Bankwell Financial Group Ownership | Who Owns Bankwell Financial Group?

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Bankwell Financial Group Ownership Summary

Bankwell Financial Group is owned by 36.86% institutional investors, 15.46% insiders, and 47.69% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 6.32% of BWFG shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 2.55% of its assets in Bankwell Financial Group shares.

BWFG Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Bankwell Financial Group	36.86%	15.46%	47.69%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	32.01%	15.42%	52.57%
Industry	Regional Banks Stocks	31.54%	12.64%	55.83%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	491.34K	6.32%	$22.51M
Blackrock	433.11K	5.65%	$10.99M
Vanguard group	366.79K	4.72%	$16.81M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	314.45K	4.06%	$14.41M
Pacific ridge capital partners	167.56K	2.15%	$7.68M
Geode capital management	159.28K	2.05%	$7.30M
Acadian asset management	149.83K	1.93%	$6.86M
Renaissance	116.16K	1.50%	$5.32M
Siena capital partners gp	116.14K	1.50%	$5.32M
State street	115.71K	1.49%	$5.30B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Pacific ridge capital partners	167.56K	1.69%	$7.68M
Siena capital partners gp	116.14K	1.43%	$5.32M
Banc funds	96.42K	0.87%	$4.42M
Gm advisory group	105.07K	0.19%	$3.79M
Eam investors	28.09K	0.14%	$1.29M
Bridge city capital	10.58K	0.14%	$484.82K
Hillsdale investment management	99.90K	0.13%	$4.58M
Integrated quantitative investments	9.67K	0.10%	$443.03K
Bridgeway capital management	49.79K	0.05%	$2.20M
Sierra capital	9.29K	0.05%	$411.00K

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Acadian asset management	149.83K	0.01%	38.59K
Marshall wace, llp	37.16K	0.00%	37.16K
Blackrock	433.11K	0.00%	27.02K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	491.34K	0.00%	26.58K
Jpmorgan chase	31.88K	0.00%	24.01K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Fourthstone	-	-	-177.32K
Seacrest wealth management	-	-	-25.12K
Colony group	-	-	-17.14K
Bank of new york mellon	21.00K	0.00%	-12.11K
Banc funds	96.42K	0.87%	-12.00K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Marshall wace, llp	37.16K	0.00%	37.16K	$1.64M
Northeast financial consultants	21.90K	0.03%	21.90K	$682.28K
Ci private wealth	21.90K	0.00%	21.90K	$969.21K
Sei investments	19.56K	0.00%	19.56K	$896.04K
Two sigma investments, lp	15.70K	0.00%	15.70K	$694.86K

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Nelson, van denburg & campbell wealth management group	-1.00
Innealta capital	-3.00
Clearstead advisors	-8.00
Capital performance advisors llp	-13.00
Spire wealth management	-20.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2025	73	-24.74%	2,866,420	-17.06%	36	1.84%	38	-36.67%	21	16.67%
Sep 30, 2025	93	19.23%	3,333,434	8.33%	43	2.72%	57	58.33%	18	-25.00%
Jun 30, 2025	82	5.13%	3,155,729	3.30%	40	2.58%	37	23.33%	26	-7.14%
Mar 31, 2025	77	10.00%	3,052,253	1.06%	39	2.60%	31	-13.89%	28	115.38%
Dec 31, 2024	30	-56.52%	1,199,663	-57.62%	15	1.16%	14	-58.82%	3	-76.92%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	201.81K	2.55%	-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	197.46K	2.51%	-4.35K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	177.65K	2.26%	-
Pacific Ridge Capital Ptnrs Micro Cp Val	114.10K	1.45%	-6.70K
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	75.47K	0.96%	-22.67K
Adara Smaller Companies	71.52K	0.91%	-
Fidelity Small Cap Index	69.90K	0.89%	5.83K
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF	57.30K	0.73%	-
DFA US Targeted Value I	44.66K	0.57%	-
Kennedy Bank Sector	36.31K	0.46%	-

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Feb 12, 2026	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	-	Buy	$6.26K
Feb 12, 2026	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	-	Buy	$5.79K
Feb 12, 2026	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	-	Buy	$30.86K
Feb 12, 2026	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	-	Buy	$10.49K
Feb 12, 2026	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	-	Buy	$18.76K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q1	6	6
2025 Q4	6	1
2025 Q3	24	7
2025 Q2	5	2
2025 Q1	10	10

BWFG Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Bankwell Financial Group?

Bankwell Financial Group shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 36.86%, followed by 15.46% insiders and 47.68% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Bankwell Financial Group's industry, Regional Banks Stocks, is 31.54%, which Bankwell Financial Group exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Bankwell Financial Group?

Bankwell Financial Group’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (491.34K shares, 6.32%), Blackrock (433.11K shares, 5.65%), and Vanguard group (366.79K shares, 4.72%). Together, they hold 16.69% of Bankwell Financial Group’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Bankwell Financial Group?

Yes, BlackRock owns 5.65% of Bankwell Financial Group, totaling 433.11K shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 10.99M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 27.02K shares, a 6.66% change.

Who is Bankwell Financial Group’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Pacific ridge capital partners is Bankwell Financial Group’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 1.69% of its assets in 167.56K Bankwell Financial Group shares, valued at 7.68M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Bankwell Financial Group shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Bankwell Financial Group shares, with 2.55% of its total shares outstanding invested in 201.81K Bankwell Financial Group shares.

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