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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1151
Accenture
ACN
$114B
| $17.1M | 0.01% |
+145,647
| New | +$17.3M |
|
1152
PUT
TotalEnergies
TTE
$198B
| $17M | 0.01% |
334,200
-24,800
| -7% | -$1.19M |
|
|
JUNO
1153
PUT
DELISTED
Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
JUNO
| $17M | 0.01% |
903,100
+209,800
| +30% | +$5.13M |
|
1154
CALL
Welltower
WELL
$173B
| $17M | 0.01% |
254,200
-165,400
| -39% | -$11M |
|
1155
PUT
Golar LNG
GLNG
$5.25B
| $17M | 0.01% |
740,600
-117,100
| -14% | -$2.72M |
|
1156
CALL
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$232B
| $17M | 0.01% |
120,300
-167,700
| -58% | -$24.7M |
|
|
CHL
1157
PUT
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
| $17M | 0.01% |
323,700
+97,500
| +43% | +$5.48M |
|
|
BID
1158
CALL
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
| $16.9M | 0.01% |
424,800
-54,200
| -11% | -$2.05M |
|
1159
PUT
VF Corp
VFC
$5.63B
| $16.9M | 0.01% |
336,973
+211,976
| +170% | +$11M |
|
|
JOY
1160
PUT
DELISTED
Joy Global Inc
JOY
| $16.9M | 0.01% |
604,500
-116,200
| -16% | -$3.25M |
|
|
PRXL
1161
CALL
DELISTED
Parexel International Corp
PRXL
| $16.9M | 0.01% |
257,300
+214,800
| +505% | +$13.5M |
|
1162
PUT
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.3B
| $16.9M | 0.01% |
199,900
-19,200
| -9% | -$1.57M |
|
1163
PUT
Ciena
CIEN
$52.7B
| $16.9M | 0.01% |
691,300
-1,206,800
| -64% | -$26.4M |
|
1164
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
$56.8B
| $16.8M | 0.01% |
723,191
-275,615
| -28% | -$5.91M |
|
1165
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$84.2B
| $16.8M | 0.01% |
187,671
+125,304
| +201% | +$11.1M |
|
1166
Honeywell
HON
$68.1B
| $16.7M | 0.01% |
159,605
+83,928
| +111% | +$8.53M |
|
1167
PUT
Southern Copper
SCCO
$181B
| $16.7M | 0.01% |
569,845
+37,553
| +7% | +$1.04M |
|
1168
PUT
Alcoa
AA
$13B
| $16.6M | 0.01% |
592,700
-2,109,755
| -78% | -$57.3M |
|
1169
ProShares UltraShort S&P500
SDS
$399M
| $16.6M | 0.01% |
+11,001
| New | +$17.6M |
|
1170
CALL
AerCap
AER
$23.2B
| $16.6M | 0.01% |
398,900
+16,400
| +4% | +$690K |
|
|
SAVE
1171
PUT
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
| $16.6M | 0.01% |
286,800
+134,400
| +88% | +$6.93M |
|
1172
CALL
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$5.59B
| $16.6M | 0.01% |
261,770
+219,611
| +521% | +$13.9M |
|
1173
SandRidge Energy
SD
$519M
| $16.6M | 0.01% |
+703,747
| New | +$16.5M |
|
1174
PUT
Sunoco
SUN
$14.3B
| $16.6M | 0.01% |
615,500
+481,500
| +359% | +$12.5M |
|
|
BID
1175
PUT
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
| $16.6M | 0.01% |
415,200
-70,500
| -15% | -$2.67M |
|
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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.