{"id":2297,"date":"2025-12-01T17:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finzexpert.com\/blog\/goldman-sachs-acquires-etf-firm-innovator-capital-management-for-2-billion\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T17:42:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:42:01","slug":"goldman-sachs-acquires-etf-firm-innovator-capital-management-for-2-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finzexpert.com\/blog\/goldman-sachs-acquires-etf-firm-innovator-capital-management-for-2-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"Goldman Sachs acquires ETF firm Innovator Capital Management for $2 billion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-108207433\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>David Solomon, chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p><span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-1\">Goldmans Sachs<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> on Monday said it agreed to buy Innovator Capital Management, a provider of defined-outcome ETFs, for about $2 billion in its latest deal to bolster the firm&#8217;s asset management division.<\/p>\n<p>Goldman said the acquisition, expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, will boost its ETF offerings in a fast-growing corner of the investing world.<\/p>\n<p>Defined-outcome ETFs use contracts including options to buffer downside risks or offer targeted gains over set time periods. Innovator had $28 billion of assets under supervision across 159 ETFs as of Sept. 30.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Active ETFs are dynamic, transformative, and one of the fastest-growing segments in today&#8217;s public investment landscape,&#8221; Goldman CEO David Solomon said in a news release announcing the deal. &#8220;By acquiring Innovator, Goldman Sachs will expand access to modern, world-class investment products.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Goldman Sachs, which has made asset and wealth management a priority since pivoting away from a consumer banking push, has made a series of deals in the sector this year. In September, Goldman said it would invest $1 billion\u00a0in\u00a0<span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-3\">T. 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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Goldmans Sachs on Monday said it agreed to buy Innovator Capital Management, a provider of defined-outcome ETFs, for about $2 billion in its latest deal to bolster the firm&#8217;s asset management division. 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