Warren Buffett. Image credit: Berkshire Hathaway
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Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett sold all but a handful of his stake in Taiwanese iPhone chipmaker TSMC, mere months after buying it.
Buffett invested greatly in TSMC during 2022, to an amount later reported to be in excess of $4.1 billion. However, Berkshire Hathaway then sold about 85% of its shares in February 2023.
According to Nikkei Asia, Buffett is now in Japan, meeting with five local trading houses. In an interview with the publication, he said he was "very proud" of Berkshire Hathaway's investments in Japanese companies.
Buffett also said that TSMC is a well-managed company, but reportedly explained that Berkshire Hathaway has better places to deploy its capital. International trade tensions were also "a consideration" in the decision to sell.
Buying and selling shares in only a few months is unusual for the company. Normally Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway appear to invest for the long term, which includes owning a considerable sum of Apple shares.
Separately, TSMC was reported in December 2022 to have tripled its investment in a new chip factory in Arizona. More recently, the firm has criticized American workers, and also suggested that its plans for further US expansion may be halted over tax issues.
