ARK Investment Management LLC Has $207.24 Million Stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

ARK Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 6.2% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 742,028 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 43,098 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises about 1.2% of ARK Investment Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd largest position. ARK Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $207,241,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Smith Chas P & Associates PA Cpas acquired a new stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 3rd quarter valued at $217,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.5% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,592,234 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,003,275,000 after acquiring an additional 19,165 shares during the last quarter. United American Securities Inc. d b a UAS Asset Management acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the third quarter worth about $8,578,000. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 27,756 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $7,775,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Insigneo Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 14,626 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,085,000 after purchasing an additional 537 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently commented on TSM. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Zacks Research upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. UBS Group set a $330.00 price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Sunday, December 7th. Finally, DA Davidson raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $391.43.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI-led demand and ETF exposure — TSMC is a top holding in major semiconductor ETFs (about ~11% in SMH), so continued AI capex (est. $650B in 2026) boosts medium-term demand for advanced foundry capacity and underpins the stock. The $650 Billion AI Surge Is Here—2 Semiconductor ETFs to Play It
• Positive Sentiment: Relative outperformance flagged — a recent market note highlights TSMC has exceeded market returns recently, reinforcing the narrative that TSMC remains a sector leader and a likely beneficiary if AI/data-center spending continues. TSMC (TSM) Exceeds Market Returns: Some Facts to Consider
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical/profit-taking dynamics — analysts and commentary note recent pullbacks look driven by broad risk-off and profit-taking after a strong run, not fresh company-specific surprises; next company data point is the monthly sales release (March 10). TSMC shares slide as risk-off trading hits chip stocks amid geopolitical jitters and recent AI-driven profit-taking
• Negative Sentiment: Large fund outflows and regional selling — global funds reduced Taiwan exposure (about $3.6B sold in a recent session), contributing to broader Taiwan/Korea chip weakness and sharp downward pressure on TSMC shares. Global Funds Unwind Hottest AI Trades as Inflation Fears Mount
• Negative Sentiment: Notable managers trimming exposure — high-profile investors (e.g., Cathie Wood and Stanley Druckenmiller) reduced or sold TSMC stakes in recent filings/transactions, signaling some institutional profit-taking and lowering near-term demand from large active managers. Cathie Wood Loads Up on Alibaba and Amazon — Sells TSMC and Baidu Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller Dumped 2 of His Top Performers — Teva and Taiwan Semiconductor — and Made This Sector-Based ETF His Fund’s New No. 2 Holding

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

Shares of TSM opened at $358.02 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $341.23 and a 200 day simple moving average of $300.54. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52-week low of $134.25 and a 52-week high of $390.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 2.42 and a current ratio of 2.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.85 trillion, a PE ratio of 33.62, a P/E/G ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 45.13% and a return on equity of 34.89%. The firm had revenue of $30.65 billion for the quarter. Sell-side analysts predict that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.9503 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $3.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is currently 23.57%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Profile

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is a leading pure-play semiconductor foundry that provides wafer fabrication and related services to the global semiconductor industry. Founded in 1987 by Morris Chang and headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, TSMC manufactures integrated circuits on behalf of fabless and integrated device manufacturers, offering contract chip production across a broad set of technologies and products.

TSMC’s service offering covers logic and mixed-signal process technologies, specialty processes for radio-frequency, power management and embedded memory, and advanced nodes used in mobile, high-performance computing and AI applications.