The
SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance has published data on foreign companies. The
data present a snapshot of 965 foreign companies registered and reporting with
the Commission, as of December 31, 2011. Markets covered in the reports
include: New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex LLC (renamed NYSE MKT LLC as of May
14, 2012), NYSE Arca Inc., Nasdaq Global Stock Market, Nasdaq Capital Market,
and Over-the-Counter Market. One document contains an alphabetical list of
companies and their respective countries and markets. Companies also are listed
by geographic location (country of incorporation).
A
market summary shows the number of firms per market within each country. A summary ranks countries in order from most to fewest firms. Overall, the top
five countries are: (1) Canada (340), (2) Cayman Islands (134), (3) Israel
(71), (4) British Virgin Islands (53), and (5) Marshall Islands (32). As for markets,
NYSE (396) was first by a significant margin, followed by OTC (237) and Global Market
(206). The fewest companies were listed with NYSE Amex/Arca (71) and Capital
Market (55). The top five Euro Zone countries are: (1) Netherlands (19), (2)
France (9), (3) Ireland (8), (4) Luxembourg (7), and (5) Germany (6). The
United Kingdom had 30 companies, while Japan had 23 firms. BRICs countries
accounted for 53 total firms: Brazil (27), India (13), China (11), and Russia
(2). Firms located in BRICs countries overwhelmingly were listed on NYSE.