NEOS runs 19 options-based income ETFs worth about $30 billion, including three crypto-linked funds.
Goldman gains the Bitcoin High Income ETF (BTCI, ~$1B AUM), Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF (XBCI), and Ethereum High Income ETF (NEHI).
These ETFs don't hold Bitcoin or Ether directly. They use options strategies for monthly income, unlike spot funds such as IBIT.
Combined with its existing $40B income ETF book, Goldman's active ETF platform would grow to roughly $80 billion.
The deal is expected to close in Q1 2027, pending regulatory approval and performance-based pricing terms.
Whether Goldman expands into spot crypto ETFs next, or sticks to the income-fund niche NEOS built.
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