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Insider Ownership Percentage: 19.48%

Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $1,550,321.53

Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $777,497.14

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Bankwell Financial Group Share Price & Price History

^$47.61

▲ +0.36 (0.76%)

As of 12/4/2025 05:00 PM ET

Days: 30 | 90 | 365

Bankwell Financial Group Insider Trading History

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
11/12/2025	Christine Chivily	EVP	Sell	2,553	$45.52	$116,212.56	13,939
9/12/2025	Lawrence B Seidman	Director	Buy	17,000	$45.91	$780,470.00	194,509
9/11/2025	Steven H. Brunner	EVP	Sell	421	$44.55	$18,755.55	1,548
9/10/2025	Lawrence B Seidman	Director	Buy	11,000	$44.54	$489,940.00	187,397
9/4/2025	Blake S. Drexler	Director	Buy	170	$42.45	$7,216.50	36,649
9/4/2025	Carl M. Porto	Director	Buy	506	$42.45	$21,479.70	20,837
9/4/2025	Jeffrey R Dunne	Director	Buy	407	$42.45	$17,277.15	5,085
9/2/2025	Steven H. Brunner	EVP	Sell	245	$41.55	$10,179.75	1,969
8/28/2025	Todd Lampert	Director	Sell	3,300	$42.29	$139,557.00	13,533
8/27/2025	Todd Lampert	Director	Sell	2,000	$42.57	$85,140.00	16,833
8/4/2025	Ryan Jason Hildebrand	insider	Sell	2,051	$39.69	$81,404.19	3,334
7/1/2025	Christine Chivily	EVP	Sell	389	$36.59	$14,233.51	16,492
7/1/2025	Ryan Jason Hildebrand	Insider	Sell	1,282	$36.86	$47,254.52	2,051
6/6/2025	Blake S. Drexler	Director	Buy	255	$35.67	$9,095.85	36,479
6/6/2025	Jeffrey R Dunne	Director	Buy	501	$35.67	$17,870.67	4,678
6/6/2025	Lawrence B Seidman	Director	Buy	550	$35.67	$19,618.50	3,327
4/30/2025	Steven H. Brunner	EVP	Sell	807	$33.36	$26,921.52	1,548
3/17/2025	Steven H. Brunner	EVP	Sell	454	$28.98	$13,156.92	2,355
3/12/2025	Lawrence B Seidman	Director	Buy	95	$29.04	$2,758.80	2,777
3/6/2025	Eric J Dale	Director	Buy	875	$30.42	$26,617.50	38,682
2/7/2025	Christine Chivily	EVP	Sell	942	$32.63	$30,737.46	16,047
2/7/2025	Courtney E. Sacchetti	CFO	Sell	445	$32.66	$14,533.70	2,043
2/7/2025	Matt McNeill	Insider	Sell	1,908	$32.43	$61,876.44	40,353
2/3/2025	Steven H. Brunner	EVP	Sell	2,198	$30.69	$67,456.62	604
1/31/2025	Steven H. Brunner	EVP	Sell	200	$31.07	$6,214.00	2,802
1/27/2025	Kevin D Leitao	Director	Buy	2,000	$30.38	$60,760.00	4,500
12/16/2024	Steven H. Brunner	EVP	Sell	1,330	$32.98	$43,863.40	3,002
12/13/2024	Darryl Demos	Director	Buy	2,290	$32.61	$74,676.90	8,156
12/9/2024	Eric J Dale	Director	Buy	346	$32.91	$11,386.86	37,807
12/6/2024	Eric J Dale	Director	Buy	339	$32.90	$11,153.10	37,461
9/10/2024	Carl M. Porto	Director	Buy	127	$29.00	$3,683.00	18,513
9/4/2024	Steven H. Brunner	EVP	Sell	421	$29.60	$12,461.60	604
8/28/2024	Christine Chivily	EVP	Sell	1,815	$27.88	$50,602.20	14,449
