BALCHEM CORP BCPC
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 057665200 · ISIN US0576652004
- SectorMaterials
- IndustryChemicals & Allied Products
- HeadquartersMontvale, NJ
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($9.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 31.9m as of 2026-07-23, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $168.97. Options: 5 managers hold calls ($11.9m notional), 2 hold puts ($1.8m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 278 |
| Q4 2022 | 292 |
| Q1 2023 | 285 |
| Q2 2023 | 282 |
| Q3 2023 | 293 |
| Q4 2023 | 292 |
| Q1 2024 | 320 |
| Q2 2024 | 334 |
| Q3 2024 | 358 |
| Q4 2024 | 359 |
| Q1 2025 | 383 |
| Q2 2025 | 397 |
| Q3 2025 | 407 |
| Q4 2025 | 410 |
| Q1 2026 | 425 |
| Q2 2026 | 417 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 170 | 135 |
| Q4 2024 | 166 | 147 |
| Q1 2025 | 189 | 152 |
| Q2 2025 | 203 | 160 |
| Q3 2025 | 188 | 180 |
| Q4 2025 | 185 | 190 |
| Q1 2026 | 210 | 177 |
| Q2 2026 | 186 | 208 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $5.2m | $555.2k | 0.11 |
| Q4 2025 | $3.3m | $337.4k | 0.10 |
| Q1 2026 | $9.8m | $830.5k | 0.08 |
| Q2 2026 | $11.9m | $1.8m | 0.15 |
Biggest buyers
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Added | +217.0k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp | New | +191.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +163.9k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +122.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +103.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | New | +85.4k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Added | +79.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +74.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +71.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +67.2k |
Biggest sellers
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -372.6k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -163.4k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -163.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -97.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -96.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -85.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -66.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -53.8k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -38.4k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP | Reduced | -33.8k |
Biggest calls
| PEAK6 LLC | Unchanged | $6.8m40.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.8m10.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $1.7m10.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.6m9.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Unchanged | $50.7k300 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.5m8.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $304.1k1.8k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-07-18 | 14.4% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 6.9% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.3m | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported since 1 Apr 2026.
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.0m $838.7m | Added +122.9k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $375.3m | Added +27.9k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $244.2m | Added +13.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $216.5m | Added +40.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $189.6m | Added +74.9k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 4.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $183.8m | Reduced -163.3k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 1.16% of their portfolio | 1.1m $177.5m | Reduced -372.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 834.4k $141.0m | Reduced -22.9k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.65% of their portfolio | 683.1k $115.4m | Reduced -163.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 617.2k $104.3m | Added +163.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 610.0k $103.1m | Added +13.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 560.3k $94.7m | Reduced -38.4k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.52% of their portfolio | 502.6k $84.9m | Added +56.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 502.0k $84.8m | Added +71.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.05% of their portfolio | 440.4k $74.5m | Added +79.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 414.4k $70.0m | Added +20.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 411.9k $69.6m | Not comparable |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 384.2k $64.9m | Added +10.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 374.6k $63.3m | Added +5.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 341.7k $58.1m | Reduced -85.3k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 314.1k $53.1m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.08% of their portfolio | 289.9k $49.0m | Added +217.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 272.0k $46.0m | Added +103.6k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 270.5k $45.7m | Added +4.4k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 243.8k $41.2m | Reduced -13.0k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 229.7k $38.8m | Added +3.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 223.1k $37.7m | Added +1.5k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 217.1k $36.7m | Added +4.4k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 208.1k $35.2m | Added +20.6k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 207.2k $35.0m | Reduced -3.5k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.09% of their portfolio | 197.9k $33.4m | Reduced -5.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 193.3k $32.7m | Added +16.3k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.25% of their portfolio | 191.4k $32.3m | New |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 184.6k $31.2m | Added +67.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 181.1k $30.6m | Added +518 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 176.7k $29.8m | Added +4.2k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 166.2k $28.1m | Reduced -223 |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 165.2k $27.9m | Reduced -8.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 151.5k $25.6m | Reduced -32.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 137.4k $23.2m | Reduced -24.9k |
| Harvey Partners, LLC 1.59% of their portfolio | 136.1k $23.0m | Added +21.3k |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 133.4k $22.5m | Added +4.3k |
| Tributary Capital Management, LLC 1.56% of their portfolio | 112.1k $18.9m | Reduced -5.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.4k $18.8m | Reduced -97.0k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.05% of their portfolio | 110.4k $18.6m | Reduced -5.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.5k $18.2m | Reduced -4.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.3k $18.1m | Added +350 |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.2k $18.1m | Reduced -2.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 97.9k $16.5m | Added +56.8k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 88.5k $15.0m | Added +22.9k |
| Montanaro Asset Management Ltd 4.66% of their portfolio | 87.5k $14.8m | Reduced -11.2k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 86.7k $14.6m | Added +38.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.4k $14.4m | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 81.7k $13.8m | Reduced -53.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.8k $13.5m | Reduced -9.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.5k $13.4m | Added +17.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.1k $13.4m | Reduced -803 |
| SALEM INVESTMENT COUNSELORS INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 76.3k $12.9m | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.1k $12.9m | Reduced -1.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.4k $12.6m | Reduced -5.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 71.4k $12.1m | Reduced -15.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.6k $10.9m | Reduced -4.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 64.2k $10.8m | Added +200 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.6k $10.4m | Added +40.9k |
| CONGRUENCE CAPITAL, LLC 2.67% of their portfolio | 60.6k $10.2m | Reduced -27.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.9k $10.0m | Reduced -28.9k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 57.9k $9.8m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.5k $9.4m | Added +6.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.1k $9.3m | Reduced -2.1k |
| SANTA MONICA PARTNERS LP 4.66% of their portfolio | 51.1k $8.6m | Unchanged |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 49.1k $8.3m | Reduced -29.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.9k $8.1m | Added +9.3k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.02% of their portfolio | 46.9k $7.9m | Added +990 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.3k $7.8m | Reduced -670 |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.0k $7.6m | Added +4.5k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 44.5k $7.5m | Added +12.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.2k $7.5m | Added +2.5k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.16% of their portfolio | 42.4k $7.2m | Reduced -6.7k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.9k $6.9m | Added +1.1k |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc 0.10% of their portfolio | 39.2k $6.6m | Added +19 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.8k $6.2m | Added +674 |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 36.7k $6.2m | Reduced -8.1k |
| EULAV Asset Management 0.19% of their portfolio | 36.1k $6.1m | Unchanged |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.0k $6.1m | Added +28.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.6k $6.0m | Added +4.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.5k $5.7m | Added +451 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.4k $5.6m | Reduced -9.1k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.7k $5.2m | Added +851 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.5k $5.0m | Reduced -9.1k |
| Numerai GP LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 29.1k $4.9m | Added +7.0k |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 28.3k $4.8m | Added +9.4k |
| Cardinal Capital Management 0.55% of their portfolio | 26.7k $4.5m | Reduced -50 |
| FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA 0.13% of their portfolio | 26.7k $4.5m | Reduced -3.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.2k $4.4m | Reduced -1.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.0k $4.4m | Added +7.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.8k $4.4m | Reduced -66.8k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.3k $3.9m | Added +8.3k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.2k $3.9m | Added +16.8k |
| Bath Savings Trust Co 0.38% of their portfolio | 21.8k $3.7m | Reduced -3.5k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 21.5k $3.6m | Reduced -4.9k |