SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by Aqua Metals Inc. (Amendment)

SCHEDULE 13G/A

Aqua Metals, Inc.

CUSIP No. 03837J101

1.		Names of Reporting Persons
		I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (Entities Only)
		Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
		39-6037917
2.		Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a) [ ]
		(b) [ ]
3.		SEC Use Only
4.		Citizenship or Place of Organization
		Wisconsin

	Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:	5.		Sole Voting Power	3,948,627
		6.		Shared Voting Power	0
		7.		Sole Dispositive Power	0
		8.		Shared Dispositive Power	3,948,627

9.		Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person	3,948,627
10.		Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
		(See Instructions)   [ ]
11.		Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)	3.7%
12.		Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)	IA

SCHEDULE 13G/A

Aqua Metals, Inc.

CUSIP No. 03837J101

Item 1.
	(a)	Name of Issuer:
		Aqua Metals, Inc.
	(b)	Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
		5370 Kietzke Lane
		Suite 201
		Reno, NV 89511
Item 2.
	(a)	Name of Person Filing:
		Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
	(b)	Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
		777 East Wisconsin Avenue
		Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
	(c)	Citizenship:
		Wisconsin corporation
	(d)	Title of Class of Securities:
		Common Stock
	(e)	CUSIP Number:
		03837J101

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	(a)	[ ]	Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
	(b)	[ ]	Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
	(c)	[ ]	Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
	(d)	[ ]	Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
	(e)	[X]	An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
	(f)	[ ]	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
	(g)	[ ]	A parent holding company or control plan, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).  (Note:  See Item 7).
	(h)	[ ]	A savings association as defined in section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).
	(i)	[ ]	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).
	(j)	[ ]	Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4.

Ownership.

	(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned:
		3,948,627. All 3,948,627 Shares of Common Stock (“Shares”) are ultimately owned by certain individual and institutional clients for which Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated (“Baird”) serves as investment advisor.  Baird may be deemed to beneficially own such Shares within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), by virtue of the investment discretion and voting authority granted to Baird by such clients over such Shares.  The investment discretion and voting authority granted to Baird may be revoked at any time.
	(b)	Percent of Class:
		3.7%.  The percentage was calculated based upon  107,811,467 Shares of Common Stock outstanding at November, 3, 2023, as reported by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2023.

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Aqua Metals, Inc.

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(c)

Number of shares as to which such person has:

	(i)	Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
		3,948,627.
	(ii)	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
		0.
	(iii)	Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
		0.
	(iv)	Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
		3,948,627.

Item 5.	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
	If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following:  [X]
Item 6.	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
	Not applicable.
Item 7.	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.
	Not applicable.
Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
	Not applicable.
Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of Group.
	Not applicable.
Item 10.	Certification.
	By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and

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Aqua Metals, Inc.

CUSIP No. 03837J101

were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

	February 12, 2024
	Date
	/s/ Paul L. Schultz
	Signature
	Paul L. Schultz, Secretary & General Counsel
	Name/Title