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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1076
CALL
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$32.9B
| $19.2M | 0.01% |
538,500
+5,400
| +1% | +$170K |
|
1077
PUT
iShares MSCI Australia ETF
EWA
$1.34B
| $19.1M | 0.01% |
946,500
-25,700
| -3% | -$529K |
|
|
EGRX
1078
CALL
DELISTED
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
EGRX
| $19.1M | 0.01% |
241,100
+46,400
| +24% | +$3.37M |
|
|
CRC
1079
CALL
DELISTED
California Resources Corporation
CRC
| $19M | 0.01% |
891,500
+425,000
| +91% | +$6.23M |
|
1080
CALL
Zillow
ZG
$8.53B
| $18.9M | 0.01% |
519,900
-152,300
| -23% | -$5.33M |
|
1081
CALL
Regions Financial
RF
$26.1B
| $18.9M | 0.01% |
1,319,200
+876,500
| +198% | +$10.8M |
|
1082
CALL
Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X ETF
ERX
$260M
| $18.9M | 0.01% |
47,460
+8,800
| +23% | +$3.13M |
|
|
BLUE
1083
CALL
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
| $18.9M | 0.01% |
23,646
+8,661
| +58% | +$6.88M |
|
1084
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$48.8B
| $18.9M | 0.01% |
+151,650
| New | +$18.4M |
|
1085
CALL
Rio Tinto
RIO
$170B
| $18.8M | 0.01% |
489,900
-195,400
| -29% | -$7.17M |
|
|
CMA
1086
CALL
DELISTED
Comerica
CMA
| $18.8M | 0.01% |
276,500
-601,600
| -69% | -$35.3M |
|
1087
PUT
Fastenal
FAST
$58.8B
| $18.8M | 0.01% |
1,602,800
+5,200
| +0.3% | +$57.1K |
|
|
TFCFA
1088
CALL
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
| $18.8M | 0.01% |
671,100
-148,200
| -18% | -$3.99M |
|
1089
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.4B
| $18.8M | 0.01% |
304,106
+266,606
| +711% | +$17.5M |
|
1090
CALL
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$47.7B
| $18.7M | 0.01% |
139,500
-24,900
| -15% | -$3.18M |
|
|
ETP
1091
CALL
DELISTED
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
ETP
| $18.7M | 0.01% |
780,200
+204,400
| +35% | +$5.17M |
|
1092
PUT
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$31.1B
| $18.7M | 0.01% |
389,700
+78,100
| +25% | +$3.68M |
|
1093
PUT
Autoliv
ALV
$9.02B
| $18.7M | 0.01% |
229,020
+123,810
| +118% | +$9.2M |
|
1094
AutoZone
AZO
$49.1B
| $18.7M | 0.01% |
23,616
-15,439
| -40% | -$11.9M |
|
1095
CALL
HSBC
HSBC
$357B
| $18.6M | 0.01% |
513,758
+108,708
| +27% | +$3.85M |
|
1096
PUT
Markel Group
MKL
$22.5B
| $18.6M | 0.01% |
20,600
+5,400
| +36% | +$4.81M |
|
|
SCHW
1097
PUT
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$197B
| $18.6M | 0.01% |
471,900
-153,000
| -24% | -$5.47M |
|
1098
PUT
Diageo
DEO
$53.4B
| $18.6M | 0.01% |
179,000
+75,700
| +73% | +$7.96M |
|
1099
CALL
Baxter International
BAX
$13.7B
| $18.5M | 0.01% |
417,800
-184,700
| -31% | -$8.54M |
|
1100
PUT
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$32B
| $18.5M | 0.01% |
83,600
-24,300
| -23% | -$4.99M |
|
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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.