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William A. Backus

BCPC
VP & CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER · BALCHEM CORP · CIK 0001530884
FILING MIX · LIFETIME50%/50%
BUYS
34
SELLS
34
TOTAL VALUE
$13.54M
COMPANIES
1
ACTIVE SINCE
Feb 2020
HOLDINGS NOW
6,736
AVG SELL PX
$147.77
TRADE KIND
SHOWING 68 / 68
Trades · vs SPY
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Performance · forward returns vs SPY
13 backtested trades · 8 horizons · 3 pendingHow are these numbers computed? →
Forward-return performance of every backtestable P/S trade by William A. Backus, measured at 8 horizons from 7 days to 2 years. Deduped per economic event so co-filings count once. Excess return = trade return minus SPY return over the same window.
HORIZONTRADESWIN RATEINSIDER RETURNSPY RETURNMEAN EXCESSMEDIAN EXCESST-STAT
7d13+30.77%-1.56%+0.16%-1.72%-1.55%
14d13+38.46%-0.91%+1.05%-1.95%-0.66%
30d13+61.54%+0.07%+3.49%-3.42%-4.35%
60d13+84.62%-3.27%+1.49%-4.76%-7.40%
90d13+61.54%+1.91%+6.08%-4.17%-6.00%
180d13+23.08%+4.93%+10.58%-5.65%-3.19%
1y13+38.46%+0.49%+16.37%-15.87%-15.28%
2y13(3 pending)+0.00%+11.20%+32.20%-21.00%-24.06%
How to read this: Insider Returnis the average raw return of the filer's trades over the horizon. SPY Return is what SPY did over those same windows — reference only, not a comparison. The headline alpha number is Mean Excess = Insider − SPY; green means the filer beat SPY, red means they trailed it. Win rate is the share of individual trades where the filer beat SPY. T-statvalues above 2 mean the alpha is unlikely to be chance given the sample size. "Pending" counts trades where the horizon hasn't elapsed yet; their stats are not included in the row average.
Holdings over time
BCPC · 6,736 shares · as of Feb 12, 2026
011,98223,96435,94647,928202120222023202420252026SHARES HELD
Trading cadence · quarterly flow
BUY SELL
2020
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FLOW · 34 buys / 34 sellsCOVERAGE · 25 quarters
Form 4 filings · all activity
COMPANYTYPESHARESPRICEVALUEHELD AFTERTRADE DATEFILEDDETAILS
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
70$177.49$12.4K6,736Feb 12, 2026Feb 13, 2026View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
1,8001,800Feb 11, 2026Feb 13, 2026View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
4906,007Feb 11, 2026Feb 13, 2026View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
1,6647,671Feb 11, 2026Feb 13, 2026View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
865$178.68$154.6K6,806Feb 11, 2026Feb 13, 2026View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
322$173.16$55.8K5,517Feb 8, 2026Feb 10, 2026View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
383$167.24$64.1K5,839Apr 1, 2025Feb 10, 2026View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
2,0677,295Feb 13, 2025Apr 11, 2025View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
1,073$163.14$175.0K6,222Feb 13, 2025Apr 11, 2025View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
1,073$163.14$175.0K6,222Feb 13, 2025Feb 14, 2025View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
2,0677,295Feb 13, 2025Feb 14, 2025View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
5505,228Feb 12, 2025Apr 11, 2025View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
1,8001,800Feb 12, 2025Apr 11, 2025View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
5505,228Feb 12, 2025Feb 14, 2025View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
1,8001,800Feb 12, 2025Feb 14, 2025View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
310$159.39$49.4K4,678Feb 10, 2025Feb 12, 2025View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
3,9000Jul 30, 2024Aug 1, 2024View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
330$180.47$59.6K4,988Jul 30, 2024Aug 1, 2024View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
3,570$179.25$639.9K5,318Jul 30, 2024Aug 1, 2024View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
904$177.10$160.1K132Jul 30, 2024Aug 1, 2024View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
3,900$84.09$328.0K8,888Jul 30, 2024Aug 1, 2024View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
2,581$154.36$398.4K10,333Feb 26, 2024Feb 27, 2024View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
4,319$155.66$672.3K6,014Feb 26, 2024Feb 27, 2024View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
100$156.13$15.6K5,914Feb 26, 2024Feb 27, 2024View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
2,477$156.94$388.7K12,914Feb 23, 2024Feb 27, 2024View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
