BRIGHTHOUSE FINL INC BHF
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 10922N103 · ISIN US10922N1037
American financial services company
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryLife Insurance
- HeadquartersCharlotte, NC
- Websitebrighthousefinancial.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($2.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 69.1m as of 2022-11-03, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $50.80. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($8.7m notional), 9 hold puts ($6.7m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 412 |
| Q4 2022 | 428 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $18.3m | $19.3m | 1.06 |
| Q4 2022 | $8.7m | $6.7m | 0.77 |
Biggest buyers
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | New | +505.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +422.0k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC | Added | +262.7k |
| Man Group plc | Added | +240.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +207.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +206.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +183.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +157.0k |
| Amundi | Added | +147.1k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Added | +136.6k |
Biggest sellers
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -366.9k |
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc | Sold out | -260.0k |
| Sonic Fund II, L.P. | Sold out | -200.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -187.9k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC | Reduced | -173.6k |
| GREENLIGHT CAPITAL INC | Reduced | -145.9k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Reduced | -134.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -128.7k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) | Reduced | -114.3k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Sold out | -107.2k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.3m65.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.3m64.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.3m25.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $353.8k6.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $230.7k4.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $148.0k2.9k shares |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | Unchanged | $57.4k14.0k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $2.8m54.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.5m28.3k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $1.4m27.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $451.2k8.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $358.9k7.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $164.0k3.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $56.4k1.1k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
| Cutler Group LLC / CA | Reduced | $0100 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 13G · institution filed 2026-07-14 | 6.3% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
None reported in Q4 2022.
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dodge & Cox 0.32% of their portfolio | 9.1m $466.3m | Reduced -98.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.1m $364.6m | Added +157.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.0m $358.8m | Reduced -187.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.7m $188.8m | Added +206.0k |
| GREENLIGHT CAPITAL INC 11.34% of their portfolio | 3.2m $163.8m | Reduced -145.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $114.8m | Added +37.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $52.0m | Added +19.9k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.33% of their portfolio | 958.8k $49.2m | Reduced -33.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 886.3k $45.4m | Added +36.9k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 0.18% of their portfolio | 766.2k $39.3m | Reduced -114.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 726.3k $37.2m | Reduced -47.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 709.3k $36.4m | Added +14.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 695.3k $35.6m | Added +422.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 668.4k $34.3m | Added +79.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 627.9k $32.2m | Added +42.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 587.9k $30.1m | Added +207.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 515.1k $26.3m | Reduced -34.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 508.6k $26.1m | Added +75.2k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.05% of their portfolio | 505.9k $25.9m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 492.5k $25.3m | Reduced -95.8k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 488.8k $25.1m | Reduced -8.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 470.9k $24.1m | Reduced -3.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 423.2k $21.7m | Reduced -10.3k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 411.1k $22.1m | Added +147.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 396.6k $20.3m | Added +240.7k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.06% of their portfolio | 375.6k $19.3m | Reduced -4.8k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.03% of their portfolio | 367.8k $18.9m | Reduced -128.7k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 363.7k $18.6m | Reduced -36.6k |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.14% of their portfolio | 361.4k $18.5m | Reduced -78.9k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 0.78% of their portfolio | 341.2k $17.5m | Reduced -173.6k |
| JBF Capital, Inc. 3.56% of their portfolio | 283.2k $14.4m | Reduced -1.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 272.8k $14.0m | Reduced -62.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 271.1k $13.9m | Reduced -9.0k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 267.4k $1.4m | Added +262.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 257.2k $13.2m | Reduced -18.3k |
| NATIXIS 0.08% of their portfolio | 256.0k $13.1m | Added +128.0k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.05% of their portfolio | 253.4k $13.0m | Reduced -366.9k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.02% of their portfolio | 213.6k $10.9m | Added +71.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 211.4k $10.8m | Added +183.9k |
| GRACE & WHITE INC /NY 2.08% of their portfolio | 205.4k $10.5m | Reduced -14.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 205.2k $10.5m | Added +486 |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 204.9k $10.5m | Reduced -6.2k |
| Sonic GP LLC 7.69% of their portfolio | 200.0k $10.3m | First filing |
| Bogart Wealth, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 185.0k $190.3k | Added +954 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 177.7k $9.1m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 173.4k $8.9m | Reduced -4.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 166.9k $8.6m | Added +22.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 165.2k $8.5m | Reduced -144 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 157.4k $8.1m | Reduced -980 |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 153.7k $7.9m | Added +136.6k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.02% of their portfolio | 151.3k $7.8m | Added +134.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 148.7k $7.6m | Reduced -6.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 141.5k $7.3m | Reduced -36.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 133.5k $6.8m | Added +860 |
| KESTREL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP 3.82% of their portfolio | 128.5k $6.6m | Reduced -8.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.3k $6.4m | Reduced -8.9k |
| AXA S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 124.9k $6.4m | New |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 123.3k $6.3m | Reduced -57.6k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.05% of their portfolio | 117.6k $6.0m | Added +41.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 115.3k $5.9m | Added +47.5k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 113.0k $5.8m | Added +22.6k |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.1k $103.7k | Added +110.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.9k $5.6m | Reduced -2.9k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 107.7k $5.5m | Reduced -5.7k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 107.6k $5.5m | Reduced -134.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 103.3k $5.3m | Added +1.1k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 102.3k $5.2m | Reduced -1.0k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 91.1k $4.7m | Reduced -24.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 90.0k $4.6m | Reduced -2.7k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 84.6k $4.3m | Reduced -16.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 83.4k $4.3m | Added +9.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 82.8k $4.2m | Reduced -57.0k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 82.1k $4.2m | New |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 81.4k $4.2m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 80.7k $4.1m | Reduced -74 |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 74.2k $3.8m | Reduced -16 |
| Lumbard & Kellner, LLC 1.71% of their portfolio | 68.1k $3.5m | Reduced -29.5k |
| WESTPAC BANKING CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 67.8k $3.5m | Reduced -6.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.5k $3.5m | Reduced -186 |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.8k $3.3m | Reduced -11.9k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 61.9k $3.2m | Added +9.8k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 59.0k $3.0m | Reduced -70.5k |
| Roundview Capital LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 57.5k $2.9m | Added +458 |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 56.9k $2.9m | Reduced -874 |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.02% of their portfolio | 56.5k $2.9m | Unchanged |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.7k $2.9m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Alaska Permanent Fund Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 53.0k $2.7m | Unchanged |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.03% of their portfolio | 49.5k $2.5m | Added +17.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.3k $2.5m | New |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.0k $2.5m | Added +1.0k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.8k $2.5m | Reduced -4.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.2k $2.4m | Added +18.3k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 46.5k $2.4m | Reduced -5.2k |
| FinTrust Capital Advisors, LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 46.0k $2.4m | Reduced -5.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 45.6k $2.3m | Reduced -2.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.5k $2.3m | Added +40.8k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 43.5k $2.2m | Reduced -2.6k |
| WEXFORD CAPITAL LP 0.46% of their portfolio | 43.5k $2.2m | Added +1.9k |
| Pinnacle Holdings, LLC 0.98% of their portfolio | 42.9k $2.2m | Reduced -256 |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.9k $2.2m | Reduced -6.3k |