Defender Capital, LLC. — 13F Holdings & Portfolio

CIK 1766929 · latest 13F-HR filed 2026-07-09

Defender Capital, LLC. manages $308.0M in 13F-reported U.S. long-equity assets across 37 reported positions as of its 2026-06-30 13F-HR filing. Its largest disclosed positions are BRK.B (16.46%), AXON (13.56%), PLTR (11.73%). Quarter over quarter (versus its 2026-03-31 filing) the fund opened 7 new positions, exited 4, added to 17, and trimmed 9.

AUM is the long-equity portion reported on Form 13F-HR. Excludes short positions, cash, foreign holdings, and non-13F assets. For informational purposes only — not investment advice.

Filer Information
Address
1310 SOUTH TRYON STREET
SUITE 101
CHARLOTTE, NC 28203-####
Phone
(704) 373-1716
Filing Manager
Defender Capital, LLC.
CHARLOTTE, NC
Signatory
DON STAMAS
CEO
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AUM

$308.0M

Long-equity book

Holdings

37

Distinct positions

Period

2026-06-30

Filed 2026-07-09

Q/Q Activity

+7 / −4 / ↑17 / ↓9

vs 2026-03-31

Firm Profile & Key People
Name Title / Status Ownership Type

Top Adds (vs prior quarter)

  • AXON ENTERPRISE INC$16.6M +65.8%
  • AMAZON.COM INC$4.6M +210.1%
  • MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP NE$3.9M +25.7%
  • INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC$3.5M +1182.5%
  • TESLA INC$3.0M +31.3%
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Top Trims

  • ARM HLDGS-$7.7M -51.2%
  • PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INCLASS A-$5.6M -13.3%
  • LINEAGE CELL THERAPEUTIC-$2.0M -18.7%
  • DANAHER CORP-$1.5M -5.2%
  • COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW-$1.1M -9.4%
Show all 9

New Positions

  • VANGUARD S&P 500 ETF$3.3M
  • ATOMERA INC$2.6M
  • ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 ETF$751.1K
  • STATE STREET SPDR PORTFOLIO S&P 500 ETF$632.7K
  • CELSIUS HOLDINGS INC$527.0K
Show all 7

Exited Positions

  • Fortive Corp$4.8M
  • Bloom Energy Corp$271.0K
  • Gilead Sciences Inc$209.1K
  • Joby Aviation Inc$82.6K
Show all 4
All Holdings

Rows tagged Call or Put are options positions, not stock. Per SEC Form 13F-HR, Value shows the notional value of the underlying (shares covered × underlying price), not the option premium. Shares is the number of underlying shares covered (divide by 100 for contract count).

# Issuer Symbol CUSIP Value Weight Shares Type
1 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CLASS B BRK.B 084670702 $50.7M 16.46% 101,329 SH
2 AXON ENTERPRISE INC AXON 05464C101 $41.8M 13.56% 74,485 SH
3 PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INCLASS A PLTR 69608A108 $36.1M 11.73% 309,687 SH
4 DANAHER CORP DHR 235851102 $28.3M 9.20% 148,716 SH
5 VERALTO CORP VLTO 92338C103 $22.0M 7.16% 248,501 SH
6 MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP NE MNST 61174X109 $19.1M 6.19% 198,480 SH
7 TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES IN TDY 879360105 $16.4M 5.34% 24,641 SH
8 TESLA INC TSLA 88160R101 $12.6M 4.09% 29,925 SH
9 STAAR SURGICAL CO STAA 852312305 $12.4M 4.02% 431,187 SH
10 COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW COST 22160K105 $10.8M 3.49% 11,500 SH
11 ALPHABET INC CLASS A GOOGL 02079K305 $10.7M 3.48% 30,009 SH
12 LINEAGE CELL THERAPEUTIC LCTX 53566P109 $8.6M 2.81% 6,598,899 SH
13 ARM HLDGS ARM 042068205 $7.3M 2.37% 20,581 SH
14 AMAZON.COM INC AMZN 023135106 $6.8M 2.22% 28,672 SH
15 INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC ISRG 46120E602 $3.8M 1.22% 9,470 SH
16 ESAB CORP ESAB 29605J106 $3.6M 1.17% 36,564 SH
17 VANGUARD S&P 500 ETF VOO 922908363 $3.3M 1.06% 4,750 SH
18 ATOMERA INC ATOM 04965B100 $2.6M 0.84% 295,450 SH
19 NVIDIA CORP NVDA 67066G104 $1.5M 0.49% 7,534 SH
20 MICROSOFT CORP MSFT 594918104 $1.4M 0.44% 3,662 SH
21 APPLE INC AAPL 037833100 $1.1M 0.37% 3,955 SH
22 ALPHABET INC CLASS C GOOG 02079K107 $992.9K 0.32% 2,810 SH
23 ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 ETF IWM 464287655 $751.1K 0.24% 2,500 SH
24 STATE STREET SPDR PORTFOLIO S&P 500 ETF SPYM 78464A854 $632.7K 0.21% 7,200 SH
25 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO JPM 46625H100 $561.7K 0.18% 1,716 SH
26 CELSIUS HOLDINGS INC CELH 15118V207 $527.0K 0.17% 18,000 SH
27 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR TSM 874039100 $477.6K 0.16% 1,000 SH
28 ALTRIA GROUP INC MO 02209S103 $418.0K 0.14% 5,810 SH
29 PFIZER INC PFE 717081103 $403.0K 0.13% 16,735 SH
30 MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS IN MLM 573284106 $374.9K 0.12% 650 SH
31 PHILLIPS 66 PSX 718546104 $344.2K 0.11% 2,036 SH
32 CSX CORP CSX 126408103 $328.4K 0.11% 6,910 SH
33 INTEL CORP INTC 458140100 $293.2K 0.10% 2,100 SH
34 JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ 478160104 $279.4K 0.09% 1,100 SH
35 CISCO SYS INC CSCO 17275R102 $236.8K 0.08% 2,016 SH
36 NEWSMAX INC CLASS B NMAX 65250K105 $225.7K 0.07% 27,257 SH
37 VISA INC CLASS A V 92826C839 $212.7K 0.07% 620 SH
Filing History
Period Filed AUM Holdings Accession
2026-06-30 2026-07-09 $308.0M 37 0001766929-26-000003
2026-03-31 2026-04-13 $281.9M 34 0001766929-26-000002
2025-12-31 2026-01-12 $308.7M 38 0001766929-26-000001