Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Capital International Sarl raised its holdings in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) by 10.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 520,730 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock after buying an additional 49,577 shares during the period. Tesla comprises approximately 4.0% of Capital International Sarl's investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Capital International Sarl's holdings in Tesla were worth $231,579,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Get Tesla alerts: The SpaceX IPO Could Be the Biggest Ever—Here’s What We Know Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Tesla during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Westend Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Tesla during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Tesla during the second quarter valued at $26,000. CoreFirst Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in Tesla during the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, ESL Trust Services LLC boosted its position in Tesla by 1,900.0% in the second quarter. ESL Trust Services LLC now owns 100 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 66.20% of the company's stock. Insider Activity at Tesla In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,264 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $397.03, for a total value of $898,875.92. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 18,106 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,188,625.18. The trade was a 11.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director James R. Murdoch sold 60,000 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $445.40, for a total transaction of $26,724,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 577,031 shares in the company, valued at approximately $257,009,607.40. This trade represents a 9.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 87,995 shares of company stock worth $38,315,650 in the last 90 days. 19.90% of the stock is owned by insiders. Tesla Trading Up 0.5%