East-West Bancorp
EWBC
306 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.04B invested in East-West Bancorp in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 125 increasing their positions, 100 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
87% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 23
25% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 125 | Existing positions reduced: 100
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 289 → 306 (+17)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.38B → $5.04B (-$335M)
48% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.07M | Put options by funds: $4.01M
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$161M |
| 2 |
EWM
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
|
+$21.6M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$18.8M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$17.8M |
| 5 |
BG
BlackRock Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$16.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACM
Americafirst Capital Management
Roseville,
California
|
-$583M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$88.6M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$36.7M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$35.9M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$23.4M |
EWBC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
306 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in East-West Bancorp (EWBC) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $5.04B — down 6.2% from $5.38B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new EWBC positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 125 added to existing stakes and 100 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $161M. The largest seller was Americafirst Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $583M sold.
- 306 institutional investors held East-West Bancorp (EWBC) as of Q1 2015, up from 289 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $5.04B of East-West Bancorp stock for Q1 2015, down 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 43 funds opened new East-West Bancorp positions in Q1 2015 and 23 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest East-West Bancorp buyer in Q1 2015 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $161M added.
- The largest East-West Bancorp seller in Q1 2015 was Americafirst Capital Management, an estimated $583M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.