Balchem Corp
BCPC
209 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.34B invested in Balchem Corp in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
435% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.92M | Put options by funds: $1.29M
271% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 7
87.99% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 87.99% (+88%)
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.12B → $2.34B (+$221M)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 192 → 209 (+17)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 76
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$22.3M |
| 2 |
BCM
Brown Capital Management
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$13.2M |
| 3 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
+$8.87M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$7.49M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$6.64M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
CCA
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Wayne,
Pennsylvania
|
-$6.6M |
| 2 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
-$6.33M |
| 3 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
-$6.3M |
| 4 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$6.27M |
| 5 |
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$5.84M |
BCPC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
209 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Balchem Corp (BCPC) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $2.34B — up 10% from $2.12B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new BCPC positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 67 added to existing stakes and 76 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $22.3M. The largest seller was Conestoga Capital Advisors, cutting an estimated $6.6M.
- 209 institutional investors held Balchem Corp (BCPC) as of Q4 2016, up from 192 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $2.34B of Balchem Corp stock for Q4 2016, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new Balchem Corp positions in Q4 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest Balchem Corp buyer in Q4 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $22.3M added.
- The largest Balchem Corp seller in Q4 2016 was Conestoga Capital Advisors, an estimated $6.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.