SPAC and US Total IPO Activity

Year SPAC IPOs Total IPOs SPAC % SPAC Proceeds $M Total IPO Proceeds $M SPAC %
2026 121 181 67% 24,005 140,616 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 1,689 396,317
* IPOs greater than $40M, excludes direct listings.

Summary of SPACs

  # Proceeds $M
Seeking acquisition 242 52,526
Announced acquisition 102 16,124
Completed acquisition 821 190,484
Liquidated 524 137,182
Total 1,689 396,317
SPAC IPO pipeline 79 10,406

Recent SPAC IPO Performance

Symbol Name Price Unit Return
AAC/U Ares III 10.06 0.6%
VII/U Viking II 10.02 0.2%
OSPRU Osprey III 10.12 1.2%
ALPXU Alpex 10.11 1.1%
CGCFU Cartesian IV 9.97 -0.3%
FWACU Futurewave 10.03 0.3%
GHXIU Gores XI 10.12 1.2%
TVIVU Texas Ventures IV 10.09 0.9%
WLCOU Wilco 63 9.94 -0.6%
CAES Cantor Equity Partners VII 10.10 1.0%
YICCU Yorkville 10.06 0.6%
JABRU JAB 10.04 0.4%
SHOTU RMG ML Sports 10.02 0.2%
OCAC/U Ocean Capital 10.18 1.8%
ISNRU Snow Rothschild 0.00 -1

Top Performing SPACs

Symbol Name Price Unit Return
VRT Vertiv 299.91 3860%
PRIM Primoris 85.30 1970%
LMB Limbach Holdings 76.46 1066%
ASTS AST SpaceMobile 76.47 990%
BLBD Blue Bird 76.41 989%
RKLB Rocket Lab 84.01 982%
IRDM Iridium 51.34 852%
TGLS Tecnoglass 43.56 691%
MP MP Materials 49.72 525%
OUST Ouster 44.46 509%
CERE Cerevel Therapeutics 44.98 461%
IMVT Immunovant 40.45 449%
IONQ IonQ 45.47 440%
ROIV Roivant Sciences 35.97 382%
OKLO Oklo 48.00 380%
TWNK Hostess Brands 33.32 342%
NAMS NewAmesterdam Pharma 35.84 339%
SYM Symbotic 41.34 313%
BRUN Boost Run 29.00 278%
WSC Williams Scotsman 25.78 229%
PL Planet Labs 29.09 226%
DKNG DraftKings 26.43 214%
MGY Magnolia Oil & Gas 25.44 201%
ROIC Retail Opportunity Investments (ROI) 17.49 175%
BWMX Betterware 18.27 150%