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Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.

BWFG
Exchange
Nasdaq
Industry
State Commercial Banks
SEC CIK
0001505732

In the last 90 days, Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. insiders filed 7 open-market purchases and 2 sales; 126 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $237.8M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q2 2026

Institutional positions in Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. as of Jun 30, 2026. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
126
+9 vs. Q1 2026
Shares held
4.05M
+392.1K (+10.7%) vs. Q1 2026
Total value
$237.8M
+$60.3M (+34.0%) vs. Q1 2026
New holders
18
53 more added
Sold out
9
32 more reduced

2 institutions that held it in Q1 2026 haven't filed for Q2 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2026: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting BWFG on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ2 2026: 126 institutions
Q1 2021: 50 institutionsQ2 2021: 53 institutionsQ3 2021: 56 institutionsQ4 2021: 50 institutionsQ1 2022: 55 institutionsQ2 2022: 68 institutionsQ3 2022: 70 institutionsQ4 2022: 74 institutionsQ1 2023: 67 institutionsQ2 2023: 68 institutionsQ3 2023: 67 institutionsQ4 2023: 71 institutionsQ1 2024: 64 institutionsQ2 2024: 66 institutionsQ3 2024: 69 institutionsQ4 2024: 70 institutionsQ1 2025: 78 institutionsQ2 2025: 84 institutionsQ3 2025: 98 institutionsQ4 2025: 109 institutionsQ1 2026: 119 institutionsQ2 2026: 126 institutions
Value heldQ2 2026: $237.8M
Q1 2021: $84.6MQ2 2021: $73.5MQ3 2021: $77.7MQ4 2021: $83.8MQ1 2022: $82.1MQ2 2022: $81.3MQ3 2022: $75.2MQ4 2022: $77.3MQ1 2023: $63.5MQ2 2023: $62.6MQ3 2023: $63.4MQ4 2023: $88.1MQ1 2024: $72.6MQ2 2024: $69.7MQ3 2024: $85.1MQ4 2024: $94.7MQ1 2025: $92.2MQ2 2025: $114.1MQ3 2025: $153.1MQ4 2025: $167.5MQ1 2026: $182.8MQ2 2026: $237.8M
Institutions holding BWFG and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026126$237.8M
Q1 2026119$182.8M
Q4 2025109$167.5M
Q3 202598$153.1M
Q2 202584$114.1M
Q1 202578$92.2M
Q4 202470$94.7M
Q3 202469$85.1M
Q2 202466$69.7M
Q1 202464$72.6M
Q4 202371$88.1M
Q3 202367$63.4M
Q2 202368$62.6M
Q1 202367$63.5M
Q4 202274$77.3M
Q3 202270$75.2M
Q2 202268$81.3M
Q1 202255$82.1M
Q4 202150$83.8M
Q3 202156$77.7M
Q2 202153$73.5M
Q1 202150$84.6M

Institutions, Q2 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.; share changes are against Q1 2026.

