By Keithen Drury
Publication Date: 2026-01-13 21:05:00
Thiel has sold his hedge fund’s entire stake in Nvidia.
Peter Thiel is a legend in Silicon Valley. He was one of the founders of PayPal, after which he went on to co-found Palantir. He was also one of the first outside investors in Facebook (now Meta Platforms), so he also has a sharp eye for investment opportunities.
When someone with a track record like that makes a move, investors should pay attention. In the third quarter, Thiel made some jaw-dropping trades that sent a clear signal to investors about where he thinks the artificial intelligence (AI) market is headed in 2026.
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Thiel sold one of AI’s most prominent stocks
We know what Thiel’s activities were during Q3 thanks to his Form 13F. Federal law requires money managers with greater than $100 million in assets under management to report their end-of-quarter holdings to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) no later than 45 days after the quarter in question ends. That information is then quickly passed on to the public.
So, the most recent snapshot we have of Thiel’s portfolio tells us what he held as of Sept. 30 — he could have shifted his investments around again since then. However, he only had three holdings in his portfolio at that point, which suggests he isn’t doing a lot of trading.
In Q3, he sold his entire stake in Nvidia (NVDA +0.36%). This turned out to be a fairly smart move because the chipmaker was flat during Q4. He also sold a hefty amount of his Tesla…
