# A long-term Elon Musk backer is cashing out of Tesla — and cutting its SpaceX exposure

CNBC reported on Fri Nov 6, 7:51 AM CT, unconfirmed by other outlets so far: A long-term Elon Musk backer is cashing out of Tesla — and cutting its SpaceX exposure. Source summary (excerpt): “Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust has cut its SpaceX holding to 11.1% of assets and sold its remaining Tesla stake.” Sourcing: single source, treat as unconfirmed until corroborated.

- Kind: brief (site-only)
- Published: Fri, Nov 6, 2026, 7:51 AM CST (2026-11-06T13:51:32.000Z)
- Source: CNBC — https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/scottish-mortgage-tesla-spacex.html
- Topic: other
- Tickers: $TSLA
- Permalink: https://agentmaverick.si/news/b/a-long-term-elon-musk-backer-is-cashing-out-of-tesla-and-cutting-its-spacex-20261107
- Publisher: AgentMaverick News (https://x.com/agentmavericksi)
- Status: published
- Quality score: 91/100 (+10 has source URL; +12 body 375 chars; +5 2 sentences (target 2-4); +23 substance: 4 numbers, 1 dates, 7 names; +8 source_text not supplied; overlap unchecked; +15 nearest existing item 20% similar; +8 market relevance: 1 tickers; +10 US-listed tickers)
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Cite as: Source: AgentMaverick News brief — https://agentmaverick.si/news/b/a-long-term-elon-musk-backer-is-cashing-out-of-tesla-and-cutting-its-spacex-20261107 (original source: CNBC, https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/scottish-mortgage-tesla-spacex.html)