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Defender Capital, LLC. Investment Portfolio (Q3 2026) — 13F Stock Holdings
Defender Capital, LLC.CIK: 0001766929
Momentum followerQuality / disciplined sizingSector-focused
Total reported value
$319.2M
Reporting period: 2026-09-30 · Number of holdings: 38
Defender Capital, LLC. disclosed 38 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2026-09-30, with total reported value of $319.2M and a quarterly turnover rate of 21.4%.
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Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 38.45
- Portfolio Stability
- 21.41
- Momentum
- 100
- Sector conviction
- 68.61
- Diversification
- 76
- Sizing Uniformity
- 83.5
Defender Capital, LLC.'s disclosed holdings carry a Herfindahl concentration index of 0.096 — mathematically equivalent to about 10 equally-sized positions, well below its 38 actual disclosed holdings. That gap points to a strategy built around a small core of high-conviction bets rather than broad diversification.
Position sizes vary widely across the portfolio (a coefficient of variation of 1.65), with a handful of outsized bets alongside many smaller positions.
Recent activity leans toward adding more aggressively to already-large existing positions than to newly initiated ones (a 2.8 percentage-point tilt) — a pattern consistent with a momentum-following approach.
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Recent moves
View source Form 13F filing on SEC.govAdd PLTR
+3.3% $23.7M
Trim AXON
-3.5% -$11.4M
Add AMZN
+52.9% $4.1M
Trim MNST
+94.4% -$3.0M
Add DHR
-0.5% $4.5M
Trim STAA
-0.3% -$2.7M
Holdings Map
New buyAddUnchangedTrim
Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies Inc-a | Stock-Tech | 18.74% | +7.01% | +3.25% | |
| 2 | BRK-B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B | Stock-Other | 15.65% | -0.81% | -1.02% | |
| 3 | DHR | Danaher CORP | Stock-Healthcare | 10.27% | +1.07% | -0.50% | |
| 4 | AXON | Axon Enterprise Inc | Stock-Industrials | 9.52% | -4.04% | -3.46% | |
| 5 | VLTO | Veralto CORP | Stock-Industrials | 7.29% | +0.13% | -0.73% | |
| 6 | MNST | Monster Beverage CORP | Stock-Consumer Staples | 5.03% | -1.16% | +94.37% | |
| 7 | TDY | Teledyne Technologies Inc | Stock-Tech | 4.66% | -0.68% | -0.57% | |
| 8 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 3.42% | +1.20% | +52.87% | |
| 9 | TSLA | Tesla Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 3.32% | -0.77% | -0.15% | |
| 10 | COST | Costco Wholesale CORP | Stock-Consumer Staples | 3.30% | -0.19% | +0.48% | |
| 11 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-cl A | Stock-Comm Services | 3.24% | -0.24% | +0.17% | |
| 12 | STAA | Staar Surgical Co | Stock-Other | 3.04% | -0.98% | -0.33% | |
| 13 | ISRG | Intuitive Surgical Inc | Stock-Healthcare | 2.12% | +0.90% | +75.71% | |
| 14 | LCTX | Lineage Cell Therapeutics In | Stock-Other | 1.99% | -0.82% | +0.76% | |
| 15 | ARM | Arm Holdings Plc-adr | Stock-Tech | 1.86% | -0.51% | -0.59% | |
| 16 | ESAB | Esab CORP | Stock-Industrials | 0.87% | -0.30% | +15.32% | |
| 17 | VOO | Vanguard S&p 500 ETF | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 0.82% | -0.24% | -21.05% | |
| 18 | ATOM | Atomera Inc | Stock-Other | 0.81% | -0.03% | +101.20% | |
| 19 | NVDA | Nvidia CORP | Stock-Tech | 0.70% | +0.21% | +29.20% | |
| 20 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | Stock-Tech | 0.59% | +0.15% | — | |
| 21 | AAPL | Apple Inc | Stock-Tech | 0.41% | +0.04% | +0.03% | |
| 22 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc-cl C | Stock-Comm Services | 0.26% | -0.06% | -12.46% | |
| 23 | INTC | Intel CORP | Stock-Tech | 0.23% | +0.13% | +190.48% | |
| 24 | IWM | Ishares Russell 2000 ETF | ETF-Small Cap | 0.22% | -0.02% | — | |
| 25 | SPYM | Ste Str Spdr Pt S&p 500 ETF | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 0.20% | -0.01% | — | |
