Brighthouse Financial (BHF)

Brighthouse Financial on one page: short interest, daily short volume, fails to deliver, large holders, 13F holders, financials, earnings dates and insider trades. Listed on Nasdaq, classified by the SEC as life insurance.

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7.2M

Short interest

settlement 2026-09-30

6.4

Days to cover

-1.9 days vs prior

37.1%

Short share of volume

2026-10-09

1,357

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-09-14

Thu 5 Nov

Next earnings

estimated date

Insider flow, 90 days

0 buys, 0 sells

As of 2026-10-09.

Short interest

FINRA, twice a month. The newest 24 settlements in the table, 48 in the chart. JSON

As of 30 September 2026, short interest in BHF is 7,224,396 shares, up 776,049 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 852,236 shares (28 February 2025) to 7,864,134 shares (15 September 2026). The latest reading sits at the top of that range. At the reported average volume of 1.1M shares a day that is 6.4 days to cover.

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Settlement	Shares short	Change	Avg daily volume	Days to cover
2026-09-30	7,224,396	-8.1%	1,133,364	6.37
2026-09-15	7,864,134	+22.0%	947,789	8.30
2026-08-31	6,448,347	+7.1%	1,263,200	5.10
2026-08-14	6,022,227	-2.8%	907,381	6.64
2026-07-31	6,196,035	+15.7%	590,545	10.49
2026-07-15	5,357,758	-1.7%	498,143	10.76
2026-06-30	5,452,769	+2.8%	504,755	10.80
2026-06-15	5,302,509	-10.4%	493,213	10.75
2026-05-29	5,915,636	-11.2%	457,528	12.93
2026-05-15	6,658,967	-0.8%	571,639	11.65
2026-04-30	6,715,679	+1.4%	358,033	18.76
2026-04-15	6,620,756	+1.1%	664,546	9.96
2026-03-31	6,547,661	+0.1%	596,172	10.98
2026-03-13	6,538,802	+0.1%	854,492	7.65
2026-02-27	6,534,896	-9.6%	873,831	7.48
2026-02-13	7,232,130	+5.8%	581,996	12.43
2026-01-30	6,836,032	+4.5%	570,833	11.98
2026-01-15	6,538,268	-4.0%	1,012,545	6.46
2025-12-31	6,807,361	+12.9%	703,686	9.67
2025-12-15	6,030,480	+8.4%	789,035	7.64
2025-11-28	5,560,508	+33.4%	1,149,052	4.84
2025-11-14	4,168,096	+16.9%	3,166,250	1.32
2025-10-31	3,565,854	-10.0%	1,354,259	2.63
2025-10-15	3,963,655	+4.2%	859,584	4.61

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, the last 30 sessions. JSON

As of 9 October 2026, the short share of BHF volume is 37.1%, down 14.1 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 37.1% (9 October 2026) to 70.7% (4 September 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range. The latest reading is 18.3 points below the 30-session average of 55.4%, on 317K shares reported.

Date	Short volume	Total volume	Short share	Exempt
2026-10-09	118K	317K	37.1%	0
2026-10-08	163K	384K	42.5%	0
2026-10-07	101K	151K	67.1%	35
2026-10-06	97K	145K	66.7%	0
2026-10-05	77K	121K	63.9%	0
2026-10-02	77K	151K	51.1%	0
2026-10-01	195K	300K	65.1%	0
2026-09-30	171K	288K	59.3%	0
2026-09-29	99K	181K	55.0%	9
2026-09-28	140K	246K	57.0%	0
2026-09-25	164K	275K	59.5%	0
2026-09-24	250K	422K	59.2%	0
2026-09-23	254K	474K	53.5%	0
2026-09-22	420K	635K	66.1%	0
2026-09-21	113K	197K	57.3%	0
2026-09-18	218K	372K	58.7%	0
2026-09-17	119K	235K	50.3%	0
2026-09-16	128K	294K	43.7%	0
2026-09-15	206K	497K	41.5%	0
2026-09-14	110K	224K	49.1%	0
2026-09-11	134K	250K	53.4%	149
2026-09-10	357K	590K	60.6%	425
2026-09-09	120K	239K	50.1%	0
2026-09-08	112K	212K	53.0%	0
2026-09-04	132K	187K	70.7%	0
2026-09-03	170K	264K	64.4%	28
2026-09-02	130K	279K	46.7%	0
2026-09-01	190K	315K	60.5%	0
2026-08-31	111K	218K	50.9%	0
2026-08-28	184K	395K	46.6%	0

