BlackRock, Inc. filed a Schedule 13G with the SEC on October 27, 2026, disclosing beneficial ownership of 1,327,917,083 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd common stock as of September 30, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Aggregate beneficial ownership: BlackRock reported beneficial ownership of 1,327,917,083 shares of TSMC common stock, representing 5.1% of the class.
  • Sole voting power: BlackRock disclosed sole voting power over 1,241,870,999 shares, with zero shared voting power.
  • Sole dispositive power: BlackRock reported sole dispositive power over all 1,327,917,083 shares, with zero shared dispositive power.
  • Triggering event date: The date of the event requiring the filing was September 30, 2026.
  • Filing capacity: BlackRock identified itself as a parent holding company (type "HC"), organized in Delaware, with its principal office at 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001.
  • No single person holds more than 5%: According to the filing, no one person's interest in TSMC common stock is more than five percent of the total outstanding common shares, with various persons retaining the right to receive dividends or proceeds from sale.

BlackRock's Schedule 13G Disclosure of TSMC Shareholding

BlackRock, Inc. filed a Schedule 13G with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 27, 2026, reporting its beneficial ownership position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (CUSIP: Y84629107). According to the filing, the triggering event occurred on September 30, 2026. The filing covers common stock of the issuer, whose principal executive offices are located at No. 8, Li-Hsin Road 6, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 300096.

As disclosed in the filing, BlackRock reported aggregate beneficial ownership of 1,327,917,083 shares, equal to 5.1% of the class. Of those shares, the company reported sole voting power over 1,241,870,999 shares and sole dispositive power over the full 1,327,917,083 shares. Shared voting and shared dispositive power were each reported as zero.

The filing notes that the Schedule 13G "reflects the securities beneficially owned, or deemed to be beneficially owned, by certain business units (collectively, the 'Reporting Business Units') of BlackRock, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates," and that it does not include securities beneficially owned by other business units whose ownership is disaggregated in accordance with SEC Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998). BlackRock certified that the securities "were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer." The filing was signed by Spencer Fleming, Managing Director, on October 27, 2026. Subsidiary details were provided as Exhibit 99.

What Was Disclosed

BlackRock, Inc. disclosed a 5.1% beneficial ownership stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd common stock, totaling 1,327,917,083 shares as of September 30, 2026, with sole voting power over 1,241,870,999 of those shares and sole dispositive power over all reported shares.