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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
551
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$10.7B
| $70.7M | 0.03% |
774,921
-166,707
| -18% | -$14.6M |
|
|
MWE
552
CALL
DELISTED
MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS, LP
MWE
| $70.6M | 0.03% |
919,600
+333,600
| +57% | +$24.9M |
|
|
ESV
553
PUT
DELISTED
Ensco Rowan plc
ESV
| $70.6M | 0.03% |
427,475
+160,700
| +60% | +$31.9M |
|
554
PUT
State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLI
$33.2B
| $70.3M | 0.03% |
1,323,300
+63,800
| +5% | +$3.42M |
|
555
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$43B
| $70.3M | 0.03% |
1,307,798
+302,181
| +30% | +$16M |
|
556
PUT
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$196B
| $69.9M | 0.03% |
2,421,000
+289,400
| +14% | +$8.91M |
|
557
CALL
YPF Sociedad Anonima ADS
YPF
$20.1B
| $69.8M | 0.03% |
1,887,700
+458,600
| +32% | +$16.1M |
|
558
CALL
NextEra Energy
NEE
$175B
| $69.7M | 0.03% |
2,971,600
+571,200
| +24% | +$13.8M |
|
559
Ashland
ASH
$3.38B
| $69.6M | 0.03% |
1,366,614
+586,006
| +75% | +$30.5M |
|
560
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
$11.2B
| $69.6M | 0.03% |
2,278,783
+1,829,825
| +408% | +$58.8M |
|
561
CALL
Equinix
EQIX
$104B
| $69.5M | 0.03% |
327,300
-140,600
| -30% | -$30.2M |
|
562
CALL
Humana
HUM
$46.4B
| $69.4M | 0.03% |
532,700
+28,600
| +6% | +$3.63M |
|
563
Exelon
EXC
$45.7B
| $69.2M | 0.03% |
2,846,398
+1,002,182
| +54% | +$23.5M |
|
564
CALL
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$37B
| $69.2M | 0.03% |
670,962
+74,157
| +12% | +$7.72M |
|
|
TFCFA
565
CALL
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
| $69.2M | 0.03% |
2,017,600
+672,700
| +50% | +$23.3M |
|
566
CALL
United States Oil Fund
USO
$2.07B
| $68.9M | 0.03% |
250,138
-201,100
| -45% | -$58M |
|
|
BBBY
567
CALL
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
| $68.8M | 0.03% |
1,045,700
+498,600
| +91% | +$31.4M |
|
568
CALL
F5
FFIV
$21.5B
| $68.7M | 0.03% |
578,800
+24,100
| +4% | +$2.83M |
|
|
TFCFA
569
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
| $68.4M | 0.03% |
1,993,817
+842,202
| +73% | +$29.1M |
|
570
PUT
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$68.2B
| $68.2M | 0.03% |
566,228
+239,009
| +73% | +$29.2M |
|
571
PUT
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
| $68M | 0.03% |
1,097,400
+185,700
| +20% | +$11.8M |
|
572
PUT
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.11T
| $67.9M | 0.03% |
1,046,600
-195,500
| -16% | -$12.4M |
|
|
PNRA
573
PUT
DELISTED
Panera Bread Co
PNRA
| $67.9M | 0.03% |
417,100
-20,800
| -5% | -$3.14M |
|
|
PCYC
574
CALL
DELISTED
PHARMACYCLICS INC
PCYC
| $67.7M | 0.03% |
576,800
-202,400
| -26% | -$23.1M |
|
|
ALXN
575
PUT
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
| $67.7M | 0.03% |
408,200
-3,100
| -0.8% | -$509K |
|
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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.