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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, Q4 2023

Institutional positions in Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. as of Dec 31, 2023. 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
71
+4 vs. Q3 2023
Shares held
2.84M
+238.5K (+9.2%) vs. Q3 2023
Total value
$85.7M
+$22.2M (+35.1%) vs. Q3 2023
New holders
8
28 more added
Sold out
4
15 more reduced

Compare with Q3 2023: 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 holdersQ4 2023: 71 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 heldQ4 2023: $85.7M
Q1 2021: $84.6MQ2 2021: $73.5MQ3 2021: $77.7MQ4 2021: $82.9MQ1 2022: $82.1MQ2 2022: $81.3MQ3 2022: $75.2MQ4 2022: $77.3MQ1 2023: $63.3MQ2 2023: $62.6MQ3 2023: $63.4MQ4 2023: $85.7MQ1 2024: $70.5MQ2 2024: $69.6MQ3 2024: $84.8MQ4 2024: $94.2MQ1 2025: $92.2MQ2 2025: $113.7MQ3 2025: $152.8MQ4 2025: $165.6MQ1 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$165.6M
Q3 202598$152.8M
Q2 202584$113.7M
Q1 202578$92.2M
Q4 202470$94.2M
Q3 202469$84.8M
Q2 202466$69.6M
Q1 202464$70.5M
Q4 202371$85.7M
Q3 202367$63.4M
Q2 202368$62.6M
Q1 202367$63.3M
Q4 202274$77.3M
Q3 202270$75.2M
Q2 202268$81.3M
Q1 202255$82.1M
Q4 202150$82.9M
Q3 202156$77.7M
Q2 202153$73.5M
Q1 202150$84.6M

Institutions, Q4 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2023.

Institutions holding BWFG in Q4 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
BlackRock Inc.411,623$12.4M0.00%+42,246+11.4%Added
Vanguard Group Inc327,313$9.88M0.00%+5,345+1.7%Added
Banc Funds Co LLC281,623$8.50M0.84%00.0%Unchanged
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP268,724$8.11M0.00%+9,546+3.7%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC159,603$4.82M0.01%+11,300+7.6%Added
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC134,940$4.07M0.83%+29,616+28.1%Added
LSV Asset Management129,446$3.91M0.01%−2,500−1.9%Reduced
Geode Capital Management, LLC128,282$3.87M0.00%+7,446+6.2%Added
Siena Capital Partners GP, LLC110,338$3.33M1.04%00.0%Unchanged
GM Advisory Group, Inc.82,173$2.48M0.19%+82,173New
Acadian Asset Management LLC81,107$2.45M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Morgan Stanley75,193$2.27M0.00%+7,842+11.6%Added
State Street Corp73,166$2.21M0.00%+135+0.2%Added
Northern Trust Corp67,921$2.05M0.00%+204+0.3%Added
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC50,824$1.53M0.03%+1,344+2.7%Added
American Century Companies Inc37,375$1.13M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Summit Trail Advisors, LLC36,218$1.09M0.04%−10,400−22.3%Reduced
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.33,212$1.00M0.02%+18,169+120.8%Added
BHZ Capital Management, LP28,036$846.1K0.80%+1,930+7.4%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp27,824$839.7K0.00%−9,273−25.0%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc19,545$589.9K0.00%+9,178+88.5%Added
Barclays PLC17,620$531.8K0.00%+7,935+81.9%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors17,123$516.8K0.00%−526−3.0%Reduced
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC16,876$493.1K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Empowered Funds, LLC16,219$489.5K0.01%+1,344+9.0%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc15,956$481.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Citadel Advisors LLC15,898$479.8K0.00%+6,087+62.0%Added
Millennium Management LLC15,109$456.0K0.00%+4,000+36.0%Added
Bank of America Corp12,434$375.3K0.00%+3,671+41.9%Added
Royal Bank of Canada12,430$375.0K0.00%+555+4.7%Added
Bridge City Capital, LLC9,938$299.9K0.12%+9,938New
Two Sigma Investments, LP9,731$293.7K0.00%−4,522−31.7%Reduced
UBS Group AG9,584$289.2K0.00%+3,448+56.2%Added
Rhumbline Advisers9,052$273.2K0.00%+24+0.3%Added
Sierra Capital LLC8,865$268.0K0.04%+66+0.8%Added
Wells Fargo & Company8,719$263.1K0.00%+1,407+19.2%Added
Carl P. Sherr & Co., LLC8,000$241.4K0.15%+8,000New
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC7,880$237.8K0.00%+7,880New
Two Sigma Advisers, LP7,300$220.3K0.00%−4,400−37.6%Reduced
Martingale Asset Management L P6,671$201.3K0.00%+6,671New
JPMorgan Chase & Co6,658$200.9K0.00%+2,836+74.2%Added
STRS Ohio4,700$141.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc.4,472$135.0K0.00%−134−2.9%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund3,949$119.2K0.00%+4+0.1%Added
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC3,413$103.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.3,200$96.6K0.01%−1,400−30.4%Reduced
MetLife Investment Management3,003$90.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
American International Group, Inc.2,927$88.3K0.00%−12−0.4%Reduced
Key Financial Inc2,900$87.5K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
AJOVista, LLC2,230$67.3K0.08%+2,230New
FMR LLC1,895$57.2K0.00%−174−8.4%Reduced
US Bancorp1,689$51.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA1,319$39.8K0.00%−1,123−46.0%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio1,220$36.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Citigroup Inc1,094$33.0K0.00%+825+306.7%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System969$29.2K0.00%−330−25.4%Reduced
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)560$16.9K0.00%+118+26.7%Added
Amalgamated Bank525$16.0K0.00%−58−9.9%Reduced
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC478$14.4K0.00%−500−51.1%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc467$14.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.423$12.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co354$10.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC177$5.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd98$2.96K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Covestor Ltd65$2.00K0.00%−29−30.9%Reduced
CWM, LLC67$2.00K0.00%+11+19.6%Added
Glassman Wealth Services49$1.48K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fortitude Family Office, LLC45$1.36K0.00%+45New
Massmutual Trust Co FSB22$6640.00%00.0%Unchanged
GAMMA Investing LLC21$5830.00%+21New
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.19$5730.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fourthstone LLC0$00.00%−19,324−100.0%Sold out
Man Group plc0$00.00%–Sold out
Washington Trust Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−200−100.0%Sold out
Fisher Asset Management, LLC0$00.00%−197−100.0%Sold out