8/26/2024	Lawrence B Seidman	Director	Buy	64	$29.10	$1,862.40	12,438
7/29/2024	Kevin D Leitao	Director	Buy	2,500	$26.83	$67,075.00	2,500
7/1/2024	Christine Chivily	EVP	Sell	750	$24.99	$18,742.50	16,264
7/1/2024	Ryan Jason Hildebrand	Insider	Sell	1,448	$25.02	$36,228.96	1,885
6/10/2024	Jeffrey R Dunne	Director	Buy	204	$23.99	$4,893.96	2,697
6/6/2024	Eric J Dale	Director	Buy	174	$24.79	$4,313.46	35,216
5/30/2024	Lawrence B Seidman	Director	Buy	63	$25.43	$1,602.09	12,374
5/28/2024	Lawrence B Seidman	Director	Buy	2,040	$24.37	$49,714.80	175,761
5/22/2024	Jeffrey R Dunne	Director	Buy	26	$24.33	$632.58	2,187
5/21/2024	Steven H. Brunner	EVP	Sell	1,405	$24.12	$33,888.60	2,621
5/17/2024	Steven H. Brunner	EVP	Sell	600	$24.14	$14,484.00	2,021
5/13/2024	Christine Chivily	EVP	Sell	6,356	$23.60	$150,001.60	15,348
3/11/2024	Eric J Dale	Director	Buy	32	$25.97	$831.04	34,813
3/7/2024	Eric J Dale	Director	Buy	560	$25.08	$14,044.80	34,236
12/14/2023	Lawrence B Seidman	Director	Buy	532	$29.05	$15,454.60	9,345
12/12/2023	Carl M. Porto	Director	Buy	490	$27.82	$13,631.80	16,710
12/6/2023	Christine Chivily	Insider	Sell	1,500	$27.78	$41,670.00	18,506
11/20/2023	Carl M. Porto	Director	Buy	87	$27.23	$2,369.01	16,220
9/14/2023	Eric J Dale	Director	Buy	277	$26.25	$7,271.25	32,762
9/12/2023	Todd Lampert	Director	Sell	4,000	$25.74	$102,960.00	8,180
8/29/2023	Eric J Dale	Director	Buy	277	$26.21	$7,260.17	32,485
8/25/2023	Jeffrey R Dunne	Director	Buy	29	$26.25	$761.25	763
8/3/2023	Carl M. Porto	Director	Buy	183	$27.52	$5,036.16	15,666
8/1/2023	Anahaita N Kotval	Director	Buy	2,500	$27.35	$68,375.00	2,500
7/3/2023	Christine Chivily	Insider	Sell	764	$24.68	$18,855.52	20,006
6/22/2023	Lawrence B Seidman	Director	Buy	203	$24.55	$4,983.65	4,838
5/31/2023	Blake S. Drexler	Director	Buy	36	$23.15	$833.40	34,956
5/23/2023	Eric J Dale	Director	Buy	213	$24.34	$5,184.42	31,172
3/21/2023	James. M. Garnett, Jr.	Director	Buy	10,000	$26.50	$265,000.00	85,673
3/14/2023	James. M. Garnett, Jr.	Director	Buy	9,306	$26.52	$246,795.12	75,473
3/9/2023	James. M. Garnett, Jr.	Director	Buy	361	$27.75	$10,017.75	35,834
3/6/2023	James. M. Garnett, Jr.	Director	Buy	6,552	$30.00	$196,560.00	35,473
3/1/2023	James. M. Garnett, Jr.	Director	Buy	3,238	$30.00	$97,140.00	28,711
2/23/2023	Eric J Dale	Director	Buy	229	$30.56	$6,998.24	30,243
2/3/2023	Eric J Dale	Director	Buy	226	$30.78	$6,956.28	30,014
12/12/2022	James. M. Garnett, Jr.	Director	Buy	460	$29.00	$13,340.00	23,973
12/9/2022	James. M. Garnett, Jr.	Director	Buy	962	$29.00	$27,898.00	23,513
12/7/2022	James. M. Garnett, Jr.	Director	Buy	1,540	$28.97	$44,613.80	22,332
12/5/2022	Lawrence B Seidman	Director	Buy	171	$29.18	$4,989.78	3,698
12/2/2022	Laura Waitz	COO	Sell	1,253	$30.02	$37,615.06	500

SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG)

35.80% of Bankwell Financial Group stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

Bankwell Financial Group Institutional Trading History

Reporting Date	Hedge Fund	Shares Held	Market Value	% of Portfolio	Quarterly Change in Shares	Ownership in Company
11/19/2025	GM Advisory Group LLC	105,587	$4.67M	0.2%	+0.5%	1.340%
11/17/2025	Millennium Management LLC	6,127	$0.27M	0.0%	N/A	0.078%
11/17/2025	MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.	3,264	$0.14M	0.0%	-12.7%	0.041%
11/17/2025	Focus Partners Wealth	17,144	$0.76M	0.0%	N/A	0.218%
11/17/2025	Citadel Advisors LLC	18,110	$0.80M	0.0%	+124.4%	0.230%
11/17/2025	Banc Funds Co. LLC	108,423	$4.80M	0.8%	-14.2%	1.376%
11/17/2025	Bank of America Corp DE	8,123	$0.36M	0.0%	-5.1%	0.103%
11/17/2025	Algert Global LLC	13,715	$0.61M	0.0%	N/A	0.174%
11/14/2025	Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP	5,785	$0.26M	0.0%	N/A	0.073%
11/14/2025	Two Sigma Investments LP	15,703	$0.70M	0.0%	N/A	0.199%
11/14/2025	Bridgeway Capital Management LLC	49,794	$2.20M	0.0%	+5.8%	0.632%
11/13/2025	Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership	21,302	$0.94M	0.0%	+39.2%	0.270%
11/13/2025	BNP Paribas Financial Markets	2,175	$96K	0.0%	+93.5%	0.028%
11/13/2025	Franklin Resources Inc.	6,831	$0.30M	0.0%	N/A	0.087%
11/13/2025	Russell Investments Group Ltd.	685	$30K	0.0%	+585.0%	0.009%
11/12/2025	Barclays PLC	24,040	$1.06M	0.0%	+1.3%	0.305%
11/12/2025	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	313,194	$13.86M	0.0%	+3.6%	3.976%
11/12/2025	Siena Capital Partners GP LLC	116,138	$5.14M	1.5%	+5.3%	1.474%
11/12/2025	Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC	172,537	$7.64M	1.7%	-2.3%	2.190%
11/10/2025	Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.	96,717	$4.28M	0.1%	N/A	1.227%
11/7/2025	Vanguard Group Inc.	366,963	$16.24M	0.0%	+3.9%	4.663%
11/7/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	7,875	$0.35M	0.0%	+39.2%	0.100%
11/6/2025	LSV Asset Management	85,200	$3.77M	0.0%	-19.8%	1.082%
11/3/2025	New York State Common Retirement Fund	3,351	$0.15M	0.0%	-15.2%	0.043%
10/30/2025	Strs Ohio	2,000	$88K	0.0%	-62.3%	0.025%
10/15/2025	CWM LLC	1,041	$46K	0.0%	+71.8%	0.013%
8/15/2025	Tower Research Capital LLC TRC	1,995	$72K	0.0%	+523.4%	0.025%
8/15/2025	BNP Paribas Financial Markets	1,124	$40K	0.0%	+38.8%	0.014%
8/15/2025	Bridgeway Capital Management LLC	47,079	$1.70M	0.0%	+1.8%	0.598%
8/15/2025	Bank of America Corp DE	8,562	$0.31M	0.0%	-5.1%	0.109%
8/14/2025	Jane Street Group LLC	6,725	$0.24M	0.0%	-18.7%	0.085%
8/14/2025	Raymond James Financial Inc.	1,740	$63K	0.0%	N/A	0.022%
8/14/2025	Fourthstone LLC	266,865	$9.62M	1.9%	+60.2%	3.391%
8/13/2025	Bridge City Capital LLC	12,809	$0.46M	0.1%	-2.5%	0.163%
8/13/2025	Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership	15,301	$0.55M	0.0%	+99.9%	0.194%
8/13/2025	GM Advisory Group LLC	105,066	$3.79M	0.2%	+0.6%	1.335%
8/12/2025	Ameritas Investment Partners Inc.	722	$26K	0.0%	+70.7%	0.009%
8/12/2025	American Century Companies Inc.	36,385	$1.31M	0.0%	-2.2%	0.462%
8/12/2025	Rhumbline Advisers	10,119	$0.37M	0.0%	+15.2%	0.129%
8/12/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	5,658	$0.20M	0.0%	-57.9%	0.072%
8/11/2025	LSV Asset Management	106,194	$3.83M	0.0%	-3.3%	1.349%
8/8/2025	Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey	1,396	$50K	0.0%	N/A	0.018%
8/8/2025	Geode Capital Management LLC	159,384	$5.74M	0.0%	+5.4%	2.025%
8/7/2025	Acadian Asset Management LLC	93,233	$3.36M	0.0%	+5.5%	1.184%
6/27/2025	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	48,830	$1.47M	0.0%	-5.2%	0.620%
5/29/2025	Rhumbline Advisers	8,784	$0.27M	0.0%	-4.9%	0.112%
5/28/2025	Strs Ohio	4,900	$0.15M	0.0%	N/A	0.062%
