Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in EWBC held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co | 30K | $1.46B | β | 0.022% | 0.03% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 13.2M | $1.41B | +3.2% | 9.614% | 0.02% |
| 3 | Invesco Ltd. | 9.4M | $1.00B | +1.5% | 6.823% | 0.15% |
| 4 | FMR LLC | 7.7M | $820.4M | +0.0% | 5.584% | 0.04% |
| 5 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 6.7M | $717.8M | β | 4.886% | 0.04% |
| 6 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 6.2M | $658.0M | β | 4.479% | 0.02% |
| 7 | STATE STREET CORP | 5.0M | $530.0M | -0.9% | 3.607% | 0.02% |
| 8 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 4.0M | $432.4M | -18.7% | 2.943% | 0.07% |
| 9 | FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | 3.9M | $418.3M | -15.2% | 2.847% | 0.30% |
| 10 | SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | 3.9M | $401.2M | +4.1% | 2.808% | 0.33% |
| 11 | Boston Partners | 3.4M | $367.7M | -10.3% | 2.502% | 0.39% |
| 12 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.9M | $315.2M | +3.8% | 2.131% | 0.02% |
| 13 | Capital International Investors | 2.8M | $302.2M | -67.2% | 2.060% | 0.07% |
| 14 | Himalaya Capital Management LLC | 2.8M | $296.4M | 0.0% | 2.017% | 9.26% |
| 15 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 1.9M | $204.5M | +9.6% | 1.392% | 0.04% |
| 16 | Capital Research Global Investors | 1.9M | $197.7M | +533.0% | 1.346% | 0.03% |
| 17 | MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 1.7M | $186.8M | -3.8% | 1.271% | 0.06% |
| 18 | AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.7M | $184.2M | +39.4% | 1.266% | 0.08% |
| 19 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 1.7M | $180.7M | -5.6% | 1.230% | 0.01% |
| 20 | EARNEST PARTNERS LLC | 1.7M | $176.8M | -2.7% | 1.203% | 0.73% |
| 21 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 1.5M | $157.6M | +8.8% | 1.072% | 0.02% |
| 22 | PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 1.4M | $152.5M | -7.1% | 1.038% | 0.08% |
| 23 | JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | 1.2M | $130.8M | -3.2% | 0.890% | 0.09% |
| 24 | MORGAN STANLEY | 1.2M | $127.3M | +2.6% | 0.866% | 0.01% |
| 25 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1.1M | $113.9M | -1.4% | 0.775% | 0.02% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in EWBC β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in EWBC during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new EWBC position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their EWBC position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 586 | +3.7% | 76.35% | +1.03 pp | $13.94B | +1.4% |
| Q4 2025 | 565 | +9.7% | 75.32% | +5.47 pp | $13.75B | +7.8% |
| Q3 2025 | 515 | 0.2% | 69.85% | 4.03 pp | $12.75B | 5.4% |
| Q2 2025 | 516 | +3.6% | 73.88% | +16.88 pp | $13.48B | +30% |
| Q1 2025 | 498 | 0.2% | 57.00% | 5.35 pp | $10.40B | 8.6% |
| Q4 2024 | 499 | +10% | 62.35% | +11.12 pp | $11.38B | +22% |
| Q3 2024 | 453 | +2.7% | 51.23% | +5.46 pp | $9.35B | +12% |
| Q2 2024 | 441 | β | 45.77% | β | $8.35B | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying EWBC stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of East West Bancorp, Inc. stands at 76.3%, held across 586 reporting institutions.
Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co is the largest reported institutional holder of EWBC, with approximately 30,000 shares worth $1.46B as of Q1 2026.
No marquee "smart money" managers (Berkshire, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost, etc.) currently appear among the top 25 institutional holders of EWBC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for EWBC is 49 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
92 institutions opened new positions in EWBC during Q1 2026, while 71 fully exited. 167 added to existing positions and 324 trimmed.
EWBC institutional ownership rose by 1.03 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +21 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 56.4% of all reported 13F value in EWBC, and the top 25 account for 78.6%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
East West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC) Institutional Ownership