Defender Capital, LLC.
In its 13F for Q4 2024 (holdings as of December 31, 2024, filed January 23, 2025), Defender Capital, LLC. reported 39 stock positions worth $272.0 million. Its top holding was Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) at 17.3% of the portfolio, followed by Palantir Technologies Class A (PLTR, 14.6%) and Danaher (DHR, 11.6%). Compared with Q3 2024, it opened 7 new positions, sold out of 3, added to 10 and reduced 13. The biggest buy was Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B, shares +4%) and the biggest sale Vanguard Short-Term Treasury (VGSH, shares −99%).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- CHARLOTTE, NC
- CIK
- 0001766929
- Portfolio Value
- $272.0M (Q4 2024)
- SEC Filing
- 0001766929-25-000001 ↗ filed Jan 23, 2025
Holdings Value
Holdings 39 stocks · $272.0M
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 17.30% | 103,797 | $47.0M | Add +4.5% |
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A | 14.65% | 526,741 | $39.8M | Reduce -20.1% |
| DHR Danaher Corp. | 11.64% | 137,951 | $31.7M | Add +4.4% |
| FTV Fortive Corp. | 8.72% | 316,393 | $23.7M | Add +22.7% |
| AXON Axon Enterprise Inc. | 8.54% | 39,085 | $23.2M | Reduce -8.0% |
| MNST Monster Beverage Corp. | 7.71% | 399,032 | $21.0M | Reduce -9.8% |
| STAA Staar Surgical Co. | 6.27% | 701,567 | $17.0M | Add +3.5% |
| TDY Teledyne Technologies Inc. | 6.16% | 36,101 | $16.8M | Reduce -4.0% |
| VLTO Veralto Corp. | 5.39% | 143,973 | $14.7M | Add +24.3% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | 4.07% | 12,070 | $11.1M | Reduce -0.5% |
| TSLA Tesla Inc. | 1.40% | 9,427 | $3.8M | Add +68.5% |
| LCTX Lineage Cell Therapeutics Inc. | 1.10% | 5,963,348 | $3.0M | Add +19.2% |
| ESAB Esab Corp. | 1.09% | 24,608 | $3.0M | Add +3.2% |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | 0.71% | 14,403 | $1.9M | Reduce -0.1% |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 0.66% | 7,196 | $1.8M | Add +0.0% |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 0.61% | 7,517 | $1.6M | Reduce -0.0% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 0.53% | 3,395 | $1.4M | Reduce -0.2% |
| DELL Dell Technologies -C | 0.43% | 10,095 | $1.2M | Reduce -0.1% |
| SPYI Neos S&P 500 High Income ETF | 0.37% | 20,000 | $1.0M | New |
| SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF | 0.31% | 12,400 | $855K | No change |
| IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 0.24% | 3,000 | $663K | No change |
| TEAM Atlassian Corp. Class A | 0.19% | 2,104 | $512K | New |
| TSM Taiwan Semiconductor-SP ADR | 0.19% | 2,565 | $507K | Add +63.9% |
| RDDT Reddit Inc. Class A | 0.18% | 3,009 | $492K | New |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. | 0.17% | 16,935 | $449K | Reduce -5.6% |
| ANET Arista Networks Inc. | 0.16% | 4,020 | $444K | No change |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 0.16% | 1,849 | $443K | No change |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | 0.14% | 1,623 | $376K | New |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 0.13% | 600 | $353K | No change |
| MLM Martin Marietta Materials | 0.12% | 655 | $338K | Reduce -13.3% |
| MO Altria Group Inc. | 0.12% | 6,086 | $318K | No change |
| SMCI Super Micro Computer Inc. | 0.11% | 10,000 | $305K | New |
| VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury | 0.10% | 4,500 | $262K | Reduce -99.4% |
| PSX Phillips 66 | 0.09% | 2,076 | $237K | No change |
| CSX CSX Corp. | 0.08% | 6,910 | $223K | No change |
| DIS The Walt Disney Co. filed as DISNEY WALT CO | 0.08% | 2,000 | $223K | New |
| ONCOCYTE CORP | 0.04% | 47,078 | $112K | Reduce -20.7% |
| SCWO 374WATER Inc. | 0.02% | 93,000 | $63K | No change |
| POET Poet Technologies Inc. | 0.02% | 10,170 | $61K | New |
Portfolio Sells Q3 2024 → Q4 2024
| VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury | Reduce -99.4% | 0.10% | −14.62 |
| INTC Intel Corp. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.91 |
| BABA Alibaba Group Holding-SP ADR | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.07 |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.07 |
| ONCOCYTE CORP | Reduce -20.7% | 0.04% | −0.01 |
| MLM Martin Marietta Materials | Reduce -13.3% | 0.12% | −0.01 |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. | Reduce -5.6% | 0.17% | −0.01 |
| DELL Dell Technologies -C | Reduce -0.1% | 0.43% | +0.03 |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | Reduce -0.2% | 0.53% | +0.04 |
| MNST Monster Beverage Corp. | Reduce -9.8% | 7.71% | +0.04 |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | Reduce -0.1% | 0.71% | +0.13 |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | Reduce -0.0% | 0.61% | +0.14 |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | Reduce -0.5% | 4.07% | +0.49 |
| TDY Teledyne Technologies Inc. | Reduce -4.0% | 6.16% | +0.69 |
| AXON Axon Enterprise Inc. | Reduce -8.0% | 8.54% | +2.91 |
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A | Reduce -20.1% | 14.65% | +6.50 |
Portfolio Buys Q3 2024 → Q4 2024
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | Add +4.5% | 17.30% | +2.11 |
| FTV Fortive Corp. | Add +22.7% | 8.72% | +1.97 |
| VLTO Veralto Corp. | Add +24.3% | 5.39% | +1.09 |
| TSLA Tesla Inc. | Add +68.5% | 1.40% | +0.91 |
| SPYI Neos S&P 500 High Income ETF | New | 0.37% | +0.37 |
| ESAB Esab Corp. | Add +3.2% | 1.09% | +0.24 |
| TEAM Atlassian Corp. Class A | New | 0.19% | +0.19 |
| RDDT Reddit Inc. Class A | New | 0.18% | +0.18 |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | New | 0.14% | +0.14 |
| SMCI Super Micro Computer Inc. | New | 0.11% | +0.11 |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | Add +0.0% | 0.66% | +0.11 |
| TSM Taiwan Semiconductor-SP ADR | Add +63.9% | 0.19% | +0.10 |
| DIS The Walt Disney Co. | New | 0.08% | +0.08 |
| POET Poet Technologies Inc. | New | 0.02% | +0.02 |
| LCTX Lineage Cell Therapeutics Inc. | Add +19.2% | 1.10% | −0.40 |
| DHR Danaher Corp. | Add +4.4% | 11.64% | −0.55 |
| STAA Staar Surgical Co. | Add +3.5% | 6.27% | −2.09 |
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 |