Vanguard Capital Management filed an amended beneficial ownership statement with the SEC on October 30, 2026, reporting a 4.96% position in the common stock of Peoples Bancorp Inc/OH as of September 30, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Total beneficial ownership: Vanguard Capital Management reported aggregate beneficial ownership of 1,785,162 shares of Peoples Bancorp common stock.
  • Percent of class: The 1,785,162 shares represent 4.96% of the outstanding class of common stock.
  • Sole voting power: Vanguard reported sole voting power over 267,088 shares, with zero shares subject to shared voting power.
  • Sole dispositive power: The filing attributes sole dispositive power over all 1,785,162 shares to Vanguard Capital Management, with no shared dispositive power reported.
  • Triggering date: The event requiring the filing occurred on September 30, 2026, according to the filing.
  • Affiliates included: The filing states the position reflects holdings attributed to Vanguard Asset Management Limited, Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC, and Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd.

Vanguard's Amended Ownership Position in Peoples Bancorp

Peoples Bancorp Inc/OH, headquartered at 138 Putnam Street, Marietta, Ohio 45750, is the issuer whose common stock (CUSIP 709789101) is the subject of this filing. The amended statement was signed by My Trieu-Gatt, identified as Authorized Signatory and Head of Global Fund Administration, on behalf of Vanguard Capital Management, whose principal office is located at 100 Vanguard Blvd, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355.

According to the filing, Vanguard Capital Management is classified as an investment adviser (type "IA") for purposes of this disclosure. The statement covers securities beneficially owned or deemed beneficially owned by Vanguard Capital Management LLC and four named affiliates or business divisions, including Vanguard Asset Management Limited, Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC, and Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. The filing notes it includes "securities held by Vanguard funds, or sleeves thereof, over which Vanguard Capital Management LLC exercises dispositive power, in addition to securities held by clients over which the affiliates or business divisions of such affiliates indicated above exercise dispositive and/or voting power."

The filing further states, under Item 5, that ownership falls at 5 percent or less of the class, consistent with the reported 4.96% figure. Under Item 6, the filing discloses that Vanguard Capital Management, including registered investment companies and other managed accounts, holds the right to receive dividends or proceeds from any sale of the reported securities, and that "no one other person's interest in the securities reported herein is more than 5%." The certification accompanying the filing states the securities were acquired and held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of the issuer.

What Was Disclosed

Vanguard Capital Management filed an amended beneficial ownership report disclosing a 4.96% stake, equal to 1,785,162 shares, in Peoples Bancorp Inc/OH common stock, with sole dispositive power over all reported shares and sole voting power over 267,088 shares, as of September 30, 2026.