DEFENDER CAPITAL

DEFENDER CAPITAL LLC Legal Name

Adviser information for DEFENDER CAPITAL last updated from Form ADV on March 18th, 2024. Select data displayed; additional Form ADV, Form D, Form 13F and other data is available from the Fincoded API.

Advisory Business

Type of Organization Limited Liability Company
Fiscal Year End DECEMBER
Legal Location North Carolina, United States

Employees

Total Number of Employees 7
Investment Advisory/Research 7
Registered Broker-Dealer Representatives 0
Registered State Investment Advisers 5
Licensed Agents of an Insurance Company 5
No. of Firms/People that Solicit Clients 0

RAUM

Provides Management of Securities Portfolios Yes
Type Accounts RAUM
Discretionary 510 $412.2M
Non-Discretionary 1 $1.5M
Total 511 $413.7M

Clients

Type Number RAUM
Individuals 87 $54.2M
HNW Individuals 141 $307.5M
Banking or thrift institutions 0 $0
Investment companies 0 $0
Business development companies 0 $0
Pooled investment vehicles 1 $38.5M
Pension and profit sharing plans 0 $0
Charitable organizations <5 $13.5M
State or municipal gov entities 0 $0
Other investment advisers 0 $0
Insurance companies 0 $0
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions 0 $0
Corporations or other businesses 0 $0
Other 0 $0
Type Number
No. of Non-RAUM Clients 0
No. of Non-U.S. Clients 0
No. of Financial Planning Clients 26-50

Services

Advisory Services Financial planningPortfolio management for individuals and/or small businessesPortfolio management for pooled investment vehiclesPortfolio management for businesses or institutional clientsPension consulting services
Compensation % of AUMHourly chargesFixed fees
Other Business Activities Insurance broker or agent

Identifiers

SEC RIA File Number 801-80977
SEC ERA File Number 801-80977
SEC CIK Numbers 1766929
SEC CRD Numbers 159607
Legal Entity Identifier None

Principal Office

1310 SOUTH TRYON STREET
SUITE 101
CHARLOTTE
NC
United States
Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tel: 704-373-1716, Fax: 704-494-7373

Chief Compliance Officer

DON G. STAMAS
PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY
1310 SOUTH TRYON STREET
SUITE 101
CHARLOTTE
NC
United States
Tel: 704-373-1716
Fax: 704-494-7373
(Full email address available in API data)

Industry Affiliates

None

Private Funds

Name Type Assets $USD Min Investment $USD No. Owners
DEFENDER CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC Hedge Fund $38.5M $1.0M 21

Control Persons

Name Type Entity Title Since Ownership
STAMAS, JOHN, DEAN Individual VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, MANAGING MEMBER 09/2011 50-75%
STAMAS, DON, GUS Individual PRESIDENT, MANAGING MEMBER, SECRETARY AND CCO 12/2012 50-75%

No. Employees, Historic

105020192020202120222023202420256 on 10/30/20194 on 1/14/20204 on 6/15/20204 on 2/18/20214 on 9/1/20214 on 9/1/20216 on 9/1/20216 on 2/16/20226 on 7/29/20226 on 10/20/20226 on 2/24/20236 on 9/26/20237 on 3/18/2024

RAUM, Historic

500M250M02019202020212022202320242025160600000 on 10/30/2019227000000 on 1/14/2020227000000 on 6/15/2020367000000 on 2/18/2021367000000 on 9/1/2021367000000 on 9/1/2021367000000 on 9/1/2021374000000 on 2/16/2022374000000 on 7/29/2022374000000 on 10/20/2022388000000 on 2/24/2023388000000 on 9/26/2023413725000 on 3/18/2024

No. Clients, Historic

30015002019202020212022202320242025154 on 10/30/2019175 on 1/14/2020175 on 6/15/2020190 on 2/18/2021190 on 9/1/2021190 on 9/1/2021190 on 9/1/2021211 on 2/16/2022211 on 7/29/2022211 on 10/20/2022220 on 2/24/2023220 on 9/26/2023229 on 3/18/2024

Holdings

From latest 13F, filed July 29th, 2024 for period ending June 30th, 2024
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