The Investors Whose SpaceX Shares Vanished Before They Could Cash In “Rupireddy said the investment firm eventually told him in an email that it sold the SpaceX shares he was exposed to in 2024, when they were worth around $105 each and before a 5-1 stock split, or when Rupireddy’s holding was worth $45,450. But Rupireddy—based on the holdings shown on his investment portal as of May 2026 and on his 2025 tax document—believed he still held the equivalent of 2,500 shares of SpaceX, which at the IPO price he estimated were worth more than $300,000.”