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Bankwell Financial Group
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119 hedge funds and large institutions have $183M invested in Bankwell Financial Group in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

157% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 7

63% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 30

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $167M → $183M (+$16.2M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 109 → 119 (+10)

1.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 46.17% → 47.25% (+1.1%)

Holders
119
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+9.17%
% of All Funds
1.46%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
18
Increased
49
Reduced
30
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$1.7M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$1.55M
3
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
+$1.46M
4
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$1.3M
5
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
+$1.18M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.46M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$1.24M
3
Corient Private Wealth
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
-$1.05M
4
QC
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
-$532K
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$527K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$23.3M -$527K -11,039 -2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$15.5M +$229K +4,795 +2%
VCM
3
Vanguard Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$13.7M +$13.5M +282,912 New
PRCP
4
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$8.15M +$20.8K +436 +0.3%
Acadian Asset Management
5
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$7.98M +$709K +14,848 +10%
Geode Capital Management
6
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$7.58M -$146K -3,065 -2%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$6.35M +$722K +15,115 +13%
SCP
8
Siena Capital Partners
Illinois
$5.64M – – –
Renaissance Technologies
9
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$5.22M -$411K -8,607 -7%
GAG
10
GM Advisory Group
New York
$5.17M +$21K +439 +0.4%
American Century Companies
11
American Century Companies
Missouri
$5.14M +$1.7M +35,587 +51%
HIM
12
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$5.14M +$286K +6,000 +6%
BFC
13
Banc Funds Company
Illinois
$4.68M – – –
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.4M +$1.55M +32,546 +56%
Two Sigma Investments
15
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$4.13M +$811K +16,991 +25%
Commonwealth Equity Services
16
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.39M +$10.3K +216 +0.3%
LSV Asset Management
17
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$3.38M -$382K -8,000 -10%
N
18
Nuveen
North Carolina
$3.27M +$1.18M +24,616 +58%
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.22M +$80.7K +1,691 +3%
BCM
20
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$2.67M +$128K +2,689 +5%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
21
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$2.56M +$871K +18,246 +53%
AQR Capital Management
22
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.47M +$1.46M +30,487 +149%
VFT
23
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust
Pennsylvania
$2.2M +$2.16M +45,323 New
SEI Investments
24
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.01M +$1.04M +21,786 +111%
VPM
25
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Pennsylvania
$1.88M +$1.85M +38,830 New
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BWFG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

119 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $183M — up 9.7% from $167M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new BWFG positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was American Century Companies, adding an estimated $1.7M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.46M sold.

  • 119 institutional investors held Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG) as of Q1 2026, up from 109 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $183M of Bankwell Financial Group stock for Q1 2026, up 9.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new Bankwell Financial Group positions in Q1 2026 and 7 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Bankwell Financial Group buyer in Q1 2026 was American Century Companies, an estimated $1.7M added.
  • The largest Bankwell Financial Group seller in Q1 2026 was Jane Street, an estimated $1.46M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.