Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG)
Nasdaq: BWFG · State Commercial Banks · New Canaan, CT · filing with the SEC since 2010
Grade4.4
◀ Past 3.9● Present 4.7▶ Future 4.8
Who owns Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.
As filed with the SECHolders of 5% or more
1
Lawrence B Seidman holds 10% of Common Stock, No Par Value, as its SCHEDULE 13D/A filed Sep 15, 2025 says.
Directors and officers
15
report now, of 31 people on the record since 2014. Their holdings as a group are not read here.
Institutions as a whole
n/a
The record does not read the share held by managers that file Form 13F, so none is printed and no split of the rest is estimated. What it holds is the 1 named at left.
Holders of 5% or moreshare of the class, as filed
Lawrence B Seidman
SCHEDULE 13D/A · filed Sep 15, 2025 · Common Stock, No Par Value · 9.51% in Jul 2, 2025
George P. Bauer
SCHEDULE 13D/A · filed Dec 18, 2025 · Common Stock · reported falling below 5%
Blackrock, Inc.
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Oct 27, 2026 · Common Stock · reported falling below 5%, from 5.2% in Jul 27, 2026
What BWFG reports owning in othersstakes of 5% or more, and other ties
Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. reports no stake in another company in the record.
Insider tradesForm 4
17sales
102purchases
0sales on a scheduled plan
9people selling
$1.9Msold, in dollars
$4.4Mbought, in dollars
Open-market trades on Form 4 from Sep 30, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026. A scheduled plan is a selling program set in advance under SEC rule 10b5-1. The trades are listed as filed and do not feed the grade.
By calendar yearSoldBought
2026 runs to Sep 30, 2026. Dollars as filed, summed by the transaction date.
People who traded in the window14 of 32 on the roster
| Person | Role as filed | Sales | Sold | On a plan | Buys | Bought |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seidman Lawrence B | director | 6 | $500,000 | 0 | 86 | $4.1M |
| Chivily Christine | EVP & Chief Credit Officer | 3 | $400,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Gruseke Christopher R | CEO | 1 | $300,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Mcneill Matt | President & CBO | 1 | $200,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Hildebrand Ryan Jason | Chief Innovation Officer | 2 | $200,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Lampert Todd | director | 1 | $200,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Sacchetti Courtney E | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | 1 | $100,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Brunner Steven H | EVP & Chief Risk Officer | 1 | $100,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Drexler Blake S | Executive Chairman | 0 | $0 | 0 | 4 | $0 |
| Dale Eric J | director | 0 | $0 | 0 | 4 | $100,000 |
| Dunne Jeffrey R | director | 0 | $0 | 0 | 4 | $100,000 |
| Porto Carl M | director | 0 | $0 | 0 | 4 | $100,000 |
| Leitao Kevin D | director | 1 | $0 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Fusaro Angelo G | other | 1 | $0 | 0 | 0 | $0 |