3,7000Feb 23, 2024Feb 27, 2024View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
6,703$156.16$1.05M15,391Feb 23, 2024Feb 27, 2024View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
5,4800Feb 23, 2024Feb 27, 2024View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
3,700$74.57$275.9K22,094Feb 23, 2024Feb 27, 2024View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
5,480$84.40$462.5K18,394Feb 23, 2024Feb 27, 2024View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
784$153.44$120.3K27,130Feb 21, 2024Feb 23, 2024View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
14,139$154.80$2.19M12,991Feb 21, 2024Feb 23, 2024View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
15,000$60.85$912.8K27,914Feb 21, 2024Feb 23, 2024View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
15,0000Feb 21, 2024Feb 23, 2024View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
77$155.68$12.0K12,914Feb 21, 2024Feb 23, 2024View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
751$145.33$109.1K12,914Feb 11, 2024Feb 13, 2024View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
1,9001,900Feb 8, 2024Feb 12, 2024View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
57012,676Feb 8, 2024Feb 12, 2024View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
2,11914,795Feb 8, 2024Feb 12, 2024View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
1,130$143.43$162.1K13,665Feb 8, 2024Feb 12, 2024View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
332$135.67$45.0K11,964Feb 13, 2023Feb 15, 2023View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
1,190$138.09$164.3K12,296Feb 8, 2023Feb 10, 2023View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
2,24013,486Feb 8, 2023Feb 10, 2023View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
57011,246Feb 8, 2023Feb 10, 2023View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
2,0002,000Feb 8, 2023Feb 10, 2023View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
75010,655Apr 1, 2022Dec 30, 2022View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
Chief Accounting Officer
470$139.38$65.5K9,786Feb 15, 2022Feb 16, 2022View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
Chief Accounting Officer
1,961$137.73$270.1K10,256Feb 14, 2022Feb 15, 2022View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
Chief Accounting Officer
1,238$138.07$170.9K12,217Feb 10, 2022Feb 14, 2022View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
2,34513,455Feb 10, 2022Feb 14, 2022View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
1,90035,480Feb 10, 2022Feb 14, 2022View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
55011,110Feb 10, 2022Feb 14, 2022View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
Chief Accounting Officer
10,520$132.02$1.39M11,502Aug 9, 2021Aug 9, 2021View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASE
Chief Accounting Officer
4,178$58.52$244.5K24,100Aug 6, 2021Aug 9, 2021View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASE
Chief Accounting Officer
10,170$60.85$618.8K32,270Aug 6, 2021Aug 9, 2021View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
Chief Accounting Officer
12,248$134.04$1.64M22,022Aug 6, 2021Aug 9, 2021View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
Chief Accounting Officer
988$119.13$117.7K19,797Feb 11, 2021Mar 4, 2021View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
2,30047,928Feb 11, 2021Mar 4, 2021View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
1,92420,785Feb 11, 2021Mar 4, 2021View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
62018,011Feb 11, 2021Feb 16, 2021View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
Chief Accounting Officer
988$119.13$117.7K18,947Feb 11, 2021Feb 16, 2021View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
2,30047,928Feb 11, 2021Feb 16, 2021View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
1,92419,935Feb 11, 2021Feb 16, 2021View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
1,47018,861Feb 11, 2021Mar 4, 2021View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
SALE
Chief Accounting Officer
501$111.94$56.1K17,211Feb 13, 2020Feb 18, 2020View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
92217,712Feb 13, 2020Feb 18, 2020View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
65016,790Feb 13, 2020Feb 18, 2020View →
BCPC
BALCHEM CORP
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
3,20045,628Feb 13, 2020Feb 18, 2020View →
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About this filer
CIK 0001530884
ROLE
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
PRIMARY
BCPC
COMPANIES
1
ACTIVE SINCE
Feb 2020
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