,378       549  
Shareholder servicing fees
    7,694       8,726       3,568  
Fund accounting fees
    10,922       12,740       3,660  
Professional fees
    14,730       14,730       6,283  
Federal and state registration
    20,350       23,006       6,466  
Directors fees
    27,108       26,708       4,856  
Custody fees
    832       14,594       727  
Reports to shareholders
    2,428       3,420       671  
Distribution fees – Investor Class Shares (Note 8)
    261       17,402       9  
Miscellaneous expenses
    414       544       92  
Total expenses
    162,555       414,374       33,879  
Expense reimbursement by Advisor (Note 5)
    (74,611 )     (71,563 )     (25,637 )
Total expenses
    87,944       342,811       8,242  
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
    4,011       22,808       8,526  
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED
                       
  GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:
                       
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
    709,305       109,298       (4,222 )
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
                       
  on investments and support agreement
    1,372,322       3,852,603       (81,259 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    2,081,627       3,961,901       (85,481 )
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
                       
  RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
  $ 2,085,638     $ 3,984,709     $ (76,955 )

^The Baird SmallCap Value Fund commenced operations on May 1, 2012.

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
   
Baird LargeCap Fund
 
   
Six Months Ended
       
   
June 30, 2012
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
December 31, 2011
 
OPERATIONS:
           
Net investment income
  $ 4,011     $ 26,870  
Net realized gain on investments
    709,305       1,579,463  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
               
  on investments and support agreement
    1,372,322       (2,097,553 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
    2,085,638       (491,220 )
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
               
Proceeds from shares sold
    2,876,933       2,788,450  
Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends
          26,756  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (2,183,546 )     (5,196,123 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
               
  from capital share transactions
    693,387       (2,380,917 )
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO
               
  INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHAREHOLDERS:
               
From net investment income
          (26,841 )
                 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
    2,779,025       (2,898,978 )
                 
NET ASSETS:
               
Beginning of period
    20,641,186       23,540,164  
End of period (including undistributed net
               
  investment income of $4,064 and $53, respectively)
  $ 23,420,211     $ 20,641,186  

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
   
Baird MidCap Fund
 
   
Six Months Ended
       
   
June 30, 2012
   
Year Ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
December 31, 2011
 
OPERATIONS:
           
Net investment income (loss)
  $ 22,808     $ (40,774 )
Net realized gain on investments
    109,298       3,717,798  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
               
  on investments and support agreement
    3,852,603       (1,766,260 )
Net increase in net assets from operations
    3,984,709       1,910,764  
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
               
Proceeds from shares sold
    65,624,329       11,352,599  
Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends
          2,310,237  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (6,166,515 )     (4,282,939 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
    59,457,814       9,379,897  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO
               
  INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHAREHOLDERS:
               
From net realized gains
          (2,240,606 )
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO
               
  INVESTOR CLASS SHAREHOLDERS:
               
From net realized gains
          (140,127 )
                 
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
    63,442,523       8,909,928  
                 
NET ASSETS:
               
Beginning of period
    43,461,051       34,551,123  
End of period (including distributions in excess of net
               
  investment income of $22,808 and $0, respectively)
  $ 106,903,574     $ 43,461,051  

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
    Baird SmallCap Value Fund
    May 1, 2012^ through
    June 30, 2012
    (Unaudited)
OPERATIONS:
     
Net investment income
  $ 8,526  
Net realized loss on investments
    (4,222 )
Change in unrealized depreciation on investments
    (81,259 )
Net decrease in net assets from operations
    (76,955 )
         
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
       
Proceeds from shares sold
    5,695,326  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (372 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
    5,694,954  
         
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
    5,617,999  
         
NET ASSETS:
       
Beginning of period
     
End of period (including undistributed net
       
  investment income of $8,526)
  $ 5,617,999  

^Commencement of operations.

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Financial Highlights
 
   
Baird LargeCap Fund – Institutional Class
 
   
Six Months
                               
   
Ended
                               
   
June 30, 2012
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
Per Share Data:
                                   
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 8.71     $ 8.93     $ 7.57     $ 5.59     $ 9.33     $ 8.53  
Income from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income
    0.00 (1)(2)     0.01       0.01       0.03       0.03       0.02  
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gains (losses) on investments
    0.87       (0.22 )     1.36       1.98       (3.74 )     0.80  
Total from investment operations
    0.87       (0.21 )     1.37       2.01       (3.71 )     0.82  
Less distributions:
                                               
Distributions from net investment income
          (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.03 )     (0.03 )     (0.02 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 9.58     $ 8.71     $ 8.93     $ 7.57     $ 5.59     $ 9.33  
Total return
    9.87 %(3)     (2.34 %)     18.06 %     36.27 %     (39.88 %)     9.63 %
Supplemental data and ratios:
                                               
Net assets, end of period
  $ 23,097,905     $ 20,485,829     $ 23,399,325     $ 20,741,302     $ 16,349,025     $ 27,644,009  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    0.75 %(4)     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %
Ratio of expenses to average
                                               
  net assets (before waivers)
    1.39 %(4)     1.35 %     1.40 %     1.39 %     1.17 %     1.10 %
Ratio of net investment income
                                               
  to average net assets
    0.04 %(4)     0.12 %     0.14 %     0.46 %     0.32 %     0.25 %
Ratio of net investment loss
                                               
  to average net assets (before waivers)
    (0.60 %)(4)     (0.48 %)     (0.51 %)     (0.18 %)     (0.10 %)     (0.10 %)
Portfolio turnover rate(5)
    25.4 %(3)     38.2 %     52.0 %     58.7 %     43.0 %     72.2 %

(1)
 
Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(2)
 
Amount is less than $0.005.
(3)
 
Not annualized.
(4)
 
Annualized.
(5)
 
Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Financial Highlights
 
   
Baird LargeCap Fund – Investor Class
 
   
Six Months
                               
   
Ended
                               
   
June 30, 2012
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
Per Share Data:
                                   
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 8.68     $ 8.91     $ 7.56     $ 5.59     $ 9.29     $ 8.50  
Income from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income (loss)
    (0.01 )(1)     (0.01 )     (0.02 )     0.02       0.00 (2)     0.00 (2)
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gains (losses) on investments
    0.86       (0.22 )     1.37       1.97       (3.70 )     0.79  
Total from investment operations
    0.85       (0.23 )     1.35       1.99       (3.70 )     0.79  
Less distributions:
                                               
Distributions from net investment income
                      (0.02 )            
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 9.53     $ 8.68     $ 8.91     $ 7.56     $ 5.59     $ 9.29  
Total return
    9.79 %(3)     (2.58 %)     17.86 %     35.79 %     (39.94 %)     9.29 %
Supplemental data and ratios:
                                               
Net assets, end of period
  $ 322,306     $ 155,357     $ 140,839     $ 347,385     $ 261,198     $ 740,779  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    1.00 %(4)     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %
Ratio of expenses to average
                                               
  net assets (before waivers)
    1.64 %(4)     1.60 %     1.65 %     1.64 %     1.42 %     1.35 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss)
                                               
  to average net assets
    (0.21 %)(4)     (0.13 %)     (0.11 %)     0.21 %     0.07 %     0.00 %
Ratio of net investment loss
                                               
  to average net assets (before waivers)
    (0.85 %)(4)     (0.73 %)     (0.76 %)     (0.43 %)     (0.35 %)     (0.35 %)
Portfolio turnover rate(5)
    25.4 %(3)     38.2 %     52.0 %     58.7 %     43.0 %     72.2 %

(1)
 
Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(2)
 
Amount is less than $0.005.
(3)
 
Not annualized.
(4)
 
Annualized.
(5)
 
Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Financial Highlights
 
     
Baird MidCap Fund – Institutional Class
 
     
Six Months
                               
     
Ended
                               
     
June 30, 2012
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
     
(Unaudited)
      2011       2010       2009       2008       2007  
Per Share Data:
                                               
Net asset value, beginning of period
    $ 9.98     $ 10.04     $ 7.90     $ 5.63     $ 9.62     $ 9.33  
Income from investment operations:
                                                 
Net investment income (loss)(1)
      0.01       (0.01 )     (0.01 )     0.02       0.01       (0.01 )
Net realized and unrealized
                                                 
  gains (losses) on investments
      1.10       0.54       2.15       2.27       (3.99 )     1.99  
Total from investment operations
      1.11       0.53       2.14       2.29       (3.98 )     1.98  
Less distributions:
                                                 
Distributions from net investment income
                        (0.02 )     (0.01 )      
Distributions from net realized gains
            (0.59 )                       (1.69 )
Total distributions
            (0.59 )           (0.02 )     (0.01 )     (1.69 )
Net asset value, end of period
    $ 11.09     $ 9.98     $ 10.04     $ 7.90     $ 5.63     $ 9.62  
Total return
      11.12 %(2)     5.19 %     27.09 %     40.90 %     (41.53 %)     20.89 %
Supplemental data and ratios:
                                                 
Net assets, end of period
    $ 80,854,672     $ 40,880,008     $ 33,432,268     $ 25,513,554     $ 18,163,034     $ 36,616,547  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
      0.85 %(3)     0.85 %     0.85 %     0.85 %     0.85 %     0.85 %
Ratio of expenses to average
                                                 
  net assets (before waivers)
      1.04 %(3)     1.21 %     1.30 %     1.34 %     1.19 %     1.11 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss)
                                                 
  to average net assets
      0.11 %(3)     (0.10 %)     (0.10 %)     0.25 %     0.06 %     (0.06 %)
Ratio of net investment loss
                                                 
  to average net assets (before waivers)
      (0.08 %)(3)     (0.46 %)     (0.55 %)     (0.24 %)     (0.28 %)     (0.32 %)
Portfolio turnover rate(4)
      17.0 %(2)     44.8 %     62.7 %     61.3 %     74.0 %     72.3 %

(1)
 
Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(2)
 
Not annualized.
(3)
 
Annualized.
(4)
 
Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Financial Highlights
 
   
Baird MidCap Fund – Investor Class
 
   
Six Months
                               
   
Ended
                               
   
June 30, 2012
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
Per Share Data:
                                   
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 9.66     $ 9.76     $ 7.69     $ 5.49     $ 9.40     $ 9.17  
Income from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income (loss)(1)
    (0.01 )     (0.03 )     (0.03 )     0.00 (2)     (0.02 )     (0.04 )
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
  gains (losses) on investments
    1.07       0.52       2.10       2.21       (3.89 )     1.96  
Total from investment operations
    1.06       0.49       2.07       2.21       (3.91 )     1.92  
Less distributions:
                                               
Distributions from net investment income
                      (0.01 )            
Distributions from net realized gains
          (0.59 )                       (1.69 )
Total distributions
          (0.59 )           (0.01 )           (1.69 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 10.72     $ 9.66     $ 9.76     $ 7.69     $ 5.49     $ 9.40  
Total return
    10.97 %(3)     4.93 %     26.92 %     40.52 %     (41.70 %)     20.61 %
Supplemental data and ratios:
                                               
Net assets, end of period
  $ 26,048,902     $ 2,581,043     $ 1,118,855     $ 1,576,880     $ 1,563,786     $ 4,783,844  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    1.10 %(4)     1.10 %     1.10 %     1.10 %     1.10 %     1.10 %
Ratio of expenses to average
                                               
  net assets (before waivers)
    1.29 %(4)     1.46 %     1.55 %     1.59 %     1.44 %     1.36 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss)
                                               
  to average net assets
    (0.14 %)(4)     (0.35 %)     (0.35 %)     0.00 %     (0.19 %)     (0.31 %)
Ratio of net investment loss
                                               
  to average net assets (before waivers)
    (0.33 %)(4)     (0.71 %)     (0.80 %)     (0.49 %)     (0.53 %)     (0.57 %)
Portfolio turnover rate(5)
    17.0 %(3)     44.8 %     62.7 %     61.3 %     74.0 %     72.3 %

(1)
 
Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(2)
 
Amount is less than $0.005.
(3)
 
Not annualized.
(4)
 
Annualized.
(5)
 
Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Financial Highlights
 
    Baird SmallCap Value Fund –
    Institutional Class
    May 1, 2012^
    through
    June 30, 2012
    (Unaudited)
Per Share Data:
     
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 10.00  
Income from investment operations:
       
Net investment income
    0.01  
Net realized and unrealized losses on investments
    (0.23 )
Total from investment operations
    (0.22 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 9.78  
Total return
    (2.10 %)(1)
Supplemental data and ratios:
       
Net assets, end of period
  $ 5,564,614  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    1.00 %(2)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (before waivers)
    4.11 %(2)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
    1.04 %(2)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (before waivers)
    (2.07 %)(2)
Portfolio turnover rate(3)
    0.6 %(1)

^
 
Commenced of operations.
(1)
 
Not annualized.
(2)
 
Annualized.
(3)
 
Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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Financial Highlights
 
  Baird SmallCap Value Fund –
    Investor Class
    May 1, 2012^
    through
    June 30, 2012
    (Unaudited)
Per Share Data:
     
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 10.00  
Income from investment operations:
       
Net investment income
    0.01  
Net realized and unrealized losses on investments
    (0.23 )
Total from investment operations
    (0.22 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 9.78  
Total return
    (2.20 %)(1)
Supplemental data and ratios:
       
Net assets, end of period
  $ 53,385  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    1.25 %(2)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (before waivers)
    4.36 %(2)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
    0.79 %(2)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (before waivers)
    (2.32 %)(2)
Portfolio turnover rate(3)
    0.6 %(1)

^
 
Commenced of operations.
(1)
 
Not annualized.
(2)
 
Annualized.
(3)
 
Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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Baird Funds, Inc.

Notes to the Financial Statements       June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

1.ORGANIZATION
 
Baird Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”) was incorporated on June 9, 2000 as a Wisconsin corporation and is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).  The accompanying financial statements include the Baird LargeCap Fund, Baird MidCap Fund and Baird SmallCap Value Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”), three of the eight series comprising the Corporation. Pursuant to the 1940 Act, the Funds are “diversified” series of the Corporation. The investment advisor to the Funds is Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated (“Baird” or the “Advisor”).
 
The Baird LargeCap Fund commenced operations with the sale of both Institutional and Investor Class Shares on September 29, 2000. The Baird MidCap Fund commenced operations with the sale of both Institutional and Investor Class Shares on December 29, 2000.  The Baird SmallCap Value Fund commenced operations with the sale of both Institutional and Investor Class Shares on May 1, 2012.  The Institutional Class Shares are not subject to a distribution and service (12b-1) fee, while the Investor Class Shares are subject to a distribution and service (12b-1) fee of 0.25%.
 
The Baird LargeCap Fund seeks long-term growth of capital through investments in equity securities of large-capitalization companies. Dividend income is a secondary consideration.
 
The Baird MidCap Fund seeks long-term growth of capital through investments in equity securities of mid-capitalization companies.
 
The Baird SmallCap Value Fund seeks long-term growth of capital through investments in equity securities of small-capitalization companies.
 
On June 30, 2012, shareholders affiliated with the Advisor held 85% of the Institutional Class shares of the Baird LargeCap Fund, 26% of the Institutional Class shares of the Baird MidCap Fund and 62% of the Institutional Class shares of the Baird SmallCap Value Fund. These shareholders included the Advisor’s participant-directed retirement and deferred compensation plans and the Baird Foundation.
 
2.SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
a)
Investment Valuation – Section 2(a)(41) of the 1940 Act, together with the rules and interpretations of the SEC, require the Funds, in computing net asset value, to value their portfolio securities using market quotations when they are “readily available.” When market quotations are not readily available (e.g., because there is no regular market quotation for such securities, the market for such security is limited, the validity of quotations is questionable or, for debt securities, Interactive Data Corporation (IDC), the Funds’ independent pricing service, does not provide a price), the Board of Directors of the Corporation must value the securities at “fair value determined in good faith.” The Board
 
 

 
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Baird Funds, Inc.

Notes to the Financial Statements       June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

2.    SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
 
 
has delegated such responsibility to the Advisor pursuant to pricing policies and procedures that the Board has adopted and regularly reviews.  In general, the “fair value” of a security means the price that would be received to sell a security in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
 
 
The Funds determine the fair value of their investments and compute their net asset value per share as of the close of regular trading of the New York Stock Exchange (4:00 p.m. EST).
 
 
Consistent with Section 2(a)(41) of the 1940 Act, the Funds price their securities as follows: common stocks that are listed on a securities exchange (other than NASDAQ) are valued at the last quoted sale price. Securities traded on NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Price information on listed stocks is taken from the exchange where the security is primarily traded. Securities that were not traded on the valuation date, as well as stocks that are not listed on an exchange, including NASDAQ, are valued at the average of the current bid and asked price.  Debt securities are valued at their bid prices by an independent pricing service using valuation methods that are designed to represent fair value, such as matrix pricing and other analytical pricing models, market transactions and dealer quotations. Debt securities purchased with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at acquisition cost plus or minus any amortized discount or premium. Investments in mutual funds are valued at their stated net asset value. Other assets and securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Advisor in accordance with procedures approved by the Corporation’s Board of Directors. In accordance with such procedures, the Advisor may use broker quotes or prices obtained from alternative independent pricing services or, if the broker quotes or prices from alternative pricing services are unavailable or deemed to be unreliable, fair value will be determined by a valuation committee of the Advisor. In determining fair value, the valuation committee takes into account all relevant factors and available information. Consequently, the price of the security used by a Fund to calculate its NAV may differ from quoted or published prices for the same security. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and there is no single standard for determining a security’s fair value.  As a result, different mutual funds could reasonably arrive at a different fair value for the same security. It is possible that the fair value determined for a security is materially different from the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security or from the values that other mutual funds may determine. In addition, given the volatility and periodic illiquidity experienced in recent years, the prices determined for an individual security on any given day may vary significantly from the amount that can be obtained in an actual sale of that security, and the Funds’ NAVs may fluctuate significantly from day to day or from period to period.
 
 
In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in GAAP and the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) (ASU 2011-04).” ASU 2011-04 amends FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to establish common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with GAAP and IFRS. ASU No. 2011-04 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The Funds have disclosed the applicable requirements of this accounting standard in their financial statements.
 

 
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Baird Funds, Inc.

Notes to the Financial Statements       June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

2.    SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
 
b)
Foreign Securities – Foreign securities are defined as securities issued by companies that are organized outside the United States. Investing in securities of foreign companies and foreign governments involves special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies and the U.S. government. These risks include foreign currency fluctuations and adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign companies and foreign governments and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of securities of comparable U.S. companies and the U.S. government. Occasionally, events that affect those values and exchange rates may occur after the close of the exchange on which such securities are traded. If such events materially affect the value of a Fund’s securities, these securities may be valued at their fair value pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. All of the foreign securities owned by the Funds as of June 30, 2012 are traded directly on the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ or through an American Depository Receipt (ADR).
 
c)
Income Tax Status –The Funds intend to continue to qualify as regulated investment companies as provided in subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute substantially all of their taxable income to their shareholders in a manner which results in no tax cost to the Funds. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.
 
 
There is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken on the tax return for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, or for any other tax years which are open for exam. As of June 30, 2012, open tax years include the tax years ended December 31, 2008 through 2011. The Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next 12 months. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense and other expense, respectively, in the Statement of Operations. During the year, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.
 
d)
Distributions to Shareholders – Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid annually.  Distributions of net realized gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. The book basis character of distributions may differ from their ultimate characterization for Federal income tax purposes.
 
e)
Allocation of Income and Expenses – Each Fund is charged for those expenses directly attributable to it. Expenses directly attributable to a class of shares, such as Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, are charged to that class of shares. Income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated to the classes based on their respective net assets. Expenses that are not directly attributable to a Fund are allocated among the series of the Corporation in proportion to their assets.
 
f)
Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 

 
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Baird Funds, Inc.

Notes to the Financial Statements       June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

2.    SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)
 
g)
Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Investment and shareholder transactions are recorded on the trade date.  The Funds determine the gain or loss realized from investment transactions by comparing the original cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States require that permanent financial reporting and tax differences be reclassified in the capital accounts.
 
h)
Guarantees and Indemnifications – In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown and this would involve future claims against the Funds that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, the Funds would expect the risk of loss to be remote.
 
3.    CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
 
The following table summarizes the capital share transactions of each Fund for the past two fiscal periods:
 
BAIRD LARGECAP FUND
                         
   
Six Months Ended
     
Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30, 2012
     
June 30, 2012
 
Institutional Class Shares
 
Shares
   
Amount
 
Investor Class Shares
 
Shares
   
Amount
 
Shares sold
    288,389     $ 2,722,149  
Shares sold
    15,990     $ 154,784  
Shares redeemed
    (227,507 )     (2,182,976 )
Shares redeemed
    (56 )     (570 )
Net increase
    60,882     $ 539,173  
Net increase
    15,934     $ 154,214  
Shares Outstanding:
               
Shares Outstanding:
               
Beginning of period
    2,351,402          
Beginning of period
    17,896          
End of period
    2,412,284          
End of period
    33,830          
                                   
   
Year Ended
     
Year Ended
 
   
December 31, 2011
     
December 31, 2011
 
Institutional Class Shares
 
Shares
   
Amount
 
Investor Class Shares
 
Shares
   
Amount
 
Shares sold
    310,586     $ 2,768,012  
Shares sold
    2,275     $ 20,438  
Shares issued to
                                 
  shareholders in
                                 
  reinvestment of dividends
    3,047       26,756                    
Shares redeemed
    (581,336 )     (5,194,653 )
Shares redeemed
    (180 )     (1,470 )
Net decrease
    (267,703 )   $ (2,399,885 )
Net increase
    2,095     $ 18,968  
Shares Outstanding:
               
Shares Outstanding:
               
Beginning of year
    2,619,105          
Beginning of year
    15,801          
End of year
    2,351,402          
End of year
    17,896          

 

 
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Baird Funds, Inc.

Notes to the Financial Statements       June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

3.CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (cont.)
 
BAIRD MIDCAP FUND
                         
   
Six Months Ended
     
Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30, 2012
     
June 30, 2012
 
Institutional Class Shares
 
Shares
   
Amount
 
Investor Class Shares
 
Shares
   
Amount
 
Shares sold
    3,575,504     $ 40,078,405  
Shares sold
    2,349,515     $ 25,545,924  
Shares redeemed
    (379,409 )     (4,184,567 )
Shares redeemed
    (186,079 )     (1,981,948 )
Net increase
    3,196,095     $ 35,893,838  
Net increase
    2,163,436     $ 23,563,976  
Shares Outstanding:
               
Shares Outstanding:
               
Beginning of period
    4,097,047          
Beginning of period
    267,314          
End of period
    7,293,142          
End of period
    2,430,750          
                                   
   
Year Ended
     
Year Ended
 
   
December 31, 2011
     
December 31, 2011
 
Institutional Class Shares
 
Shares
   
Amount
 
Investor Class Shares
 
Shares
   
Amount
 
Shares sold
    918,529     $ 9,487,425  
Shares sold
    187,694     $ 1,865,174  
Shares issued to
               
Shares issued to
               
  shareholders in
               
  shareholders in
               
  reinvestment of dividends
    214,890       2,170,393  
  reinvestment of dividends
    14,314       139,844  
Shares redeemed
    (364,653 )     (3,784,255 )
Shares redeemed
    (49,311 )     (498,684 )
Net increase
    768,766     $ 7,873,563  
Net increase
    152,697     $ 1,506,334  
Shares Outstanding:
               
Shares Outstanding:
               
Beginning of year
    3,328,281          
Beginning of year
    114,617          
End of year
    4,097,047          
End of year
    267,314          
                                   
BAIRD SMALLCAP VALUE FUND
                                 
   
May 1, 2012^ through
     
May 1, 2012^ through
 
   
June 30, 2012
     
June 30, 2012
 
Institutional Class Shares
 
Shares
   
Amount
 
Investor Class Shares
 
Shares
   
Amount
 
Shares sold
    569,003     $ 5,643,090  
Shares sold
    5,461     $ 52,236  
Shares redeemed
    (40 )     (372 )
Shares redeemed
           
Net increase
    568,963     $ 5,642,718  
Net increase
    5,461     $ 52,236  
Shares Outstanding:
               
Shares Outstanding:
               
Beginning of period
             
Beginning of period
             
End of period
    568,963          
End of period
    5,461          
 
^  Commencement of operations.
 

 
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Baird Funds, Inc.

Notes to the Financial Statements       June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

4.INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME TAX INFORMATION
 
During the six months ended June 30, 2012, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:
 
 
Baird
Baird
Baird
 
LargeCap Fund
MidCap Fund
SmallCap Value Fund^
Purchases:
$5,651,001
$70,291,579
$3,540,023
Sales:
$5,794,115
$12,445,943
$     20,427
 
^  Commenced operations on May 1, 2012.
 
The Baird LargeCap Fund and Baird MidCap Fund did not purchase or sell U.S. Government securities during the six months ended June 30, 2012.  The Baird SmallCap Value Fund did not purchase or sell U.S. Government securities during the period May 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012.
 
At December 31, 2011, accumulated earnings/losses on a tax basis were as follows:
 
   
Baird
   
Baird
 
   
LargeCap
   
MidCap
 
   
Fund
   
Fund
 
Cost of Investments
  $ 20,098,494     $ 43,364,740  
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 5,071,705     $ 9,447,340  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (782,501 )     (1,977,831 )
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 4,289,204     $ 7,469,509  
Undistributed ordinary income
  $ 53     $  
Undistributed long-term capital gain
          169,251  
Total distributable earnings
  $ 53     $ 169,251  
Other accumulated losses
  $ (3,424,517 )   $  
Total accumulated earnings
  $ 864,740     $ 7,638,760  

Undistributed income or net realized gains for financial statement purposes may differ from amounts recognized for federal income tax purposes due to differences in the recognition and characterization of income, expense and capital gain items. The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
 
Additionally, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles require that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.
 

 
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Baird Funds, Inc.

Notes to the Financial Statements       June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

4.INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME TAX INFORMATION (cont.)
 
Under the current tax law, capital losses realized after October 31 may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Baird LargeCap Fund and Baird MidCap Fund did not defer any capital losses occurring between November 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011.
 
At December 31, 2011, accumulated net realized capital loss carryovers, if any, and the year(s) in which the capital loss carryovers expire were:
 
 
Capital Loss Carryover
Year of Expiration
Baird LargeCap Fund
$   407,235
2016
 
 3,017,282
2017
 
To the extent the Fund realizes future net capital gains, those gains will be offset by any unused capital loss carryovers. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Baird LargeCap Fund and the Baird MidCap Fund utilized capital loss carryovers of $1,538,929 and $1,264,942, respectively.
 
RIC Modernization Act
On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “RIC Act”) was enacted, and the provisions within the RIC Act are effective for the Funds. The RIC Act modernized several of the federal income and excise tax provisions related to regulated investments companies (“RICs”). Under the RIC Act, new capital losses may be carried forward indefinitely with the character of the original loss retained. Prior to the RIC Act, capital losses could be carried forward for eight years, and were carried forward as short-term capital losses regardless of the character of the original loss. The RIC Act also contains simplification provisions, which are aimed at preventing disqualification of a RIC for inadvertent failures to comply with asset diversification and/or qualifying income tests. The RIC Act exempts RICs from the preferential dividend rule and repeals the 60-day designation requirement for certain types of pay-through income and gains. In addition, the RIC Act contains provisions aimed at preserving the character of distributions made by a RIC during the portion of its taxable year ending after October 31 or December 31.
 
During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Funds did not pay any dividends.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Funds paid the following dividends:
 
 
Ordinary Income Dividends
Net Capital Gain
Baird LargeCap Fund
$26,841
$           —
Baird MidCap Fund
       —
  2,380,733
 

 
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Baird Funds, Inc.

Notes to the Financial Statements       June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

5.INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
 
The Funds have entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with Baird for the provision of investment advisory services. Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor is entitled to receive a fee, calculated daily and payable monthly, at the annual rate of 0.65% for the Baird LargeCap Fund, 0.75% for the Baird MidCap Fund and 0.85% for the Baird SmallCap Value Fund as applied to the respective Fund’s average daily net assets. Certain officers of the Advisor are also officers of the Funds.
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2012 and through April 30, 2013, the Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse the Funds’ operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) to the extent necessary to ensure that each Fund’s annual operating expenses do not exceed the following percentages of average daily net assets:
 
 
Institutional Class Shares
Investor Class Shares
Baird LargeCap Fund
0.75%
1.00%
Baird MidCap Fund
0.85%
1.10%
Baird SmallCap Value Fund
1.00%
1.25%
 
To the extent that the Advisor reimburses or absorbs fees and expenses, it may seek payment of such amounts for three years after the year in which expenses were reimbursed or absorbed. A Fund will make no such payment, however, if its total annual operating expenses exceed the expense limits in effect at the time the expenses were reimbursed or at the time these payments are proposed.
 
 
Six Months Ended
     
 
June 30,
Fiscal Year Ended December 31,
 
2012
2011
2010
2009
Reimbursed/Absorbed Expenses Subject
       
  to Recovery by Advisor Until:
2015
2014
2013
2012
Baird LargeCap Fund
$74,611
$136,264
$136,939
$118,040
Baird MidCap Fund
$71,563
$136,295
$133,302
$110,382
Baird SmallCap Value Fund(1)
$25,637
N/A
N/A
N/A
 
(1)Amount shown reflects expense reimbursements made by the Advisor from May 1, 2012 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2012.
 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC serves as transfer agent, administrator, and accounting services agent for the Funds. U.S. Bank, N.A. serves as custodian for the Funds.
 
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated (the “Distributor”) is the sole distributor of the Funds pursuant to a distribution agreement.
 

 
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Baird Funds, Inc.

Notes to the Financial Statements       June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

5.INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER AGREEMENTS (cont.)
 
No commissions were earned by the Distributor for services rendered as a registered broker-dealer in securities transactions for the Baird LargeCap Fund and Baird MidCap Fund for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and the Baird SmallCap Value Fund from May 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012.
 
6.SECURITIES LENDING
 
Each Fund may lend up to one-third of its total assets (including such loans) to borrowers under terms of participation in a securities lending program administered by U.S. Bank N.A., the Funds’ custodian and an affiliate of the Funds’ transfer agent and administrator. The securities lending agreement requires that loans are collateralized at all times in an amount equal to at least 102% of the market value of any loaned securities at the time of the loan, plus accrued interest.
 
The Funds receive compensation in the form of fees and earn interest on the cash collateral. The amount of fees depends on a number of factors including the type of security and length of the loan. Each Fund continues to receive interest payments or dividends on the securities loaned during the borrowing period. Each Fund has the right under the terms of the securities lending agreement to recall the securities from the borrower on demand.
 
As of June 30, 2012, the Baird LargeCap and Baird MidCap Funds had loaned securities that were collateralized by cash equivalents. The cash collateral is invested by the custodian in accordance with approved investment guidelines. Those guidelines require the cash collateral to be invested in readily marketable, high quality, short-term obligations; however, such investments are subject to risk of payment delays or default on the part of the issuer or counterparty or otherwise may not generate sufficient interest to support the costs associated with securities lending. A Fund could also experience delays in recovering its securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the borrowed securities, although the Funds are indemnified from this risk by contract with the securities lending agent.
 
As of June 30, 2012, the market value of the securities on loan and payable on collateral due to broker were as follows:
 
  Market Value of   Payable on Collateral  
  Securities on Loan   due to Broker  
Baird LargeCap Fund
  $ 469,376       $ 470,970    
Baird MidCap Fund
  $ 7,384,899       $ 7,356,326    
Baird SmallCap Value Fund
  $       $    
 
The Funds receive cash as collateral in return for securities lent as part of the securities lending program. The collateral is invested in the Mount Vernon Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (a securities lending trust subject to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act), other than a legacy interest in Atlantic East Funding LLC. The schedules of investments for the Funds include the particular cash collateral holdings as of June 30, 2012.
 

 
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Baird Funds, Inc.

Notes to the Financial Statements       June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

6.SECURITIES LENDING (cont.)
 
The Funds’ interest in Atlantic East Funding LLC is priced at fair value by the Valuation Committee of the Advisor. The fair value of the Funds’ interest in Atlantic East Funding LLC is based on the underlying market values of the securities owned by Atlantic East Funding LLC, which are determined by independent pricing sources. In addition, the Funds’ transfer agent and administrator and securities lending agent entered into a support agreement with the Funds to cover potential losses realized by the Funds on their investment in Atlantic East Funding LLC (up to a certain amount). The amounts agreed to be provided to the Funds under the support agreement are shown in the Funds’ schedules of investments and statements of assets and liabilities. At June 30, 2012, the fair value of the Funds’ interest in Atlantic East Funding LLC, plus the amounts payable under the support agreement, amounted to 100% of the outstanding par value of the Funds’ interest in Atlantic East Funding LLC.
 
The interest income earned by the Funds on investments of cash collateral received from borrowers for the securities loaned to them (“securities lending income”) is reflected in the Funds’ statements of operations. Interest income earned on collateral investments and recognized by the Funds during the six months ended June 30, 2012 for the Baird LargeCap Fund and Baird MidCap Fund was $1,897 and $6,938.  The SmallCap Value Fund has not participated in the securities lending program since the Fund’s inception on May 1, 2012.
 
7.LINE OF CREDIT
 
The Corporation maintains an uncommitted, senior secured line of credit (“LOC”) with U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”) to provide the Funds a temporary liquidity source to meet unanticipated redemptions. Under the terms of the LOC, borrowings for each Fund are limited to one-third of the total assets (including the amount borrowed) of the respective Fund, or as otherwise indicated within the Funds’ agreement with the Bank. The Bank charged interest at the Bank’s Prime Rate less 1% for the period January 1 through May 17 and the Bank’s Prime Rate less 2% since May 18 (weighted average rate of 2.01% for the first six months of 2012). For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Baird LargeCap Fund, Baird MidCap Fund and Baird SmallCap Value Fund did not borrow on the LOC.
 
8.DISTRIBUTION AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICE PLAN
 
The Funds have adopted a distribution and shareholder service plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan allows the Funds to compensate the Distributor for the costs incurred in distributing the Funds’ Investor Class Shares, including amounts paid to brokers or dealers, at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Funds’ Investor Class Shares. The Baird LargeCap Fund, Baird MidCap Fund and Baird SmallCap Value Fund incurred $261, $17,402 and $9, respectively, in fees pursuant to the Plan during the six months ended June 30, 2012.
 
9.SUBSEQUENT EVENT
 
In preparing these financial statements, the Corporation has evaluated subsequent events after June 30, 2012. There were no subsequent events since June 30, 2012 that would require adjustment to or additional disclosure in these financial statements.
 

 
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Additional Information

 
Proxy Voting
 
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll free, 1-866-44BAIRD, or by accessing the Funds’ website at www.bairdfunds.com; and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
Each Fund’s proxy voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll free, 1-866-44BAIRD, or by accessing the Funds’ website at www.bairdfunds.com; and by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
Portfolio Holdings Disclosure
 
The Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q.  The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.  Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-732-0330.  The Funds’ Forms N-Q may also be obtained by calling toll-free 1-866-44BAIRD.
 

 

 
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Baird Funds, Inc.
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701
1-866-44BAIRD
 


Board of Directors
G. Frederick Kasten, Jr. (Chairman)
John W. Feldt
Cory L. Nettles
Marlyn J. Spear
Frederick P. Stratton, Jr.

Investment Advisor and Distributor
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Administrator and Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Custodian
U.S. Bank, N.A.
1555 N. RiverCenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212

Legal Counsel
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
780 North Water Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Grant Thornton LLP
175 West Jackson Boulevard, 10th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604

 

 

 

 
 

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable – only required for annual reports on Form N-CSR.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable – only required for annual reports on Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable – only required for annual reports on Form N-CSR.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable because the Registrant is not a “listed issuer” within the meaning of Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Item 6. Investments.

 
Baird Short-Term Bond Fund
     
Schedule of Investments
     
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
     
           
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS - 97.8%
     
       
U.S. Treasury Securities - 8.4%
     
$ 86,700,000  
U.S. Treasury Bonds,
     
     
2.375%, 03/31/2016 @
  $ 92,559,013  
            92,559,013  
Taxable Municipal Bonds - 2.3%
       
     
Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority:
       
  1,000,000  
1.422%, 08/01/2012
    1,000,460  
  1,000,000  
1.918%, 08/01/2013
    1,011,160  
  1,170,000  
City of Arlington TX,
       
     
4.680%, 08/15/2013
    1,213,208  
  1,240,000  
City of Des Moines IA,
       
     
2.587%, 06/01/2013
    1,250,602  
  3,000,000  
City of Frederick MD,
       
     
4.520%, 03/01/2013
    3,070,380  
  231,544  
Educational Enhancement Funding Corporation,
       
     
6.720%, 06/01/2025
    229,754  
  6,450,000  
Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico,
       
     
3.670%, 05/01/2014
    6,563,778  
     
Illinois State:
       
  545,000  
4.071%, 01/01/2014
    562,407  
  2,030,000  
4.422%, 04/01/2015
    2,138,118  
  1,110,000  
4.961%, 03/01/2016
    1,194,360  
  5,000,000  
Michigan Strategic Fund,
       
     
4.500%, 12/01/2013
    5,248,650  
  1,690,000  
Puerto Rico Public Finance Corp.,
       
     
6.100%, 08/01/2017
    1,695,341  
  165,000  
Tobacco Settlement Authority Iowa,
       
     
6.500%, 06/01/2023
    158,766  
            25,336,984  
Other Government Related Securities - 1.6%
       
  2,500,000  
Corp Andina de Fomento,
       
     
5.200%, 05/21/2013 f
    2,586,730  
  2,000,000  
Export-Import Bank of Korea Notes,
       
     
5.500%, 10/17/2012 f
    2,021,530  
  350,000  
Korea Development Bank,
       
     
5.300%, 01/17/2013 f
    356,634  
  1,887,000  
Korea Electric Power Corporation,
       
     
7.750%, 04/01/2013 f
    1,964,484  
  3,805,000  
Korea Southern Power Co., Ltd.,
       
     
5.375%, 04/18/2013 (Acquired 02/22/2011, Cost $3,895,272) * f
    3,896,305  
     
Petrobras International Finance Company: f
       
  1,000,000  
2.875%, 02/06/2015
    1,015,000  
  5,000,000  
3.875%, 01/27/2016
    5,162,200  
            17,002,883  
Corporate Bonds - 76.5%
       
             
Industrials - 26.0%
           
  1,400,000  
The ADT Corporation,
       
     
2.250%, 07/15/2017 (Acquired 06/27/2012, Cost $1,398,544) *
    1,406,566  
  2,000,000  
American Honda Finance Corporation,
       
     
1.450%, 02/27/2015 (Acquired 02/21/2012, Cost $1,998,940) * @
    2,007,556  
  2,775,000  
Amgen Inc.,
       
     
1.875%, 11/15/2014 @
    2,818,071  
  5,000,000  
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation,
       
     
5.750%, 06/15/2014
    5,374,070  
     
Anglo American Capital PLC: f
       
  6,900,000  
2.150%, 09/27/2013 (Acquired 09/20/2010 through 03/21/2012, Cost $6,909,261) *
    6,951,260  
  900,000  
9.375%, 04/08/2014 (Acquired 03/23/2012 through 06/19/2012, Cost $1,017,778) *
    1,012,126  
     
ArcelorMittal: f
       
  2,500,000  
5.375%, 06/01/2013
    2,571,160  
  341,000  
9.000%, 02/15/2015
    383,232  
  1,000,000  
3.750%, 02/25/2015 @
    1,013,683  
  1,275,000  
3.750%, 08/05/2015 @
    1,282,066  
  1,000,000  
AT&T Inc.,
       
     
0.875%, 02/13/2015 @
    999,253  
  3,000,000  
Barrick Gold Corporation,
       
     
1.750%, 05/30/2014 f
    3,036,834  
  600,000  
The Black & Decker Corporation,
       
     
8.950%, 04/15/2014
    677,352  
     
BP Capital Markets PLC: f
       
  5,000,000  
5.250%, 11/07/2013 @
    5,298,025  
  550,000  
3.200%, 03/11/2016 @
    584,984  
     
British Telecommunications PLC: f
       
  5,000,000  
5.150%, 01/15/2013
    5,112,135  
  1,000,000  
1.593%, 12/20/2013
    1,005,736  
     
Bunge Limited Finance Corporation:
       
  3,938,000  
5.875%, 05/15/2013
    4,086,884  
  3,000,000  
5.350%, 04/15/2014
    3,165,600  
  1,520,000  
5.100%, 07/15/2015
    1,624,267  
  5,324,000  
Cadbury Schweppes U.S. Finance LLC,
       
     
5.125%, 10/01/2013 (Acquired 09/03/2010 through 02/07/2012, Cost $5,575,884) *
    5,577,002  
  5,175,000  
CBS Corporation,
       
     
8.200%, 05/15/2014
    5,858,768  
  2,191,000  
Comcast Holdings Corporation,
       
     
10.625%, 07/15/2012
    2,196,651  
  7,367,000  
Computer Sciences Corporation,
       
     
5.500%, 03/15/2013 @
    7,551,175  
     
COX Communications Inc.:
       
  1,224,000  
5.450%, 12/15/2014 @
    1,346,875  
  2,000,000  
7.250%, 11/15/2015
    2,276,332  
  1,535,000  
CRH America, Inc.,
       
     
6.000%, 09/30/2016
    1,680,279  
     
Daimler Finance North America LLC:
       
  1,750,000  
6.500%, 11/15/2013
    1,875,902  
  3,600,000  
2.300%, 01/09/2015 (Acquired 01/04/2012, Cost $3,595,464) *
    3,673,037  
     
Deutsche Telekom International Finance B.V.: f
       
  550,000  
5.250%, 07/22/2013
    574,057  
  200,000  
5.750%, 03/23/2016
    224,278  
  4,000,000  
3.125%, 04/11/2016 (Acquired 03/14/2012, Cost $4,123,146) *
    4,137,220  
  2,525,000  
EnCana Holdings Finance Corp.,
       
     
5.800%, 05/01/2014 f
    2,717,488  
     
Express Scripts, Inc.:
       
  5,000,000  
6.250%, 06/15/2014
    5,466,960  
  3,000,000  
3.125%, 05/15/2016
    3,123,513  
  515,000  
FBG Finance Limited,
       
     
5.125%, 06/15/2015 (Acquired 03/12/2012, Cost $565,784) * f
    564,601  
  3,291,000  
FedEx Corporation,
       
     
7.375%, 01/15/2014
    3,602,681  
  2,355,000  
FedEx Corporation 2012 Pass-Through Trust,
       
     
2.625%, 01/15/2018
    2,350,646  
  282,894  
FedEx Corporation Pass-Through Certificates,
       
     
Series 1998-1, Class B, 6.845%, 01/15/2019
    318,256  
  4,000,000  
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC,
       
     
2.750%, 05/15/2015 @
    4,032,456  
  3,500,000  
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.,
       
     
1.400%, 02/13/2015 @
    3,488,051  
  6,500,000  
Georgia-Pacific LLC,
       
     
8.250%, 05/01/2016 (Acquired 04/27/2011 through 06/19/2012, Cost $7,054,091) *
    7,160,224  
  1,000,000  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.,
       
     
2.400%, 12/01/2014
    1,030,629  
  7,120,000  
Glencore Funding LLC,
       
     
6.000%, 04/15/2014 (Acquired 01/12/2010 through 02/27/2012, Cost $7,353,121) *
    7,484,694  
  2,300,000  
Highmark Inc.,
       
     
6.800%, 08/15/2013 (Acquired 05/08/2012 through 05/30/2012, Cost $2,426,256) *
    2,399,454  
  5,639,000  
HP Enterprise Services LLC, Series B,
       
     
6.000%, 08/01/2013
    5,917,995  
  6,699,000  
Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd.,
       
     
6.500%, 02/13/2013 (Acquired 01/20/2010 through 01/19/2012, Cost $6,859,820) * f
    6,905,704  
  3,000,000  
Hyundai Capital Services Inc.,
       
     
4.375%, 07/27/2016 (Acquired 05/11/2012, Cost $3,156,239) * f
    3,152,928  
  3,000,000  
International Business Machines Corporation,
       
     
0.750%, 05/11/2015 @
    2,995,440  
  1,400,000  
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.,
       
     
10.000%, 07/15/2017
    1,582,000  
     
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings:
       
  6,025,000  
5.500%, 02/01/2013
    6,171,679  
  400,000  
5.625%, 12/15/2015
    451,674  
  5,000,000  
Lafarge North America Inc.,
       
     
6.875%, 07/15/2013
    5,225,000  
  2,813,000  
Nabisco, Inc.,
       
     
7.550%, 06/15/2015
    3,301,905  
  4,325,000  
Nabors Industries, Inc.,
       
     
5.375%, 08/15/2012
    4,342,408  
  4,700,000  
National Oilwell Varco Inc.,
       
     
Series B, 6.125%, 08/15/2015
    4,772,629  
     
Noble Holding International Limited: f
       
  4,500,000  
3.450%, 08/01/2015
    4,736,929  
  1,000,000  
2.500%, 03/15/2017
    1,015,478  
  400,000  
PCCW-HKT Capital No. 2 Limited,
       
     
6.000%, 07/15/2013 (Acquired 06/18/2012, Cost $415,786) * f
    415,098  
  482,000  
Pearson Dollar Finance PLC,
       
     
5.700%, 06/01/2014 (Acquired 06/20/2011, Cost $513,264) * f
    516,428  
  4,426,000  
Pearson Dollar Finance Two PLC, f
       
     
5.500%, 05/06/2013 (Acquired 05/31/2011 through 06/15/2011, Cost $4,570,058) * f
    4,584,199  
  5,000,000  
Petrohawk Energy Corporation,
       
     
7.875%, 06/01/2015
    5,197,820  
  2,075,000  
Plum Creek Timberlands, L.P.,
       
     
5.875%, 11/15/2015
    2,299,065  
  7,300,000  
POSCO,
       
     
8.750%, 03/26/2014 (Acquired 03/19/2009 through 04/28/2011, Cost $7,824,706) * f
    8,076,158  
  1,452,000  
PPG Industries, Inc.,
       
     
1.900%, 01/15/2016
    1,485,432  
  4,000,000  
Reed Elsevier Capital Inc.,
       
     
7.750%, 01/15/2014
    4,371,956  
  2,332,000  
Rio Tinto Alcan, Inc.,
       
     
5.200%, 01/15/2014 f
    2,468,541  
  2,000,000  
SABMiller Holdings Inc,
       
     
1.850%, 01/15/2015 (Acquired 01/10/2012, Cost $1,999,880) * @
    2,028,564  
  1,214,000  
SABMiller PLC,
       
     
6.500%, 07/01/2016 (Acquired 03/01/2012 through 03/20/2012, Cost $1,402,777) * f
    1,417,313  
  425,000  
Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P.,
       
     
7.000%, 07/01/2015
    492,747  
  2,249,000  
TCI Communications, Inc.,
       
     
8.750%, 08/01/2015
    2,744,034  
     
Telecom Italia Capital, SA: f
       
  120,000  
5.250%, 11/15/2013
    120,300  
  4,875,000  
4.950%, 09/30/2014
    4,838,437  
  175,000  
5.250%, 10/01/2015
    173,250  
     
Telefonica Emisiones S.A.U.: f
       
  2,000,000  
2.582%, 04/26/2013
    1,970,108  
  3,620,000  
6.421%, 06/20/2016
    3,473,766  
  1,020,000  
Telefonica Moviles Chile SA,
       
     
2.875%, 11/09/2015 (Acquired 11/03/2010 through 04/04/2012, Cost $1,016,329) * f
    1,025,227  
  500,000  
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Company, LLC,
       
     
5.550%, 02/01/2016 f
    567,183  
  4,500,000  
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance III BV,
       
     
0.968%, 03/21/2014 f
    4,507,726  
  3,600,000  
Time Warner, Inc.,
       
     
3.150%, 07/15/2015
    3,796,657  
  4,000,000  
Transocean Inc.,
       
     
5.050%, 12/15/2016 f @
    4,338,576  
     
Tyco Electronics Group S.A.: f
       
  1,655,000  
5.950%, 01/15/2014
    1,764,101  
  1,000,000  
1.600%, 02/03/2015
    1,004,183  
  265,000  
Tyco International Finance S.A.,
       
     
6.000%, 11/15/2013 f
    284,733  
  5,924,000  
Union Pacific Railroad Co. 2004 Pass Through Trust,
       
     
5.214%, 09/30/2014 (Acquired 10/22/2010 through 03/29/2012, Cost $6,312,848) *
    6,365,693  
  700,000  
United Technologies Corporation,
       
     
1.200%, 06/01/2015
    708,146  
  1,500,000  
USX Corporation,
       
     
9.125%, 01/15/2013
    1,557,963  
  3,100,000  
Valero Energy Corporation,
       
     
4.750%, 04/01/2014
    3,255,459  
  1,000,000  
Viacom Inc.,
       
     
1.250%, 02/27/2015 @
    1,002,490  
  3,000,000  
Vivendi SA,
       
     
2.400%, 04/10/2015 (Acquired 04/03/2012, Cost $2,999,820) * f @
    2,970,288  
     
Volkswagen International Finance N.V.: f
       
  3,000,000  
1.625%, 08/12/2013 (Acquired 08/05/2010, Cost $2,991,000) *
    3,024,291  
  2,260,000  
0.982%, 04/01/2014 (Acquired 03/23/2011 through 12/15/2011, Cost $2,255,755) *
    2,255,331  
  341,000  
Vulcan Materials Co.,
       
     
5.600%, 11/30/2012
    343,558  
  3,700,000  
Waste Management, Inc.,
       
     
5.000%, 03/15/2014
    3,937,263  
  2,000,000  
Weyerhaeuser Company,
       
     
7.250%, 07/01/2013
    2,114,470  
  3,631,000  
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company,
       
     
3.700%, 06/30/2014 (Acquired 03/15/2012 through 05/16/2012, Cost $3,756,906) * @
    3,751,604  
  6,100,000  
Xerox Corporation,
       
     
8.250%, 05/15/2014
    6,801,677  
  3,515,000  
Xstrata Canada Corp.,
       
     
7.250%, 07/15/2012 f
    3,521,492  
            287,265,185  
Utility - 13.3%
           
  4,739,000  
Ameren Corporation,
       
     
8.875%, 05/15/2014
    5,278,720  
  2,200,000  
Appalachian Power Co., Series O,
       
     
5.650%, 08/15/2012
    2,211,902  
  2,137,000  
Beaver Valley Funding Corporation Debentures,
       
     
9.000%, 06/01/2017
    2,210,513  
  5,923,000  
Consolidated Natural Gas, Series A,
       
     
5.000%, 03/01/2014
    6,284,108  
     
DCP Midstream, LLC:
       
  3,640,000  
9.700%, 12/01/2013 (Acquired 07/29/2010 through 03/14/2012, Cost $4,015,848) *
    4,001,416  
  1,708,000  
5.375%, 10/15/2015 (Acquired 01/13/2012, Cost $1,860,654) *
    1,838,971  
  500,000  
Duke Energy Corp.,
       
     
6.300%, 02/01/2014
    541,099  
  5,286,000  
El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co LLC,
       
     
4.100%, 11/15/2015 @
    5,530,092  
  4,000,000  
Enel Finance International,
       
     
5.700%, 01/15/2013 (Acquired 03/10/2010 through 03/31/2010, Cost $4,066,923) * f @
    4,054,984  
     
Energy Transfer Partners:
       
  2,668,000  
8.500%, 04/15/2014
    2,953,580  
  2,500,000  
5.950%, 02/01/2015
    2,723,055  
  1,000,000  
9.700%, 03/15/2019
    1,282,222  
     
Enterprise Products Operating LLC:
       
  2,630,000  
6.125%, 02/01/2013
    2,702,293  
  1,701,000  
Series O, 9.750%, 01/31/2014
    1,919,089  
  575,000  
3.700%, 06/01/2015
    613,471  
  1,130,000  
Exelon Corporation,
       
     
4.900%, 06/15/2015
    1,228,176  
  4,750,000  
Exelon Generation Company, LLC,
       
     
5.350%, 01/15/2014
    5,031,414  
  3,276,108  
GG1C Funding Corporation,
       
     
5.129%, 01/15/2014 (Acquired 04/02/2009 through 07/28/2011, Cost $3,272,969) *
    3,344,513  
  6,600,000  
Gulf South Pipeline Company, L.P.,
       
     
5.750%, 08/15/2012 (Acquired 03/25/2011 through 04/12/2011, Cost $6,635,752) *
    6,629,594  
  2,895,000  
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.,
       
     
5.850%, 09/15/2012
    2,923,131  
  1,286,785  
Kiowa Power Partners LLC,
       
     
4.811%, 12/30/2013 (Acquired 05/31/2011 through 05/29/2012, Cost $1,307,210) *
    1,300,837  
  7,461,000  
National Grid PLC,
       
     
6.300%, 08/01/2016 f
    8,608,054  
  2,750,000  
Nevada Power Company,
       
     
7.375%, 01/15/2014
    3,012,212  
     
Nisource Finance Corp.:
       
  80,000  
6.150%, 03/01/2013
    82,725  
  5,775,000  
5.400%, 07/15/2014
    6,223,631  
  2,000,000  
Northeast Utilities,
       
     
1.218%, 09/20/2013
    2,008,002  
  2,000,000  
ONEOK, Inc.,
       
     
5.200%, 06/15/2015 @
    2,171,684  
  3,745,000  
Pacific Gas and Electric Company,
       
     
6.250%, 12/01/2013
    4,028,789  
  1,100,000  
Pennsylvania Electric Co.,
       
     
5.125%, 04/01/2014
    1,171,774  
  2,745,000  
PG&E Corporation,
       
     
5.750%, 04/01/2014
    2,953,499  
     
Plains All American Pipeline:
       
  525,000  
4.250%, 09/01/2012
    527,392  
  4,635,000  
5.625%, 12/15/2013
    4,935,672  
     
PPL Energy Supply, LLC:
       
  738,000  
6.300%, 07/15/2013
    777,587  
  4,437,000  
Series A, 5.700%, 10/15/2015
    4,814,757  
  350,000  
6.200%, 05/15/2016
    392,282  
     
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC:
       
  4,000,000  
6.250%, 07/15/2013 (Acquired 05/06/2011 through 05/13/2011, Cost $4,175,738) * @
    4,110,000  
  2,000,000  
3.900%, 04/15/2015 (Acquired 02/17/2011, Cost $2,000,214) *
    1,925,000  
  2,100,000  
Sempra Energy,
       
     
2.000%, 03/15/2014
    2,132,836  
  3,000,000  
Southwestern Public Service Company,
       
     
5.600%, 10/01/2016
    3,388,353  
     
Spectra Energy Capital LLC:
       
  1,000,000  
5.500%, 03/01/2014
    1,051,390  
  5,814,000  
5.668%, 08/15/2014
    6,290,794  
  5,000,000  
System Energy Resources, Inc.,
       
     
6.200%, 10/01/2012
    5,059,895  
  5,090,000  
Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company,
       
     
4.000%, 01/15/2015 (Acquired 01/19/2010 through 06/19/2012, Cost $5,212,044) *
    5,345,610  
  500,000  
Union Electric Company,
       
     
4.750%, 04/01/2015
    530,895  
  650,000  
Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc.,
       
     
5.250%, 08/01/2013
    678,912  
  3,299,000  
Veolia Environnement,
       
     
5.250%, 06/03/2013 f
    3,405,330  
  6,000,000  
Williams Partners L.P.,
       
     
3.800%, 02/15/2015
    6,311,892  
            146,542,147  
Finance - 37.2%
           
  2,722,000  
Abbey National Treasury Services PLC,
       
     
3.875%, 11/10/2014 (Acquired 12/29/2011 through 03/19/2012, Cost $2,686,071) *
    2,681,644  
  5,650,000  
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.,
       
     
3.000%, 01/31/2014 (Acquired 01/27/2011 through 04/28/2011, Cost $5,652,611) * f
    5,674,425  
  6,722,000  
AEGON N.V.,
       
     
4.750%, 06/01/2013 f
    6,922,544  
     
Allstate Corporation:
       
  3,920,000  
7.500%, 06/15/2013
    4,178,402  
  1,080,000  
5.000%, 08/15/2014
    1,168,448  
     
American Express Credit Corporation:
       
  4,400,000  
Series C, 7.30%, 08/20/2013
    4,704,304  
  1,200,000  
2.750%, 09/15/2015
    1,252,187  
  2,700,000  
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.,
       
     
5.650%, 11/15/2015
    3,056,951  
  4,275,000  
AmSouth Bank,
       
     
4.850%, 04/01/2013
    4,328,437  
  7,678,000  
ANZ National International,
       
     
6.200%, 07/19/2013 (Acquired 05/25/2010 through 06/09/2011, Cost $7,984,207) * f
    8,044,010  
     
AON Corporation:
       
  3,600,000  
7.375%, 12/14/2012 @
    3,697,859  
  750,000  
3.500%, 09/30/2015
    783,770  
  1,708,000  
Arden Realty Limited Partnership,
       
     
5.250%, 03/01/2015 (Callable, 12/01/2014)
    1,841,760  
  5,165,000  
ASIF Global Financing XIX,
       
     
4.900%, 01/17/2013 (Acquired 05/26/2011 through 09/28/2011, Cost $5,247,757) *
    5,212,291  
  1,500,000  
Banco Santander-Chile,
       
     
2.506%, 02/14/2014 (Acquired 02/09/2012, Cost $1,500,000) * f
    1,476,637  
  2,277,000  
BankAmerica Institutional,
       
     
8.070%, 12/31/2026 (Acquired 07/22/2010, Cost $2,254,230) *
    2,326,525  
     
Barclays Bank PLC, f
       
  2,605,000  
5.200%, 07/10/2014
    2,744,607  
  2,000,000  
5.000%, 09/22/2016
    2,171,920  
  2,000,000  
BB&T Corporation,
       
     
2.050%, 04/28/2014 @
    2,040,930  
  3,000,000  
The Bear Stearns Companies LLC,
       
     
5.300%, 10/30/2015
    3,255,492  
  850,000  
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,
       
     
2.350%, 12/11/2015 f
    879,464  
  1,354,000  
Capital One Bank USA NA,
       
     
6.500%, 06/13/2013
    1,419,071  
  4,900,000  
Capital One Financial Corporation,
       
     
7.375%, 05/23/2014
    5,382,728  
  2,790,000  
CDP Financial Inc.,
       
     
3.000%, 11/25/2014 (Acquired 11/20/2009 through 06/25/2010, Cost $2,790,482) * f @
    2,933,850  
     
Cie de Financement Foncier: f
       
  5,500,000  
2.250%, 03/07/2014 (Acquired 03/01/2011 through 12/14/2011, Cost $5,493,438) *
    5,533,550  
  1,000,000  
2.500%, 09/16/2015 (Acquired 06/19/2012, Cost $1,006,951) *
    1,003,530  
     
CIT Group, Inc.:
       
  478,000  
7.000%, 05/02/2016 (Acquired 04/29/2008 through 06/09/2008, Cost $478,978) *
    479,195  
  256,836  
7.000%, 05/02/2017 (Acquired 06/09/2008, Cost $257,177) *
    257,318  
     
Citigroup, Inc.:
       
  2,900,000  
6.500%, 08/19/2013 @
    3,038,513  
  7,000,000  
6.010%, 01/15/2015
    7,520,961  
     
CNA Financial Corporation:
       
  2,125,000  
5.850%, 12/15/2014
    2,279,877  
  525,000  
6.500%, 08/15/2016
    590,768  
     
Comerica Bank:
       
  4,100,000  
5.700%, 06/01/2014
    4,368,964  
  825,000  
5.750%, 11/21/2016
    932,177  
     
Commonwealth Bank of Australia: f
       
  1,500,000  
1.198%, 03/17/2014 (Acquired 03/20/2012, Cost $1,499,505) *
    1,502,320  
  4,000,000  
3.500%, 03/19/2015 (Acquired 08/30/2010, Cost $4,103,477) * @
    4,175,384  
  800,000  
Countrywide Financial Corporation,
       
     
6.250%, 05/15/2016
    832,638  
     
Credit Suisse New York, f
       
  6,221,000  
5.000%, 05/15/2013
    6,415,245  
  1,000,000  
5.500%, 05/01/2014
    1,060,145  
  5,000,000  
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft,
       
     
4.875%, 05/20/2013 f
    5,147,960  
  3,177,000  
Dresdner Bank AG,
       
     
7.250%, 09/15/2015 f
    3,220,245  
     
Fifth Third Bancorp:
       
  3,752,000  
6.250%, 05/01/2013
    3,907,824  
  4,955,000  
0.479%, 05/17/2013
    4,937,108  
  550,000  
3.625%, 01/25/2016
    580,115  
  1,000,000  
First Empire Capital Trust I,
       
     
8.234%, 02/01/2027
    1,058,823  
  1,500,000  
First Hawaiian Capital Trust I,
       
     
Series B, 8.343%, 07/01/2027
    1,500,000  
  8,615,000  
FMR LLC,
       
     
4.750%, 03/01/2013 (Acquired 10/04/2010 through 05/30/2012, Cost $8,781,143) *
    8,812,085  
     
General Electric Capital Corporation:
       
  2,000,000  
5.900%, 05/13/2014
    2,172,490  
  800,000  
4.750%, 09/15/2014
    857,955  
  5,000,000  
4.875%, 03/04/2015
    5,428,830  
  1,100,000  
4.375%, 09/21/2015
    1,191,766  
  5,000,000  
2.300%, 04/27/2017 @
    5,033,805  
  5,980,000  
Genworth Life Institutional Funding Trust,
       
     
5.875%, 05/03/2013 (Acquired 04/07/2010 through 01/17/2012, Cost $6,111,121) *
    6,080,643  
  787,000  
GMAC Inc.,
       
     
7.500%, 12/31/2013
    834,220  
  5,720,000  
Goldman Sachs Group LP,
       
     
8.000%, 03/01/2013 (Acquired 04/16/2009 through 06/15/2012, Cost $5,879,764) *
    5,907,502  
     
HSBC Finance Corporation:
       
  2,200,000  
6.375%, 11/27/2012
    2,246,552  
  1,451,000  
4.750%, 07/15/2013
    1,497,718  
  1,950,000  
5.000%, 06/30/2015
    2,077,027  
  221,000  
6.676%, 01/15/2021
    239,280  
  1,500,000  
HSBC USA Capital Trust II,
       
     
8.380%, 05/15/2027 (Acquired 11/06/2007, Cost $1,535,299) *
    1,515,999  
     
ING Bank N.V.: f
       
  205,000  
2.650%, 01/14/2013 (Acquired 04/12/2011, Cost $205,806) *
    206,039  
  3,000,000  
2.000%, 10/18/2013 (Acquired 10/13/2010 through 10/28/2010, Cost $2,996,795) *
    2,978,886  
  1,200,000  
2.375%, 06/09/2014 (Acquired 02/24/2012, Cost $1,190,801) *
    1,190,813  
  1,085,000  
4.000%, 03/15/2016 (Acquired 03/08/2012, Cost $1,107,254) *
    1,092,376  
  6,785,000  
Invesco Ltd.,
       
     
5.375%, 02/27/2013 f
    6,962,278  
  6,050,000  
Irish Life & Permanent Group Holdings PLC,
       
     
3.600%, 01/14/2013 (Acquired 01/07/2010 through 02/28/2012, Cost $6,028,131) * f
    5,863,019  
     
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.:
       
  723,000  
5.125%, 09/15/2014
    768,104  
  5,550,000  
3.450%, 03/01/2016 @
    5,752,469  
  1,446,000  
Jefferson-Pilot Corp.,
       
     
4.750%, 01/30/2014 @
    1,502,646  
  2,500,000  
Kemper Corporation,
       
     
6.000%, 11/30/2015
    2,620,665  
     
Key Bank NA:
       
  5,100,000  
5.800%, 07/01/2014
    5,467,129  
  3,800,000  
7.413%, 05/06/2015
    4,268,369  
  374,000  
KeyCorp,
       
     
6.500%, 05/14/2013
    391,743  
  5,000,000  
Kookmin Bank,
       
     
7.250%, 05/14/2014 (Acquired 05/26/2009 through 12/15/2011, Cost $5,270,974) * f
    5,475,090  
     
Liberty Mutual Group Inc.:
       
  3,992,000  
7.250%, 09/01/2012 (Acquired 03/31/2010 through 09/21/2011, Cost $4,019,744) *
    4,027,457  
  3,188,000  
5.750%, 03/15/2014 (Acquired 09/03/2009 through 10/05/2010, Cost $3,071,073) *
    3,366,024  
  1,700,000  
Lincoln National Corporation,
       
     
5.650%, 08/27/2012
    1,711,681  
  5,110,000  
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC,
       
     
4.375%, 01/12/2015 (Acquired 01/05/2010 through 02/24/2012, Cost $5,191,811) * f
    5,277,240  
     
M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank:
       
  787,000  
5.250%, 09/04/2012
    792,120  
  5,532,000  
4.850%, 06/16/2015
    5,898,434  
  620,000  
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co.,
       
     
1.751%, 04/01/2013
    620,000  
  5,035,000  
Manulife Financial Corp.,
       
     
3.400%, 09/17/2015 f
    5,174,339  
     
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.:
       
  4,640,000  
4.850%, 02/15/2013
    4,739,217  
  1,010,000  
5.750%, 09/15/2015 @
    1,120,182  
     
Massmutual Global Funding II:
       
  2,550,000  
2.875%, 04/21/2014 (Acquired 10/24/2011, Cost $2,602,011) *
    2,624,840  
  3,000,000  
2.300%, 09/28/2015 (Acquired 11/22/2011, Cost $2,996,460) * @
    3,079,782  
  2,000,000  
3.125%, 04/14/2016 (Acquired 01/19/2012, Cost $2,083,587) *
    2,098,430  
  2,671,000  
MBNA Capital, Series A,
       
     
8.278%, 12/01/2026
    2,736,440  
  3,166,000  
Mercantile Bankshares Corporation Subordinated Notes, Series B,
       
     
4.625%, 04/15/2013
    3,248,968  
  300,000  
Merrill Lynch & Company,
       
     
6.050%, 08/15/2012
    301,650  
     
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I:
       
  3,242,000  
5.125%, 04/10/2013 (Acquired 10/25/2010 through 03/17/2011, Cost $3,332,883) *
    3,349,213  
  3,173,000  
5.200%, 09/18/2013 (Acquired 10/21/2010 through 09/23/2011, Cost $3,309,958) * @
    3,325,380  
  2,300,000  
3.125%, 01/11/2016 (Acquired 01/04/2011 through 03/05/2012, Cost $2,318,175) *
    2,409,731  
     
Monumental Global Funding III:
       
  350,000  
0.473%, 01/25/2013 (Acquired 07/28/2009, Cost $341,996) *
    348,990  
  1,265,000  
5.500%, 04/22/2013 (Acquired 09/23/2009 through 03/16/2010, Cost $1,282,146) *
    1,309,428  
     
Morgan Stanley:
       
  2,600,000  
2.875%, 01/24/2014 @
    2,570,742  
  1,000,000  
4.000%, 07/24/2015
    994,193  
  3,516,000  
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.,
       
     
6.750%, 10/15/2013
    3,653,029  
     
National Australia Bank Limited: f
       
  800,000  
5.350%, 06/12/2013 (Acquired 01/31/2012, Cost $826,044) *
    833,544  
  500,000  
3.750%, 03/02/2015 (Acquired 03/14/2012, Cost $521,977) *
    522,479  
  2,000,000  
2.000%, 03/09/2015
    2,005,076  
  475,000  
National City Bank of Cleveland Subordinated Notes,
       
     
4.625%, 05/01/2013
    488,937  
  350,000  
Nationwide Financial Services Inc.,
       
     
5.900%, 07/01/2012
    350,000  
  2,273,000  
NB Capital Trust IV,
       
     
8.250%, 04/15/2027
    2,323,915  
  1,000,000  
Nomura Holdings Inc.,
       
     
5.000%, 03/04/2015 f
    1,038,203  
  3,000,000  
Nordea Bank AB,
       
     
2.250%, 03/20/2015 (Acquired 03/14/2012, Cost $2,993,610) * f
    3,010,821  
  1,000,000  
North Fork Capital Trust II,
       
     
8.000%, 12/15/2027
    1,007,500  
  925,000  
PNC Funding Corp.,
       
     
5.500%, 09/28/2012
    935,781  
     
Principal Life Income Funding Trusts:
       
  1,180,000  
5.300%, 12/14/2012
    1,203,881  
  2,000,000  
5.100%, 04/15/2014
    2,138,368  
  221,000  
Protective Life Secured Trust,
       
     
5.450%, 09/28/2012
    223,488  
     
Prudential Financial Inc.:
       
  2,428,000  
5.150%, 01/15/2013
    2,484,378  
  1,370,000  
4.500%, 07/15/2013
    1,417,817  
  3,799,000  
6.200%, 01/15/2015
    4,170,223  
  1,000,000  
Rabobank Nederland Global Senior Unsecured Notes,
       
     
4.200%, 05/13/2014 (Acquired 05/06/2009, Cost $998,170) * f
    1,044,800  
     
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC: f
       
  1,000,000  
3.400%, 08/23/2013
    1,010,355  
  3,000,000  
4.875%, 08/25/2014 (Acquired 08/18/2009 through 01/27/2011, Cost $3,010,640) *
    3,084,423  
  1,756,000  
4.875%, 03/16/2015
    1,817,017  
  1,600,000  
Santander U.S. Debt S.A. Unipersonal,
       
     
2.991%, 10/07/2013 (Acquired 09/27/2010 through 12/14/2010, Cost $1,596,999) * f
    1,538,498  
  1,500,000  
Scotland International Finance No. 2 B.V.,
       
     
4.250%, 05/23/2013 (Acquired 03/16/2012, Cost $1,503,238) * f
    1,499,437  
     
SLM Corporation:
       
  135,000  
5.125%, 08/27/2012
    135,506  
  2,000,000  
5.375%, 01/15/2013
    2,037,468  
  4,765,000  
5.000%, 10/01/2013
    4,907,950  
  5,000,000  
Societe Generale SA,
       
     
2.200%, 09/14/2013 (Acquired 09/07/2010, Cost $4,994,350) * f @
    4,929,480  
  1,875,000  
SouthTrust Corporation,
       
     
5.800%, 06/15/2014
    2,009,599  
  3,000,000  
Sovereign Bank,
       
     
5.125%, 03/15/2013
    2,998,899  
  4,000,000  
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation,
       
     
2.150%, 07/22/2013 (Acquired 07/14/2010, Cost $3,998,480) * f
    4,031,372  
     
SunTrust Bank:
       
  5,000,000  
0.768%, 04/01/2015
    4,759,875  
  2,396,000  
5.000%, 09/01/2015
    2,531,458  
  4,850,000  
Svenska Handelsbanken AB,
       
     
4.875%, 06/10/2014 (Acquired 09/20/2011 through 12/13/2011, Cost $5,069,287) * f @
    5,119,374  
  4,050,000  
The Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Company,
       
     
5.730%, 03/17/2014 (Acquired 03/02/2011, Cost $4,208,034) * f
    4,197,157  
     
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:
       
  2,000,000  
5.125%, 01/15/2015
    2,088,102  
  225,000  
3.700%, 08/01/2015 @
    226,988  
     
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.:
       
  3,000,000  
4.000%, 03/30/2015
    3,146,304  
  3,000,000  
5.500%, 10/15/2016
    3,248,562  
     
UBS AG: f
       
  1,000,000  
2.250%, 08/12/2013
    1,003,074  
  5,250,000  
2.250%, 01/28/2014
    5,276,859  
  6,175,000  
UFJ Finance Aruba A.E.C.,
       
     
6.750%, 07/15/2013 f
    6,511,624  
  3,150,000  
Union Bank NA,
       
     
2.125%, 06/16/2017
    3,150,576  
  750,000  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.,
       
     
4.750%, 02/10/2014
    795,114  
  7,865,000  
WEA Finance LLC,
       
     
7.500%, 06/02/2014 (Acquired 12/14/2011 through 06/26/2012, Cost $8,562,239) *
    8,581,399  
  5,250,000  
Wells Fargo Bank NA,
       
     
4.750%, 02/09/2015
    5,626,394  
  720,000  
Westpac Banking Corporation,
       
     
3.000%, 08/04/2015 f
    745,804  
  6,100,000  
Willis North America, Inc.,
       
     
5.625%, 07/15/2015
    6,618,311  
            410,560,114  
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities - 1.3%
       
         
U.S. Government Agency Issues - 0.3%
       
     
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC):
       
  831,550  
Series 3124, Class VP, 6.000%, 06/15/2014
    847,860  
  381,143  
Series 2857, Class VA, 5.000%, 09/15/2015
    381,746  
  166,190  
Series 2910, Class BD, 4.500%, 11/15/2018
    169,167  
  18,576  
Series 5, Class B, 1.013%, 05/15/2019
    18,712  
  18,952  
Series 2970, Class DA, 5.500%, 01/15/2023
    19,014  
     
