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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DRC
1526
PUT
DELISTED
DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC
DRC
| $17.5M | 0.01% |
213,300
+165,700
| +348% | +$11.1M |
|
1527
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
$8.55B
| $17.5M | 0.01% |
295,750
+229,367
| +346% | +$14.3M |
|
1528
PUT
ProShares Ultra Dow30
DDM
$584M
| $17.5M | 0.01% |
1,708,800
+357,600
| +26% | +$3.63M |
|
|
WWAV
1529
PUT
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
| $17.5M | 0.01% |
482,100
+278,800
| +137% | +$9.31M |
|
|
EA
1530
CALL
DELISTED
Electronic Arts
EA
| $17.5M | 0.01% |
491,300
-300
| -0.1% | -$10.9K |
|
1531
CALL
Southern Copper
SCCO
$180B
| $17.5M | 0.01% |
644,078
+58,622
| +10% | +$1.73M |
|
|
UPL
1532
DELISTED
Ultra Petroleum Corp. Common Stock
UPL
| $17.5M | 0.01% |
751,862
+95,570
| +15% | +$2.4M |
|
1533
PUT
ProShares Ultra Energy
DIG
$80.2M
| $17.5M | 0.01% |
192,160
+77,600
| +68% | +$8.03M |
|
|
BNY
1534
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$111B
| $17.5M | 0.01% |
450,916
+258,474
| +134% | +$10M |
|
1535
PUT
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$2.95B
| $17.5M | 0.01% |
1,202,500
-103,300
| -8% | -$1.27M |
|
1536
CALL
Invesco
IVZ
$14.6B
| $17.4M | 0.01% |
441,800
-38,500
| -8% | -$1.51M |
|
1537
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$27.9B
| $17.4M | 0.01% |
288,213
-21,170
| -7% | -$1.37M |
|
1538
CALL
Celanese
CE
$4.91B
| $17.4M | 0.01% |
297,200
+40,200
| +16% | +$2.48M |
|
1539
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$108B
| $17.4M | 0.01% |
597,836
+122,033
| +26% | +$4.54M |
|
1540
Westlake Corp
WLK
$9.53B
| $17.4M | 0.01% |
200,426
-30,862
| -13% | -$2.79M |
|
|
PFPT
1541
PUT
DELISTED
Proofpoint, Inc.
PFPT
| $17.3M | 0.01% |
466,000
+3,900
| +0.8% | +$146K |
|
1542
PUT
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$92.2B
| $17.3M | 0.01% |
1,005,200
+504,700
| +101% | +$8.76M |
|
1543
PUT
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$32B
| $17.3M | 0.01% |
221,200
+111,300
| +101% | +$7.18M |
|
|
FL
1544
CALL
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
| $17.3M | 0.01% |
310,300
+41,100
| +15% | +$2.16M |
|
1545
TJX Companies
TJX
$151B
| $17.2M | 0.01% |
582,438
+267,354
| +85% | +$7.54M |
|
|
CTRX
1546
PUT
DELISTED
CATAMARAN CORP COM STK (CDA)
CTRX
| $17.2M | 0.01% |
407,800
-89,300
| -18% | -$4.06M |
|
1547
PUT
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.3B
| $17.2M | 0.01% |
203,600
+115,300
| +131% | +$9.97M |
|
|
TRW
1548
DELISTED
TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP
TRW
| $17.2M | 0.01% |
169,669
+161,801
| +2,056% | +$16.2M |
|
1549
Dominion Energy
D
$58.8B
| $17.2M | 0.01% |
248,539
-293,116
| -54% | -$20.2M |
|
1550
CALL
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$26.1B
| $17.2M | 0.01% |
701,400
-685,000
| -49% | -$16.9M |
|
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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.