Defender Capital, LLC.
In its 13F for Q3 2024 (holdings as of September 30, 2024, filed October 21, 2024), Defender Capital, LLC. reported 35 stock positions worth $301.1 million. Its top holding was Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) at 15.2% of the portfolio, followed by Vanguard Short-Term Treasury (VGSH, 14.7%) and Danaher (DHR, 12.2%). Compared with Q2 2024, it opened 3 new positions, sold out of 3, added to 11 and reduced 12. The biggest buy was Fortive (FTV, shares +10%) and the biggest sale Vanguard Short-Term Treasury (VGSH, shares −17%).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- CHARLOTTE, NC
- CIK
- 0001766929
- Portfolio Value
- $301.1M (Q3 2024)
- SEC Filing
- 0001766929-24-000004 ↗ filed Oct 21, 2024
Holdings Value
Holdings 35 stocks · $301.1M
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 15.18% | 99,348 | $45.7M | Reduce -1.2% |
| VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury | 14.71% | 750,753 | $44.3M | Reduce -16.6% |
| DHR Danaher Corp. | 12.19% | 132,085 | $36.7M | Reduce -2.3% |
| STAA Staar Surgical Co. | 8.36% | 677,617 | $25.2M | Add +4.4% |
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A | 8.14% | 659,369 | $24.5M | Reduce -16.4% |
| MNST Monster Beverage Corp. | 7.67% | 442,581 | $23.1M | Add +1.6% |
| FTV Fortive Corp. | 6.76% | 257,833 | $20.4M | Add +10.1% |
| AXON Axon Enterprise Inc. | 5.63% | 42,459 | $17.0M | Reduce -3.7% |
| TDY Teledyne Technologies Inc. | 5.47% | 37,616 | $16.5M | Reduce -6.4% |
| VLTO Veralto Corp. | 4.30% | 115,875 | $13.0M | Reduce -5.9% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | 3.57% | 12,134 | $10.8M | Reduce -4.9% |
| LCTX Lineage Cell Therapeutics Inc. | 1.50% | 5,002,198 | $4.5M | Add +0.6% |
| INTC Intel Corp. | 0.91% | 116,265 | $2.7M | Reduce -2.3% |
| ESAB Esab Corp. | 0.84% | 23,849 | $2.5M | Reduce -0.1% |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | 0.58% | 14,413 | $1.8M | Add +2.5% |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 0.56% | 7,195 | $1.7M | Reduce -7.7% |
| TSLA Tesla Inc. | 0.49% | 5,596 | $1.5M | New |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 0.49% | 3,401 | $1.5M | Add +0.1% |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 0.47% | 7,520 | $1.4M | Reduce -6.1% |
| DELL Dell Technologies -C | 0.40% | 10,108 | $1.2M | Add +187.4% |
| SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF | 0.28% | 12,400 | $837K | Add +14.8% |
| IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 0.22% | 3,000 | $663K | No change |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. | 0.17% | 17,935 | $519K | No change |
| MLM Martin Marietta Materials | 0.13% | 755 | $406K | No change |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 0.13% | 1,849 | $390K | No change |
| ANET Arista Networks Inc. | 0.13% | 1,005 | $386K | No change |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 0.11% | 600 | $346K | No change |
| MO Altria Group Inc. | 0.10% | 6,086 | $311K | No change |
| PSX Phillips 66 | 0.09% | 2,076 | $273K | Add +0.1% |
| TSM Taiwan Semiconductor-SP ADR | 0.09% | 1,565 | $272K | Add +3.7% |
| CSX CSX Corp. | 0.08% | 6,910 | $239K | No change |
| BABA Alibaba Group Holding-SP ADR | 0.07% | 2,000 | $212K | New |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | 0.07% | 1,266 | $205K | New |
| ONCOCYTE CORP | 0.06% | 59,353 | $169K | Add +7.5% |
| SCWO 374WATER Inc. | 0.04% | 93,000 | $126K | No change |
Portfolio Sells Q2 2024 → Q3 2024
| VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury | Reduce -16.6% | 14.71% | −3.12 |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.56 |
| INTC Intel Corp. | Reduce -2.3% | 0.91% | −0.35 |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | Reduce -4.9% | 3.57% | −0.13 |
| JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Inco | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.11 |
| SNPS Synopsys Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.08 |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | Reduce -6.1% | 0.47% | −0.06 |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | Reduce -7.7% | 0.56% | −0.00 |
| ESAB Esab Corp. | Reduce -0.1% | 0.84% | +0.07 |
| TDY Teledyne Technologies Inc. | Reduce -6.4% | 5.47% | +0.14 |
| VLTO Veralto Corp. | Reduce -5.9% | 4.30% | +0.29 |
| DHR Danaher Corp. | Reduce -2.3% | 12.19% | +0.65 |
| AXON Axon Enterprise Inc. | Reduce -3.7% | 5.63% | +1.20 |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | Reduce -1.2% | 15.18% | +1.21 |
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A | Reduce -16.4% | 8.14% | +1.31 |
Portfolio Buys Q2 2024 → Q3 2024
| FTV Fortive Corp. | Add +10.1% | 6.76% | +0.83 |
| TSLA Tesla Inc. | New | 0.49% | +0.49 |
| MNST Monster Beverage Corp. | Add +1.6% | 7.67% | +0.24 |
| DELL Dell Technologies -C | Add +187.4% | 0.40% | +0.23 |
| BABA Alibaba Group Holding-SP ADR | New | 0.07% | +0.07 |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | New | 0.07% | +0.07 |
| SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF | Add +14.8% | 0.28% | +0.04 |
| TSM Taiwan Semiconductor-SP ADR | Add +3.7% | 0.09% | +0.00 |
| ONCOCYTE CORP | Add +7.5% | 0.06% | +0.00 |
| PSX Phillips 66 | Add +0.1% | 0.09% | −0.01 |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | Add +2.5% | 0.58% | −0.01 |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | Add +0.1% | 0.49% | −0.03 |
| LCTX Lineage Cell Therapeutics Inc. | Add +0.6% | 1.50% | −0.19 |
| STAA Staar Surgical Co. | Add +4.4% | 8.36% | −2.20 |
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 |