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 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$1.22B |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$408M |
| 3 |
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLE
|
+$292M |
| 4 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$218M |
| 5 |
Ford
F
|
+$215M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
|
+$1.37B |
| 2 |
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
|
+$1.18B |
| 3 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$619M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$487M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$406M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 2.53% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 2.02% |
| 3 | Financials | 1.63% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 1.38% |
| 5 | Energy | 1.37% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BKS
1276
PUT
DELISTED
Barnes & Noble
BKS
| $21.7M | 0.01% |
1,426,810
+824,650
| +137% | +$11.7M |
|
1277
PUT
Visteon
VC
$2.77B
| $21.7M | 0.01% |
202,800
+121,600
| +150% | +$11.7M |
|
|
SWN
1278
CALL
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
| $21.7M | 0.01% |
793,900
+489,600
| +161% | +$15.7M |
|
1279
CALL
MannKind Corp
MNKD
$1.34B
| $21.7M | 0.01% |
830,360
+38,600
| +5% | +$1.09M |
|
|
WWAV
1280
PUT
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
| $21.7M | 0.01% |
618,800
+136,700
| +28% | +$4.85M |
|
1281
CALL
Sony
SONY
$141B
| $21.6M | 0.01% |
5,278,000
+1,794,000
| +51% | +$7.07M |
|
1282
CALL
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$112B
| $21.6M | 0.01% |
259,000
+100,451
| +63% | +$8.14M |
|
1283
PUT
Aflac
AFL
$58.2B
| $21.5M | 0.01% |
704,400
-158,800
| -18% | -$4.69M |
|
1284
Petrobras Class A
PBR.A
$103B
| $21.5M | 0.01% |
2,833,416
+2,814,336
| +14,750% | +$31.8M |
|
1285
CALL
Danaher
DHR
$152B
| $21.4M | 0.01% |
372,256
-461,227
| -55% | -$25M |
|
1286
PUT
KB Home
KBH
$3.5B
| $21.4M | 0.01% |
1,292,800
+334,300
| +35% | +$5.37M |
|
1287
PUT
iShares US Transportation ETF
IYT
$2.28B
| $21.4M | 0.01% |
521,600
+323,200
| +163% | +$12.7M |
|
|
NS
1288
CALL
DELISTED
NuStar Energy L.P.
NS
| $21.4M | 0.01% |
370,300
-57,700
| -13% | -$3.43M |
|
|
CZR
1289
CALL
DELISTED
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
CZR
| $21.4M | 0.01% |
1,361,300
+865,600
| +175% | +$11.6M |
|
1290
Phillips 66
PSX
$94.5B
| $21.4M | 0.01% |
297,854
+211,710
| +246% | +$15.6M |
|
|
TLM
1291
DELISTED
TALISMAN ENERGY INC
TLM
| $21.3M | 0.01% |
2,725,908
+525,130
| +24% | +$3.3M |
|
1292
CALL
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$78.9M
| $21.3M | 0.01% |
365,200
+103,600
| +40% | +$5.6M |
|
1293
PUT
AB InBev
BUD
$155B
| $21.3M | 0.01% |
189,400
-22,900
| -11% | -$2.54M |
|
|
ADT
1294
PUT
DELISTED
ADT Corp
ADT
| $21.2M | 0.01% |
586,500
-123,400
| -17% | -$4.25M |
|
|
CBST
1295
DELISTED
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
CBST
| $21.2M | 0.01% |
210,859
+128,254
| +155% | +$9.97M |
|
1296
PUT
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$9.06B
| $21.2M | 0.01% |
136,400
+5,100
| +4% | +$733K |
|
1297
CALL
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.16T
| $21.1M | 0.01% |
42,140,000
-20,600,000
| -33% | -$10M |
|
|
MLNX
1298
CALL
DELISTED
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
MLNX
| $21.1M | 0.01% |
494,300
-114,200
| -19% | -$4.96M |
|
1299
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.7B
| $21.1M | 0.01% |
276,357
-346,882
| -56% | -$24.6M |
|
1300
PUT
State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF
XME
$4.83B
| $21.1M | 0.01% |
683,400
-553,900
| -45% | -$18.5M |
|
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Jeff Yass's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2014, Jeff Yass held 10,737 positions worth $252B, down 3% from $260B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.
Jeff Yass withdrew a net $10.2B in Q4 2014, closing 1,178 positions and reducing 4,352 holdings. Its most notable exit was Bausch Health, an estimated $68.9M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 2.5% of assets, up from 2.2% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
Against the trend, Jeff Yass opened a new position in Northern Trust Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF worth $31M.
- Jeff Yass's largest Q4 2014 buy was Northern Trust Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF: 1,011,289 shares worth $31M.
- Jeff Yass added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q4 2014, an estimated $1.22B increase.
- Jeff Yass's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, cutting an estimated $1.37B.
- Jeff Yass fully exited Bausch Health in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $68.9M.
- Jeff Yass's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $252B portfolio in Q4 2014.
- Jeff Yass opened 1,370 new positions and closed 1,178 in Q4 2014.
- Jeff Yass's portfolio value fell 3% quarter-over-quarter to $252B.
Based on Susquehanna International Group's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 17 Feb 2015.