Fails to deliver

SEC, the last 30 settlement dates with a fail. JSON

As of 14 September 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in BHF is 1,357 shares, up 1,334 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 1 share (11 May 2026) to 47,085 shares (18 August 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

Settlement	Shares failed	Price	Value
2026-09-14	1,357	$50.11	$68K
2026-09-11	23	$50.84	$1K
2026-09-10	23	$51.15	$1K
2026-09-09	23	$52.24	$1K
2026-09-04	1,001	$53.71	$54K
2026-09-03	30	$53.62	$2K
2026-09-01	1,562	$53.02	$83K
2026-08-31	66	$53.04	$4K
2026-08-18	47,085	$55.74	$2.6M
2026-08-14	119	$59.54	$7K
2026-08-13	110	$59.82	$7K
2026-08-12	50	$58.80	$3K
2026-08-11	59	$60.09	$4K
2026-08-10	59	$60.80	$4K
2026-08-07	29,587	$62.17	$1.8M
2026-08-06	6,345	$61.86	$393K
2026-08-04	126	$61.84	$8K
2026-08-03	59	$61.91	$4K
2026-07-31	59	$63.45	$4K
2026-07-28	86	$63.16	$5K
2026-06-30	9,857	$63.57	$627K
2026-06-17	9	$63.38	$570
2026-06-01	3,426	$62.55	$214K
2026-05-26	107	$62.47	$7K
2026-05-20	39	$62.36	$2K
2026-05-13	26	$61.09	$2K
2026-05-11	1	$61.38	$61
2026-05-07	150	$62.57	$9K
2026-05-01	25	$62.26	$2K
2026-04-30	25	$61.93	$2K

Insider trades

SEC Form 4, newest first, 50 of 100 shown. JSON

No open-market insider trades were reported for BHF in the last 90 days. The most recent filings are listed below. Latest filing: Wetzel Paul M. (Director) on 2026-06-02.

