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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1226
PUT
Realty Income
O
$59.8B
| $15.3M | 0.01% |
275,544
+25,078
| +10% | +$1.41M |
|
1227
CALL
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$40.4B
| $15.3M | 0.01% |
376,900
+164,800
| +78% | +$6.73M |
|
1228
CALL
Core Laboratories
CLB
$553M
| $15.3M | 0.01% |
127,700
-14,900
| -10% | -$1.65M |
|
1229
Williams Companies
WMB
$86.8B
| $15.3M | 0.01% |
491,436
-261,666
| -35% | -$7.89M |
|
1230
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$8.31B
| $15.3M | 0.01% |
202,870
+178,687
| +739% | +$12.9M |
|
|
CS
1231
PUT
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
| $15.2M | 0.01% |
1,065,200
+110,700
| +12% | +$1.55M |
|
1232
CALL
Sony
SONY
$142B
| $15.2M | 0.01% |
2,711,500
+101,000
| +4% | +$614K |
|
1233
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$6.45B
| $15.2M | 0.01% |
1,805,767
-166,561
| -8% | -$1.25M |
|
|
SWN
1234
PUT
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
| $15.2M | 0.01% |
1,403,200
+90,300
| +7% | +$1.03M |
|
1235
CALL
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$27B
| $15.1M | 0.01% |
282,600
-123,200
| -30% | -$6.73M |
|
1236
Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust
FXB
$65.5M
| $15.1M | 0.01% |
125,399
+123,740
| +7,459% | +$15M |
|
1237
PUT
Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X ETF
JDST
$25.8M
| $15.1M | 0.01% |
21
+19
| +950% | +$13.4M |
|
|
CLVS
1238
CALL
DELISTED
Clovis Oncology, Inc.
CLVS
| $15M | 0.01% |
338,300
-200,500
| -37% | -$7.06M |
|
|
RAD
1239
CALL
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
| $15M | 0.01% |
91,000
+41,095
| +82% | +$6.21M |
|
1240
CALL
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLB
$8.88B
| $15M | 0.01% |
603,000
-21,000
| -3% | -$510K |
|
|
KITE
1241
PUT
DELISTED
Kite Pharma, Inc.
KITE
| $15M | 0.01% |
333,600
-335,500
| -50% | -$16.5M |
|
1242
Constellation Brands
STZ
$23.5B
| $15M | 0.01% |
97,522
+66,462
| +214% | +$10.6M |
|
1243
CALL
Ball Corp
BALL
$17.1B
| $14.9M | 0.01% |
398,200
-37,000
| -9% | -$1.43M |
|
|
CTRA
1244
CALL
DELISTED
Coterra Energy
CTRA
| $14.9M | 0.01% |
638,400
+243,900
| +62% | +$5.48M |
|
|
WPZ
1245
PUT
DELISTED
Williams Partners L.P.
WPZ
| $14.9M | 0.01% |
391,800
+104,200
| +36% | +$3.74M |
|
|
SLCA
1246
CALL
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
| $14.8M | 0.01% |
262,000
-294,400
| -53% | -$14.5M |
|
|
SAFM
1247
CALL
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
| $14.8M | 0.01% |
157,500
+88,800
| +129% | +$7.85M |
|
1248
CALL
Omnicom Group
OMC
$24.4B
| $14.8M | 0.01% |
174,300
+16,300
| +10% | +$1.37M |
|
|
XIV
1249
DELISTED
VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN
XIV
| $14.8M | 0.01% |
317,153
+299,138
| +1,660% | +$12.5M |
|
|
CBI
1250
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
| $14.8M | 0.01% |
466,812
-605,215
| -56% | -$18.9M |
|
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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.