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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1576
CALL
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
$1.02T
| $9.69M | ﹤0.01% |
47,200
-56,000
| -54% | -$11.2M |
|
1577
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$9.89B
| $9.69M | ﹤0.01% |
129,746
+55,319
| +74% | +$4.26M |
|
|
TCF
1578
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
| $9.69M | ﹤0.01% |
178,831
+87,849
| +97% | +$4.28M |
|
|
ARCH
1579
DELISTED
Arch Resources, Inc.
ARCH
| $9.67M | ﹤0.01% |
+123,857
| New | +$9.37M |
|
|
BBL
1580
DELISTED
BHP Group Plc American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares)
BBL
| $9.65M | ﹤0.01% |
306,886
-75,173
| -20% | -$2.39M |
|
|
SODA
1581
CALL
DELISTED
SodaStream International Ltd
SODA
| $9.65M | ﹤0.01% |
244,600
+72,100
| +42% | +$2.32M |
|
1582
Golar LNG
GLNG
$5.31B
| $9.64M | ﹤0.01% |
420,268
+80,464
| +24% | +$1.87M |
|
1583
CALL
Ecolab
ECL
$81.2B
| $9.62M | ﹤0.01% |
82,100
-120,000
| -59% | -$14M |
|
|
CYBR
1584
CALL
DELISTED
CyberArk
CYBR
| $9.59M | ﹤0.01% |
210,700
-6,300
| -3% | -$307K |
|
|
SKX
1585
DELISTED
Skechers
SKX
| $9.57M | ﹤0.01% |
389,514
-420,504
| -52% | -$9.7M |
|
1586
CALL
Copa Holdings
CPA
$6.04B
| $9.55M | ﹤0.01% |
105,200
-218,100
| -67% | -$19.8M |
|
|
FTR
1587
PUT
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
| $9.54M | ﹤0.01% |
188,120
+56,440
| +43% | +$3.09M |
|
1588
PUT
Emerson Electric
EMR
$86.4B
| $9.53M | ﹤0.01% |
171,000
-81,500
| -32% | -$4.38M |
|
1589
PUT
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.43B
| $9.53M | ﹤0.01% |
229,300
+63,200
| +38% | +$2.36M |
|
|
HBI
1590
PUT
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
| $9.52M | ﹤0.01% |
441,500
+318,100
| +258% | +$7.6M |
|
1591
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$15B
| $9.5M | ﹤0.01% |
+86,201
| New | +$9.67M |
|
1592
PUT
InterDigital
IDCC
$8.92B
| $9.48M | ﹤0.01% |
103,800
+40,200
| +63% | +$3.22M |
|
|
FRED
1593
CALL
DELISTED
Fred's Inc
FRED
| $9.45M | ﹤0.01% |
509,200
+439,700
| +633% | +$4.76M |
|
1594
CALL
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$49.5B
| $9.44M | ﹤0.01% |
85,100
+23,000
| +37% | +$2.43M |
|
1595
PUT
The Bancorp
TBBK
$2.73B
| $9.43M | ﹤0.01% |
+1,200,000
| New | +$8.57M |
|
1596
First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF
FV
$3.83B
| $9.41M | ﹤0.01% |
406,700
+243,362
| +149% | +$5.55M |
|
1597
CALL
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$48.9B
| $9.41M | ﹤0.01% |
75,600
-48,700
| -39% | -$5.92M |
|
|
ARIA
1598
CALL
DELISTED
Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARIA
| $9.4M | ﹤0.01% |
755,600
+329,700
| +77% | +$3.97M |
|
|
JKS
1599
PUT
JinkoSolar
JKS
$812M
| $9.38M | ﹤0.01% |
615,700
+108,500
| +21% | +$1.66M |
|
1600
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$31.3B
| $9.37M | ﹤0.01% |
267,339
-1,659,229
| -86% | -$59.9M |
|
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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.