TSLA insider trading

SEC Form 4 transactions reported by Tesla, Inc. insiders, officers, directors, and 10%+ beneficial owners. Sourced from EDGAR.

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Recent TSLA insider transactions

The 20 most recent non-derivative Form 4 transactions reported by Tesla, Inc. insiders. Buys are highlighted; the transaction code column matches SEC Form 4 codes (P = open-market purchase, S = sale, A = grant, M = option exercise, F = tax withholding).

Date	Code	Insider	Role	Shares	Price	Value
2026-06-16	M	Musk Elon	CEO, Director, 10%+ owner	303,960,630	$23	$7094M
2026-06-16	F	Musk Elon	CEO, Director, 10%+ owner	17,531,857	$405	$7094M
2026-06-08	S	Taneja Vaibhav	Chief Financial Officer	2,606	$402	$1.0M
2026-06-05	M	Taneja Vaibhav	Chief Financial Officer	6,538	n/a
2026-05-13	M	Taneja Vaibhav	Chief Financial Officer	1,000	$18	$18K
2026-05-13	M	Taneja Vaibhav	Chief Financial Officer	2,000	$18	$36K
2026-05-13	S	Taneja Vaibhav	Chief Financial Officer	3,000	$450	$1.4M
2026-04-30	S	Wilson-Thompson Kathleen	Director	1,275	$371	$473K
2026-04-30	S	Wilson-Thompson Kathleen	Director	1,081	$377	$407K
2026-04-30	S	Wilson-Thompson Kathleen	Director	1,520	$370	$562K
2026-04-30	S	Wilson-Thompson Kathleen	Director	280	$375	$105K
2026-04-30	S	Wilson-Thompson Kathleen	Director	3,003	$377	$1.1M
2026-04-30	S	Wilson-Thompson Kathleen	Director	3,480	$379	$1.3M
2026-04-30	S	Wilson-Thompson Kathleen	Director	1,760	$379	$668K
2026-04-30	S	Wilson-Thompson Kathleen	Director	440	$384	$169K
2026-04-30	S	Wilson-Thompson Kathleen	Director	520	$374	$195K
2026-04-30	S	Wilson-Thompson Kathleen	Director	1,240	$384	$476K
2026-04-30	S	Wilson-Thompson Kathleen	Director	680	$382	$260K
2026-04-30	S	Wilson-Thompson Kathleen	Director	619	$373	$231K
2026-04-30	S	Wilson-Thompson Kathleen	Director	6,896	$382	$2.6M

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What insider trading data covers for TSLA

Tesla, Inc. (CIK 1318605) reports Section 16 insider transactions on Form 4 within two business days. Each filing carries the transaction date, transaction code (P for open-market purchase, S for sale, M for option exercise, F for tax withholding), shares, price, and post-transaction holdings. Optional footnotes disclose Rule 10b5-1 plan references and indirect ownership relationships.

How to interpret TSLA insider activity

Treat each filing line through three filters: the transaction code, the role of the filer (officer carries more signal than director), and the dollar value relative to the company's market cap. Open-market purchases (P) by C-suite officers carry the strongest bullish signal. Sales (S) referencing a Rule 10b5-1 plan in the footnotes are pre-arranged and should be discounted. See how to read a Form 4 for the full walkthrough.

Get TSLA insider data via API

Pull recent TSLA Form 4 filings, filtered to open-market purchases above $100k:

curl "https://api.edgarkit.com/v1/filings?ticker=TSLA&form_type=4&transaction_code=P&min_value=100000&limit=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Subscribe via webhook to receive every new TSLA Form 4 in real time:

curl -X POST "https://api.edgarkit.com/v1/webhooks" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://your-server.com/edgarkit-events",
    "filters": {"form_types": ["4"], "tickers": ["TSLA"]}
  }'

Cluster buying detection for TSLA

The strongest insider signal at the issuer level is cluster buying: three or more distinct insiders placing open-market purchases within a 7-14 day window. For the complete pattern detector, see how to detect insider cluster buying.