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 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$726M |
| 2 |
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
|
+$599M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$578M |
| 4 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$328M |
| 5 |
American Airlines Group
AAL
|
+$317M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$1.17B |
| 2 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$392M |
| 3 |
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
|
+$285M |
| 4 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$225M |
| 5 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$208M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 3.09% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 2.15% |
| 3 | Financials | 1.67% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 1.64% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 1.63% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976
Smith & Wesson
SWBI
$606M
| $10.1M | ﹤0.01% |
790,852
-34,461
| -4% | -$398K |
|
|
EVEP
1977
CALL
DELISTED
EV Energy Partners, L.P.
EVEP
| $10.1M | ﹤0.01% |
881,900
+782,700
| +789% | +$11.6M |
|
1978
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$97.4B
| $10.1M | ﹤0.01% |
105,332
+39,715
| +61% | +$3.76M |
|
|
HCR
1979
CALL
DELISTED
Hi-Crush Inc. Common Stock
HCR
| $10.1M | ﹤0.01% |
328,200
+1,400
| +0.4% | +$46K |
|
|
CVRR
1980
DELISTED
CVR Refining, LP
CVRR
| $10.1M | ﹤0.01% |
549,758
+342,435
| +165% | +$6.88M |
|
1981
CALL
FirstEnergy
FE
$27B
| $10M | ﹤0.01% |
308,700
+82,000
| +36% | +$2.87M |
|
1982
Xerox
XRX
$387M
| $10M | ﹤0.01% |
357,988
-100,337
| -22% | -$3.1M |
|
1983
PUT
State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF
XME
$4.83B
| $10M | ﹤0.01% |
411,900
-378,900
| -48% | -$10.3M |
|
1984
PUT
Ross Stores
ROST
$77.4B
| $10M | ﹤0.01% |
205,800
-41,400
| -17% | -$2.08M |
|
1985
CALL
TSMC
TSM
$2.16T
| $10M | ﹤0.01% |
440,300
-108,300
| -20% | -$2.58M |
|
1986
PUT
Fortinet
FTNT
$113B
| $9.97M | ﹤0.01% |
1,206,000
+462,000
| +62% | +$3.59M |
|
1987
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$72.8B
| $9.96M | ﹤0.01% |
152,345
-77,748
| -34% | -$5.27M |
|
1988
CALL
iShares MSCI Canada ETF
EWC
$6.95B
| $9.96M | ﹤0.01% |
373,200
+346,600
| +1,303% | +$9.8M |
|
|
CJES
1989
PUT
DELISTED
C&J ENERGY SVCS LTD
CJES
| $9.96M | ﹤0.01% |
754,700
+710,200
| +1,596% | +$10.5M |
|
|
AMJ
1990
DELISTED
JP Morgan Alerian MLP Index ETN 5/24/24
AMJ
| $9.95M | ﹤0.01% |
251,302
+213,408
| +563% | +$9.27M |
|
|
BRLI
1991
PUT
DELISTED
BIO-REFERENCE LABS INC-NEW-
BRLI
| $9.95M | ﹤0.01% |
241,100
+214,500
| +806% | +$7.69M |
|
|
RYL
1992
PUT
DELISTED
RYLAND GROUP INC
RYL
| $9.94M | ﹤0.01% |
214,300
+144,900
| +209% | +$6.44M |
|
|
SWN
1993
CALL
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
| $9.93M | ﹤0.01% |
436,900
+160,800
| +58% | +$4.13M |
|
|
NAVB
1994
PUT
DELISTED
Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Inc.
NAVB
| $9.91M | ﹤0.01% |
305,770
+55
| +0% | +$1.6K |
|
|
NAVB
1995
DELISTED
Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Inc.
NAVB
| $9.9M | ﹤0.01% |
307,537
+3,333
| +1% | +$96.8K |
|
1996
CALL
Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bull 3X ETF
EDC
$171M
| $9.89M | ﹤0.01% |
108,575
-32,350
| -23% | -$3.45M |
|
|
DCH
1997
CALL
Dauch Corp
DCH
$1.53B
| $9.88M | ﹤0.01% |
472,300
+160,100
| +51% | +$3.87M |
|
1998
CALL
PTC Therapeutics
PTCT
$6.13B
| $9.88M | ﹤0.01% |
205,200
+73,800
| +56% | +$4.31M |
|
|
KNDI
1999
Kandi Technologies Group
KNDI
$66.3M
| $9.87M | ﹤0.01% |
1,091,576
+352,611
| +48% | +$3.8M |
|
2000
CALL
BCE
BCE
$22B
| $9.86M | ﹤0.01% |
232,000
-23,800
| -9% | -$1.05M |
|
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Jeff Yass's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2015, Jeff Yass held 10,941 positions worth $235B, up 6.8% from $220B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.
Jeff Yass deployed $12.9B of net new capital in Q2 2015, opening 1,599 new positions and adding to 4,693 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF: 1,789,597 shares worth $99.3M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 3.1% of assets, up from 3% 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 $1.17B trimmed.
- Jeff Yass's largest Q2 2015 buy was Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF: 1,789,597 shares worth $99.3M.
- Jeff Yass added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q2 2015, an estimated $726M increase.
- Jeff Yass's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $1.17B.
- Jeff Yass fully exited ACTAVIS PLC Pfd Conv Ser A (Irl) in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $41.7M.
- Jeff Yass's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $235B portfolio in Q2 2015.
- Jeff Yass opened 1,599 new positions and closed 888 in Q2 2015.
- Jeff Yass's portfolio value rose 6.8% quarter-over-quarter to $235B.
Based on Susquehanna International Group's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 14 Aug 2015.