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RKLB

Rocket Lab USA, Inc.

Sector: aerospaceAerospace & DefenseNASDAQMarket Cap: $37.85B

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (RKLB) is a launch and space systems company with zero direct political spending, no federal contracts, and no insider or congressional trading activity, but faces uniform low-impact exposure to eight aerospace sector bills.

Govt Dependence
0/100
Regulatory Density
85/100
Lobbying Intensity
0/100
Political Signal
NEUTRAL

BusinessWhat RKLB does

Rocket Lab provides launch services for small satellites via its Electron rocket and develops space systems including satellites, components, and software. Its revenue is derived from commercial, civil, and defense customers for end-to-end mission solutions. The company operates launch sites in New Zealand and the United States.

Lifetime Government AwardsRKLB federal contracts

RKLB doesn't hold direct federal contracts.

Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.

Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding RKLB

$3.17B
Total RKLB held by tracked 13F funds
25
Funds with RKLB positions
+25
Funds opened this quarter
D.E. Shaw & Co. $464M opened 2025-12-31
D.E. Shaw & Co. $452M opened 2025-09-30
Citadel Advisors $408M opened 2025-12-31
D.E. Shaw & Co. $407M opened 2025-06-30
Citadel Advisors $284M opened 2025-09-30
D.E. Shaw & Co. $242M opened 2025-03-31
D.E. Shaw & Co. $214M opened 2024-12-31
Citadel Advisors $179M opened 2025-06-30
17 more 13F positions tracked · quarterly delta charts available in member dashboard

Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock

Stock awards & option exercises

1
stock awards · — market value
2026-03-24 Kampani Arjun SVP & General Counsel AWARD 77,189 sh
For RKLB, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.

Bills Affecting RKLBLive legislation impacting this stock

Political ProfileWhere RKLB sits in Washington

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STRUCTURAL: Zero lobbying spend (`get_political_influence.lobbying.total_income: 0`), zero donations, and no federal contract history. EVIDENTIARY: Zero corporate insider buys in 180 days (`get_corporate_insider_signal.total_buys: 0`), zero congressional trader positions, and no executive branch holdings. Net: No direct political engagement against a backdrop of diffuse, low-impact legislative exposure.

Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities

Regulatory threats

  • Broad regulatory exposure from multiple pending aerospace bills
    Multiple (Congress)
    "`Recent bill_impacts` lists 8 distinct bills with uniform 0.0009 impact_ratio."

Regulatory opportunities

  • Potential future federal contract awards in launch or space systems
    NASA, DoD, Space Force
    "`get_government_precedent.federal_contracts_summary` is null, indicating no current precedent but sector alignment."
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Frequently AskedAbout RKLB & political exposure

Does Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (RKLB) hold federal contracts?
No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for Rocket Lab USA, Inc.. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.
What is RKLB political risk profile?
Government dependence: 0/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: neutral. Donor party split: R 0% / D 0%.
How does GovGreed track RKLB political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. RKLB data is updated daily from these official federal sources.