Top 5 Most Profitable Banks in the World

4. East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC)

Latest Net Margin: 48.93%

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) is headquartered in Pasadena, California. It operates in the U.S. and China – making it one of the few banks of its kind. It has consumer, commercial, and other business divisions through which it provides personal and business accounts, real estate loans, and other products.

By the end of March 2023, 23 of the 943 hedge funds profiled by Insider Monkey had bought a stake in the bank. East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC)’s largest hedge fund investor is Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group with a $93 million stake that comes via 1.6 million shares.

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