
It’s been a tough year for Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) shareholders, but short sellers are cashing in big time. Short Sellers Score Big Tesla’s stock has dropped 44% so far in 2025, wiping out hundreds of billions of dollars in market value and resulting in $11.5 billion in mark-to-market profits for investors betting against the company, according to S3 Partners and reported by CNBC. That haul beats the $9.4 billion short sellers made from Nvidia, making Tesla the most lucrative short this year. Don’t