The complete list of foreign bank stocks trading in the organized U.S. exchanges are listed below:

a) Foreign Banks

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b) Canadian Banks

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In terms of performance, British bank Royal Bank of Scotland(RBS) is up 29% YTD. Barclays(BCS) and Llyods Bank(LYG) are up about 15% YTD. It must be noted that RBS fell heavily during the global credit crisis and had a 2: 1 reverse stock split. Itau Unibanco(ITUB), National Bank of Greece(NBG), Banco Santander Brasil(BSBR), Grupo Financiero Galicia(CGAL) and Banco Bradesco(BBD) are all down over 5% YTD.

Brazilian banks Itau Unibanco,Banco Santander Brasil and Banco Bradesco are the three most heavily traded foreign bank ADRs so far this year. The list of foreign banks trading in the OTC markets can be found here.