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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>CoreWeave delivered a strong financial performance in the fourth quarter and fiscal year of 2025, characterized by significant revenue growth and operational milestones.</li><li>The company recorded $5.1 billion in annual revenue, reflecting a 168% increase year-over-year, marking it as the fastest cloud in history to reach this milestone.</li><li>This impressive growth is backed by a contracted revenue backlog of $66.8 billion, which rose by more than $50 billion year-over-year.</li></ul>

CoreWeave delivered a strong financial performance in the fourth quarter and fiscal year of 2025, characterized by significant revenue growth and operational milestones.The company recorded $5.1 billion in annual revenue, reflecting a 168% increase year-over-year, marking it as the fastest cloud in history to reach this milestone.This impressive growth is backed by a contracted revenue backlog of $66.8 billion, which rose by more than $50 billion year-over-year.

CoreWeave: Doubling Data Center Power to 1.7 Gigawatts — The High-Stakes Race to Power the AI Economy!

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher, ORTEX

Dimitris Ioannidis

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher

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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals / Index Rebalance

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alnylam-pharmaceuticals-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2191:1" rel="noopener">Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY US)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/monolithic-power-systems-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2088:1" rel="noopener">Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seagate-technology-holdings-pl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9129:1" rel="noopener">Seagate Technology Holdings (STX US)</a> are the top 3 addition candidates with ALNY at the top.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/globalfoundries-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34513:1" rel="noopener">GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GFS US)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cdw-corp-de" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2244:1" rel="noopener">CDW Corp (CDW US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/biogen-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:972:1" rel="noopener">Biogen (BIIB US)</a> are the top 3 deletion candidates with GFS at the bottom.</li>
<li>Versant (VSNT) and Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) are estimated to be deleted following completion of their spinoffs with the earliest one expected on 30 October 2025.</li>
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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY US), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR US) and Seagate Technology Holdings (STX US) are the top 3 addition candidates with ALNY at the top.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GFS US), CDW Corp (CDW US) and Biogen (BIIB US) are the top 3 deletion candidates with GFS at the bottom.
Versant (VSNT) and Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) are estimated to be deleted following completion of their spinoffs with the earliest one expected on 30 October 2025.


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US IPOs and Secondary Offerings, IPO Boutique

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For more than 20 years, we have been providing research, analysis, commentary and ratings on US Equity Capital Markets to institutional investors (US IPOs and Secondary Offerings). Our vast network of contacts across the Equity Capital Markets and attention-to-detail sets us apart from our competitors.

Since 2012, we have achieved a successful hit rating on 89% of Buy-rated IPOs. The collective “Buy” ratings averaged a first trade of 16.3% above issue.Our Neutral Rated Deals averaged just 2% above the issue price at first trade.

Our written research includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

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Equity Capital Markets

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<li>One of the most anticipated IPOs of 2025 has officially filed its S-1 -- CoreWeave (CRWV US) . </li>
<li>Their revenue was $16 million, $229 million, and $1.9 billion for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2023, and 2024, respectively, representing year-over-year growth of 1,346% and 737%, respectively.</li>
<li>According to sources, the debut on CoreWeave Inc. is tentatively scheduled for the last week of March.</li>
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One of the most anticipated IPOs of 2025 has officially filed its S-1 -- CoreWeave (CRWV US) . 
Their revenue was $16 million, $229 million, and $1.9 billion for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2023, and 2024, respectively, representing year-over-year growth of 1,346% and 737%, respectively.
According to sources, the debut on CoreWeave Inc. is tentatively scheduled for the last week of March.


CoreWeave Inc. IPO (CRWV): Peeking at the Prospectus of Cloud Platform Managing AI Infrastructure

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/coreweave-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44471:1" rel="noopener">CoreWeave (CRWV US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chime-financial-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45194:1" rel="noopener">Chime (CHYM US)</a> are expected inclusions in All-World and SmallCap, respectively, following lock-up expiry which increases public voting rights above 5%.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/figure-technology-solutions-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45672:1" rel="noopener">Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bullish-us-llc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45521:1" rel="noopener">Bullish US (BLSH US)</a> are close to the float cap threshold due to their low IPO floats, therefore their inclusion is uncertain.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/solstice-advanced-materials" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45953:1" rel="noopener">Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS US)</a> is projected to migrate from All-World to SmallCap following its <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/honeywell-international-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16765:1" rel="noopener">Honeywell</a> spinoff in October 2025.</li>
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CoreWeave (CRWV US) and Chime (CHYM US) are expected inclusions in All-World and SmallCap, respectively, following lock-up expiry which increases public voting rights above 5%.

Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR US) and Bullish US (BLSH US) are close to the float cap threshold due to their low IPO floats, therefore their inclusion is uncertain.

Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS US) is projected to migrate from All-World to SmallCap following its Honeywell spinoff in October 2025.


Global Index IPO Forecasts - Mar26: CoreWeave & Chime Among Candidates

<ul><li>CoreWeave shares surged 5.7% to $98.31 after Nvidia disclosed a fresh $2 billion investment in the AI cloud infrastructure firm, purchasing stock at $87.20 per share.</li><li>This move reflects not only Nvidia’s confidence in CoreWeave’s business model but also reinforces the broader AI data-center buildout narrative.</li><li>The investment, announced alongside plans to co-develop a series of AI factories using Nvidia’s Rubin computing platform, marks a significant step in CoreWeave’s ambition to scale to 5 gigawatts of power capacity by 2030.</li></ul>

CoreWeave shares surged 5.7% to $98.31 after Nvidia disclosed a fresh $2 billion investment in the AI cloud infrastructure firm, purchasing stock at $87.20 per share.This move reflects not only Nvidia’s confidence in CoreWeave’s business model but also reinforces the broader AI data-center buildout narrative.The investment, announced alongside plans to co-develop a series of AI factories using Nvidia’s Rubin computing platform, marks a significant step in CoreWeave’s ambition to scale to 5 gigawatts of power capacity by 2030.

CoreWeave, Inc. - CoreWeave Rockets After Nvidia’s $2B Bet—What It Means for the AI Cloud Wars!

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CoreWeave, Inc. is a specialized cloud infrastructure company that provides high-performance computing resources optimized for workloads such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, visual effects, and batch processing. The company's CoreWeave Cloud Platform consists of proprietary software and cloud services that deliver the automation and efficiency needed to manage complex AI infrastructure at scale. Its platform supports the development and use of ground-breaking models and the delivery of the next generation of AI applications. CoreWeave operates a GPU-first architecture, optimized for training and inference of generative AI models, and also targets scientific and financial computing, as well as real-time 3D rendering needs. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Livingston, New Jersey.

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CoreWeave delivered a strong financial performance in the fourth quarter and fiscal year of 2025, characterized by significant revenue growth and...

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CoreWeave and Chime are expected to be included in All‑World and SmallCap in March 2026, respectively, following their lock‑up expiries, which...

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