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Defender Capital, Charlotte, NC: $510 million AUM, SEC registered investment adviser
Defender Capital is an SEC registered investment adviser with its main office in Charlotte, North Carolina and reports $510 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filed January 28, 2026. Its clients include high net worth individuals, individuals and pooled investment vehicles. It is paid through a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges and fixed fees. It advises 1 private fund.
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- Registration
- SEC registered investment adviser
- CRD number
- 159607
- SEC file number
- 801-80977
- SEC status
- Approved, effective March 13, 2015
- Legal name
- Defender Capital LLC
- Main office
- 1310 South Tryon Street Suite 101, Charlotte, NC 28203
- Phone
- (704) 373-1716
- Regulatory AUM
- $510,000,000 in the Form ADV filed January 28, 2026
- Discretionary AUM
- $507,900,000
- Non discretionary AUM
- $2,100,000
- Accounts
- 189
- Employees
- 3, of which 2 give investment advice
- Form of organization
- Limited Liability Company
- Paid through
- a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees
- Private funds
- 1: 1 hedge fund
- Gross assets of private funds
- $46,000,000
- Other offices
- 1
- Form ADV Item 11 disclosures
- None reported
- Latest Form ADV filing
- January 28, 2026
- SEC record
- Investment Adviser Public Disclosure
Clients
Client types the adviser reports in Form ADV item 5.D, with the AUM it attributes to each.
| Client type | Clients | AUM |
|---|---|---|
| High net worth individuals | 129 | $371 million |
| Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | 57 | $76 million |
| Pooled investment vehicles | 1 | $46 million |
| Charitable organizations | Fewer than 5 | $17 million |
AUM in the SEC's monthly files
Each change in the AUM the adviser reported across the monthly SEC files held here, with the first file that shows the new value.
| First in the file of | AUM | Form ADV filed |
|---|---|---|
| February 2, 2026 | $510 million | January 28, 2026 |
| December 1, 2025 | $442 million | March 21, 2025 |
Other advisers in Charlotte
| Adviser | City | AUM | Private funds | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hale Partnership Capital Management, LLC | Charlotte | $788.3 million | 7 | adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| SPP Management Services, LLC | Charlotte | $623.6 million | 29 | adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Alpha Financial Advisors, LLC | Charlotte | $619.3 million | Not listed | adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Auctus Advisors LLC | Charlotte | $612.9 million | Not listed | adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Hobart Wealth | Charlotte | $558.2 million | Not listed | adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Capitala Private Advisors, LLC | Charlotte | $505.1 million | 4 | adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Crown Wealth Group LLC | Charlotte | $502.4 million | Not listed | adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Quantitative Process, LLC | Charlotte | $502.1 million | Not listed | adviserinfo.sec.gov |
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Updated November 7, 2026. Read from the SEC's Form ADV data files for investment advisers. Public data published by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (US government work). Advisers report these values themselves in Form ADV, and neither the SEC nor the states approve or guarantee them. AUM is regulatory assets under management as the adviser reported it in Form ADV item 5.F, which can differ from the AUM a firm quotes elsewhere. Exempt reporting advisers do not report AUM. Office address, phone and website are the adviser's main office as filed; a firm that files its main office as a private residence shows no street address or phone. An Item 11 disclosure is a reported event, not a finding about the firm today. Details for each firm are on the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure site. This page uses SEC data and is not endorsed or certified by the SEC. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.