Balchem Corp
BCPC
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.
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)
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$11.4M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$9.37M |
| 3 |
CGI
CI Global Investments
Oakland,
California
|
-$7.35M |
| 4 |
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.18M |
| 5 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$3.85M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
176
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$142K | -2,505 | Closed |
|
177
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| – | -$104K | -1,832 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
178
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$70K | -1,233 | Closed |
|
|
MDCM
179
Morgan Dempsey Capital Management
Menomonee Falls,
Wisconsin
| – | -$61K | -1,075 | Closed |
|
|
DCM
180
Dean Capital Management
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$40K | -710 | Closed |
|
|
LWM
181
LBA Wealth Management
Jacksonville,
Florida
| – | -$17K | -309 | Closed |
|
|
PTC
182
Private Trust Company
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$3K | -50 | Closed |
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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.