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA):
       
  116,468  
5.500%, 07/01/2015
    126,613  
  1,474,919  
Series 2004-W6, Class 1A4, 5.500%, 07/25/2034
    1,513,646  
  701,685  
Series 2004-W6, Class 1A6, 5.500%, 07/25/2034
    727,863  
            3,804,621  
Non-U.S. Government Agency Issues - 1.0%
       
  2,259,883  
Banc of America Mortgage Securities Inc,
       
     
Series 2003-10, Class 3A1, 5.000%, 01/25/2019
    2,361,264  
     
Bank of America Alternative Loan Trust:
       
  329,811  
Series 2003-4, Class 2A1, 5.000%, 06/25/2018
    341,628  
  1,388,621  
Series 2004-2, Class 5A1, 5.500%, 03/25/2019
    1,432,733  
     
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust:
       
  593,575  
Series 2005-50CB, Class 4A1, 5.000%, 11/25/2020 §
    521,163  
  230,739  
Series 2005-73CB, Class 1A7, 5.500%, 01/25/2036 §
    176,467  
  1,567,757  
Series 2006-28CB, Class A17, 6.000%, 10/25/2036 §
    963,647  
  27,885  
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corporation,
       
     
Series 2005-11, Class 5A1, 5.250%, 12/25/2020
    27,967  
  4,506,659  
HSI Asset Securitization Corp Trust,
       
     
Series 2005-NC1, 0.605%, 07/25/2035
    4,444,571  
  149,200  
J.P. Morgan Alternative Loan Trust,
       
     
Series 2006-S2, Class A2, 5.810%, 05/25/2036
    148,153  
  162,904  
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust,
       
     
Series 2005-A8, Class A1C1, 5.250%, 08/25/2036
    164,364  
     
Washington Mutual, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates:
       
  258,081  
Series 2004-CB4, Class 21A, 5.500%, 12/25/2019
    265,628  
  236,176  
Series 2004-CB4, Class 22A, 6.000%, 12/25/2019
    246,175  
            11,093,760  
Asset Backed Securities - 2.5%
       
  22,457  
Bombardier Capital Mortgage Securitization,
       
     
Series 1998-A, Class A3, 6.230%, 04/15/2028
    22,229  
  1,239,130  
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc.,
       
     
Series 2006-WFH3, Class A3, 0.396%, 10/25/2036
    1,171,411  
     
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates:
       
  570,653  
Series 2006-13, Class 1AF2, 5.884%, 01/25/2037 §
    542,121  
  2,291,013  
Series 2006-13, Class 1AF3, 5.944%, 01/25/2037 §
    1,494,886  
  1,500,000  
Series 2006-9, Class 1AF3, 5.859%, 10/25/2046
    840,492  
  361,033  
Credit Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC,
       
     
Series 2005-CB8, Class AF2, 5.303%, 12/25/2035
    325,733  
     
Green Tree Financial Corporation:
       
  43,737  
Series 1996-3, Class A5, 7.350%, 05/15/2027
    45,398  
  34,320  
Series 1998-2, Class A5, 6.240%, 12/01/2028
    35,497  
  768,523  
Series 1997-5, Class A6, 6.820%, 05/15/2029
    804,972  
  412,941  
Series 1998-3, Class A5, 6.220%, 03/01/2030
    450,931  
  2,000,000  
Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust,
       
     
Series 2007-2, Class AF2, 5.675%, 06/25/2037
    811,238  
     
Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc.:
       
  1,237,361  
Series 2003-RS11, Class AI7, 4.828%, 12/25/2033
    1,223,054  
  111,431  
Series 2003-RS7, Class AI6, 5.340%, 08/25/2033
    109,517  
     
Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust:
       
  836,936  
Series 2005-OPT2, Class A5, 0.616%, 08/25/2035
    830,793  
  3,244,289  
Series 2005-OPT4, Class 2A3, 0.505%, 12/25/2035
    2,954,382  
  8,494,721  
Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance,
       
     
Series 2006-BC1, Class A2C, 0.439%, 12/25/2036
    8,202,104  
  4,622,555  
Springleaf Mortgage Loan Trust,
       
     
Series 2012-1A, Class A, 2.667%, 09/25/2057 (Acquired 04/11/2012, Cost $4,622,502) *
    4,619,606  
  3,251,167  
Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust,
       
     
Series 2005-2, Class AI1B, 0.536%, 08/25/2035
    3,228,188  
            27,712,552  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities - 5.2%
       
  10,000,000  
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities,
       
     
Series 2005-PWR9, Class A4A, 4.871%, 09/11/2042
    11,018,010  
  5,808,250  
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corporation,
       
     
Series 2005-C5, Class A4, 5.100%, 08/15/2038
    6,404,089  
     
GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corporation:
       
  64,431  
Series 2004-C3, Class A3, 4.865%, 07/10/2039
    64,836  
  7,180,000  
Series 2004-C3, Class A4, 5.189%, 07/10/2039
    7,650,154  
  11,161,414  
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
       
     
Series 2003-CB7, Class A4, 4.879%, 01/12/2038
    11,575,302  
  8,774,000  
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Trust,
       
     
Series 2005-CB12, Class A4, 4.895%, 09/12/2037
    9,623,551  
  2,863,090  
RBSCF Trust,
       
     
Series 2010-MB1, Class A1, 2.367%, 04/15/2024 (Acquired 04/09/2010, Cost $2,863,029) *
    2,915,424  
  7,506,485  
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,
       
     
Series 2003-C3, Class A2, 4.867%, 02/15/2035
    7,603,363  
            56,854,729  
     
Total Long-Term Investments (Cost $1,073,161,563)
    1,078,731,988  
               
Shares
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.9%
       
         
Money Market Mutual Fund - 1.9%
       
  20,518,668  
Short-Term Investments Trust - Liquid Assets Portfolio, 0.16% «
    20,518,668  
     
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $20,518,668)
    20,518,668  
               
Principal Amount
           
     
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM
       
     
SECURITIES LENDING - 11.4%
       
     
Commercial Paper - 0.0%
       
$ 817,950  
Atlantic East Funding LLC, 0.595%, 03/25/2013 † **
    539,642  
     
Total Commercial Paper (Cost $817,950)
    539,642  
Shares
           
     
Investment Companies - 11.4%
       
  125,762,756  
Mount Vernon Securities Lending Trust Prime Portfolio, 0.31% «
    125,762,756  
     
Total Investment Companies (Cost $125,762,756)
    125,762,756  
               
     
Total Investments Purchased With Cash Proceeds From
       
     
Securities Lending (Cost $126,580,706)
    126,302,398  
     
Total Investments (Cost $1,220,260,937) - 111.1%
    1,225,553,054  
               
     
Asset Relating to Securities Lending Investments - 0.0%
       
     
Support Agreement ** ^ α †
    278,308  
     
Total (Cost $0)
    278,308  
     
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (11.1)%
    (122,554,101 )
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
  $ 1,103,277,261  
               
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments
       
 *  
Restricted Security Deemed Liquid
       
 **  
Illiquid Security
       
@
 
This security or portion of this security is out on loan at June 30, 2012.
       
 f  
Foreign Security
       
^
 
Non-Income Producing
       
«
 
7-Day Yield
       
§
 
Security in Default
       
   
Priced at Fair Value by the Valuation Committee as delegated by the Baird Funds' Board of Directors.
 
α
 
The Fund's transfer agent and administrator and securities lending agent entered into a support agreement with
 
     
the Fund to cover losses realized by the Fund on its investment in Atlantic East Funding, LLC (up to a certain amount),
 
     
which investment was made by the Fund's securities lending agent.
       
 

Summary of Fair Value Exposure at June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards which establish a definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion on changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These standards define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy is organized into three levels based upon the assumptions (referred to as "inputs") used in pricing the asset or liability.  These standards state that "observable inputs" reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources and "unobservable inputs" reflect an entity's own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. These inputs are summarized into three broad levels and described below:
 
Level 1 -
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical unrestricted securities.
Level 2 -
Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, quoted prices in inactive markets, dealer indications, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds,credit risk, default rates, inputs corroborated by observable market data, etc.).
Level 3 -
Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in valuing the security) based on the best information available.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of June 30, 2012:
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Fixed Income
                       
U.S. Treasury Obligations
  $ -     $ 92,559,013     $ -     $ 92,559,013  
Municipal Bonds
    -       25,336,984       -       25,336,984  
Other Government Related Securities
    -       17,002,883       -       17,002,883  
Corporate Debt Securities
    -       844,367,446       -       844,367,446  
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities -  U.S. Government Agency Issues
    -       3,804,621       -       3,804,621  
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities - Non - U.S. Government Agency Issues
            11,093,760       -       11,093,760  
Asset Backed Securities
    -       27,712,552       -       27,712,552  
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
    -       56,854,729       -       56,854,729  
Total Fixed Income
    -       1,078,731,988       -       1,078,731,988  
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Mutual Fund
    20,518,668       -       -       20,518,668  
Total Short-Term Investments
    20,518,668       -       -       20,518,668  
                                 
Investments Purchased with Cash
                               
   Proceeds from Securities Lending
                               
Commercial Paper
    -       539,642       -       539,642  
Money Market Mutual Fund
    125,762,756       -       -       125,762,756  
Total Investments Purchased with
                               
   Cash Proceeds from Securities Lending
    125,762,756       539,642       -       126,302,398  
                                 
Total Investments
  $ 146,281,424     $ 1,079,271,630     $ -     $ 1,225,553,054  
                                 
Asset Relating to Securities Lending Investments
  $ -     $ 278,308     $ -     $ 278,308  
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of current assigned levels within the hierarchy.  There were no significant transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements during the reporting period, as compared to their classification from the prior year's annual report.
 
 
 
 

 

Baird Intermediate Bond Fund
     
Schedule of Investments
     
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
     
           
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS - 97.2%
     
       
U.S. Treasury Securities - 24.1%
     
   
U.S. Treasury Bonds:
     
$ 17,850,000  
2.375%, 03/31/2016
  $ 19,056,267  
  72,100,000  
2.375%, 07/31/2017 @
    77,856,753  
  30,400,000  
3.875%, 05/15/2018 @
    35,589,371  
  12,375,000  
9.125%, 05/15/2018 @
    18,206,719  
  5,000,000  
2.625%, 08/15/2020 @
    5,502,735  
  10,000,000  
7.875%, 02/15/2021
    15,296,880  
  10,000,000  
6.250%, 08/15/2023 @
    14,525,000  
            186,033,725  
U.S. Government Agency Securities - 5.7%
       
  7,000,000  
Federal Farm Credit Bank,
       
     
3.000%, 09/22/2014
    7,406,028  
     
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC):
       
  5,050,000  
1.250%, 05/12/2017
    5,116,741  
  8,900,000  
1.000%, 06/29/2017
    8,921,654  
  5,500,000  
1.000%, 07/28/2017
    5,497,145  
     
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA):
       
  3,325,000  
2.375%, 04/11/2016
    3,531,805  
  6,700,000  
1.375%, 11/15/2016 @
    6,857,483  
  7,000,000  
1.250%, 01/30/2017 @
    7,110,341  
            44,441,197  
Taxable Municipal Bonds - 4.3%
       
     
Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority:
       
  1,000,000  
4.309%, 08/01/2018
    1,118,850  
  1,340,000  
4.459%, 08/01/2019
    1,505,986  
  3,375,000  
California Qualified School Construction Bonds,
       
     
5.955%, 03/01/2019
    3,797,719  
  2,500,000  
California School Finance Authority,
       
     
4.426%, 07/01/2020
    2,756,550  
     
California State:
       
  900,000  
5.450%, 04/01/2015
    995,535  
  500,000  
5.500%, 03/01/2016
    564,585  
  2,000,000  
Central Valley Support Joint Power Agency,
       
     
5.326%, 09/01/2022
    2,189,440  
  2,500,000  
Contra Costa County California Pension Obligation,
       
     
5.140%, 06/01/2017
    2,785,675  
  1,465,000  
Dallas Independent School District,
       
     
4.950%, 02/15/2022 (Callable 02/15/2021)
    1,731,308  
  1,000,000  
Davie Florida Water & Sewer Revenue,
       
     
6.062%, 10/01/2025 (Callable 10/01/2020)
    1,124,510  
  3,000,000  
Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico,
       
     
4.704%, 05/01/2016
    3,116,070  
  5,000,000  
Illinois State,
       
     
3.636%, 02/01/2014
    5,125,950  
  2,500,000  
Michigan State Housing Development Authority,
       
     
4.625%, 12/01/2015
    2,601,725  
  2,100,000  
North East Independent School District Texas,
       
     
5.240%, 08/01/2027
    2,442,405  
  1,185,000  
Tobacco Settlement Authority Iowa,
       
     
6.500%, 06/01/2023 (Callable 06/01/2015)
    1,140,230  
            32,996,538  
Other Government Related Securities - 1.9%
       
  3,000,000  
KFW,
       
     
4.875%, 06/17/2019 f
    3,608,469  
  2,000,000  
Korea Development Bank,
       
     
3.875%, 05/04/2017 f
    2,126,318  
  300,000  
Korea Electric Power Corporation,
       
     
6.750%, 08/01/2027 f
    371,093  
  1,000,000  
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.,
       
     
6.250%, 06/17/2014 (Acquired 06/10/2009, Cost $989,350) * f
    1,075,622  
  350,000  
National Bank of Hungary Yankee Debentures,
       
     
8.875%, 11/01/2013 f
    361,095  
  2,500,000  
Petrobras International Finance Company,
       
     
3.875%, 01/27/2016 f
    2,581,100  
  2,650,000  
United Mexican States,
       
     
5.125%, 01/15/2020 f @
    3,107,125  
  1,495,000  
Westdeutsche Landesbank Subordinated Notes,
       
     
4.796%, 07/15/2015 f
    1,536,550  
            14,767,372  
Corporate Bonds - 51.2%
       
           
Industrials - 15.9%
       
     
Ameritech Capital Funding Debentures:
       
  704,100  
9.100%, 06/01/2016
    825,726  
  2,508,000  
6.450%, 01/15/2018
    2,882,191  
     
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation:
       
  2,000,000  
6.375%, 09/15/2017
    2,323,268  
  1,000,000  
6.950%, 06/15/2019
    1,225,547  
  2,000,000  
Aristotle Holding, Inc.,
       
     
2.650%, 02/15/2017 (Acquired 02/06/2012, Cost $1,980,500) *
    2,034,738  
     
BP Capital Markets PLC: f
       
  2,500,000  
4.750%, 03/10/2019
    2,829,228  
  1,000,000  
3.245%, 05/06/2022
    1,035,390  
  2,000,000  
British Telecommunications PLC,
       
     
5.950%, 01/15/2018 f
    2,342,776  
     
Bunge Limited Finance Corporation:
       
  1,925,000  
5.350%, 04/15/2014
    2,031,260  
  1,085,000  
5.100%, 07/15/2015
    1,159,428  
  1,300,000  
3.200%, 06/15/2017
    1,302,879  
  1,250,000  
Clear Channel Communications,
       
     
5.500%, 12/15/2016 @
    621,875  
  550,000  
Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC,
       
     
7.875%, 08/01/2013
    587,232  
  525,000  
Comcast Corporation,
       
     
6.500%, 01/15/2017
    624,998  
  75,000  
Comcast Holdings Corporation,
       
     
10.625%, 07/15/2012
    75,193  
  4,136,000  
Computer Sciences Corporation,
       
     
5.500%, 03/15/2013 @
    4,239,400  
  3,650,000  
ConAgra Foods, Inc.,
       
     
5.875%, 04/15/2014
    3,941,361  
     
Deutsche Telekom International Finance B.V.: f
       
  2,200,000  
3.125%, 04/11/2016 (Acquired 04/04/2011, Cost $2,197,778) *
    2,275,471  
  1,300,000  
6.000%, 07/08/2019 @
    1,534,949  
     
Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Co.:
       
  1,000,000  
8.600%, 08/15/2016
    1,060,000  
  875,000  
6.125%, 01/15/2017 @
    826,875  
  1,000,000  
7.625%, 06/15/2020
    935,000  
  1,000,000  
D.R. Horton, Inc.,
       
     
6.500%, 04/15/2016
    1,082,500  
  453,415  
Federal Express Corporation 1995 Pass-Through Certificates,
       
     
Series B2, 7.110%, 01/02/2014
    476,086  
  2,250,000  
FedEx Corporation,
       
     
7.375%, 01/15/2014
    2,463,091  
  2,000,000  
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.,
       
     
2.150%, 03/01/2017
    1,971,894  
  2,000,000  
Georgia-Pacific LLC,
       
     
8.250%, 05/01/2016 (Acquired 10/13/2011, Cost $2,152,595) *
    2,203,146  
  3,456,000  
Glencore Funding LLC,
       
     
6.000%, 04/15/2014 (Acquired 03/31/2004 through 02/02/2010, Cost $3,469,207) *
    3,633,020  
  1,460,000  
GTE Corporation,
       
     
6.840%, 04/15/2018
    1,788,190  
  1,375,000  
Hanson Australia Funding,
       
     
5.250%, 03/15/2013 f
    1,405,937  
  650,000  
Hanson PLC Notes,
       
     
6.125%, 08/15/2016 f
    692,250  
  3,500,000  
Hewlett-Packard Co.,
       
     
3.300%, 12/09/2016
    3,658,382  
  795,000  
Highmark Inc. Notes,
       
     
6.800%, 08/15/2013 (Acquired 08/14/2003 through 05/23/2012, Cost $809,947) *
    829,377  
  250,000  
Historic Time Warner Inc.,
       
     
6.875%, 06/15/2018
    308,028  
  2,800,000  
Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd.,
       
     
7.625%, 04/09/2019 (Acquired 10/16/2009 through 09/19/2011, Cost $3,138,591) * f
    3,459,408  
  1,000,000  
Ingersoll-Rand Company Debentures,
       
     
6.391%, 11/15/2027 f
    1,199,352  
  1,625,000  
Johnson Controls Inc.,
       
     
5.500%, 01/15/2016 @
    1,826,588  
  2,000,000  
Kraft Foods Group Inc,
       
     
3.500%, 06/06/2022 (Acquired 05/30/2012, Cost $1,982,000) *
    2,052,324  
  1,675,000  
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings,
       
     
5.500%, 02/01/2013
    1,715,778  
     
Lafarge SA: f
       
  1,000,000  
6.200%, 07/09/2015 (Acquired 07/06/2010, Cost $999,140) *
    1,065,570  
  625,000  
6.500%, 07/15/2016
    675,000  
  180,000  
Limited Brands, Inc.,
       
     
5.250%, 11/01/2014
    189,000  
  75,000  
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.,
       
     
6.600%, 04/15/2018
    82,715  
  1,625,000  
Masco Corporation,
       
     
6.125%, 10/03/2016 @
    1,734,200  
  215,000  
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.,
       
     
2.750%, 09/15/2015
    221,080  
  825,000  
Nabors Industries, Inc.,
       
     
6.150%, 02/15/2018
    946,735  
  2,291,000  
Nextel Communications Senior Notes, Series E,
       
     
6.875%, 10/31/2013
    2,299,591  
  700,000  
PCCW-HKT Capital II Ltd.,
       
     
6.000%, 07/15/2013 (Acquired 07/10/2003, Cost $696,731) * f
    726,422  
  925,000  
Pearson Dollar Finance PLC,
       
     
5.700%, 06/01/2014 (Acquired 09/28/2005 through 12/14/2007, Cost $925,954) * f
    991,071  
  2,045,000  
Plum Creek Timberlands, L.P.,
       
     
5.875%, 11/15/2015
    2,265,825  
  3,000,000  
POSCO,
       
     
5.250%, 04/14/2021 (Acquired 04/08/2011 through 09/22/2011, Cost $2,978,212) * f @
    3,285,939  
  450,000  
Rio Tinto Alcan, Inc.,
       
     
5.000%, 06/01/2015 f
    495,908  
     
Rio Tinto Financial USA Ltd.: f
       
  1,800,000  
6.500%, 07/15/2018
    2,218,565  
  1,000,000  
9.000%, 05/01/2019
    1,367,275  
  500,000  
3.500%, 11/02/2020
    531,935  
  500,000  
Sprint Nextel Corporation,
       
     
6.000%, 12/01/2016 @
    478,750  
  1,175,000  
Sunoco, Inc. Senior Unsecured Notes,
       
     
5.750%, 01/15/2017
    1,248,326  
  3,498,000  
TCI Communications, Inc.,
       
     
8.750%, 08/01/2015
    4,267,955  
     
Teck Resources Limited: f
       
  1,045,000  
10.250%, 05/15/2016
    1,166,481  
  1,000,000  
3.150%, 01/15/2017
    1,031,514  
     
Telecom Italia Capital, SA: f
       
  1,360,000  
4.950%, 09/30/2014
    1,349,800  
  2,225,000  
5.250%, 10/01/2015
    2,202,750  
     
Telefonica Emisiones S.A.U.: f
       
  2,725,000  
6.421%, 06/20/2016 f
    2,614,921  
  1,000,000  
6.221%, 07/03/2017 f
    938,793  
  1,000,000  
Time Warner Cable, Inc.,
       
     
5.850%, 05/01/2017
    1,175,056  
     
Time Warner, Inc.:
       
  1,000,000  
4.700%, 01/15/2021
    1,114,326  
  2,000,000  
4.750%, 03/29/2021
    2,237,712  
  2,375,000  
Toyota Motor Credit Corporation,
       
     
2.050%, 01/12/2017 @
    2,427,575  
  500,000  
Tyco Electronics Group S.A.,
       
     
6.550%, 10/01/2017 f
    596,906  
  650,000  
Tyco International Finance S.A.,
       
     
6.000%, 11/15/2013 f
    698,402  
     
United AirLines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates:
       
  139,615  
Series 1991-A, Class A-2, 10.020%, 03/22/2014
    72,949  
  48,704  
Series 2000-2, Class C, 7.762%, 04/29/2049 § † **
    1,461  
     
Vale Overseas Limited: f
       
  1,500,000  
6.250%, 01/23/2017
    1,705,940  
  2,425,000  
4.375%, 01/11/2022
    2,469,433  
     
Verizon Communications, Inc.:
       
  1,000,000  
5.550%, 02/15/2016
    1,147,871  
  375,000  
5.500%, 04/01/2017
    439,215  
  500,000  
Viacom Inc.,
       
     
6.250%, 04/30/2016
    582,944  
     
Vulcan Materials Co.:
       
  69,000  
5.600%, 11/30/2012
    69,518  
  2,000,000  
7.000%, 06/15/2018
    2,130,000  
  125,000  
Waste Management, Inc.,
       
     
5.000%, 03/15/2014
    133,016  
  3,000,000  
Xerox Corporation,
       
     
8.250%, 05/15/2014
    3,345,087  
  611,000  
Xstrata Canada Corp.,
       
     
6.000%, 10/15/2015 f
    673,330  
            122,896,998  
Utility - 8.5%
       
  3,000,000  
Ameren Corporation,
       
     
8.875%, 05/15/2014
    3,341,667  
  2,065,000  
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. Senior Unsecured Notes,
       
     
6.125%, 07/01/2013
    2,174,592  
  1,150,000  
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA,
       
     
5.750%, 10/27/2021 (Acquired 10/20/2011 through 10/25/2011, Cost $1,152,347) * f @
    1,256,950  
  660,000  
DCP Midstream, LLC,
       
     
9.700%, 12/01/2013 (Acquired 04/03/2012, Cost $729,673) *
    725,531  
     
Dominion Resources, Inc.:
       
  1,000,000  
Series C, 5.150%, 07/15/2015
    1,113,812  
  800,000  
6.000%, 11/30/2017 @
    956,248  
  1,411,000  
DTE Energy Company,
       
     
7.625%, 05/15/2014
    1,574,099  
  3,000,000  
El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co LLC,
       
     
4.100%, 11/15/2015
    3,138,531  
  2,000,000  
Enel Finance International,
       
     
5.700%, 01/15/2013 (Acquired 03/31/2010, Cost $2,033,218) * f
    2,027,492  
     
Energy Transfer Partners:
       
  1,336,000  
5.950%, 02/01/2015
    1,455,200  
  778,000  
9.700%, 03/15/2019
    997,569  
  3,824,000  
Enterprise Products Operating LLC,
       
     
9.750%, 01/31/2014
    4,314,283  
  1,000,000  
Exelon Corporation,
       
     
4.900%, 06/15/2015
    1,086,881  
  2,585,000  
Exelon Generation Company, LLC,
       
     
5.350%, 01/15/2014
    2,738,148  
  2,500,000  
Kinder Morgan Finance,
       
     
5.700%, 01/05/2016 f @
    2,631,250  
  99,146  
Kiowa Power Partners LLC,
       
     
4.811%, 12/30/2013 (Acquired 11/19/2004, Cost $99,146) *
    100,229  
  3,800,000  
National Grid PLC,
       
     
6.300%, 08/01/2016 f
    4,384,212  
  2,000,000  
National Rural Utilities Corporation,
       
     
10.375%, 11/01/2018
    2,897,970  
  2,000,000  
Nisource Finance Corp.,
       
     
4.450%, 12/01/2021
    2,098,166  
  4,000,000  
NuStar Logistics, L.P.,
       
     
6.875%, 07/15/2012
    4,004,544  
  1,775,000  
PPL Energy Supply, LLC,
       
     
Series A, 5.700%, 10/15/2015
    1,926,120  
     
PSE&G Power LLC:
       
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 04/01/2014
    1,062,216  
  144,000  
5.320%, 09/15/2016
    162,389  
  220,000  
5.125%, 04/15/2020
    243,989  
  1,575,000  
Public Service Company of New Mexico,
       
     
7.950%, 05/15/2018
    1,886,064  
  626,033  
RGS (I&M) Funding Corporation Debentures,
       
     
9.820%, 12/07/2022
    782,334  
     
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC:
       
  3,000,000  
3.900%, 04/15/2015 (Acquired 02/17/2011, Cost $3,000,321) *
    2,887,500  
  1,000,000  
5.625%, 04/15/2020 (Acquired 03/17/2010, Cost $999,110) * @
    910,000  
  2,000,000  
Sempra Energy,
       
     
2.000%, 03/15/2014
    2,031,272  
     
Spectra Energy Capital LLC:
       
  1,500,000  
5.500%, 03/01/2014
    1,577,085  
  2,700,000  
5.668%, 08/15/2014
    2,921,422  
  2,500,000  
Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company,
       
     
4.000%, 01/15/2015 (Acquired 01/19/2010, Cost $2,490,650) *
    2,625,545  
  575,000  
Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc.,
       
     
5.250%, 08/01/2013
    600,576  
  2,000,000  
West Penn Power Company,
       
     
5.875%, 08/15/2016 (Acquired 10/25/2010, Cost $2,212,843) *
    2,268,714  
  1,000,000  
Williams Partners L.P.,
       
     
5.250%, 03/15/2020
    1,123,556  
            66,026,156  
Finance - 26.8%
       
  1,725,000  
AEGON N.V.,
       
     
4.750%, 06/01/2013 f
    1,776,464  
  200,000  
Ally Financial Inc.,
       
     
6.750%, 12/01/2014 @
    210,986  
  3,257,000  
American Express Credit Corporation,
       
     
Series C, 7.300%, 08/20/2013
    3,482,254  
  3,000,000  
American International Group, Inc.,
       
     
4.875%, 06/01/2022 @
    3,069,666  
  630,000  
AmSouth Bancorp,
       
     
6.750%, 11/01/2025
    599,854  
  2,239,000  
ANZ National (Int'l) LTD,
       
     
3.125%, 08/10/2015 (Acquired 02/28/2012, Cost $2,279,172) * f
    2,298,831  
  425,000  
AON Corporation,
       
     
3.500%, 09/30/2015
    444,136  
  2,000,000  
ASIF Global Financing XIX,
       
     
4.900%, 01/17/2013 (Acquired 05/02/2012, Cost $2,040,771) *
    2,018,312  
  1,000,000  
Associates Corporation of North America,
       
     
6.950%, 11/01/2018
    1,127,510  
  1,700,000  
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited,
       
     
3.250%, 03/01/2016 (Acquired 02/22/2011, Cost $1,693,081) * f
    1,762,881  
  600,000  
Banco Santander-Chile,
       
     
7.375%, 07/18/2012 f
    600,944  
  2,695,000  
BankAmerica Institutional,
       
     
8.070%, 12/31/2026 (Acquired 01/04/2006 through 11/06/2007, Cost $2,744,005) *
    2,753,616  
  835,000  
Bank of America Corporation Subordinated Notes,
       
     
10.200%, 07/15/2015
    945,206  
  2,500,000  
Banponce Trust I,
       
     
Series A, 8.327%, 02/01/2027
    1,808,225  
  2,390,000  
Barclays Bank PLC,
       
     
5.000%, 09/22/2016 f @
    2,595,444  
  2,322,000  
BB&T Corporation,
       
     
6.850%, 04/30/2019 @
    2,928,314  
  3,800,000  
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation,
       
     
1.600%, 05/15/2017 @
    3,826,459  
     
Capital One Financial Corporation:
       
  1,000,000  
7.375%, 05/23/2014
    1,098,516  
  2,000,000  
3.150%, 07/15/2016 @
    2,071,200  
  1,000,000  
CDP Financial Inc.,
       
     
4.400%, 11/25/2019 (Acquired 11/20/2009, Cost $997,520) * f
    1,130,319  
  3,500,000  
Cie de Financement Foncier,
       
     
2.250%, 03/07/2014 (Acquired 07/26/2011, Cost $3,524,338) * f
    3,521,350  
     
CIT Group, Inc.:
       
  48,000  
7.000%, 05/02/2016 (Acquired 01/23/2009 through 01/28/2009, Cost $48,176) *
    48,120  
  26,106  
7.000%, 05/02/2017 (Acquired 01/23/2009 through 01/28/2009, Cost $26,136) *
    26,155  
     
Citigroup, Inc.:
       
  200,000  
5.500%, 10/15/2014
    211,754  
  2,100,000  
6.010%, 01/15/2015
    2,256,288  
  1,800,000  
4.450%, 01/10/2017
    1,886,838  
  2,000,000  
CNA Financial Corporation,
       
     
6.500%, 08/15/2016
    2,250,546  
  4,000,000  
Commonwealth Bank of Australia,
       
     
5.000%, 10/15/2019 (Acquired 03/02/2012, Cost $4,324,519) * f @
    4,394,516  
  1,900,000  
Countrywide Financial Corporation,
       
     
6.250%, 05/15/2016
    1,977,516  
  2,425,000  
Credit Suisse New York,
       
     
5.300%, 08/13/2019 f @
    2,728,249  
  3,850,000  
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft,
       
     
3.250%, 01/11/2016 f
    3,962,212  
  2,577,000  
Dresdner Bank AG,
       
     
7.250%, 09/15/2015 f
    2,612,078  
  1,495,000  
Fifth Third Bancorp,
       
     
6.250%, 05/01/2013
    1,557,089  
  1,800,000  
Fifth Third Bank,
       
     
4.750%, 02/01/2015
    1,914,892  
  327,948  
First National Bank of Chicago Pass-Through Certificates,
       
     
Series 1993-A, 8.080%, 01/05/2018
    368,168  
  1,546,000  
FMR LLC,
       
     
4.750%, 03/01/2013 (Acquired 02/26/2003 through 12/01/2009, Cost $1,550,303) *
    1,581,368  
     
General Electric Capital Corporation:
       
  2,000,000  
5.625%, 09/15/2017
    2,295,148  
  1,600,000  
6.000%, 08/07/2019
    1,872,122  
  2,300,000  
5.500%, 01/08/2020
    2,632,437  
  1,150,000  
Genworth Financial, Inc.,
       
     
5.750%, 06/15/2014 @
    1,168,623  
  2,620,000  
Genworth Life Institutional Funding Trust,
       
     
5.875%, 05/03/2013 (Acquired 03/22/2011 through 03/22/2011, Cost $2,689,493) *
    2,664,095  
     
GMAC Inc.:
       
  80,000  
7.500%, 12/31/2013
    84,800  
  96,000  
8.000%, 12/31/2018
    106,320  
  1,800,000  
Great West Life & Annuity Insurance,
       
     
7.153%, 05/16/2046 (Acquired 05/16/2006 through 11/08/2007, Cost $1,792,736) *
    1,791,000  
  1,758,000  
HSBC Finance Corporation,
       
     
6.676%, 01/15/2021
    1,903,411  
  1,000,000  
HSBC Holdings PLC,
       
     
5.250%, 12/12/2012 f
    1,018,027  
  1,000,000  
HSBC USA Inc.,
       
     
2.375%, 02/13/2015
    1,011,398  
  2,000,000  
Humana Inc.,
       
     
7.200%, 06/15/2018
    2,403,380  
     
ING Bank N.V.: f
       
  2,000,000  
2.000%, 10/18/2013 (Acquired 10/28/2010, Cost $2,000,991) *
    1,985,924  
  1,000,000  
3.000%, 09/01/2015 (Acquired 08/17/2010, Cost $997,320) *
    987,982  
  1,567,000  
Invesco Ltd.,
       
     
5.375%, 02/27/2013 f
    1,607,943  
  2,075,000  
Irish Life & Permanent Group Holdings PLC,
       
     
3.600%, 01/14/2013 (Acquired 01/07/2010, Cost $2,073,879) * f
    2,010,870  
     
Istar Financial, Inc.:
       
  1,050,000  
5.950%, 10/15/2013
    1,014,563  
  75,000  
5.850%, 03/15/2017
    66,187  
  2,000,000  
Jefferies Group, Inc.,
       
     
6.875%, 04/15/2021
    2,011,214  
     
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.:
       
  1,725,000  
3.450%, 03/01/2016
    1,787,930  
  3,000,000  
4.500%, 01/24/2022 @
    3,231,654  
     
Key Bank NA:
       
  2,000,000  
5.800%, 07/01/2014
    2,143,972  
  2,000,000  
7.413%, 05/06/2015
    2,246,510  
  2,600,000  
Kookmin Bank,
       
     
7.250%, 05/14/2014 (Acquired 06/12/2009, Cost $2,618,484) * f
    2,847,047  
     
Liberty Mutual Group Inc.:
       
  1,550,000  
7.250%, 09/01/2012 (Acquired 08/03/2004 through 08/24/2011, Cost $1,557,557) *
    1,563,767  
  1,000,000  
5.750%, 03/15/2014 (Acquired 09/03/2009 through 10/15/2010, Cost $988,036) *
    1,055,842  
  2,900,000  
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC,
       
     
5.800%, 01/13/2020 (Acquired 02/09/2010 through 03/16/2012, Cost $2,905,997) * f
    3,100,132  
     
M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank:
       
  1,925,000  
4.850%, 06/16/2015
    2,052,510  
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 01/17/2017
    1,077,969  
  1,650,000  
Manulife Financial Corp.,
       
     
4.900%, 09/17/2020 f
    1,732,830  
     
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.:
       
  3,000,000  
4.850%, 02/15/2013
    3,064,149  
  1,197,000  
5.750%, 09/15/2015 @
    1,327,582  
  3,800,000  
MassMutual Global Funding II,
       
     
2.000%, 04/05/2017 (Acquired 03/29/2012, Cost $3,783,470) *
    3,822,135  
  500,000  
MBIA Insurance Corp.,
       
     
14.000%, 01/15/2033 (Acquired 01/11/2008, Cost $500,000) * @
    270,000  
     
Merrill Lynch & Company:
       
  1,000,000  
5.700%, 05/02/2017
    1,029,128  
  1,000,000  
6.875%, 04/25/2018
    1,118,936  
  3,000,000  
MetLife Institutional Funding II,
       
     
1.368%, 04/04/2014 (Acquired 03/29/2011, Cost $3,000,000) *
    3,014,547  
  1,735,000  
Monumental Global Funding III,
       
     
5.250%, 01/15/2014 (Acquired 04/05/2011 through 12/05/2011, Cost $1,804,209) *
    1,840,616  
     
Morgan Stanley:
       
  100,000  
4.750%, 04/01/2014 @
    100,880  
  1,400,000  
6.625%, 04/01/2018
    1,463,795  
  2,400,000  
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.,
       
     
6.750%, 10/15/2013
    2,493,535  
  1,725,000  
National Australia Bank Ltd,
       
     
3.000%, 07/27/2016 (Acquired 07/20/2011, Cost $1,720,239) * f
    1,767,432  
  2,320,000  
Navigators Group Inc. Senior Unsecured Notes,
       
