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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 1 sale; 126 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $237.8M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q1 2025

Institutional positions in Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. as of Mar 31, 2025. 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
78
+9 vs. Q4 2024
Shares held
3.05M
+38.0K (+1.3%) vs. Q4 2024
Total value
$92.2M
−$1.78M (−1.9%) vs. Q4 2024
New holders
11
19 more added
Sold out
2
28 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q4 2024 haven't filed for Q1 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2025: 78 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 heldQ1 2025: $92.2M
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, Q1 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.; share changes are against Q4 2024.

Institutions holding BWFG in Q1 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
True Wealth Design, LLC2$610.00%+2New
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC5$1510.00%+5New
Cornerstone Planning Group LLC17$5170.00%00.0%Unchanged
Spire Wealth Management20$6040.00%+20New
Massmutual Trust Co FSB22$6640.00%00.0%Unchanged
Covestor Ltd25$1.00K0.00%−15−37.5%Reduced
GAMMA Investing LLC36$1.09K0.00%+1+2.9%Added
Fortitude Family Office, LLC45$1.36K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.52$1.57K0.00%+52New
Coldstream Capital Management Inc68$2.05K0.00%+68New
Sterling Capital Management LLC111$3.35K0.00%−96−46.4%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.138$4.17K0.00%+82+146.4%Added
Amalgamated Bank196$6.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Jones Financial Companies LLLP200$6.03K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)320$9.66K0.00%−1,244−79.5%Reduced
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.423$12.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC458$14.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC457$14.0K0.00%+214+88.1%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System467$14.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC478$14.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Legal & General Group Plc637$19.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA810$24.4K0.00%−494−37.9%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio958$28.9K0.00%−145−13.1%Reduced
FMR LLC1,593$48.1K0.00%−212−11.7%Reduced
US Bancorp1,689$51.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Key Financial Inc2,900$87.5K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Corebridge Financial, Inc.3,161$95.4K0.00%−46−1.4%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG3,330$100.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
MetLife Investment Management3,357$101.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.3,896$117.6K0.00%+156+4.2%Added
New York State Common Retirement Fund3,951$119.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Citigroup Inc4,863$146.8K0.00%−504−9.4%Reduced
STRS Ohio4,900$147.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Trexquant Investment LP6,755$203.9K0.00%+6,755New
Mackenzie Financial Corp6,773$204.4K0.00%−2,251−24.9%Reduced
HSBC Holdings PLC6,835$205.9K0.00%−788−10.3%Reduced
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC7,185$216.8K0.00%+7,185New
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership7,653$231.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Nuveen, LLC8,096$244.3K0.00%+8,096New
Jane Street Group, LLC8,269$249.6K0.00%+8,269New
Rhumbline Advisers8,784$265.1K0.00%−451−4.9%Reduced
Bank of America Corp9,026$272.4K0.00%−2,808−23.7%Reduced
Sierra Capital LLC9,188$277.0K0.03%+110+1.2%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP9,953$300.4K0.00%+9,953New
Royal Bank of Canada11,530$347.0K0.00%−70−0.6%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company11,623$350.8K0.00%+285+2.5%Added
Bridge City Capital, LLC13,135$396.4K0.12%−442−3.3%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co13,447$405.8K0.00%−10,143−43.0%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC14,726$444.4K0.00%+2,370+19.2%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors16,652$502.6K0.00%+165+1.0%Added
UBS Group AG18,010$543.5K0.00%+98+0.5%Added
Barclays PLC18,590$561.0K0.00%−3,239−14.8%Reduced
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc18,636$562.4K0.00%+1,000+5.7%Added
Empowered Funds, LLC21,262$641.7K0.01%+702+3.4%Added
Northeast Financial Consultants Inc21,903$661.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Morgan Stanley24,494$739.3K0.00%−8,847−26.5%Reduced
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC25,118$758.1K0.09%+5,077+25.3%Added
Summit Trail Advisors, LLC25,523$770.3K0.03%−300−1.2%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp29,073$877.4K0.00%−1,189−3.9%Reduced
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.36,312$1.10M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
American Century Companies Inc37,217$1.12M0.00%−158−0.4%Reduced
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC46,264$1.40M0.04%−8,501−15.5%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc48,830$1.47M0.00%−2,669−5.2%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC62,367$1.88M0.00%+62,367New
Northern Trust Corp68,974$2.08M0.00%−1,676−2.4%Reduced
State Street Corp78,309$2.36M0.00%+142+0.2%Added
Acadian Asset Management LLC88,343$2.66M0.01%+2,368+2.8%Added
GM Advisory Group, Inc.104,477$3.15M0.17%+14,119+15.6%Added
LSV Asset Management109,800$3.31M0.01%−5,900−5.1%Reduced
Siena Capital Partners GP, LLC110,338$3.33M0.99%00.0%Unchanged
Renaissance Technologies LLC142,348$4.30M0.01%−7,900−5.3%Reduced
Geode Capital Management, LLC151,206$4.56M0.00%+3,171+2.1%Added
Banc Funds Co LLC159,377$4.81M0.63%−90,046−36.1%Reduced
Fourthstone LLC166,563$5.03M1.25%+60,978+57.8%Added
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC179,127$5.41M1.43%+4,543+2.6%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP293,293$8.85M0.00%+4,422+1.5%Added
Vanguard Group Inc338,071$10.2M0.00%−437−0.1%Reduced
BlackRock, Inc.421,891$12.7M0.00%−7,436−1.7%Reduced
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.0$00.00%−6,719−100.0%Sold out
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.0$00.00%−30−100.0%Sold out
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed