SPAC and US Total IPO Activity

Year SPAC IPOs Total IPOs SPAC % SPAC Proceeds $M Total IPO Proceeds $M SPAC %
2026 120 180 67% 23,705 140,316 17%
2025 144 230 63% 30,394 77,365 39%
2024 57 133 43% 9,624 42,245 23%
2023 31 72 43% 3,848 25,148 15%
2022 86 118 73% 13,431 22,881 59%
2021 613 968 63% 162,503 334,650 49%
2020 248 450 55% 83,386 179,389 46%
2019 59 213 28% 13,600 72,200 19%
2018 46 225 20% 10,750 63,890 17%
2017 34 189 18% 10,048 50,268 20%
2016 13 111 12% 3,499 25,779 14%
2015 20 173 12% 3,902 39,232 10%
2014 12 258 5% 1,750 93,040 2%
2013 10 220 5% 1,447 70,777 2%
2012 9 147 6% 490 50,131 1%
2011 16 144 11% 1,110 43,240 3%
2010 7 166 4% 503 50,583 1%
2009 1 70 1% 36 21,676 0%
2008 17 47 36% 3,842 30,092 13%
2007 66 299 22% 12,094 87,204 14%
2006 37 214 17% 3,384 55,754 6%
2005 29 253 11% 2,161 61,941 3%
2004 12 268 4% 485 72,865 1%
2003 1 127 1% 24 49,954 0%
Total 1,688 396,017
* IPOs greater than $40M, excludes direct listings.

Summary of SPACs

  # Proceeds $M
Seeking acquisition 241 52,226
Announced acquisition 103 16,354
Completed acquisition 820 190,254
Liquidated 524 137,182
Total 1,688 396,017
SPAC IPO pipeline 77 10,106

Recent SPAC IPO Performance

Symbol Name Price Unit Return
AAC/U Ares III 10.05 0.5%
VII/U Viking II 10.02 0.2%
OSPRU Osprey III 10.12 1.2%
ALPXU Alpex 10.05 0.5%
CGCFU Cartesian IV 10.03 0.3%
FWACU Futurewave 10.07 0.7%
GHXIU Gores XI 10.15 1.5%
TVIVU Texas Ventures IV 10.09 0.9%
WLCOU Wilco 63 9.93 -0.7%
CAES Cantor Equity Partners VII 10.10 1.0%
YICCU Yorkville 10.05 0.6%
JABRU JAB 10.05 0.5%
SHOTU RMG ML Sports 10.00 0.0%
OCAC/U Ocean Capital 10.21 2.1%
ISNRU Snow Rothschild 0.00 -1
IPVVU InterPrivate V 9.95 -0.5%

Top Performing SPACs

Symbol Name Price Unit Return
VRT Vertiv 326.80 4219%
PRIM Primoris 90.05 2089%
RKLB Rocket Lab 96.29 1146%
LMB Limbach Holdings 77.95 1090%
ASTS AST SpaceMobile 81.45 1064%
BLBD Blue Bird 77.08 999%
IRDM Iridium 53.17 888%
TGLS Tecnoglass 44.92 718%
OUST Ouster 53.48 645%
MP MP Materials 54.16 584%
IONQ IonQ 50.59 504%
CERE Cerevel Therapeutics 44.98 461%
IMVT Immunovant 38.63 422%
OKLO Oklo 51.78 418%
ROIV Roivant Sciences 35.22 371%
TWNK Hostess Brands 33.32 342%
SYM Symbotic 43.40 334%
NAMS NewAmesterdam Pharma 34.90 327%
BRUN Boost Run 31.68 318%
PL Planet Labs 31.85 259%
WSC Williams Scotsman 26.18 235%
DKNG DraftKings 25.26 198%
MGY Magnolia Oil & Gas 25.14 197%
ROIC Retail Opportunity Investments (ROI) 17.49 175%
QBTS D-Wave 23.11 170%