Balchem Corp
BCPC
155 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.23B invested in Balchem Corp in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
142% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.69M | Put options by funds: $1.53M
36% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 14
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 150 → 155 (+5)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 54
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.38B → $1.23B (-$149M)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$8.64M |
| 2 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$7.56M |
| 3 |
CCA
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Wayne,
Pennsylvania
|
+$5.51M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.76M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$4.13M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NFA
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Columbus,
Ohio
|
-$7.31M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$5.93M |
| 3 |
CRCP
Copper Rock Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.81M |
| 4 |
TI
Trigran Investments
Northbrook,
Illinois
|
-$4.01M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$3.36M |
BCPC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
155 of the 3,475 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Balchem Corp (BCPC) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $1.23B — down 11% from $1.38B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new BCPC positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, adding an estimated $8.64M. The largest seller was Nationwide Fund Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.31M sold.
- 155 institutional investors held Balchem Corp (BCPC) as of Q1 2014, up from 150 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $1.23B of Balchem Corp stock for Q1 2014, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 19 funds opened new Balchem Corp positions in Q1 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Balchem Corp buyer in Q1 2014 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $8.64M added.
- The largest Balchem Corp seller in Q1 2014 was Nationwide Fund Advisors, an estimated $7.31M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.