Institutions holding BWFG in Q2 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
BlackRock, Inc.493,180$29.0M0.00%+12,875+2.7%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP329,747$19.4M0.00%+10,506+3.3%Added
Vanguard Capital Management LLC277,398$16.3M0.00%−5,514−1.9%Reduced
Acadian Asset Management LLC232,761$13.7M0.02%+68,083+41.3%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC167,476$9.84M0.00%+11,260+7.2%Added
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC166,709$9.79M1.78%−1,291−0.8%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc158,198$9.29M0.00%+52,207+49.3%Added
State Street Corp146,182$8.59M0.00%+15,356+11.7%Added
Two Sigma Investments, LP118,419$6.96M0.01%+33,349+39.2%Added
Siena Capital Partners GP, LLC116,138$6.82M1.65%00.0%Unchanged
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.111,000$6.52M0.15%+5,100+4.8%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC108,960$6.40M0.00%+57,990+113.8%Added
Northern Trust Corp94,520$5.55M0.00%+28,203+42.5%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC93,748$5.51M0.01%−13,800−12.8%Reduced
Banc Funds Co LLC90,423$5.31M0.88%−6,000−6.2%Reduced
Wealthspire Advisors, LLC87,538$5.14M0.03%+87,538New
Nuveen, LLC80,322$4.72M0.00%+12,930+19.2%Added
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd74,260$4.36M0.00%+21,599+41.0%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc73,456$4.32M0.00%−17,304−19.1%Reduced
LSV Asset Management69,593$4.09M0.01%−107−0.2%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC67,349$3.96M0.00%−2,488−3.6%Reduced
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC53,793$3.16M0.06%−1,151−2.1%Reduced
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co46,465$2.73M0.00%+1,142+2.5%Added
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC40,981$2.41M0.00%+2,151+5.5%Added
Empowered Funds, LLC32,191$1.89M0.01%+2,249+7.5%Added
Algert Global LLC31,421$1.85M0.02%+3,681+13.3%Added
Morgan Stanley30,321$1.78M0.00%−2,785−8.4%Reduced
Trexquant Investment LP28,856$1.70M0.01%−1,315−4.4%Reduced
EAM Investors, LLC26,981$1.59M0.14%−1,111−4.0%Reduced
Innovative Asset Advisors Group, LLC26,901$1.58M0.69%+26,901New
JPMorgan Chase & Co24,967$1.49M0.00%+1,555+6.6%Added
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership24,902$1.46M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Alliancebernstein L.P.28,681$1.39M0.00%+1,420+5.2%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp23,446$1.38M0.00%+1,135+5.1%Added
SEI Investments Co23,124$1.36M0.00%−18,218−44.1%Reduced
CI Private Wealth, LLC22,223$1.31M0.00%+320+1.5%Added
Bank of America Corp21,835$1.28M0.00%+7,237+49.6%Added
Summit Trail Advisors, LLC21,323$1.25M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc19,818$1.16M0.00%+118+0.6%Added
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.18,894$1.11M0.02%−6,109−24.4%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors17,598$1.03M0.00%+506+3.0%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC16,052$943.1K0.00%+7,408+85.7%Added
Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC15,237$895.2K0.15%+1,167+8.3%Added
Barclays PLC14,940$877.7K0.00%−2,940−16.4%Reduced
State of Wisconsin Investment Board14,102$828.5K0.00%−3,544−20.1%Reduced
Mangrove Partners10,358$608.5K0.04%+884+9.3%Added
Legato Capital Management LLC10,167$597.3K0.05%+186+1.9%Added
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans9,605$564.0K0.00%+3,728+63.4%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.9,359$554.1K0.00%+8,629+1,182.1%Added
Sierra Capital LLC9,402$552.3K0.05%+37+0.4%Added
Bridge City Capital, LLC9,130$536.4K0.12%−876−8.8%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.8,362$491.3K0.00%+2,042+32.3%Added
UBS Group AG8,290$487.0K0.00%−2,522−23.3%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers7,967$468.1K0.00%−1,121−12.3%Reduced
Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP7,843$460.8K0.02%+3,447+78.4%Added
XTX Topco Ltd7,690$451.8K0.01%+7,690New
FMR LLC7,597$446.3K0.00%+3,337+78.3%Added
Martingale Asset Management L P7,427$436.3K0.01%−5,519−42.6%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company7,406$435.1K0.00%+2,368+47.0%Added
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.6,911$406.0K0.00%+561+8.8%Added
Mariner, LLC6,576$386.4K0.00%+6,576New
Deutsche Bank AG5,922$347.9K0.00%+1,286+27.7%Added
Prudential Financial Inc5,820$341.9K0.00%−7,370−55.9%Reduced
AE Wealth Management LLC5,644$331.7K0.00%+538+10.5%Added
Essex Financial Services, Inc.5,634$331.0K0.02%+23+0.4%Added
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.5,355$314.6K0.00%−1,466−21.5%Reduced
Ieq Capital, LLC5,174$304.0K0.00%+5,174New
Price T Rowe Associates Inc5,112$301.0K0.00%−523−9.3%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc5,025$295.2K0.00%+5,025New
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board5,000$293.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC4,959$291.3K0.00%+15+0.3%Added
Daytona Street Capital LLC5,000$288.9K0.21%00.0%Unchanged
HSBC Holdings PLC4,573$268.3K0.00%−15,297−77.0%Reduced
Creative Planning4,519$265.5K0.00%+4,519New
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC4,500$264.0K0.00%+4,500New
Royal Bank of Canada4,317$254.0K0.00%+175+4.2%Added
MetLife Investment Management4,029$236.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Gsa Capital Partners LLP3,993$235.0K0.01%+3,993New
PDT Partners, LLC4,000$235.0K0.01%+4,000New
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC3,850$226.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Beese Fulmer Investment Management, Inc.3,696$217.1K0.01%+3,696New
Engineers Gate Manager LP3,590$210.9K0.00%+3,590New
SG Americas Securities, LLC3,578$210.0K0.00%+3,578New
Toroso Investments, LLC3,545$208.3K0.00%−7,973−69.2%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund3,351$196.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Citigroup Inc3,213$188.8K0.00%+2,757+604.6%Added
Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC3,042$178.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Assetmark, Inc3,000$176.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Key Financial Inc2,900$170.4K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA2,876$169.0K0.00%−397−12.1%Reduced
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.2,794$164.1K0.00%−370−11.7%Reduced
US Bancorp1,689$99.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey1,492$87.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)818$48.1K0.00%−929−53.2%Reduced
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.762$44.8K0.00%+762New
Legal & General Group Plc637$37.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.557$32.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC458$27.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue429$25.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP253$14.9K0.00%+182+256.3%Added