Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. BWFG NASDAQ

NASDAQ Global Market • Financial Services • Banks - Regional • US • USD

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG) has 20 known insider and institutional holders on record. The largest holder is DeWyngaert Heidi with 59,266 shares. Other notable holders include Dale Eric J and Drexler Blake S.

Over the last 12 months, insiders have made 47 transactions in BWFG stock — 42 buys (valued at $496.34K) and 4 sells (valued at $219.31K). Insider buying has outpaced selling during this period, which may signal confidence in the company's prospects.

BWFG Insider Ownership

Top Holder

DeWyngaert Heidi

59,266 shares

Buys (12 mo)

$496.34K value

Sells (12 mo)

$219.31K value

12-Month Transaction Activity

Buy 89%

Sell 9%

Top Insider Holders

#	Name	Role	Shares Owned	Last Filed	Relative Size
1	Dewyngaert Heidi	EVP & CLO	59,266	2019-12-04	100%
2	Dale Eric J	Director	41,908	2026-03-09	71%
3	Drexler Blake S	Director	36,854	2026-03-09	62%
4	Jones Daniel S	Director	30,044	2022-05-25	51%
5	Seidman Lawrence B	Director	24,417	2026-03-16	41%
6	Porto Carl M	Director	21,700	2026-03-09	37%
7	Gruseke Christopher R	CEO	7,654	2026-02-11	13%
8	Dunne Jeffrey R	Director	5,805	2026-03-09	10%
9	Mcneill Matt	President & Cbo	4,860	2026-02-11	8%
10	Waitz Laura	EVP & Chief Operating Officer	4,770	2023-02-09	8%
11	Dineen David P	EVP, Head of Community Banking	3,750	2018-08-30	6%
12	Hildebrand Ryan Jason	Chief Innovation Officer	3,116	2026-02-10	5%
13	Palumbo Raymond W	Director	2,275	2017-02-08	4%
14	Chivily Christine	EVP & Chief Credit Officer	2,054	2026-02-10	3%
15	Sacchetti Courtney E	EVP & Chief Financial Officer	1,994	2026-02-10	3%
16	Ivanov Penko Krassimir	EVP & Chief Financial Officer	1,679	2022-06-28	3%
17	Bauer George P	Director	1,600	2023-01-04	3%
18	Garnett James M Jr	Director	1,600	2024-01-03	3%
19	Liss Victor S	Director	1,600	2023-01-04	3%
20	Brathwaite Gail E D	Director	1,600	2024-01-03	3%

Recent Transactions (last 12 months)

Date	Name	Role	Type	Shares	Price	Value
2026-03-13	Seidman Lawrence B	Director	Informative Buy	531	$46.99	$24.95K
2026-03-12	Seidman Lawrence B	Director	Informative Buy	531	$46.90	$24.9K
2026-03-11	Seidman Lawrence B	Director	Informative Buy	531	$46.67	$24.78K
2026-03-10	Seidman Lawrence B	Director	Informative Buy	36	$47.06	$1.69K
2026-03-06	Dunne Jeffrey R	Director	Informative Buy	357	$46.00	$16.42K
2026-03-06	Porto Carl M	Director	Informative Buy	393	$46.00	$18.08K
2026-03-06	Drexler Blake S	Director	Informative Buy	27	$46.00	$1.24K
2026-03-06	Dale Eric J	Director	Informative Buy	612	$46.00	$28.15K
2026-03-06	Seidman Lawrence B	Director	Informative Buy	370	$46.00	$17.02K
2026-02-27	Seidman Lawrence B	Director	Informative Buy	136	$46.90	$6.38K
2026-02-23	Seidman Lawrence B	Director	Informative Buy	538	$47.42	$25.51K
2026-02-23	Seidman Lawrence B	Director	Unknown	-	-	-
2026-02-23	Seidman Lawrence B	Director	Informative Buy	538	$47.42	$25.51K
2026-02-23	Leitao Kevin D	Director	Informative Sell	200	$46.39	$9.28K
2026-02-12	Seidman Lawrence B	Director	Informative Buy	100	$48.24	$4.82K
2026-02-09	Mcneill Matt	President & Cbo	RSU Award	4,860	-	-
2026-02-09	Gruseke Christopher R	CEO	RSU Award	7,654	-	-
2026-02-09	Leitao Kevin D	Director	RSU Award	1,455	-	-
2026-02-09	Brunner Steven H	EVP & Chief Risk Officer	RSU Award	1,558	-	-
2026-02-09	Fusaro Angelo G	Other: Principal Accounting Officer	RSU Award	414	-	-
2026-02-09	Hildebrand Ryan Jason	Chief Innovation Officer	RSU Award	3,116	-	-
2026-02-09	Dunne Jeffrey R	Director	RSU Award	1,455	-	-
2026-02-09	Sacchetti Courtney E	EVP & Chief Financial Officer	RSU Award	1,994	-	-
2026-02-09	Chivily Christine	EVP & Chief Credit Officer	RSU Award	2,054	-	-
2026-02-09	Porto Carl M	Director	RSU Award	1,455	-	-