Defender Capital, LLC.
In its 13F for Q1 2025 (holdings as of March 31, 2025, filed April 28, 2025), Defender Capital, LLC. reported 35 stock positions worth $253.6 million. Its top holding was Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) at 20.4% of the portfolio, followed by Danaher (DHR, 12.7%) and Palantir Technologies Class A (PLTR, 11.9%). Compared with Q4 2024, it opened 4 new positions, sold out of 8, added to 8 and reduced 18. The biggest buy was Danaher (DHR, shares +13%) and the biggest sale Palantir Technologies Class A (PLTR, shares −31%).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- CHARLOTTE, NC
- CIK
- 0001766929
- Portfolio Value
- $253.6M (Q1 2025)
- SEC Filing
- 0001766929-25-000002 ↗ filed Apr 28, 2025
Holdings Value
Holdings 35 stocks · $253.6M
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 20.37% | 97,112 | $51.7M | Reduce -6.4% |
| DHR Danaher Corp. | 12.65% | 156,543 | $32.1M | Add +13.5% |
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A | 11.95% | 361,213 | $30.3M | Reduce -31.4% |
| AXON Axon Enterprise Inc. | 8.54% | 41,529 | $21.7M | Add +6.3% |
| MNST Monster Beverage Corp. | 8.13% | 352,625 | $20.6M | Reduce -11.6% |
| FTV Fortive Corp. | 7.93% | 275,478 | $20.1M | Reduce -12.9% |
| VLTO Veralto Corp. | 6.06% | 158,284 | $15.4M | Add +9.9% |
| TDY Teledyne Technologies Inc. | 5.98% | 32,661 | $15.2M | Reduce -9.5% |
| STAA Staar Surgical Co. | 4.99% | 720,532 | $12.7M | Add +2.7% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | 4.21% | 11,106 | $10.7M | Reduce -8.0% |
| ESAB Esab Corp. | 1.35% | 27,870 | $3.4M | Add +13.3% |
| LCTX Lineage Cell Therapeutics Inc. | 1.24% | 6,310,873 | $3.2M | Add +5.8% |
| TSLA Tesla Inc. | 1.21% | 11,630 | $3.1M | Add +23.4% |
| VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 0.97% | 4,750 | $2.5M | New |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 0.41% | 4,695 | $1.0M | Reduce -34.8% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 0.40% | 2,686 | $1.0M | Reduce -20.9% |
| COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | 0.38% | 17,500 | $958K | New |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 0.37% | 4,930 | $926K | Reduce -34.4% |
| VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury | 0.33% | 14,500 | $848K | Add +222.2% |
| DELL Dell Technologies -C | 0.32% | 9,000 | $822K | Reduce -10.8% |
| SPYM Ste STR SPDR PT S&P 500 ETF | 0.32% | 12,400 | $820K | No change |
| IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 0.24% | 3,000 | $604K | No change |
| WFC Wells Fargo & Co. | 0.21% | 7,250 | $521K | New |
| RDDT Reddit Inc. Class A | 0.19% | 3,000 | $490K | Reduce -0.3% |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | 0.19% | 4,400 | $483K | Reduce -69.5% |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 0.17% | 1,709 | $419K | Reduce -7.6% |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. | 0.16% | 16,375 | $411K | Reduce -3.3% |
| MO Altria Group Inc. | 0.14% | 6,010 | $360K | Reduce -1.3% |
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 0.13% | 600 | $339K | No change |
| MLM Martin Marietta Materials | 0.13% | 650 | $319K | Reduce -0.8% |
| PSX Phillips 66 | 0.10% | 2,036 | $252K | Reduce -1.9% |
| V Visa Inc. Class A | 0.08% | 620 | $214K | New |
| CSX CSX Corp. | 0.08% | 6,910 | $205K | No change |
| ONCOCYTE CORP | 0.05% | 44,378 | $127K | Reduce -5.7% |
| SCWO 374WATER Inc. | 0.01% | 93,000 | $32K | No change |
Portfolio Sells Q4 2024 → Q1 2025
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A | Reduce -31.4% | 11.95% | −2.70 |
| FTV Fortive Corp. | Reduce -12.9% | 7.93% | −0.79 |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | Reduce -69.5% | 0.19% | −0.52 |
| SPYI Neos S&P 500 High Income ETF | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.37 |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | Reduce -34.8% | 0.41% | −0.26 |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | Reduce -34.4% | 0.37% | −0.24 |
| TEAM Atlassian Corp. Class A | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.19 |
| TSM Taiwan Semiconductor-SP ADR | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.19 |
| TDY Teledyne Technologies Inc. | Reduce -9.5% | 5.98% | −0.18 |
| ANET Arista Networks Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.16 |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.14 |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | Reduce -20.9% | 0.40% | −0.12 |
| SMCI Super Micro Computer Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.11 |
| DELL Dell Technologies -C | Reduce -10.8% | 0.32% | −0.10 |
| DIS The Walt Disney Co. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.08 |
| POET Poet Technologies Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.02 |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. | Reduce -3.3% | 0.16% | −0.00 |
| MLM Martin Marietta Materials | Reduce -0.8% | 0.13% | +0.00 |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Reduce -7.6% | 0.17% | +0.00 |
| ONCOCYTE CORP | Reduce -5.7% | 0.05% | +0.01 |
| PSX Phillips 66 | Reduce -1.9% | 0.10% | +0.01 |
| RDDT Reddit Inc. Class A | Reduce -0.3% | 0.19% | +0.01 |
| MO Altria Group Inc. | Reduce -1.3% | 0.14% | +0.03 |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | Reduce -8.0% | 4.21% | +0.14 |
| MNST Monster Beverage Corp. | Reduce -11.6% | 8.13% | +0.42 |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | Reduce -6.4% | 20.37% | +3.07 |
Portfolio Buys Q4 2024 → Q1 2025
| DHR Danaher Corp. | Add +13.5% | 12.65% | +1.01 |
| VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | New | 0.97% | +0.97 |
| VLTO Veralto Corp. | Add +9.9% | 6.06% | +0.67 |
| COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | New | 0.38% | +0.38 |
| ESAB Esab Corp. | Add +13.3% | 1.35% | +0.26 |
| VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury | Add +222.2% | 0.33% | +0.24 |
| WFC Wells Fargo & Co. | New | 0.21% | +0.21 |
| LCTX Lineage Cell Therapeutics Inc. | Add +5.8% | 1.24% | +0.14 |
| V Visa Inc. Class A | New | 0.08% | +0.08 |
| AXON Axon Enterprise Inc. | Add +6.3% | 8.54% | +0.00 |
| TSLA Tesla Inc. | Add +23.4% | 1.21% | −0.19 |
| STAA Staar Surgical Co. | Add +2.7% | 4.99% | −1.28 |
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 |