     
7.000%, 05/01/2016
    2,437,357  
  1,260,000  
NB Capital Trust IV,
       
     
8.250%, 04/15/2027
    1,288,224  
  2,500,000  
Nomura Holdings Inc.,
       
     
5.000%, 03/04/2015 f
    2,595,508  
  1,000,000  
North Fork Capital Trust II,
       
     
8.000%, 12/15/2027
    1,007,500  
  1,085,000  
Principal Life Income Funding Trusts,
       
     
5.550%, 04/27/2015
    1,197,460  
     
Protective Life Secured Trust:
       
  3,091,000  
5.450%, 09/28/2012
    3,125,805  
  1,225,000  
4.300%, 06/01/2013
    1,260,106  
  3,125,000  
Prudential Financial Inc.,
       
     
5.150%, 01/15/2013
    3,197,562  
  2,000,000  
Rabobank Nederland Global Senior Unsecured Notes,
       
     
4.200%, 05/13/2014 (Acquired 05/06/2009, Cost $1,996,340) * f
    2,089,600  
  1,650,000  
Regions Bank,
       
     
7.500%, 05/15/2018 @
    1,856,250  
  1,300,000  
Schwab Capital Trust I,
       
     
7.500%, 11/15/2037
    1,338,415  
     
SLM Corporation:
       
  3,000,000  
5.000%, 10/01/2013
    3,090,000  
  250,000  
5.375%, 05/15/2014
    258,741  
  2,880,000  
Sovereign Bank,
       
     
8.750%, 05/30/2018
    3,122,358  
  2,000,000  
St. Paul Travelers, Inc.,
       
     
6.250%, 06/20/2016
    2,353,548  
  2,200,000  
SunTrust Banks, Inc.,
       
     
3.600%, 04/15/2016
    2,284,421  
  2,800,000  
Susa Partnership LP,
       
     
8.200%, 06/01/2017
    3,365,804  
  1,500,000  
Svenska Handelsbanken AB,
       
     
2.875%, 04/04/2017 f
    1,520,596  
  1,000,000  
Symetra Financial Corporation,
       
     
6.125%, 04/01/2016 (Acquired 08/12/2011, Cost $1,063,262) *
    1,022,420  
  3,800,000  
Talent Yield Investments Ltd,
       
     
4.500%, 04/25/2022 (Acquired 04/18/2012, Cost $3,774,008) * f
    3,887,575  
     
The Bear Stearns Companies LLC:
       
  1,150,000  
6.400%, 10/02/2017
    1,326,159  
  600,000  
7.250%, 02/01/2018
    717,317  
     
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:
       
  2,125,000  
5.150%, 01/15/2014
    2,208,360  
  2,700,000  
6.150%, 04/01/2018
    2,927,016  
  1,000,000  
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.,
       
     
4.000%, 03/30/2015
    1,048,768  
  3,100,000  
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC,
       
     
5.625%, 08/24/2020 f
    3,289,680  
  850,000  
UFJ Finance Aruba A.E.C.,
       
     
6.750%, 07/15/2013 f
    896,337  
     
Union Bank NA:
       
  665,000  
2.125%, 12/16/2013
    675,085  
  1,800,000  
2.125%, 06/16/2017
    1,800,330  
  650,000  
Unionbancal Corporation,
       
     
5.250%, 12/16/2013
    683,168  
  389,000  
Wachovia Bank, NA,
       
     
6.000%, 11/15/2017
    453,270  
  500,000  
WEA Finance LLC,
       
     
7.500%, 06/02/2014 (Acquired 04/05/2012, Cost $546,255) *
    545,543  
  1,015,000  
Wells Fargo Bank NA,
       
     
4.750%, 02/09/2015
    1,087,769  
  3,000,000  
Westpac Banking Corporation,
       
     
3.000%, 08/04/2015 f
    3,107,517  
  3,000,000  
Willis Group Holdings Limited,
       
     
5.750%, 03/15/2021 f
    3,269,400  
            206,969,587  
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities - 2.8%
       
         
U.S. Government Agency Issues - 0.7%
       
     
Federal Gold Loan Mortgage Corporation (FGLMC) Pass-Through Certificates:
       
  332,929  
6.000%, 06/01/2021
    365,788  
  19,691  
6.000%, 07/01/2028
    22,078  
     
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC):
       
  1,138,916  
Series R003, Class VA, 5.500%, 08/15/2016
    1,165,164  
  661,065  
Series 3122, Class VA, 6.000%, 01/15/2017
    664,204  
  1,082,023  
Series R010, Class VA, 5.500%, 04/15/2017
    1,126,022  
  275,961  
Series R009, Class AJ, 5.750%, 12/15/2018
    278,894  
  2,811  
Series 74, Class F, 6.000%, 10/15/2020
    3,064  
  20,053  
Series 1395, Class G, 6.000%, 10/15/2022
    22,322  
  146,878  
Series 2970, Class DA, 5.500%, 01/15/2023
    147,359  
     
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA):
       
  12,329  
Series 1989-2, Class D, 8.800%, 01/25/2019
    14,006  
  1,026  
Series G-29, Class O, 8.500%, 09/25/2021
    1,168  
  66,346  
Series 1991-137, Class H, 7.000%, 10/25/2021
    75,143  
  55,064  
Series 1992-136, Class PK, 6.000%, 08/25/2022
    60,748  
  36,291  
Series 1993-32, Class H, 6.000%, 03/25/2023
    39,658  
  10,437  
Series 2004-90, Class YB, 4.000%, 07/25/2032
    10,502  
  1,241,443  
Series 2004-W6, Class 1A6, 5.500%, 07/25/2034
    1,287,757  
  200,406  
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA),
       
     
Series 1999-4, Class ZB, 6.000%, 02/20/2029
    228,389  
            5,512,266  
Non-U.S. Government Agency Issues - 2.1%
       
     
Bank of America Alternative Loan Trust:
       
  217,794  
Series 2003-11, Class 4A1, 4.750%, 01/25/2019
    222,263  
  688,004  
Series 2004-2, Class 5A1, 5.500%, 03/25/2019
    709,860  
  797,525  
Series 2004-11, Class 4A1, 5.500%, 12/25/2019
    831,035  
  36,992  
Series 2005-6, Class 7A1, 5.500%, 07/25/2020
    36,870  
  471,397  
Series 2006-2, Class 7A1, 6.000%, 03/25/2021
    462,086  
  624,268  
Series 2006-3, Class 6A1, 6.000%, 04/25/2036
    618,294  
  747,598  
Series 2006-4, Class 3CB4, 6.000%, 05/25/2046
    580,493  
  469,199  
Bank of America Funding Corporation,
       
     
Series 2003-3, Class 1A41, 5.500%, 10/25/2033
    478,572  
  587,839  
Citicorp Mortgage Securities, Inc.,
       
     
Series 2004-5, Class 1A25, 5.500%, 10/25/2014
    592,557  
     
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust:
       
  109,532  
Series 2005-5R, Class A2, 4.750%, 12/25/2018
    110,102  
  682,611  
Series 2005-50CB, Class 4A1, 5.000%, 11/25/2020 §
    599,337  
  584,562  
Series 2005-85CB, Class 3A1, 5.250%, 02/25/2021 (Acquired 09/26/2007 through 01/28/2009, Cost $568,766) * §
    544,333  
  1,006,418  
Series 2006-7CB, Class 3A1, 5.250%, 05/25/2021 §
    886,921  
  72,732  
Series 2005-10CB, Class 1A6, 5.500%, 05/25/2035
    71,620  
  102,594  
Series 2005-11CB, Class 2A1, 5.500%, 06/25/2035
    86,005  
     
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corporation:
       
  13,013  
Series 2005-11, Class 5A1, 5.250%, 12/25/2020
    13,052  
  70,100  
Series 2005-3, Class 3A27, 5.500%, 07/25/2035
    72,991  
     
J.P. Morgan Alternative Loan Trust:
       
  1,772,538  
Series 2005-S1, Class 3A1, 5.500%, 10/25/2020
    1,673,092  
  922,052  
Series 2006-A1, Class 2A1, 2.789%, 03/25/2036 §
    532,209  
  223,800  
Series 2006-S2, Class A2, 5.810%, 05/25/2036
    222,229  
  293,502  
Lehman Mortgage Trust,
       
     
Series 2006-4, Class 3A1, 5.000%, 08/25/2021 §
    270,503  
     
Master Alternative Loans Trust:
       
  929,893  
Series 2004-1, Class 1A1, 5.000%, 01/25/2019
    955,249  
  219,850  
Series 2004-3, Class 1A1, 5.000%, 03/25/2019
    228,616  
  191,222  
Series 2005-3, Class 4A1, 5.500%, 03/25/2020
    192,412  
  24,436  
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust,
       
     
Series 2005-A8, Class A1C1, 5.250%, 08/25/2036
    24,655  
  87,367  
Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.,
       
     
Series 2004-QS6, Class A1, 5.000%, 05/25/2019
    88,615  
  177,239  
Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII,
       
     
Series 2003-UP2, Class A2, 4.000%, 06/25/2033
    186,057  
  23,392  
Structured Asset Securities Corporation,
       
     
Series 2005-2XS, Class 1A2A, 4.510%, 02/25/2035
    23,423  
     
Washington Mutual, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates:
       
  1,200,897  
Series 2004-CB1, Class 5A, 5.000%, 06/25/2019
    1,246,454  
  1,563,766  
Series 2004-CB3, Class 3A, 5.500%, 10/25/2019
    1,607,279  
  523,005  
Series 2004-CB3, Class 4A, 6.000%, 10/25/2019
    545,684  
  619,394  
Series 2004-CB4, Class 21A, 5.500%, 12/25/2019
    637,507  
  472,352  
Series 2004-CB4, Class 22A, 6.000%, 12/25/2019
    492,351  
            15,842,726  
Asset Backed Securities - 1.7%
       
  40,380  
Amresco Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust,
       
     
Series 1998-1, Class A6, 6.510%, 08/25/2027
    40,667  
  3,923  
Cityscape Home Equity Loan Trust,
       
     
Series 1997-C, Class A4, 7.000%, 07/25/2028
    3,896  
     
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates:
       
  1,150,381  
Series 2006-S3, Class A2, 6.085%, 06/25/2021 §
    806,331  
  83,140  
Series 2004-12, Class AF6, 4.634%, 03/25/2035
    81,332  
  3,455,758  
Series 2005-1, Class AF6, 5.030%, 07/25/2035
    3,438,465  
  1,141,307  
Series 2006-13, Class 1AF2, 5.884%, 01/25/2037 §
    1,084,241  
  344,341  
Series 2006-13, Class 1AF3, 5.944%, 01/25/2037 §
    224,682  
  1,380,000  
Series 2006-9, Class 1AF3, 5.859%, 10/25/2046
    773,253  
     
Delta Funding Home Equity Loan Trust:
       
  14,721  
Series 1997-2, Class A6, 7.040%, 06/25/2027
    15,613  
  2,369  
Series 1999-1, Class A6F, 6.340%, 12/15/2028
    2,343  
  538,268  
Series 1999-2, Class A7F, 7.030%, 08/15/2030
    523,061  
  6,239  
Equivantage Home Equity Loan Trust,
       
     
Series 1996-3, Class A3, 7.700%, 09/25/2027
    6,187  
     
Green Tree Financial Corporation:
       
  44,970  
Series 1993-4, Class A5, 7.050%, 01/15/2019
    45,440  
  534,474  
Series 1998-2, Class A5, 6.240%, 12/01/2028
    552,795  
  754,305  
Series 1998-3, Class A5, 6.220%, 03/01/2030
    823,700  
  291,045  
Series 1998-4, Class A5, 6.180%, 04/01/2030
    300,597  
  15,782  
IMC Home Equity Loan Trust,
       
     
Series 1998-1, Class A6, 7.020%, 06/20/2029
    15,704  
  127,950  
Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc.,
       
     
Series 1999-B, Class A3, 6.450%, 11/15/2017
    118,561  
  33,973  
Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc.,
       
     
Series 2003-RS7, Class AI6, 5.340%, 08/25/2033
    33,389  
  4,622,555  
Springleaf Mortgage Loan Trust,
       
     
Series 2012-1, 2.667%, 09/25/2057 (Acquired 04/11/2012, Cost $4,622,501) *
    4,619,606  
            13,509,863  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities - 5.5%
       
  4,250,000  
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities,
       
     
Series 2005-PWR9, Class A4A, 4.871%, 09/11/2042
    4,682,654  
  5,600,000  
Citigroup Deutsche Bank,
       
     
Series 2005-CD1, Class A4, 5.394%, 07/15/2044
    6,231,820  
  4,000,000  
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corporation,
       
     
Series 2005-C5, Class A4, 5.100%, 08/15/2038
    4,410,340  
  8,000,000  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates,
       
     
Series K708, 2.130%, 01/25/2019
    8,159,816  
     
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) Pass-Through Certificates:
       
  3,000,000  
Series K705, Class A2, 2.303%, 09/25/2018
    3,095,877  
  3,075,000  
Series K706, Class A2, 2.323%, 10/25/2018
    3,175,264  
  1,860,236  
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
       
     
Series 2003-CB7, Class A4, 4.879%, 01/12/2038
    1,929,217  
  5,000,000  
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Trust,
       
     
Series 2005-CB12, Class A4, 4.895%, 09/12/2037
    5,484,130  
  5,000,000  
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,
       
     
Series 2005-C22, Class A4, 5.441%, 12/15/2044
    5,549,490  
            42,718,608  
     
Total Long-Term Investments (Cost $721,777,511)
    751,715,036  
               
Shares
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.2%
       
Money Market Mutual Funds - 3.2%
       
  9,815,302  
Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, 0.15% «
    9,815,302  
  15,000,000  
Short-Term Investments Trust - Liquid Assets Portfolio, 0.16% «
    15,000,000  
     
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $24,815,302)
    24,815,302  
Principal Amount
           
     
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM
       
     
SECURITIES LENDING - 14.6%
       
     
Commercial Paper - 0.2%
       
$ 2,066,837  
Atlantic East Funding LLC, 0.595%, 03/25/2013 † **
    1,363,594  
     
Total Commercial Paper (Cost $2,066,837)
    1,363,594  
Shares
           
     
Investment Companies - 14.4%
       
  111,372,677  
Mount Vernon Securities Lending Trust Prime Portfolio, 0.31% «
    111,372,677  
     
Total Investment Companies (Cost $111,372,677)
    111,372,677  
               
     
Total Investments Purchased With Cash Proceeds From
       
     
Securities Lending (Cost $113,439,514)
    112,736,271  
     
Total Investments (Cost $860,032,327) - 115.0%
    889,266,609  
               
     
Asset Relating to Securities Lending Investments - 0.1%
       
     
Support Agreement ** ^ α †
    703,243  
     
Total (Cost $0)
    703,243  
     
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (15.1)%
    (116,563,079 )
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
  $ 773,406,773  
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments
       
 *  
Restricted Security Deemed Liquid
       
 **  
Illiquid Security
       
@
 
This security or portion of this security is out on loan at June 30, 2012.
       
 f  
Foreign Security
       
^
 
Non-Income Producing
       
«
 
7-Day Yield
       
§
 
Security in Default
       
   
Priced at Fair Value by the Valuation Committee as delegated by the Baird Funds' Board of Directors.
       
α
 
The Fund's transfer agent and administrator and securities lending agent entered into a support agreement with
       
     
the Fund to cover losses realized by the Fund on its investment in Atlantic East Funding, LLC (up to a certain amount),
       
     
which investment was made by the Fund's securities lending agent.
       
 

 
Summary of Fair Value Exposure at June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards which establish a definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion on changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These standards define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  The fair value hierarchy is organized into three levels based upon the assumptions (referred to as “inputs”) used in pricing the asset or liability.  These standards state that “observable inputs” reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources and “unobservable inputs” reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. These inputs are summarized into three broad levels and described below:

Level 1 -
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical unrestricted securities.
Level 2 -
Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, quoted prices in inactive markets, dealer indications, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, default rates, inputs corroborated by observable market data, etc.).
Level 3 -
Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in valuing the security) based on the best information available.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2012:
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Fixed Income
                       
U.S. Treasury Securities
  $ -     $ 186,033,725     $ -     $ 186,033,725  
U.S. Government Agency Securities
    -       44,441,197       -       44,441,197  
Taxable Municipal Bonds
    -       32,996,538       -       32,996,538  
Other Government Related Securities
    -       14,767,372       -       14,767,372  
Corporate Bonds
    -       395,891,280       1,461       395,892,741  
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities -  U.S. Government Agency Issues
    -       5,512,266       -       5,512,266  
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities - Non - U.S. Government Agency Issues
    -       15,842,726       -       15,842,726  
Asset Backed Securities
    -       13,509,863       -       13,509,863  
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
    -       42,718,608       -       42,718,608  
Total Fixed Income
    -       751,713,575       1,461       751,715,036  
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Mutual Funds
    24,815,302       -       -       24,815,302  
Total Short-Term Investments
    24,815,302       -       -       24,815,302  
                                 
Investments Purchased with Cash
                               
Proceeds from Securities Lending
                               
Commercial Paper
    -       1,363,594       -       1,363,594  
Money Market Mutual Fund
    111,372,677       -       -       111,372,677  
Total Investments Purchased with
                               
Cash Proceeds from Securities Lending
    111,372,677       1,363,594       -       112,736,271  
                                 
Total Investments
  $ 136,187,979     $ 753,077,169     $ 1,461     $ 889,266,609  
                                 
Asset Relating to Securities Lending Investments
  $ -     $ 703,243     $ -     $ 703,243  

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of current assigned levels within the hierarchy.  There were no significant transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements during the reporting period, as compared to their classification from the prior year’s annual report.  One security that is priced at fair value by the Valuation Committee instead of the Fund’s pricing vendor is valued using level 3 inputs.
 
Level 3 Reconciliation Disclosure
 
Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.
 
 
Description
 
Investments in
Securities
 
Balance as of December 31, 2011
  $ 1,461  
Accrued discounts/premiums
    -  
Realized gain (loss)
    -  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    -  
Purchases
    -  
Sales
    -  
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 *
    -  
Balance as of June 30, 2012
  $ 1,461  
 
* Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.


 
 

 

Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
     
Schedule of Investments
     
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
     
           
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
Municipal Bonds - 97.6%
     
           
Alabama - 1.9%
     
$ 1,000,000  
Alabama State Public School & College Authority,
     
     
5.00%, 05/01/2019
  $ 1,216,010  
  1,000,000  
Camden Alabama Industrial Development Board Revenue,
       
     
6.125%, 12/01/2024 (Pre-refunded to 12/01/2013)
    1,081,340  
  1,080,000  
Gulf Shores Alabama,
       
     
5.00%, 12/15/2018 (Callable 12/15/2017)
    1,211,944  
     
Montgomery Alabama Special Care Facility Revenue:
       
  1,540,000  
5.00%, 11/15/2015 (Pre-refunded to 11/15/2014)
    1,703,609  
  11,385,000  
5.00%, 11/15/2021 (Pre-refunded to 11/15/2014)
    12,623,005  
  3,985,000  
5.25%, 11/15/2029 (Pre-refunded to 11/15/2014)
    4,441,721  
            22,277,629  
Alaska - 0.1%
       
  1,000,000  
Alaska State Housing Finance Corporation,
       
     
5.00%, 06/01/2017 (Callable 06/01/2015)(Insured by NPFGC)
    1,086,320  
         
Arizona - 1.3%
       
  2,375,000  
Arizona School Facilities Board Revenue,
       
     
5.75%, 07/01/2018 (Pre-refunded to 07/01/2014)
    2,625,468  
  1,000,000  
Gila County Arizona Unified School District Bonds,
       
     
5.25%, 07/01/2027 (Callable 07/01/2017)
    1,102,070  
  1,860,000  
Maricopa County Arizona University School District No. 48 Scottsdale,
       
     
4.00%, 07/01/2026 (Pre-refunded to 07/01/2016)
    2,107,324  
  1,540,000  
Phoenix Arizona Civic Corporation of Wastewater Systems Revenue,
       
     
5.00%, 07/01/2015 (Callable 07/01/2014)(Partially Pre-refunded)(Insured by NPFGC)
    1,672,810  
     
Pima County Arizona Industrial Development Authority:
       
  1,000,000  
7.125%, 07/01/2024 (Pre-refunded to 07/01/2014)
    1,127,320  
  2,870,000  
7.50%, 07/01/2034 (Pre-refunded to 07/01/2014)
    3,131,342  
  3,475,000  
7.50%, 07/01/2034 (Pre-refunded to 07/01/2014)
    3,943,117  
            15,709,451  
California - 5.9%
       
  5,110,000  
Bakersfield California Certificates Participation,
       
     
0.00%, 04/15/2021 (ETM) ^
    4,202,464  
  2,465,000  
Coalinga California Regional Medical Center,
       
     
5.125%, 03/01/2032 (Pre-refunded to 03/01/2015)
    2,713,940  
  1,310,000  
Commerce Community Development Commission,
       
     
0.00%, 08/01/2021 ^
    808,925  
  3,000,000  
Contra Costa County California Certificate Participation,
       
     
0.00%, 11/01/2014 (ETM) ^
    2,959,230  
  3,695,000  
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation Asset Backed Bonds,
       
     
5.50%, 06/01/2043 (Pre-refunded to 06/01/2013)
    3,870,365  
     
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation Revenue Bonds:
       
  5,915,000  
6.25%, 06/01/2033 (Pre-refunded 06/01/2013)
    6,232,990  
  875,000  
5.00%, 06/01/2038 (Pre-refunded to 06/01/2013)
    912,572  
  6,950,000  
5.625%, 06/01/2038 (Pre-refunded to 06/01/2013)
    7,287,701  
  820,000  
Mount Diablo California Hospital District Revenue,
       
     
5.00%, 12/01/2013 (ETM)
    849,545  
  3,725,000  
Pittsburg California Redevelopment Agency Residential Mortgage Revenue,
       
     
9.60%, 06/01/2016 (ETM)
    4,959,130  
  1,800,000  
Port Oakland California Revenue,
       
     
5.00%, 11/01/2017 (Insured by NPFGC)
    2,045,952  
     
San Joaquin Hills California Transportation Corridor Agency Toll Road Revenue: (ETM) ^
       
  6,865,000  
0.00%, 01/01/2020
    5,989,850  
  14,000,000  
0.00%, 01/01/2023
    10,951,220  
  17,295,000  
San Marcos California Public Facilities Authority Revenue,
       
     
0.00%, 09/01/2019 (ETM) ^
    15,192,101  
  1,130,000  
Woodside California Elementary School District Government School Bonds,
       
     
5.00%, 10/01/2023 (Pre-refunded to 10/01/2016)
    1,315,071  
            70,291,056  
Colorado - 5.3%
       
  780,000  
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority,
       
     
7.625%, 03/15/2032 (Pre-refunded to 03/15/2013)
    813,992  
  8,640,000  
Colorado Springs Colorado Utilities Revenue Bonds,
       
     
5.875%, 11/15/2017 (ETM)
    9,475,834  
  1,000,000  
Conservatory Metropolitan District Colorado,
       
     
6.75%, 12/01/2034 (Pre-refunded to 12/01/2013)
    1,092,490  
  1,330,000  
County of El Paso Colorado Mortgage Revenue Bonds,
       
     
0.00%, 09/01/2015 (ETM) ^
    1,298,133  
     
Dawson Ridge Metropolitan District No. 1 Colorado: (ETM) ^
       
  15,030,000  
0.00%, 10/01/2022
    11,748,801  
  12,745,000  
0.00%, 10/01/2022
    9,962,639  
     
Denver Colorado Convention Center & Hotel Authority Revenue Bonds:
       
  1,000,000  
5.00%, 12/01/2021 (Pre-refunded to 12/01/2013)
    1,064,110  
  2,950,000  
5.00%, 12/01/2022 (Pre-refunded to 12/01/2013)
    3,139,125  
  1,500,000  
5.00%, 12/01/2023 (Pre-refunded to 12/01/2013)
    1,596,165  
  5,065,000  
5.00%, 12/01/2024 (Pre-refunded to 12/01/2013)
    5,389,717  
  7,975,000  
Denver Colorado Health & Hospital Authority Healthcare Revenue,
       
     
6.25%, 12/01/2033 (Pre-refunded to 12/01/2014)
    9,072,121  
  6,750,000  
Regional Transportation District Colorado Sales Tax Revenue,
       
     
5.00%, 11/01/2036 (Pre-refunded to 11/01/2016)
    8,008,942  
            62,662,069  
Delaware - 0.0%
       
  330,000  
Delaware State Economic Development Authority Revenue,
       
     
6.75%, 01/01/2013 (ETM)
    340,524  
         
Florida - 11.4%
       
  4,040,000  
Bartram Springs Community Development District Special Assessment,
       
     
6.65%, 05/01/2034 (Pre-refunded to 05/01/2013)
    4,328,618  
  1,925,000  
Brevard County Florida School Board,
       
     
5.00%, 07/01/2020 (Callable 07/01/2017)(Insured by AMBAC)
    2,134,151  
     
Broward County Florida School Board:
       
  8,300,000  
5.25%, 07/01/2022 (Callable 07/01/2021)
    9,783,293  
  4,865,000  
5.25%, 07/01/2023 (Callable 07/01/2021)
    5,671,812  
  5,940,000  
County of St. Lucie County Florida,
       
     
6.00%, 10/01/2020 (ETM)
    7,731,682  
  1,825,000  
Dade County Florida Health Facility Authority Hospital Revenue,
       
     
5.75%, 05/01/2021 (ETM)
    2,185,529  
  3,200,000  
Escambia County Florida Housing Finance Authority Multifamily Housing Revenue,
       
     
0.00%, 10/15/2018 (ETM) ^
    2,872,000  
  13,800,000  
Florida State Board of Education,
       
     
5.00%, 06/01/2022 (Callable 06/01/2019)
    16,595,742  
  2,500,000  
Florida State Department of Management Services,
       
     
5.00%, 08/01/2018
    2,926,800  
     
Florida State Mid-Bay Bridge Authority Revenue: (ETM)
       
  4,675,000  
6.875%, 10/01/2022
    6,398,766  
  3,175,000  
6.875%, 10/01/2022
    4,345,686  
  1,585,000  
Florida State Municipal Power Agency Revenue,
       
     
5.00%, 10/01/2017 (Callable 08/02/2012)(ETM)
    1,923,128  
  1,500,000  
Gulf Environmental Services Inc. Florida Revenue Bonds,
       
     
5.00%, 10/01/2018 (ETM)
    1,700,685  
     
Highlands County Florida Health Facilities Revenue:
       
  9,650,000  
5.875%, 11/15/2029 (Pre-refunded to 11/15/2013)
    10,345,765  
  5,010,000  
5.375%, 11/15/2035 (Pre-refunded to 11/15/2013)
    5,337,303  
  2,000,000  
Hillsborough County Florida School Board Master Lease Program,
       
     
5.50%, 07/01/2018 (Insured by NPFGC)
    2,389,500  
     
Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority:
       
  2,060,000  
5.625%, 08/15/2029 (Pre-refunded to 08/15/2018)
    2,605,262  
  1,550,000  
8.00%, 08/15/2032 (Pre-refunded to 08/15/2019)
    2,202,364  
  2,000,000  
Islands At Doral (SW) Community Development District,
       
     
6.375%, 05/01/2035 (Pre-refunded to 05/01/2013)
    2,113,500  
  300,000  
Jacksonville Florida Health Facility Authority Hospital Revenue,
       
     
11.50%, 10/01/2012 (Callable 08/02/2012)(ETM)
    308,076  
  2,145,000  
Laguna Lakes Community Development District Special Assessment Revenue Bonds,
       
     
6.40%, 05/01/2033 (Pre-refunded to 05/01/2013)
    2,250,320  
  1,470,000  
Miami Beach Florida Resort Tax Revenue,
       
     
6.25%, 10/01/2022 (ETM)
    1,911,529  
  7,100,000  
Miami-Dade County Florida,
       
     
4.50%, 10/01/2020
    8,168,266  
  3,000,000  
Miami Dade County Florida Entitlement Revenue Bonds,
       
     
5.00%, 08/01/2015 (Insured by NPFGC)
    3,314,070  
  3,000,000  
Miami-Dade County Florida School Board,
       
     
5.00%, 05/01/2016 (Insured by NPFGC)
    3,345,930  
  2,420,000  
Miami-Dade County Florida Water & Sewer Revenue,
       
     
5.00%, 10/01/2013 (Insured by NPFGC)
    2,559,610  
  4,220,000  
Orange County Florida Health Facilities Authority Revenue Bond,
       
     
6.25%, 10/01/2013 (ETM)
    4,527,511  
  990,000  
Orlando Florida Utilities Commission Water & Electric Revenue,
       
     
6.75%, 10/01/2017 (ETM)
    1,149,459  
  1,000,000  
Palm Beach County Florida Revenue,
       
     
5.00%, 11/01/2018 (Callable 11/01/2017)
    1,183,430  
  2,390,000  
Pinellas County Housing Finance Authority,
       
     
4.25%, 03/01/2027 (Callable 09/01/2019)
    2,543,820  
  1,000,000  
Sarasota County Florida School Board,
       
     
5.00%, 07/01/2015 (Insured by NPFGC)
    1,101,620  
  5,200,000  
Seminole County Florida Water & Sewage Revenue,
       
     
6.00%, 10/01/2019 (ETM)
    6,296,628  
  3,000,000  
Sunrise Florida Utility System Revenue,
       
     
5.50%, 10/01/2018 (ETM)
    3,551,790  
            135,803,645  
Georgia - 4.8%
       
  8,445,000  
Atlanta Georgia Water & Wastewater Revenue,
       
     
5.50%, 11/01/2017 (Insured by AGM)
    10,229,175  
  7,745,000  
Forsyth County Georgia Hospital Authority Revenue Anticipation Certificates,
       
     
6.375%, 10/01/2028 (Callable 08/02/2012)(ETM)
    10,246,480  
  470,000  
Fulton County Georgia Hospital Authority Revenue,
       
     
7.875%, 10/01/2013 (Callable 08/02/2012)(ETM)
    494,398  
     
Georgia Municipal Electric Authority Power Revenue,
       
  7,470,000  
6.50%, 01/01/2017 (Insured by AGM)
    8,976,173  
     
Gwinnett County Georgia School District,
       
  7,400,000  
5.00%, 02/01/2026 (Pre-refunded to 02/01/2018)
    8,960,068  
  2,310,000  
Northwestern Gwinnett County Georgia Facilities Corporation I Certificate Participation,
       
     
5.75%, 06/15/2019 (Callable 06/15/2014)(Pre-refunded to 06/15/2015)
    2,506,835  
  425,000  
Richmond County Development Authority,
       
     
0.00%, 12/01/2021 (ETM) ^
    341,160  
  12,570,000  
State of Georgia,
       
     
5.00%, 07/01/2020 (Callable 07/01/2017)
    14,883,006  
            56,637,295  
Illinois - 10.3%
       
  2,360,000  
Chicago Illinois,
       
     
5.00%, 01/01/2017 (Callable 01/01/2016)(Insured by AGM)
    2,669,844  
     
Chicago Illinois Board of Education:
       
  4,345,000  
5.00%, 12/01/2017 (Callable 12/01/2016)(Insured by AGM)
    5,013,001  
  2,100,000  
5.00%, 12/01/2017 (Insured by AMBAC)
    2,449,335  
  1,625,000  
6.00%, 01/01/2020 (Insured by NPFGC)
    1,879,751  
     
Chicago Illinois Public Building Community Building Revenue: (ETM)
       
  2,885,000  
7.00%, 01/01/2015
    3,143,092  
  1,555,000  
7.00%, 01/01/2020
    2,055,119  
  2,605,000  
Cook County Illinois School District No. 097,
       
     
9.00%, 12/01/2015 (Insured by NPFGC)
    3,240,386  
  1,430,000  
Cook County Illinois School District No. 100,
       
     
8.10%, 12/01/2016 (ETM)
    1,884,626  
  2,000,000  
Cook County Illinois School District No. 159,
       
     
0.00%, 12/01/2022 (ETM) ^
    1,533,300  
  1,095,000  
Dupage County Illinois Stormwater Project,
       
     
5.60%, 01/01/2021
    1,320,504  
  16,380,000  
Illinois Development Financial Authority,
       
     
0.00%, 07/15/2023 (ETM) ^
    12,252,731  
  9,310,000  
Illinois Finance Authority,
       
     
0.00%, 07/15/2025 (ETM) ^
    6,332,662  
  2,330,000  
Illinois Finance Authority Revenue,
       
     
5.50%, 08/15/2043 (Pre-refunded to 08/15/2014)
    2,575,885  
  1,000,000  
Illinois Municipal Electric Agency Power Supply Revenue Bonds,
       
     
5.25%, 02/01/2016 (Insured by NPFGC)
    1,139,690  
     
Illinois State:
       
  1,000,000  
5.00%, 01/01/2019 (Insured by AGM)
    1,128,440  
  5,000,000  
4.00%, 09/01/2019 (Callable 09/01/2018)(Insured by AGM)
    5,383,850  
  3,000,000  
6.00%, 11/01/2026 (Insured by NPFGC)
    3,593,430  
  2,100,000  
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Priority Revenue Bonds,
       
     
5.50%, 01/01/2016 (Insured by AGM)
    2,369,199  
     
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Revenue Bonds:
       
  1,065,000  
5.00%, 01/01/2026 (Pre-refunded to 07/01/2016)
    1,250,810  
  2,055,000  
5.00%, 01/01/2031 (Pre-refunded to 07/01/2016)
    2,413,536  
  6,750,000  
Kane Cook & Dupage Counties Illinois Community United School District No. 303,
       
     
5.00%, 01/01/2014 (Insured by AGM)
    7,184,363  
  2,130,000  
Kane Cook & Dupage Counties Illinois School District No. 46 Elgin,
       
     
0.00%, 01/01/2013 (Insured by AGM) ^
    2,118,605  
     
Kane McHenry Cook & De Kalb Counties Illinois School District No. 300: (Insured by AMBAC)
       
  1,000,000  
9.00%, 01/01/2015
    1,169,130  
  6,140,000  
7.00%, 01/01/2018
    7,573,751  
  13,625,000  
Kendall Kane & Will Counties Community Unit School District No. 308,
       
     
0.00%, 02/01/2021 ^
    10,257,036  
     
Lake County Illinois Community Consolidated School District: (Insured by NPFGC) ^
       
  1,755,000  
0.00%, 12/01/2012
    1,737,239  
  1,920,000  
0.00%, 12/01/2013
    1,856,160  
  1,875,000  
0.00%, 12/01/2014
    1,758,694  
  1,025,000  
Lake County Illinois Community High School District No. 124 Grant,
       
     
5.00%, 12/01/2017
    1,227,663  
     
McHenry & Kane Counties Illinois Community School District No. 158: (Insured by NPFGC) ^
       
  1,870,000  
0.00%, 01/01/2013
    1,849,206  
  1,970,000  
0.00%, 01/01/2016
    1,775,009  
     
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority Illinois (ETM):
       
  1,805,000  
5.50%, 06/15/2016
    2,136,055  
  2,000,000  
5.50%, 12/15/2023
    2,518,120  
  2,000,000  
Northwest Suburban Illinois Municipal Joint Action Revenue,
       
     
5.00%, 05/01/2014 (ETM)
    2,169,160  
  4,705,000  
Regional Transportation Authority Illinois,
       
     
6.00%, 07/01/2022 (Insured by NPFGC)
    6,008,991  
  2,734,000  
Round Lake Illinois,
       
     
6.70%, 03/01/2033 (Pre-refunded to 03/01/2013)
    2,900,801  
     
Southern Illinois University Revenue: (Insured by NPFGC)
       
  1,000,000  
5.25%, 04/01/2018
    1,165,910  
  1,390,000  
5.25%, 04/01/2019
    1,636,030  
  950,000  
Winnebago & Boone Counties Illinois School District No. 205,
       
     
5.00%, 02/01/2013 (Insured by AMBAC)
    972,173  
     
Winnebago County Illinois School District No. 122 Harlam-Loves Park: ^
       
  155,000  
0.00%, 01/01/2018 (ETM)
    144,045  
  1,205,000  
0.00%, 01/01/2018 (Insured by AGM)
    1,032,757  
            122,820,089  
Indiana - 1.4%
       
  1,990,000  
Franklin Community Multi-School Building Corp,
       
     
5.00%, 07/15/2020
    2,349,812  
     
Hammond Indiana Multi-School Building Corporation Revenue Bonds:
       
  1,000,000  
6.00%, 01/15/2018 (ETM)
    1,163,670  
  1,330,000  
5.00%, 07/15/2018 (Insured by NPFGC)
    1,556,326  
  1,115,000  
Indiana State Office Building Commisions Facilities Revenue Bonds,
       
