Westpac Banking Corp Lowers Holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Westpac Banking Corp reduced its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 28.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 31,828 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 12,357 shares during the period. Westpac Banking Corp’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $8,889,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Interchange Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 14.5% in the 3rd quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC now owns 7,447 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,080,000 after acquiring an additional 945 shares during the last quarter. Total Clarity Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 24.7% during the third quarter. Total Clarity Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,196 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $334,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. Parametrica Management Ltd increased its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 51.5% in the third quarter. Parametrica Management Ltd now owns 14,700 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,106,000 after purchasing an additional 5,000 shares during the last quarter. Headwater Capital Co Ltd raised its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 11.4% in the third quarter. Headwater Capital Co Ltd now owns 312,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $87,138,000 after purchasing an additional 32,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cypress Asset Management Inc. TX lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 2.5% during the third quarter. Cypress Asset Management Inc. TX now owns 21,402 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,977,000 after purchasing an additional 512 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC reported strong quarterly results: $3.11 EPS on $30.65B revenue with a 45.1% net margin and 36% ROE — fundamentals that support the stock’s rally.
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC raised its annual dividend ~28% (to at least TWD 23) and guided for ~38% revenue growth in Q1 2026 — a clear signal of management confidence and cash-return to shareholders. TSMC Raises Dividend 28%
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary notes TSMC has joined the $2T+ club and hit a 52-week high as Nvidia’s AI surge and large chip supply deals boost foundry demand — reinforcing investor enthusiasm. Nvidia’s Rise Created New $2T Giant
• Neutral Sentiment: Flows into international ETFs and a “sell U.S.” trade have lifted ex-U.S. large caps (VEU holds TSMC), which can amplify buying in TSM. VEU ETF Article
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry dynamics — Nvidia and AMD earnings/announcements and big-tech AI capex plans — are driving foundry order momentum that benefits TSMC but introduce dependency on a continued AI spending cycle. Nvidia Results and AI Market
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts flag margin pressure risk from overseas fab expansion and geopolitical uncertainty — management expects a modest 2–4% hit from non-Taiwan fabs, raising questions about sustaining 60%+ gross margins. Can TSM Sustain 60%+ Gross Margin?
• Negative Sentiment: Broader market volatility tied to AI fear/dystopian narratives and tech rotation could create short-term pullbacks despite TSMC’s strong fundamentals. Skittish Investors Spooked

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently issued reports on TSM shares. Argus upgraded shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Zacks Research raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Wall Street Zen raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, January 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $391.43.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Up 0.4%

NYSE:TSM opened at $387.45 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.01 trillion, a P/E ratio of 36.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a quick ratio of 2.47, a current ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The company has a fifty day moving average of $333.85 and a 200 day moving average of $296.18. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52 week low of $134.25 and a 52 week high of $390.21.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $30.65 billion for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a net margin of 45.13% and a return on equity of 36.18%. On average, research 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 firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be given a dividend of $0.9503 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is presently 23.57%.

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.