SpaceX IPO: A $500 Bet Has Shown Up as About $479 Today

SpaceX’s June 2026 IPO opened around $150 and rose briefly, but the stock has since zigzagged, leaving a $500 IPO investment down to about $479 as of Aug 31, 2026. The drop underscores IPO volatility, aided by a later $25 billion bond offering and heavy AI infrastructure spending. Despite the short-term drubbing, IPOs often swing wildly before fundamentals take hold, and investors can still gain SpaceX exposure via ETFs that hold SPCX; meanwhile some analysts caution that SpaceX remains a high-risk, long-term bet among stock opportunities.