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 ($6.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 59.4m as of 2024-11-01, 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 ≈ $47.84. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($8.3m notional), 6 hold puts ($5.0m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 429 |
| Q3 2024 | 416 |
| Q4 2024 | 410 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 126 | 192 |
| Q2 2023 | 125 | 197 |
| Q3 2023 | 130 | 177 |
| Q4 2023 | 131 | 170 |
| Q1 2024 | 144 | 187 |
| Q2 2024 | 129 | 198 |
| Q3 2024 | 130 | 187 |
| Q4 2024 | 137 | 182 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $7.7m | $7.1m | 0.92 |
| Q2 2024 | $2.9m | $8.8m | 3.03 |
| Q3 2024 | $4.5m | $4.8m | 1.06 |
| Q4 2024 | $8.3m | $5.0m | 0.60 |
Biggest buyers
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Added | +1.2m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +851.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +400.9k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +390.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +182.0k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | Added | +139.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +94.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +73.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +73.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +72.4k |
Biggest sellers
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -279.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -171.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -169.0k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC | Reduced | -153.7k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. | Sold out | -143.5k |
| Gillson Capital LP | Reduced | -136.8k |
| ALGEBRIS (UK) LTD | Sold out | -120.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -111.8k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Sold out | -108.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -106.3k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $2.8m58.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.7m55.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.6m34.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $456.4k9.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $312.3k6.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $288.2k6.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $81.0k1.7k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.5m52.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $1.0m21.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $840.7k17.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $494.8k10.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $81.0k1.7k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $2.9m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 1 | $108.0k | 5 | $2.1m | $2.1m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $2.4m | $2.4m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $3.0m | $3.0m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-03 | Rosenthal John EVP & Chief Investment Officer | Sold plan | $523.1k10.0k shares |
| 2024-12-03 | Lambert Myles EVP,Chief Mktg.& Dist. Officer | Sold plan | $434.3k8.4k shares |
| 2024-12-02 | Huss Vonda EVP & Chief HR Officer | Sold plan | $156.6k3.0k shares |
| 2024-11-26 | Steigerwalt Eric T President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $1.3m25.0k shares |
| 2024-11-15 | Spehar Edward A. EVP & Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $363.2k7.1k shares |
| 2024-10-11 | Rosenthal John EVP & Chief Investment Officer | Sold plan | $196.4k4.3k 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, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dodge & Cox 0.19% of their portfolio | 6.7m $320.4m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.9m $282.5m | Reduced -106.3k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.8m $277.9m | Added +21.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.4m $163.4m | Added +5.9k |
| DME Capital Management, LP 7.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $136.2m | Reduced -57.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $111.6m | Added +8.1k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.8m $87.6m | Added +1.2m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.7m $80.8m | Added +182.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $68.3m | Added +390.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $50.4m | Reduced -42.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 884.2k $42.5m | Added +851.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 772.9k $37.1m | Added +38.4k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 732.7k $35.2m | Added +24.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 698.6k $33.6m | Reduced -171.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 678.9k $32.6m | Added +26.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 656.5k $31.5m | Added +400.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 525.4k $25.2m | Added +9.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 455.6k $21.9m | Reduced -111.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 362.7k $17.4m | Reduced -4.7k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 331.4k $15.9m | Reduced -36.1k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 0.57% of their portfolio | 330.9k $15.9m | Reduced -5.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 298.9k $14.4m | