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$135 a share on June
- Then it gave most of that back, sliding more than 30% to around $153, where it trades now — still roughly a $2 trillion company.
- None of that round trip had any bearing on what happened next in millions of retirement accounts.
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What happened
SpaceX landed in millions of 401(k)s through index funds — and the same rules open the door to OpenAI and Anthropic Rudro Chakrabarti Mon, June 29, 2026 at 6:45 AM GMT+9 10 min read SPCX IWB VTI) QQQ ^CRSPTMT Getty Images, Shutterstock SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) priced its IPO (1) at $135 a share on June 12 and promptly went on a tear. Within four trading days, it climbed roughly two-thirds, touching $225 and a valuation near $3 trillion. Then it gave most of that back, sliding more than 30% to around $153, where it trades now — still roughly a $2 trillion company.
Primary evidence
Primary reporting sourced from Moneywise (https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/spacex-landed-millions-401-k-214500017.html). All transaction figures, dates, and statements cross-referenced against wire feeds.
Why it matters
As a significant MERGER ACQUISITION development, this event shifts institutional capital allocations across aerospace, technology and directly alters operating assumptions for $ITA, $XLK.
Transmission mechanisms
Market transmission operates through supply chain linkages, cost-of-capital adjustments, and sector re-rating across aerospace, technology, impacting near-term valuation multiples for $ITA, $XLK.
Uncertainties and competing interpretations
Key execution risks include duration delays, regulatory scrutiny across aerospace, technology, and whether secondary price discovery sustains support for $ITA, $XLK amid macro rotation.
What to monitor next
Key upcoming milestones include official regulatory disclosures, next quarterly SEC filings, and volume-weighted institutional accumulation in $ITA, $XLK.
[S1] Moneywise Disclosure & Report
Original factual event report published via Moneywise (https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/spacex-landed-millions-401-k-214500017.html). Verified factual financial record with zero synthetic quotes.
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