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 Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
|
+$1.17B |
| 2 |
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
|
+$831M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$366M |
| 4 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$330M |
| 5 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$217M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Weyerhaeuser
WY
|
+$752M |
| 2 |
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
|
+$681M |
| 3 |
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
|
+$491M |
| 4 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$412M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$345M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 2.22% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 1.95% |
| 3 | Energy | 1.77% |
| 4 | Financials | 1.73% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 1.36% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
526
CALL
Lennar Class A
LEN
$21.2B
| $74.9M | 0.03% |
2,025,902
+397,322
| +24% | +$14.7M |
|
|
MJN
527
PUT
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
| $74.6M | 0.03% |
775,200
+520,600
| +204% | +$49.3M |
|
|
FDO
528
DELISTED
FAMILY DOLLAR STORES
FDO
| $74.4M | 0.03% |
963,276
+489,548
| +103% | +$36.1M |
|
529
PUT
Ambarella
AMBA
$3.07B
| $74.4M | 0.03% |
1,703,200
+61,700
| +4% | +$2.04M |
|
530
PUT
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$83.2B
| $73.7M | 0.03% |
1,777,000
-298,500
| -14% | -$11.7M |
|
531
PUT
United Rentals
URI
$67.4B
| $73.4M | 0.03% |
661,100
-4,000
| -0.6% | -$450K |
|
532
CALL
Simon Property Group
SPG
$71.4B
| $73.4M | 0.03% |
446,300
-8,000
| -2% | -$1.35M |
|
|
CTXS
533
PUT
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
| $73M | 0.03% |
1,284,181
+491,143
| +62% | +$26.7M |
|
|
MBLY
534
PUT
DELISTED
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
| $72.9M | 0.03% |
+1,359,700
| New | +$59.4M |
|
535
PUT
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.37B
| $72.8M | 0.03% |
2,165,312
+947,992
| +78% | +$31.4M |
|
536
PUT
Applied Materials
AMAT
$384B
| $72.6M | 0.03% |
3,358,200
+308,200
| +10% | +$6.82M |
|
537
CALL
AutoZone
AZO
$49.1B
| $72.5M | 0.03% |
142,300
+39,200
| +38% | +$20.6M |
|
538
PUT
International Paper
IP
$21.7B
| $72.3M | 0.03% |
1,599,523
+675,651
| +73% | +$31.1M |
|
539
Starbucks
SBUX
$123B
| $72.2M | 0.03% |
1,914,132
-549,632
| -22% | -$21.3M |
|
540
PUT
GSK
GSK
$104B
| $72.2M | 0.03% |
1,255,840
+795,120
| +173% | +$48.7M |
|
541
CALL
United States Natural Gas Fund
UNG
$511M
| $72.1M | 0.03% |
203,925
+66,575
| +48% | +$23.1M |
|
542
PUT
Infosys
INFY
$47.9B
| $72.1M | 0.03% |
9,537,600
+3,316,000
| +53% | +$23.9M |
|
543
American Express
AXP
$228B
| $72M | 0.03% |
822,978
+234,461
| +40% | +$21.1M |
|
544
Vale
VALE
$64B
| $72M | 0.03% |
6,543,457
+2,988,063
| +84% | +$39.9M |
|
545
PUT
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$10.1B
| $71.9M | 0.03% |
1,239,000
+565,200
| +84% | +$30.1M |
|
|
AET
546
CALL
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
| $71.1M | 0.03% |
878,000
+510,800
| +139% | +$41.6M |
|
547
CALL
Abbott
ABT
$202B
| $71M | 0.03% |
1,707,600
-58,000
| -3% | -$2.45M |
|
548
PUT
Ralph Lauren
RL
$22.1B
| $70.9M | 0.03% |
430,500
-63,600
| -13% | -$10.5M |
|
549
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.55B
| $70.8M | 0.03% |
991,863
+701,503
| +242% | +$56.4M |
|
550
CALL
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$122B
| $70.7M | 0.03% |
1,335,900
-287,500
| -18% | -$14.5M |
|
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Jeff Yass's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2014, Jeff Yass held 10,694 positions worth $260B, up 12% from $232B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.
Jeff Yass deployed $28.7B of net new capital in Q3 2014, opening 983 new positions and adding to 4,297 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Tri Pointe Homes: 13,184,257 shares worth $171M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 2.2% of assets, down from 2.6% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Energy.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Weyerhaeuser, an estimated $752M trimmed.
- Jeff Yass's largest Q3 2014 buy was Tri Pointe Homes: 13,184,257 shares worth $171M.
- Jeff Yass added most to iShares Russell 2000 ETF in Q3 2014, an estimated $1.17B increase.
- Jeff Yass's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Weyerhaeuser, cutting an estimated $752M.
- Jeff Yass fully exited Capital One Financial Corp in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $85.6M.
- Jeff Yass's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $260B portfolio in Q3 2014.
- Jeff Yass opened 983 new positions and closed 1,332 in Q3 2014.
- Jeff Yass's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $260B.
Based on Susquehanna International Group's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 17 Nov 2014.