     
5.25%, 07/01/2017
    1,310,560  
  645,000  
Indiana Toll Road Commission,
       
     
9.00%, 01/01/2015 (ETM)
    726,657  
  1,155,000  
Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank,
       
     
5.50%, 01/01/2019 (Insured by NPFGC)
    1,388,945  
  3,460,000  
Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Waterworks Project,
       
     
5.50%, 07/01/2018 (Insured by NPFGC)
    4,168,470  
  1,000,000  
Perry Township Multi School Building Corporation,
       
     
5.00%, 07/10/2018 (Callable 07/10/2015)
    1,113,720  
  1,650,000  
Purdue University Indiana Revenue,
       
     
5.00%, 07/01/2015
    1,853,742  
  1,000,000  
South Bend Indiana Community School Building Corporation,
       
     
5.00%, 07/15/2017 (Insured by NPFGC)
    1,155,760  
            16,787,662  
Iowa - 0.1%
       
  1,010,000  
Des Moines Iowa Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority,
       
     
5.00%, 06/01/2015 (Callable 06/01/2014)(Insured by NPFGC)
    1,098,910  
  90,000  
Muscatine Iowa Electric Revenue,
       
     
6.70%, 01/01/2013 (ETM)
    92,871  
            1,191,781  
Kansas - 0.2%
       
  1,865,000  
Wyandotte County Kansas Revenue,
       
     
5.00%, 09/01/2019 (Callable 03/01/2019)(Insured by BHAC)
    2,228,675  
         
Kentucky - 1.2%
       
  3,340,000  
Jefferson County Kentucky School District Financial School Building Revenue Bonds,
       
     
5.50%, 01/01/2018 (Insured by AGM)
    4,043,371  
  1,035,000  
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Health System Revenue,
       
     
5.80%, 10/01/2014 (Pre-refunded to 10/01/2013)
    1,114,291  
  7,345,000  
Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Government,
       
     
6.125%, 02/01/2037 (Callcable 02/01/2018)
    9,361,864  
            14,519,526  
Louisiana - 2.9%
       
     
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue:
       
  1,500,000  
5.50%, 05/15/2027 (Pre-refunded to 05/15/2026)
    1,906,965  
  13,905,000  
5.50%, 05/15/2032 (Pre-refunded to 05/15/2026)
    18,211,657  
     
State of Louisiana:
       
  1,750,000  
5.00%, 11/15/2018
    2,129,732  
  10,000,000  
5.00%, 11/15/2020 (Callable 05/15/2020)
    12,335,700  
            34,584,054  
Maine - 0.4%
       
  4,340,000  
Maine Health & Higher Education Facilities Authority,
       
     
5.00%, 07/01/2035 (Pre-refunded to 07/01/2015)
    4,915,918  
         
Maryland - 0.1%
       
  1,150,000  
Baltimore Maryland Project Revenue,
       
     
5.00%, 07/01/2024
    1,488,135  
         
Massachusetts - 3.1%
       
  1,565,000  
Massachusetts Department of Transportation,
       
     
5.00%, 01/01/2020 (ETM)
    1,846,387  
     
Massachusetts State:
       
  5,820,000  
5.00%, 08/01/2020 (Pre-refunded to 08/01/2016)
    6,843,505  
  15,000,000  
4.00%, 12/01/2022 (Callable 12/01/2019)
    16,857,450  
     
Massachusetts State Obligations Tax Revenue:
       
  1,000,000  
5.25%, 01/01/2026 (Pre-refunded to 01/01/2014)
    1,072,080  
  1,845,000  
5.75%, 01/01/2032 (Pre-refunded to 01/01/2014)
    1,991,678  
     
Massachusetts State Water Resources Authority: (ETM)
       
  4,105,000  
5.25%, 12/01/2015
    4,457,004  
  3,295,000  
6.50%, 07/15/2019
    3,999,009  
            37,067,113  
Michigan - 2.6%
       
  1,000,000  
Detroit Michigan City School District,
       
     
5.00%, 05/01/2016 (Callable 05/01/2015)(Insured by AGM)
    1,093,430  
  2,185,000  
Detroit Michigan Sewer Disposal Revenue,
       
     
5.00%, 07/01/2030 (Pre-refunded to 07/01/2015)
    2,474,949  
  1,550,000  
Harper Creek Michigan Community School District,
       
     
5.00%, 05/01/2016 (Callable 05/01/2015)(Insured by AGM)
    1,702,040  
  1,390,000  
Jenison Michigan Public Schools,
       
     
5.25%, 05/01/2015 (Insured by NPFGC)
    1,511,722  
  2,275,000  
Lakeview Public School District,
       
     
5.00%, 05/01/2017 (Insured by NPFGC)
    2,588,313  
     
Livonia Michigan Public Schools School District:
       
  4,295,000  
5.00%, 05/01/2017 (Callable 05/01/2014)(Insured by NPFGC)
    4,608,449  
  3,000,000  
5.00%, 05/01/2022 (Callable 05/01/2014)(Insured by NPFGC)
    3,170,700  
  7,000,000  
Michigan Finance Authority,
       
     
5.00%, 01/01/2019
    8,456,560  
  4,000,000  
Michigan State Housing Development Authority,
       
     
4.75%, 06/01/2016
    4,266,720  
  2,000,000  
State of Michigan,
       
     
0.00%, 06/01/2022 (ETM) ^
    1,553,020  
            31,425,903  
Minnesota - 1.2%
       
     
Minnesota State Housing Finance Agency Homeownership Finance Bond:
       
  1,085,000  
4.25%, 07/01/2028 (Callable 01/01/2020)
    1,153,648  
  1,990,000  
4.50%, 07/01/2034 (Callable 07/01/2021)
    2,157,996  
  7,655,000  
University of Minnesota,
       
     
5.50%, 07/01/2021 (ETM)
    9,430,654  
  1,555,000  
Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency,
       
     
6.375%, 01/01/2016 (ETM)
    1,733,156  
            14,475,454  
Mississippi - 0.2%
       
  1,110,000  
Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligations,
       
     
5.25%, 10/01/2030 (Pre-refunded to 10/01/2015)
    1,270,673  
  1,050,000  
Mississippi Housing Financial Corporation,
       
     
0.00%, 06/01/2015 (ETM) ^
    1,028,296  
            2,298,969  
Missouri - 0.3%
       
  1,000,000  
St. Charles County Missouri Francis Howell School District,
       
     
4.50%, 03/01/2018
    1,172,140  
  2,000,000  
St. Louis County Industrial Development Authority,
       
     
6.625%, 11/15/2035 (Pre-refunded to 11/15/2013)
    2,170,260  
            3,342,400  
Nebraska - 1.0%
       
  1,640,000  
Nebraska Public Power District Revenue,
       
     
5.00%, 01/01/2015 (Insured by NPFGC)
    1,815,414  
  9,150,000  
Omaha Nebraska Public Electric Power District Revenue,
       
     
6.20%, 02/01/2017 (ETM)
    10,314,887  
            12,130,301  
Nevada - 0.2%
       
  2,080,000  
Las Vegas Clark County Nevada Library District,
       
     
5.00%, 01/01/2017
    2,351,398  
     
New Hampshire - 0.6%
   
  5,190,000  
New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority Revenue Bonds,
       
     
5.25%, 07/01/2028 (Callable 01/01/2021)
    5,659,176  
  1,000,000  
State of New Hampshire,
       
     
5.00%, 07/01/2021 (Callable 07/01/2020)
    1,239,640  
            6,898,816  
New Jersey - 2.9%
       
  1,140,000  
County of Hudson NJ,
       
     
3.00%, 03/15/2021
    1,178,851  
     
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue Bonds:
       
  2,250,000  
6.375%, 04/01/2018 (Pre-refunded to 05/15/2014)
    2,495,002  
  6,000,000  
6.375%, 04/01/2031 (Pre-refunded to 05/15/2014)
    6,653,340  
  460,000  
New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority State Contract Bonds,
       
     
6.50%, 03/01/2013 (ETM)
    478,911  
  9,610,000  
New Jersey State Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency Bonds,
       
     
4.50%, 10/01/2029 (Callable 04/01/2021)
    10,062,631  
     
New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority:
       
  2,595,000  
5.50%, 12/15/2015 (Insured by AMBAC)
    2,975,115  
  5,000,000  
5.25%, 12/15/2020
    6,083,300  
     
New Jersey State Turnpike Authority:
       
  1,180,000  
6.50%, 01/01/2016 (ETM)
    1,328,999  
  100,000  
6.50%, 01/01/2016 (ETM)
    112,627  
  2,000,000  
5.50%, 01/01/2025
    2,595,260  
            33,964,036  
New Mexico - 0.3%
       
     
New Mexico Mortgage Financial Authority:
       
  1,445,000  
4.625%, 09/01/2025 (Callable 03/01/2020)
    1,523,189  
  1,105,000  
4.50%, 09/01/2028 (Callable 03/01/2020)
    1,183,831  
  1,000,000  
New Mexico State Hospital Equipment Loan Council Hospital Revenue,
       
     
5.25%, 07/01/2025 (Pre-refunded to 07/01/2015)
    1,133,710  
            3,840,730  
New York - 6.5%
       
     
Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District:
       
  1,520,000  
3.125%, 06/15/2016
    1,621,475  
  1,000,000  
3.125%, 06/15/2017
    1,064,850  
     
Churchville-Chili Central School District:
       
  1,045,000  
3.00%, 06/15/2017
    1,118,391  
  1,070,000  
3.00%, 06/15/2018
    1,142,075  
  2,000,000  
Long Island Power Authority and Electric System Revenue,
       
     
5.00%, 12/01/2017 (Callable 12/01/2016)(Insured by NPFGC)
    2,325,160  
  13,330,000  
Metropolitan Transit Authority New York,
       
     
6.00%, 04/01/2020 (ETM)
    17,022,943  
     
New York, New York:
       
  1,000,000  
5.00%, 03/01/2016 (Callable 03/01/2015)(Insured by FGIC-TCRS)
    1,113,490  
  5,000,000  
5.00%, 08/01/2017
    5,932,200  
  1,125,000  
5.25%, 08/15/2021 (Callable 08/15/2018)
    1,339,301  
  4,730,000  
New York City, New York Transitional Financial Authority Building Aid Revenue Bonds,
       
     
5.00%, 01/15/2015 (Insured by AGM)
    5,239,989  
  2,000,000  
New York State Dormitory Authority and Personal Income Tax Revenue,
       
     
5.00%, 12/15/2017
    2,412,260  
  4,040,000  
New York State Thruway Authority,
       
     
5.00%, 03/15/2022 (Callable 03/15/2019)
    4,809,701  
     
New York State University Dormitory Authority Revenues:
       
  695,000  
5.50%, 05/15/2013 (Insured by NPFGC)
    724,572  
  5,290,000  
5.25%, 05/15/2015
    5,769,486  
  4,715,000  
Suffolk County Water Authority,
       
     
6.00%, 06/01/2017 (ETM)
    5,550,309  
     
Susquehanna Valley Central School District:
       
  1,155,000  
3.125%, 06/15/2017
    1,227,084  
  1,375,000  
3.125%, 06/15/2019
    1,448,315  
  175,000  
TSASC Inc. New York,
       
     
4.75%, 06/01/2022 (Callable 06/01/2016)
    175,735  
  13,075,000  
Westchester Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp. New York,
       
     
6.95%, 07/15/2039 (Pre-refunded to 07/15/2017)
    17,042,347  
            77,079,683  
North Carolina - 3.0%
       
  5,500,000  
North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency,
       
     
5.00%, 01/01/2021 (ETM)
    6,900,905  
     
North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency Power Systems Revenue:
       
  3,310,000  
5.00%, 01/01/2017 (ETM)
    3,778,365  
  5,750,000  
6.40%, 01/01/2021 (ETM)
    7,137,647  
  6,425,000  
4.50%, 01/01/2024 (Pre-refunded to 01/01/2022)
    7,929,864  
  1,835,000  
6.00%, 01/01/2026 (Pre-refunded to 01/01/2022)
    2,500,665  
  6,495,000  
North Carolina Medical Care Community Hospital Revenue,
       
     
5.25%, 11/01/2029 (Pre-refunded to 11/01/2014)
    7,195,161  
            35,442,607  
Ohio - 1.3%
       
  1,000,000  
Akron Ohio Community Learning Center Income Tax Revenue,
       
     
5.25%, 12/01/2016 (Callable 12/01/2013)(Insured by NPFGC)
    1,063,520  
  2,000,000  
Cincinnati Ohio City School District,
       
     
5.00%, 12/01/2016 (Insured by AGM)
    2,343,940  
     
Cleveland Municipal School District:
       
  1,790,000  
4.00%, 12/01/2017
    1,962,914  
  1,865,000  
4.00%, 12/01/2018
    2,040,012  
  1,940,000  
4.00%, 12/01/2019
    2,105,501  
  2,015,000  
5.00%, 12/01/2020
    2,309,170  
  90,000  
Miamisburg Ohio Water Revenue,
       
     
7.00%, 11/15/2016 (Callable 08/02/2012)(ETM)
    93,956  
  2,680,000  
Ohio Housing Finance Agency,
       
     
5.00%, 11/01/2028 (Callable 05/01/2020)
    2,901,877  
            14,820,890  
Pennsylvania - 3.0%
       
  1,275,000  
Central Dauphin Pennsylvania School District,
       
     
6.75%, 02/01/2024 (Pre-refunded to 02/01/2016)
    1,552,211  
  1,380,000  
Erie Pennsylvania Sewer Authority Revenue,
       
     
5.125%, 06/01/2020 (ETM)
    1,660,678  
  6,830,000  
Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority Revenue Bonds,
       
     
6.00%, 09/01/2019 (ETM)
    8,735,228  
     
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency:
       
  2,130,000  
3.70%, 04/01/2018
    2,200,034  
  1,760,000  
3.75%, 10/01/2018
    1,827,426  
  1,025,000  
3.90%, 04/01/2019
    1,066,881  
  1,675,000  
3.90%, 10/01/2019 (Callable 04/01/2019)
    1,750,677  
  3,000,000  
Pennsylvania State Public School Building Authority Lease Revenue,
       
     
5.00%, 11/15/2034 (Pre-refunded to 11/15/2014)
    3,326,220  
  1,790,000  
Philadelphia Pennsylvania Authority For Industrial Development Revenue,
       
     
5.25%, 01/01/2027 (Pre-refunded to 01/01/2017)
    2,131,801  
  2,660,000  
Philadelphia Pennsylvania Gas Works,
       
     
7.00%, 05/15/2020 (ETM)
    3,237,858  
     
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Water & Sewer Authority Revenue Bonds:
       
  870,000  
7.25%, 09/01/2014 (Callable 07/18/2012)(ETM)
    935,224  
  4,500,000  
5.00%, 09/01/2029 (Pre-refunded to 09/01/2015)
    5,114,925  
  1,500,000  
St. Mary Hospital Authority Pennsylvania Health Revenue,
       
     
5.375%, 11/15/2034 (Pre-refunded to 11/15/2014)
    1,665,030  
            35,204,193  
Puerto Rico - 0.8%
       
  6,000,000  
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
       
     
5.00%, 07/01/2021
    6,529,620  
  1,625,000  
Puerto Rico Public Building Authority,
       
     
5.50%, 07/01/2022 (Pre-refunded to 07/01/2014)
    1,784,234  
  1,080,000  
Puerto Rico Public Finance Corp.,
       
     
6.00%, 08/01/2026 (ETM)
    1,485,745  
            9,799,599  
South Carolina - 1.2%
       
  6,375,000  
Piedmont Municipal Power Agency South Carolina Electric Revenue,
       
     
6.75%, 01/01/2020 (ETM)
    8,672,678  
     
South Carolina Jobs Economic Development Authority Hospital Facilities Revenue:
       
  2,575,000  
7.00%, 08/01/2030 (Pre-refunded to 08/01/2013)
    2,756,640  
  2,430,000  
6.375%, 08/01/2034 (Pre-refunded to 08/01/2013)
    2,585,180  
            14,014,498  
South Dakota - 0.1%
       
  850,000  
Heartland Consumers Power District,
       
     
7.00%, 01/01/2016 (ETM)
    956,020  
         
Tennessee - 1.0%
       
  1,000,000  
Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Tennessee H&E,
       
     
0.00%, 06/01/2021 (ETM) ^
    828,050  
  5,000,000  
Shelby County Tennessee Health Educational & Housing Facilities Revenue,
       
     
5.50%, 08/15/2019 (ETM)
    5,742,300  
  4,835,000  
Tennessee Housing Development Agency,
       
     
4.50%, 07/01/2028 (Callable 01/01/2020)
    5,197,190  
            11,767,540  
Texas - 13.7%
       
  2,010,000  
Barbers Hill Independent School District,
       
     
5.00%, 02/15/2019
    2,456,843  
  2,125,000  
Barbers Hill Texas Independent School District General Obligation,
       
     
5.00%, 02/15/2017 (Callable 02/15/2015)(PSF Guaranteed)
    2,366,868  
  6,060,000  
Capital Area Housing Finance Corporation Texas,
       
     
0.00%, 01/01/2016 (ETM) ^
    5,864,929  
  1,500,000  
Central Texas Housing Finance Corporation,
       
     
0.00%, 09/01/2016 (ETM) ^
    1,440,885  
     
Conroe Independent School District:
       
  1,000,000  
5.00%, 02/15/2022 (Callable 02/15/2021)
    1,230,880  
  2,680,000  
5.00%, 02/15/2023 (Callable 02/15/2021)
    3,253,949  
  1,500,000  
Cypress-Fairbanks Texas Independent School District,
       
     
5.00%, 02/15/2017 (Callable 02/15/2016)(PSF Guaranteed)
    1,723,785  
  2,410,000  
Dallas Texas Independent School District,
       
     
5.00%, 02/15/2020 (PSF Guaranteed)
    2,967,770  
  1,355,000  
El Paso Texas Waterworks & Sewer Revenue,
       
     
5.00%, 08/15/2018
    1,639,726  
  1,625,000  
Frisco Texas Independent School District,
       
     
6.00%, 08/15/2018 (Callable 08/15/2016)(PSF Guaranteed)
    1,950,715  
  1,000,000  
Georgetown Texas Independent School District,
       
     
5.00%, 02/15/2016 (Callable 02/15/2015)(PSF Guaranteed)
    1,111,880  
     
Harris County Texas:
       
  1,525,000  
5.00%, 10/01/2019
    1,889,811  
  140,000  
5.75%, 10/01/2020 (Pre-refunded to 10/01/2018)
    178,854  
  4,840,000  
5.75%, 10/01/2028 (Pre-refunded to 10/01/2018)
    6,183,245  
     
Harris County Texas Health Facilities Development Corporation Hospital Revenue: (ETM)
       
  5,475,000  
5.50%, 10/01/2013
    5,649,707  
  4,280,000  
5.50%, 10/01/2019
    5,171,225  
  10,960,000  
Houston Texas Health Facilities Corporate Facilities Revenue,
       
     
7.125%, 02/15/2034 (Pre-refunded to 02/15/2014)
    12,234,210  
  825,000  
Houston Texas Sewer System Revenue,
       
     
9.375%, 10/01/2013 (Callable 10/01/2012)(ETM)
    878,295  
  3,000,000  
Houston Texas Utility System Revenue,
       
     
5.25%, 05/15/2015 (Callable 05/15/2014)(Insured by NPFGC)
    3,255,420  
  16,050,000  
Houston Texas Water & Sewer System Revenue Bonds,
       
     
5.50%, 12/01/2029 (ETM)
    21,850,630  
  1,500,000  
Humble Texas Independent School District,
       
     
5.00%, 02/15/2021
    1,866,390  
  1,000,000  
Killeen Independent School District,
       
     
4.00%, 02/15/2024 (Callable 02/15/2021)
    1,114,720  
  1,315,000  
La Porte Texas Independent School District,
       
     
5.00%, 02/15/2018 (Callable 02/15/2015)(Insured by NPFGC)
    1,453,101  
  6,760,000  
Lamar Consolidated Independent School District,
       
     
5.00%, 02/15/2021 (Insured by PSF)
    8,399,097  
  3,425,000  
Lubbock Texas,
       
     
5.00%, 02/15/2021 (Callable 02/15/2018)(Insured by AGM)
    3,973,651  
  1,730,000  
Lubbock Texas Housing Finance Corp.,
       
     
8.00%, 10/01/2021 (ETM)
    2,541,024  
  1,000,000  
Lubbock Texas Independent School District,
       
     
4.00%, 02/15/2022 (Callable 02/15/2020)
    1,134,490  
  1,735,000  
Lufkin Texas Independent School District,
       
     
5.00%, 08/15/2015 (Callable 08/15/2014)(PSF Guaranteed)
    1,900,675  
  1,050,000  
Magnolia Texas Independent School District,
       
     
5.00%, 08/15/2016 (PSF Guaranteed)
    1,228,458  
  1,265,000  
Mission Consolidation Independent School District,
       
     
5.00%, 02/15/2019 (Callable 02/15/2015)(PSF Guaranteed)
    1,400,962  
  1,125,000  
North Central Texas Health Facilities Revenue,
       
     
5.75%, 02/15/2015 (ETM)
    1,258,346  
  1,210,000  
Pearland Texas Waterworks & Sewage,
       
     
5.25%, 03/01/2023 (Pre-refunded to 03/01/2014)
    1,307,998  
  2,035,000  
Retama Texas Development Corporation Special Facilites Revenue,
       
     
8.75%, 12/15/2018 (ETM)
    2,952,052  
  1,295,000  
Rockwall Texas Independent School District,
       
     
5.00%, 02/15/2015 (PSF Guaranteed)
    1,441,322  
  11,565,000  
San Antonio Texas Electric & Gas Revenue,
       
     
5.65%, 02/01/2019 (ETM)
    14,101,436  
  2,100,000  
San Antonio Texas Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenue Bonds,
       
     
0.00%, 08/15/2015 (ETM) ^
    2,047,206  
  2,000,000  
San Antonio Texas Independent School District,
       
     
5.00%, 08/15/2017 (Callable 08/15/2015)(PSF Guaranteed)
    2,270,820  
  1,020,000  
Spring Texas Independent School District,
       
     
5.00%, 08/15/2019 (Callable 08/15/2018)(PSF Guaranteed)
    1,243,686  
  7,990,000  
Tarrant County Texas Health Facilities Revenue,
       
     
6.00%, 09/01/2024 (ETM)
    10,265,312  
  1,800,000  
Tarrant County Texas Housing Finance Corporation Revenue Bonds,
       
     
0.00%, 09/15/2016 (ETM) ^
    1,724,796  
     
Texas State:
       
  6,285,000  
5.00%, 10/01/2018
    7,686,744  
  3,965,000  
5.00%, 04/01/2020 (Callable 04/01/2016)
    4,539,251  
  2,200,000  
Tomball Hospital Authority,
       
     
5.00%, 07/01/2020 (Pre-refunded to 07/01/2015)
    2,491,940  
  1,225,000  
University of Texas Revenue Bonds,
       
     
5.00%, 08/15/2018 (Pre-refunded to 08/15/2016)
    1,436,998  
            163,080,102  
Utah - 0.6%
       
     
Granite School District Board of Education:
       
  3,900,000  
5.00%, 06/01/2022 (Callable 06/01/2021)
    4,824,924  
  1,750,000  
5.00%, 06/01/2023 (Callable 06/01/2021)
    2,139,533  
  285,000  
Salt Lake City Utah Hospital Revenue,
       
     
8.125%, 05/15/2015 (Callable 08/02/2012)(ETM)
    318,892  
            7,283,349  
Virginia - 0.9%
       
  1,095,000  
Bristol Virginia Utility Systems General Obligations,
       
     
5.50%, 11/01/2018 (ETM)
    1,321,720  
  7,650,000  
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation Revenue,
       
     
5.625%, 06/01/2037 (Pre-refunded to 06/01/2015)
    8,762,692  
            10,084,412  
Washington - 3.5%
       
  4,500,000  
Snohomish County School District No. 201,
       
     
4.00%, 12/01/2021 (Callable 12/01/2020)
    5,144,400  
  3,605,000  
Snohomish County Washington Public Utilities Revenue,
       
     
6.80%, 01/01/2020 (Callable 08/02/2012)(ETM)
    4,622,691  
  2,755,000  
Thurston & Pierce Counties Washington Community Schools,
       
     
4.25%, 12/01/2021 (Callable 12/01/2020)
    3,156,624  
  6,505,000  
University of Washington,
       
     
5.00%, 07/01/2022
    8,216,921  
  1,290,000  
Walla Walla County School District No 250 College Place,
       
     
5.00%, 12/01/2019
    1,571,981  
     
Washington State:
       
  1,500,000  
5.00%, 07/01/2018 (Callable 07/01/2013)
    1,568,955  
  10,000,000  
5.00%, 01/01/2021
    12,349,100  
  3,970,000  
5.50%, 07/01/2023
    5,084,935  
            41,715,607  
West Virginia - 0.7%
       
  7,365,000  
Berkeley Brooke Fayette Counties West Virginia Single Family Mortgage Revenue,
       
     
0.00%, 12/01/2014 (ETM) ^
    7,252,684  
  1,130,000  
Ohio County Board of Education,
       
     
5.25%, 06/01/2018 (ETM)
    1,395,233  
            8,647,917  
Wisconsin - 1.6%
       
  3,000,000  
Ladysmith-Hawkins Wisconsin School District General Obligation,
       
     
5.20%, 04/01/2018 (Callable 04/01/2016)(Insured by NPFGC)
    3,183,600  
  10,000,000  
State of Wisconsin,
       
     
5.00%, 05/01/2022
    12,491,000  
  3,320,000  
Wisconsin State Health & Educational Facilities Revenue,
       
     
5.00%, 12/01/2019 (Callable 12/01/2014)(Insured by NPFGC)
    3,546,258  
            19,220,858  
     
Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $1,094,350,492)
    1,160,256,224  
               
Shares
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.5%
       
Money Market Mutual Fund - 1.5%
       
  17,877,536  
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds, 0.03% «
    17,877,536  
     
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $17,877,536)
    17,877,536  
               
     
Total Investments (Cost $1,112,228,028) - 99.1%
    1,178,133,760  
     
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.9%
    11,062,022  
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
  $ 1,189,195,782  
 
Notes to Summary Schedule of Investments
       
AGM - Assured Guaranty Municipal
       
AMBAC - Ambac Assurance Corporation. Ambac Assurance's plan of rehabilitation transferring certain troubled insurance policies and assets
 
(mostly relating to insurance coverage and credit default swaps on residential mortgage-backed securities) to a segregated account has
 
obtained court approval but has not yet been implemented.
       
BHAC - Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.
       
FGIC-TCRS - Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
       
NPFGC - National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
       
PSF - Texas Permanent School Fund
       
ETM - Escrowed to Maturity
       
^ Non-Income Producing
       
« 7-Day Yield
           

 
Summary of Fair Value Exposure at June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards which establish a definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion on changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These standards define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  The fair value hierarchy is organized into three levels based upon the assumptions (referred to as “inputs”) used in pricing the asset or liability.  These standards state that “observable inputs” reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources and “unobservable inputs” reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. These inputs are summarized into three broad levels and described below:

Level 1 -
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical unrestricted securities.
Level 2 -
Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, quoted prices in inactive markets, dealer indications, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, default rates, inputs corroborated by observable market data, etc.).
Level 3 -
Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in valuing the security) based on the best information available.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2012:
 
 
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Fixed Income
                       
Municipal Bonds
  $ -     $ 1,160,256,224     $ -     $ 1,160,256,224  
Total Fixed Income
    -       1,160,256,224       -       1,160,256,224  
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Mutual Fund
    17,877,536       -       -       17,877,536  
Total Short-Term Investments
    17,877,536       -       -       17,877,536  
                                 
Total Investments
  $ 17,877,536     $ 1,160,256,224     $ -     $ 1,178,133,760  

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of current assigned levels within the hierarchy.  There were no significant transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements during the reporting period, as compared to their classification from the prior year’s annual report.


 
 

 

Baird Aggregate Bond Fund
     
Schedule of Investments
     
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
     
           
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS - 98.4%
     
       
U.S. Treasury Securities - 12.2%
     
   
U.S. Treasury Bonds:
     
$ 57,300,000  
2.375%, 07/31/2017 @
  $ 61,875,061  
  1,000,000  
6.25%, 08/15/2023
    1,452,500  
  33,825,000  
5.25%, 11/15/2028 @
    47,603,411  
  31,850,000  
4.375%, 02/15/2038 @
    42,260,969  
            153,191,941  
Taxable Municipal Bonds - 5.1%
       
  5,000,000  
Atlanta Independent School System,
       
     
5.557%, 03/01/2026
    5,705,600  
     
California Qualified School Construction Bonds:
       
  2,500,000  
5.041%, 07/01/2020
    2,819,675  
  7,500,000  
7.155%, 03/01/2027
    8,691,375  
  2,000,000  
California School Finance Authority,
       
     
5.043%, 01/01/2021 (Callable 12/31/2015)
    2,103,880  
  5,975,000  
Contra Costa County California Pension Obligation,
       
     
5.14%, 06/01/2017
    6,657,763  
  1,000,000  
Cuyahoga County Ohio Industrial Development Revenue,
       
     
9.125%, 10/01/2023
    775,720  
  2,580,000  
Eaton Ohio Community City Schools,
       
     
5.39%, 08/25/2027 (Callable 06/01/2020)
    2,796,488  
  4,975,000  
Elgin Ohio LOC School District,
       
     
5.499%, 08/31/2027 (Callable 12/01/2019)
    5,312,156  
  6,500,000  
San Dieguito California Public Facilities,
       
     
6.459%, 05/01/2027
    7,627,295  
  5,000,000  
State Public School Building Authorities Revenue,
       
     
5.00%, 09/15/2027
    5,570,150  
  2,650,000  
Three Rivers Ohio LOC School District,
       
     
5.209%, 09/15/2027 (Callable 12/01/2020)
    2,850,525  
  6,960,000  
Tobacco Settlement Authority Iowa,
       
     
6.50%, 06/01/2023 (Callable 06/01/2015)
    6,697,051  
  2,000,000  
West Contra Costa Unified School District,
       
     
6.25%, 08/01/2030
    2,175,540  
  4,000,000  
Westlake Ohio City School District,
       
     
5.227%, 12/01/2026 (Callable 12/01/2020)
    4,452,000  
            64,235,218  
Other Government Related Securities - 2.4%
       
  6,242,000  
Corp Andina de Fomento,
       
     
4.375%, 06/15/2022 f
    6,375,779  
  500,000  
Industrial Bank of Korea,
       
     
3.75%, 09/29/2016 (Acquired 03/22/2011, Cost $496,855) * f
    521,885  
  2,165,000  
Korea Electric Power Corporation,
       
     
6.75%, 08/01/2027 f
    2,678,052  
  2,600,000  
Korea Gas Corp.,
       
     
4.25%, 11/02/2020 (Acquired 10/26/2010, Cost $2,587,026) * f
    2,737,745  
  510,000  
National Bank of Hungary Yankee Debentures,
       
     
8.875%, 11/01/2013 f
    526,166  
  3,000,000  
PEMEX Finance Ltd.,
       
     
10.61%, 08/15/2017 f
    3,619,826  
  2,800,000  
PEMEX Project Funding Master Trust,
       
     
5.75%, 03/01/2018
    3,164,000  
     
Petrobras International Finance Company: f
       
  5,000,000  
3.50%, 02/06/2017
    5,132,420  
  1,000,000  
5.75%, 01/20/2020
    1,093,878  
  1,600,000  
The Export-Import Bank of Korea,
       
     
4.00%, 01/11/2017 f
    1,706,906  
  2,788,000  
Westdeutsche Landesbank Subordinated Notes,
       
     
4.796%, 07/15/2015 f
    2,865,487  
            30,422,144  
Corporate Bonds - 35.1%
       
         
Industrials - 11.4%
       
  4,200,000  
Acuity Brands Lighting Inc.,
       
     
6.00%, 12/15/2019
    4,747,651  
     
Ameritech Capital Funding Corporation,
       
  1,506,774  
9.10%, 06/01/2016
    1,767,053  
  2,989,000  
6.45%, 01/15/2018
    3,434,956  
  6,000,000  
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation,
       
     
6.375%, 09/15/2017
    6,969,804  
  2,000,000  
Anglo American Capital PLC,
       
     
9.375%, 04/08/2019 (Acquired 04/02/2009, Cost $2,000,000) * f
    2,650,440  
  3,000,000  
Aristotle Holding, Inc.,
       
     
2.65%, 02/15/2017 (Acquired 02/06/2012, Cost $2,970,750) *
    3,052,107  
     
Bunge Limited Finance Corporation:
       
  600,000  
5.35%, 04/15/2014
    633,120  
  1,289,000  
5.10%, 07/15/2015
    1,377,422  
  3,800,000  
Bunge NA Finance LP,
       
     
5.90%, 04/01/2017
    4,250,976  
  3,000,000  
CenturyLink Inc.,
       
     
5.15%, 06/15/2017
    3,069,351  
  800,000  
Clear Channel Communications,
       
     
5.50%, 12/15/2016 @
    398,000  
  1,000,000  
Comcast Corporation,
       
     
6.95%, 08/15/2037
    1,284,416  
     
ConAgra Foods, Inc.:
       
  1,687,000  
5.819%, 06/15/2017
    1,933,109  
  120,000  
9.75%, 03/01/2021
    163,807  
  295,676  
Continental Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates,
       
     
Series 1997-4, Class A, 6.90%, 01/02/2018
    311,198  
  410,000  
Deutsche Telekom International Finance B.V.,
       
     
8.75%, 06/15/2030 f
    569,094  
     
Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Co.:
       
  2,500,000  
8.60%, 08/15/2016 @
    2,650,000  
  2,000,000  
6.125%, 01/15/2017 @
    1,890,000  
  1,000,000  
7.625%, 06/15/2020 @
    935,000  
  1,000,000  
D.R. Horton, Inc.,
       
     
6.50%, 04/15/2016 @
    1,082,500  
  2,762,667  
FedEx Corporation Pass-Through Certificates,
       
     
Series 1998-1, Class B, 6.845%, 01/15/2019
    3,108,000  
  8,092,000  
Glencore Funding LLC,
       
     
6.00%, 04/15/2014 (Acquired 03/31/2004 through 06/20/2011, Cost $8,145,793) *
    8,506,480  
     
GTE Corporation:
       
  2,400,000  
6.84%, 04/15/2018
    2,939,491  
  100,000  
8.75%, 11/01/2021
    140,372  
  650,000  
Health Management Association,
       
     
6.125%, 04/15/2016
    689,000  
  3,000,000  
Highmark Inc. Notes,
       
     
4.75%, 05/15/2021 (Acquired 05/03/2011, Cost $2,987,880) *
    3,069,573  
  1,105,000  
Holcim U.S. Finance,
       
     
6.00%, 12/30/2019 (Acquired 09/24/2009 through 06/26/2012, Cost $1,096,616) * f
    1,158,534  
  5,700,000  
Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd.,
       
     
7.625%, 04/09/2019 (Acquired 10/22/2009 through 10/29/2009, Cost $6,265,355) * f
    7,042,367  
  1,800,000  
Hyundai Capital Services Inc.,
       
     
3.50%, 09/13/2017 (Acquired 03/07/2012, Cost $1,809,201) * f
    1,815,181  
  950,000  
Johnson Controls Inc.,
       
     
6.00%, 01/15/2036
    1,135,789  
  1,000,000  
Lafarge SA,
       
     
7.125%, 07/15/2036 f @
    990,000  
  1,000,000  
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.,
       
     
6.25%, 05/01/2037
    982,942  
  1,000,000  
Masco Corporation,
       
     
6.125%, 10/03/2016
    1,067,200  
  1,100,000  
Nabors Industries, Inc.,
       
     
6.15%, 02/15/2018
    1,262,314  
  7,045,000  
National Oilwell Varco Inc.,
       
     
Series B, 6.125%, 08/15/2015
    7,153,866  
  1,300,000  
New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc.,
       
     
8.75%, 03/01/2031
    1,979,934  
  1,500,000  
Nextel Communications,
       
     
Series D, 7.375%, 08/01/2015
    1,501,875  
  320,000  
Pactiv Corporation,
       
     
7.95%, 12/15/2025 @
    256,000  
  4,355,000  
Plum Creek Timberlands, L.P.,
       
     
5.875%, 11/15/2015
    4,825,266  
  1,000,000  
Questar Market Resources Inc.,
       
     
6.80%, 03/01/2020
    1,097,500  
  2,000,000  
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.,
       
