BlackRock reports 4.96% Tesla stake in amended 13G

BlackRock's reporting business units held 4.96% of Tesla's common stock as of Sept. 30, just under the 5% line that triggers beneficial-ownership reporting, according to an amended Schedule 13G filed Tuesday.

The filing, Amendment No. 4 to BlackRock's Schedule 13G on Tesla, reports beneficial ownership of 196,348,742 shares. BlackRock reported sole voting power over 180,605,472 shares and sole dispositive power over all 196,348,742 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power.

Below the 5% threshold

The filing indicates ownership of 5% or less of the class. A Schedule 13G is the short-form disclosure that passive investors such as index fund managers file when they hold more than 5% of a company's stock, and an amendment showing a stake at or below 5% typically reflects that the holder has slipped beneath that mark.

The document does not describe any purchases or sales, and it does not say why the reported percentage changed. Movements in a large asset manager's reported stake can reflect fund flows, index rebalancing and changes in a company's share count rather than a decision about the stock.

What the number covers

As in BlackRock's other 13G filings, the stake covers only certain BlackRock business units. The filing says it does not include shares, if any, held by other units whose holdings are reported separately under a 1998 SEC release that allows large managers to split up their ownership reporting.

Why it matters

BlackRock is among the largest holders of Tesla through its index and active funds, so its filings are a regular data point on institutional ownership. This amendment is a passive-holder update, not a signal of activism, and on its own does not indicate a change in BlackRock's view of the company.

Sources

1. Schedule 13G/A (Amendment No. 4) filed by BlackRock, Inc., filed Oct. 27, 2026 (accession 0002012383-26-003852)

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