East-West Bancorp
EWBC
422 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.58B invested in East-West Bancorp in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 152 increasing their positions, 163 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.
70% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.2M | Put options by funds: $706K
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)
0.02% less ownership
Funds ownership: 88.9% → 88.88% (-0.02%)
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 152 | Existing positions reduced: 163
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 450 → 422 (-28)
28% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.77B → $5.58B (-$2.2B)
35% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 74
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$47.3M |
| 2 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
+$33M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$28.7M |
| 4 |
Adage Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$28.2M |
| 5 |
Handelsbanken Fonder
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$26.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$72.4M |
| 2 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$67.9M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$41.6M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$39.5M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$28.6M |
EWBC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
422 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in East-West Bancorp (EWBC) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $5.58B — down 28% from $7.77B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 74 funds closed out of EWBC and 48 opened new positions — a net loss of 26 holders — while 163 trimmed existing stakes and 152 added.
The largest buyer was OppenheimerFunds, adding an estimated $47.3M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $72.4M.
- 422 institutional investors held East-West Bancorp (EWBC) as of Q4 2018, down from 450 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $5.58B of East-West Bancorp stock for Q4 2018, down 28% quarter-over-quarter.
- 48 funds opened new East-West Bancorp positions in Q4 2018 and 74 closed out, a net change of -26 holders.
- The largest East-West Bancorp buyer in Q4 2018 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $47.3M added.
- The largest East-West Bancorp seller in Q4 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $72.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.