Defender Capital, LLC.
In its 13F for Q2 2024 (holdings as of June 30, 2024, filed July 29, 2024), Defender Capital, LLC. reported 35 stock positions worth $292.7 million. Its top holding was Vanguard Short-Term Treasury (VGSH) at 17.8% of the portfolio, followed by Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B, 14.0%) and Danaher (DHR, 11.5%). Compared with Q1 2024, it opened 3 new positions, sold out of 4, added to 13 and reduced 9. The biggest buy was Palantir Technologies Class A (PLTR, shares +28%) and the biggest sale Vanguard Short-Term Treasury (VGSH, shares −7%).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- CHARLOTTE, NC
- CIK
- 0001766929
- Portfolio Value
- $292.7M (Q2 2024)
- SEC Filing
- 0001766929-24-000003 ↗ filed Jul 29, 2024
Holdings Value
Holdings 35 stocks · $292.7M
| VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury | 17.84% | 900,319 | $52.2M | Reduce -7.1% |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 13.97% | 100,530 | $40.9M | Add +1.7% |
| DHR Danaher Corp. | 11.54% | 135,187 | $33.8M | Reduce -3.5% |
| STAA Staar Surgical Co. | 10.56% | 649,187 | $30.9M | Reduce -11.1% |
| MNST Monster Beverage Corp. | 7.43% | 435,486 | $21.8M | Add +14.8% |
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A | 6.83% | 789,217 | $20.0M | Add +28.4% |
| FTV Fortive Corp. | 5.93% | 234,166 | $17.4M | Add +1.9% |
| TDY Teledyne Technologies Inc. | 5.33% | 40,206 | $15.6M | Reduce -3.3% |
| AXON Axon Enterprise Inc. | 4.43% | 44,101 | $13.0M | Add +5.5% |
| VLTO Veralto Corp. | 4.02% | 123,125 | $11.8M | Reduce -9.1% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | 3.70% | 12,754 | $10.8M | Add +8.9% |
| LCTX Lineage Cell Therapeutics Inc. | 1.69% | 4,972,975 | $5.0M | Add +0.1% |
| INTC Intel Corp. | 1.26% | 118,965 | $3.7M | Reduce -0.4% |
| ESAB Esab Corp. | 0.77% | 23,881 | $2.3M | Reduce -3.8% |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | 0.59% | 14,063 | $1.7M | No change |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | 0.56% | 10,514 | $1.6M | Add +162.8% |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 0.56% | 7,793 | $1.6M | Add +62.7% |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 0.53% | 8,010 | $1.5M | Add +60.4% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 0.52% | 3,396 | $1.5M | Add +31.0% |
| SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF | 0.24% | 10,800 | $691K | Add +96.4% |
| IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 0.21% | 3,000 | $609K | Add +66.7% |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. | 0.17% | 17,935 | $502K | Reduce -0.1% |
| DELL Dell Technologies -C | 0.17% | 3,517 | $485K | New |
| MLM Martin Marietta Materials | 0.14% | 755 | $409K | No change |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 0.13% | 1,849 | $374K | No change |
| ANET Arista Networks Inc. | 0.12% | 1,005 | $352K | New |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 0.11% | 600 | $328K | No change |
| JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco | 0.11% | 5,625 | $319K | No change |
| PSX Phillips 66 | 0.10% | 2,073 | $293K | No change |
| MO Altria Group Inc. | 0.09% | 6,086 | $277K | No change |
| TSM Taiwan Semiconductor-SP ADR | 0.09% | 1,509 | $262K | No change |
| SNPS Synopsys Inc. | 0.08% | 402 | $239K | New |
| CSX CSX Corp. | 0.08% | 6,910 | $231K | No change |
| ONCOCYTE CORP | 0.06% | 55,220 | $163K | Reduce -1.2% |
| SCWO 374WATER Inc. | 0.04% | 93,000 | $112K | No change |
Portfolio Sells Q1 2024 → Q2 2024
| VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury | Reduce -7.1% | 17.84% | −1.30 |
| TDY Teledyne Technologies Inc. | Reduce -3.3% | 5.33% | −0.74 |
| INTC Intel Corp. | Reduce -0.4% | 1.26% | −0.54 |
| DHR Danaher Corp. | Reduce -3.5% | 11.54% | −0.36 |
| ESAB Esab Corp. | Reduce -3.8% | 0.77% | −0.16 |
| ENOV Enovis Corp. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.16 |
| DIS The Walt Disney Co. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.08 |
| VLTO Veralto Corp. | Reduce -9.1% | 4.02% | −0.07 |
| CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.07 |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.07 |
| ONCOCYTE CORP | Reduce -1.2% | 0.06% | 0.00 |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. | Reduce -0.1% | 0.17% | +0.00 |
| STAA Staar Surgical Co. | Reduce -11.1% | 10.56% | +1.05 |
Portfolio Buys Q1 2024 → Q2 2024
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A | Add +28.4% | 6.83% | +2.02 |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | Add +8.9% | 3.70% | +0.79 |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | Add +162.8% | 0.56% | +0.35 |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | Add +62.7% | 0.56% | +0.28 |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | Add +60.4% | 0.53% | +0.22 |
| DELL Dell Technologies -C | New | 0.17% | +0.17 |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | Add +31.0% | 0.52% | +0.15 |
| SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF | Add +96.4% | 0.24% | +0.12 |
| ANET Arista Networks Inc. | New | 0.12% | +0.12 |
| SNPS Synopsys Inc. | New | 0.08% | +0.08 |
| IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF | Add +66.7% | 0.21% | +0.08 |
| AXON Axon Enterprise Inc. | Add +5.5% | 4.43% | −0.01 |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | Add +1.7% | 13.97% | −0.17 |
| MNST Monster Beverage Corp. | Add +14.8% | 7.43% | −0.22 |
| FTV Fortive Corp. | Add +1.9% | 5.93% | −0.80 |
| LCTX Lineage Cell Therapeutics Inc. | Add +0.1% | 1.69% | −0.81 |
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 |