Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. CSM Advisors LLC grew its position in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) by 798.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 13,947 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock after purchasing an additional 12,394 shares during the period. CSM Advisors LLC's holdings in Tesla were worth $6,200,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Get Tesla alerts: MarketBeat Week in Review – 03/09 - 03/13 Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of TSLA. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Tesla in the second quarter valued at approximately $11,839,824,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Tesla by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 251,390,681 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $79,856,764,000 after buying an additional 4,502,976 shares during the last quarter. Amundi lifted its stake in Tesla by 20.4% during the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 20,194,152 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $6,374,284,000 after acquiring an additional 3,422,270 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Tesla by 38.3% in the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 10,909,666 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $4,851,747,000 after acquiring an additional 3,021,550 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in shares of Tesla by 5.8% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 44,035,949 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $19,583,547,000 after acquiring an additional 2,403,019 shares during the last quarter. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Insider Activity at Tesla In other Tesla news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,264 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $397.03, for a total transaction of $898,875.92. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,106 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,188,625.18. This trade represents 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 dated 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 sale, 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 position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 87,995 shares of company stock valued at $38,315,650. 19.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders. Key Tesla News