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 ($5.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 62.1m as of 2024-05-03, 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 ≈ $51.29. Options: 10 managers hold calls ($7.7m notional), 9 hold puts ($7.1m).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 412 |
| Q4 2022 | 428 |
| Q1 2023 | 416 |
| Q2 2023 | 411 |
| Q3 2023 | 406 |
| Q4 2023 | 431 |
| Q1 2024 | 427 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 146 | 193 |
| Q1 2023 | 126 | 192 |
| Q2 2023 | 125 | 197 |
| Q3 2023 | 130 | 177 |
| Q4 2023 | 131 | 170 |
| Q1 2024 | 144 | 187 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $5.6m | $4.2m | 0.76 |
| Q3 2023 | $5.9m | $3.1m | 0.53 |
| Q4 2023 | $5.7m | $4.1m | 0.72 |
| Q1 2024 | $7.7m | $7.1m | 0.92 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.1m |
| ALGEBRIS (UK) LTD | New | +290.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +252.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +181.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +160.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | New | +134.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +121.0k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. | Added | +118.4k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | +103.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +82.5k |
Biggest sellers
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -308.3k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Sold out | -229.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -212.6k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) | Sold out | -137.7k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Reduced | -120.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -91.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -86.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -85.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Reduced | -78.7k |
| Man Group plc | Reduced | -77.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $3.0m58.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.4m26.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.3m25.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.0m19.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $432.0k8.4k shares |
| CSS LLC/IL | New | $257.7k5.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $185.5k3.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $103.1k2.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $5.2k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $4.0m78.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.0m20.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $804.0k15.6k shares |
| CSS LLC/IL | New | $515.4k10.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $360.8k7.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $211.0k4.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $77.3k1.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Unchanged | $61.8k1.2k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 Q1 2024
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.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $2.9m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-27 | Spehar Edward A. EVP & Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $336.2k7.1k shares |
| 2024-02-26 | Steigerwalt Eric T President and CEO, director | Sold | $1.2m25.0k shares |
| 2024-02-26 | Lambert Myles EVP,Chief Mktg.& Dist. Officer | Sold | $471.1k10.0k shares |
| 2024-02-26 | Rosenthal John EVP & Chief Investment Officer | Sold | $468.6k10.0k shares |
| 2024-02-26 | Huss Vonda EVP & Chief HR Officer | Sold | $468.5k10.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dodge & Cox 0.26% of their portfolio | 8.7m $450.4m | Reduced -18.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.3m $327.0m | Reduced -212.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.1m $316.5m | Reduced -91.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.4m $173.2m | Reduced -55.3k |
| DME Capital Management, LP 7.13% of their portfolio | 3.0m $155.7m | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $114.0m | Added +62.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $108.7m | Added +22.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1m $106.9m | Added +1.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $56.4m | Added +37.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $53.9m | Added +181.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $52.3m | Reduced -46.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 689.5k $35.5m | Added +59.1k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 650.4k $33.5m | Reduced -120.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 643.2k $33.1m | Reduced -78.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 579.3k $29.9m | Reduced -44.5k |
| Man Group plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 401.2k $20.7m | Reduced -77.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 377.6k $19.5m | Reduced -63.6k |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.31% of their portfolio | 370.5k $19.1m | Added +36.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 354.5k $18.3m | Added +252.9k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 0.67% of their portfolio | 340.7k $17.6m | Added +6.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 336.0k $17.3m | Added +82.5k |
| ALGEBRIS (UK) LTD 2.81% of their portfolio | 290.4k $13.9m | New |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 283.1k $14.6m | Reduced -5.2k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 277.3k $14.3m | Added +160.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 256.8k $13.2m | Added +51.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 253.8k $13.1m | Added +15.7k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 245.6k $12.7m | Added +10.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 241.9k $12.5m | Added +5.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 226.0k $11.7m | Added +1.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 225.2k $11.6m | Reduced -19.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 218.5k $11.3m | Reduced -16.7k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.02% of their portfolio | 208.6k $10.8m | Reduced -5.9k |
| Bogart Wealth, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 207.8k $212.9k | Added +7.2k |
| GRACE & WHITE INC /NY 1.86% of their portfolio | 200.3k $10.3m | Unchanged |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 196.7k $10.1m | Added +8.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 183.5k $9.5m | Reduced -8.9k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 183.0k $9.4m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.02% of their portfolio | 169.1k $8.7m | Reduced -33.5k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 168.4k $8.7m | Added +54.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 163.9k $8.4m | Added +121.0k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 156.7k $7.5m | Reduced -15.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 154.9k $8.0m | Reduced -86.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 145.5k $7.5m | Added +18.1k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.35% of their portfolio | 136.5k $7.0m | Added +118.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.9k $7.0m | Reduced -10.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 134.4k $6.9m | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 133.3k $6.9m | Reduced -29.7k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 127.0k $6.5m | Reduced -1.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 126.9k $6.5m | Added +36.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 126.7k $6.5m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.0k $6.1m | Reduced -18.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.6k $6.1m | Reduced -18.3k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.07% of their portfolio | 113.2k $5.8m | Added +59.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.0k $5.7m | Reduced -11.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.8k $5.6m | Reduced -5.9k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 103.1k $5.3m | New |
| Sonic GP LLC 6.80% of their portfolio | 100.0k $5.2m | Reduced -20.0k |
| KESTREL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP 3.16% of their portfolio | 91.9k $4.7m | Reduced -700 |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.9k $4.5m | Added +9.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 87.4k $4.5m | Added +27.2k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 86.6k $4.5m | Added +14.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.1k $4.4m | Reduced -19.4k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 85.0k $4.4m | Reduced -1.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 84.6k $3.7m | Added +23.9k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 80.6k $4.2m | Added +211 |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 78.5k $4.0m | Reduced -53.2k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 76.3k $3.9m | New |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.2k $3.8m | Added +22.8k |
| NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 73.1k $3.8m | Reduced -2.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 71.1k $3.7m | Unchanged |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.1k $3.6m | Added +51 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.6k $3.4m | Reduced -14.6k |
| CAXTON ASSOCIATES LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 64.4k $3.3m | Added +18.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.2k $3.3m | Reduced -5.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.3k $3.2m | Reduced -85.5k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 60.0k $3.1m | New |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 59.5k $3.1m | Added +9.2k |
| Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 57.6k $3.0m | Unchanged |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.8k $2.9m | Added +4.9k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 56.2k $2.9m | Added +727 |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.0k $2.8m | Unchanged |
| Lumbard & Kellner, LLC 1.33% of their portfolio | 53.2k $2.7m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 52.8k $2.7m | Reduced -13.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 52.8k $2.7m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Alaska Permanent Fund Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 52.6k $2.7m | Added +898 |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 46.0k $2.4m | Added +2.5k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 45.5k $2.3m | Added +11.6k |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 44.8k $2.3m | Added +10.3k |
| JBF Capital, Inc. 0.38% of their portfolio | 44.7k $2.3m | Unchanged |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 44.7k $2.3m | Added +43.0k |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 44.6k $2.3m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.3k $2.3m | Reduced -6.8k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 44.2k $2.3m | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.5k $2.2m | Added +25.7k |
| Pinnacle Holdings, LLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 41.9k $2.2m | Added +8 |
| STRS OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 39.5k $2.0m | Added +15.5k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.6k $2.0m | Added +18.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.4k $2.0m | Reduced -56.5k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 38.3k $2.0m | Reduced -1.6k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 37.7k $1.9m | Reduced -5.2k |