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 ($59.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 137.8m as of 2025-07-31, 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 ≈ $101.00. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($14.8m notional), 7 hold puts ($4.1m).
Trends to Q2 2025
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 |
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 2023 | 178 | 198 |
| Q4 2023 | 227 | 180 |
| Q1 2024 | 164 | 247 |
| Q2 2024 | 222 | 181 |
| Q3 2024 | 236 | 193 |
| Q4 2024 | 231 | 219 |
| Q1 2025 | 253 | 222 |
| Q2 2025 | 258 | 257 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $11.7m | $6.8m | 0.58 |
| Q4 2024 | $18.1m | $5.7m | 0.32 |
| Q1 2025 | $13.5m | $6.2m | 0.46 |
| Q2 2025 | $14.8m | $4.1m | 0.28 |
Biggest buyers
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +3.0m |
| Boston Partners | Added | +920.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +542.1k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +523.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +498.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +424.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +391.1k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | New | +291.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Added | +186.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Added | +168.3k |
Biggest sellers
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -554.2k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Reduced | -502.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -495.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -439.0k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | Reduced | -345.4k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -329.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -320.9k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -279.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -233.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -174.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $6.4m63.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $3.2m31.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.1m20.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.4m13.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $888.6k8.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $555.0k5.5k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | $232.3k2.3k shares |
| Brooklands Fund Management Ltd | New | $58.5k579 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.1m20.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.4m14.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $302.9k3.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $202.2k2.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $60.6k600 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $40.0k400 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 2025
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 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $134.9k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.1m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $272.7k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.4m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $1.1m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $2.9m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.8m | $3.6m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $4.1m | $3.9m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-15 | Kim Lisa L. Executive Vice President | Sold | $199.6k2.1k shares |
| 2025-05-12 | NG DOMINIC Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $3.9m40.0k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.9m $1.4bn | Reduced -174.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 12.8m $1.3bn | Reduced -320.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.18% of their portfolio | 10.7m $1.1bn | Added +3.0m |
| Capital International Investors 0.16% of their portfolio | 9.1m $921.9m | Added +85.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 7.9m $793.5m | Added +523.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.3m $535.5m | Reduced -495.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.8m $486.7m | Added +86.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.35% of their portfolio | 4.3m $433.6m | Added +134.5k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.22% of their portfolio | 3.5m $348.5m | Reduced -554.2k |
| Boston Partners 0.36% of their portfolio | 3.2m $327.3m | Added +920.2k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.26% of their portfolio | 3.1m $309.1m | Added +186.9k |
| Himalaya Capital Management LLC 10.43% of their portfolio | 2.8m $280.4m | Unchanged |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.7m $276.6m | Added +86.2k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.2m $226.7m | Reduced -279.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $207.1m | Added +391.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $174.4m | Reduced -105.8k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 1.7m $171.2m | Added +165.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.7m $170.7m | Reduced -32.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $166.7m | Reduced -47.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $150.9m | Added +424.9k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.4m $144.8m | Reduced -116.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.4m $143.2m | Added +542.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $139.4m | Added +168.3k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $138.6m | Reduced -329.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $121.8m | Reduced -75.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.10% of their portfolio | 840.4k $84.9m | Added +32.6k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 784.0k $79.2m | Reduced -144.4k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 733.2k $74.0m | Reduced -31.2k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.18% of their portfolio | 714.9k $72.2m | Added +44.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 669.8k $67.6m | Reduced -100.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 650.9k $65.7m | Added +147.5k |
