Insider trade

Tesla CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold ~$1.35M of shares under a pre-set plan

Traded May 13, 2026 · Filed May 15, 2026

~$1.35M
Reported value · 3,000 sh @ $450.00: 18K
Holds after · shares reported: -20.5%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +2.9%, $445.27 → $354.11 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Vaibhav Taneja sold about $1.35 million of Tesla shares on May 13, 2026, following a plan set up in advance. This sale was routine since it was planned ahead and part of multiple insider sales at Tesla recently.

Sold under a plan set up in advance, so the timing wasn't a fresh decision
Sold 14% of their holdings
3 insiders at Tesla sold within a month

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: May 13, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: May 15, 2026

CFO$1M+Pre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$1,350,000

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

21 days after results of Apr 22, 2026, 50 days before results of Jul 2, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $445.27 on May 13, 2026, 56% above its 52-week low and 9% below its high, after a 20% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $284.70 (Jun 5, 2025) to $489.88 (Dec 16, 2025), 78% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $371.75 on Mar 31, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+5.8%	+1.6%	+4.1%
30 days	-3.3%	+0.3%	-3.6%
90 days	-17.2%	+4.6%	-21.9%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001104659-26-062860
Filed / recorded: May 15, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 1, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: Tesla, Inc.
Issuer CIK: 1318605
Ticker: TSLA
Reporting person: Vaibhav Taneja
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: Chief Financial Officer
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: May 13, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 3,000
Price per share: $450.00
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 18,106.5
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The transactions reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 17, 2025.
Out of the total of 3,000 shares sold on May 13, 2026, approximately 1,337 shares were sold to cover the exercise price, and to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligations related to the exercise of stock options to purchase 3,000 shares as reported herein.