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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$685M |
| 2 |
BAS
Basis Energy Services, Inc.
BAS
|
+$459M |
| 3 |
WFT
Weatherford International plc
WFT
|
+$354M |
| 4 |
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
|
+$216M |
| 5 |
Mondelez International
MDLZ
|
+$209M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$3.97B |
| 2 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$1.16B |
| 3 |
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
|
+$192M |
| 4 |
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
|
+$174M |
| 5 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$141M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 1.75% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 1.45% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 1.23% |
| 4 | Financials | 1.18% |
| 5 | Energy | 0.8% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VIAB
776
CALL
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
| $31M | 0.02% |
882,800
-1,247,400
| -59% | -$45.8M |
|
777
CALL
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$25.6B
| $30.9M | 0.02% |
424,600
-253,500
| -37% | -$17.6M |
|
778
CALL
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR
$111B
| $30.9M | 0.02% |
447,200
+74,200
| +20% | +$4.79M |
|
779
CALL
Incyte
INCY
$25.9B
| $30.9M | 0.02% |
307,700
+1,900
| +0.6% | +$185K |
|
|
RTN
780
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
| $30.8M | 0.02% |
216,950
+166,250
| +328% | +$23.6M |
|
|
RDS.B
781
CALL
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
| $30.8M | 0.02% |
530,500
+76,500
| +17% | +$4.19M |
|
782
PUT
Pultegroup
PHM
$24.7B
| $30.7M | 0.02% |
1,672,700
+277,900
| +20% | +$5.28M |
|
783
CALL
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$2.94B
| $30.7M | 0.02% |
526,900
-785,800
| -60% | -$44.8M |
|
784
PUT
CNX Resources
CNX
$5.4B
| $30.7M | 0.02% |
2,019,840
-654,600
| -24% | -$10.3M |
|
785
CALL
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$8.02B
| $30.6M | 0.02% |
314,200
-573,300
| -65% | -$58.5M |
|
|
NFX
786
PUT
DELISTED
Newfield Exploration
NFX
| $30.6M | 0.02% |
754,900
+370,700
| +96% | +$15.8M |
|
787
CALL
F5
FFIV
$21.5B
| $30.5M | 0.02% |
210,800
+8,400
| +4% | +$1.14M |
|
788
PUT
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$104B
| $30.4M | 0.02% |
1,948,272
+1,037,540
| +114% | +$16.4M |
|
789
CALL
GameStop
GME
$8.09B
| $30.4M | 0.02% |
4,810,800
+1,187,200
| +33% | +$7.33M |
|
790
CALL
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$112B
| $30.4M | 0.02% |
295,500
+47,700
| +19% | +$4.45M |
|
791
CALL
Middleby
MIDD
$5.21B
| $30.3M | 0.02% |
235,000
+152,800
| +186% | +$19.2M |
|
792
CALL
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
UCO
$401M
| $30.2M | 0.02% |
207,024
-80,952
| -28% | -$10.6M |
|
793
CALL
Children's Place
PLCE
$58M
| $30.2M | 0.02% |
299,100
-25,000
| -8% | -$2.25M |
|
|
BWLD
794
CALL
DELISTED
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
BWLD
| $30.2M | 0.02% |
195,300
-12,200
| -6% | -$1.9M |
|
795
CALL
State Street
STT
$52.4B
| $30.1M | 0.02% |
387,500
+143,200
| +59% | +$10.8M |
|
|
KSU
796
CALL
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
| $30M | 0.02% |
353,200
+187,700
| +113% | +$16.5M |
|
|
ATVI
797
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
| $30M | 0.02% |
+829,663
| New | +$33.2M |
|
798
PUT
Clorox
CLX
$13B
| $29.9M | 0.02% |
249,500
-2,800
| -1% | -$330K |
|
|
SHPG
799
CALL
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
| $29.9M | 0.02% |
175,300
-553,900
| -76% | -$98.2M |
|
800
CALL
Targa Resources
TRGP
$63.1B
| $29.8M | 0.02% |
532,300
-427,500
| -45% | -$21.6M |
|
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Jeff Yass's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2016, Jeff Yass held 10,783 positions worth $197B, down 4.9% from $207B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.
Jeff Yass withdrew a net $12.7B in Q4 2016, closing 1,274 positions and reducing 3,383 holdings. Its most notable exit was Synchrony, an estimated $104M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 1.8% of assets, up from 1.3% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, Jeff Yass opened a new position in Basis Energy Services, Inc. worth $59.7M.
- Jeff Yass's largest Q4 2016 buy was Basis Energy Services, Inc.: 1,689,160 shares worth $59.7M.
- Jeff Yass added most to Amazon in Q4 2016, an estimated $685M increase.
- Jeff Yass's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Procter & Gamble, cutting an estimated $3.97B.
- Jeff Yass fully exited Synchrony in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $104M.
- Jeff Yass's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $197B portfolio in Q4 2016.
- Jeff Yass opened 2,442 new positions and closed 1,274 in Q4 2016.
- Jeff Yass's portfolio value fell 4.9% quarter-over-quarter to $197B.
Based on Susquehanna International Group's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 14 Feb 2017.