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TSMSemiconductors
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
$429.651d +2.0%5d +0.5%settled close · 2026-09-17
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12 long2 neutrallatest 2026-08-14
| Date | Voice | Stance | Venue | Thesis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | Ankur CrawfordPresident & Portfolio Manager, Alger | Bullish | Masters in Business | TSMC is becoming the sole supplier of leading-edge semiconductor fabrication, granting it structural pricing… |
| 2026-08-10 | Sarah Kunst | Bullish | Bloomberg Surveillance | TSMC is essentially irreplaceable in advanced chip production for AI hardware for the next 3-5 years with no… |
| 2026-07-27 | Terry SmithFounder & CIO, Fundsmith | Bullish | Fundsmith LLP UK | TSMC is the primary beneficiary of the semiconductor buildout regardless of which chip designer wins, and… |
| 2026-07-09 | Kevin Mahn (Hennion & Walsh)President & CIO, Hennion & Walsh | Bullish | Yahoo Finance | Taiwan Semi is the world's largest dedicated chip foundry and has onshored Nvidia chip production to Phoenix… |
| 2026-06-30 | Gavin Uberti | Bullish | Invest Like the Best | TSMC's real competitive moat is underappreciated customer service — they run yield-improvement experiments on… |
| 2026-06-09 | Alex SacerdoteFounder & Portfolio Manager, Whale Rock Capital Management | Bullish | Invest Like the Best | TSMC is the manufacturing backbone of the AI chip supply chain and is extremely levered to AI infrastructure… |
| 2026-02-09 | Steve Weiss (Short Hills)Founder, Short Hills Capital Partners | Bullish | CNBC Halftime Committee | Taiwan Semi warrants a premium multiple above historical norms because AI infrastructure spend creates a new… |
| 2025-12-23 | Mark MobiusEM investor — ex-Franklin Templeton | Bullish | interview | TSMC is the world's most sophisticated chip foundry doing the actual fabrication work for AI chips, making it… |
| 2025-12-05 | Lyn AldenIndependent macro strategist | Neutral | interview | Trimmed TSMC after it doubled quickly because valuation has stretched beyond what fundamental revenue growth… |
| 2025-06-05 | Cathie WoodCEO & CIO, ARK Invest | Bullish | Chris Davis | TSMC is the hardware-agnostic platform for advanced chip manufacturing—all AI chip designers depend on it… |
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| Date | Voice | Stance | Venue | Thesis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-14 | Mark MobiusEM investor — ex-Franklin Templeton | Bullish | interview | TSMC is a category-leading chip foundry benefiting from global secular demand growth in semiconductors, and… |
| 2023-12-20 | Warren BuffettChairman, Berkshire Hathaway | Bullish | OnefootHurdle | TSMC is a fabulous business and best-in-class semiconductor manufacturer, but Buffett sold most of the… |
| 2023-05-07 | Warren BuffettChairman, Berkshire Hathaway | Bullish | Value Investing & Finance News | While TSMC is one of the best-managed companies in the world with a superb business, Buffett sold most of the… |
| 2023-04-17 | Halftime Committee Member | Neutral | CNBC Halftime Committee | Geopolitical risk from China exposure and Taiwan-China tensions makes TSM unattractive despite being the best… |
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Notable options days
Sessions in the last 120 where TSM’s settled options volume ran ≥ 2× its trailing 20-session baseline, or delta-dollar flow ran ≥ 2.5× — 3 of 120 sessions qualified.
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| Date | Close | RVOL | Δ$ flow ($M) | Call % | LEAPS % | +20 sess. |
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