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
|
+$1.22B |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$408M |
| 3 |
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLE
|
+$292M |
| 4 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$218M |
| 5 |
Ford
F
|
+$215M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
|
+$1.37B |
| 2 |
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
|
+$1.18B |
| 3 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$619M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$487M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$406M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 2.53% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 2.02% |
| 3 | Financials | 1.63% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 1.38% |
| 5 | Energy | 1.37% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
STI.WS.A
2126
DELISTED
Suntrust Banks Inc
STI.WS.A
| $9M | ﹤0.01% |
756,400
| – | – |
|
2127
Arista Networks
ANET
$255B
| $8.98M | ﹤0.01% |
2,366,048
+2,069,296
| +697% | +$9.6M |
|
|
PRE
2128
PUT
DELISTED
PARTNERRE LTD
PRE
| $8.97M | ﹤0.01% |
78,600
+43,800
| +126% | +$4.99M |
|
|
TLM
2129
PUT
DELISTED
TALISMAN ENERGY INC
TLM
| $8.97M | ﹤0.01% |
1,145,300
-986,100
| -46% | -$6.2M |
|
|
SD
2130
DELISTED
SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.
SD
| $8.96M | ﹤0.01% |
4,924,245
+2,356,492
| +92% | +$7.7M |
|
2131
PUT
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$197B
| $8.96M | ﹤0.01% |
187,500
+37,300
| +25% | +$1.8M |
|
2132
CALL
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$22.1B
| $8.94M | ﹤0.01% |
176,500
+1,100
| +0.6% | +$57.5K |
|
|
AWAY
2133
CALL
DELISTED
HOMEAWAY INC COM
AWAY
| $8.93M | ﹤0.01% |
300,000
-27,000
| -8% | -$852K |
|
|
TYC
2134
CALL
DELISTED
TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL)
TYC
| $8.93M | ﹤0.01% |
194,438
+8,117
| +4% | +$361K |
|
2135
PUT
Masco
MAS
$14.5B
| $8.93M | ﹤0.01% |
403,080
-205,409
| -34% | -$4.24M |
|
2136
PUT
ATI
ATI
$29B
| $8.93M | ﹤0.01% |
256,700
+55,800
| +28% | +$1.84M |
|
2137
PUT
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
KOLD
$103M
| $8.93M | ﹤0.01% |
32,640
+4,260
| +15% | +$756K |
|
2138
PUT
TJX Companies
TJX
$151B
| $8.91M | ﹤0.01% |
260,000
-141,800
| -35% | -$4.52M |
|
|
JJG
2139
DELISTED
iPath Bloomberg Grains Subindex Total Return ETN due October 22, 2037
JJG
| $8.91M | ﹤0.01% |
230,932
+223,332
| +2,939% | +$8.37M |
|
|
MDD
2140
DELISTED
SPDR S&P INTERNATIONAL MID CAP ETF
MDD
| $8.89M | ﹤0.01% |
314,096
+306,796
| +4,203% | +$9.43M |
|
2141
CALL
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$24.8B
| $8.88M | ﹤0.01% |
105,400
-7,200
| -6% | -$573K |
|
|
RCPT
2142
PUT
DELISTED
RECEPTOS INC COM STK (DE)
RCPT
| $8.87M | ﹤0.01% |
72,400
+24,100
| +50% | +$2.44M |
|
|
YELL
2143
CALL
DELISTED
Yellow Corporation Common Stock
YELL
| $8.87M | ﹤0.01% |
394,300
+174,800
| +80% | +$3.74M |
|
2144
Pultegroup
PHM
$24.8B
| $8.86M | ﹤0.01% |
412,990
-584,945
| -59% | -$11.7M |
|
2145
PUT
Carlyle Group
CG
$17.5B
| $8.86M | ﹤0.01% |
322,100
+173,100
| +116% | +$4.91M |
|
2146
American Water Works
AWK
$27.3B
| $8.86M | ﹤0.01% |
166,183
+7,247
| +5% | +$375K |
|
|
STJ
2147
CALL
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
| $8.85M | ﹤0.01% |
136,100
-66,200
| -33% | -$4.26M |
|
|
OSG
2148
CALL
Octave Specialty Group
OSG
$207M
| $8.85M | ﹤0.01% |
361,000
-217,000
| -38% | -$5.05M |
|
2149
News Corp Class B
NWS
$18.9B
| $8.83M | ﹤0.01% |
585,240
+511,895
| +698% | +$7.66M |
|
2150
PUT
Mattel
MAT
$4.35B
| $8.81M | ﹤0.01% |
284,700
-74,300
| -21% | -$2.29M |
|
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Jeff Yass's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2014, Jeff Yass held 10,737 positions worth $252B, down 3% from $260B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.
Jeff Yass withdrew a net $10.2B in Q4 2014, closing 1,178 positions and reducing 4,352 holdings. Its most notable exit was Bausch Health, an estimated $68.9M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 2.5% of assets, up from 2.2% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
Against the trend, Jeff Yass opened a new position in Northern Trust Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF worth $31M.
- Jeff Yass's largest Q4 2014 buy was Northern Trust Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF: 1,011,289 shares worth $31M.
- Jeff Yass added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q4 2014, an estimated $1.22B increase.
- Jeff Yass's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, cutting an estimated $1.37B.
- Jeff Yass fully exited Bausch Health in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $68.9M.
- Jeff Yass's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $252B portfolio in Q4 2014.
- Jeff Yass opened 1,370 new positions and closed 1,178 in Q4 2014.
- Jeff Yass's portfolio value fell 3% quarter-over-quarter to $252B.
Based on Susquehanna International Group's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 17 Feb 2015.