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Top-performing Baird Financial Group Inc. ETFs

Baird Financial Group Inc. runs 3 US-listed ETFs with $983.7M in combined net assets.

Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, the best performer among funds with at least $25 million in assets was SAMM (+13.2%); the median fund returned +8.9%.

Expense ratios run from 0.65% to 0.66% a year (median 0.65%).

The 3 top performers

Top-performing Baird Financial Group Inc. ETFs
# Fund 30 daysNet assetsCostYield1 moYTD1 yr3 yr5 yr
1 SAMM Strategas Macro Momentum ETF $30.4M0.65%0.91%-4.1%+13.0%+13.2%——
2 SAGP Strategas Global Policy Opportunities ETF $76.6M0.65%3.05%+3.5%+8.7%+8.9%+20.6%—
3 SAMT Strategas Macro Thematic Opportunities ETF $876.7M0.66%0.65%-2.3%+7.4%+8.2%+24.7%—

Funds with less than $25 million in net assets and leveraged or inverse funds are left out of the ranking. Returns are total returns with distributions reinvested (3 and 5 years annualized), as of Oct 27, 2026.

How the top 3 compare

    Growth of each fund’s value from the start of the range, distributions reinvested. The dashed gray line is the S&P 500 (SPY).

    All 3 Baird Financial Group Inc. ETFs

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    All Baird Financial Group Inc. ETFs
    Fund KindNet assetsCostYieldYTD1 yr5 yr
    SAMT Strategas Macro Thematic Opportunities ETF Whole market$876.7M0.66%0.65%+7.4%+8.2%—
    SAGP Strategas Global Policy Opportunities ETF World, including US$76.6M0.65%3.05%+8.7%+8.9%—
    SAMM Strategas Macro Momentum ETF Factor and smart beta$30.4M0.65%0.91%+13.0%+13.2%—

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