The data shows the full-year IPO activity is virtually the same in election years (chart below, blue bars) and non-election years (orange bars). However, we see a “pull forward” of IPO ...

Median returns three months post IPO 2024 performance (the green line in Chart 5) were much better than the last two years (purple and pink lines). Importantly, 2024 IPOs as a group have so far held ...