Jeff Yass Susquehanna International Group
Jeff Yass is a co-founder of Susquehanna International Group (SIG), a major global trading and market-making firm. SIG is known for options expertise, quantitative trading, and a training culture grounded in probabilistic decision-making. Yass’s firm is influential across derivatives markets even though it is less of a traditional long-only stock-picking franchise.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
|
+$444M |
| 2 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$252M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$191M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$182M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$140M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$2.59B |
| 2 |
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
|
+$518M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$292M |
| 4 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$245M |
| 5 |
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
|
+$199M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 89.8% |
| 2 | Financials | 1.95% |
| 3 | Technology | 1.63% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 1.42% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 1.39% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SODA
3251
PUT
DELISTED
SodaStream International Ltd
SODA
| $2.62M | ﹤0.01% |
185,700
+47,900
| +35% | +$667K |
|
3252
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$13B
| $2.61M | ﹤0.01% |
45,962
+35,887
| +356% | +$2M |
|
|
VRNT
3253
PUT
DELISTED
Verint Systems
VRNT
| $2.61M | ﹤0.01% |
153,703
+97,561
| +174% | +$1.78M |
|
3254
CALL
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$10.8B
| $2.61M | ﹤0.01% |
70,100
-24,200
| -26% | -$780K |
|
3255
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$3.15B
| $2.61M | ﹤0.01% |
44,481
+18,897
| +74% | +$1.08M |
|
3256
CALL
Flex
FLEX
$40.8B
| $2.61M | ﹤0.01% |
287,163
+40,872
| +17% | +$328K |
|
3257
CALL
LSB Industries
LXU
$748M
| $2.61M | ﹤0.01% |
265,980
+221,130
| +493% | +$1.28M |
|
3258
State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
SPSB
$10.5B
| $2.61M | ﹤0.01% |
+85,150
| New | +$2.59M |
|
3259
PUT
Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X ETF
DRN
$43.5M
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
119,200
-200,400
| -63% | -$3.48M |
|
3260
Western Union
WU
$2.26B
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
135,000
-56,536
| -30% | -$1.02M |
|
3261
CALL
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$93.7B
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
110,400
+52,300
| +90% | +$1.1M |
|
3262
Commercial Metals
CMC
$7.48B
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
153,400
-103,769
| -40% | -$1.52M |
|
3263
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$11.6B
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
19,015
-7,280
| -28% | -$947K |
|
3264
CALL
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$466M
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
195,000
-19,500
| -9% | -$245K |
|
3265
VanEck Short Muni ETF
SMB
$318M
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
147,622
+37,765
| +34% | +$665K |
|
3266
PUT
ProShares Short S&P500
SH
$826M
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
15,925
+1,212
| +8% | +$210K |
|
3267
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.5B
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
36,039
+24,599
| +215% | +$1.59M |
|
3268
WisdomTree
WT
$3.7B
| $2.6M | ﹤0.01% |
227,135
-550,110
| -71% | -$6.6M |
|
|
CEB
3269
DELISTED
CEB Inc.
CEB
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
40,042
+30,143
| +305% | +$1.73M |
|
|
VA
3270
DELISTED
Virgin America Inc.
VA
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
+67,216
| New | +$2.09M |
|
3271
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund
FXD
$267M
| $2.59M | ﹤0.01% |
73,508
+38,127
| +108% | +$1.25M |
|
|
BSCJ
3272
DELISTED
Invesco BulletShares 2019 Corporate Bond ETF
BSCJ
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
121,824
+91,157
| +297% | +$1.91M |
|
3273
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.7B
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
81,191
-11,044
| -12% | -$342K |
|
3274
PUT
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$2.04B
| $2.58M | ﹤0.01% |
23,600
-100
| -0.4% | -$9.86K |
|
|
CBD
3275
DELISTED
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao
CBD
| $2.57M | ﹤0.01% |
184,886
+148,886
| +414% | +$1.62M |
|
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Jeff Yass's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2016, Jeff Yass held 10,537 positions worth $188B, down 13% from $216B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.
Jeff Yass withdrew a net $9.01B in Q1 2016, closing 1,613 positions and reducing 4,303 holdings. Its most notable exit was KEURIG GREEN MTN INC, an estimated $84.4M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 90% of assets, up from 87% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Technology.
Against the trend, Jeff Yass opened a new position in iShares National Muni Bond ETF worth $17.4M.
- Jeff Yass's largest Q1 2016 buy was iShares National Muni Bond ETF: 155,932 shares worth $17.4M.
- Jeff Yass added most to iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in Q1 2016, an estimated $444M increase.
- Jeff Yass's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $2.59B.
- Jeff Yass fully exited KEURIG GREEN MTN INC in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $84.4M.
- Jeff Yass's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $188B portfolio in Q1 2016.
- Jeff Yass opened 1,208 new positions and closed 1,613 in Q1 2016.
- Jeff Yass's portfolio value fell 13% quarter-over-quarter to $188B.
Based on Susquehanna International Group's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 13 May 2016.