60% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
9 more new buyers than exits, ownership rose 10.50 percentage points vs the prior quarter, and 1 well-known fund manager in the top 25.
60% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
48.4% institutional ownership
STRATEGIC VALUE BANK portfolio allocation
Institutional ownership vs Banks - Regional peers
No Form 4 insider transactions on file
Latest positioning in PGC across 13F flow, ownership shift, marquee holders, and holder-count growth.
Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in PGC held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 1.5M | $51.8M | -5.9% | 8.309% | 0.00% |
| 2 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 1.0M | $36.4M | +1.4% | 5.845% | 0.01% |
| 3 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 686K | $24.2M | — | 3.874% | 0.00% |
| 4 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 636K | $22.4M | -5.6% | 3.592% | 0.00% |
| 5 | STATE STREET CORP | 517K | $18.2M | -5.9% | 2.919% | 0.00% |
| 6 | Boston Partners | 496K | $17.5M | +3582.9% | 2.803% | 0.02% |
| 7 | BROWN ADVISORY INC | 456K | $16.1M | -5.1% | 2.577% | 0.03% |
| 8 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 391K | $13.8M | -13.5% | 2.210% | 0.00% |
| 9 | STRATEGIC VALUE BANK PARTNERS LLC | 378K | $13.3M | 0.0% | 2.137% | 7.16% |
| 10 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 369K | $13.0M | +7.3% | 2.083% | 0.01% |
| 11 | BANC FUNDS CO LLC | 274K | $9.6M | -8.0% | 1.547% | 1.80% |
| 12 | SALZHAUER MICHAEL | 256K | $9.0M | -5.0% | 1.444% | 4.24% |
| 13 | Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 240K | $8.5M | +120.8% | 1.356% | 0.01% |
| 14 | HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 217K | $7.6M | -6.4% | 1.226% | 0.02% |
| 15 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 207K | $7.3M | -7.2% | 1.169% | 0.01% |
| 16 | BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | 196K | $6.9M | — | 1.104% | 0.32% |
| 17 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 192K | $6.8M | +39.3% | 1.085% | 0.00% |
| 18 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 161K | $5.7M | — | 0.909% | 0.00% |
| 19 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 137K | $4.8M | +2.5% | 0.771% | 0.00% |
| 20 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 130K | $4.6M | -1.2% | 0.737% | 0.00% |
| 21 | Oppenheimer & Close, LLC | 125K | $4.4M | +218.3% | 0.706% | 2.77% |
| 22 | BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 119K | $4.2M | +5.9% | 0.674% | 0.08% |
| 23 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 108K | $3.8M | — | 0.611% | 0.00% |
| 24 | AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 106K | $3.7M | +3.0% | 0.600% | 0.00% |
| 25 | Nuveen, LLC | 97K | $3.4M | +85.5% | 0.549% | 0.00% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). “% of Fund” shows how much of that investor’s total 13F portfolio is invested in PGC — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in PGC during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
8 quarters of 13F filings · Δ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Δ Holders | Ownership % | Δ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Δ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 162 | +5.9% | 48.41% | +10.50 pp | $396M | +28% |
| Q4 2025 | 153 | +4.8% | 37.91% | 1.53 pp | $311M | 3.9% |
| Q3 2025 | 146 | +0.0% | 39.44% | 1.30 pp | $323M | 3.2% |
| Q2 2025 | 146 | +5.0% | 40.74% | 0.69 pp | $334M | 1.7% |
| Q1 2025 | 139 | +1.5% | 41.43% | 6.21 pp | $339M | 13% |
| Q4 2024 | 137 | +12% | 47.64% | +9.17 pp | $390M | +24% |
| Q3 2024 | 122 | +7.0% | 38.47% | 7.31 pp | $315M | 16% |
| Q2 2024 | 114 | — | 45.78% | — | $375M | — |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Δ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
No recent Form 4 insider transactions on file for PGC.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying PGC stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation stands at 48.4%, held across 162 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of PGC, with approximately 1,471,349 shares worth $0.05B as of Q1 2026.
Yes — 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of PGC, including TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP.
Our composite Smart Money Score for PGC is 62 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
28 institutions opened new positions in PGC during Q1 2026, while 19 fully exited. 106 added to existing positions and 26 trimmed.
PGC institutional ownership rose by 10.50 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +9 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 57.2% of all reported 13F value in PGC, and the top 25 account for 80.0%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.