Foreign Investors Net Sell Over NT$63.2B, Offloading Active ETFs and TSMC

(CNA, Reporter Chiang Ming-yen, Taipei, 19th) Taiwan stocks fell 716.26 points today to close at 40,175.56, as foreign investors net sold over NT$63.2 billion. They adjusted holdings in active ETFs, memory chip duo Winbond and Nanya Technology, and sold over 17,000 shares of TSMC, while buying financial and telecom stocks. The TAIEX fell 716.26 points today to close at 40,175.56, with a total turnover (including after-hours) of NT$1.151219 trillion. The three major institutional investors combined for a net sell of NT$77.42 billion, with dealers selling NT$22.351 billion, investment trusts buying NT$8.166 billion, and foreign and mainland Chinese investors selling NT$63.235 billion. Notably, foreign investors have been selling for three consecutive trading days, with a cumulative net sell of over NT$118.9 billion. Investment trusts have been buying for two consecutive days, while dealers have been selling for six straight days. According to public information, among the top 10 stocks sold by foreign investors today, the active ETF Fubon Upgraded 50 (00403A) was at the top with over 66,000 shares sold. The active ETF Fubon Taiwan Stock Growth (00981A) and Winbond were second and third, with sales of approximately 60,000 and 48,000 shares, respectively. The rest, in order, were Macronix, Yuanta Taiwan 50 (0050), Innolux, Powerchip, the active ETF Yuanta AI New Economy (00990A), Nanya Technology, and TSMC. Among them, foreign investors sold over 17,000 shares of TSMC in a single day. In the top 10 stocks bought by foreign investors, Taishin Shin Kong Financial led with a single-day net buy of over 32,000 shares. SinoPac Financial was second, with over 30,000 shares bought. They were followed by CTBC Financial, Cathay Financial, Mega Financial, Chunghwa Telecom, Fubon Financial, Hua Nan Financial, Taiwan Mobile, and KGI Securities.