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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
PUT
First Majestic Silver
AG
$10.3B
| $6.63M | ﹤0.01% |
868,700
-161,800
| -16% | -$1.35M |
|
2002
CALL
Alaunos Therapeutics
TCRT
$4.52M
| $6.62M | ﹤0.01% |
8,248
-1,223
| -13% | -$1.1M |
|
2003
MKS Inc
MKSI
$18.4B
| $6.62M | ﹤0.01% |
111,390
+86,852
| +354% | +$4.69M |
|
2004
Zillow
ZG
$8.09B
| $6.61M | ﹤0.01% |
181,384
-242,002
| -57% | -$8.46M |
|
|
MENT
2005
PUT
DELISTED
Mentor Graphics Corp
MENT
| $6.6M | ﹤0.01% |
+179,000
| New | +$5.85M |
|
|
CSOD
2006
PUT
DELISTED
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
CSOD
| $6.6M | ﹤0.01% |
156,000
+147,700
| +1,780% | +$5.86M |
|
2007
PUT
American Electric Power
AEP
$67.2B
| $6.6M | ﹤0.01% |
104,800
+4,800
| +5% | +$296K |
|
2008
CALL
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.58B
| $6.6M | ﹤0.01% |
45,400
+6,200
| +16% | +$900K |
|
2009
Ubiquiti
UI
$36.1B
| $6.59M | ﹤0.01% |
+114,081
| New | +$6.22M |
|
|
MDR
2010
CALL
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
| $6.59M | ﹤0.01% |
297,400
+42,700
| +17% | +$795K |
|
2011
CALL
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$197B
| $6.59M | ﹤0.01% |
133,600
-124,400
| -48% | -$5.81M |
|
2012
CALL
Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust
FXB
$65.4M
| $6.59M | ﹤0.01% |
54,800
+33,000
| +151% | +$4M |
|
2013
PUT
Cameco
CCJ
$46.8B
| $6.58M | ﹤0.01% |
628,900
+500
| +0.1% | +$4.51K |
|
2014
Invesco DB Precious Metals Fund
DBP
$275M
| $6.57M | ﹤0.01% |
188,649
+13,570
| +8% | +$504K |
|
2015
CALL
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
BOIL
$423M
| $6.57M | ﹤0.01% |
35
+11
| +46% | +$1.73M |
|
2016
American Water Works
AWK
$27.3B
| $6.56M | ﹤0.01% |
90,685
+80,412
| +783% | +$5.82M |
|
|
SAGE
2017
CALL
DELISTED
Sage Therapeutics
SAGE
| $6.55M | ﹤0.01% |
128,300
+30,900
| +32% | +$1.46M |
|
2018
CALL
KB Home
KBH
$3.44B
| $6.55M | ﹤0.01% |
414,300
+47,000
| +13% | +$734K |
|
2019
CALL
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$7.45B
| $6.54M | ﹤0.01% |
344,600
-36,300
| -10% | -$709K |
|
2020
CALL
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$611M
| $6.54M | ﹤0.01% |
124,100
+16,200
| +15% | +$895K |
|
2021
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$2.09B
| $6.52M | ﹤0.01% |
+427,602
| New | +$5.96M |
|
2022
CALL
Cal-Maine
CALM
$3.88B
| $6.51M | ﹤0.01% |
147,300
-226,000
| -61% | -$8.99M |
|
|
GK
2023
DELISTED
G&K Services Inc
GK
| $6.51M | ﹤0.01% |
67,469
+42,226
| +167% | +$4.04M |
|
2024
PUT
ProShares Ultra NASDAQ Biotechnology
BIB
$105M
| $6.5M | ﹤0.01% |
163,000
-52,600
| -24% | -$2.25M |
|
|
MPT
2025
Medical Properties Trust
MPT
$2.44B
| $6.5M | ﹤0.01% |
528,510
+511,691
| +3,042% | +$6.62M |
|
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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.