I Own Just One Share of SpaceX — And I Want to See What It’s Worth in 10 Years
I own exactly one share of SpaceX.
Just one.
That sentence probably makes it sound like I carefully studied the company, analyzed its future potential, and decided that SpaceX was the perfect investment.
Nothing like that happened.
I simply happened to notice that I could apply for the IPO.
I thought,
“SpaceX? Why not?”
So I applied.
And somehow, I got one share.
I Honestly Didn't Expect to Get It
I wasn't waiting for months for this opportunity.
I wasn't constantly checking IPO news.
I just happened to see it at the right time and decided to apply.
Then I found out that I had been allocated one share.
My reaction was basically:
“Oh. I actually got it.”
That's it.
It's only one share, so I'm obviously not expecting it to make me rich.
But that is also why I've decided not to sell it.
I Want to Know What Happens 10 Years From Now
This is the part that interests me most.
What will SpaceX look like 10 years from now?
Will the share be worth much more?
Will it be worth roughly the same?
Or will its value have fallen dramatically?
I genuinely don't know.
And that's exactly why I want to keep it.
I don't have a target price.
I'm not thinking,
“If it goes up 20%, I'll sell.”
For now, I just want to leave that one share in my account.
Then, sometime around 2036, I want to open my account and see what happened.
It feels a little like a time capsule.
Investing Doesn't Always Have to Be About Making the Maximum Profit
When we talk about investing, everything tends to become a number.
How much did the stock go up?
How much profit did you make?
What was your return?
How much dividend income did you receive?
Of course, those things matter.
I invest because I want my money to grow too.
But I don't think every stock I own needs to have exactly the same purpose.
Some stocks can be for dividends.
Some can be for shareholder benefits.
Some can be investments that I believe will grow.
And maybe one stock can simply be:
“I wonder what will happen to this company in 10 years?”
For me, my one SpaceX share has become that stock.
One Share Makes the News More Interesting
There is another small benefit I didn't really think about when I applied.
Now I have a reason to follow SpaceX.
Whenever I see news about the company, I can think:
“Oh, I own one share of that.”
Just one.
But somehow, that makes the news feel a little closer.
Rocket launches.
Space exploration.
Starlink.
Whatever SpaceX does next, I'll probably pay a little more attention than I did before.
And I think that's part of the fun of owning stocks.
You aren't only watching a number move on a screen.
Sometimes, owning even a tiny piece of a company gives you a reason to keep watching its story.
Maybe I'll Regret Owning Only One Share
Of course, there's a funny possibility.
Imagine SpaceX becomes enormously successful over the next decade.
I might look at my one share and think:
“Why did I only get ONE?”
That would be painful.
But also pretty funny.
The opposite could happen too.
Maybe the value will fall.
Maybe I'll look at it 10 years from now and think:
“Well, that didn't work out.”
That's fine too.
Because I never bought this one share expecting it to change my life.
This Share Is More Like a Ticket to the Future
That's probably the best way to describe it.
For me, this one SpaceX share isn't really about getting rich.
It's a small ticket to the future.
I happened to notice the IPO.
I happened to apply.
And somehow, I ended up with one share.
So I'm going to keep it.
No complicated trading strategy.
No target price.
No plan to sell anytime soon.
I just want to wait.
Ten years from now, I'll check.
Maybe it will be worth a lot more.
Maybe not much will have changed.
Maybe the investment will have gone terribly.
Whatever happens, I want to see the answer for myself.
Sometimes investing can be about more than maximizing returns.
Sometimes it's simply fun to own one tiny piece of a company and think:
“Let's see where this goes.”
And that's exactly what I'm doing with my one share of SpaceX.
