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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 2025

Institutional positions in Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. as of Dec 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
109
+13 vs. Q3 2025
Shares held
3.61M
+167.3K (+4.9%) vs. Q3 2025
Total value
$165.6M
+$13.2M (+8.7%) vs. Q3 2025
New holders
19
45 more added
Sold out
6
28 more reduced

2 institutions that held it in Q3 2025 haven't filed for Q4 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2025: 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 2025: 109 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 2025: $165.6M
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 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2025.

Institutions holding BWFG in Q4 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
BlackRock, Inc.491,344$22.5M0.00%+26,584+5.7%Added
Vanguard Group Inc366,786$16.8M0.00%−1770.0%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP314,446$14.4M0.00%+1,252+0.4%Added
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC167,564$7.68M1.69%−4,973−2.9%Reduced
Geode Capital Management, LLC159,281$7.30M0.00%−1,115−0.7%Reduced
Acadian Asset Management LLC149,830$6.86M0.01%+38,589+34.7%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC116,155$5.32M0.01%−2,193−1.9%Reduced
Siena Capital Partners GP, LLC116,138$5.32M1.43%00.0%Unchanged
State Street Corp115,711$5.30M0.00%+6,138+5.6%Added
GM Advisory Group, Inc.106,059$4.86M0.19%+472+0.4%Added
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.99,900$4.58M0.13%+3,183+3.3%Added
Banc Funds Co LLC96,423$4.42M0.87%−12,000−11.1%Reduced
LSV Asset Management77,700$3.56M0.01%−7,500−8.8%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc70,404$3.23M0.00%+19,432+38.1%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC69,621$3.19M0.00%−1,101−1.6%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP68,079$3.12M0.00%+52,376+333.5%Added
Northern Trust Corp64,626$2.96M0.00%−4,421−6.4%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc58,214$2.67M0.00%+6,337+12.2%Added
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC52,255$2.39M0.05%+2,461+4.9%Added
Nuveen, LLC42,776$1.96M0.00%+18,130+73.6%Added
Trexquant Investment LP39,486$1.81M0.02%+14,407+57.4%Added
Morgan Stanley36,990$1.69M0.00%+7,708+26.3%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC34,705$1.59M0.00%+16,595+91.6%Added
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd34,415$1.58M0.00%+34,415New
JPMorgan Chase & Co31,882$1.46M0.00%+24,007+304.9%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC31,789$1.46M0.00%+13,579+74.6%Added
EAM Investors, LLC28,092$1.29M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Barclays PLC27,795$1.27M0.00%+3,755+15.6%Added
Empowered Funds, LLC27,253$1.25M0.02%+2,461+9.9%Added
Algert Global LLC26,070$1.19M0.02%+12,355+90.1%Added
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.25,003$1.15M0.02%−11,309−31.1%Reduced
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership24,902$1.14M0.00%+3,600+16.9%Added
CI Private Wealth, LLC21,903$1.00M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Summit Trail Advisors, LLC21,323$977.0K0.02%−607−2.8%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp21,002$962.3K0.00%−12,105−36.6%Reduced
AQR Capital Management LLC20,483$938.5K0.00%+8,700+73.8%Added
Two Sigma Advisers, LP20,300$930.1K0.00%+20,300New
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc20,219$926.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SEI Investments Co19,556$896.0K0.00%+19,556New
HSBC Holdings PLC18,938$874.9K0.00%+6,882+57.1%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board17,300$792.7K0.00%+3,700+27.2%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors16,928$775.6K0.00%+94+0.6%Added
Prudential Financial Inc12,712$582.5K0.00%+4,350+52.0%Added
Bank of America Corp11,665$534.5K0.00%+3,542+43.6%Added
Quadrature Capital Ltd11,613$532.1K0.01%+11,613New
Millennium Management LLC11,424$523.4K0.00%+5,297+86.5%Added
Wells Fargo & Company11,197$513.0K0.00%+1,396+14.2%Added
Marshall Wace, LLP11,036$505.7K0.00%−26,129−70.3%Reduced
Bridge City Capital, LLC10,581$484.8K0.14%−2,228−17.4%Reduced
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.9,771$447.7K0.00%+9,771New
Legato Capital Management LLC9,669$443.0K0.04%+9,669New
Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC9,669$443.0K0.10%+9,669New
Sierra Capital LLC9,327$427.0K0.05%+41+0.4%Added
Rhumbline Advisers9,283$425.3K0.00%−904−8.9%Reduced
Jump Financial, LLC8,031$368.0K0.00%+8,031New
UBS Group AG7,347$336.6K0.00%−3,510−32.3%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.7,252$332.3K0.00%+1,520+26.5%Added
Franklin Resources Inc6,714$307.6K0.00%−117−1.7%Reduced
Squarepoint Ops LLC6,140$281.3K0.00%+6,140New
Essex Financial Services, Inc.5,610$257.1K0.01%+26+0.5%Added
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.5,569$255.2K0.00%+384+7.4%Added
Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP5,372$246.1K0.02%−413−7.1%Reduced
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC5,683$245.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board5,000$229.1K0.00%+5,000New
Daytona Street Capital LLC5,000$229.1K0.19%+5,000New
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC4,958$227.2K0.00%−2,254−31.3%Reduced
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans4,923$226.0K0.00%+4,923New
AE Wealth Management LLC4,392$201.3K0.00%+4,392New
MetLife Investment Management4,126$189.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Royal Bank of Canada4,124$189.0K0.00%−593−12.6%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund3,351$153.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Deutsche Bank AG3,330$152.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.3,306$151.5K0.00%+42+1.3%Added
Key Financial Inc2,900$132.9K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA2,253$103.2K0.00%+78+3.6%Added
FMR LLC1,978$90.6K0.00%+419+26.9%Added
US Bancorp1,689$77.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey1,492$68.4K0.00%−816−35.4%Reduced
CWM, LLC1,245$57.0K0.00%+204+19.6%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.806$36.9K0.00%+121+17.7%Added
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.722$33.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Legal & General Group Plc646$29.6K0.00%−19−2.9%Reduced
Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC458$21.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
California State Teachers Retirement System435$19.9K0.00%−32−6.9%Reduced
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue429$19.0K0.00%+429New
Sterling Capital Management LLC350$16.0K0.00%−64−15.5%Reduced
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)338$15.5K0.00%−75−18.2%Reduced
Citigroup Inc285$13.1K0.00%−204−41.7%Reduced
Amalgamated Bank222$10.0K0.00%+26+13.3%Added
Jones Financial Companies LLLP200$9.16K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Quarry LP98$4.49K0.00%+98New
Essential Partners LLC79$3.62K0.00%+10+14.5%Added
Optiver Holding B.V.62$2.84K0.00%−66−51.6%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.57$2.61K0.00%+5+9.6%Added
Allworth Financial LP55$2.52K0.00%+45+450.0%Added
Fortitude Family Office, LLC43$1.97K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
GAMMA Investing LLC39$1.79K0.00%+1+2.6%Added
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC34$1.56K0.00%+34New
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.30$1.37K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Massmutual Trust Co FSB22$1.01K0.00%00.0%Unchanged