Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Stock Holdings Trimmed by Canoe Financial LP

Canoe Financial LP decreased its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 10.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,198,170 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 146,003 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing makes up 4.9% of Canoe Financial LP’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Canoe Financial LP’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $364,112,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in TSM. Childress Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 145.3% during the third quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,192 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $891,000 after acquiring an additional 1,891 shares in the last quarter. Shannon River Fund Management LLC purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,430,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 9.4% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 101,876 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,470,000 after acquiring an additional 8,738 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 28.6% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 37,216 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $10,394,000 after purchasing an additional 8,284 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hollencrest Capital Management boosted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 125.3% during the 3rd quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 5,216 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,457,000 after purchasing an additional 2,901 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

In other Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing news, VP Bor-Zen Tien acquired 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Sunday, March 22nd. The shares were purchased at an average price of $55.93 per share, for a total transaction of $55,930.00. Following the purchase, the vice president directly owned 9,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $506,222.43. This trade represents a 12.42% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 1.11% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TSM has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Zacks Research cut Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Dbs Bank upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Barclays boosted their target price on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $380.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. DA Davidson upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, March 20th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $391.43.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Price Performance

NYSE TSM opened at $327.44 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.70 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.75, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.29. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 1-year low of $134.25 and a 1-year high of $390.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 2.62 and a quick ratio of 2.42. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $348.84 and its 200-day moving average price is $312.99.

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

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.9503 per share. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 11th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s payout ratio is currently 28.36%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Columbia Threadneedle highlighted strong AI chip demand that helped TSMC rally, underlining robust end-market demand and revenue visibility for foundry leaders. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) Soared on Strong AI Chip Demand
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC has announced an aggressive 2026 capex plan ($52B–$56B) focused on advanced nodes and global fabs to capture AI compute demand — a near-term cash outflow that strengthens its long-term manufacturing moat and pricing power. Will TSM’s Aggressive Capex Plan Strengthen Its Foundry Dominance?
• Positive Sentiment: Analyses from Fool/MarketBeat reinforce the narrative that TSMC is central to the AI hardware buildout (pricing power, capacity squeeze, and strategic supplier relationships), supporting a bullish medium-term outlook for margins and cash flow. TSMC Has a Monopoly on Making AI Chips. Here’s Why This Stock Could Be the Safest Bet in the $700 Billion Capex Boom.
• Positive Sentiment: Recent insider buying reported (Bor‑Zen Tien purchased shares) gives a modest positive signal about management/insider conviction. Bor-Zen Tien Acquires 1,000 Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: The ALPS Nautilus SMR, Nuclear & Technology ETF replaced TSM with Broadcom in a March rebalance — a small, fund-specific headwind but not indicative of broad selling pressure. New Nuclear ETF Swaps TSM for Broadcom in Rebalance
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces note large institutional flows and 13F activity across mega-caps; headlines on institutional selling are mixed and not clearly targeted at TSM, so impact is ambiguous. Institutional Investors Are Selling One of Wall Street’s Premier Trillion-Dollar Club Members (No, Not Nvidia!)
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical risk: recent coverage of Middle East tensions has sharpened focus on Taiwan-related supply risk (TSMC concentrates advanced node production in Taiwan), which could trigger risk-premium flows if escalation concerns rise. The Iran War Puts a Spotlight on Taiwan Risk. There’s More at Stake for Your Portfolio.

About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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.