| 26 | JPM | Jpmorgan Chase & Co | Stock-Financials | 0.18% | — | — | |
| 27 | PSX | Phillips 66 | Stock-Energy | 0.16% | +0.05% | — | |
| 28 | PFE | Pfizer Inc | Stock-Healthcare | 0.15% | +0.02% | — | |
| 29 | TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor-sp Adr | Stock-Tech | 0.14% | -0.02% | — | |
| 30 | MO | Altria Group Inc | Stock-Consumer Staples | 0.12% | -0.02% | — | |
| 31 | CSX | Csx CORP | Stock-Industrials | 0.10% | -0.01% | — | |
| 32 | MLM | Martin Marietta Materials | Stock-Materials | 0.10% | -0.02% | — | |
| 33 | NMAX | Newsmax Inc | Stock-Other | 0.09% | +0.02% | — | |
| 34 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | Stock-Healthcare | 0.09% | — | — | |
| 35 | NOW | Servicenow Inc | Stock-Tech | 0.08% | +0.08% | NEW | |
| 36 | GILD | Gilead Sciences Inc | Stock-Healthcare | 0.07% | +0.07% | NEW | |
| 37 | V | Visa Inc-class A Shares | Stock-Financials | 0.07% | — | — | |
| 38 | CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | Stock-Tech | 0.07% | -0.01% | — |
Portfolio Performance
Performance for Q3 2026
-2.5%
Performance Last 4 Quarters
+1.7%
Based on 84% of reported portfolio value with available pricing
- Stdev
- +18.6%
- Beta
- +0.95
- Alpha
- +1.3%
- Max Drawdown
- -13.6%
- Annualized Perf
- +24.2%
- Batting Avg vs S&P
- +51.5%
- Sortino
- +2.63
- Stutzer
- +0.38
- Treynor
- +0.25
- Sterling
- +1.21
- Calmar
- +1.77
- Information Ratio
- +0.01
- Tracking Error
- +14%
- Stdev Down
- +8.9%
- Winning Months %
- +57.6%
- Losing Months %
- +42.4%
- Best 12 Months
- +57.6%
- Worst 12 Months
- +13.4%
- Efficiency Ratio
- +0.52
- Sharpe
- +1.26
- Stdev Sectors
- +11.4%
- Skewness
- +0.14
- Kurtosis
- -0.6
- Upside Potential
- +4.48
Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
| Period | Holdings | Total value | Stability | Top holdings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q3 | 38 | $319.2M | 21 | ||
| 2026 Q2 | 37 | $308.0M | 25 | ||
| 2026 Q1 | 34 | $281.9M | 15 | ||
| 2025 Q4 | 38 | $308.7M | 100 | ||
| 2025 Q3 | 35 | $298.2M | 100 | 1000000 | |
| 2025 Q2 | 39 | $294.5M | 0 | ||
| 2025 Q1 | 35 | $253.6M | 100 | ||
| 2024 Q4 | 39 | $272.0M | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q3 | 35 | $301.1M | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q2 | 35 | $292.7M | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q1 | 36 | $294.0M | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q4 | 36 | $284.9M | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q3 | 38 | $276.2M | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q2 | 37 | $290.8M | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q1 | 39 | $286.4M | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q4 | 33 | $247.5M | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q3 | 30 | $255.3M | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q2 | 34 | $254.9M | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q1 | 36 | $287.6M | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q4 | 43 | $312.0M | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q3 | 39 | $307.5M | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q2 | 40 | $301.0M | 100 | ||
| 2021 Q1 | 38 | $280.4M | 26 | ||
| 2020 Q4 | 30 | $229.8M | 17 | ||
| 2020 Q3 | 30 | $203.1M | 20 | ||
| 2020 Q2 | 26 | $169.5M | 29 | ||
| 2020 Q1 | 21 | $136.9M | 60 | ||
| 2019 Q4 | 19 | $112.6M | 32 | ||
| 2019 Q3 | 18 | $112.7M | 21 | ||
| 2019 Q2 | 16 | $123.6M | 7 | ||
| 2019 Q1 | 16 | $125.0M | 18 | ||
| 2018 Q4 | 15 | $105.0M | — |
Holding changes this quarter
Defender Capital, LLC.'s most significant position changes for 2026-09-30: Sold out: Celsius Holdings Inc (CELH); New buy: Servicenow Inc (NOW); New buy: Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD); Add: Palantir Technologies Inc-a (PLTR) — shares +3.25%; Trim: Axon Enterprise Inc (AXON) — shares -3.46%.
