FUNDING & CAPITAL MARKETS

David Solomon Chairman and CEO Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs has made recent waves with its acquisition of NEOS Investments. The fast-growing investment platform manages US $ 30tn in assets, and it specialises in providing systematic opinions-based income exchange-traded-funds( ETFs). It will add its active income ETF’ s, which amount to US $ 30m, to Goldman Sachs’ US $ 40m in ETF solutions. The acquisition by Goldman Sachs’ Asset Management division is to ensure that not only does the group expand its offerings, but directly responds to the demand from investors and advisors. Another relatively new company, NEOS was founded only in 2022; demonstrating Goldman Sachs’ eagle eye for growing potential. According to Morningstar, the acquisition will create the eighth-largest active ETF manager as of 30 June, 2026.

Morningstar also notes that across the sector, derivative income ETFs now command roughly US $ 180bn in assets under management, ranking among the fastest-expanding ETF segments. Additionally, Goldman Sachs says that it believes“ there are significant opportunities to grow the firm’ s overall ETF franchise” in response to the growing global demand of wealth. Expected to close in Q1 of 2027, the transaction is priced at US $ 2.25bn in cash, subject to performance and service commitments.

88 October 2026