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 |
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
|
+$1.17B |
| 2 |
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
|
+$831M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$366M |
| 4 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$330M |
| 5 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$217M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Weyerhaeuser
WY
|
+$752M |
| 2 |
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
|
+$681M |
| 3 |
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
|
+$491M |
| 4 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$412M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$345M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 2.22% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 1.95% |
| 3 | Energy | 1.77% |
| 4 | Financials | 1.73% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 1.36% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1426
CALL
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$10.5B
| $19.5M | 0.01% |
502,800
-238,200
| -32% | -$8.44M |
|
1427
CALL
JD.com
JD
$38.9B
| $19.5M | 0.01% |
755,500
+517,300
| +217% | +$14.9M |
|
1428
PUT
ArcelorMittal
MT
$56.2B
| $19.5M | 0.01% |
622,194
+42,771
| +7% | +$1.42M |
|
|
LGF
1429
PUT
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment
LGF
| $19.4M | 0.01% |
589,900
-73,700
| -11% | -$2.34M |
|
1430
Hershey
HSY
$37.2B
| $19.4M | 0.01% |
203,476
+56,137
| +38% | +$5.2M |
|
1431
CALL
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22B
| $19.4M | 0.01% |
303,900
+214,800
| +241% | +$14.4M |
|
1432
Vanguard Extended Market ETF
VXF
$31.5B
| $19.3M | 0.01% |
231,021
+42,224
| +22% | +$3.64M |
|
|
BNY
1433
PUT
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$111B
| $19.3M | 0.01% |
498,400
-54,900
| -10% | -$2.13M |
|
1434
PUT
Polaris
PII
$3.63B
| $19.3M | 0.01% |
128,800
+34,900
| +37% | +$5.04M |
|
|
HCR
1435
PUT
DELISTED
Hi-Crush Inc. Common Stock
HCR
| $19.3M | 0.01% |
373,900
+217,100
| +138% | +$13.6M |
|
|
MONT
1436
PUT
DELISTED
MONTAGE TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD
MONT
| $19.3M | 0.01% |
921,600
+203,600
| +28% | +$4.33M |
|
1437
PUT
Ovintiv
OVV
$17.8B
| $19.2M | 0.01% |
181,080
-5,900
| -3% | -$650K |
|
|
MHFI
1438
CALL
DELISTED
MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL INC COM
MHFI
| $19.2M | 0.01% |
227,200
+84,700
| +59% | +$6.96M |
|
1439
PUT
Teradata
TDC
$2.52B
| $19.2M | 0.01% |
457,600
-97,500
| -18% | -$4.19M |
|
1440
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.42B
| $19.2M | 0.01% |
2,455,814
+1,897,457
| +340% | +$15.5M |
|
1441
CALL
Toll Brothers
TOL
$13.7B
| $19.2M | 0.01% |
615,400
+70,500
| +13% | +$2.42M |
|
|
ACHN
1442
CALL
DELISTED
Achillion Pharmaceuticals
ACHN
| $19.2M | 0.01% |
1,921,500
+563,700
| +42% | +$5.23M |
|
1443
CALL
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$47.9B
| $19.2M | 0.01% |
174,500
+6,300
| +4% | +$740K |
|
1444
CALL
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
ACAD
$5.1B
| $19.1M | 0.01% |
773,300
-124,200
| -14% | -$2.9M |
|
1445
NextEra Energy
NEE
$176B
| $19.1M | 0.01% |
813,912
-1,279,036
| -61% | -$30.9M |
|
1446
ProShares UltraShort S&P500
SDS
$396M
| $19.1M | 0.01% |
7,739
+5,219
| +207% | +$13M |
|
|
TRLA
1447
CALL
DELISTED
TRULIA INC (DEL)
TRLA
| $19.1M | 0.01% |
390,400
+49,000
| +14% | +$2.63M |
|
1448
Energy Transfer Partners
ET
$73.8B
| $19.1M | 0.01% |
618,502
-330,536
| -35% | -$9.71M |
|
1449
PUT
British American Tobacco
BTI
$124B
| $19.1M | 0.01% |
337,000
+311,200
| +1,206% | +$18.4M |
|
1450
Stratasys
SSYS
$694M
| $19M | 0.01% |
157,614
-177,768
| -53% | -$20.1M |
|
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Jeff Yass's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2014, Jeff Yass held 10,694 positions worth $260B, up 12% from $232B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.
Jeff Yass deployed $28.8B of net new capital in Q3 2014, opening 983 new positions and adding to 4,297 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Tri Pointe Homes: 13,184,257 shares worth $171M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 2.2% of assets, down from 2.6% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Energy.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Weyerhaeuser, an estimated $752M trimmed.
- Jeff Yass's largest Q3 2014 buy was Tri Pointe Homes: 13,184,257 shares worth $171M.
- Jeff Yass added most to iShares Russell 2000 ETF in Q3 2014, an estimated $1.17B increase.
- Jeff Yass's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Weyerhaeuser, cutting an estimated $752M.
- Jeff Yass fully exited Capital One Financial Corp in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $85.6M.
- Jeff Yass's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $260B portfolio in Q3 2014.
- Jeff Yass opened 983 new positions and closed 1,332 in Q3 2014.
- Jeff Yass's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $260B.
Based on Susquehanna International Group's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 17 Nov 2014.