| MILLER HOWARD INVESTMENTS INC /NY 2.00% of their portfolio | 624.0k $63.0m | Added +317 |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 593.4k $59.9m | Reduced -502.6k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.41% of their portfolio | 572.3k $57.8m | Added +117.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 552.8k $55.8m | Added +498.7k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 476.3k $48.1m | Added +17.5k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 471.9k $47.7m | Reduced -345.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 434.8k $43.9m | Reduced -29.9k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.16% of their portfolio | 433.0k $43.7m | Reduced -31.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 415.9k $42.0m | Added +16.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 410.1k $41.4m | Reduced -58.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 391.7k $39.6m | Reduced -1.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.03% of their portfolio | 382.9k $38.7m | Reduced -67.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 376.4k $38.0m | Reduced -64.5k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.13% of their portfolio | 363.8k $36.7m | Reduced -274 |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 353.7k $35.7m | Reduced -69.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 352.3k $35.6m | Reduced -40.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 346.1k $34.9m | Added +14.0k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.08% of their portfolio | 328.8k $33.2m | Reduced -14.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 320.6k $32.4m | Added +37.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 320.4k $32.4m | Reduced -21.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 311.2k $31.4m | Added +147.8k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 291.8k $29.5m | New |
| WHITTIER TRUST CO 0.33% of their portfolio | 272.6k $27.5m | Added +8.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 263.8k $26.6m | Added +10.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 263.3k $26.6m | Reduced -5.3k |
| STRS OHIO 0.10% of their portfolio | 260.3k $26.3m | Added +3.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 258.8k $26.1m | Added +6.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 248.3k $25.1m | Added +72.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 244.2k $24.7m | Reduced -89.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 233.8k $23.6m | Added +4.6k |
| FERGUSON WELLMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC 0.40% of their portfolio | 225.9k $22.8m | Reduced -1.0k |
| ZWJ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.84% of their portfolio | 223.6k $22.6m | Added +10.7k |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 218.1k $22.0m | Reduced -18.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.05% of their portfolio | 216.1k $21.8m | Reduced -22.1k |
| Stieven Capital Advisors, L.P. 4.12% of their portfolio | 208.9k $21.1m | Reduced -9.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 182.8k $18.5m | Added +106.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 165.0k $16.7m | Reduced -3.8k |
| Man Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 158.2k $16.0m | Added +17.8k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 153.8k $15.5m | Added +126.9k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 147.2k $14.9m | Reduced -50.6k |
| WHITTIER TRUST CO OF NEVADA INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 136.4k $13.8m | Added +4.4k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.06% of their portfolio | 132.4k $13.4m | Added +835 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 130.8k $13.2m | Reduced -95 |
| Access Investment Management LLC 3.71% of their portfolio | 129.0k $13.0m | First filing |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 128.6k $13.0m | Added +1.2k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 127.8k $12.9m | Added +10.8k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 125.4k $12.7m | Added +12.4k |
| Carmel Capital Management L.L.C. 4.15% of their portfolio | 121.9k $12.3m | Added +350 |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 120.6k $12.2m | Reduced -24.3k |
| Matthew 25 Management Corp 3.89% of their portfolio | 120.0k $12.1m | Reduced -2.5k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 118.2k $11.9m | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 116.0k $11.7m | Reduced -9.4k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 115.7k $11.7m | Reduced -5.5k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 113.3k $11.4m | Added +57.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.5k $10.9m | Reduced -92.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.02% of their portfolio | 102.7k $10.4m | Reduced -3.7k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 100.9k $10.2m | Reduced -14.4k |
| Interval Partners, LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 99.6k $10.1m | Reduced -4.2k |
| AXA S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 97.4k $9.8m | Reduced -19.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 89.1k $9.0m | Reduced -2.0k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 89.0k $9.0m | Reduced -13.0k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 88.9k $9.0m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.02% of their portfolio | 85.8k $8.7m | Added +22.9k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.02% of their portfolio | 77.7k $7.8m | Added +3.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 75.7k $7.6m | Reduced -33.6k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 75.5k $7.6m | Added +25.1k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 75.5k $7.6m | Reduced -101.8k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 74.2k $7.5m | Reduced -2.8k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.14% of their portfolio | 74.1k $7.5m | Reduced -42.7k |