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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
iShares US Utilities ETF
IDU
$1.33B
| $6.13M | ﹤0.01% |
+99,992
| New | +$6.34M |
|
2002
PUT
Snap-on
SNA
$20.6B
| $6.12M | ﹤0.01% |
40,300
-53,600
| -57% | -$8.28M |
|
|
FAZ
2003
PUT
Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x ETF
FAZ
$87.2M
| $6.12M | ﹤0.01% |
481
-47
| -9% | -$621K |
|
|
SIOX
2004
CALL
DELISTED
Sio Gene Therapies Inc. Common Stock
SIOX
| $6.1M | ﹤0.01% |
54,438
+51,250
| +1,608% | +$6.15M |
|
2005
PUT
Centene
CNC
$32.3B
| $6.09M | ﹤0.01% |
182,000
+49,600
| +37% | +$1.72M |
|
2006
PIMCO 15+ Year US TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund
LTPZ
$816M
| $6.07M | ﹤0.01% |
85,182
+29,910
| +54% | +$2.12M |
|
2007
RB Global
RBA
$15.9B
| $6.07M | ﹤0.01% |
172,990
| – | – |
|
2008
CALL
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13B
| $6.05M | ﹤0.01% |
159,600
+26,600
| +20% | +$988K |
|
2009
PUT
WisdomTree
WT
$3.75B
| $6.04M | ﹤0.01% |
586,600
+9,500
| +2% | +$99K |
|
2010
PUT
Mattel
MAT
$4.35B
| $6.03M | ﹤0.01% |
199,200
+90,600
| +83% | +$2.96M |
|
|
DATA
2011
DELISTED
Tableau Software, Inc.
DATA
| $6.03M | ﹤0.01% |
109,140
-107,864
| -50% | -$5.94M |
|
2012
CALL
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$21.8B
| $6.02M | ﹤0.01% |
341,900
-129,500
| -27% | -$2.42M |
|
2013
CALL
Jabil
JBL
$32.6B
| $6.01M | ﹤0.01% |
275,400
+157,300
| +133% | +$3.27M |
|
|
FNSR
2014
CALL
DELISTED
Finisar Corp
FNSR
| $6M | ﹤0.01% |
201,300
+133,800
| +198% | +$2.93M |
|
2015
PUT
iShares MSCI Turkey ETF
TUR
$223M
| $6M | ﹤0.01% |
158,400
+143,400
| +956% | +$5.54M |
|
2016
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.3B
| $5.99M | ﹤0.01% |
50,000
-34,657
| -41% | -$4.02M |
|
|
DST
2017
CALL
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
| $5.99M | ﹤0.01% |
101,600
-41,200
| -29% | -$2.49M |
|
2018
Genuine Parts
GPC
$19.2B
| $5.99M | ﹤0.01% |
59,600
| – | – |
|
|
GRUB
2019
PUT
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
| $5.98M | ﹤0.01% |
69,600
-28,800
| -29% | -$2.16M |
|
2020
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.8B
| $5.98M | ﹤0.01% |
+33,406
| New | +$6.38M |
|
|
NVRO
2021
PUT
DELISTED
NEVRO CORP.
NVRO
| $5.98M | ﹤0.01% |
57,300
-65,500
| -53% | -$5.92M |
|
2022
CALL
ProShares UltraPro S&P 500
UPRO
$5.5B
| $5.98M | ﹤0.01% |
487,200
-735,600
| -60% | -$8.96M |
|
2023
PUT
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$5.72B
| $5.98M | ﹤0.01% |
36,100
+25,300
| +234% | +$4.11M |
|
2024
CALL
Tronox
TROX
$874M
| $5.97M | ﹤0.01% |
637,100
+114,400
| +22% | +$879K |
|
2025
PUT
VanEck Agribusiness ETF
MOO
$1.02B
| $5.96M | ﹤0.01% |
119,200
-83,400
| -41% | -$4.13M |
|
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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.