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Baird Chautauqua International Gr Inv Overview

Baird Chautauqua International Gr Inv (CCWSX) is an actively managed International Equity Foreign Large Growth fund. Baird launched the fund in 2016.

The investment seeks to provide long‑term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in equity securities of non‑U.S. companies with medium to large market capitalizations (i.e., those typically with market capitalizations in excess of U.S. $5 billion at the time of purchase). It will invest at least 65% of its total assets at the time of purchase in non‑U.S. companies. The fund will normally be diversified among at least three countries other than the U.S. It invests in developed markets and emerging markets.

About Baird Chautauqua International Gr Inv (CCWSX)

There are 3 members of the management team with an average tenure of 6.17 years: Nathaniel Velarde (2020), Jesse Flores (2020), Haicheng Li (2020). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 1 primary benchmark: MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Baird Chautauqua International Gr Inv has 33 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 48.5% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Baird Chautauqua International Gr Inv is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the International Equity fund group. Baird Chautauqua International Gr Inv has 84.3% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 11.2%. There is 84.3% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Baird Chautauqua International Gr Inv has 4.2% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $14 million in total assets, which is below the $1 billion average for the Foreign Large Growth category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

CCWSX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Baird Chautauqua International Gr Inv expense ratio is high compared to funds in the Foreign Large Growth category. Baird Chautauqua International Gr Inv has an expense ratio of 1.05%, which is 2% higher than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a C. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Baird Chautauqua International Gr Inv has a portfolio turnover rate of 17%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.1 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 51% for the Foreign Large Growth category.

Recently, in the month of June 2026, Baird Chautauqua International Gr Inv returned 1.0%, which earned it a grade of D, as the Foreign Large Growth category had an average return of 1.5%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

Baird Chautauqua International Gr Inv has a trailing yield of 0.35%, which is below the 0.95% category average. The fund normally distributes its income annually and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Baird Chautauqua International Gr Inv Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned -4.0%, 13.5 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of F. The fund has returned 1.1% over the past year (grade of F), 8.5% over the past three years (grade of D) and 3.2% per year over the past five years (grade of D) and 9.2% per year over the past 10 years (grade of C).

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