SPAC and US Total IPO Activity

Year SPAC IPOs Total IPOs SPAC % SPAC Proceeds $M Total IPO Proceeds $M SPAC %
2026 46 53 87% 9,938 12,841 77%
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 1,614 382,250
* IPOs greater than $40M, excludes direct listings.

Summary of SPACs

  # Proceeds $M
Seeking acquisition 200 44,257
Announced acquisition 99 15,805
Completed acquisition 796 185,723
Liquidated 519 136,465
Total 1,614 382,250
SPAC IPO pipeline 79 10,255

Recent SPAC IPO Performance

Symbol Name Price Unit Return
CTAAU ClearThink 9.95 -0.5%
AACOU Abony 9.94 -0.6%
ACAAU Averin 10.01 0.1%
PALOU Paloma 9.98 -0.2%
AACIU Armada III 9.97 -0.3%
PAACU Proem 10.00 0.0%
WLIIU Willow II 10.07 0.7%
CMIIU Columbus Circle II 9.99 -0.1%
DBCAU D. Boral 9.96 -0.4%
RFAMU RF III 9.94 -0.6%
HACQU HCM IV 10.03 0.2%
SVIVU Spring Valley IV 10.10 1.0%
XFLH/U XFLH Capital 9.99 -0.1%
IACOU Idea 9.90 -1.0%
TMTSU Spartacus II 10.03 0.3%
SSACU SPACSphere 10.09 0.9%

Top Performing SPACs

Symbol Name Price Unit Return
PRIM Primoris 153.69 3680%
VRT Vertiv 250.43 3201%
LMB Limbach Holdings 92.85 1328%
ASTS AST SpaceMobile 84.77 1114%
TGLS Tecnoglass 49.97 819%
RKLB Rocket Lab 68.77 779%
BLBD Blue Bird 61.49 765%
MP MP Materials 58.06 636%
OKLO Oklo 64.03 540%
CERE Cerevel Therapeutics 44.98 461%
SYM Symbotic 55.82 458%
NAMS NewAmesterdam Pharma 36.37 347%
TWNK Hostess Brands 33.32 342%
IRDM Iridium 23.91 303%
ROIV Roivant Sciences 28.04 263%
IONQ IonQ 31.01 259%
IMVT Immunovant 27.35 253%
OCS Oculis 29.10 250%
MGY Magnolia Oil & Gas 27.11 223%
WSC Williams Scotsman 23.54 196%
ROIC Retail Opportunity Investments (ROI) 17.49 175%
BWMX Betterware 18.68 158%
DKNG DraftKings 22.24 158%
MIR Mirion Technologies 20.97 133%
PWP Perella Weinberg 19.32 119%