9% of Taiwan's population become shareholders! Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR(TSM.US) has become the default entry point for retail investors to layout AI, and its stock price has reached a new all-time high.

Notice that, as the AI trading frenzy resurges, the crazy buying from retail investors has pushed Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR (TSM.US) stock to reach a historic high. The stock of this global top chip manufacturer climbed to a new high this week, recouping all losses since the outbreak of the Iran war. As the core supplier of NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA.US), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR will announce its financial report on Thursday, which will help global traders assess whether the rebound of AI infrastructure stocks is reasonable. Although institutional investors still dominate the holdings of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR, the influence of individual investors is increasing as the number of retail investors surges. The number of "odd lot" holders of the stock (usually synonymous with retail investors) has increased by about 30% since the end of February, reaching a historically high level of over 2 million. Odd lot shareholders hold fewer shares than the minimum trading unit required by the exchange (usually 100 shares). Dilin Wu, strategist at Pepperstone Group Limited, said, "What we are seeing in retail participation is not a cyclical surge, but a structural change in access thresholds and narrative penetration," "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR has effectively crossed a threshold: it is no longer just a semiconductor synonym held by institutions but the 'default entry point' for retail access to the AI cycle." With the number of odd lot investors in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR reaching over two million people, the increasing importance of retail investment has become a theme in global markets. However, few companies have the strong appeal among local individual investors like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR has a weighting of 45% in the benchmark Taiwan Weighted Index (Taiex), causing headaches for aggressive funds that have a 10% single stock limit, but fueling the influence of retail traders. An attractive regulatory environment is also playing a role. The introduction of regular investment plans (supporting automatic, regular stock and ETF purchases) has encouraged more households to participate. The Iran war has accelerated this trend, as foreign funds decrease their positions to avoid risks, ordinary people are flocking to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR. Data shows that in March, odd lot trades of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR accounted for a higher proportion of total trading volume, with one trading day's proportion even approaching 20%. Matt Toms, Asia-Pacific head of equities execution at Barclays PLC Sponsored ADR, said "Retail activity tends to increase with rising volatility, especially as investors view any weakness as a 'buying opportunity.'" The volume of odd lot trades of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR surged in March. Tareck Horchani, head of sales trading at Malayan Banking Securities, believes that part of this surge may be arbitrage trading aimed at profiting from temporary price differences between odd lots and round lots. Nevertheless, exchange data shows that as of the end of March, there were over 206,000 retail accounts making regular investments in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR, an increase of over 20% from February. ETFs are another major source of retail funds. The largest ETF in Taiwan, the Yuanta/P-shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF, saw record inflows in March. The fund's stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR exceeds 60%, with nearly 1 million investor accounts making regular investments. Currently, the number of odd lot traders in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR is close to 9% of the population of Taiwan Province. Liu Zongsheng, Chairman of Yuanta Fund Management, said "Unlike previous situations such as the 2008 financial crisis or the market downturn in 2022, a shift in the past year is that retail investors will buy on dips, but not necessarily sell on rebounds," adding that this provides a "buffer effect" for the stock price of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR stock price hits a new high again. The recent resurgence in appetite for tech hardware stocks in the market has also brought a boost. After Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR reported a 35% revenue growth for the first quarter, the upcoming detailed performance report may bring further positive news.