Vanguard Capital Management filed an amended ownership statement with the SEC on October 30, 2026, disclosing a 4.29% beneficial interest in Alpha Pro Tech Ltd common stock as of September 30, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Aggregate beneficial ownership: Vanguard Capital Management reported 438,457 shares of Alpha Pro Tech Ltd common stock beneficially owned.
  • Percent of class: The 438,457 shares represent 4.29% of the outstanding common stock of Alpha Pro Tech Ltd.
  • Sole voting power: Vanguard Capital Management holds sole voting power over 55,749 shares, with shared voting power of zero.
  • Sole dispositive power: Vanguard Capital Management holds sole dispositive power over all 438,457 shares, with shared dispositive power of zero.
  • Triggering event date: The date of event requiring this filing was September 30, 2026.
  • Reporting person type: Vanguard Capital Management is classified as an investment adviser (type "IA") organized in Pennsylvania.
  • Amendment: This filing is Amendment No. 1 to a prior ownership statement covering Alpha Pro Tech Ltd common stock (CUSIP 020772109).

Vanguard Capital Management Updates Its Position in Alpha Pro Tech

According to the filing, Vanguard Capital Management LLC, headquartered at 100 Vanguard Blvd, Malvern, PA 19355, reported aggregate beneficial ownership of 438,457 shares of common stock in Alpha Pro Tech Ltd (NYSE:APT), a company whose principal executive offices are located at 60 Centurian Drive, Suite 112, Markham, Ontario. The filing is Amendment No. 1, triggered by an event dated September 30, 2026. Alpha Pro Tech Ltd is engaged in the manufacture and sale of disposable protective apparel, building products, and infection control products.

The filing states that the reported holdings reflect securities beneficially owned or deemed to be beneficially owned by Vanguard Capital Management LLC and certain affiliates, including Vanguard Asset Management Limited, Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC, and Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. The statement also covers securities held by Vanguard funds, or sleeves thereof, over which Vanguard Capital Management LLC exercises dispositive power, as well as securities held by clients over which the named affiliates exercise dispositive and/or voting power.

The filing certifies, per the signatory My Trieu-Gatt, Authorized Signatory and Head of Global Fund Administration, that the securities "were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer." Item 5 of the filing confirms that the reported ownership represents 5 percent or less of the class. No single other person's interest in the reported securities exceeds 5%, according to the disclosure.

What Was Disclosed

Vanguard Capital Management filed Amendment No. 1 disclosing beneficial ownership of 438,457 shares, or 4.29%, of Alpha Pro Tech Ltd common stock as of September 30, 2026, with sole dispositive power over all shares and sole voting power over 55,749 shares.