Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Key Points Ninety One SA Pty Ltd boosted its Tesla stake by 80.2% in Q4 to 16,311 shares, worth $7.335 million, in a market where 66.2% of Tesla stock is held by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Insiders sold 53,804 shares (~$20.9M) over the last quarter — including CFO Vaibhav Taneja and director Kathleen Wilson‑Thompson — reducing insider ownership to 19.90%. Investor sentiment is being lifted by Tesla's AI chip progress (AI5 tape‑out) and buy positioning ahead of Q1 earnings, sending the stock up ~3%, but analysts' consensus remains a "Hold" with an average target of $398.61 while the stock trades near $400 (market cap ≈ $1.5T). MarketBeat Week in Review – 04/13 - 04/17 Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Tesla by 0.4% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 252,386,304 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $112,241,237,000 after purchasing an additional 995,623 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its position in Tesla by 0.3% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 113,762,849 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $50,592,614,000 after purchasing an additional 344,162 shares during the period. Capital World Investors raised its position in Tesla by 5.8% in the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 44,035,949 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $19,583,547,000 after purchasing an additional 2,403,019 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC raised its position in Tesla by 38.3% in the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 10,909,666 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $4,851,747,000 after purchasing an additional 3,021,550 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in Tesla by 5.8% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 6,737,089 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $2,996,118,000 after purchasing an additional 368,493 shares during the period. 66.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Get Tesla alerts: