Image from MarketBeat Media, LLC. Columbia Bank purchased a new position in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 836 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock, valued at approximately $249,000. Get Tesla alerts: Tesla Just Got Called a “Must Own” Stock—Here’s Why Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in Tesla by 11.8% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 87,929 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $35,509,000 after buying an additional 9,293 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Tesla by 21.2% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,317 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $2,147,000 after purchasing an additional 931 shares during the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Tesla by 52.2% in the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 10,368 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $4,187,000 after purchasing an additional 3,558 shares during the period. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Tesla by 2.1% in the first quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC now owns 13,423 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $3,479,000 after purchasing an additional 276 shares during the period. Finally, Picton Mahoney Asset Management increased its stake in shares of Tesla by 104.7% in the first quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 24,849 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $6,441,000 after purchasing an additional 552,969 shares during the period. 66.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Insider Buying and Selling In other news, CFO Vaibhav Taneja sold 2,606 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $352.38, for a total transaction of $918,302.28. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 9,856 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,473,057.28. This trade represents a 20.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Xiaotong Zhu sold 20,000 shares of Tesla stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $363.75, for a total transaction of $7,275,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 47,600 shares of the company's stock, valued at $17,314,500. This trade represents a 29.59% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 82,606 shares of company stock worth $33,554,102 in the last quarter. 19.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth