Tesla TSLA
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$375.90M (10 inflow days, 10 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 43.2% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has held roughly steady near 1.76% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +9,506,960 | 0.3% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +6,028,120 | 5.4% |
| HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,254,979 | 0.3% |
| FMR | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,248,603 | 0.8% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,761,298 | 3.0% |
| Citigroup Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +2,735,441 | 0.2% |
| Capital Research | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,323,557 | 1.4% |
| Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,180,665 | 0.4% |
| BNP Paribas Financial Markets SNC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +1,964,864 | 0.2% |
| Bessemer Investment Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,736,649 | 0.0% |
| Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,508,105 | 0.2% |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,417,136 | 0.2% |
| Capitolis Advisors LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,375,582 | 0.0% |
| Invesco Capital Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,297,148 | 1.3% |
| MFS Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,290,747 | 0.0% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2026 | Vaibhav Taneja | Chief Financial Officer | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -2,606 | $360.13 | – |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Vaibhav Taneja | Chief Financial Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -2,605 | $360.13 | 136,972 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Vaibhav Taneja | Chief Financial Officer | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +3,933 | – | 136,972 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Elon Musk | Co-Founder, Technoking of Tesla, CEO & Director | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -17,531,857 | $404.66 | 1,123,324,786 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Elon Musk | Co-Founder, Technoking of Tesla, CEO & Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +286,428,773 | $23.34 | 1,123,324,786 |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Vaibhav Taneja | Chief Financial Officer | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -2,606 | $402.20 | – |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Vaibhav Taneja | Chief Financial Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -2,605 | $402.20 | 133,039 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Vaibhav Taneja | Chief Financial Officer | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +3,932 | – | 133,039 |
| 12 May 2026 | Vaibhav Taneja | Chief Financial Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -3,000 | $450.00 | 129,107 |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Kathleen Wilson-Thompson | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -26,409 | $384.28 | 48,399 |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Kathleen Wilson-Thompson | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +14,539 | $14.99 | 48,399 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Elon Musk | Co-Founder, Technoking of Tesla, CEO & Director | Sale to Issuer | -96,000,000 | – | 836,896,013 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Xiaotong Zhu | Senior Vice President of APAC & Global Vehicle Manufacturing | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +20,000 | $20.57 | 67,600 |
| 29 Mar 2026 | Kathleen Wilson-Thompson | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -25,809 | $366.86 | 33,860 |
| 29 Mar 2026 | Kathleen Wilson-Thompson | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +14,191 | $14.99 | 33,860 |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Vaibhav Taneja | Chief Financial Officer | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -2,265 | $397.03 | – |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Vaibhav Taneja | Chief Financial Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -2,264 | $397.03 | 129,107 |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Vaibhav Taneja | Chief Financial Officer | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +4,273 | – | 129,107 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Kathleen Wilson-Thompson | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -25,731 | $418.89 | 19,669 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Kathleen Wilson-Thompson | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +14,269 | $14.99 | 19,669 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 69,350,469 | 1.8% | 2.2 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 70,931,312 | 1.8% | 1.9 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 68,862,357 | 1.7% | 1.7 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 74,230,933 | 1.9% | 2.0 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 69,196,896 | 1.8% | 2.2 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 68,501,639 | 1.7% | 1.6 |
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