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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$781M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$728M |
| 3 |
AABA
Altaba Inc
AABA
|
+$535M |
| 4 |
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
|
+$296M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$274M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$353M |
| 2 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$261M |
| 3 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$228M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$170M |
| 5 |
DuPont de Nemours
DD
|
+$165M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 2.03% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 1.46% |
| 3 | Financials | 1.01% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 0.92% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 0.92% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
PUT
Five Below
FIVE
$14.2B
| $7M | ﹤0.01% |
141,800
-83,300
| -37% | -$4.1M |
|
2002
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
LXRX
$1.03B
| $6.99M | ﹤0.01% |
+424,817
| New | +$6.58M |
|
2003
Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF
SPLV
$7.1B
| $6.98M | ﹤0.01% |
156,145
+105,514
| +208% | +$4.68M |
|
|
SEE
2004
PUT
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
| $6.98M | ﹤0.01% |
156,000
-341,900
| -69% | -$15.1M |
|
2005
CALL
Sanofi
SNY
$109B
| $6.98M | ﹤0.01% |
145,700
-365,500
| -71% | -$17.5M |
|
2006
PUT
Brinker International
EAT
$10.3B
| $6.98M | ﹤0.01% |
183,100
-28,100
| -13% | -$1.17M |
|
|
NUAN
2007
PUT
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
| $6.98M | ﹤0.01% |
462,809
+170,478
| +58% | +$2.67M |
|
|
MDCO
2008
DELISTED
Medicines Co
MDCO
| $6.97M | ﹤0.01% |
183,379
+44,531
| +32% | +$1.98M |
|
|
CRDT
2009
DELISTED
WisdomTree Trust WisdomTree Strategic Corporate Bond Fund
CRDT
| $6.97M | ﹤0.01% |
91,750
+81,831
| +825% | +$6.21M |
|
2010
CALL
CoreCivic
CXW
$3.36B
| $6.95M | ﹤0.01% |
252,100
+128,700
| +104% | +$4.02M |
|
2011
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.52B
| $6.95M | ﹤0.01% |
23,686
+6,784
| +40% | +$1.96M |
|
2012
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$2.07B
| $6.95M | ﹤0.01% |
215,464
+107,553
| +100% | +$3.35M |
|
2013
SBA Communications
SBAC
$19.7B
| $6.94M | ﹤0.01% |
51,446
-2,633
| -5% | -$342K |
|
2014
PUT
Restaurant Brands International
QSR
$27.6B
| $6.93M | ﹤0.01% |
110,800
-57,900
| -34% | -$3.41M |
|
|
NE
2015
CALL
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
| $6.92M | ﹤0.01% |
1,911,000
+12,900
| +0.7% | +$59.3K |
|
2016
CALL
Ball Corp
BALL
$17B
| $6.9M | ﹤0.01% |
163,500
-122,100
| -43% | -$4.82M |
|
2017
PUT
Allstate
ALL
$66.2B
| $6.9M | ﹤0.01% |
78,000
+3,000
| +4% | +$254K |
|
2018
Tyson Foods
TSN
$19.9B
| $6.88M | ﹤0.01% |
109,850
+37,997
| +53% | +$2.33M |
|
|
CIM
2019
Chimera Investment
CIM
$961M
| $6.87M | ﹤0.01% |
122,996
-1,895
| -2% | -$110K |
|
|
NTRI
2020
PUT
DELISTED
NutriSystem, Inc.
NTRI
| $6.87M | ﹤0.01% |
132,000
+92,400
| +233% | +$4.78M |
|
2021
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$11.6B
| $6.87M | ﹤0.01% |
172,484
+46,337
| +37% | +$2.09M |
|
|
SAFM
2022
PUT
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
| $6.87M | ﹤0.01% |
59,400
-228,300
| -79% | -$26.5M |
|
|
TUP
2023
PUT
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
| $6.87M | ﹤0.01% |
97,800
+36,800
| +60% | +$2.56M |
|
2024
CALL
ProShares UltraShort S&P500
SDS
$396M
| $6.86M | ﹤0.01% |
5,408
+2,723
| +101% | +$3.54M |
|
|
SAVE
2025
PUT
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
| $6.85M | ﹤0.01% |
132,700
-61,100
| -32% | -$3.34M |
|
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Jeff Yass's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2017, Jeff Yass held 10,525 positions worth $228B, up 15% from $198B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.
Jeff Yass's Q2 2017 filing shows 1,702 new, 3,804 increased, 3,457 reduced and 1,419 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Altaba Inc: 9,835,232 shares worth $536M. The largest sale was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, an estimated $353M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 2% of assets, up from 1.2% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
- Jeff Yass's largest Q2 2017 buy was Altaba Inc: 9,835,232 shares worth $536M.
- Jeff Yass added most to Apple in Q2 2017, an estimated $781M increase.
- Jeff Yass's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $353M.
- Jeff Yass fully exited Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $261M.
- Jeff Yass's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $228B portfolio in Q2 2017.
- Jeff Yass opened 1,702 new positions and closed 1,419 in Q2 2017.
- Jeff Yass's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $228B.
Based on Susquehanna International Group's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 15 Aug 2017.