Date	Insider	Title	Type	Shares	Price	Value	Owned after
2026-06-02	Wetzel Paul M.	Director	Option exercise	3K	$0.00	$0	24K
2026-06-02	Inserra Michael J.	Director	Option exercise	1K	$0.00	$0	9K
2026-06-02	CHAPLIN C EDWARD	Director	Option exercise	5K	$0.00	$0	54K
2026-06-02	Zlatkus Lizabeth H	Director	Option exercise	3K	$0.00	$0	7K
2026-06-02	Offereins Diane E	Director	Option exercise	3K	$0.00	$0	29K
2026-05-01	Wetzel Paul M.	Director	Option exercise	4K	$0.00	$0	21K
2026-05-01	Wetzel Paul M.	Director	Option exercise	1K	$0.00	$0	17K
2026-05-01	Juel Carol	Director	Option exercise	3K	$0.00	$0	5K
2026-04-08	Pavlovich Melissa B.	Chief Accounting Officer	Tax withholding	2K	$61.02	$97K	13K
2026-04-08	Pavlovich Melissa B.	Chief Accounting Officer	Option exercise	6K	price not stated in the filing	not stated	14K
2026-03-02	Rosenthal John	EVP & Chief Investment Officer	Tax withholding	5K	$59.98	$330K	91K
2026-03-02	Rosenthal John	EVP & Chief Investment Officer	Option exercise	11K	price not stated in the filing	not stated	97K
2026-03-02	Huss Vonda	EVP & Chief HR Officer	Tax withholding	3K	$59.98	$164K	27K
2026-03-02	Huss Vonda	EVP & Chief HR Officer	Option exercise	6K	price not stated in the filing	not stated	30K
2026-03-02	Lambert Myles	EVP, Chief Operating Officer	Tax withholding	5K	$59.98	$290K	50K
2026-03-02	Lambert Myles	EVP, Chief Operating Officer	Option exercise	9K	price not stated in the filing	not stated	55K
2026-03-02	Lin Allie	EVP & General Counsel	Option exercise	7K	price not stated in the filing	not stated	19K
2026-03-02	Lin Allie	EVP & General Counsel	Tax withholding	3K	$59.98	$188K	15K
2026-03-02	Spehar Edward A.	EVP & Chief Financial Officer	Tax withholding	6K	$59.98	$390K	64K
2026-03-02	Spehar Edward A.	EVP & Chief Financial Officer	Option exercise	14K	price not stated in the filing	not stated	71K
2026-03-02	Steigerwalt Eric T	President and CEO	Option exercise	36K	price not stated in the filing	not stated	389K
2026-03-02	Steigerwalt Eric T	President and CEO	Tax withholding	14K	$59.98	$839K	375K
2026-03-02	Pavlovich Melissa B.	Chief Accounting Officer	Option exercise	1K	price not stated in the filing	not stated	9K
2026-03-02	Pavlovich Melissa B.	Chief Accounting Officer	Tax withholding	468	$59.98	$28K	9K
2026-02-27	Pavlovich Melissa B.	Chief Accounting Officer	Tax withholding	388	$59.98	$23K	8K
2026-02-27	Pavlovich Melissa B.	Chief Accounting Officer	Grant	1K	$0.00	$0	8K
2026-02-27	Steigerwalt Eric T	President and CEO	Tax withholding	30K	$59.98	$1.8M	353K
2026-02-27	Steigerwalt Eric T	President and CEO	Grant	76K	$0.00	$0	383K
2026-02-27	Spehar Edward A.	EVP & Chief Financial Officer	Tax withholding	9K	$59.98	$532K	57K
2026-02-27	Spehar Edward A.	EVP & Chief Financial Officer	Grant	19K	$0.00	$0	66K
2026-02-27	Lin Allie	EVP & General Counsel	Tax withholding	4K	$59.98	$234K	12K
2026-02-27	Lin Allie	EVP & General Counsel	Grant	9K	$0.00	$0	15K
2026-02-27	Lambert Myles	EVP, Chief Operating Officer	Tax withholding	7K	$59.98	$396K	45K
2026-02-27	Lambert Myles	EVP, Chief Operating Officer	Grant	13K	$0.00	$0	52K
2026-02-27	Huss Vonda	EVP & Chief HR Officer	Tax withholding	4K	$59.98	$231K	23K
2026-02-27	Huss Vonda	EVP & Chief HR Officer	Grant	9K	$0.00	$0	27K
2026-02-27	Rosenthal John	EVP & Chief Investment Officer	Tax withholding	8K	$59.98	$474K	86K
2026-02-27	Rosenthal John	EVP & Chief Investment Officer	Grant	16K	$0.00	$0	94K
2025-07-01	Lambert Myles	EVP,Chief Mktg.& Dist. Officer	Tax withholding	12K	$53.78	$645K	39K
2025-07-01	Lambert Myles	EVP,Chief Mktg.& Dist. Officer	Option exercise	23K	price not stated in the filing	not stated	51K
2025-06-06	Inserra Michael J.	Director	Option exercise	2K	$0.00	$0	8K
2025-06-06	Offereins Diane E	Director	Option exercise	4K	$0.00	$0	26K
2025-06-06	Zlatkus Lizabeth H	Director	Option exercise	4K	$0.00	$0	4K
2025-06-06	CHAPLIN C EDWARD	Director	Option exercise	6K	$0.00	$0	50K
2025-06-03	Lambert Myles	EVP,Chief Mktg.& Dist. Officer	Sell	1K	$59.10	$77K	27K
2025-06-03	Lambert Myles	EVP,Chief Mktg.& Dist. Officer	Sell	7K	$58.58	$415K	29K
2025-06-02	Huss Vonda	EVP & Chief HR Officer	Sell	3K	$59.51	$179K	18K
2025-05-27	Steigerwalt Eric T	President and CEO	Sell	25K	$58.84	$1.5M	307K
2025-05-01	Wetzel Paul M.	Director	Option exercise	1K	$0.00	$0	16K
2025-03-03	Lambert Myles	EVP,Chief Mktg.& Dist. Officer	Sell	220	$60.33	$13K	36K

Form 4 filings are due within two business days of the trade. Insiders sell for many reasons that say nothing about the company; open-market buys are rarer.

