It'll Be Awhile Before SpaceX Joins S&P 500 ETFs
Key takeaways
- Elon Musk s company is poised to shatter initial public offering (IPO) records, with reports indicating Space X will sell 555.6 million shares publicly to raise $75 billion at a valuation of $1.77 trillion.
- In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia.
- Translation: The earliest possible entry date for SpaceX joining funds such as the mega-sized Vanguard S&P 500 ETF is sometime in June 2027.
Todd Shriber, The Motley Fool Mon, June 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM GMT+7 4 min read SPAX.PVT ^GSPC NVDA Friday, June 12, is shaping up to be a memorable day in financial market history, as Space X stock will finally become available to the broader investing public.
Elon Musk s company is poised to shatter initial public offering (IPO) records, with reports indicating Space X will sell 555.6 million shares publicly to raise $75 billion at a valuation of $1.77 trillion. Yet for all the noteworthy footnotes attached to this IPO, SpaceX is going to miss out on a big one: faster-than-usual inclusion in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC).
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