Nvidia discloses $21 billion stake in SpaceX at end of second quarter

Cnbc · Aug 14, 2026 · 285 words · By Lora Kolodny

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What to know about Nvidia discloses $21 billion stake in SpaceX at end of second quarter

Nvidia disclosed on Friday that its stake in Elon Musk's SpaceX was worth about $21 billion at the end of the second quarter.

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What happened

Nvidia disclosed on Friday that its stake in Elon Musk's SpaceX was worth about $21 billion at the end of the second quarter.

Why it matters

The chipmaker said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it owns 122.8 million Class A shares in Elon Musk's rocket maker, which held its public market debut in June.

Common ground

SpaceX's stock closed at $140 on Friday, down from $170.86 at the end of June, so the value of Nvidia's shares have declined to about $17.2 billion.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that SpaceX acquired xAI in February in a deal valued at $1.25 trillion?
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Claim 1: “SpaceX acquired xAI in February in a deal valued at $1.25 trillion.”

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Claim 2: “Alphabet is second at roughly $78 billion.”

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Claim 3: “the value of Nvidia's shares have declined to about $17.2 billion.”

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Web search results mention measuring Nvidia's '$17 billion' against other investors, and the math aligns with the current stock price of ~$140 multiplied by 122.8 million shares (~$17.19 billion).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — SpaceXAI LLC (formerly xAI) is an American artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk. It is a subsidiary of spaceflight company SpaceX, also founded by Musk, since February 2026. xAI was f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceXAI

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nvidia Corporation ( en-VID-ee-ə) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company develops graphics processing units (GPUs), systems on chips (SoC…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The initial public offering (IPO) of SpaceX, an American aerospace and artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk in 2002, occurred on June 12, 2026. It was the largest ever IPO, at a valuat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_public_offering_of_Spa…

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Claim 4: “which held its public market debut in June.”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that the IPO of SpaceX occurred on June 12, 2026. This is further supported by cross-references regarding a June 12 Nasdaq listing.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Elon Musk's SpaceX, is reportedly planning its public market debut with a June 12 Nasdaq listing
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/top-chef-s-tom-colicchio-go…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — When SpaceX makes its market debut on June 12, it'll be the largest initial public [offering]
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/spacex-s-80-billion-ipo-has…

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Claim 5: “The chipmaker said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it owns 122.8 million Class A shares in Elon Musk's rocket maker”

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Multiple sources, citing SEC documents, specifically mention the ownership of 122.8 million Class A shares of SpaceX.

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Claim 6: “Musk is by far the largest owner with a stake worth about $850 billion.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific valuation of Elon Musk's personal stake as $850 billion.

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Claim 7: “That represents a massive return on Nvidia's $5 billion investment less than a year ago.”

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The claim regarding a $5 billion investment in Intel less than a year ago is only reported by the same single source as claim 6.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nvidia - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia

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web search NEUTRAL — Artificial Intelligence Computing Leadership from NVIDIA: inventor of the GPU, which creates interactive graphics on laptops, workstations, mobile devices, notebooks, PCs, and more.
http://www.nvidia.com/page/home.html

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web search NEUTRAL — NVIDIA RTX™ powers the world’s fastest PCs and the ultimate platform for gamers and creators. Enjoy beautiful ray tracing, AI-powered DLSS, and much more in games and applications, on your desktop, la…
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/

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Claim 8: “down from $170.86 at the end of June”

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One source explicitly links the $21 billion valuation of 122.8 million shares to a Q2 closing price of $170.86, which aligns with the claim's value for the end of June.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Space Exploration Technologies Corp., doing business as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and provider of space transportation, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence services, he…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Starship is a two-stage, fully reusable, super heavy-lift launch vehicle under development by American aerospace company SpaceX. Currently built and launched from Starbase in Texas, it is intended as …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starship

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Claim 9: “Nvidia disclosed on Friday that its stake in Elon Musk's SpaceX was worth about $21 billion at the end of the second quarter.”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Nvidia disclosed a stake in SpaceX valued at approximately $21 billion at the end of the second quarter via an SEC filing.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a timeline of the second presidency of Donald Trump during the second quarter of 2025, from April 1, 2025, to June 30, 2025. To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Donald T…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — NVLink is a wire-based serial, multi-lane, near-range, communications link developed by Nvidia. Unlike PCI Express, a device can consist of multiple NVLinks, and devices can use mesh networking to com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NVLink

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Claim 10: “SpaceX's stock closed at $140 on Friday”

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TradingView and other stock quote sources show the current price of SPCX (SpaceX) around $140.12 to $140.87.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of July 24, 2026, the SpaceX Starship has been launched 13 times, with 8 successes and 5 failures. SpaceX has developed Starship with the intention of lowering launch costs using economies of scale…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Starship_launches

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — SpaceX Crew-12 is the twelfth operational NASA Commercial Crew Program flight and the 20th crewed orbital flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft. The mission transported four crew members—NASA astronauts …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Crew-12

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Claim 11: “Musk said on SpaceX's second-quarter earnings call earlier this month that the company will exclusively use Nvidia chips in its AI data centers.”

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Claim 12: “Nvidia is the sixth biggest investor in SpaceX, based on data from FactSet.”

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While there is evidence of Nvidia's investment, no provided evidence specifically mentions FactSet data ranking Nvidia as the 'sixth biggest investor'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Track the NVDA stock price with the live chart. Read Nvidia news and explore price history, market cap, price targets, trading ideas, and forecasts.
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/NASDAQ-NVDA/

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web search NEUTRAL — Through the first six months of 2026, SpaceX generated $12.5 billion in total revenue -- an increase of 54% year over year. Starlink was the largest contributor, comprising 60% of sales.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/09/04/elon-musk-predicts…

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web search NEUTRAL — NVIDIA.Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SPCX). SPCX borsa koduyla Nasdaq endeksinde gerçekleşmesi beklenen 12 Haziran 2026 tarihindeki halka arzı öncesinde SpaceX hissesini takip edin.
https://tr.investing.com/equities/spacex

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Claim 13: “Nvidia's shares in SpaceX came from the company's $10 billion investment in Musk's xAI as part of a $20 billion round in January”

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Claim 14: “It's Nvidia's second biggest holding behind its stake in Intel, which is currently worth about $22 billion, down from $30 billion when the quarter ended.”

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The specific detail about the Intel stake being the largest holding worth $22 billion (down from $30 billion) is only found in one specific news report (Asianet Newsable).

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web search NEUTRAL — Nvidia’s SpaceX position is its second-largest holding, behind its stake in Intel, which is currently worth about $22 billion, down from $30 billion at quarter-end. That represents a massive return on…
https://newsable.asianetnews.com/markets/nvda-discloses-21b-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Nvidia's SpaceX Stake Valued at $21 Billion. Nvidia disclosed that its stake in Elon Musk's SpaceX was worth approximately $21 billion at the end of the second quarter, according to an SEC filing reve…
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/wall-streets-earnings-boom-re…

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web search NEUTRAL — A promotional graphic titled 'NVIDIA'S $100 BILLION BET FOR 2026' in glowing white text. Below the title, the green NVIDIA logo and 'NVIDIA®' text are displayed over a stock candlestick chart with red…
https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/09/03/cramer-warns-broa…

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Claim 15: “Musk also said, on the call that he expects SpaceX will receive a "significant allocation" of Nvidia's Vera Rubin GPUs next year.”

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