By Adam Spatacco
Publication Date: 2026-01-10 16:30:00
Peter Thiel’s hedge fund recently exited his entire stake in Nvidia stock.
Peter Thiel is one of the most iconic Silicon Valley investors. The entrepreneur’s first claim to fame was serving as a co-founder of PayPal with none other than the then-unknown Elon Musk.
After minting a fortune through his PayPal ownership, Thiel moved into a professional investor role. Perhaps his most lucrative opportunities came from being the first outside capital invested in Facebook (now Meta Platforms) as well as co-founding data analytics specialist Palantir Technologies.
Today, the tech savant manages capital through a hedge fund, called Thiel Macro. According to the fund’s most recent 13F filing, Thiel completely exited his position in Nvidia (NVDA 0.05%) during the third quarter — selling 537,742 shares.
Interestingly, Thiel swapped his exposure to the most influential player in the artificial intelligence (AI) arena for a stake in Apple (AAPL +0.13%) — a stock that Warren Buffett had been trimming prior to his retirement.
Let’s dig into what may have influenced these decisions and assess if growth investors should follow Thiel’s playbook.
Image source: Nvidia.
Should you sell Nvidia stock right now?
When OpenAI commercially launched ChatGPT on Nov. 30, 2022, Nvidia sported a market capitalization of just $345 billion. As of this writing (Jan. 7), Nvidia’s market value is $4.6 trillion — making it the most valuable company in the world.
NVDA Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts
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