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title: "Tesla owns nearly 19 million shares of SpaceX: What TSLA investors need to know before the IPO"
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description: "Tesla owns nearly 19 million shares of SpaceX Class A common stock, representing less than 1% of total outstanding shares. This off-balance-sheet asset, valued at $2B, could significantly impact TSLA investors as SpaceX prepares for its IPO. Current market predictions suggest a valuation between $1.75T and $2.00T, with a high probability of a first-day market cap exceeding $2T. The relationship between Tesla and SpaceX is deepening, but merger odds remain low."
datetime: "2026-05-20T23:25:18.000Z"
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# Tesla owns nearly 19 million shares of SpaceX: What TSLA investors need to know before the IPO

I've been digging through the SpaceX S-1 filing for hours, and one number deserves its own spotlight in every TSLA model: Tesla's beneficial ownership of SpaceX Class A common stock. I'm not going to waste your time with a huge article about this. I thought you needed to know right way, so here are the bullets: The Metric Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is the...

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