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
|
+$879M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$352M |
| 3 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$243M |
| 4 |
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
|
+$232M |
| 5 |
AB InBev
BUD
|
+$188M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$1.82B |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$884M |
| 3 |
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
|
+$219M |
| 4 |
Mondelez International
MDLZ
|
+$198M |
| 5 |
WFT
Weatherford International plc
WFT
|
+$181M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 1.22% |
| 2 | Technology | 1.15% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 1.1% |
| 4 | Financials | 1.05% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 0.98% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1351
CALL
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$17.4B
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
427,100
-800,200
| -65% | -$25.3M |
|
1352
CALL
Starwood Property Trust
STWD
$5.97B
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
597,200
+372,500
| +166% | +$8.41M |
|
1353
CALL
Polaris
PII
$3.62B
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
160,800
+58,000
| +56% | +$4.99M |
|
1354
CALL
National Beverage
FIZZ
$3.12B
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
318,600
-148,600
| -32% | -$4.47M |
|
|
KATE
1355
PUT
DELISTED
Kate Spade & Company
KATE
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
579,700
+202,500
| +54% | +$4.23M |
|
1356
PUT
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$85.9B
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
319,400
+192,000
| +151% | +$8.12M |
|
|
CAB
1357
CALL
DELISTED
Cabela's Inc
CAB
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
253,000
+164,400
| +186% | +$8.42M |
|
|
ESPR
1358
PUT
DELISTED
Esperion Therapeutics
ESPR
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
379,500
+355,600
| +1,488% | +$8.14M |
|
1359
PUT
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$80.3B
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
155,300
+76,900
| +98% | +$6.29M |
|
|
WFM
1360
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
447,142
-1,336,768
| -75% | -$40.2M |
|
1361
CALL
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$1.06B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
328,100
+65,100
| +25% | +$2.4M |
|
1362
PUT
Toyota
TM
$228B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
122,300
-96,600
| -44% | -$11.1M |
|
1363
CALL
Novartis
NVS
$304B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
199,429
-41,515
| -17% | -$2.77M |
|
1364
iShares MSCI Australia ETF
EWA
$1.36B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
586,399
+143,603
| +32% | +$3.13M |
|
1365
CALL
Monster Beverage
MNST
$95.5B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
1,146,800
-5,105,600
| -82% | -$57M |
|
|
TTM
1366
CALL
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
370,800
-128,900
| -26% | -$4.71M |
|
1367
CALL
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$12.1B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
1,326,000
+574,200
| +76% | +$5.3M |
|
|
WPX
1368
PUT
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
984,300
+155,100
| +19% | +$2.07M |
|
|
STRP
1369
CALL
DELISTED
Straight Path Communications Inc.
STRP
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
366,400
+165,000
| +82% | +$5.72M |
|
1370
CALL
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.3B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
355,000
-733,200
| -67% | -$29.1M |
|
1371
First Majestic Silver
AG
$10.5B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
1,622,161
+423,525
| +35% | +$3.78M |
|
1372
PUT
Infosys
INFY
$48.7B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
1,667,200
+430,200
| +35% | +$3.21M |
|
1373
PUT
Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF
JNUG
$699M
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
10,192
+4,796
| +89% | +$8.11M |
|
|
AKS
1374
PUT
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp
AKS
| $13.1M | 0.01% |
1,827,400
+102,900
| +6% | +$881K |
|
1375
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$8.01B
| $13.1M | 0.01% |
567,662
+545,808
| +2,498% | +$10.7M |
|
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Jeff Yass's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2017, Jeff Yass held 10,995 positions worth $198B, up 0.36% from $197B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.
Jeff Yass withdrew a net $13.1B in Q1 2017, closing 2,170 positions and reducing 3,725 holdings. Its most notable exit was Air Products & Chemicals, an estimated $219M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 1.2% of assets, down from 1.2% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Jeff Yass opened a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $131M.
- Jeff Yass's largest Q1 2017 buy was iShares MSCI EAFE ETF: 2,100,985 shares worth $131M.
- Jeff Yass added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q1 2017, an estimated $879M increase.
- Jeff Yass's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $1.82B.
- Jeff Yass fully exited Air Products & Chemicals in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $219M.
- Jeff Yass's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $198B portfolio in Q1 2017.
- Jeff Yass opened 1,488 new positions and closed 2,170 in Q1 2017.
- Jeff Yass's portfolio value rose 0.36% quarter-over-quarter to $198B.
Based on Susquehanna International Group's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 15 May 2017.