SpaceX and Other Mega IPOs May Wait Years to Join the S&P 500 (unlike the Nasdaq)
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· June 05, 2026 at 20:59
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My personal experience: unlike QQQ, which is more disruptive to new narratives (AI, SaaS-apocalypse, etc), the S&P500 seems more resilient. I am personally working to rotate capital into S&P based ETFs instead of QQQ based, which I have done mostly up to this point.
Full article here: [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-05/spacex-and-other-mega-ipos-may-wait-years-to-join-the-s-p-500?srnd=homepage-americas](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-05/spacex-and-other-mega-ipos-may-wait-years-to-join-the-s-p-500?srnd=homepage-americas)
The gist (Chat summary):
* S&P Dow Jones Indices decided to keep its profitability requirement for S&P 500 inclusion, meaning companies must report positive net income over the past year, including the most recent quarter, before becoming eligible.
* The decision could delay potential S&P 500 entry for recently public companies such as SpaceX, as some forecasts do not expect the company to achieve annual profitability until 2027, potentially pushing index inclusion to 2028.
* While Nasdaq and FTSE Russell have shortened their waiting periods for newly public companies to join key indexes, S&P maintained its existing standards, citing consistency with its methodology and long-standing profitability criteria.