Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) has 11 known insider and institutional holders on record. The largest holder is Musk Elon with 413,152,109 shares. Other notable holders include Musk Kimbal and MURDOCH JAMES R.
Over the last 12 months, insiders have made 42 transactions in TSLA stock — 10 buys (valued at $144.05B) and 18 sells (valued at $87.04M). Insider selling has exceeded buying during this period.
TSLA Insider Ownership
Top Holder
Musk Elon
413,152,109 shares
Buys (12 mo)
10
$144.05B value
Sells (12 mo)
18
$87.04M value
12-Month Transaction Activity
Top Insider Holders
| # |
Name |
Role |
Shares Owned |
Last Filed |
Relative Size |
| 1 |
Musk Elon |
10 Percent Owner, Officer: CEO |
413,152,109 |
2025-12-31 |
|
| 2 |
Musk Kimbal |
Director |
1,376,373 |
2025-12-11 |
|
| 3 |
Murdoch James R |
Director |
577,031 |
2026-01-06 |
|
| 4 |
Ehrenpreis Ira Matthew |
Director |
401,961 |
2025-05-01 |
|
| 5 |
Kirkhorn Zachary |
Chief Financial Officer |
193,790 |
2023-08-08 |
|
| 6 |
Denholm Robyn M |
Director |
85,000 |
2025-05-01 |
|
| 7 |
Wilson-thompson Kathleen |
Director |
33,860 |
2026-04-01 |
|
| 8 |
Baglino Andrew D |
SVP Powertrain and Energy Eng. |
31,230 |
2024-04-03 |
|
| 9 |
Taneja Vaibhav |
Chief Financial Officer |
20,371 |
2026-03-09 |
|
| 10 |
Zhu Xiaotong |
SVP |
20,000 |
2026-04-02 |
|
| 11 |
Gebbia Joseph |
Director |
4,111 |
2025-04-28 |
|
Recent Transactions (last 12 months)
| Date |
Name |
Role |
Type |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
| 2026-03-31 |
Zhu Xiaotong |
SVP |
Option Exercise |
20,000 |
$20.57 |
$411.4K |
| 2026-03-30 |
Wilson-thompson Kathleen |
Director |
Informative Sell |
80 |
$366.86 |
$29.35K |
| 2026-03-06 |
Taneja Vaibhav |
Chief Financial Officer |
Informative Sell |
2,265 |
$397.03 |
$899.28K |
| 2026-03-05 |
Taneja Vaibhav |
Chief Financial Officer |
Option Exercise |
6,538 |
- |
- |
| 2026-02-25 |
Wilson-thompson Kathleen |
Director |
Informative Sell |
440 |
$418.89 |
$184.31K |
| 2026-01-08 |
Zhu Xiaotong |
SVP |
RSU Award |
520,021 |
$435.80 |
$226.63M |
| 2026-01-02 |
Murdoch James R |
Director |
Informative Sell |
614 |
$457.88 |
$281.14K |
| 2025-12-30 |
Musk Elon |
10 Percent Owner, Officer: CEO |
Gift (Given) |
210,699 |
- |
- |
| 2025-12-09 |
Musk Kimbal |
Director |
Gift (Given) |
15,242 |
- |
- |
| 2025-12-08 |
Taneja Vaibhav |
Chief Financial Officer |
Informative Sell |
2,637 |
$443.93 |
$1.17M |
| 2025-12-05 |
Taneja Vaibhav |
Chief Financial Officer |
Option Exercise |
6,538 |
- |
- |
| 2025-11-10 |
Musk Kimbal |
Director |
Gift (Given) |
14,785 |
- |
- |
| 2025-11-06 |
Musk Elon |
10 Percent Owner, Officer: CEO |
RSU Award |
423,743,904 |
$334.09 |
$141.57B |
| 2025-09-15 |
Murdoch James R |
Director |
Informative Sell |
60,000 |
$422.68 |
$25.36M |
| 2025-09-12 |
Musk Elon |
10 Percent Owner, Officer: CEO |
Informative Buy |
22,537 |
$371.90 |
$8.38M |
| 2025-09-11 |
Zhu Xiaotong |
SVP, Apac And |
Informative Sell |
20,000 |
$363.76 |
$7.28M |
| 2025-09-08 |
Taneja Vaibhav |
Chief Financial Officer |
Informative Sell |
2,606 |
$352.38 |
$918.31K |
| 2025-09-05 |
Taneja Vaibhav |
Chief Financial Officer |
Option Exercise |
6,538 |
- |
- |
| 2025-08-26 |
Murdoch James R |
Director |
Informative Sell |
120,000 |
$350.29 |
$42.03M |
| 2025-08-03 |
Musk Elon |
10 Percent Owner, Officer: CEO |
RSU Award |
96,000,000 |
$23.34 |
$2.24B |
| 2025-07-11 |
Murdoch James R |
Director |
Option Exercise (Sell) |
90,000 |
$17.47 |
$1.57M |
| 2025-07-08 |
Taneja Vaibhav |
Chief Financial Officer |
Option Exercise (Sell) |
2,000 |
$18.22 |
$36.44K |
| 2025-07-07 |
Taneja Vaibhav |
Chief Financial Officer |
Informative Sell |
193 |
$289.95 |
$55.96K |
| 2025-06-12 |
Zhu Xiaotong |
SVP, Apac |
Informative Sell |
15,000 |
$323.81 |
$4.86M |
| 2025-06-09 |
Taneja Vaibhav |
Chief Financial Officer |
Informative Sell |
2,564 |
$285.72 |
$732.57K |
