Cambria Investment Management L.P. Has $910,000 Stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Cambria Investment Management L.P. lifted its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 169.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,257 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,050 shares during the quarter. Cambria Investment Management L.P.’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $910,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Mengis Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. Mengis Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,980 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $832,000 after buying an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 6.2% during the third quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 742,028 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $207,241,000 after acquiring an additional 43,098 shares in the last quarter. Smith Chas P & Associates PA Cpas acquired a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing during the third quarter valued at $217,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake 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 purchasing an additional 19,165 shares in the last quarter. Finally, United American Securities Inc. d b a UAS Asset Management purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the third quarter valued at about $8,578,000. 16.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on TSM. Barclays lifted their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $380.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Freedom Capital raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $391.43.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Trading Up 1.4%

NYSE:TSM opened at $358.02 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.42, a current ratio of 2.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The company’s 50 day moving average is $341.23 and its 200-day moving average is $300.54. The firm has a market cap of $1.85 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.62, a P/E/G ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.29. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12 month low of $134.25 and a 12 month high of $390.20.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 EPS 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. Equities analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Investors 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 yield of 1.1%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is presently 23.57%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 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.