Bonsai Partners recently released its Q3 2020 Investor Letter, a copy of which you can download here. The fund posted a return of 63.3% for the quarter (net of fees), outperforming their benchmark, the S&P 500 Index which returned 8.9% in the same quarter. You should check out Bonsai Partners’ top 5 stock picks for investors to buy right now, which could be the biggest winners of this year.
In the said letter, Bonsai Partners highlighted a few stocks and Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg Co Ltd (NYSE:TSM) is one of them. Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg Co Ltd (NYSE:TSM) is a semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company. Year-to-date, Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg Co Ltd (NYSE:TSM) stock gained 52% and on October 23rd it had a closing price of $88.31. Here is what Bonsai Partners said:
“Taiwan Semiconductor is the world’s largest outsourced foundry of logic semiconductor chips.
Taiwan Semiconductor’s shares appreciated approximately 43% during the quarter.
Last we discussed the Taiwan Semiconductor saga, the company was caught in the crossfire of the U.S.- China geopolitical firefight.
If that wasn’t enough to consider, this quarter presented another important development for the business. Today, there are three large manufacturers of cutting-edge logic semiconductor chips: TSMC, Samsung, and Intel. Four if you include SMIC.
Depending on who you asked, it was either Intel or TSMC who had an advantage due to its business model. Some believed Intel’s vertical integration provided an advantage, while others suggested TSMC’s singular focus offered an edge.
This debate finally came to a head this quarter as Intel indicated they again stumbled while transitioning to the next process node. This signaled to the market that TSMC has unquestioned process leadership and a multi-year lead. If that wasn’t enough, Intel announced that they too will outsource part of their manufacturing to TSMC.
TSMC has been enjoying a year of strong growth and this development made the narrative even more compelling to investors. I wish I owned more.”
In Q2 2020, the number of bullish hedge fund positions on Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg Co Ltd (NYSE:TSM) stock increased by about 7% from the previous quarter (see the chart here), so a number of other hedge fund managers believe in Taiwan Semiconductor’s growth potential. Our calculations showed that Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg Co Ltd (NYSE:TSM) isn’t ranked among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds.
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