Bridgewater Bancshares Ownership | Who Owns Bridgewater Bancshares?


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Bridgewater Bancshares Ownership Summary


Bridgewater Bancshares is owned by 31.35% institutional investors, 20.67% insiders, and 47.99% retail investors. Thrivent financial for lutherans is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 8.42% of BWB shares. Thrivent Small Cap Stock A is the top mutual fund, with 6.21% of its assets in Bridgewater Bancshares shares.

BWB Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockBridgewater Bancshares31.35%20.67%47.99%
SectorFinancial Services Stocks 36.95%15.48%47.58%
IndustryRegional Banks Stocks39.22%12.54%48.24%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Thrivent financial for lutherans2.32M8.42%$40.85M
Blackrock1.62M5.85%$18.80M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de1.58M5.72%$27.77M
Alliancebernstein1.28M4.65%$22.57M
Vanguard group1.15M4.19%$20.33M
Dimensional fund advisors lp993.52K3.60%$17.48M
American century companies514.81K1.87%$9.06M
State street481.79K1.75%$8.48M
Geode capital management480.92K1.74%$8.47M
Punch & associates investment management433.96K1.57%$7.64M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Villanova investment management186.65K2.28%$3.29M
Ejf capital195.64K2.00%$3.44M
Rhino investment partners336.19K1.87%$5.92M
John w. rosenthal capital management90.61K1.53%$1.59M
Sippican capital advisors97.31K1.13%$1.71M
Mendon capital advisors127.53K0.86%$2.24M
Corton capital11.45K0.50%$201.49K
Maltese capital management175.00K0.47%$3.08M
Tradition wealth management352.39K0.46%$6.20M
Gator capital management101.00K0.45%$1.78M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Alliancebernstein1.28M0.01%827.14K
Ancora advisors194.64K0.07%194.64K
Hillsdale investment management152.86K0.08%152.86K
Kennedy capital management271.83K0.11%111.59K
American century companies514.81K0.00%75.56K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Basswood capital management---456.30K
Stieven capital advisors---204.06K
Thrivent financial for lutherans2.32M0.08%-61.00K
Zacks investment management---49.63K
Hotchkis & wiley capital management235.24K0.01%-45.44K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Ancora advisors194.64K0.07%194.64K$3.43M
Hillsdale investment management152.86K0.08%152.86K$2.69M
Inspire investing26.20K0.04%26.20K$461.19K
Brandywine global investment management14.01K0.00%14.01K$246.58K
Brevan howard capital management lp13.20K0.00%13.20K$232.32K

Sold Out

HolderChange
Nelson, van denburg & campbell wealth management group-6.00
Capital performance advisors llp-20.00
Raleigh capital management-40.00
Raymond james financial-41.00
Massmutual trust co fsb/adv-74.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Sep 30, 202558-52.85%8,642,580-41.94%311.08%27-57.81%10-70.59%
Jun 30, 20251227.96%12,503,899-8.10%451.86%6380.00%34-30.61%
Mar 31, 2025111-2.63%13,511,716-9.46%491.65%35-40.68%4780.77%
Dec 31, 202442-60.38%7,292,559-46.31%261.08%19-66.07%8-71.43%
Sep 30, 202410617.78%13,583,3073.86%492.18%5636.59%28-12.50%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Thrivent Small Cap Stock A1.71M6.21%-75.44K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv645.84K2.35%-14.32K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF598.66K2.17%-
iShares Russell 2000 ETF508.60K1.85%-
Thrivent Small Cap Stock495.83K1.80%-103.34K
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF401.41K1.46%1.61K
Foundry Partners Micro Cap Value289.35K1.05%-
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr212.37K0.77%-89.22K
Fidelity Small Cap Index205.03K0.75%7.44K
Kennedy Extended Small Cap157.84K0.58%63.55K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Dec 10, 2025Chybowski Joseph M. PRESIDENT & CFOSell$94.05K
Dec 09, 2025Shellberg Jeffrey D.-Sell$389.99K
Dec 09, 2025Chybowski Joseph M. PRESIDENT & CFOSell$121.95K
Dec 08, 2025Baack Jerry J. CEOSell$251.80K
Dec 09, 2025Baack Jerry J. CEOSell$234.36K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q4215
2025 Q329
2025 Q214
2025 Q1--
2024 Q419

BWB Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Bridgewater Bancshares?

Bridgewater Bancshares shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 31.35%, followed by 20.67% insiders and 47.98% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Bridgewater Bancshares's industry, Regional Banks Stocks, is 39.22%, which Bridgewater Bancshares falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Bridgewater Bancshares?

Bridgewater Bancshares’s largest shareholders are Thrivent financial for lutherans (2.32M shares, 8.42%), Blackrock (1.62M shares, 5.85%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (1.58M shares, 5.72%). Together, they hold 19.99% of Bridgewater Bancshares’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Bridgewater Bancshares?

Yes, BlackRock owns 5.85% of Bridgewater Bancshares, totaling 1.62M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 18.8M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 4.24K shares, a 0.26% change.

Who is Bridgewater Bancshares’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Villanova investment management is Bridgewater Bancshares’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 2.28% of its assets in 186.65K Bridgewater Bancshares shares, valued at 3.29M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Bridgewater Bancshares shares?

Thrivent Small Cap Stock A is the top mutual fund holder of Bridgewater Bancshares shares, with 6.21% of its total shares outstanding invested in 1.71M Bridgewater Bancshares shares.

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