Goldman Sachs Acquires NEOS for $2.25B

Goldman Sachs' reported acquisition of NEOS remains the sector's largest strategic development and could create a roughly $130B premium-income platform alongside Innovator. Recent SPYI, QQQI and JEPI/JEPQ comparisons keep ROC treatment, tax outcomes, distribution sustainability, option design and competitive expansion unresolved; no transaction-related structural change has been confirmed.