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 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$1.22B |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$408M |
| 3 |
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLE
|
+$292M |
| 4 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$218M |
| 5 |
Ford
F
|
+$215M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
|
+$1.37B |
| 2 |
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
|
+$1.18B |
| 3 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$619M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$487M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$406M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 2.53% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 2.02% |
| 3 | Financials | 1.63% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 1.38% |
| 5 | Energy | 1.37% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1676
CALL
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$8.01B
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
397,900
-541,500
| -58% | -$16.5M |
|
1677
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$82.9B
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
350,800
+160,575
| +84% | +$6.36M |
|
|
BID
1678
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
312,932
+86,910
| +38% | +$3.43M |
|
1679
Voya Financial
VOYA
$9.11B
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
318,425
+228,591
| +254% | +$9.14M |
|
|
AXON
1680
PUT
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$49.8B
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
509,300
+137,600
| +37% | +$2.71M |
|
|
AOL
1681
PUT
DELISTED
AOL INC COMMON STOCK
AOL
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
292,000
-217,400
| -43% | -$9.57M |
|
|
RDS.A
1682
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
215,146
+109,775
| +104% | +$7.09M |
|
1683
CALL
Chubb
CB
$132B
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
117,100
-26,900
| -19% | -$2.98M |
|
1684
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$77.1B
| $13.5M | 0.01% |
91,270
+32,818
| +56% | +$4.5M |
|
|
KRFT
1685
DELISTED
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA)
KRFT
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
214,416
+42,552
| +25% | +$2.49M |
|
|
ARNA
1686
DELISTED
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARNA
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
385,281
-7,774
| -2% | -$316K |
|
1687
PUT
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$12.8B
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
147,800
-25,000
| -14% | -$2.08M |
|
1688
CALL
Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF
NUGT
$1.57B
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
29,928
+11,705
| +64% | +$7.13M |
|
1689
CALL
Warner Bros
WBD
$72.5B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
387,100
+305,400
| +374% | +$10.6M |
|
1690
Synaptics
SYNA
$3.71B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
193,587
-9,356
| -5% | -$626K |
|
1691
PUT
NextEra Energy
NEE
$176B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
501,200
-1,640,400
| -77% | -$41.4M |
|
1692
PUT
Stryker
SYK
$127B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
141,100
-3,800
| -3% | -$337K |
|
|
PPL
1693
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.3B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
393,320
-36,664
| -9% | -$1.2M |
|
|
KATE
1694
PUT
DELISTED
Kate Spade & Company
KATE
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
415,200
+111,300
| +37% | +$3.18M |
|
|
BWLD
1695
DELISTED
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
BWLD
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
73,669
-49,730
| -40% | -$7.73M |
|
|
VR
1696
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
319,708
+9,631
| +3% | +$389K |
|
1697
CALL
Manitowoc
MTW
$702M
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
663,590
+37,093
| +6% | +$673K |
|
|
AOL
1698
CALL
DELISTED
AOL INC COMMON STOCK
AOL
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
287,700
-120,100
| -29% | -$5.29M |
|
|
JOYY
1699
JOYY Inc
JOYY
$3.78B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
213,047
-96,613
| -31% | -$7.04M |
|
|
RHT
1700
PUT
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
191,900
-139,800
| -42% | -$8.45M |
|
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Jeff Yass's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2014, Jeff Yass held 10,737 positions worth $252B, down 3% from $260B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.
Jeff Yass withdrew a net $10.2B in Q4 2014, closing 1,178 positions and reducing 4,352 holdings. Its most notable exit was Bausch Health, an estimated $68.9M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 2.5% of assets, up from 2.2% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
Against the trend, Jeff Yass opened a new position in Northern Trust Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF worth $31M.
- Jeff Yass's largest Q4 2014 buy was Northern Trust Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF: 1,011,289 shares worth $31M.
- Jeff Yass added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q4 2014, an estimated $1.22B increase.
- Jeff Yass's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, cutting an estimated $1.37B.
- Jeff Yass fully exited Bausch Health in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $68.9M.
- Jeff Yass's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $252B portfolio in Q4 2014.
- Jeff Yass opened 1,370 new positions and closed 1,178 in Q4 2014.
- Jeff Yass's portfolio value fell 3% quarter-over-quarter to $252B.
Based on Susquehanna International Group's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 17 Feb 2015.