Large holders (13D and 13G)

One row per reporting person with its latest filing, newest first. JSON

2 holders report 5% or more of BHF in their latest filing, all on Schedule 13G (passive). The largest reported stake is Dimensional Fund Advisors LP at 6.3% of the class (3,634,379 shares), filed 2026-07-14 for an event on 2026-06-30.

Filed	Form	Holder	Shares	Of class	Event
2026-07-14	13G/Ano. 2	Dimensional Fund Advisors LPinvestment adviser	3.6M	6.3%	2026-06-30
2026-04-29	13G	Vanguard Capital Managementinvestment adviser	3.0M	5.3%	2026-03-31
2026-03-26	13G/Ano. 11	The Vanguard Groupinvestment adviser	0	0.0%	2026-03-13

13F holders

Tracked managers holding BHF at their latest 13F. JSON

8 of the 30 tracked managers held BHF at their latest 13F, $358.8M in total at quarter-end prices. Greenlight Capital (DME Capital) is the largest at $179.9M (4.6% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 4 added shares and 3 cut.

Fund	Quarter	Shares	Value	Of portfolio	Change in shares
Greenlight Capital (DME Capital)	2026-06-30	2.8M	$179.9M	4.60%	0
Millennium Management	2026-06-30	1.2M	$77.1M	0.03%	-308K
Soros Fund Management	2026-06-30	1.1M	$70.7M	0.87%	+269K
Two Sigma Investments	2026-06-30	245K	$15.5M	0.01%	+229K
Citadel Advisors	2026-06-30	144K	$9.1M	0.00%	+131K
AQR Capital Management	2026-06-30	76K	$4.8M	0.00%	-208K
Point72 Asset Management	2026-06-30	17K	$1.1M	0.00%	new
D. E. Shaw & Co.	2026-06-30	10K	$636K	0.00%	-21K

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

Financials

SEC XBRL, as filed. JSON

In Q2 FY 2026 (quarter ended 2026-06-30) Brighthouse Financial reported revenue of $1.62B, up 86.2% from the same quarter a year earlier, and net income of $981.0M (16.53 diluted EPS). In FY 2025 it generated $259.0M of operating cash flow and spent $102.0M on buybacks.

Debt: $3.15B
Equity: $6.55B
Total assets: $247.18B
Shares outstanding: 57,511,563

Quarterly, last 8 quarters

Quarter	Period end	Revenue	Net income	Margin	Diluted EPS
Q2 FY 2026	2026-06-30	$1.62B	$981.0M	60.5%	16.53
Q1 FY 2026	2026-03-31	$1.53B	-$766.0M	-50.2%	-13.82
Q4 FY 2025derived	2025-12-31	$1.69B	$137.0M	8.1%	n/a
Q3 FY 2025	2025-09-30	$1.82B	$479.0M	26.4%	7.89
Q2 FY 2025	2025-06-30	$871.0M	$85.0M	9.8%	1.02
Q1 FY 2025	2025-03-31	$2.39B	-$268.0M	-11.2%	-5.04
Q4 FY 2024derived	2024-12-31	$1.21B	$671.0M	55.7%	n/a
Q3 FY 2024	2024-09-30	$2.02B	$176.0M	8.7%	2.47

Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends

Fiscal year	Ends	Revenue	Net income	Operating cash flow	Capex	Buybacks	Dividends
FY 2025	2025-12-31	$6.77B	$433.0M	$259.0M	n/a	$102.0M	n/a
FY 2024	2024-12-31	$4.72B	$388.0M	-$290.0M	n/a	$250.0M	n/a
FY 2023	2023-12-31	$4.12B	-$1.11B	-$137.0M	n/a	$250.0M	n/a
FY 2022	2022-12-31	$6.87B	$3.88B	-$1.23B	n/a	$488.0M	n/a
FY 2021	2021-12-31	$4.98B	$1.64B	$641.0M	n/a	$499.0M	n/a

Quarters are the three-month figures the company reports; a fourth quarter marked derived is the fiscal year less the three reported quarters, since companies report it only inside the 10-K. Fiscal years are the annual figures. Buybacks are the cash the company paid to repurchase its common stock in the year, not the amount authorized. Balance sheet lines are as of 2026-06-30; shares outstanding as of 2026-07-31 from the cover page.

