SPAC and US Total IPO Activity

Year SPAC IPOs Total IPOs SPAC % SPAC Proceeds $M Total IPO Proceeds $M SPAC %
2026 148 223 66% 28,963 190,551 15%
2025 144 230 63% 30,394 77,365 39%
2024 57 133 43% 9,646 42,267 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 1,716 401,297
* IPOs greater than $40M, excludes direct listings.

Summary of SPACs

  # Proceeds $M
Seeking acquisition 255 54,393
Announced acquisition 103 16,056
Completed acquisition 827 191,685
Liquidated 531 139,164
Total 1,716 401,297
SPAC IPO pipeline 78 10,037

Recent SPAC IPO Performance

Symbol Name Price Unit Return
IPHXU Inflection Point VIII 10.13 1.3%
JTTT JATT III 10.94 9.4%
SCATU Southern Cross II 10.00 0.0%
RNAQU Rainier 10.16 1.6%
XTERU Karman Line 9.97 -0.3%
NSAIU NorthStrive 10.00 0.0%
TBCVU Thunder Bridge V 9.93 -0.7%
OCLTU OceanLight 10.01 0.1%
PNAQ/U Pinnacle 9.92 -0.8%
TCGX TCGX 14.21 42.1%
THEOU BOA II 10.25 2.5%
FJDIU ARC Group Securities 9.98 -0.2%
XIIIU Churchill XIII 10.59 5.9%
EWAVU East West 10.08 0.8%
CATLU Catalyst 9.99 -0.1%
MTAKU Market Technology 9.98 -0.2%

Top Performing SPACs

Symbol Name Price Unit Return
VRT Vertiv 257.32 3293%
PRIM Primoris 72.09 1640%
IRDM Iridium 46.54 756%
ASTS AST SpaceMobile 58.88 726%
BLBD Blue Bird 58.38 718%
RKLB Rocket Lab 63.85 713%
TGLS Tecnoglass 39.76 615%
MP MP Materials 54.47 588%
LMB Limbach Holdings 41.07 500%
CERE Cerevel Therapeutics 44.98 461%
IMVT Immunovant 40.79 454%
NESR National Energy Services Reunited 34.93 366%
IONQ IonQ 39.27 362%
OUST Ouster 34.34 358%
ROIV Roivant Sciences 34.31 357%
TWNK Hostess Brands 33.32 342%
OKLO Oklo 40.52 305%
SYM Symbotic 39.60 296%
RSI Rush Street Interactive 25.92 231%
MGY Magnolia Oil & Gas 26.76 218%
NAMS NewAmesterdam Pharma 25.18 197%
DKNG DraftKings 24.15 184%
ROIC Retail Opportunity Investments (ROI) 17.49 175%
WSC Williams Scotsman 20.54 151%
PL Planet Labs 19.82 115%