     
4.95%, 08/15/2020
    2,093,718  
  500,000  
Rio Tinto Alcan, Inc.,
       
     
5.75%, 06/01/2035 f
    590,581  
  1,500,000  
SK Telecom,
       
     
6.625%, 07/20/2027 (Acquired 07/13/2007, Cost $1,482,015) * f
    1,853,067  
     
Sprint Capital Corporation:
       
  2,800,000  
6.90%, 05/01/2019 @
    2,632,000  
  358,000  
8.75%, 03/15/2032
    325,780  
  1,000,000  
Talisman Energy Inc.,
       
     
7.75%, 06/01/2019 f
    1,226,980  
     
Telecom Italia Capital, SA: f
       
  2,000,000  
7.175%, 06/18/2019 @
    1,990,000  
  5,519,000  
7.20%, 07/18/2036
    4,677,353  
     
Telefonica Emisiones S.A.U.: f
       
  1,950,000  
6.421%, 06/20/2016
    1,871,228  
  5,075,000  
6.221%, 07/03/2017
    4,764,374  
     
Time Warner, Inc.:
       
  1,050,000  
4.70%, 01/15/2021
    1,170,042  
  1,100,000  
7.625%, 04/15/2031
    1,420,805  
  500,000  
7.70%, 05/01/2032 @
    652,918  
  1,000,000  
6.55%, 05/01/2037
    1,185,823  
  3,100,000  
6.75%, 06/15/2039
    3,778,209  
  3,000,000  
Tyco Electronics Group S.A.,
       
     
6.55%, 10/01/2017 f
    3,581,439  
  53,574  
United AirLines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates,
       
     
Series 2000-2, Class C, 7.762%, 04/29/2049 ** § †
    1,607  
  296,734  
U.S. Airways Pass-Through Certificate,
       
     
Series 1998-1, 6.85%, 01/30/2018
    293,767  
     
Vale Overseas Limited: f
       
  3,850,000  
8.25%, 01/17/2034
    4,913,135  
  1,550,000  
6.875%, 11/21/2036 @
    1,797,929  
  1,000,000  
6.875%, 11/10/2039 @
    1,168,377  
     
Vulcan Materials Co.:
       
  2,000,000  
7.00%, 06/15/2018
    2,130,000  
  500,000  
7.15%, 11/30/2037
    473,750  
  100,000  
Westvaco Corporation,
       
     
9.75%, 06/15/2020
    126,241  
  3,600,000  
Woodside Finance Ltd.,
       
     
8.125%, 03/01/2014 (Acquired 02/24/2009, Cost $3,598,884) * f
    3,953,059  
  690,000  
Xstrata Finance Canada Ltd,
       
     
5.80%, 11/15/2016 (Acquired 12/06/2011, Cost $740,994) * f
    770,770  
            143,334,640  
Utility - 5.7%
       
  1,900,000  
Allegheny Energy Supply Co. Senior Unsecured Notes,
       
     
5.75%, 10/15/2019 (Acquired 09/22/2009 through 06/30/2010, Cost $1,891,569) *
    2,044,641  
  6,900,000  
Ameren Corporation,
       
     
8.875%, 05/15/2014
    7,685,834  
  850,000  
Arizona Public Service Senior Unsecured Notes,
       
     
8.75%, 03/01/2019
    1,124,124  
  1,220,000  
Beaver Valley Funding Corporation Debentures,
       
     
9.00%, 06/01/2017
    1,261,968  
  5,862,000  
Constellation Energy Group Inc.,
       
     
4.55%, 06/15/2015
    6,295,313  
  2,800,000  
DCP Midstream, LLC,
       
     
9.75%, 03/15/2019 (Acquired 02/29/2012, Cost $3,647,661) *
    3,629,942  
  4,500,000  
El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co LLC,
       
     
7.50%, 11/15/2040
    5,702,189  
     
Enel Finance International: f
       
  2,475,000  
5.125%, 10/07/2019 (Acquired 09/30/2009, Cost $2,464,110) *@
    2,364,276  
  1,900,000  
6.80%, 09/15/2037 (Acquired 09/13/2007, Cost $1,894,965) *
    1,643,787  
  2,200,000  
Exelon Generation Company, LLC,
       
     
6.20%, 10/01/2017
    2,536,406  
  2,500,000  
FPL Group Capital, Inc.,
       
     
Series D, 7.30%, 09/01/2067
    2,653,125  
  322,769  
GG1C Funding Corporation,
       
     
5.129%, 01/15/2014 (Acquired 06/27/2006, Cost $319,048) *
    329,509  
     
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners Senior, L.P.:
       
  1,000,000  
9.00%, 02/01/2019
    1,291,775  
  2,250,000  
6.95%, 01/15/2038 @
    2,660,949  
  1,000,000  
6.50%, 09/01/2039
    1,142,073  
  900,000  
Kinder Morgan Finance,
       
     
5.70%, 01/05/2016 f @
    947,250  
  187,385  
Kiowa Power Partners LLC,
       
     
4.811%, 12/30/2013 (Acquired 11/19/2004 through 12/23/2011, Cost $190,210) *
    189,432  
  5,500,000  
Mega Advance Investments Ltd,
       
     
5.00%, 05/12/2021 (Acquired 05/09/2011, Cost $5,443,790) *f @
    5,838,938  
  100,000  
National Rural Utilities Corporation,
       
     
8.00%, 03/01/2032
    146,910  
  3,401,000  
ONEOK Partners L.P.,
       
     
6.15%, 10/01/2016
    3,953,560  
  2,060,000  
PPL Energy Supply, LLC,
       
     
Series A, 5.70%, 10/15/2015
    2,235,384  
     
PSE&G Power LLC:
       
  3,223,000  
5.32%, 09/15/2016 @
    3,634,593  
  4,005,000  
5.125%, 04/15/2020
    4,441,701  
  1,215,240  
RGS (I&M) Funding Corporation Debentures,
       
     
9.82%, 12/07/2022
    1,518,649  
  2,000,000  
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC,
       
     
5.625%, 04/15/2020 (Acquired 03/17/2010, Cost $1,998,220) *@
    1,820,000  
  1,400,000  
Southern Natural Gas,
       
     
5.90%, 04/01/2017 (Acquired 03/14/2007, Cost $1,397,676) *
    1,602,723  
  3,100,000  
Williams Partners L.P.,
       
     
6.30%, 04/15/2040
    3,671,361  
            72,366,412  
Finance - 18.0%
       
  150,000  
Ally Financial Inc.,
       
     
6.75%, 12/01/2014 @
    158,239  
     
American General Finance Corporation:
       
  1,000,000  
5.85%, 06/01/2013 @
    960,000  
  500,000  
6.90%, 12/15/2017
    399,060  
  1,000,000  
American International Group, Inc.,
       
     
8.175%, 05/15/2058 @
    1,085,000  
  2,000,000  
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.,
       
     
7.30%, 06/28/2019 @
    2,497,064  
  250,000  
AmSouth Bancorp,
       
     
6.75%, 11/01/2025
    238,038  
  5,125,000  
Associates Corporation of North America,
       
     
6.95%, 11/01/2018
    5,778,489  
  400,000  
BAC Capital Trust VI,
       
     
5.625%, 03/08/2035
    381,719  
  100,000  
BankAmerica Capital II,
       
     
Series 2, 8.00%, 12/15/2026
    102,280  
  1,715,000  
Bank of America Corporation Subordinated Notes,
       
     
10.20%, 07/15/2015
    1,941,351  
  2,175,000  
Banponce Trust I,
       
     
Series A, 8.327%, 02/01/2027
    1,573,156  
  4,000,000  
Barclays Bank PLC,
       
     
6.75%, 05/22/2019 f
    4,666,184  
  100,000  
Capital One Financial Corporation,
       
     
6.15%, 09/01/2016
    111,797  
     
CIT Group, Inc.:
       
  88,000  
7.00%, 05/02/2016 (Acquired 01/23/2006, Cost $88,366) *
    88,220  
  47,605  
7.00%, 05/02/2017 (Acquired 01/23/2006, Cost $47,672) *
    47,694  
  2,000,000  
Citigroup Capital XXI,
       
     
8.30%, 12/21/2057
    2,005,000  
     
Citigroup, Inc.:
       
  1,000,000  
4.45%, 01/10/2017
    1,048,243  
  2,675,000  
6.125%, 11/21/2017 @
    2,963,694  
  5,000,000  
CNA Financial Corporation,
       
     
6.50%, 08/15/2016
    5,626,365  
  5,330,000  
Countrywide Financial Corporation,
       
     
6.25%, 05/15/2016
    5,547,453  
  1,000,000  
Credit Agricole S.A.,
       
     
6.637%, 05/29/2049 (Acquired 05/23/2007, Cost $1,000,000) *f @
    704,100  
  1,575,000  
Credit Suisse New York,
       
     
5.30%, 08/13/2019 f @
    1,771,955  
  2,410,000  
Dresdner Bank AG,
       
     
7.25%, 09/15/2015 f
    2,442,805  
  3,135,000  
First Empire Capital Trust I,
       
     
8.234%, 02/01/2027
    3,319,410  
  1,575,000  
First Empire Capital Trust II,
       
     
8.277%, 06/01/2027
    1,606,500  
  3,749,000  
First Hawaiian Capital Trust I,
       
     
Series B, 8.343%, 07/01/2027
    3,749,000  
  541,115  
First National Bank of Chicago Pass-Through Certificates,
       
     
Series 1993-A, 8.08%, 01/05/2018
    607,477  
  2,500,000  
Fleet Capital Trust II,
       
     
7.92%, 12/11/2026
    2,556,250  
     
General Electric Capital Corporation:
       
  1,500,000  
5.625%, 09/15/2017
    1,721,361  
  4,700,000  
5.625%, 05/01/2018 @
    5,402,838  
  6,000,000  
4.65%, 10/17/2021
    6,663,156  
  1,416,000  
Genworth Financial, Inc.,
       
     
5.75%, 06/15/2014 @
    1,438,931  
  6,500,000  
Genworth Life Institutional Funding Trust,
       
     
5.875%, 05/03/2013 (Acquired 04/14/2011, Cost $6,668,639) *
    6,609,395  
     
GMAC Inc.:
       
  336,000  
7.50%, 12/31/2013
    356,160  
  403,000  
8.00%, 12/31/2018
    446,322  
  1,180,000  
Goldman Sachs Capital I,
       
     
6.345%, 02/15/2034 @
    1,116,108  
  2,800,000  
Great West Life & Annuity Insurance,
       
     
7.153%, 05/16/2046 (Acquired 05/16/2006 through 11/08/2007, Cost $2,783,656) *
    2,786,000  
  2,100,000  
HSBC Holdings PLC,
       
     
6.50%, 09/15/2037 f
    2,329,912  
  400,000  
HSBC USA Capital Trust I,
       
     
7.808%, 12/15/2026 (Acquired 03/08/2007, Cost $406,965) *
    403,000  
  500,000  
HSBC USA Capital Trust II,
       
     
8.38%, 05/15/2027 (Acquired 11/06/2007, Cost $511,766) *
    505,333  
  2,000,000  
Humana Inc.,
       
     
7.20%, 06/15/2018
    2,403,380  
     
ING Bank N.V.: f
       
  3,650,000  
4.00%, 03/15/2016 (Acquired 03/08/2011, Cost $3,648,029) *
    3,674,813  
  2,150,000  
3.75%, 03/07/2017 (Acquired 03/28/2012, Cost $2,132,950) *@
    2,139,914  
  7,525,000  
Irish Life & Permanent Group Holdings PLC,
       
     
3.60%, 01/14/2013 (Acquired 01/07/2010 through 03/09/2012, Cost $7,509,051) * f
    7,292,432  
     
Jefferies Group, Inc.:
       
  4,000,000  
6.875%, 04/15/2021
    4,022,428  
  1,395,000  
6.25%, 01/15/2036
    1,255,500  
  6,800,000  
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company,
       
     
7.375%, 02/15/2024 (Acquired 08/26/2010, Cost $7,635,127) *
    8,269,568  
  3,000,000  
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank NA,
       
     
5.875%, 06/13/2016
    3,289,929  
  4,600,000  
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.,
       
     
5.60%, 07/15/2041
    5,214,744  
  1,250,000  
Kaupthing Bank,
       
     
5.75%, 10/04/2011 (Acquired 06/06/2008 through 07/22/2008, Cost $969,046) ** f §
    318,750  
  5,000,000  
Kookmin Bank,
       
     
7.25%, 05/14/2014 (Acquired 08/24/2009 through 03/10/2010, Cost $5,226,463) * f @
    5,475,090  
  2,500,000  
Liberty Mutual Group Inc.,
       
     
10.75%, 06/15/2058 (Acquired 05/21/2008, Cost $2,445,125) *
    3,400,000  
  565,000  
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company,
       
     
7.697%, 10/15/2097 (Acquired 03/26/2003, Cost $361,719) *
    554,112  
  1,125,000  
Lincoln National Corporation,
       
     
6.05%, 04/20/2067
    1,029,375  
  1,600,000  
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC,
       
     
5.80%, 01/13/2020 (Acquired 02/10/2010, Cost $1,561,386) * f
    1,710,418  
  100,000  
Manulife Financial Corp.,
       
     
4.90%, 09/17/2020 f
    105,020  
     
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.:
       
  2,500,000  
2.30%, 04/01/2017
    2,486,473  
  1,000,000  
9.25%, 04/15/2019
    1,325,683  
  1,000,000  
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company,
       
     
8.875%, 06/01/2039 (Acquired 05/27/2009, Cost $987,100) *
    1,432,873  
  800,000  
MBIA Insurance Corp.,
       
     
14.00%, 01/15/2033 (Acquired 01/11/2008, Cost $800,000) *@
    432,000  
     
Merrill Lynch & Company:
       
  1,000,000  
6.40%, 08/28/2017
    1,087,750  
  1,750,000  
6.875%, 04/25/2018
    1,958,138  
  1,275,000  
7.75%, 05/14/2038
    1,454,336  
  422,000  
Metlife, Inc.,
       
     
6.50%, 12/15/2032
    533,570  
     
Morgan Stanley:
       
  1,075,000  
4.75%, 04/01/2014 @
    1,084,462  
  1,000,000  
4.00%, 07/24/2015
    994,193  
  150,000  
6.625%, 04/01/2018
    156,835  
  3,644,000  
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.,
       
     
6.75%, 10/15/2013
    3,786,018  
  2,000,000  
National City Bank of Cleveland Subordinated Notes,
       
     
5.80%, 06/07/2017
    2,276,908  
  4,921,000  
Navigators Group Inc. Senior Unsecured Notes,
       
     
7.00%, 05/01/2016
    5,169,929  
  4,389,000  
NB Capital Trust IV,
       
     
8.25%, 04/15/2027
    4,487,314  
  2,500,000  
North Fork Capital Trust II,
       
     
8.00%, 12/15/2027
    2,518,750  
  2,750,000  
Protective Life Corp.,
       
     
7.375%, 10/15/2019
    3,178,543  
  1,000,000  
Regions Financial Corp.,
       
     
7.75%, 11/10/2014 @
    1,080,000  
  4,750,000  
Regions Financing Trust II,
       
     
6.625%, 05/15/2047
    4,512,500  
  1,000,000  
Republic New York Capital I,
       
     
7.75%, 11/15/2026
    1,007,500  
  700,000  
Republic New York Corporation Debentures,
       
     
9.125%, 05/15/2021
    869,326  
  1,800,000  
Santander Issuances,
       
     
6.50%, 08/11/2019 (Acquired 10/18/2007 through 03/19/2012, Cost $1,925,491) * f
    1,557,364  
  1,100,000  
Santander U.S. Debt S.A. Unipersonal,
       
     
2.991%, 10/07/2013 (Acquired 09/27/2010, Cost $1,100,000) * f
    1,057,717  
  8,760,000  
Schwab Capital Trust I,
       
     
7.50%, 11/15/2037
    9,018,858  
     
SLM Corporation:
       
  1,137,000  
5.375%, 05/15/2014
    1,176,753  
  500,000  
5.625%, 08/01/2033
    422,500  
  4,900,000  
Sovereign Bank,
       
     
8.75%, 05/30/2018
    5,312,345  
  1,032,000  
Susa Partnership LP,
       
     
8.20%, 06/01/2017
    1,240,539  
  1,000,000  
Symetra Financial Corporation,
       
     
6.125%, 04/01/2016 (Acquired 03/23/2006, Cost $995,570) *
    1,022,420  
  2,000,000  
Talent Yield Investments Ltd.,
       
     
4.50%, 04/25/2022 (Acquired 04/18/2012, Cost $1,986,320) * f
    2,046,092  
  3,000,000  
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation,
       
     
5.60%, 12/01/2019
    3,409,854  
  2,400,000  
The Bear Stearns Companies LLC,
       
     
5.30%, 10/30/2015
    2,604,394  
     
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:
       
  2,200,000  
3.70%, 08/01/2015 @
    2,219,441  
  1,000,000  
6.25%, 09/01/2017
    1,087,269  
  4,500,000  
6.15%, 04/01/2018
    4,878,360  
     
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.:
       
  5,000,000  
4.00%, 10/15/2017
    5,020,740  
  2,200,000  
8.125%, 06/15/2038 @
    2,304,500  
  1,000,000  
The NASDAQ OMX Group Inc.,
       
     
4.00%, 01/15/2015
    1,033,931  
  4,120,000  
Wachovia Bank, NA,
       
     
6.00%, 11/15/2017
    4,800,698  
  750,000  
Willis North America Inc.,
       
     
5.625%, 07/15/2015
    813,727  
            226,771,135  
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities - 31.5%
       
         
U.S. Government Agency Issues - 25.9%
       
     
Federal Gold Loan Mortgage Corporation (FGLMC) Pass-Through Certificates:
       
  22,616  
6.50%, 07/01/2014
    23,184  
  391,741  
6.00%, 06/01/2020
    416,327  
  211,553  
5.50%, 11/01/2022
    231,850  
  244,956  
5.00%, 06/01/2023
    263,319  
  241,362  
5.50%, 07/01/2023
    264,519  
  675,285  
6.50%, 06/01/2029
    772,597  
  2,100,481  
5.50%, 01/01/2036
    2,296,757  
  1,337,418  
6.00%, 12/01/2036
    1,469,863  
  14,800,242  
5.00%, 03/01/2038
    15,928,203  
  19,239,963  
4.50%, 11/01/2039
    20,556,803  
     
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) Pass-Through Certificates:
       
  64,202  
Series 206, Class E, 0.00%, 07/15/2019 ^
    63,193  
  36,328  
Series 141, Class D, 5.00%, 05/15/2021
    38,960  
  41,134  
Series 1074, Class I, 6.75%, 05/15/2021
    45,363  
  206,152  
Series 1081, Class K, 7.00%, 05/15/2021
    232,562  
  39,050  
Series 163, Class F, 6.00%, 07/15/2021
    43,530  
  73,203  
Series 188, Class H, 7.00%, 09/15/2021
    82,075  
  30,878  
Series 1286, Class A, 6.00%, 05/15/2022
    33,709  
  6,568,626  
5.50%, 05/01/2038
    7,141,364  
  6,608,927  
4.50%, 11/01/2039
    7,061,261  
  18,029,488  
4.50%, 09/01/2040
    19,286,016  
     
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) Pass-Through Certificates:
       
  22,261  
Series 2002-56, Class MC, 5.50%, 09/25/2017
    24,027  
  247,702  
Series 1989-37, Class G, 8.00%, 07/25/2019
    279,046  
  915,307  
5.00%, 12/01/2019
    991,037  
  62,808  
Series 1989-94, Class G, 7.50%, 12/25/2019
    70,927  
  9,543  
Series 1990-58, Class J, 7.00%, 05/25/2020
    10,717  
  84,501  
Series 1990-76, Class G, 7.00%, 07/25/2020
    94,929  
  40,012  
Series 1990-105, Class J, 6.50%, 09/25/2020
    43,827  
  13,139  
Series 1990-108, Class G, 7.00%, 09/25/2020
    14,767  
  24,500  
Series 1991-1, Class G, 7.00%, 01/25/2021
    27,646  
  30,524  
Series 1991-86, Class Z, 6.50%, 07/25/2021
    33,715  
  7,943,864  
5.00%, 11/01/2021
    8,601,116  
  516,322  
5.50%, 01/01/2023
    567,957  
  385,810  
Series 1993-58, Class H, 5.50%, 04/25/2023
    423,639  
  908,911  
5.50%, 07/01/2023
    999,807  
  2,193,979  
5.00%, 11/01/2023
    2,412,100  
  899,722  
6.00%, 03/01/2026
    992,054  
  2,042,962  
6.00%, 05/01/2026
    2,252,619  
  1,982,875  
5.00%, 05/01/2028
    2,151,505  
  244,743  
Series 1998-66, Class C, 6.00%, 12/25/2028
    269,985  
  266,496  
6.00%, 03/01/2033
    300,238  
  287,173  
5.00%, 11/01/2033
    312,492  
  6,396,715  
5.50%, 04/01/2034
    7,027,349  
  1,135,687  
Series 2004-W6, Class 1A4, 5.50%, 07/25/2034
    1,165,507  
  2,455,898  
Series 2004-W6, Class 1A6, 5.50%, 07/25/2034
    2,547,518  
  3,515,583  
Series 2004-W10, Class A4, 5.75%, 08/25/2034
    3,601,288  
  1,204,264  
5.50%, 09/01/2034
    1,323,191  
  302,818  
6.00%, 11/01/2034
    337,964  
  4,328,422  
5.50%, 02/01/2035
    4,755,877  
  20,805,818  
5.00%, 10/01/2035
    22,626,678  
  10,337,656  
5.00%, 11/01/2035
    11,216,802  
  2,423,753  
5.50%, 11/01/2036
    2,647,963  
  9,680,752  
5.50%, 04/01/2037
    10,648,879  
  521,737  
6.00%, 08/01/2037
    570,715  
  1,589,193  
4.50%, 11/01/2039
    1,705,411  
  10,371,201  
4.00%, 08/01/2040
    11,055,556  
  3,604,284  
3.50%, 12/01/2040
    3,792,285  
  31,853,237  
3.50%, 02/01/2041
    33,514,721  
  41,924,265  
4.00%, 02/01/2041
    44,690,682  
  14,599,445  
4.00%, 09/01/2041
    15,567,367  
     
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) Pass-Through Certificates:
       
  203,556  
6.00%, 11/20/2033
    230,208  
  11,828,250  
5.00%, 07/20/2040
    13,115,913  
  32,914,234  
4.50%, 01/20/2041
    36,350,719  
            325,618,198  
Non-U.S. Government Agency Issues - 5.6%
       
     
Bank of America Alternative Loan Trust:
       
  250,943  
Series 2003-4, Class 2A1, 5.00%, 06/25/2018
    259,934  
  3,276,980  
Series 2003-5, Class 2A1, 5.00%, 07/25/2018
    3,402,269  
  429,539  
Series 2003-11, Class 4A1, 4.75%, 01/25/2019
    438,352  
  289,702  
Series 2004-6, Class 4A1, 5.00%, 07/25/2019
    296,584  
  6,538,571  
Series 2004-7, Class 4A1, 5.00%, 08/25/2019
    6,749,146  
  312,075  
Series 2004-11, Class 4A1, 5.50%, 12/25/2019
    325,188  
  465,741  
Series 2005-2, Class 4A1, 5.50%, 03/25/2020
    471,119  
  2,122,748  
Series 2005-4, Class 3A1, 5.50%, 05/25/2020
    2,075,186  
  1,425,417  
Series 2005-10, Class 5A1, 5.25%, 11/25/2020
    1,396,862  
  2,473,098  
Series 2007-1, Class 1A1, 5.966%, 04/25/2022
    2,420,804  
  1,029,068  
Series 2003-11, Class 2A1, 6.00%, 01/25/2034
    1,075,707  
  441,768  
Series 2005-2, Class 1CB2, 5.50%, 03/25/2035
    410,648  
  644,564  
Series 2005-9, Class 1CB3, 5.50%, 10/25/2035
    502,968  
  379,311  
Series 2005-11, Class 1CB4, 5.50%, 12/25/2035
    294,499  
  1,433,012  
Series 2006-5, Class CB7, 6.00%, 06/25/2046 §
    1,007,456  
  2,430,963  
Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust,
       
     
Series 2004-AC2, Class 2A, 5.00%, 05/25/2034
    2,446,932  
     
Chase Mortgage Finance Corporation:
       
  571,853  
Series 2003-S13, Class A11, 5.50%, 11/25/2033
    582,417  
  14,901  
Series 2003-S14, Class 3A6, 5.50%, 01/25/2034
    14,887  
  5,031,543  
Series 2006-A1, Class 2A3, 5.593%, 09/25/2036 §
    3,907,582  
  677,273  
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.,
       
     
Series 2005-9, Class 2A2, 5.50%, 11/25/2035
    651,550  
     
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust:
       
  741,969  
Series 2005-50CB, Class 4A1, 5.00%, 11/25/2020 §
    651,454  
  3,216,315  
Series 2006-7CB, Class 3A1, 5.25%, 05/25/2021 §
    2,834,425  
  679,525  
Series 2006-J5, Class 3A1, 6.041%, 07/25/2021 §
    593,886  
  829,065  
Series 2006-43CB, Class 2A1, 6.00%, 02/25/2022 §
    750,597  
  116,944  
Series 2002-11, Class A4, 6.25%, 10/25/2032
    119,539  
  10,093,585  
Series 2003-20CB, Class 1A1, 5.50%, 10/25/2033
    10,610,043  
  3,723,888  
Series 2005-10CB, Class 1A6, 5.50%, 05/25/2035
    3,666,939  
  1,763,727  
Series 2006-28CB, Class A17, 6.00%, 10/25/2036 §
    1,084,103  
     
Deutsche Mortgage Securities Inc.:
       
  1,160,622  
Series 2006-AR5, Class 21A, 6.00%, 10/25/2021 §
    916,040  
  162,525  
Series 2004-4, Class 1A6, 5.65%, 04/25/2034
    162,477  
     
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities:
       
  502,407  
Series 2005-FA7, Class 2A1, 5.00%, 09/25/2020
    484,370  
  705,808  
Series 2006-FA6, Class 3A1, 5.75%, 11/25/2021
    679,031  
  2,090,390  
Series 2006-FA8, Class 2A1, 5.75%, 02/25/2037
    1,975,356  
  222,113  
Impac CMB Trust,
       
     
Series 2004-4, Class 2A2, 4.933%, 09/25/2034
    217,287  
  922,052  
J.P. Morgan Alternative Loan Trust,
       
     
Series 2006-A1, Class 2A1, 2.789%, 03/25/2036 §
    532,209  
     
J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust:
       
  539,920  
Series 2006-A7, Class 2A2, 2.72%, 01/25/2037 §
    380,319  
  2,306,777  
Series 2006-A7, Class 2A4R, 2.72%, 01/25/2037 §
    1,624,661  
  5,800,821  
Series 2007-A2, Class 2A3, 2.857%, 04/25/2037
    4,228,926  
     
Master Alternative Loans Trust:
       
  1,301,850  
Series 2004-1, Class 1A1, 5.00%, 01/25/2019
    1,337,349  
  79,046  
Series 2004-2, Class 4A1, 5.00%, 02/25/2019
    82,197  
  965,174  
Series 2004-4, Class 4A1, 5.00%, 04/25/2019
    997,600  
  557,456  
Series 2003-5, Class 6A1, 6.00%, 08/25/2033
    593,902  
  415,237  
RAAC Series,
       
     
Series 2004-SP1, Class AI4, 5.285%, 08/25/2027
    416,833  
  508,784  
Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.,
       
     
Series 2004-QS6, Class A1, 5.00%, 05/25/2019
    516,051  
  105,831  
Residential Funding Mortgage Security I,
       
     
Series 2003-S11, Class A2, 4.00%, 06/25/2018
    107,433  
  686,801  
Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII,
       
     
Series 2003-UP2, Class A2, 4.00%, 06/25/2033
    720,971  
  1,076,058  
Structured Asset Securities Corporation,
       
     
Series 2005-7XS, Class 1A4B, 5.44%, 04/25/2035
    1,092,000  
     
Washington Mutual, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates:
       
  1,207,601  
Series 2004-CB1, Class 5A, 5.00%, 06/25/2019
    1,253,413  
  2,198,539  
Series 2004-CB2, Class 7A, 5.50%, 08/25/2019
    2,300,046  
  69,641  
Series 2004-CB3, Class 3A, 5.50%, 10/25/2019
    71,579  
  643,297  
Series 2004-CB3, Class 4A, 6.00%, 10/25/2019
    671,191  
  461,965  
Series 2004-CB4, Class 21A, 5.50%, 12/25/2019
    475,473  
            70,877,790  
Asset Backed Securities - 4.1%
       
  506  
Amresco Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust,
       
     
Series 1997-3, Class A9, 6.96%, 03/25/2027
    508  
     
Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust:
       
  930,200  
Series 2006-A, Class 1A2, 5.483%, 02/28/2041
    933,291  
  2,500,000  
Series 2007-B, Class 1A2, 6.831%, 08/28/2047
    1,133,142  
  139  
Contimortgage Home Equity Trust,
       
     
Series 1997-2, Class A9, 7.09%, 04/15/2028
    139  
     
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates:
       
  860,518  
Series 2005-17, Class 1AF2, 5.363%, 03/25/2030 §
    743,881  
  3,769,439  
Series 2004-13, Class AF4, 4.583%, 01/25/2033
    3,672,225  
  2,388,003  
Series 2004-S1, Class A3, 4.615%, 02/25/2035
    2,273,040  
  5,593,957  
Series 2004-15, Class AF6, 4.613%, 04/25/2035
    5,263,684  
  8,328,376  
Series 2005-1, Class AF6, 5.03%, 07/25/2035
    8,286,701  
  9,964,966  
Series 2005-11, Class AF3, 4.778%, 02/25/2036
    8,005,605  
  4,246,775  
Series 2005-10, Class AF6, 4.915%, 02/25/2036
    3,595,380  
  4,370,246  
Series 2005-13, Class AF3, 5.43%, 04/25/2036
    3,211,606  
  1,706,867  
Series 2005-17, Class 1AF5, 5.521%, 05/25/2036 §
    1,065,136  
  1,497,705  
Series 2007-S1, Class A6, 5.693%, 11/25/2036
    1,210,358  
  1,997,287  
Series 2006-13, Class 1AF2, 5.884%, 01/25/2037 §
    1,897,422  
  1,500,000  
Series 2006-10, Class 1AF3, 5.767%, 09/25/2046
    845,927  
  385,102  
Credit Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC,
       
     
Series 2005-CB8, Class AF2, 5.303%, 12/25/2035
    347,449  
  51,016  
Equivantage Home Equity Loan Trust,
       
     
Series 1996-3, Class A3, 7.70%, 09/25/2027
    50,591  
     
GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc.:
       
  446  
Series 1997-HE4, Class A7, 6.735%, 12/25/2028
    443  
  11,104  
Series 1999-HE1, Class A7, 6.265%, 04/25/2029
    10,854  
     
Green Tree Financial Corporation:
       
  329,408  
Series 1993-3, Class A7, 6.40%, 10/15/2018
    339,196  
  240,419  
Series 1993-4, Class A5, 7.05%, 01/15/2019
    242,927  
  25,373  
Series 1997-1, Class A5, 6.86%, 03/15/2028
    26,563  
  1,196,975  
Series 1998-2, Class A5, 6.24%, 12/01/2028
    1,238,005  
  41,236  
Series 1997-6, Class A8, 7.07%, 01/15/2029
    44,383  
  1,055,752  
Series 1998-3, Class A5, 6.22%, 03/01/2030
    1,152,880  
  655,578  
Series 1998-4, Class A5, 6.18%, 04/01/2030
    677,095  
  24,248  
IMC Home Equity Loan Trust,
       
     
Series 1997-5, Class A10, 6.88%, 11/20/2028
    24,248  
  63,975  
Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc.,
       
     
Series 1999-B, Class A3, 6.45%, 11/15/2017
    59,280  
  3,000,000  
Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust,
       
     
Series 2007-1, Class AF3, 5.612%, 04/25/2037
    1,240,113  
     
Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc.:
       
  1,792,410  
Series 2003-RS7, Class AI6, 5.34%, 08/25/2033
    1,761,615  
  569,676  
Series 2005-RS1, Class AI6, 4.713%, 01/25/2035
    517,868  
     
Residential Asset Securities Corporation:
       
  1,499,985  
Series 2003-KS2, Class AI6, 3.99%, 04/25/2033
    1,431,346  
  110,468  
Series 2003-KS5, Class AI6, 3.62%, 07/25/2033
    96,703  
  151,214  
Series 2004-KS2, Class AI6, 4.30%, 03/25/2034
    145,283  
            51,544,887  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities - 8.0%
       
  11,139,000  
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities,
       
     
Series 2005-PWR9, Class A4A, 4.871%, 09/11/2042
    12,272,962  
  11,248,000  
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
       
     
Series 2005-C6, Class A5A, 5.116%, 06/10/2044
    12,420,638  
  10,149,000  
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corporation,
       
     
Series 2005-C5, Class A4, 5.10%, 08/15/2038
    11,190,135  
  10,750,000  
GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corporation,
       
     
Series 2005-C4, Class A4, 5.305%, 11/10/2045
    12,018,059  
  4,625,000  
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation,
       
     
Series 2011-C5, Class A3, 4.171%, 08/15/2046
    5,031,380  
  11,355,000  
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Trust,
       
     
Series 2005-CB12, Class A4, 4.895%, 09/12/2037
    12,454,459  
  10,825,000  
Morgan Stanley Capital I,
       
     
Series 2005-HQ7, Class A4, 5.201%, 11/14/2042
    12,015,144  
  10,000,000  
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,
       
     
Series 2005-C22, Class A4, 5.441%, 12/15/2044
    11,098,980  
  12,000,000  
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,
       
     
Series 2012-C6, Class A4, 3.44%, 04/15/2045
    12,321,408  
            100,823,165  
     
Total Long-Term Investments (Cost $1,191,840,935)
    1,239,185,530  
               
Shares
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTs - 2.2%
       
         
Money Market Mutual Funds - 2.2%
       
  4,797,194  
Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, 0.15% «
    4,797,194  
  23,288,773  
Short-Term Investments Trust - Liquid Assets Portfolio, 0.16% «
    23,288,773  
     
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $28,085,967)
    28,085,967  
               
Principal Amount
           
     
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM
       
     
SECURITIES LENDING - 10.9%
       
               
     
Commercial Paper - 0.2%
       
$ 2,837,710  
Atlantic East Funding LLC, 0.595%, 03/25/2013 † **
    1,872,176  
     
Total Commercial Paper (Cost $2,837,710)
    1,872,176  
Shares
           
     
Investment Companies - 10.7%
       
  135,218,513  
Mount Vernon Securities Lending Trust Prime Portfolio, 0.31% «
    135,218,513  
     
Total Investment Companies (Cost $135,218,513)
    135,218,513  
               
     
Total Investments Purchased With Cash Proceeds From
       
     
Securities Lending (Cost $138,056,223)
    137,090,689  
     
Total Investments (Cost $1,357,983,125) - 111.5%
    1,404,362,186  
               
     
Asset Relating to Securities Lending Investments - 0.1%
       
     
Support Agreement ** ^ α †
    965,534  
     
Total (Cost $0)
    965,534  
     
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (11.6)%
    (146,346,451 )
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
  $ 1,258,981,269  
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments
       
 *  
Restricted Security Deemed Liquid
       
 **  
Illiquid Security
       
@
 
This security or portion of this security is out on loan at June 30, 2012.
       
 f  
Foreign Security
       
^
 
Non-Income Producing
       
«
 
7-Day Yield
       
§
 
Security in Default
       
   
Priced at Fair Value by the Valuation Committee as delegated by the Baird Funds' Board of Directors.
       
α
 
The Fund's transfer agent and administrator and securities lending agent entered into a support agreement with
       
     
the Fund to cover losses realized by the Fund on its investment in Atlantic East Funding, LLC (up to a certain amount),
       
     
which investment was made by the Fund's securities lending agent.
       
