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Fundrise VCX Soars to $265 as Retail Piles Into Private AI Bets

A thin float has pushed the shares to more than 1,300% above reported NAV.

Overview

  • VCX, which listed last Thursday at $31.25, jumped as much as 39% to $265 on Tuesday in a fourth straight gain that triggered multiple volatility halts.
  • Shares now trade more than 1,300% above the fund’s reported net asset value of $18.97 per share, meaning buyers are paying over 13 times the value of its holdings on paper.
  • Investor demand centers on access to private AI leaders, with Anthropic as the largest position at 21% of the portfolio and fresh interest following news of Claude’s new computer-control browser tool.
  • Most shares bought before February 20 are locked up for six months after the listing, which keeps the tradable float small and makes price swings more extreme.
  • The fund offers rare retail exposure to late‑stage private firms including Databricks, OpenAI, Anduril, SpaceX, Ramp, and Epic Games, and it launched with over 100,000 investors and about $650 million in assets.