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 |
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
|
+$1.17B |
| 2 |
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
|
+$831M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$366M |
| 4 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$330M |
| 5 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$217M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Weyerhaeuser
WY
|
+$752M |
| 2 |
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
|
+$681M |
| 3 |
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
|
+$491M |
| 4 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$412M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$345M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 2.22% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 1.95% |
| 3 | Energy | 1.77% |
| 4 | Financials | 1.73% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 1.36% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
201
PUT
Transocean
RIG
$6.61B
| $216M | 0.08% |
6,747,200
+2,090,400
| +45% | +$81.8M |
|
|
QIHU
202
PUT
DELISTED
QIHOO 360 TECHNOLOGY CO LTD ADS RPSTG 3 CL A SHS
QIHU
| $213M | 0.08% |
3,158,900
+1,547,800
| +96% | +$138M |
|
|
SCTY
203
CALL
DELISTED
SolarCity Corporation
SCTY
| $212M | 0.08% |
3,564,200
+776,200
| +28% | +$53.4M |
|
204
CALL
Ford
F
$57.5B
| $212M | 0.08% |
14,331,100
+8,005,800
| +127% | +$137M |
|
|
SNDK
205
PUT
DELISTED
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
| $212M | 0.08% |
2,161,400
+642,900
| +42% | +$62.9M |
|
206
CALL
Halliburton
HAL
$29.4B
| $211M | 0.08% |
3,274,000
+1,044,400
| +47% | +$71.6M |
|
207
PUT
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$61.3B
| $211M | 0.08% |
2,285,866
+938,458
| +70% | +$90M |
|
208
PUT
Walmart Inc
WMT
$825B
| $210M | 0.08% |
8,220,600
-1,479,600
| -15% | -$37.4M |
|
209
CALL
Caterpillar
CAT
$381B
| $209M | 0.08% |
2,109,500
+1,016,200
| +93% | +$108M |
|
|
BWP
210
DELISTED
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners
BWP
| $209M | 0.08% |
11,160,357
+2,992,337
| +37% | +$57.2M |
|
211
eBay
EBAY
$46.3B
| $208M | 0.08% |
8,715,838
-276,262
| -3% | -$6.14M |
|
212
PUT
Morgan Stanley
MS
$336B
| $207M | 0.08% |
5,977,000
+630,000
| +12% | +$21M |
|
|
SHPG
213
CALL
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
| $206M | 0.08% |
794,000
+487,600
| +159% | +$121M |
|
|
AGN
214
CALL
DELISTED
Allergan Inc
AGN
| $205M | 0.08% |
1,151,000
-28,500
| -2% | -$4.73M |
|
215
PUT
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$137B
| $202M | 0.08% |
3,945,300
-240,000
| -6% | -$12M |
|
|
APC
216
PUT
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
| $201M | 0.08% |
1,983,900
+400,800
| +25% | +$43.2M |
|
217
PUT
Home Depot
HD
$335B
| $201M | 0.08% |
2,191,700
+670,800
| +44% | +$57.5M |
|
|
218
PUT
Halliburton
HAL
$29.4B
| $200M | 0.08% |
3,107,000
+1,451,600
| +88% | +$99.5M |
|
219
PUT
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.7B
| $198M | 0.08% |
1,488,504
+689,581
| +86% | +$92M |
|
220
PUT
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$43.5B
| $197M | 0.08% |
3,663,500
-377,800
| -9% | -$20M |
|
221
PUT
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$110B
| $196M | 0.08% |
5,989,500
+778,500
| +15% | +$28.3M |
|
|
222
CALL
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$137B
| $195M | 0.08% |
3,812,500
+1,921,400
| +102% | +$96M |
|
223
PUT
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$54.2B
| $194M | 0.07% |
5,363,000
+2,338,600
| +77% | +$89.4M |
|
|
CELG
224
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
| $193M | 0.07% |
2,034,745
-890,815
| -30% | -$80.4M |
|
225
CALL
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
| $193M | 0.07% |
1,568,784
+181,181
| +13% | +$22.6M |
|
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Jeff Yass's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2014, Jeff Yass held 10,694 positions worth $260B, up 12% from $232B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.
Jeff Yass deployed $28.7B of net new capital in Q3 2014, opening 983 new positions and adding to 4,297 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Tri Pointe Homes: 13,184,257 shares worth $171M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 2.2% of assets, down from 2.6% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Energy.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Weyerhaeuser, an estimated $752M trimmed.
- Jeff Yass's largest Q3 2014 buy was Tri Pointe Homes: 13,184,257 shares worth $171M.
- Jeff Yass added most to iShares Russell 2000 ETF in Q3 2014, an estimated $1.17B increase.
- Jeff Yass's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Weyerhaeuser, cutting an estimated $752M.
- Jeff Yass fully exited Capital One Financial Corp in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $85.6M.
- Jeff Yass's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $260B portfolio in Q3 2014.
- Jeff Yass opened 983 new positions and closed 1,332 in Q3 2014.
- Jeff Yass's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $260B.
Based on Susquehanna International Group's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 17 Nov 2014.