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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
Goldman Sachs
76
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.81M +$354K +5,680 +26%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
77
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$1.73M – – –
TFCM
78
Taylor Frigon Capital Management
Arizona
$1.67M +$1.56M +25,000 New
Stifel Financial
79
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.6M +$207K +3,318 +16%
MLICM
80
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$1.6M +$7.49K +120 +0.5%
Bank of America
81
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.58M +$1.1M +17,560 +286%
AIG
82
American International Group
New York
$1.52M -$41.4K -664 -3%
CS
83
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.52M +$793K +12,715 +126%
WDA
84
Wendell David Associates
New Hampshire
$1.5M +$62.4K +1,000 +5%
ASRS
85
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$1.43M +$12.5K +200 +0.9%
ACH
86
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
$1.27M +$580K +9,293 +95%
BUB
87
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$1.25M +$38.9K +624 +3%
LWCFA
88
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.21M – – –
SC
89
Savant Capital
Illinois
$1.17M -$181K -2,905 -14%
Bank of Montreal
90
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.08M -$512K -8,202 -34%
BA
91
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$1.08M -$48K -770 -5%
CAM
92
Capstone Asset Management
Texas
$1.04M -$134K -2,140 -12%
VOYA Investment Management
93
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$1.01M – – –
Susquehanna International Group
94
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$978K +$916K +14,680 New
LSERS
95
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$953K +$12.5K +200 +1%
PI
96
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$945K -$75K -1,202 -8%
FAAS
97
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$835K +$783K +12,545 New
GC
98
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$771K +$265K +4,244 +58%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
99
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$758K +$3.12K +50 +0.4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
100
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$753K -$125K -2,000 -15%
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4
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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.