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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$781M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$728M |
| 3 |
AABA
Altaba Inc
AABA
|
+$535M |
| 4 |
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
|
+$296M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$274M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$353M |
| 2 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$261M |
| 3 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$228M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$170M |
| 5 |
DuPont de Nemours
DD
|
+$165M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 2.03% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 1.46% |
| 3 | Financials | 1.01% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 0.92% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 0.92% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
351
State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
XOP
$3.86B
| $98.5M | 0.04% |
771,516
-446,600
| -37% | -$61.1M |
|
352
PUT
Expedia Group
EXPE
$38.6B
| $98.3M | 0.04% |
660,100
-163,300
| -20% | -$22.9M |
|
353
PUT
United Rentals
URI
$68.4B
| $98.2M | 0.04% |
871,400
+358,900
| +70% | +$40.1M |
|
354
CALL
BP
BP
$115B
| $98.1M | 0.04% |
3,192,033
+750,340
| +31% | +$23.3M |
|
355
CALL
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.4B
| $97.7M | 0.04% |
756,600
-31,100
| -4% | -$4.05M |
|
356
CALL
Autodesk
ADSK
$53.6B
| $97.6M | 0.04% |
968,000
-51,400
| -5% | -$5.09M |
|
357
CALL
CSX Corp
CSX
$95.6B
| $97.2M | 0.04% |
5,347,200
+45,000
| +0.8% | +$771K |
|
358
CALL
CME Group
CME
$98.9B
| $96.8M | 0.04% |
773,100
+170,800
| +28% | +$20.4M |
|
|
MON
359
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
| $96.6M | 0.04% |
816,115
-166,047
| -17% | -$19.4M |
|
360
CALL
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
SCO
$700M
| $96.5M | 0.04% |
27,925
+8,256
| +42% | +$26.8M |
|
361
PUT
Under Armour
UAA
$2.32B
| $96.3M | 0.04% |
4,423,400
-548,200
| -11% | -$11.2M |
|
|
GG
362
PUT
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
| $95.9M | 0.04% |
7,427,800
+1,346,400
| +22% | +$18.8M |
|
|
WFM
363
CALL
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
| $95.5M | 0.04% |
2,267,600
+1,179,300
| +108% | +$43M |
|
364
CALL
First Solar
FSLR
$23B
| $95.5M | 0.04% |
2,393,900
+1,232,300
| +106% | +$41.9M |
|
365
CALL
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
| $95.4M | 0.04% |
1,636,300
-369,600
| -18% | -$22.3M |
|
366
CALL
Herbalife
HLF
$1.33B
| $95M | 0.04% |
2,664,600
-21,400
| -0.8% | -$721K |
|
367
CALL
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$82.3B
| $95M | 0.04% |
2,199,500
+696,800
| +46% | +$31.4M |
|
368
CALL
Simon Property Group
SPG
$70.6B
| $94.9M | 0.04% |
586,600
+81,300
| +16% | +$13.2M |
|
369
PUT
Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3x ETF
TNA
$1.31B
| $94.8M | 0.04% |
1,700,500
-885,700
| -34% | -$47.3M |
|
370
CALL
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$101B
| $94.4M | 0.04% |
1,803,700
-4,119,000
| -70% | -$213M |
|
371
CALL
Deere & Co
DE
$175B
| $94.3M | 0.04% |
763,000
-826,900
| -52% | -$97M |
|
372
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
| $93.7M | 0.04% |
856,246
+328,015
| +62% | +$35.1M |
|
373
PUT
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$11B
| $93M | 0.04% |
2,971,500
+897,000
| +43% | +$27.7M |
|
374
CALL
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.3B
| $92.8M | 0.04% |
1,083,900
+25,500
| +2% | +$2.31M |
|
375
CALL
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$121B
| $92.7M | 0.04% |
1,196,300
-566,400
| -32% | -$46.3M |
|
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Jeff Yass's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2017, Jeff Yass held 10,525 positions worth $228B, up 15% from $198B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.
Jeff Yass deployed $21.5B of net new capital in Q2 2017, opening 1,702 new positions and adding to 3,804 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Altaba Inc: 9,835,232 shares worth $536M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 2% of assets, up from 1.2% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, an estimated $353M trimmed.
- Jeff Yass's largest Q2 2017 buy was Altaba Inc: 9,835,232 shares worth $536M.
- Jeff Yass added most to Apple in Q2 2017, an estimated $781M increase.
- Jeff Yass's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $353M.
- Jeff Yass fully exited Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $261M.
- Jeff Yass's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $228B portfolio in Q2 2017.
- Jeff Yass opened 1,702 new positions and closed 1,419 in Q2 2017.
- Jeff Yass's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $228B.
Based on Susquehanna International Group's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 15 Aug 2017.