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Balchem Corp
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165 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.71B invested in Balchem Corp in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,350% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.9M | Put options by funds: $200K

47% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 17

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 51

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.44B → $1.71B (+$271M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 161 → 165 (+4)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
165
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.48%
% of All Funds
4.4%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
25
Increased
66
Reduced
51
Closed
17
Calls
$2.9M
Puts
$200K
Net Calls
+$2.7M
Net Calls Change
-$570K

Top Buyers

1
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
+$17.5M
2
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$9.28M
3
CLM
ClearBridge LLC (Maryland)
Maryland
+$6.96M
4
VanEck Associates
VanEck Associates
New York
+$6.22M
5
PCM
Palisade Capital Management
New Jersey
+$5.74M

Top Sellers

1
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$11.4M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$9.37M
3
CGI
CI Global Investments
California
-$7.35M
4
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
-$4.18M
5
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$3.85M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BG
51
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$4.89M -$60.2K -965 -1%
Prudential Financial
52
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$4.57M +$45.6K +730 +1%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
53
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$4.38M – – –
Deutsche Bank
54
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$4.23M +$1.19M +19,003 +43%
SI
55
Scout Investments
Missouri
$4.13M – – –
Comerica Bank
56
Comerica Bank
Texas
$4M +$1.85M +29,600 +97%
BA
57
Bard Associates
Illinois
$4M -$21.8K -350 -0.6%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
58
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$3.85M +$25K +400 +0.7%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
59
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$3.79M -$225K -3,600 -6%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
60
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$3.78M +$33.7K +540 +1%
AllianceBernstein
61
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$3.75M +$62.4K +1,000 +2%
RhumbLine Advisers
62
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$3.72M -$39.3K -630 -1%
EI
63
EAM Investors
California
$3.6M +$1.6M +25,571 +90%
BTS
64
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$3.37M -$686 -11 -0.2%
WRF
65
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$3.16M – – –
RJA
66
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3M +$1.55M +24,850 +124%
Schroder Investment Management Group
67
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$2.69M +$2.51M +40,300 New
First Trust Advisors
68
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$2.37M +$2.22M +35,523 New
DCM
69
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$2.31M +$2.16M +34,628 New
BST
70
Bath Savings Trust
Maine
$2.23M +$120K +1,930 +6%
Swiss National Bank
71
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.23M +$56.2K +900 +3%
PPA
72
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.1M -$8.55K -137 -0.4%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
73
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.95M -$34.4K -551 -2%
BG
74
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.86M +$45.7K +732 +3%
TPSF
75
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$1.84M -$3.49K -56 -0.2%
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BCPC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

165 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Balchem Corp (BCPC) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.71B — up 19% from $1.44B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new BCPC positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $17.5M. The largest seller was Royce & Associates, cutting an estimated $11.4M.

  • 165 institutional investors held Balchem Corp (BCPC) as of Q4 2014, up from 161 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.71B of Balchem Corp stock for Q4 2014, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Balchem Corp positions in Q4 2014 and 17 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Balchem Corp buyer in Q4 2014 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $17.5M added.
  • The largest Balchem Corp seller in Q4 2014 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $11.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.