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 ($37.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 138.6m as of 2024-07-31, 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 ≈ $73.22. Options: 13 managers hold calls ($16.2m notional), 10 hold puts ($11.6m).
Trends to Q2 2024
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 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 214 | 208 |
| Q1 2023 | 210 | 219 |
| Q2 2023 | 193 | 228 |
| Q3 2023 | 178 | 198 |
| Q4 2023 | 227 | 180 |
| Q1 2024 | 164 | 247 |
| Q2 2024 | 222 | 181 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $41.8m | $44.1m | 1.05 |
| Q4 2023 | $67.4m | $46.8m | 0.69 |
| Q1 2024 | $43.3m | $27.6m | 0.64 |
| Q2 2024 | $16.2m | $11.6m | 0.71 |
Biggest buyers
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | New | +812.0k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +335.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +258.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +225.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Added | +172.1k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +162.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +152.7k |
| MILLER HOWARD INVESTMENTS INC /NY | Added | +152.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +145.4k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +143.9k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -3.1m |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Ruffer LLP | Reduced | -1.1m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.0m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -918.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -424.2k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Reduced | -421.9k |
| Cercano Management LLC | Reduced | -250.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -236.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -227.6k |
Biggest calls
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $5.1m69.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $4.0m54.3k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $2.9m39.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.6m22.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $746.9k10.2k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $549.2k7.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $475.0k6.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $249.0k3.4k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $249.0k3.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $190.4k2.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $4.5m61.5k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $1.8m24.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.6m21.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.3m17.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $952.0k13.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $900.7k12.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $358.0k4.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $146.5k2.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $22.0k300 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 in Q2 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $362.2k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 1 | $495.1k | 1 | $154.0k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 9 | $1.6m | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $134.9k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.1m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $272.7k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.4m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-28 | KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL Vice Chairman | Sold | $590.0k8.0k shares |
| 2024-05-07 | Oh Irene H Chief Risk Officer | Sold | $775.8k10.0k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 14.2m $1.0bn | Reduced -236.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 12.7m $930.1m | Reduced -170.1k |
| Capital International Investors 0.15% of their portfolio | 9.7m $707.2m | Reduced -1.4m |
| FMR LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 7.7m $567.3m | Added +162.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.2m $383.7m | Reduced -227.6k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.3m $313.3m | Added +3.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.1m $302.8m | Added +35.0k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 4.0m $294.8m | Added +335.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.29% of their portfolio | 3.9m $285.0m | Added +258.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.0m $216.9m | Reduced -1.0m |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.9m $214.0m | Added +40.4k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.9m $210.1m | Reduced -66.5k |
| Himalaya Capital Management LLC 7.94% of their portfolio | 2.8m $203.3m | Unchanged |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $182.1m | Added +43.9k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.5m $180.4m | Added +172.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.3m $166.6m | Reduced -21.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.1m $153.2m | Reduced -154.2k |
| Boston Partners 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.9m $142.0m | Reduced -7.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.9m $141.5m | Reduced -61.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $133.5m | Added +118.7k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.7m $123.1m | Reduced -6.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $117.7m | Added +63.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $115.2m | Reduced -20.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $82.7m | Reduced -88.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $77.7m | Added +120.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $77.1m | Reduced -23.9k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.30% of their portfolio | 941.4k $68.9m | Reduced -421.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 912.2k $66.8m | Reduced -3.1m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 880.4k $64.5m | Reduced -4.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 877.0k $64.2m | Added +145.4k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.56% of their portfolio | 812.0k $59.5m | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 770.4k $56.4m | Added +152.7k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 684.6k $50.1m | Added +2.7k |
