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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 2024

Institutional positions in Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. as of Dec 31, 2024. 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
70
+1 vs. Q3 2024
Shares held
3.03M
+194.2K (+6.9%) vs. Q3 2024
Total value
$94.2M
+$9.45M (+11.1%) vs. Q3 2024
New holders
5
30 more added
Sold out
4
13 more reduced

Compare with Q3 2024: 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 2024: 70 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 2024: $94.2M
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 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2024.

Institutions holding BWFG in Q4 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
BlackRock, Inc.429,327$13.4M0.00%−7,010−1.6%Reduced
Vanguard Group Inc338,508$10.5M0.00%+1,420+0.4%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP288,871$9.00M0.00%+7,363+2.6%Added
Banc Funds Co LLC249,423$7.77M0.86%−33,200−11.7%Reduced
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC174,584$5.44M1.25%+40,458+30.2%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC150,248$4.68M0.01%−7,255−4.6%Reduced
Geode Capital Management, LLC148,035$4.61M0.00%+693+0.5%Added
LSV Asset Management115,700$3.60M0.01%−7,346−6.0%Reduced
Siena Capital Partners GP, LLC110,338$3.44M0.95%00.0%Unchanged
Fourthstone LLC105,585$3.29M0.64%+79,673+307.5%Added
GM Advisory Group, Inc.90,358$2.81M0.16%+551+0.6%Added
Acadian Asset Management LLC85,975$2.68M0.01%+5,315+6.6%Added
State Street Corp78,167$2.43M0.00%+150+0.2%Added
Northern Trust Corp70,650$2.20M0.00%+160+0.2%Added
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC54,765$1.71M0.04%+918+1.7%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc51,499$1.60M0.00%+23,757+85.6%Added
American Century Companies Inc37,375$1.16M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.36,312$1.13M0.03%+13,733+60.8%Added
Morgan Stanley33,341$1.04M0.00%−3,040−8.4%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp30,262$942.7K0.00%+7,908+35.4%Added
Summit Trail Advisors, LLC25,823$804.4K0.03%−2,212−7.9%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co23,590$734.8K0.00%+11,952+102.7%Added
Northeast Financial Consultants Inc21,903$682.3K0.03%+21,903New
Barclays PLC21,829$680.0K0.00%+1,048+5.0%Added
Empowered Funds, LLC20,560$640.4K0.01%+918+4.7%Added
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC20,041$624.3K0.07%+20,041New
UBS Group AG17,912$558.0K0.00%+11,239+168.4%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc17,636$549.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Captrust Financial Advisors16,487$513.6K0.00%+30.0%Added
Bridge City Capital, LLC13,577$422.9K0.11%+27+0.2%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC12,356$384.9K0.00%−7,982−39.2%Reduced
Bank of America Corp11,834$368.6K0.00%+1,969+20.0%Added
Royal Bank of Canada11,600$361.0K0.00%+1,085+10.3%Added
Wells Fargo & Company11,338$353.2K0.00%+975+9.4%Added
Rhumbline Advisers9,235$287.7K0.00%+295+3.3%Added
Sierra Capital LLC9,078$283.0K0.03%+30.0%Added
Mackenzie Financial Corp9,024$281.1K0.00%+9,024New
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC8,096$252.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
HSBC Holdings PLC7,623$240.5K0.00%−1,344−15.0%Reduced
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership7,653$238.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.6,719$209.3K0.00%+6,719New
Citigroup Inc5,367$167.2K0.00%+295+5.8%Added
STRS Ohio4,900$152.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
New York State Common Retirement Fund3,951$123.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.3,740$116.5K0.00%+152+4.2%Added
MetLife Investment Management3,357$104.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Deutsche Bank AG3,330$103.7K0.00%+3,330New
Corebridge Financial, Inc.3,207$99.9K0.00%−242−7.0%Reduced
Key Financial Inc2,900$90.3K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
FMR LLC1,805$56.2K0.00%−154−7.9%Reduced
US Bancorp1,689$52.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)1,564$48.7K0.00%+1,357+655.6%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA1,304$40.6K0.00%−586−31.0%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio1,103$34.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Legal & General Group Plc637$19.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC478$14.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
California State Teachers Retirement System467$14.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC458$14.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.423$13.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC243$8.00K0.00%+1+0.4%Added
Sterling Capital Management LLC207$6.45K0.00%+187+935.0%Added
Jones Financial Companies LLLP200$6.23K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Amalgamated Bank196$6.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.56$1.74K0.00%−17−23.3%Reduced
Fortitude Family Office, LLC45$1.40K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
GAMMA Investing LLC35$1.09K0.00%+14+66.7%Added
Covestor Ltd40$1.00K0.00%−42−51.2%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.30$9350.00%00.0%Unchanged
Massmutual Trust Co FSB22$6850.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cornerstone Planning Group LLC17$5170.00%00.0%Unchanged
Two Sigma Investments, LP0$00.00%−7,925−100.0%Sold out
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC0$00.00%−1,925−100.0%Sold out
GWM Advisors LLC0$00.00%−148−100.0%Sold out
Capital Performance Advisors LLP0$00.00%−13−100.0%Sold out