Defender Capital, LLC.
In its 13F for Q1 2024 (holdings as of March 31, 2024, filed May 6, 2024), Defender Capital, LLC. reported 36 stock positions worth $294.0 million. Its top holding was Vanguard Short-Term Treasury (VGSH) at 19.1% of the portfolio, followed by Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B, 14.1%) and Danaher (DHR, 11.9%). Compared with Q4 2023, it opened 5 new positions, sold out of 5, added to 9 and reduced 15. The biggest buy was Palantir Technologies Class A (PLTR, shares +35%) and the biggest sale Vanguard Short-Term Treasury (VGSH, shares −11%).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- CHARLOTTE, NC
- CIK
- 0001766929
- Portfolio Value
- $294.0M (Q1 2024)
- SEC Filing
- 0001766929-24-000002 ↗ filed May 6, 2024
Holdings Value
Holdings 36 stocks · $294.0M
| VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury | 19.14% | 968,975 | $56.3M | Reduce -10.5% |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 14.14% | 98,874 | $41.6M | Reduce -12.0% |
| DHR Danaher Corp. | 11.90% | 140,106 | $35.0M | Reduce -7.1% |
| STAA Staar Surgical Co. | 9.51% | 730,387 | $28.0M | Add +1.1% |
| MNST Monster Beverage Corp. | 7.65% | 379,407 | $22.5M | Add +2.2% |
| FTV Fortive Corp. | 6.73% | 229,884 | $19.8M | Reduce -11.9% |
| TDY Teledyne Technologies Inc. | 6.07% | 41,586 | $17.9M | Reduce -9.1% |
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A | 4.81% | 614,477 | $14.1M | Add +34.5% |
| AXON Axon Enterprise Inc. | 4.45% | 41,795 | $13.1M | Reduce -5.6% |
| VLTO Veralto Corp. | 4.09% | 135,464 | $12.0M | Reduce -9.9% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | 2.92% | 11,708 | $8.6M | Reduce -7.0% |
| LCTX Lineage Cell Therapeutics Inc. | 2.50% | 4,967,675 | $7.4M | Reduce -0.0% |
| INTC Intel Corp. | 1.80% | 119,485 | $5.3M | Add +41.3% |
| ESAB Esab Corp. | 0.93% | 24,831 | $2.7M | Reduce -9.9% |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | 0.43% | 1,405 | $1.3M | Add +40.5% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 0.37% | 2,593 | $1.1M | Reduce -27.6% |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 0.31% | 4,995 | $901K | Add +0.3% |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 0.28% | 4,791 | $822K | Reduce -3.2% |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | 0.21% | 4,000 | $631K | New |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. | 0.17% | 17,955 | $498K | Add +0.1% |
| ENOV Enovis Corp. | 0.16% | 7,500 | $468K | Reduce -25.0% |
| MLM Martin Marietta Materials | 0.16% | 755 | $464K | Reduce -20.5% |
| IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 0.13% | 1,800 | $379K | No change |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 0.13% | 1,849 | $370K | No change |
| PSX Phillips 66 | 0.12% | 2,073 | $339K | Add +1.8% |
| SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF | 0.12% | 5,500 | $338K | No change |
| JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco | 0.11% | 5,625 | $325K | No change |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 0.11% | 600 | $315K | New |
| MO Altria Group Inc. | 0.09% | 6,086 | $265K | No change |
| CSX CSX Corp. | 0.09% | 6,910 | $256K | No change |
| DIS The Walt Disney Co. filed as DISNEY WALT CO | 0.08% | 2,013 | $246K | New |
| TSM Taiwan Semiconductor-SP ADR | 0.07% | 1,509 | $205K | New |
| CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. | 0.07% | 4,046 | $202K | Add +0.8% |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | 0.07% | 1,271 | $201K | New |
| ONCOCYTE CORP | 0.06% | 55,885 | $164K | Reduce -22.0% |
| SCWO 374WATER Inc. | 0.04% | 93,000 | $117K | No change |
Portfolio Sells Q4 2023 → Q1 2024
| VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury | Reduce -10.5% | 19.14% | −3.03 |
| TDY Teledyne Technologies Inc. | Reduce -9.1% | 6.07% | −1.10 |
| ANIP Ani Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.46 |
| DHR Danaher Corp. | Reduce -7.1% | 11.90% | −0.35 |
| MGY Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. Class A | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.31 |
| VLTO Veralto Corp. | Reduce -9.9% | 4.09% | −0.25 |
| INFL Horizon Kinetics Infl Benef | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.21 |
| LFCR Lifecore Biomedical Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.19 |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | Reduce -27.6% | 0.37% | −0.10 |
| SCHW Schwab (charles) Corp. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.08 |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | Reduce -3.2% | 0.28% | −0.06 |
| ENOV Enovis Corp. | Reduce -25.0% | 0.16% | −0.04 |
| FTV Fortive Corp. | Reduce -11.9% | 6.73% | −0.01 |
| MLM Martin Marietta Materials | Reduce -20.5% | 0.16% | −0.01 |
| ONCOCYTE CORP | Reduce -22.0% | 0.06% | −0.01 |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | Reduce -7.0% | 2.92% | +0.00 |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | Reduce -12.0% | 14.14% | +0.07 |
| ESAB Esab Corp. | Reduce -9.9% | 0.93% | +0.10 |
| AXON Axon Enterprise Inc. | Reduce -5.6% | 4.45% | +0.44 |
| LCTX Lineage Cell Therapeutics Inc. | Reduce -0.0% | 2.50% | +0.60 |
Portfolio Buys Q4 2023 → Q1 2024
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A | Add +34.5% | 4.81% | +2.06 |
| STAA Staar Surgical Co. | Add +1.1% | 9.51% | +1.60 |
| INTC Intel Corp. | Add +41.3% | 1.80% | +0.30 |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | Add +40.5% | 0.43% | +0.26 |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | New | 0.21% | +0.21 |
| MNST Monster Beverage Corp. | Add +2.2% | 7.65% | +0.15 |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | New | 0.11% | +0.11 |
| DIS The Walt Disney Co. | New | 0.08% | +0.08 |
| TSM Taiwan Semiconductor-SP ADR | New | 0.07% | +0.07 |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | New | 0.07% | +0.07 |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | Add +0.3% | 0.31% | +0.04 |
| PSX Phillips 66 | Add +1.8% | 0.12% | +0.02 |
| CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. | Add +0.8% | 0.07% | −0.00 |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. | Add +0.1% | 0.17% | −0.01 |
All Filings
| Quarter | Positions | 13F Reported Value | Top Holdings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 37 | $308.0M | BRK.B, AXON, PLTR, DHR, VLTO |
| Q1 2026 | 34 | $281.9M | BRK.B, PLTR, DHR, AXON, VLTO |
| Q4 2025 | 38 | $308.7M | BRK.B, PLTR, DHR, AXON, VLTO |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | $298.2M | NVIDIA CORP |
| Q2 2025 | 39 | $294.5M | BRK.B, PLTR, AXON, DHR, MNST |
| Q1 2025 | 35 | $253.6M | BRK.B, DHR, PLTR, AXON, MNST |
| Q4 2024 | 39 | $272.0M | BRK.B, PLTR, DHR, FTV, AXON |
| Q3 2024 | 35 | $301.1M | BRK.B, VGSH, DHR, STAA, PLTR |
| Q2 2024 | 35 | $292.7M | VGSH, BRK.B, DHR, STAA, MNST |
| Q1 2024 | 36 | $294.0M | VGSH, BRK.B, DHR, STAA, MNST |