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
|
+$2.91B |
| 2 |
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
|
+$469M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$461M |
| 4 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$461M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$304M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$1.29B |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$303M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$264M |
| 4 |
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
|
+$257M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
GS
|
+$247M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 2.28% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 0.93% |
| 3 | Financials | 0.81% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 0.69% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 0.54% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
676
CALL
Novartis
NVS
$300B
| $40.8M | 0.02% |
530,212
+196,751
| +59% | +$15.3M |
|
677
PUT
Ralph Lauren
RL
$22.1B
| $40.7M | 0.02% |
393,300
-23,900
| -6% | -$2.82M |
|
678
PUT
NextEra Energy
NEE
$175B
| $40.4M | 0.02% |
930,800
-217,600
| -19% | -$9.52M |
|
679
PUT
American International
AIG
$40.5B
| $39.9M | 0.02% |
1,013,400
+502,200
| +98% | +$21.9M |
|
680
CALL
Vodafone
VOD
$36.9B
| $39.9M | 0.02% |
2,068,500
-104,100
| -5% | -$2.08M |
|
681
CALL
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$7.63B
| $39.6M | 0.02% |
1,355,800
-331,300
| -20% | -$10.9M |
|
682
CALL
Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X ETF
JDST
$25.8M
| $39.6M | 0.02% |
158
-59
| -27% | -$20.3M |
|
683
PUT
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$57.6B
| $39.5M | 0.02% |
426,600
+272,800
| +177% | +$30.5M |
|
684
CALL
Transocean
RIG
$6.44B
| $39.5M | 0.02% |
5,695,400
+464,600
| +9% | +$4.74M |
|
685
CALL
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$32B
| $39.4M | 0.02% |
229,000
+40,300
| +21% | +$7.16M |
|
686
PUT
Synchrony
SYF
$26B
| $39.2M | 0.02% |
1,669,300
-346,600
| -17% | -$9.38M |
|
|
DFS
687
PUT
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
| $39.1M | 0.02% |
662,100
+37,700
| +6% | +$2.6M |
|
688
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.8B
| $39M | 0.02% |
656,057
-26,614
| -4% | -$1.67M |
|
689
Exelixis
EXEL
$13.5B
| $39M | 0.02% |
1,983,605
+629,369
| +46% | +$11.2M |
|
690
PUT
ConocoPhillips
COP
$160B
| $39M | 0.02% |
624,900
-408,100
| -40% | -$27.8M |
|
691
CALL
Ecolab
ECL
$80.4B
| $38.8M | 0.02% |
263,200
-14,400
| -5% | -$2.2M |
|
692
CALL
BHP
BHP
$247B
| $38.7M | 0.02% |
898,482
+386,185
| +75% | +$16.2M |
|
693
iShares MSCI Mexico ETF
EWW
$1.79B
| $38.6M | 0.02% |
938,390
+595,336
| +174% | +$25.9M |
|
|
694
PUT
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$7.63B
| $38.4M | 0.02% |
1,315,100
+18,500
| +1% | +$609K |
|
695
PUT
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
SQQQ
$1.9B
| $38.4M | 0.02% |
915
+365
| +66% | +$13.2M |
|
696
CALL
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$5.59B
| $38.3M | 0.02% |
452,687
+274,113
| +154% | +$29.2M |
|
697
CALL
ProShares UltraShort QQQ
QID
$222M
| $38M | 0.02% |
39,980
+5,335
| +15% | +$4.54M |
|
|
ATHN
698
PUT
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
| $38M | 0.02% |
288,000
+98,500
| +52% | +$12.6M |
|
699
CALL
Akamai
AKAM
$15.2B
| $37.9M | 0.02% |
619,800
+4,600
| +0.7% | +$306K |
|
700
CALL
Universal Health Services
UHS
$10.4B
| $37.8M | 0.02% |
324,600
+17,300
| +6% | +$2.17M |
|
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Jeff Yass's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2018, Jeff Yass held 10,809 positions worth $252B, down 17% from $304B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 26% of the portfolio.
Jeff Yass's Q4 2018 filing shows 1,721 new, 3,152 increased, 3,864 reduced and 1,983 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares MSCI EAFE ETF: 7,515,967 shares worth $442M. The largest sale was Amazon, an estimated $1.29B.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 2.3% of assets, up from 1.3% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
- Jeff Yass's largest Q4 2018 buy was iShares MSCI EAFE ETF: 7,515,967 shares worth $442M.
- Jeff Yass added most to Apple in Q4 2018, an estimated $2.91B increase.
- Jeff Yass's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $1.29B.
- Jeff Yass fully exited Tesla in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $303M.
- Jeff Yass's ten largest holdings make up 26% of its $252B portfolio in Q4 2018.
- Jeff Yass opened 1,721 new positions and closed 1,983 in Q4 2018.
- Jeff Yass's portfolio value fell 17% quarter-over-quarter to $252B.
Based on Susquehanna International Group's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.