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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, Q1 2026

Institutional positions in Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. as of Mar 31, 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
119
+11 vs. Q4 2025
Shares held
3.77M
+521.1K (+16.0%) vs. Q4 2025
Total value
$182.8M
+$34.0M (+22.8%) vs. Q4 2025
New holders
18
49 more added
Sold out
7
29 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2026: 119 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 2026: $182.8M
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 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.; share changes are against Q4 2025.

Institutions holding BWFG in Q1 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
BlackRock, Inc.480,305$23.3M0.00%−11,039−2.2%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP319,241$15.5M0.00%+4,795+1.5%Added
Vanguard Capital Management LLC282,912$13.7M0.00%+282,912New
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC168,000$8.15M1.76%+436+0.3%Added
Acadian Asset Management LLC164,678$7.98M0.01%+14,848+9.9%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC156,216$7.58M0.00%−3,065−1.9%Reduced
State Street Corp130,826$6.35M0.00%+15,115+13.1%Added
Siena Capital Partners GP, LLC116,138$5.64M1.46%00.0%Unchanged
Renaissance Technologies LLC107,548$5.22M0.01%−8,607−7.4%Reduced
GM Advisory Group, Inc.106,498$5.17M0.20%+439+0.4%Added
American Century Companies Inc105,991$5.14M0.00%+35,587+50.5%Added
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.105,900$5.14M0.14%+6,000+6.0%Added
Banc Funds Co LLC96,423$4.68M0.87%00.0%Unchanged
Goldman Sachs Group Inc90,760$4.40M0.00%+32,546+55.9%Added
Two Sigma Investments, LP85,070$4.13M0.00%+16,991+25.0%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC69,837$3.39M0.00%+216+0.3%Added
LSV Asset Management69,700$3.38M0.01%−8,000−10.3%Reduced
Nuveen, LLC67,392$3.27M0.00%+24,616+57.5%Added
Northern Trust Corp66,317$3.22M0.00%+1,691+2.6%Added
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC54,944$2.67M0.05%+2,689+5.1%Added
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd52,661$2.56M0.00%+18,246+53.0%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC50,970$2.47M0.00%+30,487+148.8%Added
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co45,323$2.20M0.00%+45,323New
SEI Investments Co41,342$2.01M0.00%+21,786+111.4%Added
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC38,830$1.88M0.00%+38,830New
Morgan Stanley33,106$1.61M0.00%−3,884−10.5%Reduced
Trexquant Investment LP30,171$1.46M0.01%−9,315−23.6%Reduced
Empowered Funds, LLC29,942$1.45M0.01%+2,689+9.9%Added
EAM Investors, LLC28,092$1.36M0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Algert Global LLC27,740$1.35M0.02%+1,670+6.4%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.27,261$1.25M0.00%+27,261New
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.25,003$1.21M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership24,902$1.21M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
JPMorgan Chase & Co23,412$1.12M0.00%−8,470−26.6%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp22,311$1.08M0.00%+1,309+6.2%Added
CI Private Wealth, LLC21,903$1.06M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Summit Trail Advisors, LLC21,323$1.03M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
HSBC Holdings PLC19,870$967.1K0.00%+932+4.9%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc19,700$955.8K0.00%−519−2.6%Reduced
Millennium Management LLC19,690$955.4K0.00%+8,266+72.4%Added
Barclays PLC17,880$867.5K0.00%−9,915−35.7%Reduced
State of Wisconsin Investment Board17,646$856.2K0.00%+346+2.0%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors17,092$829.3K0.00%+164+1.0%Added
Bank of America Corp14,598$708.3K0.00%+2,933+25.1%Added
Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC14,070$682.7K0.12%+4,401+45.5%Added
Prudential Financial Inc13,190$640.0K0.00%+478+3.8%Added
Martingale Asset Management L P12,946$628.1K0.02%+12,946New
Toroso Investments, LLC11,518$558.9K0.00%+11,518New
UBS Group AG10,812$524.6K0.00%+3,465+47.2%Added
Bridge City Capital, LLC10,006$485.5K0.13%−575−5.4%Reduced
Legato Capital Management LLC9,981$484.3K0.04%+312+3.2%Added
Mangrove Partners9,474$459.7K0.04%+9,474New
Sierra Capital LLC9,365$454.0K0.05%+38+0.4%Added
Rhumbline Advisers9,088$440.9K0.00%−195−2.1%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC8,644$419.4K0.00%−26,061−75.1%Reduced
Jump Financial, LLC6,978$338.6K0.01%−1,053−13.1%Reduced
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.6,821$331.0K0.00%−2,950−30.2%Reduced
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.6,350$308.1K0.00%+781+14.0%Added
Invesco Ltd.6,320$306.6K0.00%−932−12.9%Reduced
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans5,877$285.0K0.00%+954+19.4%Added
Price T Rowe Associates Inc5,635$274.0K0.00%+5,635New
Squarepoint Ops LLC5,636$273.5K0.00%−504−8.2%Reduced
Essex Financial Services, Inc.5,611$272.2K0.02%+10.0%Added
AE Wealth Management LLC5,106$247.8K0.00%+714+16.3%Added
Daytona Street Capital LLC5,000$247.2K0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Wells Fargo & Company5,038$244.5K0.00%−6,159−55.0%Reduced
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board5,000$242.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC4,944$239.9K0.00%−14−0.3%Reduced
Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP4,396$227.4K0.01%−976−18.2%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG4,636$224.9K0.00%+1,306+39.2%Added
Franklin Resources Inc4,545$220.5K0.00%−2,169−32.3%Reduced
FMR LLC4,260$206.7K0.00%+2,282+115.4%Added
Royal Bank of Canada4,142$201.0K0.00%+18+0.4%Added
MetLife Investment Management4,029$195.5K0.00%−97−2.4%Reduced
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC3,850$186.8K0.00%−1,833−32.3%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund3,351$162.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA3,273$158.8K0.00%+1,020+45.3%Added
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.3,164$153.5K0.00%−142−4.3%Reduced
Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC3,042$147.6K0.00%+3,042New
Assetmark, Inc3,000$145.6K0.00%+3,000New
Key Financial Inc2,900$140.7K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC1,914$92.9K0.00%+669+53.7%Added
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)1,747$84.8K0.00%+1,409+416.9%Added
US Bancorp1,689$82.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey1,492$72.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.730$35.4K0.00%−76−9.4%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc637$30.9K0.00%−9−1.4%Reduced
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.557$27.0K0.00%−165−22.9%Reduced
Citigroup Inc456$22.1K0.00%+171+60.0%Added
Capital Advisors, Ltd. LLC458$22.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue429$20.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
California State Teachers Retirement System360$17.5K0.00%−75−17.2%Reduced
Sterling Capital Management LLC196$9.51K0.00%−154−44.0%Reduced
Quadrant Capital Group LLC126$6.11K0.00%+126New
Kemnay Advisory Services Inc.119$5.77K0.00%+119New
MAI Capital Management80$3.88K0.00%+76+1,900.0%Added
Essential Partners LLC79$3.83K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP71$3.44K0.00%+16+29.1%Added
Optiver Holding B.V.70$3.40K0.00%+8+12.9%Added
GAMMA Investing LLC63$3.06K0.00%+24+61.5%Added