EAST WEST BANCORP INC EWBC
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 27579R104 · ISIN US27579R1041
Chinese American bank
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryState Commercial Banks
- HeadquartersPasadena, CA
- Founded1973
- Websiteeastwestbank.com
- 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 ($103.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 137.0m as of 2026-07-31, 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 ≈ $128.96. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($11.6m notional), 5 hold puts ($3.3m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 427 |
| Q4 2022 | 434 |
| Q1 2023 | 411 |
| Q2 2023 | 394 |
| Q3 2023 | 398 |
| Q4 2023 | 445 |
| Q1 2024 | 420 |
| Q2 2024 | 459 |
| Q3 2024 | 473 |
| Q4 2024 | 516 |
| Q1 2025 | 514 |
| Q2 2025 | 526 |
| Q3 2025 | 536 |
| Q4 2025 | 586 |
| Q1 2026 | 604 |
| Q2 2026 | 652 |
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 | 236 | 193 |
| Q4 2024 | 231 | 219 |
| Q1 2025 | 253 | 222 |
| Q2 2025 | 258 | 257 |
| Q3 2025 | 251 | 232 |
| Q4 2025 | 283 | 225 |
| Q1 2026 | 317 | 239 |
| Q2 2026 | 344 | 259 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $12.3m | $5.7m | 0.47 |
| Q4 2025 | $13.3m | $2.6m | 0.19 |
| Q1 2026 | $13.1m | $3.9m | 0.29 |
| Q2 2026 | $11.6m | $3.3m | 0.28 |
Biggest buyers
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +909.7k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +801.1k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +598.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +403.6k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +285.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +222.2k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | +193.1k |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | Added | +190.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +182.9k |
Biggest sellers
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.2m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -793.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -558.9k |
| Azora Capital LP | Sold out | -311.9k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP | Reduced | -294.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -238.8k |
| Fiera Capital Corp | Reduced | -226.2k |
| Interval Partners, LP | Sold out | -221.7k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | Reduced | -156.3k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $6.5m50.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.0m15.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.5m11.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.4m10.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $167.8k1.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $77.5k600 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.3m17.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $555.1k4.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $335.6k2.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $64.5k500 shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Unchanged | $51.6k400 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 |
|---|---|
| Invesco Ltd. 13G · institution -1.1 pts · filed 2026-02-12 | 6.7% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Capital International Investors (2.2%, 2026-05-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL 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 | — | 6 | $2.9m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.8m | $3.6m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $4.1m | $3.9m |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $7.4m | $4.1m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $8.2m | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 4 | $7.1m | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 4 | $10.5m | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.6m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | Alvarez Manuel Pham Director | Sold | $105.6k810 shares |
| 2026-08-12 | LIU JACK C Director | Sold | $135.0k1.0k shares |
| 2026-08-06 | KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL Vice Chairman | Sold | $1.3m10.0k shares |
| 2026-06-15 | Oh Irene H Chief Risk Officer | Sold | $106.6k800 shares |
| 2026-06-12 | Oh Irene H Chief Risk Officer | Sold | $66.2k500 shares |
| 2026-06-11 | Oh Irene H Chief Risk Officer | Sold | $1.4m11.2k shares |
| 2026-05-27 | KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL Vice Chairman | Sold | $1.2m10.0k shares |
| 2026-05-06 | NG DOMINIC Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold | $3.8m30.0k shares |
| 2026-05-05 | NG DOMINIC Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold | $3.7m30.0k shares |
| 2026-04-30 | Deskus Archana Director | Sold | $226.0k1.8k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 13.5m $1.7bn | Added +285.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 8.8m $1.1bn | Reduced -558.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 8.5m $1.1bn | Added +801.1k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.6m $851.4m | Reduced -128.3k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.2m $798.2m | Added +19.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.0m $648.4m | Added +58.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.5m $574.9m | Added +403.6k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.36% of their portfolio | 4.0m $514.5m | Added +120.9k |
| Boston Partners 0.41% of their portfolio | 3.6m $461.4m | Added +130.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.2m $416.6m | Added +1.5m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 3.1m $403.4m | Reduced -793.7k |
| Capital International Investors 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.9m $367.9m | Added +15.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.8m $368.6m | Reduced -100.0k |
