GlobalFoundries
About: GlobalFoundries is a top-five contract semiconductor manufacturer globally. It was originally the manufacturing arm of Advanced Micro Devices before it was spun out in 2009. The foundry sells chips into a range of end markets including smartphones, PCs, Internet of Things, data centers, automotive, industrial, and so on, but primarily focuses on more mature process technologies. Until 2021, the firm was privately held by Mubadala Investment, the sovereign wealth fund of the United Arab Emirates, which remains its controlling shareholder today. GlobalFoundries merged with Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing in 2009 and acquired IBM's chipmaking business in 2015. GF is headquartered in Malta, New York, and employs about 13,000 people.
Employees: 13,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
28% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 104 | Existing positions reduced: 81
0% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $34.3M | Put options by funds: $34.3M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q4 2024] → 3 (+0) [Q1 2025]
0.08% less ownership
Funds ownership: 99.91% [Q4 2024] → 99.83% (-0.08%) [Q1 2025]
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 266 [Q4 2024] → 255 (-11) [Q1 2025]
14% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $23.8B [Q4 2024] → $20.4B (-$3.44B) [Q1 2025]
15% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 52
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
3 analyst ratings
Morgan Stanley Joseph Moore | 3%upside $38 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 7 May 2025 |
UBS Timothy Arcuri | 1%upside $37 | Neutral Maintained | 29 Apr 2025 |
Citigroup Christopher Danely | 5%downside $35 | Neutral Maintained | 11 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 8 articles about GFS published over the past 30 days









