VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Stock Comparison
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited vs Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
2330 · Taiwan Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View 2330 analysisInteractive Brokers Group, Inc.
IBKR · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View IBKR analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited leads (92 / 100 vs 60 / 100 for Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited has 3 segments (74% in Leading-edge Foundry (7nm and below)); Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. has 1 segment (100% in Electronic brokerage).
- Primary market structure: Quasi-Monopoly vs Competitive. Pricing power: Strong vs Weak.
- Moat breadth: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited has 7 moat types across 4 domains; Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. has 4 across 4.
Primary market context
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
Leading-edge Foundry (7nm and below)
Leading-edge semiconductor foundry services (<=7nm logic process technologies)
Global
Fabless semiconductor companies, system companies, and IDMs
Dedicated foundry / contract manufacturer
74%
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.
Electronic brokerage
Multi-asset electronic brokerage, clearing, custody, and financing (self-directed and institutional)
Global
Individual investors and institutional clients (e.g., hedge funds, advisors, proprietary trading firms, introducing brokers)
Broker-dealer / clearing broker / platform operator
100%
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Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited strengths
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited segments
Full profile >Leading-edge Foundry (7nm and below)
Quasi-Monopoly
Mature & Specialty Foundry (16nm and above + specialty processes)
Oligopoly
Advanced Packaging & 3DFabric (CoWoS, InFO, SoIC)
Oligopoly
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. segments
Full profile >Electronic brokerage
Competitive
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