5/21/2025	Acadian Asset Management LLC	88,343	$2.66M	0.0%	+2.8%	1.122%
5/19/2025	Jane Street Group LLC	8,269	$0.25M	0.0%	N/A	0.105%
5/16/2025	Empowered Funds LLC	21,262	$0.64M	0.0%	+3.4%	0.270%
5/16/2025	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	48,830	$1.47M	0.0%	-5.2%	0.620%
5/15/2025	Trexquant Investment LP	6,755	$0.20M	0.0%	N/A	0.086%
5/14/2025	GM Advisory Group LLC	104,477	$3.15M	0.2%	+15.6%	1.327%
5/14/2025	Hsbc Holdings PLC	6,835	$0.21M	0.0%	-10.3%	0.087%
5/12/2025	Nuveen LLC	8,096	$0.24M	0.0%	N/A	0.103%
5/9/2025	Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.	18,636	$0.56M	0.0%	+5.7%	0.236%
5/9/2025	Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC	179,127	$5.41M	1.4%	+2.6%	2.271%
5/7/2025	Mackenzie Financial Corp	6,773	$0.20M	0.0%	-24.9%	0.086%
5/5/2025	Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC	7,185	$0.22M	0.0%	N/A	0.091%
4/29/2025	Bank of New York Mellon Corp	29,073	$0.88M	0.0%	-3.9%	0.369%
4/14/2025	Bridge City Capital LLC	13,135	$0.40M	0.1%	-3.3%	0.166%
4/11/2025	SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC	25,118	$0.76M	0.1%	+25.3%	0.318%
4/8/2025	Rhumbline Advisers	8,784	$0.27M	0.0%	-4.9%	0.111%
4/7/2025	GAMMA Investing LLC	1,086	$36K	0.0%	+3,002.9%	0.014%
2/20/2025	Mackenzie Financial Corp	9,024	$0.28M	0.0%	N/A	0.115%
2/17/2025	Northeast Financial Consultants Inc	21,903	$0.68M	0.0%	N/A	0.279%
2/17/2025	Deutsche Bank AG	3,330	$0.10M	0.0%	N/A	0.042%
2/17/2025	Bridgeway Capital Management LLC	54,765	$1.71M	0.0%	+1.7%	0.697%
2/17/2025	Citadel Advisors LLC	12,356	$0.39M	0.0%	-39.2%	0.157%
2/17/2025	Bank of America Corp DE	11,834	$0.37M	0.0%	+20.0%	0.151%
2/17/2025	BNP Paribas Financial Markets	1,304	$41K	0.0%	-31.0%	0.017%
2/14/2025	Hsbc Holdings PLC	7,623	$0.24M	0.0%	-15.0%	0.097%
2/14/2025	Tower Research Capital LLC TRC	1,564	$49K	0.0%	+655.6%	0.020%
2/14/2025	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	288,871	$9M	0.0%	+2.6%	3.675%
2/14/2025	Banc Funds Co. LLC	249,423	$7.77M	0.9%	-11.7%	3.173%
2/13/2025	Fourthstone LLC	105,585	$3.29M	0.6%	+307.5%	1.343%
2/13/2025	Barclays PLC	21,829	$0.68M	0.0%	+5.0%	0.278%
2/13/2025	Kennedy Capital Management LLC	36,312	$1.13M	0.0%	+60.8%	0.462%
2/13/2025	LSV Asset Management	115,700	$3.60M	0.0%	-6.0%	1.472%
2/13/2025	Renaissance Technologies LLC	150,248	$4.68M	0.0%	-4.6%	1.912%
2/13/2025	Wells Fargo & Company MN	11,338	$0.35M	0.0%	+9.4%	0.144%
2/12/2025	Geode Capital Management LLC	148,035	$4.61M	0.0%	+0.5%	1.883%
2/12/2025	Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC	174,584	$5.44M	1.2%	+30.2%	2.221%
2/12/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	23,590	$0.74M	0.0%	+102.7%	0.300%
2/11/2025	GM Advisory Group LLC	90,358	$2.82M	0.2%	+0.6%	1.150%
2/4/2025	Bank of New York Mellon Corp	30,262	$0.94M	0.0%	+35.4%	0.385%
1/29/2025	Summit Trail Advisors LLC	25,823	$0.80M	0.0%	-7.9%	0.329%
1/28/2025	Empowered Funds LLC	20,560	$0.64M	0.0%	+4.7%	0.262%
1/14/2025	SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC	20,041	$0.62M	0.1%	N/A	0.255%
12/26/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	11,638	$0.35M	0.0%	+164.5%	0.148%
11/19/2024	Barclays PLC	20,781	$0.62M	0.0%	+47.7%	0.264%
11/16/2024	Geode Capital Management LLC	147,342	$4.41M	0.0%	+3.8%	1.875%
11/15/2024	Barclays PLC	20,781	$0.62M	0.0%	+47.7%	0.264%
11/15/2024	State Street Corp	78,017	$2.34M	0.0%	+0.6%	0.993%
11/14/2024	Fourthstone LLC	25,912	$0.78M	0.2%	N/A	0.330%
11/13/2024	BNP Paribas Financial Markets	1,890	$57K	0.0%	+60.9%	0.024%
11/12/2024	Summit Trail Advisors LLC	28,035	$0.84M	0.0%	-7.0%	0.357%
11/12/2024	GM Advisory Group LLC	89,807	$2.69M	0.2%	+0.7%	1.143%
11/6/2024	Empowered Funds LLC	19,642	$0.59M	0.0%	+5.0%	0.250%
10/19/2024	Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC	1,925	$58K	0.0%	-60.5%	0.024%

