EASTERN BANKSHARES INC EBC
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 27627N105
- SectorFinancials
- IndustrySavings Institution, Federally Chartered
- HeadquartersBoston, MA
- 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 ($11.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 228.5m 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 ≈ $22.23. Options: 2 managers hold calls ($1.6m notional), 1 hold puts ($300.2k).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 219 |
| Q4 2022 | 214 |
| Q1 2023 | 207 |
| Q2 2023 | 182 |
| Q3 2023 | 182 |
| Q4 2023 | 184 |
| Q1 2024 | 195 |
| Q2 2024 | 196 |
| Q3 2024 | 243 |
| Q4 2024 | 248 |
| Q1 2025 | 274 |
| Q2 2025 | 287 |
| Q3 2025 | 268 |
| Q4 2025 | 289 |
| Q1 2026 | 300 |
| Q2 2026 | 327 |
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 | 169 | 58 |
| Q4 2024 | 85 | 109 |
| Q1 2025 | 121 | 104 |
| Q2 2025 | 136 | 127 |
| Q3 2025 | 133 | 118 |
| Q4 2025 | 173 | 88 |
| Q1 2026 | 135 | 127 |
| Q2 2026 | 180 | 118 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $1.3m | $542.6k | 0.41 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.4m | $5.5k | 0.00 |
| Q1 2026 | $449.9k | $1.4m | 3.12 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6m | $300.2k | 0.19 |
Biggest buyers
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +6.0m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +5.7m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +3.6m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +2.3m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +2.2m |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | New | +1.8m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.4m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +1.4m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | New | +1.2m |
Biggest sellers
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -2.2m |
| FJ Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -1.7m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Sold out | -1.2m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -1.2m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -834.3k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -824.8k |
| Jain Global LLC | Sold out | -529.4k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Reduced | -508.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Sold out | -425.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $882.9k39.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $691.7k31.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $300.2k13.5k 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 2026-07-28 | 9.4% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution -1.1 pts · filed 2026-05-06 | 6.3% |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 13G · institution new · filed 2026-02-17 | 5.8% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-07-31 | 5.7% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-07 | 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 | — | 2 | $336.5k | $336.5k |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $154.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $73.4k | $73.4k |
| Q3 2025 | 5 | $1.7m | 1 | $14 | — |
| Q4 2025 | 2 | $1.2m | 2 | $6.3m | $172.7k |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | $188.1k | 2 | $644.0k | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $37.5k | $37.5k |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 6 | $2.4m | $1.0m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | Bane Richard Corey Director | Sold | $87.1k4.0k shares |
| 2026-09-02 | Henry Kathleen Cloherty Executive VP, General Counsel | Sold | $303.5k14.0k shares |
| 2026-09-01 | Westermann Donald Michael Chief Information Officer | Sold | $493.0k23.0k shares |
| 2026-09-01 | Antonakes Steven Louis Executive VP | Sold | $296.3k13.5k shares |
| 2026-09-01 | Westermann Donald Michael Chief Information Officer | Sold | $226.6k10.4k shares |
| 2026-08-25 | CASEY JOSEPH F Director · Traditional IRA | Sold plan | $40.3k1.8k shares |
| 2026-08-24 | CASEY JOSEPH F Director · Traditional IRA | Sold plan | $227.2k10.0k shares |
| 2026-08-21 | CASEY JOSEPH F Director · Traditional IRA | Sold plan | $229.6k10.0k shares |
| 2026-08-20 | CASEY JOSEPH F Director · Traditional IRA | Sold plan | $228.8k10.0k shares |
| 2026-08-19 | CASEY JOSEPH F Director · Traditional IRA | Sold plan | $236.2k10.0k shares |
| 2026-07-06 | Borgen Luis Director | Sold plan | $38.8k1.7k shares |
| 2026-06-29 | Borgen Luis Director | Sold plan | $37.5k1.7k 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. 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.4m $498.7m | Added +5.7m |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.1m $357.1m | Added +1.2m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.1m $292.2m | Added +2.3m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.18% of their portfolio | 12.6m $280.9m | Reduced -824.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.1m $269.7m | Added +3.6m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 9.5m $210.3m | Added +837.6k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.4m $209.3m | Reduced -104.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.5m $167.0m | Added +6.0m |
| HoldCo Asset Management, LP 10.54% of their portfolio | 7.4m $164.2m | Unchanged |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 6.5m $144.9m | Reduced -332.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.8m $128.8m | Added +240.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.7m $126.3m | Reduced -305.8k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.7m $81.4m | Added +2.2m |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.9m $64.9m | Reduced -80.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $57.5m | Added +1.4m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $55.0m | Added +529.8k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 2.3m $51.9m | Reduced -508.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $47.9m | Added +96.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $44.4m | Not comparable |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $43.4m | Added +635.9k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.9m $42.3m | Reduced -60.0k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.8m $40.9m | New |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $40.5m | Reduced -95.6k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.78% of their portfolio | 1.8m $39.4m | Reduced -76.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $38.2m | Added +948.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $37.5m | Added +580.3k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $36.2m | Added +234.6k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.5m $34.4m | Reduced -410.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $32.9m | Added +1.4m |