 

Summary of Fair Value Exposure at June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards which establish a definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion on changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These standards define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  The fair value hierarchy is organized into three levels based upon the assumptions (referred to as “inputs”) used in pricing the asset or liability.  These standards state that “observable inputs” reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources and “unobservable inputs” reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. These inputs are summarized into three broad levels and described below:

Level 1 -
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical unrestricted securities.
Level 2 -
Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, quoted prices in inactive markets, dealer indications, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, default rates, inputs corroborated by observable market data, etc.).
Level 3 -
Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in valuing the security) based on the best information available.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2012:
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Fixed Income
                       
U.S. Treasury Securities
  $ -     $ 153,191,941     $ -     $ 153,191,941  
Taxable Municipal Bonds
    -       64,235,218       -       64,235,218  
Other Government Related Securities
    -       30,422,144       -       30,422,144  
Corporate Debt Securities
    -       442,470,580       1,607       442,472,187  
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities -  U.S. Government Agency Issues
    -       325,618,198       -       325,618,198  
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities - Non - U.S. Government Agency Issues
    -       70,877,790       -       70,877,790  
Asset Backed Securities
    -       51,544,887       -       51,544,887  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
    -       100,823,165       -       100,823,165  
Total Fixed Income
    -       1,239,183,923       1,607       1,239,185,530  
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Mutual Funds
    28,085,967       -       -       28,085,967  
Total Short-Term Investments
    28,085,967       -       -       28,085,967  
                                 
Investments Purchased with Cash
                               
Proceeds from Securities Lending
                               
Commercial Paper
    -       1,872,176       -       1,872,176  
Money Market Mutual Fund
    135,218,513       -       -       135,218,513  
Total Investments Purchased with
                               
Cash Proceeds from Securities Lending
    135,218,513       1,872,176       -       137,090,689  
                                 
Total Investments
  $ 163,304,480     $ 1,241,056,099     $ 1,607     $ 1,404,362,186  
                                 
Asset Relating to Securities Lending Investments
  $ -     $ 965,534     $ -     $ 965,534  
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of current assigned levels within the hierarchy.  There were no significant transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements during the reporting period, as compared to their classification from the prior year’s annual report.  One security that is priced at fair value by the Valuation Committee instead of the Fund’s pricing vendor is valued using level 3 inputs.
 
Level 3 Reconciliation Disclosure
 
Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.
 
Description
 
Investments in
Securities
 
Balance as of December 31, 2011
  $ 1,607  
Accrued discounts/premiums
    -  
Realized gain (loss)
    -  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    -  
Purchases
    -  
Sales
    -  
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 *
    -  
Balance as of June 30, 2012
  $ 1,607  
 
* Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.


 
 

 

Baird Core Plus Bond Fund
     
Schedule of Investments
     
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
     
           
Principal Amount
     
Value
 
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS - 96.2%
     
       
U.S. Treasury Securities - 11.0%
     
   
U.S. Treasury Bonds: @
     
$ 63,150,000  
2.375%, 07/31/2017
  $ 68,192,149  
  12,675,000  
6.250%, 08/15/2023
    18,410,437  
  35,775,000  
5.250%, 11/15/2028
    50,347,732  
  43,525,000  
4.375%, 02/15/2038
    57,752,234  
            194,702,552  
U.S. Government Agency Securities - 1.5%
       
     
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA):
       
  15,075,000  
1.000%, 07/28/2017
    15,067,176  
  10,975,000  
1.250%, 01/30/2017 @
    11,147,999  
            26,215,175  
Taxable Municipal Bonds - 2.4%
       
  625,000  
Bellevue California Union School District,
       
     
5.000%, 08/01/2028
    649,644  
     
California Qualified School Construction Bonds:
       
  1,500,000  
5.041%, 07/01/2020
    1,691,805  
  1,700,000  
7.155%, 03/01/2027
    1,970,045  
  2,000,000  
California State,
       
     
5.500%, 03/01/2016
    2,258,340  
  1,500,000  
Central Valley Support Joint Powers Agency,
       
     
5.676%, 09/01/2024
    1,660,695  
  1,250,000  
Colton Joint Unified School District,
       
     
6.008%, 08/01/2026
    1,380,263  
  1,300,000  
Contra Costa County California Pension Obligation,
       
     
5.140%, 06/01/2017
    1,448,551  
  1,000,000  
Davie Florida Water & Sewer Revenue,
       
     
6.599%, 10/01/2030 (Callable 10/01/2020)
    1,149,510  
  1,000,000  
Elgin Ohio LOC School District,
       
     
5.499%, 08/31/2027 (Callable 12/01/2019)
    1,067,770  
     
Illinois State:
       
  2,000,000  
4.026%, 03/01/2014
    2,068,280  
  1,600,000  
4.421%, 01/01/2015
    1,682,032  
  2,000,000  
4.961%, 03/01/2016
    2,152,000  
  3,000,000  
5.163%, 02/01/2018
    3,250,680  
  3,000,000  
North East Independent School District Texas,
       
     
5.240%, 08/01/2027
    3,489,150  
  2,900,000  
Port of Oakland,
       
     
5.000%, 11/01/2020
    3,163,842  
  1,515,000  
San Dieguito California Public Facilities,
       
     
6.459%, 05/01/2027
    1,777,746  
  2,000,000  
State Public School Building Authorities Revenue,
       
     
5.000%, 09/15/2027
    2,228,060  
  1,350,000  
Three Rivers Ohio LOC School District,
       
     
5.209%, 09/15/2027 (Callable 12/01/2020)
    1,452,155  
  3,420,000  
Tobacco Settlement Authority Iowa,
       
     
6.500%, 06/01/2023 (Callable 06/01/2015)
    3,290,792  
  4,000,000  
West Contra Costa Unified School District,
       
     
6.250%, 08/01/2030
    4,351,080  
  1,160,000  
Westlake Ohio City School District,
       
     
5.227%, 12/01/2026 (Callable 12/01/2020)
    1,291,080  
            43,473,520  
Other Government Related Securities - 2.0%
       
  2,556,000  
Corp Andina de Fomento,
       
     
4.375%, 06/15/2022 f
    2,610,780  
  9,000,000  
Eksportfinans ASA,
       
     
2.000%, 09/15/2015 f
    8,054,514  
     
Export-Import Bank of Korea Notes: f
       
  3,500,000  
5.875%, 01/14/2015
    3,826,599  
  1,000,000  
4.000%, 01/29/2021
    1,032,223  
  100,000  
Korea Development Bank,
       
     
5.300%, 01/17/2013 f
    101,896  
  240,000  
Korea Electric Power Corporation,
       
     
6.750%, 08/01/2027 f
    296,874  
     
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.: f
       
  1,000,000  
6.250%, 06/17/2014 (Acquired 03/21/2011, Cost $1,062,700) *
    1,075,622  
  500,000  
3.125%, 09/16/2015 (Acquired 09/09/2010, Cost $493,770) *
    510,880  
  150,000  
National Bank of Hungary Yankee Debentures,
       
     
8.875%, 11/01/2013 f
    154,755  
     
Petrobras International Finance Company: f
       
  4,100,000  
3.875%, 01/27/2016
    4,233,004  
  3,200,000  
5.375%, 01/27/2021
    3,448,867  
     
Petroleos Mexicanos: f
       
  2,500,000  
4.875%, 01/24/2022 (Acquired 01/17/2012, Cost $2,477,975) *
    2,700,000  
  4,000,000  
6.500%, 06/02/2041 (Acquired 10/12/2011 through 10/13/2011, Cost $4,129,885) *
    4,670,000  
  1,885,000  
Westdeutsche Landesbank Subordinated Notes,
       
     
4.796%, 07/15/2015 f
    1,937,390  
            34,653,404  
Corporate Bonds - 43.7%
       
         
Industrials - 14.2%
       
  700,000  
Acuity Brands Lighting Inc.,
       
     
6.000%, 12/15/2019
    791,275  
  3,000,000  
Ameritech Capital Funding Corporation,
       
     
6.450%, 01/15/2018
    3,447,597  
     
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation:
       
  2,225,000  
5.950%, 09/15/2016 @
    2,524,881  
  968,000  
6.375%, 09/15/2017
    1,124,462  
  3,700,000  
8.700%, 03/15/2019
    4,836,510  
  2,500,000  
Anglo American Capital PLC,
       
     
9.375%, 04/08/2019 (Acquired 09/20/2011, Cost $3,205,933) * f
    3,313,050  
  2,000,000  
ArcelorMittal,
       
     
6.250%, 02/25/2022 f
    1,958,816  
  5,000,000  
Aristotle Holding, Inc.,
       
     
3.500%, 11/15/2016 (Acquired 11/14/2011 through 03/28/2012, Cost $5,041,148) *
    5,264,320  
  1,000,000  
AT&T Inc.,
       
     
5.550%, 08/15/2041
    1,191,957  
  284,020  
Atlas Air, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates,
       
     
Series 2000-1, 8.707%, 07/02/2021
    284,020  
  2,000,000  
Beam, Inc.,
       
     
3.250%, 05/15/2022 @
    2,011,524  
  1,000,000  
Bemis Company, Inc.,
       
     
4.500%, 10/15/2021
    1,079,234  
  1,500,000  
BP Capital Markets PLC,
       
     
4.750%, 03/10/2019 f
    1,697,536  
  1,500,000  
Browning-Ferris Industries Inc.,
       
     
9.250%, 05/01/2021
    1,968,984  
     
Bunge Limited Finance Corporation:
       
  625,000  
5.350%, 04/15/2014
    659,500  
  2,527,000  
5.100%, 07/15/2015
    2,700,345  
  3,000,000  
3.200%, 06/15/2017
    3,006,645  
  1,105,000  
8.500%, 06/15/2019
    1,379,530  
  1,950,000  
Bunge NA Finance LP,
       
     
5.900%, 04/01/2017
    2,181,422  
  2,000,000  
CenturyLink Inc.,
       
     
5.150%, 06/15/2017
    2,046,234  
  3,544,000  
Chesapeake Energy Corporation,
       
     
6.500%, 08/15/2017 @
    3,526,280  
  50,000  
Clear Channel Communications,
       
     
5.500%, 12/15/2016 @
    24,875  
  1,000,000  
CNPC HK Overseas Capital Ltd,
       
     
5.950%, 04/28/2041 (Acquired 04/20/2011, Cost $978,120) * f @
    1,215,918  
  1,025,000  
Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC,
       
     
7.875%, 08/01/2013
    1,094,386  
     
Comcast Corporation:
       
  350,000  
6.500%, 01/15/2017
    416,665  
  2,000,000  
4.650%, 07/15/2042
    2,000,916  
  875,000  
Comcast Holdings Corporation,
       
     
10.625%, 07/15/2012
    877,257  
     
Computer Sciences Corporation: @
       
  3,500,000  
5.000%, 02/15/2013
    3,587,500  
  3,375,000  
5.500%, 03/15/2013
    3,459,375  
  845,000  
ConocoPhillips Canada Funding Company I,
       
     
5.950%, 10/15/2036 f
    1,061,623  
  45,305  
Continental Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates,
       
     
Series 1997-4, Class A, 6.900%, 01/02/2018
    47,684  
  175,000  
CSX Corporation,
       
     
6.220%, 04/30/2040
    215,819  
  1,000,000  
D.R. Horton, Inc.,
       
     
4.750%, 05/15/2017 @
    1,030,625  
  5,000,000  
Daimler Finance North America LLC,
       
     
1.071%, 03/28/2014 (Acquired 04/23/2012, Cost $4,971,144) *
    4,988,160  
  3,500,000  
Danone,
       
     
3.000%, 06/15/2022 (Acquired 05/29/2012, Cost $3,489,465) * f
    3,511,911  
     
Deutsche Telekom International Finance B.V.: f
       
  2,450,000  
3.125%, 04/11/2016 (Acquired 11/09/2011, Cost $2,484,947) *
    2,534,047  
  825,000  
8.750%, 06/15/2030
    1,145,127  
     
Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Co.:
       
  1,250,000  
8.600%, 08/15/2016
    1,325,000  
  1,200,000  
6.125%, 01/15/2017 @
    1,134,000  
  500,000  
Encana Corporation,
       
     
6.500%, 05/15/2019 f
    595,466  
  198,369  
FedEx Corporation Pass-Through Certificates,
       
     
Series B2, 7.110%, 01/02/2014
    208,287  
  500,000  
First Data Corporation,
       
     
9.875%, 09/24/2015 @
    506,250  
  2,325,000  
Fiserv, Inc.,
       
     
3.125%, 06/15/2016
    2,396,826  
     
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC:
       
  2,000,000  
3.875%, 01/15/2015
    2,059,628  
  3,000,000  
3.000%, 06/12/2017 @
    2,983,473  
  1,050,000  
France Telecom SA,
       
     
2.750%, 09/14/2016 f @
    1,069,983  
     
Georgia-Pacific LLC:
       
  3,500,000  
8.250%, 05/01/2016 (Acquired 10/13/2011 through 05/15/2012, Cost $3,821,101) *
    3,855,505  
  1,000,000  
5.400%, 11/01/2020 (Acquired 10/27/2010, Cost $994,130) *
    1,160,369  
  7,115,000  
Glencore Funding LLC,
       
     
6.000%, 04/15/2014 (Acquired 03/31/2004 through 06/19/2012, Cost $7,356,247) *
    7,479,437  
  975,000  
GTE Corporation,
       
     
8.750%, 11/01/2021
    1,368,628  
  2,200,000  
Hanson Australia Funding,
       
     
5.250%, 03/15/2013 f
    2,249,500  
  2,375,000  
Hanson PLC Notes,
       
     
6.125%, 08/15/2016 f
    2,529,375  
  4,100,000  
Health Management Association,
       
     
6.125%, 04/15/2016
    4,346,000  
  4,000,000  
Hewlett-Packard Co.,
       
     
4.650%, 12/09/2021
    4,192,816  
  425,000  
Highmark Inc. Notes,
       
     
6.800%, 08/15/2013 (Acquired 10/28/2010 through 11/24/2010, Cost $445,520) *
    443,377  
  92,000  
Historic Time Warner Inc.,
       
     
6.875%, 06/15/2018
    113,354  
  3,563,000  
Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd.,
       
     
4.625%, 09/11/2015 (Acquired 08/19/2010 through 12/28/2011, Cost $3,717,178) * f
    3,808,640  
  2,000,000  
Hyundai Capital Services Inc.,
       
     
3.500%, 09/13/2017 (Acquired 03/06/2012, Cost $1,992,580) * f
    2,016,868  
  1,114,000  
International Paper Company,
       
     
7.400%, 06/15/2014
    1,234,565  
  1,150,000  
Johnson Controls Inc.,
       
     
5.250%, 12/01/2041
    1,275,307  
  5,100,000  
Kinross Gold Corporation,
       
     
6.875%, 09/01/2041 f
    5,175,607  
  1,000,000  
Kraft Foods Group Inc,
       
     
5.000%, 06/04/2042 (Acquired 05/30/2012, Cost $992,930) *
    1,058,376  
     
Lafarge SA: f
       
  1,375,000  
6.500%, 07/15/2016
    1,485,000  
  875,000  
7.125%, 07/15/2036
    866,250  
     
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.:
       
  475,000  
6.600%, 04/15/2018
    523,861  
  450,000  
6.250%, 05/01/2037
    442,324  
     
Masco Corporation: @
       
  2,150,000  
6.125%, 10/03/2016
    2,294,480  
  1,000,000  
7.125%, 03/15/2020
    1,103,360  
  250,000  
Nabors Industries, Inc.,
       
     
6.150%, 02/15/2018
    286,890  
  2,655,000  
National Oilwell Varco Inc.,
       
     
Series B, 6.125%, 08/15/2015
    2,696,028  
  2,675,000  
New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc.,
       
     
8.750%, 03/01/2031
    4,074,095  
  244,000  
Nextel Communications, Series E,
       
     
6.875%, 10/31/2013
    244,915  
  3,000,000  
Oi S.A.,
       
     
5.750%, 02/10/2022 (Acquired 02/06/2012, Cost $3,000,000) * f @
    3,057,000  
  50,000  
Pactiv Corporation,
       
     
7.950%, 12/15/2025 @
    40,000  
  200,000  
PCCW-HKT Capital II Ltd.,
       
     
6.000%, 07/15/2013 (Acquired 07/10/2003, Cost $199,066) * f
    207,549  
  775,000  
PCCW-HKT Capital III Ltd.,
       
     
5.250%, 07/20/2015 (Acquired 09/29/2008 through 12/20/2010, Cost $785,445) * f
    827,345  
  75,000  
Pearson Dollar Finance PLC,
       
     
5.700%, 06/01/2014 (Acquired 09/29/2008, Cost $74,300) * f
    80,357  
  3,000,000  
Petrohawk Energy Corporation,
       
     
7.875%, 06/01/2015
    3,118,692  
  3,000,000  
Phillips 66,
       
     
2.950%, 05/01/2017 (Acquired 03/07/2012, Cost $2,999,460) *
    3,082,704  
     
Plum Creek Timberlands, L.P.:
       
  1,200,000  
5.875%, 11/15/2015
    1,329,580  
  1,200,000  
4.700%, 03/15/2021
    1,246,803  
     
POSCO: f
       
  3,725,000  
8.750%, 03/26/2014 (Acquired 09/23/2011 through 01/11/2012, Cost $4,074,754) *
    4,121,053  
  2,175,000  
4.250%, 10/28/2020 (Acquired 10/21/2010, Cost $2,165,365) *
    2,228,005  
  2,000,000  
Reliance Holdings USA Inc.,
       
     
4.500%, 10/19/2020 (Acquired 10/14/2010 through 10/18/2010, Cost $1,988,700) *
    1,879,568  
  4,000,000  
Republic Services, Inc.,
       
     
3.550%, 06/01/2022
    4,043,236  
  1,077,000  
Rio Tinto Alcan, Inc.,
       
     
5.200%, 01/15/2014 f
    1,140,059  
  4,825,000  
Rio Tinto Financial USA Ltd.,
       
     
6.500%, 07/15/2018 f
    5,946,986  
  2,250,000  
Sealed Air Corp.,
       
     
8.375%, 09/15/2021 (Acquired 09/16/2011 through 09/19/2011, Cost $2,290,204) *
    2,542,500  
  610,000  
SK Telecom,
       
     
6.625%, 07/20/2027 (Acquired 07/13/2007 through 04/08/2009, Cost $545,581) * f
    753,581  
  1,000,000  
Sonoco Products Co.,
       
     
4.375%, 11/01/2021
    1,054,765  
     
Sprint Capital Corporation:
       
  675,000  
6.900%, 05/01/2019 @
    634,500  
  300,000  
8.750%, 03/15/2032
    273,000  
  200,000  
Sprint Nextel Corporation,
       
     
6.000%, 12/01/2016 @
    191,500  
  1,031,000  
SunGard Data Systems Inc.,
       
     
4.875%, 01/15/2014
    1,061,930  
  701,000  
Sunoco, Inc. Senior Unsecured Notes,
       
     
5.750%, 01/15/2017
    744,746  
  1,000,000  
Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP,
       
     
6.100%, 02/15/2042
    1,031,040  
  2,635,000  
TCI Communications, Inc.,
       
     
8.750%, 08/01/2015
    3,214,998  
  3,629,000  
Teck Resources Limited,
       
     
10.250%, 05/15/2016 f
    4,050,871  
     
Telecom Italia Capital, SA: f
       
  340,000  
4.950%, 09/30/2014
    337,450  
  4,100,000  
5.250%, 10/01/2015
    4,059,000  
  2,375,000  
7.200%, 07/18/2036
    2,012,813  
     
Telefonica Emisiones S.A.U.: f
       
  3,950,000  
6.421%, 06/20/2016
    3,790,436  
  4,942,000  
6.221%, 07/03/2017
    4,639,515  
  1,000,000  
5.462%, 02/16/2021
    870,793  
  100,000  
7.045%, 06/20/2036
    87,429  
  1,200,000  
The ADT Corp,
       
     
3.500%, 07/15/0202 (Acquired 06/27/2012, Cost $1,197,168) *
    1,204,027  
  835,000  
The Dow Chemical Co.,
       
     
4.125%, 11/15/2021
    895,624  
     
Time Warner, Inc.:
       
  2,300,000  
7.250%, 10/15/2017
    2,866,442  
  2,875,000  
7.625%, 04/15/2031
    3,713,468  
  358,000  
7.700%, 05/01/2032 @
    467,489  
  2,000,000  
Toyota Motor Credit Corporation,
       
     
2.050%, 01/12/2017
    2,044,274  
     
Transocean Inc.: f
       
  2,000,000  
6.375%, 12/15/2021 @
    2,287,538  
  675,000  
6.800%, 03/15/2038
    758,942  
  500,000  
Tyco Electronics Group S.A.,
       
     
7.125%, 10/01/2037 f
    677,418  
     
United AirLines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates:
       
  116,346  
Series 1991-A, Class A-2, 10.020%, 03/22/2014
    60,791  
  155,852  
Series 2000-2, Class C, 7.762%, 04/29/2049 § † **
    4,675  
  480,107  
U.S. Airways Pass-Through Trust,
       
     
Series 1998-1, Class B, 7.350%, 07/30/2019
    470,505  
  322,000  
USX Corporation,
       
     
9.125%, 01/15/2013
    334,443  
     
Vale Overseas Limited: f
       
  3,850,000  
6.250%, 01/23/2017
    4,378,578  
  2,700,000  
4.375%, 01/11/2022
    2,749,472  
  300,000  
8.250%, 01/17/2034
    382,842  
  250,000  
6.875%, 11/21/2036  @
    289,988  
  500,000  
Vodafone Group PLC,
       
     
6.150%, 02/27/2037 f
    639,063  
     
Vulcan Materials Co.:
       
  200,000  
6.400%, 11/30/2017
    209,500  
  1,000,000  
7.000%, 06/15/2018
    1,065,000  
  500,000  
7.150%, 11/30/2037
    473,750  
  1,250,000  
Weatherford International Ltd.,
       
     
6.750%, 09/15/2040 f
    1,403,010  
  505,000  
Westvaco Corporation,
       
     
9.750%, 06/15/2020
    637,516  
  1,000,000  
Weyerhaeuser Company,
       
     
7.250%, 07/01/2013
    1,057,235  
  1,034,000  
Williams Companies Inc.,
       
     
7.875%, 09/01/2021
    1,305,868  
     
Woodside Finance Ltd.: f
       
  400,000  
5.000%, 11/15/2013 (Acquired 11/26/2010, Cost $414,016) *
    417,037  
  1,000,000  
8.125%, 03/01/2014 (Acquired 02/24/2009, Cost $999,690) *
    1,098,072  
  4,000,000  
WPX Energy Inc.,
       
     
6.000%, 01/15/2022 (Acquired 11/07/2011 through 11/16/2011, Cost $3,985,000) *
    3,980,000  
  4,587,000  
Xerox Corporation,
       
     
8.250%, 05/15/2014
    5,114,638  
  2,000,000  
Xstrata Canada Corp.,
       
     
5.375%, 06/01/2015 f
    2,168,678  
  2,000,000  
Xstrata Canada Financial Corp.,
       
     
4.950%, 11/15/2021 (Acquired 11/03/2011, Cost $1,997,480) * f
    2,066,486  
            251,732,023  
Utility - 6.7%
       
  500,000  
Allegheny Energy Supply Co. Senior Unsecured Notes,
       
     
5.750%, 10/15/2019 (Acquired 09/22/2009, Cost $498,175) *
    538,064  
  1,816,000  
Ameren Corporation,
       
     
8.875%, 05/15/2014
    2,022,822  
  1,025,000  
Appalachian Power Company Senior Unsecured Notes,
       
     
6.700%, 08/15/2037
    1,306,123  
  1,150,000  
Arizona Public Service Senior Unsecured Notes,
       
     
8.750%, 03/01/2019
    1,520,874  
  4,000,000  
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA,
       
     
5.750%, 10/27/2021 (Acquired 10/20/2011, Cost $4,000,000) * f @
    4,372,000  
  300,000  
Chesapeake Midstream Partners LP / CHKM Finance Corp,
       
     
6.125%, 07/15/2022 @
    294,000  
     
CMS Energy Corporation:
       
  3,000,000  
4.250%, 09/30/2015
    3,119,040  
  1,000,000  
5.050%, 03/15/2022
    1,037,238  
  5,200,000  
Comision Federal de Electricidad,
       
     
5.750%, 02/14/2042 (Acquired 02/08/2012, Cost $5,116,800) * f
    5,460,000  
  750,000  
Constellation Energy Group Inc.,
       
     
4.550%, 06/15/2015
    805,439  
     
DCP Midstream, LLC:
       
  4,835,000  
9.750%, 03/15/2019 (Acquired 02/29/2012 through 03/30/2012, Cost $6,278,881) *
    6,268,133  
  2,245,000  
4.750%, 09/30/2021 (Acquired 09/14/2011 through 11/18/2011, Cost $2,252,453) *
    2,372,049  
  1,880,000  
Dominion Resources, Inc.,
       
     
5.950%, 06/15/2035
    2,327,335  
  2,500,000  
El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co LLC,
       
     
7.500%, 11/15/2040
    3,167,882  
  500,000  
Enel Finance International,
       
     
6.800%, 09/15/2037 (Acquired 09/13/2007 through 09/29/2008, Cost $498,897) * f
    432,576  
     
Energy Transfer Partners:
       
  125,000  
6.125%, 02/15/2017
    140,491  
  1,189,000  
9.700%, 03/15/2019
    1,524,562  
  1,000,000  
5.200%, 02/01/2022
    1,070,912  
  223,000  
Entergy Arkansas, Inc.,
       
     
5.000%, 07/01/2018
    222,504  
  500,000  
Exelon Corporation,
       
     
4.900%, 06/15/2015
    543,441  
     
Exelon Generation Company, LLC:
       
  4,350,000  
6.200%, 10/01/2017
    5,015,167  
  5,800,000  
5.600%, 06/15/2042 (Acquired 06/13/2012, Cost $5,789,154) *
    5,904,273  
  3,000,000  
Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC,
       
     
3.875%, 07/15/2022 (Acquired 06/12/2012, Cost $2,996,190) * @
    3,015,756  
  2,500,000  
FPL Group Capital, Inc.,
       
     
Series D, 7.300%, 09/01/2067 @
    2,653,125  
  248,284  
GG1C Funding Corporation,
       
     
5.129%, 01/15/2014 (Acquired 11/21/2008, Cost $244,400) *
    253,468  
  3,000,000  
Gulf South Pipeline Company, L.P.,
       
     
4.000%, 06/15/2022 (Acquired 06/07/2012, Cost $2,989,230) *
    2,985,315  
  1,000,000  
IPALCO Enterprises Inc.,
       
     
5.000%, 05/01/2018 @
    1,012,500  
  1,875,000  
KeySpan Corp.,
       
     
8.000%, 11/15/2030
    2,585,454  
     
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.:
       
  1,658,000  
9.000%, 02/01/2019
    2,141,763  
  400,000  
6.500%, 02/01/2037
    450,204  
  350,000  
6.950%, 01/15/2038 @
    413,925  
     
Kinder Morgan Finance: @
       
  1,685,000  
5.700%, 01/05/2016 f
    1,773,463  
  1,000,000  
6.000%, 01/15/2018 (Acquired 12/06/2010, Cost $999,930) *
    1,040,000  
  19,829  
Kiowa Power Partners LLC,
       
     
4.811%, 12/30/2013 (Acquired 11/19/2004, Cost $19,829) *
    20,046  
  2,800,000  
Mega Advance Investments Ltd,
       
     
5.000%, 05/12/2021 (Acquired 05/09/2011 through 05/23/2012, Cost $2,820,998) * f @
    2,972,550  
  3,375,000  
National Grid PLC,
       
     
6.300%, 08/01/2016 f
    3,893,872  
     
National Rural Utilities Corporation:
       
  6,498,000  
10.375%, 11/01/2018
    9,415,505  
  125,000  
8.000%, 03/01/2032
    183,637  
  1,583,000  
Nisource Finance Corp.,
       
     
5.400%, 07/15/2014
    1,705,975  
  1,000,000  
NuStar Logistics L.P.,
       
     
4.800%, 09/01/2020
    1,018,866  
  5,250,000  
ONEOK, Inc.,
       
     
4.250%, 02/01/2022
    5,498,104  
     
PPL Energy Supply, LLC:
       
  1,350,000  
Series A, 5.700%, 10/15/2015
    1,464,936  
  1,950,000  
6.200%, 05/15/2016 @
    2,185,572  
  3,077,000  
PSE&G Power LLC,
       
     
5.320%, 09/15/2016 @
    3,469,948  
  3,500,000  
Public Service Company Of New Mexico,
       
     
7.950%, 05/15/2018
    4,191,253  
  220,953  
RGS (I&M) Funding Corporation Debentures,
       
     
9.820%, 12/07/2022
    276,118  
     
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC:
       
  850,000  
3.900%, 04/15/2015 (Acquired 09/15/2011, Cost $861,288) *
    818,125  
  2,000,000  
6.850%, 07/15/2018 (Acquired 12/21/2011, Cost $2,038,091) * @
    1,960,000  
  2,695,000  
5.625%, 04/15/2020 (Acquired 12/10/2010 through 12/29/2011, Cost $2,702,471) * @
    2,452,450  
  300,000  
Southern Natural Gas,
       
     
5.900%, 04/01/2017 (Acquired 03/14/2007, Cost $299,502) *
    343,441  
  4,395,000  
Spectra Energy Capital LLC,
       
     
5.668%, 08/15/2014
    4,755,425  
  1,489,000  
Veolia Environnement SA,
       
     
6.000%, 06/01/2018 f
    1,648,241  
     
Williams Partners L.P.:
       
  2,000,000  
7.250%, 02/01/2017 @
    2,396,418  
  500,000  
6.300%, 04/15/2040
    592,155  
            119,052,535  
Finance - 22.8%
       
  1,045,000  
Abbey National Treasury Services PLC,
       
     
3.875%, 11/10/2014 (Acquired 02/25/2010 through 12/29/2011, Cost $1,027,471) *
    1,029,507  
  5,000,000  
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.,
       
     
4.250%, 02/02/2017 (Acquired 01/30/2012, Cost $4,995,100) * f
    5,090,750  
  2,000,000  
AIG SunAmerica Global Financing X,
       
     
6.900%, 03/15/2032 (Acquired 11/10/2011, Cost $2,136,722) *
    2,413,784  
  175,000  
Allstate Corporation,
       
     
5.350%, 06/01/2033 @
    196,871  
     
Ally Financial Inc.:
       
  250,000  
6.750%, 12/01/2014 @
    263,732  
  1,065,000  
8.300%, 02/12/2015
    1,160,850  
  3,000,000  
5.500%, 02/15/2017 @
    3,047,223  
     
American Express Credit Corporation:
       
  935,000  
Series C, 7.300%, 08/20/2013
    999,665  
  1,040,000  
2.750%, 09/15/2015
    1,085,228  
     
American General Finance Corporation:
       
  325,000  
5.850%, 06/01/2013 @
    312,000  
  1,000,000  
6.900%, 12/15/2017
    798,120  
     
American International Group, Inc.: @
       
  2,500,000  
3.800%, 03/22/2017
    2,548,475  
  3,000,000  
4.875%, 06/01/2022
    3,069,666  
  225,000  
AmSouth Bancorp,
       
     
6.750%, 11/01/2025
    214,234  
  620,000  
ANZ National (Int'l) LTD,
       
     
6.200%, 07/19/2013 (Acquired 01/31/2012, Cost $647,114) * f
    649,555  
  2,500,000  
AON Corporation,
       
     
3.500%, 09/30/2015
    2,612,567  
  975,000  
Arden Realty LP,
       
     
5.250%, 03/01/2015
    1,051,356  
  2,464,000  
ASIF Global Financing XIX,
       
     
4.900%, 01/17/2013 (Acquired 09/28/2011 through 12/06/2011, Cost $2,493,141) *
    2,486,560  
  4,325,000  
Associates Corporation of North America,
       
     
6.950%, 11/01/2018
    4,876,481  
  2,250,000  
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited,
       
     
3.250%, 03/01/2016 (Acquired 02/22/2011 through 09/14/2011, Cost $2,242,204) * f
    2,333,225  
  1,000,000  
Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.,
       
     
4.625%, 02/13/2017 (Acquired 02/06/2012, Cost $994,140) * f
    985,000  
  200,000  
BankAmerica Capital II,
       
     
Series 2, 8.000%, 12/15/2026
    204,560  
  1,400,000  
BankAmerica Institutional,
       
     
8.070%, 12/31/2026 (Acquired 07/22/2010 through 08/16/2011, Cost $1,363,048) *
    1,430,450  
  2,675,000  
Bank of America Corporation Subordinated Notes,
       
     
10.200%, 07/15/2015
    3,028,055  
  2,060,000  
Banponce Trust I,
       
     
Series A, 8.327%, 02/01/2027
    1,489,977  
  6,850,000  
Barclays Bank PLC,
       
     
6.750%, 05/22/2019 f
    7,990,840  
  3,500,000  
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation,
       
     
4.400%, 05/15/2042
    3,589,978  
     
Capital One Financial Corporation:
       
  2,500,000  
7.375%, 05/23/2014
    2,746,290  
  1,015,000  
3.150%, 07/15/2016 @
    1,051,134  
  125,000  
6.150%, 09/01/2016
    139,747  
     
CIT Group, Inc.:
       
  571,000  
7.000%, 05/02/2016 (Acquired 11/27/2007 through 08/02/2010, Cost $571,000) *
    572,427  
  1,574,035  
7.000%, 05/02/2017 (Acquired 09/15/2011 through 12/20/2011, Cost $1,572,785) *
    1,576,986  
  500,000  
5.500%, 02/15/2019 (Acquired 02/02/2012, Cost $500,000) * @
    513,750  
  700,000  
Citigroup Capital XXI,
       
     
8.300%, 12/21/2057
    701,750  
     
Citigroup, Inc.:
       
  1,954,000  
6.010%, 01/15/2015
    2,099,423  
  1,800,000  
4.450%, 01/10/2017
    1,886,837  
     
CNA Financial Corporation:
       
  1,000,000  
6.500%, 08/15/2016
    1,125,273  
  3,500,000  
5.875%, 08/15/2020 @
    3,848,789  
     
Comerica Bank:
       
  3,200,000  
5.750%, 11/21/2016
    3,615,719  
  2,855,000  
5.200%, 08/22/2017
    3,196,038  
  5,000,000  
Commonwealth Bank of Australia,
       
     
5.000%, 10/15/2019 (Acquired 03/02/2012, Cost $5,405,649) * f
    5,493,145  
     
Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA/Utrect: f
       
  2,000,000  
3.375%, 01/19/2017
    2,058,374  
  4,150,000  
3.875%, 02/08/2022
    4,221,517  
  2,100,000  
Countrywide Financial Corporation,
       
     
6.250%, 05/15/2016
    2,185,676  
  6,966,000  
Credit Suisse New York,
       
     
5.300%, 08/13/2019 f
    7,837,105  
  7,850,000  
Dresdner Bank AG,
       
     
7.250%, 09/15/2015 f
    7,956,854  
  500,000  
First Empire Capital Trust I,
       
     
8.234%, 02/01/2027
    529,412  
  2,300,000  
First Empire Capital Trust II,
       
     
8.277%, 06/01/2027
    2,346,000  
  2,420,000  
First Horizon National Corporation,
       
     
5.375%, 12/15/2015
    2,553,594  
  311,551  
First National Bank of Chicago Pass-Through Certificates,
       
     
Series 1993-A, 8.080%, 01/05/2018
    349,760  
  1,148,000  
FMR LLC,
       
     
4.750%, 03/01/2013 (Acquired 11/28/2011 through 12/15/2011, Cost $1,167,128) *
    1,174,263  
     
General Electric Capital Corporation:
       
  1,000,000  
2.300%, 04/27/2017 @
    1,006,761  
  1,150,000  
5.625%, 09/15/2017
    1,319,710  
  2,000,000  
5.625%, 05/01/2018 @
    2,299,080  
  1,875,000  
5.500%, 01/08/2020
    2,146,009  
  8,450,000  
4.650%, 10/17/2021
    9,383,945  
  1,000,000  
Genworth Financial, Inc.,
       
     
7.625%, 09/24/2021 @
    944,834  
  3,300,000  
Genworth Life Institutional Funding Trust,
       
     
5.875%, 05/03/2013 (Acquired 08/24/2011 through 01/12/2012, Cost $3,298,402) *
    3,355,539  
     
GMAC Inc.:
       
  1,305,000  
7.500%, 12/31/2013
    1,383,300  
  984,000  
8.000%, 12/31/2018
    1,089,780  
  125,000  
Goldman Sachs Capital I,
       
     
6.345%, 02/15/2034
    118,232  
  1,805,000  
Goldman Sachs Group LP,
       
     
8.000%, 03/01/2013 (Acquired 05/19/2006 through 10/28/2010, Cost $1,852,448) *
    1,864,168  
  3,000,000  
HSBC Bank USA NA,
       
