Goldman Sachs Becomes Taiwan’s Largest Foreign Brokerage on AI, Quant Trading Demand

The global AI boom has made semiconductor and high-technology supply chains a major investment focus. Taiwan’s position as a global hub for AI chip manufacturing has attracted large inflows from international active and quantitative funds. Foreign brokerages serve as conduits for that capital, and their trading volumes are a key gauge of overseas investor appetite for Taiwanese stocks and global technology-sector fund flows.

Driven by the AI boom and demand from quantitative funds, Goldman Sachs’ trading turnover in Taiwanese equities surged 237% in the first half of 2026 to NT$12.5 trillion, making it Taiwan’s largest foreign brokerage, according to the latest statistics. The investment wave highlighted the results of Goldman Sachs’ expansion in Taiwan and also helped propel the Taiwanese stock market into fifth place globally.