SPAC and US Total IPO Activity

Year SPAC IPOs Total IPOs SPAC % SPAC Proceeds $M Total IPO Proceeds $M SPAC %
2026 130 190 68% 25,947 142,558 18%
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 1,698 398,258
* IPOs greater than $40M, excludes direct listings.

Summary of SPACs

  # Proceeds $M
Seeking acquisition 250 54,285
Announced acquisition 101 16,009
Completed acquisition 822 190,571
Liquidated 524 137,182
Total 1,697 398,046
SPAC IPO pipeline 75 9,481

Recent SPAC IPO Performance

Symbol Name Price Unit Return
BRTMU B&R Technology 9.95 -0.5%
NCOOU Southern Cross 10.00 0.0%
AMACU AMR Resources 9.98 -0.2%
JONEU Jones Ventures 9.94 -0.6%
RACD Research Alliance IV 10.40 4.0%
SAMO/U Samos Energy 9.96 -0.4%
BCCQU Bleichroeder III 10.06 0.6%
CCCTU Columbus Circle III 10.01 0.1%
MRCOU Mercator 10.02 0.2%
FDMMU Freedom Metals 9.97 -0.3%
VII/U Viking II 10.02 0.2%
OSPRU Osprey III 10.06 0.6%
AAC/U Ares III 10.09 0.9%
MIACU Meridian3 9.98 -0.2%
ALPXU Alpex 10.09 0.9%
CGCFU Cartesian IV 9.95 -0.5%

Top Performing SPACs

Symbol Name Price Unit Return
VRT Vertiv 302.62 3897%
PRIM Primoris 89.75 2081%
BLBD Blue Bird 80.69 1053%
LMB Limbach Holdings 74.80 1039%
RKLB Rocket Lab 70.20 798%
ASTS AST SpaceMobile 61.97 772%
IRDM Iridium 47.19 769%
TGLS Tecnoglass 45.53 731%
MP MP Materials 45.78 472%
CERE Cerevel Therapeutics 44.98 461%
OUST Ouster 39.40 434%
IMVT Immunovant 39.12 429%
ROIV Roivant Sciences 34.80 364%
OKLO Oklo 44.35 344%
TWNK Hostess Brands 33.32 342%
SYM Symbotic 42.28 323%
RSI Rush Street Interactive 31.36 313%
IONQ IonQ 34.99 309%
NAMS NewAmesterdam Pharma 31.89 287%
WSC Williams Scotsman 26.45 239%
BRUN Boost Run 24.19 205%
MGY Magnolia Oil & Gas 25.73 205%
ROIC Retail Opportunity Investments (ROI) 17.49 175%
DKNG DraftKings 22.89 167%
PL Planet Labs 22.37 145%