     
4.625%, 04/01/2014
    3,127,230  
  1,120,000  
HSBC Finance Corporation,
       
     
5.500%, 01/19/2016 @
    1,212,901  
  1,000,000  
HSBC Holdings PLC,
       
     
5.250%, 12/12/2012 f
    1,018,027  
  800,000  
Humana Inc.,
       
     
7.200%, 06/15/2018
    961,352  
  2,000,000  
Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd.,
       
     
3.500%, 01/13/2017 (Acquired 01/10/2012, Cost $1,990,380) * f @
    2,073,808  
     
ING Bank N.V.: f
       
  1,600,000  
4.000%, 03/15/2016 (Acquired 03/08/2011 through 09/20/2011, Cost $1,601,109) *
    1,610,877  
  4,800,000  
3.750%, 03/07/2017 (Acquired 02/29/2012, Cost $4,775,328) * @
    4,777,483  
  2,500,000  
5.000%, 06/09/2021 (Acquired 10/12/2011, Cost $2,468,800) *
    2,598,445  
     
Invesco Ltd.: f
       
  1,380,000  
5.375%, 02/27/2013
    1,416,057  
  5,781,000  
5.375%, 12/15/2014
    6,231,762  
  10,400,000  
Irish Life & Permanent Group Holdings PLC,
       
     
3.600%, 01/14/2013 (Acquired 12/01/2010 through 02/28/2012, Cost $10,037,601) * f
    10,078,578  
  400,000  
Istar Financial, Inc.,
       
     
5.850%, 03/15/2017
    353,000  
  875,000  
Jefferies Group, Inc.,
       
     
6.450%, 06/08/2027
    831,250  
  1,000,000  
Jefferson-Pilot Corp.,
       
     
4.750%, 01/30/2014
    1,039,174  
  1,500,000  
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company,
       
     
7.375%, 02/15/2024 (Acquired 08/26/2010, Cost $1,684,219) *
    1,824,170  
     
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.:
       
  3,100,000  
4.250%, 10/15/2020
    3,256,594  
  2,400,000  
4.350%, 08/15/2021
    2,532,955  
  4,400,000  
4.500%, 01/24/2022 @
    4,739,759  
  2,500,000  
Kemper Corporation,
       
     
6.000%, 11/30/2015
    2,620,665  
     
Key Bank NA:
       
  2,000,000  
5.800%, 07/01/2014
    2,143,972  
  2,600,000  
7.413%, 05/06/2015
    2,920,463  
  820,000  
4.950%, 09/15/2015
    880,134  
  1,279,000  
5.450%, 03/03/2016
    1,420,079  
  2,670,000  
4.625%, 06/15/2018
    2,789,058  
  3,900,000  
Kookmin Bank,
       
     
7.250%, 05/14/2014 (Acquired 03/10/2010 through 01/18/2012, Cost $4,167,379) * f
    4,270,570  
     
Liberty Mutual Group Inc.:
       
  980,000  
5.750%, 03/15/2014 (Acquired 12/21/2010 through 04/24/2012, Cost $1,013,380) *
    1,034,725  
  500,000  
6.500%, 03/15/2035 (Acquired 09/29/2008 through 03/22/2012, Cost $469,391) *
    511,502  
  900,000  
10.750%, 06/15/2058 (Acquired 05/21/2008 through 05/06/2009, Cost $750,551) *
    1,224,000  
  375,000  
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company,
       
     
7.697%, 10/15/2097 (Acquired 03/26/2003, Cost $240,079) *
    367,773  
  825,000  
Lincoln National Corporation,
       
     
6.050%, 04/20/2067
    754,875  
     
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC: f
       
  2,000,000  
4.200%, 03/28/2017 @
    2,063,014  
  6,350,000  
5.800%, 01/13/2020 (Acquired 01/05/2010 through 01/19/2012, Cost $6,419,186) *
    6,788,220  
  2,189,000  
M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank,
       
     
4.850%, 06/16/2015
    2,333,997  
     
Manufacturer and Traders Trust Co.:
       
  500,000  
6.625%, 12/04/2017
    584,192  
  265,000  
5.585%, 12/28/2020
    261,824  
     
Manulife Financial Corp.: f
       
  2,285,000  
3.400%, 09/17/2015
    2,348,235  
  1,590,000  
4.900%, 09/17/2020
    1,669,818  
     
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.:
       
  2,400,000  
4.850%, 02/15/2013
    2,451,319  
  1,000,000  
4.800%, 07/15/2021 @
    1,088,872  
  700,000  
MBIA Insurance Corp.,
       
     
14.000%, 01/15/2033 (Acquired 01/11/2008, Cost $700,000) * @
    378,000  
  2,335,000  
MBNA Capital, Series A,
       
     
8.278%, 12/01/2026
    2,392,207  
     
Merrill Lynch & Company:
       
  100,000  
5.000%, 02/03/2014
    103,424  
  800,000  
6.875%, 04/25/2018
    895,149  
  725,000  
7.750%, 05/14/2038
    826,975  
  500,000  
Metlife Capital Trust IV,
       
     
7.875%, 12/15/2037 (Acquired 03/26/2012, Cost $551,146) *
    555,000  
     
MetLife, Inc.:
       
  300,000  
Series A, 6.817%, 08/15/2018
    365,908  
  360,000  
7.717%, 02/15/2019
    455,940  
     
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I:
       
  1,800,000  
2.500%, 09/29/2015 (Acquired 01/19/2012, Cost $1,830,691) *
    1,844,865  
  2,415,000  
3.125%, 01/11/2016 (Acquired 09/27/2011 through 06/01/2012, Cost $2,441,807) *
    2,530,217  
     
Morgan Stanley:
       
  2,505,000  
4.750%, 04/01/2014 @
    2,527,049  
  650,000  
6.000%, 04/28/2015
    671,909  
  300,000  
5.375%, 10/15/2015
    306,666  
  2,000,000  
4.750%, 03/22/2017 @
    1,995,604  
  1,125,000  
6.625%, 04/01/2018
    1,176,264  
  3,000,000  
National Australia Bank Ltd,
       
     
3.000%, 07/27/2016 (Acquired 07/20/2011, Cost $2,991,720) * f
    3,073,794  
  3,000,000  
National Australia Bank/New York,
       
     
2.750%, 03/09/2017 f @
    3,018,189  
  2,000,000  
National City Bank of Cleveland Subordinated Notes,
       
     
5.800%, 06/07/2017
    2,276,908  
  800,000  
Nationwide Financial Services Inc.,
       
     
5.900%, 07/01/2012
    800,000  
  100,000  
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company,
       
     
7.875%, 04/01/2033 (Acquired 10/13/2009, Cost $90,349) *
    111,758  
  3,709,000  
Navigators Group Inc. Senior Unsecured Notes,
       
     
7.000%, 05/01/2016
    3,896,620  
  575,000  
NB Capital Trust IV,
       
     
8.250%, 04/15/2027
    587,880  
  325,000  
Nomura Holdings Inc.,
       
     
6.700%, 03/04/2020 f
    360,086  
  8,000,000  
Nordea Bank AB,
       
     
3.125%, 03/20/2017 (Acquired 03/14/2012 through 05/09/2012, Cost $8,050,179) * f @
    8,034,152  
  775,000  
PHH Corporation,
       
     
7.125%, 03/01/2013
    790,500  
  1,550,000  
Principal Life Income Funding Trusts,
       
     
5.100%, 04/15/2014
    1,657,235  
  1,450,000  
Protective Life Secured Trust,
       
     
4.300%, 06/01/2013 @
    1,491,554  
     
Prudential Financial Inc.:
       
  2,297,000  
6.200%, 01/15/2015
    2,521,454  
  2,000,000  
6.000%, 12/01/2017
    2,300,406  
  2,551,000  
Prudential Holdings LLC,
       
     
8.695%, 12/18/2023 (Acquired 11/29/2011 through 06/20/2012, Cost $3,135,400) *
    3,149,694  
  7,475,000  
Regions Bank,
       
     
7.500%, 05/15/2018
    8,409,375  
  1,400,000  
Regions Financing Trust II,
       
     
6.625%, 05/15/2047
    1,330,000  
  3,500,000  
Reliance Holdings USA Inc,
       
     
5.400%, 02/14/2022 (Acquired 02/09/2012 through 02/23/2012, Cost $3,519,633) *
    3,499,787  
  300,000  
Santander Financial Issuances,
       
     
7.250%, 11/01/2015 f @
    292,194  
  2,500,000  
Santander U.S. Debt S.A. Unipersonal,
       
     
2.991%, 10/07/2013 (Acquired 08/25/2011, Cost $2,427,330) * f
    2,403,902  
  2,378,000  
Schwab Capital Trust I,
       
     
7.500%, 11/15/2037
    2,448,270  
     
SLM Corporation:
       
  425,000  
5.125%, 08/27/2012
    426,592  
  7,100,000  
5.375%, 05/15/2014
    7,348,237  
  50,000  
5.625%, 08/01/2033
    42,250  
  5,500,000  
Societe Generale SA,
       
     
5.200%, 04/15/2021 (Acquired 09/20/2011 through 12/09/2011, Cost $4,768,899) * f @
    5,256,141  
  6,156,000  
Sovereign Bank,
       
     
8.750%, 05/30/2018
    6,674,040  
  1,500,000  
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation,
       
     
3.150%, 07/22/2015 (Acquired 09/23/2011, Cost $1,550,181) * f
    1,575,358  
     
SunTrust Banks, Inc.:
       
  1,500,000  
3.600%, 04/15/2016
    1,557,559  
  4,250,000  
3.500%, 01/20/2017 @
    4,399,715  
  3,697,000  
7.250%, 03/15/2018
    4,278,520  
  1,000,000  
Susa Partnership LP,
       
     
8.200%, 06/01/2017
    1,202,073  
  2,425,000  
Svenska Handelsbanken AB,
       
     
2.875%, 04/04/2017 f
    2,458,298  
  3,590,000  
Symetra Financial Corporation,
       
     
6.125%, 04/01/2016 (Acquired 10/12/2010 through 11/07/2011, Cost $3,792,210) *
    3,670,488  
  6,000,000  
Talent Yield Investments Ltd,
       
     
4.500%, 04/25/2022 (Acquired 04/18/2012, Cost $5,958,960) * f
    6,138,276  
  1,000,000  
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation,
       
     
5.600%, 12/01/2019
    1,136,618  
  6,000,000  
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.,
       
     
2.350%, 02/23/2017 (Acquired 02/14/2012, Cost $5,996,640) * f
    6,132,288  
  600,000  
The Bear Stearns Companies LLC,
       
     
5.300%, 10/30/2015
    651,098  
  1,320,000  
The Chubb Corp.,
       
     
6.375%, 03/29/2067
    1,362,900  
     
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:
       
  6,500,000  
6.150%, 04/01/2018
    7,046,520  
  1,000,000  
5.250%, 07/27/2021
    1,015,818  
  300,000  
6.750%, 10/01/2037
    294,016  
     
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.:
       
  1,000,000  
7.300%, 11/01/2015
    1,112,689  
  2,913,000  
5.375%, 03/15/2017 @
    3,097,961  
  3,000,000  
4.000%, 10/15/2017
    3,012,444  
  800,000  
8.125%, 06/15/2038 @
    838,000  
     
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC: f
       
  705,000  
5.000%, 11/12/2013
    705,423  
  350,000  
4.875%, 08/25/2014 (Acquired 08/24/2011, Cost $350,969) *
    359,849  
  1,528,000  
5.050%, 01/08/2015  @
    1,525,645  
  3,300,000  
4.875%, 03/16/2015
    3,414,669  
  2,850,000  
6.125%, 01/11/2021 @
    3,166,108  
  4,800,000  
UBS AG,
       
     
5.750%, 04/25/2018 f @
    5,317,229  
  1,220,000  
UFJ Finance Aruba A.E.C.,
       
     
6.750%, 07/15/2013 f
    1,286,507  
  1,100,000  
UnionBanCal Corp.,
       
     
3.500%, 06/18/2022
    1,111,064  
  1,000,000  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.,
       
     
6.000%, 02/15/2018 @
    1,210,045  
  1,000,000  
Unitrin, Inc. Senior Unsecured Notes,
       
     
6.000%, 05/15/2017
    1,059,360  
  8,322,000  
Wachovia Bank, NA,
       
     
6.000%, 11/15/2017
    9,696,944  
  3,475,000  
WEA Finance LLC,
       
     
7.500%, 06/02/2014 (Acquired 12/28/2011 through 02/24/2012, Cost $3,771,381) *
    3,791,527  
  150,000  
Westpac Banking Corporation,
       
     
4.875%, 11/19/2019 f @
    162,433  
  2,600,000  
Willis North America Inc.,
       
     
5.625%, 07/15/2015
    2,820,919  
            405,695,215  
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities - 24.6%
       
         
U.S. Government Agency Issues - 21.3%
       
     
Federal Gold Loan Mortgage Corporation (FGLMC) Pass-Through Certificates:
       
  157,683  
5.000%, 12/01/2020
    169,503  
  293,129  
5.000%, 05/01/2021
    315,103  
  57,901  
6.000%, 06/01/2021
    63,615  
  18,670,065  
3.000%, 05/01/2027
    19,562,225  
  64,970  
6.500%, 12/01/2028
    74,333  
  29,809  
6.500%, 06/01/2029
    34,104  
  1,232,341  
5.500%, 04/01/2037
    1,340,948  
  713,843  
5.500%, 04/01/2038
    776,754  
  1,218,920  
5.500%, 05/01/2038
    1,325,201  
  4,629,813  
4.500%, 11/01/2039
    4,946,691  
  10,154,425  
4.500%, 11/01/2039
    10,849,424  
  20,356,034  
4.500%, 08/01/2040
    21,774,706  
  12,045,525  
4.500%, 08/01/2040
    12,885,013  
     
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) Pass-Through Certificates:
       
  87,414  
Series 3122, Class VA, 6.000%, 01/15/2017
    87,829  
  1,785,339  
Series R010, Class VA, 5.500%, 04/15/2017
    1,857,937  
  267,150  
Series R010, Class AB, 5.500%, 12/15/2019
    271,305  
  8,775  
Series 1053, Class G, 7.000%, 03/15/2021
    10,282  
  16,213  
Series 136, Class E, 6.000%, 04/15/2021
    17,725  
  189,811  
Series 2804, Class VC, 5.000%, 07/15/2021
    211,641  
  13,742  
Series 1122, Class G, 7.000%, 08/15/2021
    16,069  
  31,377  
Series 1186, Class I, 7.000%, 12/15/2021
    35,585  
  8,291  
Series 3132, Class MA, 5.500%, 12/15/2023
    8,337  
     
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) Pass-Through Certificates:
       
  8,052  
Series 1989-94, Class G, 7.500%, 12/25/2019
    9,093  
  28,134  
Series 1990-15, Class J, 7.000%, 02/25/2020
    31,333  
  4,978  
Series 1991-21, Class J, 7.000%, 03/25/2021
    5,601  
  97,708  
Series 1991-43, Class J, 7.000%, 05/25/2021
    110,675  
  122,198  
Series 1991-65, Class Z, 6.500%, 06/25/2021
    133,208  
  1,150,628  
5.000%, 11/01/2021
    1,245,827  
  196,221  
Series 1992-129, Class L, 6.000%, 07/25/2022
    218,593  
  178,284  
Series 2003-33, Class LD, 4.250%, 09/25/2022
    180,940  
  602,011  
5.500%, 03/01/2023
    662,215  
  41,961  
Series 1993-32, Class H, 6.000%, 03/25/2023
    45,855  
  217,947  
Series 1993-58, Class H, 5.500%, 04/25/2023
    239,317  
  276,749  
5.500%, 07/01/2023
    304,425  
  400,006  
5.500%, 12/01/2023
    440,759  
  89,972  
6.000%, 03/01/2026
    99,205  
  371,789  
5.000%, 05/01/2028
    403,407  
  48,985  
6.500%, 09/01/2028
    56,316  
  105,688  
6.500%, 02/01/2029
    121,505  
  56,773  
5.500%, 01/01/2032
    62,451  
  4,678,892  
5.500%, 04/01/2034
    5,140,171  
  4,743,478  
5.500%, 04/01/2034
    5,214,887  
  10,543,849  
Series 2004-90, Class LH, 5.000%, 04/25/2034
    11,229,117  
  376,924  
Series 2004-W6, Class 1A4, 5.500%, 07/25/2034
    386,821  
  421,011  
Series 2004-W6, Class 1A6, 5.500%, 07/25/2034
    436,717  
  1,286,189  
Series 2004-W10, Class A4, 5.750%, 08/25/2034
    1,317,544  
  145,959  
5.500%, 09/01/2034
    160,373  
  75,144  
5.500%, 02/01/2035
    82,564  
  8,891,701  
5.000%, 04/01/2035
    9,670,108  
  25,841,704  
5.000%, 07/01/2035
    28,184,091  
  15,020,927  
5.000%, 02/01/2036
    16,335,451  
  2,953,986  
5.000%, 03/01/2036
    3,212,508  
  15,571,093  
5.500%, 04/01/2036
    17,079,626  
  521,737  
6.000%, 08/01/2037
    570,715  
  6,018,101  
4.000%, 08/01/2040
    6,415,212  
  3,680,228  
4.000%, 10/01/2040
    3,923,072  
  9,282,268  
4.000%, 12/01/2040
    10,063,009  
  7,338,623  
3.500%, 01/01/2041
    7,721,410  
  16,633,771  
4.000%, 01/01/2041
    17,731,368  
  19,045,355  
3.500%, 02/01/2041
    20,038,772  
  28,764,635  
4.000%, 02/01/2041
    30,662,700  
  6,954,543  
3.500%, 03/01/2041
    7,317,296  
  7,720,853  
4.500%, 07/01/2041
    8,324,085  
  17,012,696  
4.000%, 09/01/2041
    18,140,613  
  14,102,134  
4.000%, 12/01/2041
    15,037,084  
  17,650,000  
3.500%, 06/01/2042
    18,614,760  
     
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) Pass-Through Certificates:
       
  66,073  
6.000%, 12/20/2028
    74,538  
  27,446  
6.500%, 01/20/2029
    31,830  
  162,774  
Series 2003-2, Class PB, 5.500%, 03/20/2032
    168,723  
  54,281  
6.000%, 11/20/2033
    61,389  
  7,799,133  
4.500%, 05/20/2040
    8,617,582  
  3,568,710  
5.000%, 07/20/2040
    3,957,212  
  20,500,433  
4.500%, 01/20/2041
    22,640,827  
            379,567,230  
Non-U.S. Government Agency Issues - 3.3%
       
  8,601,800  
Banc of America Mortgage Securities Inc,
       
     
Series 2003-L, Class 2A1, 2.928%, 01/25/2034
    8,029,763  
     
Bank of America Alternative Loan Trust:
       
  2,440,816  
Series 2004-1, Class 5A2, 5.500%, 02/25/2019
    2,496,740  
  389,869  
Series 2004-2, Class 5A1, 5.500%, 03/25/2019
    402,254  
  2,798,994  
Series 2004-8, Class 3A1, 5.500%, 09/25/2019
    2,837,233  
  82,190  
Series 2005-2, Class 4A1, 5.500%, 03/25/2020
    83,139  
  1,281,511  
Series 2005-4, Class 3A1, 5.500%, 05/25/2020
    1,252,797  
  150,782  
Series 2005-8, Class 5A1, 5.500%, 09/25/2020
    147,122  
  315,306  
Series 2006-2, Class 6A1, 5.500%, 03/25/2021
    308,158  
  1,409,666  
Series 2007-1, Class 1A1, 5.966%, 04/25/2022
    1,379,859  
  5,080,333  
Series 2005-2, Class 1CB2, 5.500%, 03/25/2035
    4,722,454  
  312,134  
Series 2006-3, Class 6A1, 6.000%, 04/25/2036
    309,147  
  406,020  
Series 2006-5, Class CB7, 6.000%, 06/25/2046 §
    285,446  
     
Chase Mortgage Finance Corporation:
       
  38,990  
Series 2003-S13, Class A11, 5.500%, 11/25/2033
    39,710  
  922,450  
Series 2006-A1, Class 2A3, 5.593%, 09/25/2036 §
    716,390  
     
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.:
       
  95,776  
Series 2005-9, Class 2A2, 5.500%, 11/25/2035
    92,138  
  349,193  
Series 2005-9, Class 22A2, 6.000%, 11/25/2035
    291,633  
     
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust:
       
  764,228  
Series 2005-50CB, Class 4A1, 5.000%, 11/25/2020 §
    670,997  
  907,887  
Series 2006-7CB, Class 3A1, 5.250%, 05/25/2021 §
    800,089  
  527,285  
Series 2006-43CB, Class 2A1, 6.000%, 02/25/2022 §
    477,380  
  887,333  
Series 2005-10CB, Class 1A6, 5.500%, 05/25/2035
    873,763  
  248,042  
Series 2006-J2, Class A3, 6.000%, 04/25/2036 §
    182,301  
  1,342,392  
Series 2006-28CB, Class A17, 6.000%, 10/25/2036 §
    825,123  
  2,266,198  
Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust,
       
     
Series 2005-6, Class 2A1, 5.500%, 04/25/2035
    2,057,692  
  24,167  
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corporation,
       
     
Series 2005-11, Class 5A1, 5.250%, 12/25/2020
    24,238  
  1,403,320  
Deutsche ALT-A Securities Inc. Alternate Loan Trust,
       
     
Series 2005-3, Class 4A5, 5.250%, 06/25/2035
    1,287,750  
  217,426  
Deutsche Mortgage Securities Inc.,
       
     
Series 2006-AR5, Class 21A, 6.000%, 10/25/2021 §
    171,607  
     
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities:
       
  458,131  
Series 2006-FA6, Class 3A1, 5.750%, 11/25/2021
    440,751  
  1,318,553  
Series 2006-FA8, Class 2A1, 5.750%, 02/25/2037
    1,245,993  
  3,493,186  
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust,
       
     
Series 2004-15F, Class 5A1, 5.500%, 01/25/2020
    3,610,162  
     
J.P. Morgan Alternative Loan Trust:
       
  1,949,792  
Series 2005-S1, Class 3A1, 5.500%, 10/25/2020
    1,840,401  
  184,410  
Series 2006-A1, Class 2A1, 2.789%, 03/25/2036 §
    106,442  
  1,753,845  
Series 2006-S2, Class A2, 5.810%, 05/25/2036
    1,741,535  
  300,000  
Series 2006-S3, Class A3A, 6.000%, 08/25/2036
    252,932  
     
J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust:
       
  632,503  
Series 2006-A7, Class 2A4R, 2.720%, 01/25/2037 §
    445,472  
  14,307,108  
Series 2007-A2, Class 2A3, 2.857%, 04/25/2037
    10,430,196  
     
Master Alternative Loans Trust:
       
  371,957  
Series 2004-1, Class 1A1, 5.000%, 01/25/2019
    382,100  
  1,096,585  
Series 2004-5, Class 4A1, 5.500%, 07/25/2019
    1,162,121  
  1,778,522  
Series 2005-3, Class 4A1, 5.500%, 03/25/2020
    1,789,590  
  109,802  
Series 2003-5, Class 6A1, 6.000%, 08/25/2033
    116,980  
  533,991  
Master Asset Securitization Trust,
       
     
Series 2005-2, Class 1A1, 5.250%, 11/25/2035
    532,579  
  89,597  
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust,
       
     
Series 2005-A8, Class A1C1, 5.250%, 08/25/2036
    90,400  
  867,176  
Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.,
       
     
Series 2005-QS2, Class A-1, 5.500%, 02/25/2035
    779,199  
  1,202,653  
Structured Asset Securities Corporation,
       
     
Series 2005-7XS, Class 1A4B, 5.440%, 04/25/2035
    1,220,471  
     
Washington Mutual, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates:
       
  168,665  
Series 2004-CB1, Class 5A, 5.000%, 06/25/2019
    175,064  
  149,610  
Series 2004-CB2, Class 5A, 5.000%, 07/25/2019
    154,524  
  308,332  
Series 2004-CB2, Class 7A, 5.500%, 08/25/2019
    322,567  
  83,681  
Series 2004-CB3, Class 4A, 6.000%, 10/25/2019
    87,309  
  147,610  
Series 2004-CB4, Class 22A, 6.000%, 12/25/2019
    153,860  
  182,159  
Wells Fargo Alternative Loan Trust,
       
     
Series 2007-PA1, Class A4, 6.000%, 03/25/2037 §
    129,339  
            57,974,910  
Asset Backed Securities - 1.7%
       
  25,615  
Amresco Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust,
       
     
Series 1998-2, Class A6, 6.450%, 12/25/2027
    25,046  
     
Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust:
       
  655,993  
Series 2007-A, Class 1A2, 6.205%, 05/28/2037
    663,047  
  150,000  
Series 2007-B, Class 1A2, 6.831%, 08/28/2047
    67,989  
     
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates:
       
  166,279  
Series 2004-12, Class AF6, 4.634%, 03/25/2035
    162,664  
  1,038,321  
Series 2004-15, Class AF6, 4.613%, 04/25/2035
    977,018  
  3,129,358  
Series 2005-7, Class AF6, 4.693%, 08/25/2035
    2,779,969  
  1,826,200  
Series 2005-11, Class AF3, 4.778%, 02/25/2036
    1,467,124  
  486,272  
Series 2005-10, Class AF6, 4.915%, 02/25/2036
    411,685  
  1,684,896  
Series 2005-13, Class AF3, 5.430%, 04/25/2036
    1,238,196  
  237,358  
Series 2006-S9, Class A3, 5.728%, 08/25/2036
    207,614  
  144,939  
Series 2007-S1, Class A6, 5.693%, 11/25/2036
    117,132  
  285,327  
Series 2006-13, Class 1AF2, 5.884%, 01/25/2037 §
    271,060  
  229,560  
Series 2006-13, Class 1AF3, 5.944%, 01/25/2037 §
    149,788  
  183,102  
Series 2007-S2, Class A2, 5.649%, 05/25/2037
    164,178  
  300,000  
Series 2007-4, Class A3, 5.714%, 09/25/2037
    126,539  
  1,300,000  
Series 2006-10, Class 1AF3, 5.767%, 09/25/2046
    733,136  
  616,000  
Series 2006-9, Class 1AF3, 5.859%, 10/25/2046
    345,162  
  1,536,557  
Credit Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC,
       
     
Series 2005-CB8, Class AF2, 5.303%, 12/25/2035
    1,386,322  
  2,989  
GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc.,
       
     
Series 1999-HE1, Class A7, 6.265%, 04/25/2029
    2,922  
     
Green Tree Financial Corporation:
       
  24,215  
Series 1993-4, Class A5, 7.050%, 01/15/2019
    24,468  
  10,149  
Series 1997-1, Class A5, 6.860%, 03/15/2028
    10,625  
  37,555  
Series 1997-4, Class A5, 6.880%, 02/15/2029
    39,320  
  505,029  
Series 1997-5, Class A6, 6.820%, 05/15/2029
    528,982  
  585,275  
Series 1998-3, Class A5, 6.220%, 03/01/2030
    639,119  
  251,026  
Series 1998-4, Class A5, 6.180%, 04/01/2030
    259,265  
  1,927,760  
Home Equity Asset Trust,
       
     
Series 2006-4, Class 2A3, 0.415%, 08/25/2036
    1,757,938  
     
J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp:
       
  3,293,162  
Series 2007-CH4, Class A2, 0.305%, 05/25/2037
    3,179,176  
  10,000,000  
Series 2007-CH1, 0.479%, 11/25/2036
    7,499,230  
  36,557  
Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc.,
       
     
Series 1999-B, Class A3, 6.450%, 11/15/2017
    33,874  
  1,038,866  
Option One Mortgage Loan Trust,
       
     
Series 2005-4, Class A3, 0.505%, 11/25/2035
    993,750  
     
Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust:
       
  221,877  
Series 2005-1, Class AF6, 4.970%, 05/25/2035
    198,651  
  819,000  
Series 2006-2, Class AF3, 5.797%, 08/25/2036
    345,186  
  712,467  
Series 2006-3, Class AF2, 5.580%, 11/25/2036
    377,654  
  500,000  
Series 2007-1, Class AF2, 5.512%, 04/25/2037
    196,966  
  300,000  
Series 2007-1, Class AF3, 5.612%, 04/25/2037
    124,011  
  1,500,000  
Series 2007-2, Class AF2, 5.675%, 06/25/2037
    608,429  
  107,613  
Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc.,
       
     
Series 2003-RS10, Class AI7, 4.850%, 11/25/2033
    106,123  
     
Residential Asset Securities Corporation:
       
  142,030  
Series 2003-KS5, Class AI6, 3.620%, 07/25/2033
    124,333  
  108,212  
Series 2003-KS9, Class AI6, 4.710%, 11/25/2033
    94,297  
  1,050,013  
Series 2006-EMX8, Class 1A2, 0.365%, 10/25/2036
    992,476  
            29,430,464  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities - 9.3%
       
  16,160,000  
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities,
       
     
Series 2005-PWR9, Class A4A, 4.871%, 09/11/2042
    17,805,104  
  13,222,000  
Citigroup Deutsche Bank,
       
     
Series 2005-CD1, Class A4, 5.394%, 07/15/2044
    14,713,772  
     
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates:
       
  5,987,000  
Series 2005-C6, Class A5A, 5.116%, 06/10/2044
    6,611,163  
  16,923,000  
Series 2012-CR1, Class A3, 3.391%, 05/15/2045
    17,207,323  
  16,925,000  
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corporation,
       
     
Series 2005-C5, Class A4, 5.100%, 08/15/2038
    18,661,251  
     
GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corporation:
       
  1,593,960  
Series 2003-C2, Class A4, 5.145%, 07/10/2037
    1,637,219  
  1,600,000  
Series 2004-C3, Class A4, 5.189%, 07/10/2039
    1,704,770  
  12,795,000  
Series 2005-C4, Class A4, 5.305%, 11/10/2045
    14,304,285  
     
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.:
       
  1,654,457  
Series 2003-C1, Class A2, 4.079%, 05/10/2036
    1,672,333  
  6,727,000  
Series 2004-C2, Class A4, 5.301%, 08/10/2038
    7,094,146  
  17,145,000  
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation,
       
     
Series 2011-C5, Class A3, 4.171%, 08/15/2046
    18,651,463  
  15,505,000  
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Trust,
       
     
Series 2005-CB12, Class A4, 4.895%, 09/12/2037
    17,006,287  
  11,275,000  
Morgan Stanley Capital I,
       
     
Series 2005-HQ7, Class A4, 5.201%, 11/14/2042
    12,514,619  
     
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust:
       
  1,399,514  
Series 2003-C3, Class A2, 4.867%, 02/15/2035
    1,417,576  
  5,000,000  
Series 2005-C22, Class A4, 5.441%, 12/15/2044
    5,549,490  
  9,000,000  
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,
       
     
Series 2012-C6, Class A4, 3.440%, 04/15/2045
    9,241,056  
            165,791,857  
     
Total Long-Term Investments (Cost $1,658,511,859)
    1,708,288,885  
               
Shares
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.4%
       
Money Market Mutual Funds - 3.4%
       
  30,548,601  
Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, 0.15% «
    30,548,601  
  30,000,000  
Short-Term Investments Trust - Liquid Assets Portfolio, 0.16% «
    30,000,000  
     
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $60,548,601)
    60,548,601  
               
Principal Amount
           
     
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM
       
     
SECURITIES LENDING - 9.5%
       
     
Commercial Paper - 0.0%
       
$ 257,951  
Atlantic East Funding LLC, 0.595%, 03/25/2013 † **
    170,183  
     
Total Commercial Paper (Cost $257,951)
    170,183  
Shares
           
     
Investment Companies - 9.5%
       
  168,741,412  
Mount Vernon Securities Lending Trust Prime Portfolio, 0.31% «
    168,741,412  
     
Total Investment Companies (Cost $168,741,412)
    168,741,412  
               
     
Total Investments Purchased With Cash Proceeds From
       
     
Securities Lending (Cost $168,999,363)
    168,911,595  
     
Total Investments (Cost $1,888,059,823) - 109.1%
    1,937,749,081  
               
     
Asset Relating to Securities Lending Investments - 0.0%
       
     
Support Agreement ** ^ α †
    87,768  
     
Total (Cost $0)
    87,768  
     
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (9.1)%
    (161,000,582 )
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
  $ 1,776,836,267  
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments
       
 *  
Restricted Security Deemed Liquid
       
 **  
Illiquid Security
       
@
 
This security or portion of this security is out on loan at June 30, 2012.
       
 f  
Foreign Security
       
^
 
Non-Income Producing
       
«
 
7-Day Yield
       
§
 
Security in Default
       
   
Priced at Fair Value by the Valuation Committee as delegated by the Baird Funds' Board of Directors.
       
α
 
The Fund's transfer agent and administrator and securities lending agent entered into a support agreement with
       
     
the Fund to cover losses realized by the Fund on its investment in Atlantic East Funding, LLC (up to a certain amount),
       
     
which investment was made by the Fund's securities lending agent.
       
 

Summary of Fair Value Exposure at June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards which establish a definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion on changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These standards define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  The fair value hierarchy is organized into three levels based upon the assumptions (referred to as “inputs”) used in pricing the asset or liability.  These standards state that “observable inputs” reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources and “unobservable inputs” reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. These inputs are summarized into three broad levels and described below:

Level 1 -
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical unrestricted securities.
Level 2 -
Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, quoted prices in inactive markets, dealer indications, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, default rates, inputs corroborated by observable market data, etc.).
Level 3 -
Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in valuing the security) based on the best information available.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2012:
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Fixed Income
                       
U.S. Treasury Securities
  $ -     $ 194,702,552     $ -     $ 194,702,552  
U.S. Government Agency Securities
    -       26,215,175       -       26,215,175  
Taxable Municipal Bonds
    -       43,473,520       -       43,473,520  
Other Government Related Securities
    -       34,653,404       -       34,653,404  
Corporate Bonds
    -       776,475,098       4,675       776,479,773  
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities -  U.S. Government Agency Issues
    -       379,567,230       -       379,567,230  
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities - Non - U.S. Government Agency Issues
    -       57,974,910       -       57,974,910  
Asset Backed Securities
    -       29,430,464       -       29,430,464  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
    -       165,791,857       -       165,791,857  
Total Fixed Income
    -       1,708,284,210       4,675       1,708,288,885  
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Mutual Funds
    60,548,601       -       -       60,548,601  
Total Short-Term Investments
    60,548,601       -       -       60,548,601  
                                 
Investments Purchased with Cash
                               
Proceeds from Securities Lending
                               
Commercial Paper
    -       170,183       -       170,183  
Money Market Mutual Fund
    168,741,412       -       -       168,741,412  
Total Investments Purchased with
                               
Cash Proceeds from Securities Lending
    168,741,412       170,183       -       168,911,595  
                                 
Total Investments
  $ 229,290,013     $ 1,708,454,393     $ 4,675     $ 1,937,749,081  
                                 
Asset Relating to Securities Lending Investments
  $ -     $ 87,768     $ -     $ 87,768  
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of current assigned levels within the hierarchy.  There were no significant transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements during the reporting period, as compared to their classification from the prior year’s annual report.  One security that is priced at fair value by the Valuation Committee instead of the Fund’s pricing vendor is valued using level 3 inputs.
 
Level 3 Reconciliation Disclosure
 
Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.
 
Description
 
Investments in
Securities
 
Balance as of December 31, 2011
  $ 4,675  
Accrued discounts/premiums
    -  
Realized gain (loss)
    -  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    -  
Purchases
    -  
Sales
    -  
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 *
    -  
Balance as of June 30, 2012
  $ 4,675  
 
* Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.
 
 
 

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable because the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable because the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable because the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s board of directors.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a)  
The Registrant’s management, with the participation of its principal executive and principal financial officers, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)), as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this Form N-CSR, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Based on such evaluation, the Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded that the design and operation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are effective in providing reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the applicable time periods.

(b)  
There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)  
(1) Code of ethics.  
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form N-CSR filed on March 9, 2004.

(2) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  Filed herewith.

(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or                  given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons.  Not applicable because the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

(b)  
Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  Furnished herewith.

 
 
 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


BAIRD FUNDS, INC.


By:          /s/Mary Ellen Stanek
Mary Ellen Stanek, President

Date:       September 6, 2012



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


By:          /s/Mary Ellen Stanek
Mary Ellen Stanek, President

Date:       September 6, 2012 


By:          /s/Dominick Zarcone
Dominick Zarcone, Treasurer

Date:       September 6, 2012