Data available starting January 2016

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Bankwell Bank that provides various banking services for individual and commercial customers. It offers various traditional depository products, including checking, savings, money market, and certificates of deposit. The company also provides first mortgage loans secured by one-to-four family owner occupied residential properties for personal use; home equity loans and home equity lines of credit secured by owner occupied one-to-four family residential properties; loans secured by commercial real estate, multi-family dwellings, owner-occupied commercial real estate, and investor-owned one-to-four family dwellings; commercial construction loans for commercial development projects, including apartment buildings and condominiums, as well as office buildings, retail, and other income producing properties; land loans; commercial business loans secured by assignments of corporate assets and personal guarantees of the business owners; loans to finance insurance premiums; overdraft lines of credit; and unsecured personal loans. It operates branches in New Canaan, Stamford, Fairfield, Westport, Darien, Norwalk, and Hamden, Connecticut. The company was formerly known as BNC Financial Group, Inc. and changed its name to Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. in September 2013. Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New Canaan, Connecticut.

Today's Range

Now: $47.61

$47.29

$47.89

50 Day Range

MA: $44.05

$40.68

$47.61

52 Week Range

Now: $47.61

$26.39

$48.95

Volume

22,249 shs

Average Volume

26,228 shs

Market Capitalization

$375.17 million

P/E Ratio

13.19

Dividend Yield

1.69%

Beta

0.71

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Bankwell Financial Group?: Bankwell Financial Group's top insider investors include:
Lawrence B Seidman (Director)
Matt Mcneill (Insider)
Eric J Dale (Director)
Blake S Drexler (Director)
Carl M Porto (Director)
Christine Chivily (Insider)
Todd Lampert (Director)
Christine Chivily (EVP)
Darryl Demos (Director)
Jeffrey R Dunne (Director)
Kevin D Leitao (Director)
Ryan Jason Hildebrand (Insider)
Steven H Brunner (EVP)
Courtney E Sacchetti (CFO)
Learn More about top insider investors at Bankwell Financial Group.
Who are the major institutional investors of Bankwell Financial Group?: Bankwell Financial Group's top institutional shareholders include:
Vanguard Group Inc. — 4.66%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP — 3.98%
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC — 2.19%
Siena Capital Partners GP LLC — 1.47%
Banc Funds Co. LLC — 1.38%
GM Advisory Group LLC — 1.34%
Learn More about top institutional investors of Bankwell Financial Group stock.
Which institutional investors are selling Bankwell Financial Group stock?: In the previous quarter, BWFG stock was sold by these institutional investors:
LSV Asset Management
Banc Funds Co. LLC
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC
Strs Ohio
New York State Common Retirement Fund
MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.
Bank of America Corp DE
Within the last year, company insiders that have sold Bankwell Financial Group company stock include:
Lawrence B Seidman (Director)
Matt Mcneill (Insider)
Eric J Dale (Director)
Blake S Drexler (Director)
Carl M Porto (Director)
Christine Chivily (Insider)
Learn More investors selling Bankwell Financial Group stock.
Which institutional investors are buying Bankwell Financial Group stock?: During the last quarter, BWFG stock was bought by institutional investors including:
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.
Focus Partners Wealth
Two Sigma Investments LP
Vanguard Group Inc.
Algert Global LLC
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
Citadel Advisors LLC
Franklin Resources Inc.
During the last year, these company insiders have bought Bankwell Financial Group stock:
Lawrence B Seidman (Director)
Matt Mcneill (Insider)
Eric J Dale (Director)
Blake S Drexler (Director)
Carl M Porto (Director)
Christine Chivily (Insider)
Todd Lampert (Director)
Learn More investors buying Bankwell Financial Group stock.