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies Inc-a | +7% | +3.25% | Add |
| 2 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | +1.2% | +52.87% | Add |
| 3 | DHR | Danaher CORP | +1.1% | -0.50% | Trim |
| 4 | ISRG | Intuitive Surgical Inc | +0.9% | +75.71% | Add |
| 5 | NVDA | Nvidia CORP | +0.2% | +29.20% | Add |
| 6 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | +0.2% | — | Unchanged |
| 7 | VLTO | Veralto CORP | +0.1% | -0.73% | Trim |
| 8 | INTC | Intel CORP | +0.1% | +190.48% | Add |
| 9 | NOW | Servicenow Inc | +0.1% | NEW | New buy |
| 10 | GILD | Gilead Sciences Inc | +0.1% | NEW | New buy |
| 11 | PSX | Phillips 66 | +0.1% | — | Unchanged |
| 12 | AAPL | Apple Inc | 0% | +0.03% | Add |
| 13 | PFE | Pfizer Inc | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 14 | NMAX | Newsmax Inc | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 15 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | — | — | Unchanged |
| 16 | V | Visa Inc-class A Shares | — | — | Unchanged |
| 17 | JPM | Jpmorgan Chase & Co | — | — | Unchanged |
| 18 | CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 19 | SPYM | Ste Str Spdr Pt S&p 500 ETF | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 20 | CSX | Csx CORP | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 21 | MLM | Martin Marietta Materials | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 22 | IWM | Ishares Russell 2000 ETF | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 23 | MO | Altria Group Inc | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 24 | TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor-sp Adr | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 25 | ATOM | Atomera Inc | 0% | +101.20% | Add |
| 26 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc-cl C | -0.1% | -12.46% | Trim |
| 27 | CELH | Celsius Holdings Inc | -0.2% | EXIT | Sold out |
| 28 | COST | Costco Wholesale CORP | -0.2% | +0.48% | Add |
| 29 | VOO | Vanguard S&p 500 ETF | -0.2% | -21.05% | Trim |
| 30 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-cl A | -0.2% | +0.17% | Add |
| 31 | ESAB | Esab CORP | -0.3% | +15.32% | Add |
| 32 | ARM | Arm Holdings Plc-adr | -0.5% | -0.59% | Trim |
| 33 | TDY | Teledyne Technologies Inc | -0.7% | -0.57% | Trim |
| 34 | TSLA | Tesla Inc | -0.8% | -0.15% | Trim |
| 35 | BRK-B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B | -0.8% | -1.02% | Trim |
| 36 | LCTX | Lineage Cell Therapeutics In | -0.8% | +0.76% | Add |
| 37 | STAA | Staar Surgical Co | -1% | -0.33% | Trim |
| 38 | MNST | Monster Beverage CORP | -1.2% | +94.37% | Add |
| 39 | AXON | Axon Enterprise Inc | -4% | -3.46% | Trim |
Filing History
FAQ
What is Defender Capital, LLC. and what type of investor is it?
Defender Capital, LLC. is an investment manager that files SEC Form 13F quarterly, disclosing its U.S. public equity holdings to regulators. As of the most recent reporting period (2026-09-30), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $319.2M, spread across 38 disclosed positions.
What are Defender Capital, LLC.'s largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Defender Capital, LLC.'s top holdings by market value are:
1. Palantir Technologies Inc-a (PLTR) — $59.8M (18.7%)
2. Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B (BRK-B) — $49.9M (15.7%)
3. Danaher CORP (DHR) — $32.8M (10.3%)
4. Axon Enterprise Inc (AXON) — $30.4M (9.5%)
5. Veralto CORP (VLTO) — $23.3M (7.3%)
What changes did Defender Capital, LLC. make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Defender Capital, LLC. made 25 notable position adjustments: 2 new positions were initiated, 12 existing holdings were added to, 10 positions were partially reduced, and 1 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: Sold out: Celsius Holdings Inc (CELH); New buy: Servicenow Inc (NOW); New buy: Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD); Add: Palantir Technologies Inc-a (PLTR) — shares +3.25%; Trim: Axon Enterprise Inc (AXON) — shares -3.46%
What sectors does Defender Capital, LLC. focus on?
Defender Capital, LLC. is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio:
• Information Technology: 35.6%
• Industrials: 23.0%
• Health Care: 16.5%
• Consumer Staples: 10.9%
• Consumer Discretionary: 8.7%
• Communication Services: 4.5%
Investment Profile
Defender Capital, LLC. returned an annualized 24.2% over the trailing 33 months — outperforming the S&P 500 by 1.3 points — based on a reconstructed track record of its disclosed 13F positions, with a beta of 0.95 (roughly in line with the market) and a 52% quarterly batting average against the index.
Its portfolio is moderately concentrated and moderately active, with 35.6% of the portfolio concentrated in Information Technology.
Its turnover score has fallen from 100 to 21 over the past 4 quarters — a shift toward longer holding periods.
It has added to its AMZN position over the past two quarters (+$8.7M, now $10.9M), while trimming ARM over the same stretch (-$9.0M, still holding $5.9M).
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