Defender Capital

RIASEC Registered
Total AUM
$510M
Discretionary
$508M
100% of AUM
Avg account
$2.7M
Accounts
189
Employees
3
Advisory reps
3

Firm details

Headquarters
Charlotte, North Carolina
CRD number
159607
Registered since
March 13, 2015
Custodians
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI72.75%
  • Individuals14.9%
  • Pooled Investment Vehicles9.02%
  • Charitable Organizations3.33%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Pooled Investment VehiclesPortfolio Management for Institutional ClientsPension Consulting

Firm profile

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Overview

Defender Capital LLC is an independent, owner-operated registered investment adviser. The firm is SEC-registered (registration year 2015) and combines investment advisory work with insurance brokerage. Its client base spans high-net-worth individuals and families as well as institutional clients. Advisory services listed include financial planning, discretionary portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, management of pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses or institutions, and pension consulting. Fee arrangements are flexible and include asset-based fees, hourly charges, and fixed-fee engagements. Defender Capital is not identified as an active ESG investor.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

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Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

Clients

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Client base

Client personas

Asset composition

Asset composition: Exchange Traded Equities 80%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 11%, Public Funds/Mutual Funds 8%, US Government Bonds 1%80%
  • Exchange Traded Equities80%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents11%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds8%
  • US Government Bonds1%

Owners & executives

1 of 1
  • Don Stamas

    Don Stamas

    Chief Executive OfficerCRD 2867492

Contacts

2 of 2
  • John Stamas

    John Stamas

    Managing PartnerCRD 2220622

  • Jennifer Fuller

    Jennifer Fuller

    Operations ExecutiveCRD 7893211

Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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ETF holdings

1 of 4

Active vs passive

$4.6M in ETFs

Passive

72%

$3.3M

Active

0%

$1.3M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
VANGUARD S&P 500 ETF (VOO)VanguardPassiveLarge Blend$2.6M3,75056.94%

Location

Primary office

Charlotte, NC

Mecklenburg

Location

Charlotte, NC

Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, anchoring the Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC metro in the South.

Metro area
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
Region
South
County
Mecklenburg
Address
1310 S Tryon St
Time zone
ET (UTC-5)
Office locations

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