Defender Capital, LLC. — 13F Holdings & Portfolio
CIK 1766929 · latest 13F-HR filed 2026-10-01
Defender Capital, LLC. manages $319.2M in 13F-reported U.S. long-equity assets across 38 reported positions as of its 2026-09-30 13F-HR filing. Its largest disclosed positions are PLTR (18.74%), BRK.B (15.65%), DHR (10.27%). Quarter over quarter (versus its 2026-06-30 filing) the fund opened 2 new positions and exited 1; 12 existing positions rose in reported value and 14 fell.
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.
Long-equity book
Distinct positions
Filed 2026-10-01
vs 2026-06-30
Portfolio charts
Latest quarter's book, what changed, and how the portfolio has evolved across filings.
| Name | Title / Status | Ownership | Type |
|---|
Quarter-over-quarter changes
Changes in reported position value vs the prior 13F, so price moves count too, not just shares bought or sold.
Top Adds (vs prior quarter)
- PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC$23.7M +65.5%
- DANAHER CORPORATION$4.5M +15.7%
- AMAZON COM INC$4.1M +59.8%
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC$3.0M +79.7%
- VERALTO CORP$1.2M +5.6%
Top Trims
- AXON ENTERPRISE INC-$11.4M -27.2%
- MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP NEW-$3.0M -15.8%
- STAAR SURGICAL CO-$2.7M -21.5%
- LINEAGE CELL THERAPEUTICS INC-$2.3M -26.5%
- TESLA INC-$2.0M -15.8%
Defender Capital, LLC. Holdings (2026-09-30)
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 | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC | PLTR | 69608A108 | $59.8M | 18.74% | 319,757 | SH |
| 2 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL | BRK.B | 084670702 | $49.9M | 15.65% | 100,299 | SH |
| 3 | DANAHER CORPORATION | DHR | 235851102 | $32.8M | 10.27% | 147,977 | SH |
| 4 | AXON ENTERPRISE INC | AXON | 05464C101 | $30.4M | 9.52% | 71,910 | SH |
| 5 | VERALTO CORP | VLTO | 92338C103 | $23.3M | 7.29% | 246,679 | SH |
| 6 | MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP NEW | MNST | 61174X109 | $16.1M | 5.03% | 385,780 | SH |
| 7 | TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC | TDY | 879360105 | $14.9M | 4.66% | 24,501 | SH |
| 8 | AMAZON COM INC | AMZN | 023135106 | $10.9M | 3.42% | 43,832 | SH |
| 9 | TESLA INC | TSLA | 88160R101 | $10.6M | 3.32% | 29,880 | SH |
| 10 | COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW | COST | 22160K105 | $10.5M | 3.30% | 11,555 | SH |
| 11 | ALPHABET INC | GOOGL | 02079K305 | $10.3M | 3.24% | 30,059 | SH |
| 12 | STAAR SURGICAL CO | STAA | 852312305 | $9.7M | 3.04% | 429,762 | SH |
| 13 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC | ISRG | 46120E602 | $6.8M | 2.12% | 16,640 | SH |
| 14 | LINEAGE CELL THERAPEUTICS INC | LCTX | 53566P109 | $6.4M | 1.99% | 6,648,899 | SH |
| 15 | ARM HOLDINGS PLC | ARM | 042068205 | $5.9M | 1.86% | 20,459 | SH |
| 16 | ESAB CORPORATION | ESAB | 29605J106 | $2.8M | 0.87% | 42,165 | SH |
| 17 | VANGUARD INDEX FDS | VOO | 922908363 | $2.6M | 0.82% | 3,750 | SH |
| 18 | ATOMERA INC | ATOM | 04965B100 | $2.6M | 0.81% | 594,450 | SH |
| 19 | NVIDIA CORPORATION | NVDA | 67066G104 | $2.2M | 0.70% | 9,734 | SH |
| 20 | MICROSOFT CORP | MSFT | 594918104 | $1.9M | 0.59% | 3,662 | SH |
| 21 | APPLE INC | AAPL | 037833100 | $1.3M | 0.41% | 3,956 | SH |
| 22 | ALPHABET INC | GOOG | 02079K107 | $838.2K | 0.26% | 2,460 | SH |
| 23 | INTEL CORP | INTC | 458140100 | $733.4K | 0.23% | 6,100 | SH |
| 24 | ISHARES TR | IWM | 464287655 | $694.7K | 0.22% | 2,500 | SH |
| 25 | SPDR SER TR | SPYM | 78464A854 | $646.3K | 0.20% | 7,200 | SH |
| 26 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | JPM | 46625H100 | $567.7K | 0.18% | 1,716 | SH |
| 27 | PHILLIPS 66 | PSX | 718546104 | $519.8K | 0.16% | 2,036 | SH |
| 28 | PFIZER INC | PFE | 717081103 | $477.3K | 0.15% | 16,735 | SH |
| 29 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG LTD | TSM | 874039100 | $456.2K | 0.14% | 1,000 | SH |
| 30 | ALTRIA GROUP INC | MO | 02209S103 | $391.2K | 0.12% | 5,810 | SH |
| 31 | CSX CORP | CSX | 126408103 | $321.4K | 0.10% | 6,910 | SH |
| 32 | MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INC | MLM | 573284106 | $311.9K | 0.10% | 650 | SH |
| 33 | NEWSMAX INC | NMAX | 65250K105 | $294.6K | 0.09% | 27,257 | SH |
| 34 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | JNJ | 478160104 | $291.2K | 0.09% | 1,100 | SH |
| 35 | SERVICENOW INC | NOW | 81762P102 | $268.0K | 0.08% | 2,000 | SH |
| 36 | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | GILD | 375558103 | $223.6K | 0.07% | 1,500 | SH |
| 37 | VISA INC | V | 92826C839 | $222.8K | 0.07% | 620 | SH |
| 38 | CISCO SYS INC | CSCO | 17275R102 | $217.0K | 0.07% | 2,016 | SH |
| Period | Filed | AUM | Holdings | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-01 | $319.2M | 38 | 0001766929-26-000004 |
| 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 |
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