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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1376
PUT
Ally Financial
ALLY
$12.9B
| $12.1M | 0.01% |
638,000
+104,700
| +20% | +$2.01M |
|
1377
InterDigital
IDCC
$8.79B
| $12.1M | 0.01% |
132,455
+47,105
| +55% | +$3.78M |
|
|
WPX
1378
PUT
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
| $12.1M | 0.01% |
829,200
+7,900
| +1% | +$104K |
|
1379
PUT
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.1B
| $12.1M | 0.01% |
346,800
+100,500
| +41% | +$3.63M |
|
1380
PUT
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.1B
| $12.1M | 0.01% |
324,300
+251,400
| +345% | +$9.55M |
|
1381
PUT
Vail Resorts
MTN
$5.32B
| $12.1M | 0.01% |
74,800
+13,500
| +22% | +$2.14M |
|
1382
PUT
Five Below
FIVE
$14.3B
| $12M | 0.01% |
301,300
+126,100
| +72% | +$4.96M |
|
|
GRMN
1383
PUT
Garmin
GRMN
$55.7B
| $12M | 0.01% |
248,200
+9,800
| +4% | +$488K |
|
|
SNI
1384
PUT
DELISTED
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc Common Class A
SNI
| $12M | 0.01% |
168,500
+37,800
| +29% | +$2.56M |
|
1385
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLP
$15.1B
| $12M | 0.01% |
+232,463
| New | +$12M |
|
1386
CALL
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$32.1B
| $12M | 0.01% |
320,700
+9,700
| +3% | +$406K |
|
1387
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$90.7B
| $12M | 0.01% |
+212,191
| New | +$11.8M |
|
1388
CALL
National Beverage
FIZZ
$3.08B
| $11.9M | 0.01% |
467,200
+158,800
| +51% | +$3.89M |
|
1389
Hershey
HSY
$37.5B
| $11.9M | 0.01% |
114,972
+48,671
| +73% | +$4.81M |
|
1390
Franklin Templeton
BEN
$17.6B
| $11.9M | 0.01% |
+300,195
| New | +$11.2M |
|
1391
PUT
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$43.9B
| $11.9M | 0.01% |
240,800
+120,900
| +101% | +$5.71M |
|
|
HTZ
1392
CALL
DELISTED
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
HTZ
| $11.9M | 0.01% |
633,510
+230,545
| +57% | +$5.77M |
|
|
AMJ
1393
PUT
DELISTED
JP Morgan Alerian MLP Index ETN 5/24/24
AMJ
| $11.9M | 0.01% |
375,100
+134,300
| +56% | +$4.1M |
|
1394
PUT
Precigen
PGEN
$2.62B
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
491,988
-538,605
| -52% | -$15M |
|
1395
PUT
Universal Health Services
UHS
$10.3B
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
111,300
+73,600
| +195% | +$8.72M |
|
|
IOC
1396
PUT
DELISTED
Interoil Corporation
IOC
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
248,800
-307,600
| -55% | -$15M |
|
1397
Annaly Capital Management
NLY
$17.4B
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
296,778
-8,221
| -3% | -$334K |
|
1398
PUT
Axos Financial
AX
$5.54B
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
414,100
+157,400
| +61% | +$3.75M |
|
1399
PUT
VeriSign
VRSN
$26.2B
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
155,400
-99,500
| -39% | -$7.87M |
|
|
FAZ
1400
CALL
Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF
FAZ
$87.9M
| $11.8M | 0.01% |
1,358
+333
| +32% | +$3.6M |
|
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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.