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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
601
CALL
United Rentals
URI
$67.4B
| $65.3M | 0.03% |
587,800
+97,400
| +20% | +$11M |
|
|
GG
602
PUT
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
| $65.3M | 0.03% |
2,834,300
+507,300
| +22% | +$13.6M |
|
603
CALL
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$4.99B
| $65M | 0.03% |
1,790,000
+168,700
| +10% | +$6.87M |
|
|
SPLK
604
PUT
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $65M | 0.03% |
1,173,900
+70,100
| +6% | +$3.49M |
|
605
PUT
Cigna
CI
$74.1B
| $64.9M | 0.03% |
715,500
+171,900
| +32% | +$16.1M |
|
|
SINA
606
CALL
DELISTED
Sina Corp
SINA
| $64.8M | 0.03% |
1,576,200
+55,400
| +4% | +$2.6M |
|
607
CALL
Tapestry
TPR
$26.4B
| $64.7M | 0.02% |
1,816,200
+9,400
| +0.5% | +$337K |
|
608
PUT
VanEck Oil Services ETF
OIH
$1.94B
| $64.6M | 0.02% |
65,115
+24,650
| +61% | +$26.8M |
|
609
PUT
BlackBerry
BB
$4.48B
| $64.3M | 0.02% |
6,471,900
+1,304,300
| +25% | +$13.3M |
|
610
PUT
Illumina
ILMN
$33.7B
| $64.1M | 0.02% |
401,948
-49,755
| -11% | -$8.32M |
|
|
CBI
611
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
| $64M | 0.02% |
1,107,166
+183,577
| +20% | +$11.6M |
|
612
CALL
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$25.6B
| $63.8M | 0.02% |
1,386,509
+705,672
| +104% | +$29.8M |
|
613
Equinix
EQIX
$104B
| $63.7M | 0.02% |
299,925
+147,195
| +96% | +$31.6M |
|
614
CALL
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$286B
| $63.7M | 0.02% |
3,895,800
+1,313,400
| +51% | +$18.9M |
|
615
PUT
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
$471M
| $63.6M | 0.02% |
266,400
+36,500
| +16% | +$7.5M |
|
|
EMC
616
PUT
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
| $63.3M | 0.02% |
2,164,900
+436,600
| +25% | +$12.6M |
|
617
PUT
YPF Sociedad Anonima ADS
YPF
$20.1B
| $62.9M | 0.02% |
1,700,800
+566,600
| +50% | +$19.8M |
|
618
PUT
Deutsche Bank
DB
$72.2B
| $62.9M | 0.02% |
2,019,584
+520,240
| +35% | +$16.1M |
|
|
LO
619
CALL
DELISTED
LORILLARD INC COM STK
LO
| $62.6M | 0.02% |
1,045,500
+335,600
| +47% | +$20.3M |
|
|
MNK
620
DELISTED
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
| $62.5M | 0.02% |
693,209
+507,767
| +274% | +$39.7M |
|
621
PUT
BHP
BHP
$247B
| $62.5M | 0.02% |
1,251,840
+597,122
| +91% | +$34.7M |
|
|
GTAT
622
PUT
DELISTED
GT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC COM STK (DE)
GTAT
| $62.3M | 0.02% |
5,756,200
+4,717,400
| +454% | +$71.9M |
|
623
Golar LNG
GLNG
$5.25B
| $62.2M | 0.02% |
937,087
+408,276
| +77% | +$25.9M |
|
624
PUT
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.98B
| $62.2M | 0.02% |
413,900
-118,200
| -22% | -$17.6M |
|
625
CALL
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLU
$22.2B
| $62.2M | 0.02% |
2,953,800
+1,469,800
| +99% | +$31.1M |
|
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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.