| EASTERN BANK 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.5m $32.7m | Added +35.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $31.7m | Added +373.0k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $31.4m | Added +3.9k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $28.7m | Added +6.2k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.3m $28.4m | Unchanged |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $25.6m | New |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $22.9m | New |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 924.8k $20.6m | Reduced -16.5k |
| RAFFLES ASSOCIATES LP 7.32% of their portfolio | 749.6k $16.7m | Added +354.8k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 620.1k $13.8m | New |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 585.8k $13.0m | Added +197.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 548.5k $12.2m | Reduced -8.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 532.9k $11.9m | Added +260.3k |
| BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.48% of their portfolio | 502.1k $11.2m | Reduced -413.3k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 496.3k $11.0m | Added +41.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 483.9k $10.8m | Added +307.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 481.7k $10.7m | Added +299.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 440.2k $9.8m | Added +28.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 431.3k $9.6m | Added +139.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 422.5k $9.4m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 395.6k $8.8m | Reduced -7.6k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 357.5k $8.0m | Unchanged |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 348.7k $7.8m | Added +171.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 339.6k $6.6m | Added +55.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 302.0k $6.7m | Added +98.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 289.9k $6.4m | Reduced -7.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 287.4k $6.4m | Reduced -24.6k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 286.4k $6.4m | Added +7.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 278.1k $6.2m | Added +43.9k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.01% of their portfolio | 275.4k $6.1m | Reduced -8.7k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 275.2k $6.1m | Added +61.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 260.4k $5.8m | Reduced -7.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 252.5k $5.6m | Added +8.1k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 240.6k $5.4m | Unchanged |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 240.0k $5.3m | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 227.8k $5.1m | Added +31.5k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 221.7k $4.9m | Added +187.4k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 211.6k $4.7m | Added +141.5k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 201.4k $4.5m | Added +8.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 194.4k $4.3m | Added +111.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 192.8k $4.3m | Added +10.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 188.7k $4.2m | Added +101.2k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 156.2k $3.5m | Reduced -69.5k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 151.4k $3.4m | Reduced -1.2k |
| TOWLE & CO 1.13% of their portfolio | 150.5k $3.3m | Reduced -9.7k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.0k $3.3m | Added +399 |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 145.8k $3.2m | New |
| SENTINEL PENSION ADVISORS, LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 143.4k $3.3m | Reduced -6.7k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 128.5k $2.9m | Added +10.0k |
| MENDON CAPITAL ADVISORS CORP 1.00% of their portfolio | 127.7k $2.8m | Added +97.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.6k $2.7m | Reduced -99.3k |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.03% of their portfolio | 122.2k $2.7m | New |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.01% of their portfolio | 121.8k $2.7m | Unchanged |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 118.9k $2.6m | Added +3.1k |
| Curi Capital, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 117.8k $2.6m | New |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 117.7k $2.6m | Reduced -4.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 117.3k $2.6m | Added +2.6k |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 111.4k $2.5m | Unchanged |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 110.0k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 106.5k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.0k $2.3m | Reduced -179 |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 101.5k $2.3m | Reduced -521 |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 98.1k $2.2m | Added +28.1k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 95.2k $2.1m | New |
| Jupiter Topco LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.6k $2.1m | First filing |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 93.2k $2.1m | New |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 92.8k $2.1m | Reduced -69.6k |
| NORTHEAST INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.08% of their portfolio | 92.5k $2.1m | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.0k $2.0m | Added +41.4k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 87.4k $1.9m | Reduced -4.4k |
| Anderson Financial Strategies, LLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 85.9k $2.0m | Added +5.0k |