The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable BSBSX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.
People Pillar
The People Pillar is our evaluation of the BSBSX management team’s experience and ability. We find that high-quality management teams deliver superior performance relative to their benchmarks and/or peers.
Parent Pillar
The Parent Pillar is our rating of BSBSX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.
Simple and effective.
Alec Lucas
Director
Summary
Baird Short-term Bond’s conservative playbook means that it rarely wows in any given year, but over time its results serve investors well.