| MILLER HOWARD INVESTMENTS INC /NY 1.58% of their portfolio | 649.7k $47.6m | Added +152.3k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 617.3k $45.2m | Added +3.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.04% of their portfolio | 602.5k $44.1m | Reduced -32.4k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.32% of their portfolio | 592.1k $43.4m | Reduced -98.6k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.08% of their portfolio | 504.7k $37.0m | Reduced -18.8k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.03% of their portfolio | 498.7k $36.5m | Added +54.2k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.14% of their portfolio | 475.3k $34.8m | Reduced -21.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 444.1k $32.5m | Added +138.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 407.3k $29.8m | Reduced -29.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 388.1k $28.4m | Reduced -137.6k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.11% of their portfolio | 385.1k $28.2m | Reduced -23.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 374.2k $27.4m | Added +225.8k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 372.1k $27.3m | Reduced -170.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio | 339.1k $24.8m | Reduced -14.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 338.9k $24.8m | Reduced -8.6k |
| Stieven Capital Advisors, L.P. 5.33% of their portfolio | 328.3k $24.0m | Reduced -4.5k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 324.9k $23.8m | Added +80.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 319.8k $23.4m | Added +25.7k |
| BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 1.50% of their portfolio | 316.0k $23.1m | Reduced -152.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 300.0k $21.7m | Added +806 |
| Cercano Management LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 294.8k $21.6m | Reduced -250.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 275.5k $20.2m | Reduced -2.8k |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 272.8k $20.0m | Added +230 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 268.8k $19.7m | Added +2.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 267.4k $19.6m | Added +143.9k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.05% of their portfolio | 262.1k $19.2m | Reduced -4.1k |
| STRS OHIO 0.08% of their portfolio | 262.0k $19.2m | Reduced -165.9k |
| WHITTIER TRUST CO 0.25% of their portfolio | 239.9k $17.6m | Added +10.4k |
| MALTESE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.19% of their portfolio | 235.7k $17.3m | Added +5.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 234.3k $17.2m | Added +22.7k |
| ZWJ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.71% of their portfolio | 221.3k $16.2m | Reduced -21.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 213.0k $15.6m | Reduced -1.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 194.0k $14.2m | Reduced -9.5k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 187.3k $13.7m | Added +30.0k |
| AXA S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 186.4k $13.6m | Added +93.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 177.7k $13.0m | Reduced -17.3k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.26% of their portfolio | 176.5k $12.9m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 176.0k $12.9m | First filing |
| FERGUSON WELLMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 175.7k $12.9m | Added +2.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 172.3k $12.6m | Reduced -9.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 164.8k $12.1m | Added +4.9k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 149.5k $10.9m | Reduced -35.2k |
| Matthew 25 Management Corp 3.68% of their portfolio | 145.0k $10.6m | Reduced -5.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 144.0k $10.5m | Reduced -24.6k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 139.8k $10.2m | Reduced -5.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 137.2k $10.0m | Reduced -4.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 136.2k $10.0m | Added +479 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 134.9k $9.9m | Added +68.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 129.5k $9.5m | Reduced -129.4k |
| Access Investment Management LLC 3.05% of their portfolio | 128.3k $9.4m | Added +310 |
| M&G PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 124.4k $9.1m | New |
| Carmel Capital Management L.L.C. 3.53% of their portfolio | 123.9k $9.1m | Unchanged |
| WHITTIER TRUST CO OF NEVADA INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 117.7k $8.6m | Added +2.8k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 117.3k $8.6m | Added +7.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 115.9k $8.5m | Added +106.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.02% of their portfolio | 114.5k $8.4m | Added +9.0k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.04% of their portfolio | 113.2k $8.3m | Added +1.1k |
| RedJay Asset Management Inc. 5.39% of their portfolio | 110.0k $8.1m | Unchanged |
| NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 108.7k $8.0m | Reduced -2.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.1k $6.5m | Added +3.7k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 87.0k $6.4m | Reduced -8.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.3k $6.2m | Reduced -1.0k |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 84.5k $6.2m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 83.3k $6.1m | Reduced -4.8k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 80.7k $5.9m | Reduced -2.1k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 80.1k $5.9m | Reduced -1.4k |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 78.8k $5.8m | Reduced -5 |