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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2226
PUT
Coty
COTY
$2.41B
| $5.57M | ﹤0.01% |
304,200
-5,888,400
| -95% | -$122M |
|
2227
Evercore
EVR
$11.2B
| $5.56M | ﹤0.01% |
80,931
+74,331
| +1,126% | +$4.57M |
|
2228
CALL
ASML
ASML
$671B
| $5.55M | ﹤0.01% |
49,500
-15,700
| -24% | -$1.64M |
|
|
EBIX
2229
PUT
DELISTED
Ebix Inc
EBIX
| $5.55M | ﹤0.01% |
97,300
+35,200
| +57% | +$2.04M |
|
2230
PUT
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.16B
| $5.55M | ﹤0.01% |
87,000
-50,600
| -37% | -$2.89M |
|
|
CVSA
2231
Covista Inc
CVSA
$4.69B
| $5.54M | ﹤0.01% |
177,696
+102,291
| +136% | +$2.77M |
|
2232
CALL
Synopsys
SNPS
$78.5B
| $5.54M | ﹤0.01% |
94,100
+42,800
| +83% | +$2.55M |
|
|
ACH
2233
Accendra Health
ACH
$93.8M
| $5.53M | ﹤0.01% |
+156,705
| New | +$5.3M |
|
|
DNKN
2234
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
| $5.53M | ﹤0.01% |
105,364
-73,587
| -41% | -$3.79M |
|
2235
iShares US Transportation ETF
IYT
$2.28B
| $5.52M | ﹤0.01% |
135,504
+94,216
| +228% | +$3.66M |
|
2236
CALL
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
$3.88B
| $5.51M | ﹤0.01% |
100,400
-282,300
| -74% | -$16.3M |
|
2237
CALL
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$31.9B
| $5.51M | ﹤0.01% |
45,100
+8,800
| +24% | +$1.1M |
|
2238
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.75B
| $5.51M | ﹤0.01% |
225,111
+197,239
| +708% | +$4.35M |
|
2239
PUT
Equifax
EFX
$22.4B
| $5.51M | ﹤0.01% |
46,600
+24,400
| +110% | +$2.98M |
|
2240
PUT
Valmont Industries
VMI
$9.21B
| $5.51M | ﹤0.01% |
39,100
+34,300
| +715% | +$4.76M |
|
2241
PUT
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$2.84B
| $5.51M | ﹤0.01% |
188,314
+175,987
| +1,428% | +$5.66M |
|
|
MLNX
2242
PUT
DELISTED
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
MLNX
| $5.5M | ﹤0.01% |
134,600
-120,400
| -47% | -$5.1M |
|
2243
CALL
Popular Inc
BPOP
$10.8B
| $5.5M | ﹤0.01% |
125,600
-58,200
| -32% | -$2.35M |
|
2244
CALL
Coeur Mining
CDE
$22B
| $5.5M | ﹤0.01% |
605,000
-289,700
| -32% | -$2.98M |
|
|
PIV
2245
DELISTED
PWSHS S&P 500 HIGH QTY PORTF S&P HIGH QTY RKGS INDEX
PIV
| $5.5M | ﹤0.01% |
211,475
+117,623
| +125% | +$3.06M |
|
|
CMD
2246
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
| $5.5M | ﹤0.01% |
69,784
+57,223
| +456% | +$4.45M |
|
|
AKRX
2247
PUT
DELISTED
Akorn Inc
AKRX
| $5.5M | ﹤0.01% |
251,700
-28,200
| -10% | -$649K |
|
2248
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$26.7B
| $5.49M | ﹤0.01% |
18,201
-35,738
| -66% | -$10.3M |
|
2249
CALL
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$10.3B
| $5.49M | ﹤0.01% |
75,600
+66,000
| +688% | +$4.1M |
|
2250
Celanese
CE
$4.91B
| $5.47M | ﹤0.01% |
69,483
-39,323
| -36% | -$2.96M |
|
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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.