Buffett’s Quick $3.7 Billion Sale of TSMC Stock Spooks Investors
- Berkshire lowered its holding of TSMC ADRs by 86% last quarter
- Chipmaker’s stock slides as much as 4% in Taipei on the filing
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) headquarters in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
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Warren Buffett slashed his holding of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. just months after disclosing a major stake, an unusually quick reversal by the legendary stock picker that’s chilling investor sentiment toward the chip giant.
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. cut its holding of TSMC’s American depositary receipts by 86% last quarter, according to the latest filing. Assuming it sold them at the average price over the period, the stake sale would have fetched $3.7 billion.