Charles Schwab CEO Rick Wurster disclosed on 18 June 2026 that SpaceX's stock market debut produced one of the five busiest trading days in the brokerage's 50-year history, reflecting exceptionally strong retail investor participation in the offering. The statement from Wurster was the primary indicator cited of the scale of demand generated by the IPO across the retail trading channel.
Following the IPO, SpaceX shares declined as much as 7% over two days, falling to approximately $178 and trading near a volume-weighted average price of around $180, according to reporting on 18 June 2026. Early post-IPO investors were reported to be in near-breakeven positions following that slide.
The aerospace and space sector drew primary coverage attention, with SpaceX shares and SpaceX-linked ETFs named as the directly affected instruments in reporting. Retail flows into SpaceX ETFs were described as substantial, with billions cited as entering those vehicles.
No regulatory statement or official government response to the IPO was reported in the cluster sources as of 18 June 2026.
Sources: Bloomberg Markets, Marketwatch TOP, Cnbc TOP