Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM is Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.’s 7th Largest Position

Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 2.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 314,351 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 8,073 shares during the period. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing comprises 1.3% of Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $87,795,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 1.0% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 17,833,127 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,980,614,000 after purchasing an additional 168,171 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 3.6% in the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 15,759,419 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,401,448,000 after buying an additional 541,047 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 14,805,720 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,353,348,000 after buying an additional 115,158 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 12,591,542 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,516,692,000 after buying an additional 544,750 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 18.0% in the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 10,457,800 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,368,587,000 after acquiring an additional 1,593,786 shares during the last quarter. 16.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Up 1.4%

TSM opened at $358.02 on Thursday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12 month low of $134.25 and a 12 month high of $390.20. The business has a 50-day moving average of $341.23 and a two-hundred day moving average of $300.54. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $1.85 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.62, a price-to-earnings-growth 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 company had revenue of $30.65 billion for the quarter. On average, research analysts expect that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

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

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News Roundup

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on TSM. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a report on Monday, January 5th. DA Davidson raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Dbs Bank upgraded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $391.43.

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.