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
|
+$879M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$352M |
| 3 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$243M |
| 4 |
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
|
+$232M |
| 5 |
AB InBev
BUD
|
+$188M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$1.82B |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$884M |
| 3 |
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
|
+$219M |
| 4 |
Mondelez International
MDLZ
|
+$198M |
| 5 |
WFT
Weatherford International plc
WFT
|
+$181M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 1.22% |
| 2 | Technology | 1.15% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 1.1% |
| 4 | Financials | 1.05% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 0.98% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SAVE
2001
CALL
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
| $6.8M | ﹤0.01% |
128,200
-17,300
| -12% | -$925K |
|
2002
Range Resources
RRC
$9.71B
| $6.8M | ﹤0.01% |
233,551
-129,021
| -36% | -$3.98M |
|
2003
PUT
Cemex
CX
$15.8B
| $6.79M | ﹤0.01% |
779,126
-746,670
| -49% | -$6.28M |
|
|
MDCO
2004
DELISTED
Medicines Co
MDCO
| $6.79M | ﹤0.01% |
138,848
-89,964
| -39% | -$4.1M |
|
2005
CALL
Entergy
ETR
$50B
| $6.78M | ﹤0.01% |
178,600
+87,200
| +95% | +$3.2M |
|
2006
PUT
Stryker
SYK
$126B
| $6.78M | ﹤0.01% |
51,500
-174,100
| -77% | -$22M |
|
2007
CALL
MACOM Technology Solutions
MTSI
$20.8B
| $6.76M | ﹤0.01% |
140,000
+100,500
| +254% | +$4.7M |
|
|
2008
CALL
Cemex
CX
$15.8B
| $6.75M | ﹤0.01% |
774,430
-25,692
| -3% | -$216K |
|
2009
Monster Beverage
MNST
$93.7B
| $6.74M | ﹤0.01% |
584,076
+485,808
| +494% | +$5.43M |
|
2010
Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3x ETF
TZA
$243M
| $6.72M | ﹤0.01% |
932
+417
| +81% | +$3.14M |
|
2011
Honeywell
HON
$69.9B
| $6.72M | ﹤0.01% |
59,576
-100,029
| -63% | -$11M |
|
2012
State Street SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETF
MDYV
$2.84B
| $6.71M | ﹤0.01% |
139,390
+73,860
| +113% | +$3.55M |
|
2013
PUT
iShares US Transportation ETF
IYT
$2.28B
| $6.71M | ﹤0.01% |
163,600
-1,035,600
| -86% | -$43.1M |
|
|
XYZ
2014
Block Inc
XYZ
$49.9B
| $6.69M | ﹤0.01% |
387,303
-111,719
| -22% | -$1.75M |
|
2015
CALL
Cognex
CGNX
$10.4B
| $6.69M | ﹤0.01% |
159,400
+115,000
| +259% | +$4.21M |
|
2016
CALL
Blackstone Mortgage Trust
BXMT
$2.35B
| $6.69M | ﹤0.01% |
216,100
-11,900
| -5% | -$367K |
|
|
CHL
2017
CALL
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
| $6.68M | ﹤0.01% |
121,000
-75,300
| -38% | -$4.2M |
|
2018
Vanguard Materials ETF
VAW
$3.14B
| $6.68M | ﹤0.01% |
56,128
+53,452
| +1,997% | +$6.31M |
|
2019
Lumentum
LITE
$84.2B
| $6.67M | ﹤0.01% |
125,103
-37,473
| -23% | -$1.65M |
|
|
SWFT
2020
CALL
DELISTED
Swift Transportation Company
SWFT
| $6.66M | ﹤0.01% |
324,000
-37,100
| -10% | -$827K |
|
2021
Alaska Air
ALK
$4.8B
| $6.65M | ﹤0.01% |
72,155
+48,077
| +200% | +$4.55M |
|
2022
CALL
ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
SPXU
$392M
| $6.64M | ﹤0.01% |
968
+493
| +104% | +$3.58M |
|
2023
PUT
Magnite
MGNI
$3.35B
| $6.63M | ﹤0.01% |
1,126,300
+1,102,700
| +4,672% | +$8.59M |
|
2024
CALL
SiriusXM
SIRI
$9.61B
| $6.62M | ﹤0.01% |
128,550
-39,930
| -24% | -$1.96M |
|
2025
PUT
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.54B
| $6.62M | ﹤0.01% |
140,300
-15,500
| -10% | -$735K |
|
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Jeff Yass's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2017, Jeff Yass held 10,995 positions worth $198B, up 0.36% from $197B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.
Jeff Yass withdrew a net $13.1B in Q1 2017, closing 2,170 positions and reducing 3,725 holdings. Its most notable exit was Air Products & Chemicals, an estimated $219M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 1.2% of assets, down from 1.2% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Jeff Yass opened a new position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF worth $131M.
- Jeff Yass's largest Q1 2017 buy was iShares MSCI EAFE ETF: 2,100,985 shares worth $131M.
- Jeff Yass added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q1 2017, an estimated $879M increase.
- Jeff Yass's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $1.82B.
- Jeff Yass fully exited Air Products & Chemicals in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $219M.
- Jeff Yass's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $198B portfolio in Q1 2017.
- Jeff Yass opened 1,488 new positions and closed 2,170 in Q1 2017.
- Jeff Yass's portfolio value rose 0.36% quarter-over-quarter to $198B.
Based on Susquehanna International Group's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 15 May 2017.