Balchem Corp
BCPC
202 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.13B invested in Balchem Corp in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
64% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.6M | Put options by funds: $2.19M
25% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 64
1.34% less ownership
Funds ownership: 87.3% → 85.97% (-1.3%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 206 → 202 (-4)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.29B → $2.13B (-$157M)
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 22
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
+$8.98M |
| 2 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
+$4.05M |
| 3 |
FTIOP
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Radnor,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.67M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.5M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.19M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PCM
Palisade Capital Management
Fort Lee,
New Jersey
|
-$11.1M |
| 2 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$10.6M |
| 3 |
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Burlington,
Vermont
|
-$6.18M |
| 4 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$5.65M |
| 5 |
RHJA
Rice Hall James & Associates
San Diego,
California
|
-$5.07M |
BCPC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
202 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Balchem Corp (BCPC) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $2.13B — down 6.9% from $2.29B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of BCPC and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 64 trimmed existing stakes and 80 added.
The largest buyer was Macquarie Group, adding an estimated $8.98M. The largest seller was Palisade Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.1M sold.
- 202 institutional investors held Balchem Corp (BCPC) as of Q2 2017, down from 206 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $2.13B of Balchem Corp stock for Q2 2017, down 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new Balchem Corp positions in Q2 2017 and 22 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Balchem Corp buyer in Q2 2017 was Macquarie Group, an estimated $8.98M added.
- The largest Balchem Corp seller in Q2 2017 was Palisade Capital Management, an estimated $11.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.