$TSM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC)7/10Does he own it?
Two explicit first-person disclosures: he lists TSM among positions he owns (alongside AMKR, AEHR, ONTO, COHR), and his detailed portfolio-weighting post assigns it 5% under the Semi sleeve. Not just coverage; a stated, sized holding.
His thesis
He treats TSM as the indispensable center of the AI semiconductor buildout, the foundry every chip ultimately depends on. Calls it a money-printer and a no-brainer long that retail can simply hold without tracking the supply chain. Rates it a Strong Buy and repeatedly cites it as the cleanest proxy for hyperscaler capex and the whole AI trade, while noting its returns lag the smaller upstream names he prefers to actively trade.
How his view evolved
Starts as a great-long core anchor and benchmark. As the year unfolds he keeps it as the safe large-cap holding but rotates his active concentration toward upstream/small-cap photonics, framing TSM as lower-upside but reliable.
Key points
- Explicitly disclosed as a holding and sized at 5% of his book
- Framed as the central foundry underpinning the entire AI/semi trade
- Held as a safe anchor while he chases higher-upside upstream names
Derived from a holistic read of his public posts — paraphrased, never quoted. See his actual posts about $TSM on X ↗