TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD TSEM
SHS NEW · Common Stock · CUSIP M87915274
- SectorTechnology
- IndustrySemiconductors & Related Devices
- HeadquartersMigdal HaEmek, Israel
- Founded1993
- Websitetowerjazz.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($486.7k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 110.0m as of 2022-12-31, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $43.22. Options: 13 managers hold calls ($13.5m notional), 26 hold puts ($92.8m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 205 |
| Q4 2022 | 223 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $11.8m | $41.2m | 3.49 |
| Q4 2022 | $13.5m | $92.8m | 6.86 |
Biggest buyers
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +1.0m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +664.9k |
| Amundi | Added | +652.2k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Added | +603.7k |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | Added | +600.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +519.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +482.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +479.7k |
| Pentwater Capital Management LP | Added | +450.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +317.5k |
Biggest sellers
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Reduced | -1.8m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -1.0m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Sold out | -535.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -516.5k |
| Versor Investments LP | Reduced | -491.1k |
| JET CAPITAL INVESTORS L P | Sold out | -425.0k |
| Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. | Reduced | -410.0k |
| Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd | Reduced | -360.8k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Sold out | -250.6k |
| MEITAV INVESTMENT HOUSE LTD | Reduced | -236.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.2m74.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $3.1m72.3k shares |
| CSS LLC/IL | Unchanged | $2.6m59.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $2.3m52.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.4m32.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $432.0k10.0k shares |
| XR Securities LLC | New | $280.8k6.5k shares |
| BTG Pactual Global Asset Management Ltd | Unchanged | $203.0k4.7k shares |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | New | $32.8k10.0k shares |
| SUMMIT SECURITIES GROUP LLC | New | $26.0k600 shares |
Biggest puts
| Pentwater Capital Management LP | Added | $34.6m800.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $11.3m261.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Unchanged | $9.2m213.6k shares |
| Maven Securities LTD | New | $9.1m209.8k shares |
| SPHERA FUNDS MANAGEMENT LTD. | New | $7.0m161.6k shares |
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $6.5m150.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $4.3m100.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.2m51.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.1m48.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.4m31.9k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution new · filed 2026-10-27 | 6.8% |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 13G · institution new · filed 2026-05-15 | 6.6% |
| MENORA MIVTACHIM HOLDINGS LTD. 13G · passive investor -1.5 pts · filed 2026-02-10 | 6.2% |
| Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. 13G · passive investor -0.5 pts · filed 2026-07-23 | 6.0% |
| Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. 13G · passive investor +0.2 pts · filed 2026-06-15 | 5.1% |
| Phoenix Financial Ltd. 13G · passive investor new · filed 2026-06-09 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Senvest Management, LLC (3.6%, 2026-02-12), Point72 Asset Management, L.P. (2.6%, 2025-11-14), Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd (4.8%, 2025-11-12)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
None reported in Q4 2022.
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.4m $189.2m | Reduced -516.5k |
| Senvest Management, LLC 6.04% of their portfolio | 4.1m $177.6m | Reduced -34.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.8m $165.2m | Added +1.0m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.5m $151.7m | Added +67.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $100.8m | Reduced -1.0m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.9m $82.4m | Added +1.4k |
| Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 1.18% of their portfolio | 1.8m $78.7m | Reduced -360.8k |
| ALPINE ASSOCIATES MANAGEMENT INC. 3.42% of their portfolio | 1.7m $75.0m | Added +257.3k |
| OCONNOR, A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS (LLC) 3.64% of their portfolio | 1.7m $74.0m | Reduced -46.1k |
| Sand Grove Capital Management LLP 7.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $72.8m | Reduced -4.2k |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.6m $69.8m | Added +600.0k |
| Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. 1.37% of their portfolio | 1.4m $62.3m | Unchanged |
| TIG Advisors, LLC 4.21% of their portfolio | 1.4m $61.7m | Added +19.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $54.7m | Added +134.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $52.1m | Added +482.1k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $51.3m | Added +42.1k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $47.3m | Added +652.2k |
| Pentwater Capital Management LP 1.45% of their portfolio | 1.1m $46.2m | Added +450.0k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.0m $43.7m | Added +603.7k |
| Swedbank AB 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.0m $43.2m | Added +15 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 954.1k $41.5m | Added +20.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 908.8k $39.3m | Added +274.4k |
| MENORA MIVTACHIM HOLDINGS LTD. 0.64% of their portfolio | 883.9k $38.2m | Unchanged |
| Segantii Capital Management Ltd 1.46% of their portfolio | 878.3k $37.9m | Added +193.3k |
| Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. 0.81% of their portfolio | 840.8k $36.3m | Reduced -410.0k |
| Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP 0.77% of their portfolio | 832.1k $35.9m | Added +171.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 824.2k $35.6m | Added +664.9k |
