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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026
PUT
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$80.6B
| $6.5M | ﹤0.01% |
78,400
-15,100
| -16% | -$1.18M |
|
|
AFAM
2027
PUT
DELISTED
Almost Family Inc
AFAM
| $6.49M | ﹤0.01% |
147,200
+85,400
| +138% | +$3.48M |
|
2028
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.2B
| $6.49M | ﹤0.01% |
76,833
-29,356
| -28% | -$2.41M |
|
2029
Unilever
UL
$140B
| $6.49M | ﹤0.01% |
141,673
+95,362
| +206% | +$4.44M |
|
2030
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$10.1B
| $6.49M | ﹤0.01% |
73,500
| – | – |
|
2031
PUT
Labcorp
LH
$27.2B
| $6.48M | ﹤0.01% |
58,782
-26,190
| -31% | -$2.91M |
|
2032
CALL
B&G Foods
BGS
$287M
| $6.48M | ﹤0.01% |
148,000
+52,500
| +55% | +$2.33M |
|
2033
PUT
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.01B
| $6.47M | ﹤0.01% |
85,000
+78,100
| +1,132% | +$5.48M |
|
|
USCR
2034
PUT
DELISTED
U S Concrete, Inc.
USCR
| $6.46M | ﹤0.01% |
98,700
+10,700
| +12% | +$596K |
|
|
TFCF
2035
PUT
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
| $6.46M | ﹤0.01% |
237,200
+146,700
| +162% | +$3.93M |
|
2036
PUT
Alaunos Therapeutics
TCRT
$4.52M
| $6.46M | ﹤0.01% |
8,053
-1,708
| -17% | -$1.54M |
|
|
BIG
2037
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
| $6.46M | ﹤0.01% |
128,670
+73,970
| +135% | +$3.63M |
|
2038
Gold Fields
GFI
$42.6B
| $6.45M | ﹤0.01% |
2,143,608
+86,734
| +4% | +$311K |
|
|
TEP
2039
CALL
DELISTED
Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP
TEP
| $6.44M | ﹤0.01% |
135,700
+102,100
| +304% | +$4.75M |
|
2040
iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF
ISCG
$1.01B
| $6.44M | ﹤0.01% |
266,790
+157,746
| +145% | +$3.75M |
|
2041
Portland General Electric
POR
$5.9B
| $6.43M | ﹤0.01% |
+148,435
| New | +$6.26M |
|
|
RSX
2042
CALL
DELISTED
VanEck Russia ETF
RSX
| $6.43M | ﹤0.01% |
303,100
-584,200
| -66% | -$11.3M |
|
2043
CALL
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$15B
| $6.42M | ﹤0.01% |
41,700
-54,400
| -57% | -$8.12M |
|
2044
Clorox
CLX
$12.6B
| $6.41M | ﹤0.01% |
+53,390
| New | +$6.3M |
|
2045
CALL
Criteo S.A.
CRTO
$831M
| $6.4M | ﹤0.01% |
155,700
+43,600
| +39% | +$1.7M |
|
2046
CALL
First Majestic Silver
AG
$10.3B
| $6.39M | ﹤0.01% |
837,100
-237,300
| -22% | -$1.98M |
|
|
PPL
2047
PUT
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.4B
| $6.38M | ﹤0.01% |
187,500
-19,700
| -10% | -$661K |
|
2048
CALL
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$83.9B
| $6.38M | ﹤0.01% |
1,279,874
-13,703
| -1% | -$70.2K |
|
|
TSS
2049
CALL
DELISTED
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
| $6.37M | ﹤0.01% |
130,000
-11,200
| -8% | -$550K |
|
|
WES
2050
CALL
DELISTED
Western Gas Partners Lp
WES
| $6.37M | ﹤0.01% |
108,400
-80,800
| -43% | -$4.55M |
|
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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.