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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
BCM
1
Brown Capital Management
Maryland
$206M +$2.64M +42,360 +1%
Neuberger Berman Group
2
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$139M -$3.85M -61,689 -3%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$139M +$1.11M +17,778 +0.9%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$112M +$9.28M +148,660 +10%
RA
5
Royce & Associates
New York
$86.9M -$11.4M -183,400 -12%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$51.8M -$539K -8,645 -1%
SBH
7
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$48.5M -$680K -10,900 -1%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$48.2M -$2.41M -38,691 -5%
WA
9
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$45.2M -$101K -1,613 -0.2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
10
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$39.4M +$1.8M +28,925 +5%
CCA
11
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$38.6M -$2.54M -40,743 -7%
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$38.5M +$460K +7,370 +1%
EVM
13
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$33.9M -$4.18M -67,006 -12%
GKIM
14
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$33.5M +$271K +4,338 +0.9%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
15
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$32.2M – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$30.5M -$1.48M -23,706 -5%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
17
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$27.1M -$260K -4,162 -1%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$27M +$161K +2,580 +0.6%
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$25.9M +$4.11M +65,850 +20%
SIMG
20
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$25.7M -$1.75M -27,978 -7%
PNC Financial Services Group
21
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$23.1M +$1.06M +17,017 +5%
ACM
22
Atlanta Capital Management
Georgia
$21.7M -$1.35M -21,612 -6%
ClearBridge Investments
23
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$21.1M +$2.26M +36,203 +13%
Janus Henderson Group
24
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$18.7M +$17.5M +280,360 New
Norges Bank
25
Norges Bank
Norway
$18.5M +$1.19M +19,054 +7%
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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.