Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) Ownership

NASDAQ: TSLATop holders, insider trades and short interest.

TSLA ownership summary

as of October 18, 2026
Institutions
43.7%
of shares outstanding
Insiders
17.82%
of shares outstanding
Shares outstanding
3.95B
Float
2.82B
shares available to trade
Short interest
2.01%
70.9M shares short
Days to cover
1.79
short interest up 3.0% vs prior month
  • Institutions 43.72%
  • Insiders 17.82%
  • Other investors 38.46%

TSLA top institutional holders

20 largest
Tesla, Inc. top institutional holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1BlackRock Inc5.42%214.1M$75.95B+6.0M (+2.9%)June 30, 2026
2Vanguard Capital Management, LLC4.66%184.0M$65.28B+1.2M (+0.6%)June 30, 2026
3State Street Corp2.97%117.5M$41.66B+2.8M (+2.4%)June 30, 2026
4Geode Capital Management, LLC1.74%68.9M$24.45B+911,610 (+1.3%)June 30, 2026
5Amvescap Plc.1.40%55.5M$19.67B+583,293 (+1.1%)June 30, 2026
6Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC1.25%49.6M$17.58B+297,610 (+0.6%)June 30, 2026
7Capital World Investors1.16%45.7M$16.22B+2.8M (+6.6%)June 30, 2026
8JPMorgan Chase & Co1.06%42.0M$14.89B−4.1M (−8.9%)June 30, 2026
9FMR Inc1.01%39.8M$14.11B+3.7M (+10.4%)June 30, 2026
10Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts0.98%38.9M$13.79B−305,313 (−0.8%)June 30, 2026
11NORGES BANK0.98%38.8M$13.77B+726,279 (+1.9%)June 30, 2026
12The Goldman Sachs Group Inc0.79%31.1M$11.02B+1.7M (+5.7%)June 30, 2026
13Northern Trust Corp0.65%25.8M$9.16B+156,176 (+0.6%)June 30, 2026
14T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.0.64%25.1M$8.92B+332,357 (+1.3%)June 30, 2026
15Legal & General Group PLC0.51%20.3M$7.20B+93,521 (+0.5%)June 30, 2026
16Amundi0.51%20.1M$7.12B−2.1M (−9.5%)June 30, 2026
17UBS Asset Mgmt Americas Inc0.49%19.5M$6.93B−216,832 (−1.1%)June 30, 2026
18Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc0.49%19.3M$6.84B−661,696 (−3.3%)June 30, 2026
19Bank of America Corp0.46%18.1M$6.43B−845,410 (−4.5%)June 30, 2026
20Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co0.41%16.2M$5.75B+19,321 (+0.1%)June 30, 2026

Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 14 holders added 21.3M shares and 6 cut 8.2M.

TSLA top mutual fund and ETF holders

20 largest
Tesla, Inc. top fund holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest2.27%89.5M$31.75B−174,521 (−0.2%)August 31, 2026
2Vanguard 500 Index Investor1.87%74.0M$26.25B−779,928 (−1.0%)September 30, 2026
3Invesco QQQ Trust1.01%39.7M$14.10B−64,812 (−0.2%)September 30, 2026
4iShares Core S&P 500 ETF0.95%37.6M$13.32B−60,458 (−0.2%)September 30, 2026
5Fidelity 500 Index0.93%36.5M$12.96B+140,360 (+0.4%)August 31, 2026
6State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF0.88%34.6M$12.26B—September 30, 2026
7Vanguard MStar Growth Index Investor0.74%29.3M$10.40B+120,147 (+0.4%)September 30, 2026
8American Funds Growth Fd of Amer A0.48%19.0M$6.75B−2.3M (−10.7%)September 30, 2026
9Vanguard Institutional Index I0.38%14.9M$5.29B−142,563 (−0.9%)September 30, 2026
10American Funds New Perspective A0.29%11.3M$4.00B—September 30, 2026
11iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF0.28%11.0M$3.89B−7,532 (−0.1%)September 30, 2026
12State Street® CnsmrDiscSelSectSPDR®ETF0.27%10.6M$3.76B−105,885 (−1.0%)September 30, 2026
13Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF0.22%8.7M$3.10B+20,412 (+0.2%)September 30, 2026
14State Street® SPDR® Port S&P 500® ETF0.19%7.4M$2.63B−4,992 (−0.1%)September 30, 2026
15iShares Core S&P 500 ETF USD Acc0.17%6.7M$2.38B+1,548 (+0.0%)September 30, 2026
16Baron Partners Retail0.16%6.5M$2.29B—September 30, 2026
17Schwab® S&P 500 Index0.16%6.3M$2.24B+14,092 (+0.2%)September 30, 2026
18American Funds IS® Growth 10.15%6.1M$2.15B−1.5M (−19.4%)September 30, 2026
19Fidelity Total Market Index0.14%5.4M$1.91B+17,415 (+0.3%)August 31, 2026
20Schwab US Large-Cap Growth ETF™0.12%4.8M$1.70B+9,246 (+0.2%)September 30, 2026

Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.

TSLA insider transactions

latest 20
Tesla, Inc. insider transactions
DateNameTransactionPriceSharesValue
2026-03-30Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonSell$359.3325,809$9.3M
2026-03-30Ro KhannaBuy$355.28——
2026-03-13Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Sell$391.20——
2026-03-10Ro KhannaBuy$399.23——
2026-03-06Vaibhav TanejaSell$397.032,264$898,876
2026-02-25Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonSell$415.5625,731$10.7M
2026-02-24Ro KhannaSell$409.38——
2026-02-06Ro KhannaSell$411.11——
2026-02-05Ro KhannaSell$397.21——
2026-01-23Ro KhannaBuy$449.06——
2026-01-09Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Buy$445.01——
2026-01-02James R MurdochSell$445.4060,000$26.7M
2025-12-09Kimbal MuskSell$450.6656,820$25.6M
2025-12-08Vaibhav TanejaSell$443.932,637$1.2M
2025-11-18Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Buy$401.25——
2025-10-31Lisa C. McClainSell$456.56——
2025-10-30Lisa C. McClainSell$440.10——
2025-10-30Lisa C. McClainBuy$440.10——
2025-10-17Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Buy$439.31——
2025-10-15Marjorie Taylor GreeneBuy$435.15——

Reported trades by company officers, directors and other filers (including disclosures by members of Congress where EODHD lists them). "—" where the filing gives no share count.

TSLA shares outstanding

Shares outstanding

Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.

Who owns TSLA

Institutional investors own 43.7% of Tesla's shares and insiders 17.82%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 5.42% of the shares (214.1M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 14 added shares and 6 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 2.01% of the float, or 1.79 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 88.0% since 2014.

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TSLA ownership FAQ

Who owns the most Tesla stock?

The largest shareholders of Tesla are BlackRock Inc (5.42%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (4.66%), State Street Corp (2.97%), Geode Capital Management, LLC (1.74%), Amvescap Plc. (1.40%).

What percentage of Tesla is owned by institutions?

Institutions hold 43.7% of Tesla's shares outstanding; insiders hold 17.82%.

Which funds own Tesla?

The largest fund holders of Tesla are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (2.27%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (1.87%), Invesco QQQ Trust (1.01%), iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (0.95%), Fidelity 500 Index (0.93%).

What is Tesla's short interest?

70.9M shares of Tesla were sold short, 2.01% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 1.79 days to cover.

Are insiders buying or selling Tesla?

Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in Tesla (since October 15, 2025), 8 were purchases and 12 were sales.

How many shares of Tesla are outstanding?

Tesla has 3.95B shares outstanding, of which 2.82B are in the public float.

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