East West Bancorp, Inc.
East West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · EWBC · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
524
Institutional Holders
$11.35B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $631.77M vs Q4
137.00M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.04%
126.49M
13F Shares Held
▲ 1.28M vs Q4
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
EWBC largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC state commercial banks | 14.10M | 10.20% | 10.20% | $1.27T | May 9, 2025 | ▼ 100.6K |
BLACKROCK, INC. state commercial banks | 13.14M | 9.50% | 9.50% | $1.18T | May 2, 2025 | ▲ 45.5K |
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS state commercial banks | 9.04M | 6.54% | 6.54% | $811.68B | May 12, 2025 | ▼ 64.7K |
INVESCO LTD. state commercial banks | 7.71M | 5.58% | 5.58% | $692.47B | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 4.70M |
FMR LLC state commercial banks | 7.33M | 5.31% | 5.31% | $658.30B | May 12, 2025 | ▼ 656.5K |
STATE STREET CORP state commercial banks | 5.80M | 4.20% | 4.20% | $520.52B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 31.4K |
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC state commercial banks | 4.73M | 3.42% | 3.42% | $424.84B | Sep 15, 2025 | ▲ 314.3K |
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP state commercial banks | 4.16M | 3.01% | 3.01% | $373.38B | May 14, 2025 | ▲ 169.2K |
T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. state commercial banks | 4.01M | 2.90% | 2.90% | $359.52B | May 14, 2025 | ▲ 46.7K |
SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP state commercial banks | 2.87M | 2.08% | 2.08% | $255.99B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 42.2K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q1 2025 vs prior quarter
Q1 2025
25
Increased
+8.87M shares2
New Positions
first time holders22
Decreased
−2.72M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+6.14M
+8.87M / −2.72M
Net new holders
+5
2 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
EWBC insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
0
Buy transactions
0
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL Vice Chairman | May 27, 2026 | Sale | 10,000 | $123.50 | $1.24M | 47.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Dumont Serge director | May 18, 2026 | Award | 1,156 | — | — | 9.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Kay Sabrina director | May 18, 2026 | Award | 1,156 | — | — | 15.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Babej Peter director | May 18, 2026 | Award | 1,156 | — | — | 1.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Irving Paul H director | May 18, 2026 | Award | 1,156 | — | — | 43.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
CAMPBELL MOLLY director | May 18, 2026 | Award | 1,156 | — | — | 6.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
HUTCHINS MARK R director | May 18, 2026 | Award | 1,156 | — | — | 6.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Deskus Archana director | May 18, 2026 | Award | 1,156 | — | — | 14.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
LIU JACK C director | May 18, 2026 | Award | 1,156 | — | — | 14.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
SUSSMAN LESTER director | May 18, 2026 | Award | 1,156 | — | — | 25.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
East West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 92.3% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.96%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 6.71%.
The largest institutional shareholder of East West Bancorp, Inc. is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 14.10 million shares — equal to 10.20% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 524 institutional investors currently hold EWBC stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $11.35 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
EWBC ownershipEast West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 92.3% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 10.20% stake. Company insiders hold 0.96%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.