Nvidia, Palantir, and Tesla insider selling: what the filings actually show

Claims of $53 billion in insider sales collide with filings showing totals closer to the low billions Insiders at Nvidia and Palantir have been selling stock at a brisk clip. Over the past year, executives and directors at both companies have turned paper fortunes into actual cash. Claims have circulated that aggregate insider selling across Nvidia, Palantir, and Tesla topped $53 billion. The reported filings tell a smaller story, with individual firms posting sales in the hundreds of millions to the low billions. The numbers, company by company Start with Nvidia, the poster child of the AI trade. Insiders there sold roughly $2.11 billion worth of stock over the trailing 12 months as of November 2026. The number of open-market purchases by Nvidia insiders over that stretch: zero. Nobody inside the building was reaching for the buy button. Director Mark A. Stevens led the charge. He sold approximately $1.5 billion in shares during 2026, with $947 million of that moving between August and September 2026. Palantir comes next. Its insiders sold approximately $869 million in the year through October 2026. Co-founder Peter Thiel was the headliner. He sold $290 million in a single quarter...