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 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$4.12B |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$379M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$286M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$271M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$266M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$762M |
| 2 |
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
|
+$410M |
| 3 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$400M |
| 4 |
QIHU
QIHOO 360 TECHNOLOGY CO LTD ADS RPSTG 3 CL A SHS
QIHU
|
+$227M |
| 5 |
Synchrony
SYF
|
+$195M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Staples | 2.31% |
| 2 | Technology | 1.26% |
| 3 | Financials | 1.12% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 1.04% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 0.99% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1926
CALL
NewMarket
NEU
$8.51B
| $6.48M | ﹤0.01% |
15,100
+300
| +2% | +$128K |
|
|
SRCL
1927
CALL
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
| $6.48M | ﹤0.01% |
80,900
+20,200
| +33% | +$1.83M |
|
|
SAVE
1928
PUT
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
| $6.48M | ﹤0.01% |
152,400
+45,200
| +42% | +$1.88M |
|
1929
PUT
Apollo Global Management
APO
$78.9B
| $6.47M | ﹤0.01% |
360,200
+92,300
| +34% | +$1.62M |
|
1930
CALL
ProShares Ultra Financials
UYG
$852M
| $6.47M | ﹤0.01% |
267,000
-56,400
| -17% | -$1.35M |
|
|
LGF
1931
CALL
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment
LGF
| $6.46M | ﹤0.01% |
323,200
-31,000
| -9% | -$635K |
|
|
JNPR
1932
CALL
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
| $6.45M | ﹤0.01% |
268,200
-1,196,000
| -82% | -$27.7M |
|
1933
Merck
MRK
$378B
| $6.45M | ﹤0.01% |
108,332
+50,409
| +87% | +$2.95M |
|
|
SEE
1934
CALL
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
| $6.45M | ﹤0.01% |
140,700
-3,100
| -2% | -$146K |
|
1935
CALL
Nu Skin
NUS
$236M
| $6.45M | ﹤0.01% |
99,500
-26,800
| -21% | -$1.51M |
|
1936
PUT
FirstEnergy
FE
$27B
| $6.44M | ﹤0.01% |
194,800
-48,700
| -20% | -$1.65M |
|
|
USG
1937
PUT
DELISTED
Usg
USG
| $6.44M | ﹤0.01% |
249,300
+27,200
| +12% | +$755K |
|
1938
iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF
KXI
$1.09B
| $6.44M | ﹤0.01% |
129,662
-47,746
| -27% | -$2.38M |
|
1939
PUT
Fortinet
FTNT
$116B
| $6.43M | ﹤0.01% |
871,000
+217,000
| +33% | +$1.52M |
|
1940
CALL
Towne Bank
TOWN
$3.47B
| $6.43M | ﹤0.01% |
267,700
+110,100
| +70% | +$2.55M |
|
1941
PUT
American Electric Power
AEP
$67.2B
| $6.42M | ﹤0.01% |
100,000
+26,400
| +36% | +$1.78M |
|
1942
PUT
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$5.74B
| $6.42M | ﹤0.01% |
128,200
+59,700
| +87% | +$3.05M |
|
1943
iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF
ISCV
$704M
| $6.41M | ﹤0.01% |
147,270
-4,431
| -3% | -$188K |
|
1944
Olin
OLN
$2B
| $6.39M | ﹤0.01% |
311,644
-1,659,042
| -84% | -$35.7M |
|
|
TSL
1945
PUT
DELISTED
Trina Solar Limited
TSL
| $6.39M | ﹤0.01% |
623,900
+75,500
| +14% | +$741K |
|
1946
PUT
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$24.4B
| $6.38M | ﹤0.01% |
133,100
-17,100
| -11% | -$844K |
|
1947
PUT
Novartis
NVS
$299B
| $6.37M | ﹤0.01% |
90,061
-26,003
| -22% | -$1.89M |
|
1948
Blackrock
BLK
$182B
| $6.37M | ﹤0.01% |
17,573
+1,773
| +11% | +$645K |
|
|
OIL
1949
PUT
DELISTED
Barclays Bank PLC iPath Exchange Traded Notes Linked to Goldman Sachs Crude Oil Total Return In
OIL
| $6.37M | ﹤0.01% |
1,092,100
+660,000
| +153% | +$3.72M |
|
|
NE
1950
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
| $6.37M | ﹤0.01% |
1,003,874
+816,410
| +436% | +$5.49M |
|
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Jeff Yass's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2016, Jeff Yass held 9,816 positions worth $207B, up 11% from $187B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 27% of the portfolio.
Jeff Yass deployed $7.99B of net new capital in Q3 2016, opening 1,347 new positions and adding to 3,278 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Bristol-Myers Squibb: 4,459,411 shares worth $240M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Staples at 2.3% of assets, up from 0.28% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Apple, an estimated $762M trimmed.
- Jeff Yass's largest Q3 2016 buy was Bristol-Myers Squibb: 4,459,411 shares worth $240M.
- Jeff Yass added most to Procter & Gamble in Q3 2016, an estimated $4.12B increase.
- Jeff Yass's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $762M.
- Jeff Yass fully exited QIHOO 360 TECHNOLOGY CO LTD ADS RPSTG 3 CL A SHS in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $227M.
- Jeff Yass's ten largest holdings make up 27% of its $207B portfolio in Q3 2016.
- Jeff Yass opened 1,347 new positions and closed 1,488 in Q3 2016.
- Jeff Yass's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $207B.
Based on Susquehanna International Group's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.