| Carlson Capital, L.P. 2.65% of their portfolio | 800.0k $34.6m | Reduced -30.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 762.5k $32.9m | Reduced -65.1k |
| Versor Investments LP 2.60% of their portfolio | 700.9k $30.3m | Reduced -491.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 697.5k $30.1m | Added +63.9k |
| MEITAV INVESTMENT HOUSE LTD 0.52% of their portfolio | 694.5k $30.3m | Reduced -236.6k |
| Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund Ltd. (Under Special Management) 1.56% of their portfolio | 693.5k $30.0m | Unchanged |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 688.3k $29.7m | Added +44.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 659.6k $28.5m | Added +479.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 600.3k $25.9m | Added +519.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 586.1k $25.3m | Reduced -108.3k |
| Melqart Asset Management (UK) Ltd 2.15% of their portfolio | 564.1k $24.4m | Added +68.7k |
| RAMIUS ADVISORS LLC 20.51% of their portfolio | 493.0k $21.3m | Added +88.3k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 451.2k $19.5m | Reduced -12.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 443.8k $19.3m | Reduced -19.1k |
| Westchester Capital Management, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 435.7k $18.8m | Unchanged |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.57% of their portfolio | 402.8k $17.4m | Added +3.8k |
| Taconic Capital Advisors LP 0.61% of their portfolio | 385.0k $16.6m | Added +18.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 360.4k $15.6m | Added +317.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 355.1k $15.3m | Added +95.5k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 341.4k $14.7m | Reduced -17.3k |
| WATERS PARKERSON & CO., LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 337.6k $14.6m | Reduced -7.0k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 337.4k $14.6m | Reduced -44.5k |
| GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC. 2.99% of their portfolio | 325.4k $14.1m | Added +1.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 314.1k $13.7m | New |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 284.5k $12.3m | Added +258.3k |
| NEUMEIER POMA INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC 1.12% of their portfolio | 280.4k $12.1m | Reduced -234.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 255.5k $11.0m | Added +70.3k |
| Maven Securities LTD 2.12% of their portfolio | 245.1k $10.6m | New |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 242.1k $10.5m | Added +3.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 235.0k $10.2m | Added +25.7k |
| Man Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 228.3k $9.9m | Added +219.9k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 215.7k $9.3m | Reduced -1.8m |
| Berry Street Capital Management LLP 4.53% of their portfolio | 200.0k $8.6m | Reduced -59.5k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 2.10% of their portfolio | 198.0k $8.6m | Added +11.2k |
| Altshuler Shaham Ltd 0.32% of their portfolio | 180.7k $7.9m | New |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 165.1k $7.1m | Reduced -2 |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.01% of their portfolio | 164.2k $7.1m | Reduced -42.8k |
| Crabel Capital Management, LLC 2.44% of their portfolio | 155.8k $6.7m | Unchanged |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 138.9k $6.0m | Added +14.5k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 135.3k $5.8m | Added +31.0k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 124.4k $5.4m | Unchanged |
| New York Life Investment Management LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 121.7k $5.3m | Added +2.6k |
| LMR Partners LLP 0.10% of their portfolio | 120.9k $5.2m | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 118.7k $5.1m | New |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.9k $4.8m | Added +22.5k |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 105.0k $4.5m | Added +35.0k |
| Phoenix Financial Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 100.8k $4.4m | Added +45.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.7k $4.4m | Added +89.8k |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.22% of their portfolio | 100.0k $4.3m | Reduced -150.0k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 94.7k $4.1m | Unchanged |
| Athos Capital Ltd 2.35% of their portfolio | 90.0k $3.9m | Added +60.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.8k $3.5m | Reduced -10.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.7k $3.4m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Flow State Investments, L.P. 2.86% of their portfolio | 76.0k $3.3m | First filing |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (USA) Corp 0.53% of their portfolio | 75.0k $3.2m | Reduced -30.0k |
| Alpine Global Management, LLC 1.08% of their portfolio | 75.0k $3.2m | Reduced -70.5k |
| EAGLE GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 73.2k $3.2m | Unchanged |
| Yakira Capital Management, Inc. 0.64% of their portfolio | 72.4k $3.1m | Added +7.5k |
| BCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 3.07% of their portfolio | 69.0k $3.0m | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.6k $2.8m | Added +17.5k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 62.1k $2.7m | Added +1.9k |
| HAVENS ADVISORS LLC 6.64% of their portfolio | 60.5k $2.6m | Added +3.1k |
| Vazirani Asset Management LLC 4.42% of their portfolio | 60.0k $2.6m | Added +9.3k |
| HARVEST MANAGEMENT LLC 2.78% of their portfolio | 55.8k $2.4m | Added +31.1k |
| BLUEFIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 55.1k $2.4m | Added +26.8k |
| BARDIN HILL MANAGEMENT PARTNERS LP 0.51% of their portfolio | 54.3k $2.3m | New |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 54.0k $2.3m | Added +15.5k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.7k $2.3m | Added +11.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.4k $2.3m | Added +10.1k |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 51.3k $2.2m | Reduced -7.9k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 49.0k $2.1m | Reduced -4.0k |
| ANGELO GORDON & CO., L.P. 0.41% of their portfolio | 48.8k $2.1m | New |
| SELDON CAPITAL LP 1.82% of their portfolio | 48.7k $2.1m | Reduced -163.8k |