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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1251
CALL
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
ACWI
$33.1B
| $14.8M | 0.01% |
250,000
+244,000
| +4,067% | +$14.3M |
|
1252
CALL
Allstate
ALL
$65.8B
| $14.8M | 0.01% |
199,800
-12,600
| -6% | -$887K |
|
1253
PUT
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$25.6B
| $14.8M | 0.01% |
203,600
+32,400
| +19% | +$2.25M |
|
|
RDUS
1254
PUT
DELISTED
Radius Health, Inc.
RDUS
| $14.8M | 0.01% |
389,100
+4,000
| +1% | +$190K |
|
1255
CALL
Toll Brothers
TOL
$13.6B
| $14.8M | 0.01% |
475,800
+43,700
| +10% | +$1.3M |
|
1256
Crown Castle
CCI
$32.5B
| $14.7M | 0.01% |
+169,898
| New | +$14.9M |
|
1257
CALL
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$9.08B
| $14.7M | 0.01% |
73,700
+53,200
| +260% | +$10.4M |
|
1258
PUT
Conagra Brands
CAG
$8B
| $14.7M | 0.01% |
371,800
-179,080
| -33% | -$6.69M |
|
1259
PUT
Franco-Nevada
FNV
$52.1B
| $14.7M | 0.01% |
245,700
-138,800
| -36% | -$8.48M |
|
|
LVLT
1260
PUT
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
| $14.7M | 0.01% |
260,200
-131,300
| -34% | -$6.94M |
|
1261
CALL
Chemours
CC
$2.32B
| $14.6M | 0.01% |
660,600
-51,800
| -7% | -$1.06M |
|
|
AXON
1262
PUT
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$48.5B
| $14.6M | 0.01% |
601,600
+184,700
| +44% | +$4.56M |
|
1263
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.74B
| $14.6M | 0.01% |
3,825,619
+967,526
| +34% | +$4.26M |
|
1264
CALL
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$3.86B
| $14.6M | 0.01% |
273,748
+50,222
| +22% | +$2.86M |
|
|
RUSL
1265
CALL
DELISTED
Direxion Daily Russia Bull 2X Shares
RUSL
| $14.6M | 0.01% |
288,200
+141,200
| +96% | +$5.42M |
|
1266
PUT
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$31.6B
| $14.5M | 0.01% |
122,200
-69,300
| -36% | -$8.25M |
|
1267
PUT
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$28B
| $14.5M | 0.01% |
599,800
+95,600
| +19% | +$2.44M |
|
1268
CALL
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.51B
| $14.4M | 0.01% |
506,600
+38,800
| +8% | +$1.31M |
|
1269
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$52.2B
| $14.4M | 0.01% |
461,793
+358,332
| +346% | +$11.6M |
|
|
AUY
1270
PUT
DELISTED
Yamana Gold, Inc.
AUY
| $14.4M | 0.01% |
5,118,000
+764,000
| +18% | +$2.5M |
|
1271
CALL
Trane Technologies
TT
$99.7B
| $14.3M | 0.01% |
190,300
+7,300
| +4% | +$527K |
|
|
SLCA
1272
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
| $14.2M | 0.01% |
251,184
+86,510
| +53% | +$4.27M |
|
|
KSU
1273
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
| $14.1M | 0.01% |
+166,652
| New | +$14.7M |
|
1274
CALL
GoPro
GPRO
$111M
| $14.1M | 0.01% |
1,622,400
-1,348,500
| -45% | -$15.5M |
|
1275
PUT
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$27B
| $14.1M | 0.01% |
262,500
-388,000
| -60% | -$21.2M |
|
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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.