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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
651
CALL
Clorox
CLX
$12.7B
| $59.8M | 0.02% |
622,400
+280,000
| +82% | +$25.3M |
|
652
PUT
Exelon
EXC
$45.5B
| $59.6M | 0.02% |
2,450,696
-294,280
| -11% | -$6.89M |
|
653
Williams Companies
WMB
$87.6B
| $59.5M | 0.02% |
1,075,594
-347,368
| -24% | -$20M |
|
654
PUT
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.6B
| $59.5M | 0.02% |
869,700
+488,800
| +128% | +$32.5M |
|
|
P
655
CALL
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
| $59.5M | 0.02% |
2,462,400
+732,600
| +42% | +$19.4M |
|
|
SLXP
656
CALL
DELISTED
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS LTD DEL
SLXP
| $59.5M | 0.02% |
380,500
-100,900
| -21% | -$14.6M |
|
657
PUT
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$17.1B
| $59.4M | 0.02% |
370,100
+53,000
| +17% | +$8.15M |
|
|
GG
658
CALL
DELISTED
Goldcorp Inc
GG
| $59.2M | 0.02% |
2,570,700
+924,100
| +56% | +$24.8M |
|
|
BTU
659
PUT
DELISTED
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM STK NEW (DE)
BTU
| $59.1M | 0.02% |
318,467
+86,694
| +37% | +$19.7M |
|
660
CALL
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$97.4B
| $59M | 0.02% |
689,200
-110,900
| -14% | -$9.43M |
|
661
PUT
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$126B
| $58.9M | 0.02% |
1,412,300
-25,200
| -2% | -$1.12M |
|
662
Applied Materials
AMAT
$380B
| $58.9M | 0.02% |
2,724,758
-2,464,912
| -47% | -$54.5M |
|
|
XLNX
663
CALL
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
| $58.8M | 0.02% |
1,389,200
+923,200
| +198% | +$40.3M |
|
664
PUT
Golar LNG
GLNG
$5.26B
| $58.8M | 0.02% |
885,300
+178,700
| +25% | +$11.3M |
|
665
Under Armour
UAA
$2.22B
| $58.6M | 0.02% |
1,696,002
+256
| +0% | +$8.54K |
|
666
PUT
Western Digital
WDC
$160B
| $58.6M | 0.02% |
796,446
-17,199
| -2% | -$1.29M |
|
667
PUT
Workday
WDAY
$48.2B
| $58.3M | 0.02% |
707,200
+272,700
| +63% | +$23.3M |
|
668
PUT
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$22.7B
| $58.3M | 0.02% |
493,500
+98,900
| +25% | +$9.83M |
|
|
CHK
669
CALL
DELISTED
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CHK
| $58.3M | 0.02% |
12,670
-3,938
| -24% | -$20.7M |
|
|
B
670
CALL
Barrick Mining
B
$80.3B
| $58.1M | 0.02% |
3,965,000
-501,300
| -11% | -$8.94M |
|
|
EMC
671
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
| $58.1M | 0.02% |
1,986,012
+246,950
| +14% | +$7.12M |
|
672
PUT
ProShares Ultra S&P500
SSO
$8.41B
| $58.1M | 0.02% |
7,894,400
+3,068,800
| +64% | +$22.6M |
|
673
Invesco Food & Beverage ETF
PBJ
$92.3M
| $58.1M | 0.02% |
2,046,375
+332,325
| +19% | +$9.34M |
|
674
CALL
Prudential Financial
PRU
$41.1B
| $58.1M | 0.02% |
660,400
+258,200
| +64% | +$23.1M |
|
675
PUT
Goodyear
GT
$1.76B
| $58.1M | 0.02% |
2,570,900
+745,800
| +41% | +$19.1M |
|
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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 $28.8B 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.