First Western Financial, Inc. (MYFW) Ownership

NASDAQ: MYFWTop holders, insider trades and short interest.

MYFW ownership summary

as of October 18, 2026
Institutions
72.8%
of shares outstanding
Insiders
12.89%
of shares outstanding
Shares outstanding
9.8M
Float
7.8M
shares available to trade
Short interest
2.06%
175K shares short
Days to cover
3.76
short interest down 0.5% vs prior month
  • Institutions 72.76%
  • Insiders 12.89%
  • Other investors 14.35%

MYFW top institutional holders

20 largest
First Western Financial, Inc. top institutional holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1Wellington Management Company LLP7.65%747K$22.0M+226,767 (+43.6%)June 30, 2026
2North Reef Capital Management LP7.60%743K$21.9M+26,021 (+3.6%)June 30, 2026
3BlackRock Inc5.56%543K$16.0M+46,345 (+9.3%)June 30, 2026
4Vanguard Capital Management, LLC3.62%354K$10.4M−310 (−0.1%)June 30, 2026
5Banc Funds Co LLC3.51%342K$10.1M−6,000 (−1.7%)June 30, 2026
6Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2.93%286K$8.4M+24,175 (+9.2%)June 30, 2026
7Algebris Investment Management (UK) LLP2.65%259K$7.6M−84,959 (−24.7%)June 30, 2026
8Mendon Capital Advisors Corp2.21%216K$6.4M−37,521 (−14.8%)June 30, 2026
9Geode Capital Management, LLC2.07%202K$5.9M+22,824 (+12.7%)June 30, 2026
10Punch & Associates Inv Mgmt Inc2.00%195K$5.7M−53,195 (−21.4%)June 30, 2026
11Curi Capital, LLC1.95%190K$5.6M−6,634 (−3.4%)June 30, 2026
12Tieton Capital Management, LLC1.92%187K$5.5M−2,820 (−1.5%)June 30, 2026
13AllianceBernstein L.P.1.81%177K$5.2M−30,063 (−14.5%)June 30, 2026
14Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC1.75%171K$5.0M+10,992 (+6.9%)June 30, 2026
15Jacobs Asset Management, LLC1.43%140K$4.1M−117,819 (−45.7%)June 30, 2026
16State Street Corp1.43%140K$4.1M+10,232 (+7.9%)June 30, 2026
17Acadian Asset Management LLC1.38%135K$4.0M+30,984 (+29.9%)June 30, 2026
18Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC1.27%124K$3.6M−7,300 (−5.6%)June 30, 2026
19First Western Trust Bank0.94%92K$2.7M−5,990 (−6.1%)June 30, 2026
20Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC0.83%81K$2.4M−2,910 (−3.5%)June 30, 2026

Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 8 holders added 398K shares and 12 cut 356K.

MYFW top mutual fund and ETF holders

20 largest
First Western Financial, Inc. top fund holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest2.66%259K$7.6M—August 31, 2026
2iShares Russell 2000 ETF2.34%229K$6.7M−2,624 (−1.1%)September 30, 2026
3RMB Mendon Financial Services A1.79%175K$5.2M—August 31, 2026
4Algebris Financial Equity B EUR Acc1.11%109K$3.2M+4,013 (+3.8%)August 31, 2026
5Fidelity Small Cap Index0.95%93K$2.7M+1,312 (+1.4%)July 31, 2026
6iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF0.80%79K$2.3M+120 (+0.2%)September 30, 2026
7Diamond Hill Small Cap Inv0.64%63K$1.8M−4,000 (−6.0%)September 30, 2026
8Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF0.52%51K$1.5M+817 (+1.6%)September 30, 2026
9DFA US Small Cap Value I0.50%49K$1.4M+5,773 (+13.4%)August 31, 2026
10DFA US Targeted Value I0.47%46K$1.4M+608 (+1.3%)August 31, 2026
11BSF Systematic US Eq Abs Ret A2 USD0.42%41K$1.2M—December 31, 2025
12Fidelity Extended Market Index0.39%38K$1.1M−206 (−0.5%)August 31, 2026
13First Trust Dow Jones Sel MicroCap ETF0.38%37K$1.1M—September 30, 2026
14Acuitas US Microcap Institutional0.35%34K$1.0M−3,043 (−8.2%)June 30, 2026
15Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF0.35%34K$994,468+386 (+1.2%)September 24, 2026
16iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Mkt ETF0.33%33K$963,251+30 (+0.1%)September 30, 2026
17Dimensional US Targeted Value ETF0.32%31K$912,479+26 (+0.1%)September 30, 2026
18Dimensional US Small Cap ETF0.31%30K$881,586—September 30, 2026
19DFA US Small Cap I0.30%29K$863,827—August 31, 2026
20iShares Micro-Cap ETF0.28%28K$814,852−191 (−0.7%)September 30, 2026

Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.

MYFW insider transactions

latest 8
First Western Financial, Inc. insider transactions
DateNameTransactionPriceSharesValue
2026-02-04Scott C MitchellSell$26.00915$23,790
2026-02-03David R DuncanSell$25.568,626$220,481
2026-01-28David R DuncanSell$24.953,668$91,517
2026-01-27David R DuncanSell$25.114,406$110,635
2026-01-26Scott C MitchellSell$23.963,178$76,145
2025-12-12Scott C WylieSell$25.7216,171$415,918
2025-09-11Scott C WylieSell$23.595,000$117,950
2025-05-09Scott C WylieSell$21.535,000$107,650

Reported trades by company officers, directors and other filers (including disclosures by members of Congress where EODHD lists them). "—" where the filing gives no share count.

MYFW shares outstanding

Shares outstanding

Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.

Who owns MYFW

Institutional investors own 72.8% of First Western Financial's shares and insiders 12.89%. The largest holder is Wellington Management Company LLP with 7.65% of the shares (747K), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 8 added shares and 12 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 2.06% of the float, or 3.76 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 99.1% since 2016.

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MYFW ownership FAQ

Who owns the most First Western Financial stock?

The largest shareholders of First Western Financial are Wellington Management Company LLP (7.65%), North Reef Capital Management LP (7.60%), BlackRock Inc (5.56%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (3.62%), Banc Funds Co LLC (3.51%).

What percentage of First Western Financial is owned by institutions?

Institutions hold 72.8% of First Western Financial's shares outstanding; insiders hold 12.89%.

Which funds own First Western Financial?

The largest fund holders of First Western Financial are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (2.66%), iShares Russell 2000 ETF (2.34%), RMB Mendon Financial Services A (1.79%), Algebris Financial Equity B EUR Acc (1.11%), Fidelity Small Cap Index (0.95%).

What is First Western Financial's short interest?

175K shares of First Western Financial were sold short, 2.06% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 3.76 days to cover.

Are insiders buying or selling First Western Financial?

Of the latest 8 reported insider transactions in First Western Financial (since May 9, 2025), 0 were purchases and 8 were sales.

How many shares of First Western Financial are outstanding?

First Western Financial has 9.8M shares outstanding, of which 7.8M are in the public float.

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