$TSLA
Tesla3/10Does he own it?
Across 30 tweets he never states a first-person TSLA position (no buy/add/hold/weight). TSLA is the thesis anchor for his real holdings in suppliers (VPG, SYSS, LPTH). He even notes his parents liked early TSLA and he didn't listen, and later seeks humanoid exposure more pure-play than TSLA. Classic mega-cap coverage, not ownership.
His thesis
Tesla's Optimus humanoid program is the engine driving his entire robotics supply-chain investment framework. He treats Elon as an execution-capable founder and views TSLA as overvalued by conventional metrics but not a conventional company. Rather than own TSLA, he plays the Optimus ramp through under-the-radar suppliers (notably VPG sensors, plus skeleton/materials and Chinese component leaders), betting the BOM beneficiaries offer better asymmetric upside than the OEM itself.
How his view evolved
Early on TSLA framed his bullish VPG/Optimus supplier thesis. Over time he grew wary of Chinese-dominated Optimus supply chains, trimmed supplier concentration on design-out risk, and pivoted toward seeking purer humanoid plays than TSLA.
Key points
- TSLA used as the anchor for a robotics/Optimus supply-chain thesis, not as a holding
- His disclosed positions are in suppliers (VPG, SYSS, LPTH), never TSLA itself
- Admires Elon's execution; concerned Optimus supply chains are heavily China-based
Derived from a holistic read of his public posts — paraphrased, never quoted. See his actual posts about $TSLA on X ↗