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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VNET
1226
PUT
VNET Group
VNET
$1.9B
| $24.2M | 0.01% |
1,346,500
+1,225,300
| +1,011% | +$32.2M |
|
|
DRC
1227
DELISTED
DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC
DRC
| $24.2M | 0.01% |
294,384
+118,487
| +67% | +$7.96M |
|
1228
CALL
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.9B
| $24.2M | 0.01% |
649,700
-100,500
| -13% | -$3.64M |
|
1229
PepsiCo
PEP
$194B
| $24.1M | 0.01% |
259,296
-895,141
| -78% | -$81.7M |
|
1230
Danaher
DHR
$151B
| $24.1M | 0.01% |
472,598
+287,213
| +155% | +$14.8M |
|
1231
Blackrock
BLK
$183B
| $24.1M | 0.01% |
73,497
+6,777
| +10% | +$2.18M |
|
1232
CALL
ASML
ASML
$667B
| $24.1M | 0.01% |
243,600
+99,800
| +69% | +$9.39M |
|
1233
PUT
Ally Financial
ALLY
$13B
| $24.1M | 0.01% |
1,040,100
+939,300
| +932% | +$22.4M |
|
1234
CALL
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.65B
| $23.9M | 0.01% |
682,256
-157,863
| -19% | -$5.62M |
|
1235
CALL
ProShares Ultra Silver
AGQ
$1.6B
| $23.9M | 0.01% |
518,200
-373,400
| -42% | -$23.3M |
|
|
BTU
1236
CALL
DELISTED
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM STK NEW (DE)
BTU
| $23.9M | 0.01% |
128,700
-21,913
| -15% | -$4.98M |
|
|
CXO
1237
PUT
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
| $23.9M | 0.01% |
190,500
-30,600
| -14% | -$4.19M |
|
|
SOHU
1238
PUT
Sohu.com
SOHU
$374M
| $23.9M | 0.01% |
475,200
+178,500
| +60% | +$10.1M |
|
1239
CALL
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$28B
| $23.8M | 0.01% |
390,100
+103,700
| +36% | +$6.73M |
|
1240
Prudential Financial
PRU
$41.5B
| $23.8M | 0.01% |
270,550
+87,851
| +48% | +$7.85M |
|
1241
Xerox
XRX
$393M
| $23.8M | 0.01% |
682,067
-86,718
| -11% | -$3.03M |
|
|
GTAT
1242
DELISTED
GT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC COM STK (DE)
GTAT
| $23.8M | 0.01% |
2,194,979
+782,852
| +55% | +$11.9M |
|
|
DCH
1243
CALL
Dauch Corp
DCH
$1.51B
| $23.8M | 0.01% |
1,417,100
+974,200
| +220% | +$17.9M |
|
|
GNC
1244
PUT
DELISTED
GNC Holdings, Inc.
GNC
| $23.8M | 0.01% |
613,400
+65,700
| +12% | +$2.39M |
|
|
CNQR
1245
PUT
DELISTED
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC
CNQR
| $23.8M | 0.01% |
187,300
+94,500
| +102% | +$9.59M |
|
|
NUAN
1246
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
| $23.7M | 0.01% |
1,777,397
-1,963,127
| -52% | -$29.1M |
|
1247
CALL
Pultegroup
PHM
$24.9B
| $23.7M | 0.01% |
1,341,900
+270,200
| +25% | +$5.09M |
|
1248
Alaska Air
ALK
$4.87B
| $23.7M | 0.01% |
544,155
+203,767
| +60% | +$9.45M |
|
|
QLIK
1249
PUT
DELISTED
QLIK TECHNOLOGIES INC COM STK (DE)
QLIK
| $23.6M | 0.01% |
874,100
-354,400
| -29% | -$9.28M |
|
1250
CALL
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.4B
| $23.5M | 0.01% |
419,800
+180,900
| +76% | +$9.97M |
|
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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.