New York State Common Retirement Fund Has $403.47 Million Stock Holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

New York State Common Retirement Fund boosted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) by 14.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,444,614 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 185,561 shares during the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing accounts for 0.5% of New York State Common Retirement Fund’s holdings, making the stock its 27th largest holding. New York State Common Retirement Fund’s holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing were worth $403,466,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Childress Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 145.3% during the 3rd quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,192 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $891,000 after buying an additional 1,891 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC boosted its stake 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 worth $28,470,000 after purchasing an additional 8,738 shares during the period. Powers Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the second quarter valued at approximately $240,000. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. increased its holdings in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 10.1% during the 2nd quarter. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. now owns 236,503 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $53,566,000 after acquiring an additional 21,648 shares during the period. Finally, Cherokee Insurance Co purchased a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,248,000. 16.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on TSM shares. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. Freedom Capital raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Barclays raised their price objective on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $380.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $381.67.

Key Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators argue TSMC is positioned for a strong 2026 on sustained AI and advanced computing demand, reinforcing confidence in long-term revenue growth. This Chip Giant Is Set Up for a Strong 2026. Should You Buy the Dip Now?
• Positive Sentiment: Recent rating upgrades and buy recommendations are lifting sentiment — upgrades typically attract fresh inflows into large-cap leaders like TSM. TSMC Has Become A Buy Again (Rating Upgrade)
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlighting TSMC as a top AI chip stock and its role supplying leaders (Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom) supports the thesis that TSMC will benefit from increased wafer demand. The Top 3 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chip Stocks to Buy With $50,000 in 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Product-level momentum: coverage of Microsoft’s Maia 200 highlights cloud/AI chip rollouts that should boost foundry volumes and more efficient cloud economics — a near-term tailwind for TSM’s customers and orders. Microsoft’s Maia 200: The Profit Engine AI Needs (TSM)
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro commentary warns volatility in rates, currencies and data continues to complicate market direction — this increases headline risk but doesn’t change TSMC’s core industry position. Important Stocks, Earnings, and Data Insights: $TSM, $TSLA, $COST
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish analysis claims the AI spending boom may be ending, which could reduce near-term demand growth expectations for foundries and pressure multiples. Taiwan Semiconductor: The AI Boom Is Coming To An End
• Negative Sentiment: Other pieces praise TSMC’s role in the AI boom but caution that current valuation levels may be hard to justify, raising downside risk if macro or demand disappoints. TSMC: Powers America’s AI Boom – Yet, The Valuation Doesn’t Make Sense

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE TSM opened at $342.18 on Thursday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 12-month low of $134.25 and a 12-month high of $351.33. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $307.38 and a 200 day moving average of $279.63. The company has a current ratio of 2.69, a quick ratio of 2.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.77 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.29.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 14th. The semiconductor company reported $14.32 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $32.50 billion for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 36.18% and a net margin of 45.13%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be paid a $0.9678 dividend. This represents a $3.87 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th. This is a positive change from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.