Goldman Sachs buys Neos Investments for $2.25B, adding three bitcoin and ether income ETFs. The deal expands its active ETF platform to $130B and boosts crypto yield offerings.
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Goldman Sachs (GS) agreed to acquire Neos Investments, a specialist ETF issuer, in a deal valued at as much as $2.25 billion. The transaction, announced August 12, combines cash and equity tied to performance and service milestones. It is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027, subject to regulatory approvals.
Three options-driven income funds tied to digital assets will move under Goldman Sachs Asset Management once the deal closes. They are the Neos Bitcoin High Income ETF (BTCI), the Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF (XBCI), and the Ethereum High Income ETF (NEHI). None of these vehicles buy bitcoin or ether directly. Instead, they get exposure through exchange-traded products tied to the cryptocurrencies and use covered-call strategies to generate monthly distributions.
BTCI, launched in October 2024, is the largest of the three with more than $1 billion in net assets. XBCI holds about $111 million, and NEHI tops $77 million. Neos itself oversees roughly $30 billion across 19 systematic options-based income ETFs as of mid-2026, covering equity indexes, commodities, and digital assets.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management already runs about $40 billion in comparable income and outcome-oriented options strategies. After adding Neos, its combined active ETF holdings will reach roughly $80 billion within a broader $130 billion global ETF platform, placing the firm among the top eight active ETF providers, according to industry data. The acquisition follows Goldman’s earlier purchase of Innovator Capital Management.
David Solomon, Goldman’s chairman and CEO, described Neos’ discipline as “highly complementary” to the bank’s existing buffer, managed-outcome, and income capabilities. He said the combination would give investors a broader set of tools for different market conditions.
Neos co-founders Troy Cates and Garrett Paolella will become partners at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Their investment and client-service teams are expected to join as well, keeping Neos’ focus while gaining Goldman’s distribution and operational scale.
The derivative income ETF category has grown to about $180 billion in assets, with compound annual growth above 70 percent since 2021. Demand for income-focused vehicles that offer structured crypto exposure without direct token ownership has risen among advisors and institutions.
By buying an established platform rather than building from scratch, Goldman gains immediate scale in a niche where rivals have also launched similar bitcoin income products. The integration expands choices for investors seeking tax-efficient monthly income alongside indirect digital-asset participation through a familiar ETF wrapper.
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