| Himalaya Capital Management LLC 9.68% of their portfolio | 2.8m $358.4m | Unchanged |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.9m $246.9m | Reduced -3.1k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $241.8m | Added +21.2k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.7m $222.2m | Reduced -28.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $221.7m | Added +24.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $213.0m | Not comparable |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 1.6m $209.9m | Reduced -29.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $185.8m | Reduced -36.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.3m $171.8m | Reduced -98.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.3m $169.9m | Added +909.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $158.9m | Added +39.3k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $153.2m | Reduced -38.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $141.2m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $130.7m | Reduced -54.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 869.3k $112.2m | Added +169.9k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 865.8k $111.8m | Added +12.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 850.8k $109.8m | Added +41.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 825.3k $88.1m | Reduced -37.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 803.5k $103.7m | Added +9.7k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 754.2k $97.4m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.19% of their portfolio | 749.4k $96.7m | Reduced -20.1k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 713.9k $92.2m | Reduced -21.7k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 649.6k $83.9m | Reduced -156.3k |
| MILLER HOWARD INVESTMENTS INC /NY 2.10% of their portfolio | 612.5k $79.1m | Added +6 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 607.0k $78.4m | Added +164.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.14% of their portfolio | 598.7k $77.3m | New |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 516.4k $66.7m | Reduced -508 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 502.4k $64.9m | Reduced -6.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 461.5k $59.6m | Added +222.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 460.8k $59.6m | Reduced -139.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 431.6k $55.7m | Added +88.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 422.3k $54.5m | Reduced -122.2k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.41% of their portfolio | 418.3k $54.0m | Reduced -91.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 404.4k $52.2m | Added +86.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 373.5k $48.2m | Reduced -6.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 355.4k $45.9m | Added +182.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 345.6k $44.6m | Added +15.4k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 344.1k $44.4m | Reduced -127.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 337.5k $43.6m | Added +3.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 304.5k $39.3m | Reduced -39.3k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.12% of their portfolio | 302.3k $39.0m | Reduced -36.5k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.14% of their portfolio | 302.2k $39.0m | Reduced -226.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 300.5k $38.8m | Reduced -18.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 292.3k $37.7m | Reduced -238.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 288.0k $37.2m | Added +8.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 287.5k $37.1m | Reduced -12.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.03% of their portfolio | 286.6k $37.0m | Reduced -15.4k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.07% of their portfolio | 285.5k $36.9m | Reduced -3.2k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 276.9k $35.7m | Reduced -54.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 276.2k $35.7m | Added +4.0k |
| WHITTIER TRUST CO 0.34% of their portfolio | 263.4k $34.7m | Reduced -761 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 260.2k $33.6m | Reduced -3.1k |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.25% of their portfolio | 245.1k $31.6m | Added +190.0k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 237.5k $30.7m | Added +27.5k |
| FERGUSON WELLMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC 0.37% of their portfolio | 236.8k $30.6m | Reduced -3.1k |
| Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super 0.41% of their portfolio | 226.7k $29.3m | Added +169.3k |
| Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension 0.63% of their portfolio | 225.7k $29.1m | Reduced -13.8k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.08% of their portfolio | 223.4k $28.8m | Reduced -73.4k |
| ZWJ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.90% of their portfolio | 215.8k $27.9m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 215.0k $27.8m | Added +9.9k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 209.1k $27.1m | Added +24.4k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.05% of their portfolio | 200.9k $25.9m | Reduced -14.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 193.1k $24.9m | New |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 191.6k $24.7m | Reduced -16.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 189.0k $24.4m | Added +158.4k |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 0.17% of their portfolio | 183.3k $23.7m | Reduced -1.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 178.9k $23.1m | Reduced -2.8k |
| STRS OHIO 0.08% of their portfolio | 166.2k $21.5m | Reduced -286 |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 165.9k $21.4m | Added +2.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 165.3k $21.3m | Reduced -109.0k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 160.6k $20.7m | Unchanged |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 160.0k $20.7m | Reduced -3.8k |
| Stieven Capital Advisors, L.P. 3.89% of their portfolio | 157.9k $20.4m | Reduced -29.1k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 157.2k $20.3m | Reduced -41.5k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 153.8k $19.9m | Added +17.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 151.2k $19.5m | Reduced -2.9k |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 150.6k $19.4m | Added +4.4k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.05% of their portfolio | 148.6k $19.2m | Reduced -359 |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 130.7k $16.9m | Added +6.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 128.2k $16.5m | Reduced -55.1k |
| Access Investment Management LLC 4.18% of their portfolio | 126.6k $16.3m | Added +346 |
| Carmel Capital Management L.L.C. 3.56% of their portfolio | 125.9k $16.2m | Reduced -200 |
| WHITTIER TRUST CO OF NEVADA INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 124.7k $16.3m | Added +265 |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 121.3k $15.7m | Reduced -1.9k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 114.6k $14.8m | Added +5.4k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 114.5k $14.8m | Added +18.2k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.02% of their portfolio | 108.0k $13.9m | Added +49.2k |