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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2151
Avista
AVA
$3.2B
| $5.9M | ﹤0.01% |
147,443
+11,647
| +9% | +$471K |
|
2152
CALL
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
$160B
| $5.89M | ﹤0.01% |
138,700
+82,900
| +149% | +$3.64M |
|
2153
Evertec
EVTC
$1.78B
| $5.88M | ﹤0.01% |
331,376
+132,197
| +66% | +$2.19M |
|
|
FITB
2154
PUT
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$50B
| $5.88M | ﹤0.01% |
218,100
+28,700
| +15% | +$688K |
|
|
JNPR
2155
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
| $5.88M | ﹤0.01% |
+208,009
| New | +$5.42M |
|
2156
PUT
Albemarle
ALB
$15.9B
| $5.87M | ﹤0.01% |
68,200
+34,300
| +101% | +$2.9M |
|
2157
CALL
CoreCivic
CXW
$3.36B
| $5.87M | ﹤0.01% |
239,900
+68,800
| +40% | +$1.31M |
|
2158
CACI
CACI
$13.8B
| $5.87M | ﹤0.01% |
47,196
+35,410
| +300% | +$4.09M |
|
2159
PUT
Lear
LEA
$8.28B
| $5.86M | ﹤0.01% |
44,300
+21,100
| +91% | +$2.65M |
|
|
ONIT
2160
PUT
Onity Group
ONIT
$288M
| $5.86M | ﹤0.01% |
72,527
+3,600
| +5% | +$254K |
|
|
NE
2161
PUT
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
| $5.85M | ﹤0.01% |
988,600
-275,700
| -22% | -$1.62M |
|
2162
Cimpress
CMPR
$2.12B
| $5.85M | ﹤0.01% |
+63,832
| New | +$5.79M |
|
|
WBMD
2163
CALL
DELISTED
WebMD Health Corp.
WBMD
| $5.84M | ﹤0.01% |
117,800
-29,400
| -20% | -$1.52M |
|
2164
State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF
XSD
$2.64B
| $5.83M | ﹤0.01% |
103,995
+43,706
| +72% | +$2.35M |
|
2165
CALL
Alkermes
ALKS
$8.25B
| $5.83M | ﹤0.01% |
104,900
+37,100
| +55% | +$1.98M |
|
2166
CALL
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$26.1B
| $5.83M | ﹤0.01% |
236,500
-48,900
| -17% | -$1.14M |
|
2167
CALL
Moody's
MCO
$89.1B
| $5.83M | ﹤0.01% |
61,800
-4,900
| -7% | -$495K |
|
2168
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22B
| $5.82M | ﹤0.01% |
68,600
+28,252
| +70% | +$2.37M |
|
2169
Vuzix
VUZI
$225M
| $5.82M | ﹤0.01% |
855,471
+645,305
| +307% | +$4.81M |
|
2170
abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF
SGOL
$7.67B
| $5.82M | ﹤0.01% |
+520,410
| New | +$6.16M |
|
|
HR
2171
DELISTED
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
HR
| $5.81M | ﹤0.01% |
+191,670
| New | +$5.84M |
|
2172
CALL
Dillards
DDS
$9.87B
| $5.8M | ﹤0.01% |
92,600
+12,100
| +15% | +$795K |
|
2173
Tapestry
TPR
$26B
| $5.8M | ﹤0.01% |
165,586
+102,986
| +165% | +$3.76M |
|
2174
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$51.8B
| $5.79M | ﹤0.01% |
35,860
+28,275
| +373% | +$4.69M |
|
|
STI
2175
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
| $5.79M | ﹤0.01% |
105,600
| – | – |
|
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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.