What this page is

Brighthouse Financial in the regulatory record

Regulators publish company data in separate files that never sit next to each other: FINRA's twice-monthly short interest, its daily short sale volume, the SEC's fails-to-deliver counts, and each insider's Form 4. A company page puts those series for one ticker on one URL, with planned sales, large holders, 13F holders and financials beside them, so the short position, the daily flow, the settlement fails and what insiders are doing can be read together.

Each section has its own history table, a one-line summary of the latest figures and its own JSON and CSV links, and says when its source last updated.

This page follows Brighthouse Financial (BHF), SEC CIK 1685040, listed on Nasdaq, classified by the SEC as life insurance. The cross-market tables live on the short interest and insider transactions hubs.

Source and updates

Short interest: FINRA consolidated short interestSource: FINRA.Twice a month, about eight business days after settlement. Latest 2026-09-30.JSON and CSV
Daily short volume: FINRA Reg SHO daily filesSource: FINRA.Every trading day, the morning after FINRA posts it. Latest 2026-10-09.JSON and CSV
Fails to deliver: SEC fails-to-deliver dataSource: SEC.Twice a month, a few weeks after the half month ends. Latest 2026-09-14.JSON and CSV
Large holders: SEC EDGAR Schedule 13D and 13GSource: SEC.New filings appear shortly after the SEC posts them. A 13D is due within five business days of crossing 5%; a 13G follows the passive schedule. Latest 2026-07-14.JSON and CSV
13F holders: SEC EDGAR Form 13F-HRSource: SEC.Quarterly, filed within 45 days of quarter end; 30 tracked managers. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Financials: SEC EDGAR 10-K and 10-Q filingsSource: SEC.Weekly; values are as filed in the 10-Q and 10-K. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Earnings dates: SEC EDGAR 8-K filings (Item 2.02)Source: SEC.Twice a day. Reported dates come from the company's 8-K filings; the next date is marked as an estimate until the 8-K arrives. Latest 2026-08-05.JSON and CSV
Insider trades: SEC EDGAR Form 4Source: SEC.New filings appear shortly after the SEC posts them; they're due two business days after the trade. Latest 2026-06-02.JSON and CSV
Company record: EDGAR filing index for CIK 1685040Ticker, name and exchange from the SEC's company list, refreshed weekly.
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How to read it

Read the position against the flow: rising short interest with a high daily short share is new shorting; rising short interest with a normal short share is old shorts holding on.
Insider buys next to a large short position are rare and stand out; insider sells next to one are common and mean little.
Fails to deliver matter relative to the float, not in absolute shares; a million failed shares in a mega cap is noise.

Analysis of what the data shows, not advice. XOOMAR does not recommend buying, selling or holding anything.

Datasets

Frequently Asked Questions

How much of BHF is sold short?

7,224,396 shares were held short at the 2026-09-30 settlement, 6.4 days of average volume. FINRA publishes the next count about eight business days after the 15th and the last business day of the month.

What is BHF's daily short volume?

On 2026-10-09, 117,520 of the 316,909 BHF shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 37.1% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.

Does BHF have fails to deliver?

The SEC's latest file shows 1,357 BHF shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-09-14. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.

Are BHF insiders buying or selling?

No open-market insider trades were reported for BHF in the last 90 days. The most recent filings are listed below. Latest filing: Wetzel Paul M. (Director) on 2026-06-02.

Who owns 5% or more of BHF?

What did BHF report last quarter?

Which tracked 13F managers own BHF?

8 of the 30 tracked 13F managers held BHF shares at their latest filing, $358.8M in all. The largest: David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital (DME Capital) (2.8M shares, $179.9M), Izzy Englander's Millennium Management (1.2M shares, $77.1M), George Soros's Soros Fund Management (1.1M shares, $70.7M), Two Sigma Investments (245K shares, $15.5M), Ken Griffin's Citadel Advisors (144K shares, $9.1M), Cliff Asness's AQR Capital Management (76K shares, $4.8M). The table above lists all 8.

Data on this page is provided for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. See our editorial policy.

Brighthouse Financial (BHF)

Short interest

Daily short volume

Fails to deliver

Insider trades

Large holders (13D and 13G)

13F holders

Financials

Quarterly, last 8 quarters

Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends

Brighthouse Financial in the regulatory record

Source and updates

How to read it

Other companies the SEC classifies as life insurance

Datasets

Frequently Asked Questions