--- title: "EXCLUSIVE: '$60 Billion-Plus' Could Flood Into SpaceX Before Earnings, Says Ex-Goldman Exec" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/286596393.md" description: "Former Goldman Sachs executive Chan Ahn predicts that updated Nasdaq rules could lead to over $60 billion in institutional buying for SpaceX before its earnings report. Ahn suggests that the new 'fast entry' framework may allow SpaceX to qualify for Nasdaq-100 inclusion within 15 trading days, reshaping IPO dynamics and creating significant volatility in future mega-cap listings driven by passive investing." datetime: "2026-05-15T16:47:30.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/286596393.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286596393.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/286596393.md) --- # EXCLUSIVE: '$60 Billion-Plus' Could Flood Into SpaceX Before Earnings, Says Ex-Goldman Exec The biggest force driving a future SpaceX IPO may not be retail investors or even **Elon Musk** fans. It could be passive index funds. In an exclusive email interview with Benzinga, former Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan executive **Chan Ahn** said that Nasdaq's updated index-inclusion rules could unleash massive institutional buying into SpaceX shares almost immediately after listing. According to Ahn, the company may qualify for **Nasdaq-100** inclusion within just 15 trading days under the exchange's new "fast entry" framework. What happens next, he argues, could reshape IPO dynamics. **Read Also: EXCLUSIVE: SpaceX Could Trade At 'Meme-Stock Velocity' — But With Real Fundamentals, Says Ex-JPMorgan Exec** ## ‘Potentially $60 Billion-Plus' Ahn estimates the rule change could trigger roughly $22 billion to $27 billion in forced ETF buying from physically backed index funds alone, with "potentially $60 billion-plus across the broader Nasdaq-100 ecosystem." That demand could arrive before SpaceX reports a single public earnings number or before insider lockups expire. "IPO euphoria and forced institutional demand now happen simultaneously, not sequentially," Ahn said. Historically, companies first traded publicly, established price discovery and reported earnings before major index inclusion created passive-fund demand. Ahn believes the sequencing has now broken down. ## Passive Investing May Be Reshaping IPO Markets The broader implication extends far beyond SpaceX. Passive investing now dominates large parts of U.S. equity markets, meaning index providers can effectively force massive buying regardless of valuation debates. "Fund managers tracking the Nasdaq-100 have no view on whether SpaceX is worth its revenue multiple," Ahn said. "They buy because the index tells them to." That setup could create extraordinary volatility around future mega-cap listings, particularly for companies tied to AI, space or infrastructure themes with already intense retail enthusiasm. For Wall Street, the next generation of IPOs may increasingly be driven less by fundamentals and more by index mechanics. **Read Also: EXCLUSIVE: Get Ready For SpaceX 'Structural Squeeze' As Wall Street Crams Into 5% Float** _Photo Courtesy: JHVEPhoto on Shutterstock.com_ ### Related Stocks - [.NDX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.NDX.US.md) - [NDAQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NDAQ.US.md) - [SpaceX.NA](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SpaceX.NA.md) - [QQEW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QQEW.US.md) - [QQQM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QQQM.US.md) - [QQQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QQQ.US.md) - [ONEQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ONEQ.US.md) - [TQQQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TQQQ.US.md) - [GS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GS.US.md) - [JPM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/JPM.US.md) - [SSTK.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SSTK.US.md) - [W4VR.SG](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/W4VR.SG.md) - [JPM-M.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/JPM-M.US.md) - [JPM-C.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/JPM-C.US.md) - [JPM-D.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/JPM-D.US.md) - [JPM-L.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/JPM-L.US.md) - [8634.JP](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/8634.JP.md) - [JPM-K.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/JPM-K.US.md) - [JPM-J.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/JPM-J.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [SpaceX eyes Nasdaq debut on June 12: report](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286604312.md) - [SUSTAINABLE FINANCE NEWSLETTER-The SpaceX IPO and the lost battle for shareholder rights: Ross Kerber](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286246901.md) - [EXCLUSIVE-New York, California pension leaders oppose 'extreme' SpaceX control structure](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286345478.md) - [23,106 Shares in Nasdaq, Inc. $NDAQ Bought by Simmons Bank](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286541893.md) - [JonesTrading's SPAC Jones Ventures INTL Acquisition1 files for a $200 million IPO](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286568653.md)