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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$781M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$728M |
| 3 |
AABA
Altaba Inc
AABA
|
+$535M |
| 4 |
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
|
+$296M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$274M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$353M |
| 2 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$261M |
| 3 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$228M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$170M |
| 5 |
DuPont de Nemours
DD
|
+$165M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 2.03% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 1.46% |
| 3 | Financials | 1.01% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 0.92% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 0.92% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1476
CALL
Boston Beer
SAM
$1.91B
| $13M | 0.01% |
98,000
+42,800
| +78% | +$5.99M |
|
|
LSXMK
1477
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMK
| $12.9M | 0.01% |
406,797
-175,482
| -30% | -$5.26M |
|
1478
CALL
Apollo Global Management
APO
$78.9B
| $12.9M | 0.01% |
488,000
+116,500
| +31% | +$3.1M |
|
|
GRA
1479
CALL
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
| $12.9M | 0.01% |
179,200
+111,600
| +165% | +$7.83M |
|
|
KATE
1480
PUT
DELISTED
Kate Spade & Company
KATE
| $12.9M | 0.01% |
696,700
+117,000
| +20% | +$2.16M |
|
1481
PUT
KeyCorp
KEY
$23.6B
| $12.9M | 0.01% |
686,800
-154,300
| -18% | -$2.79M |
|
1482
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.16B
| $12.9M | 0.01% |
336,755
+136,785
| +68% | +$5.66M |
|
1483
PUT
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$7.1B
| $12.9M | 0.01% |
693,400
+122,300
| +21% | +$2.52M |
|
1484
CALL
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$5.74B
| $12.8M | 0.01% |
169,437
+123,912
| +272% | +$8.67M |
|
|
PPLI
1485
CALL
People Inc
PPLI
$2.92B
| $12.8M | 0.01% |
694,390
-557,303
| -45% | -$9.46M |
|
|
OCLR
1486
PUT
DELISTED
Oclaro Inc.
OCLR
| $12.8M | 0.01% |
1,370,200
+136,100
| +11% | +$1.23M |
|
1487
CALL
Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X ETF
ERX
$255M
| $12.8M | 0.01% |
51,040
-13,460
| -21% | -$3.76M |
|
|
WPZ
1488
PUT
DELISTED
Williams Partners L.P.
WPZ
| $12.8M | 0.01% |
318,700
+124,900
| +64% | +$5M |
|
|
LVLT
1489
PUT
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
| $12.8M | 0.01% |
215,500
+76,400
| +55% | +$4.6M |
|
1490
CALL
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$28B
| $12.8M | 0.01% |
21,700
-4,200
| -16% | -$2.3M |
|
1491
PUT
Golar LNG
GLNG
$5.23B
| $12.7M | 0.01% |
572,800
+174,300
| +44% | +$4.37M |
|
1492
PUT
Sysco
SYY
$39.9B
| $12.7M | 0.01% |
253,200
+68,300
| +37% | +$3.65M |
|
1493
CALL
Sunoco
SUN
$14.1B
| $12.7M | 0.01% |
416,200
+121,600
| +41% | +$3.63M |
|
1494
CALL
Omega Healthcare
OHI
$14.2B
| $12.7M | 0.01% |
385,500
+307,100
| +392% | +$10.2M |
|
|
VIAB
1495
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
| $12.7M | 0.01% |
378,972
+209,196
| +123% | +$7.96M |
|
1496
CALL
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$24B
| $12.7M | 0.01% |
137,700
+12,100
| +10% | +$1.11M |
|
|
HDS
1497
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
| $12.7M | 0.01% |
414,331
+370,162
| +838% | +$14M |
|
1498
Opko Health
OPK
$1.13B
| $12.7M | 0.01% |
1,926,520
+1,568,193
| +438% | +$11M |
|
1499
PUT
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$942M
| $12.7M | 0.01% |
795,900
+222,400
| +39% | +$2.98M |
|
1500
PUT
Core Laboratories
CLB
$550M
| $12.7M | 0.01% |
125,000
+59,500
| +91% | +$6.41M |
|
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Jeff Yass's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2017, Jeff Yass held 10,525 positions worth $228B, up 15% from $198B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.
Jeff Yass deployed $21.5B of net new capital in Q2 2017, opening 1,702 new positions and adding to 3,804 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Altaba Inc: 9,835,232 shares worth $536M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 2% of assets, up from 1.2% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, an estimated $353M trimmed.
- Jeff Yass's largest Q2 2017 buy was Altaba Inc: 9,835,232 shares worth $536M.
- Jeff Yass added most to Apple in Q2 2017, an estimated $781M increase.
- Jeff Yass's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $353M.
- Jeff Yass fully exited Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $261M.
- Jeff Yass's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $228B portfolio in Q2 2017.
- Jeff Yass opened 1,702 new positions and closed 1,419 in Q2 2017.
- Jeff Yass's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $228B.
Based on Susquehanna International Group's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 15 Aug 2017.