401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

East West Bank 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$538M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,751
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$195,559
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by East West Bank · California · Finance & Insurance

$538M in assets, 2,751 participants

East West Bank's East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings Plan reported $538M in total assets and 2,751 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #8,491 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in California

East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings Plan covers 2,751 participants in California, 4.4x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $538M.

#8,491
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+21.6%
assets growth YoY
5.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$537,982,866 Top 2% higher than 98% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings Plan lands in the large band (2,751 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$63M in the plan year 2022 filing to $96M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $442M in the plan year 2022 filing to $538M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 2,698 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,751 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 952795851 · East West Bank PY 2023 · 401(k)

East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings Plan · $538M · 2,751 · 98th

  • BOOK $538M
  • BOOK 2,751
  • BOOK 98th
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • BOOK near New Century Energies, Inc. Employees' Savings and Stock Ownership Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employee
  • BOOK ind #8491

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in California →

East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Energizer 401(k) Plan$538MAdtalem Global Education Retirement PlanAdtalem Global Education Ret…$538MEast West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings PlanEast West Bank Employees 401…$538MNew Century Energies, Inc. Employees' Savings and Stock Ownership Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit EmployeeNew Century Energies, Inc. E…$538MGannett Fleming, Inc. Tax Deferred 401(k) Savings PlanGannett Fleming, Inc. Tax De…$538M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$442M
Net Assets (End of Year)$538M
Net Income$96M
Employer EIN952795851
Plan Effective Date1986-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (East West Bank)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All East West Bank plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$636M 43.68259715817932% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$500M$600M$700M 202220232024 $442M $636M ▲ +43.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,698 $442M
2023 1 2,751 $538M
2024 1 2,858 $636M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.537982866 · Participants: 2751East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is New Century Energies, Inc. Employees' Savings and Stock Ownership Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employee in MN ($538M); by covered participants it is Community Bank System, Inc. 401(k) Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NY (2,752 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,751 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings Plan grew sharply - up 21.6% during 2023, from $442M to $538M. Reported net income was $96M.
How have East West Bank plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), East West Bank's sponsor-wide assets grew 43.7%, from $442M to $636M.
Where does East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is New Century Energies, Inc. Employees' Savings and Stock Ownership Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employee in MN ($538M, 1,933 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to East West Bank Employees 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Community Bank System, Inc. 401(k) Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NY (2,752 participants, $416M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 952795851.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.