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CoreWeave Added to Nasdaq-100 as Shares Tick Higher After Large Debt Raise

The Nasdaq-100 move will force index funds to buy CoreWeave stock and comes as the company priced a $3.25 billion dual-currency senior notes deal to fund expansion and repay debt.

Overview

  • Nasdaq announced that CoreWeave will join the Nasdaq-100 before the market opens on June 22, 2026, which will require ETFs and other index-tracking funds to buy the stock to match the benchmark.
  • CoreWeave priced a $3.25 billion private senior notes offering — $1.25 billion of 9.625% notes and €2 billion of 8.50% notes due 2032 — that the company said is expected to close on June 18, 2026, with proceeds for general corporate purposes and debt repayment.
  • Markets reacted quickly to the inclusion and financing news, lifting CoreWeave shares roughly 5–7% in the sessions after the announcement as passive rebalancing flows were expected ahead of the June 22 effective date.
  • At least one institutional investor, Bond Capital Management, disclosed a new large stake in CoreWeave, signaling renewed institutional interest even as analysts and coverage note the company faces heavy capital needs and execution risk to scale AI data-center capacity.
  • CoreWeave completed its IPO in March 2025 and has since grown through large commercial contracts and technical validations of advanced GPU racks, including a reported multi-year agreement with Meta that coverage cites as a major revenue driver.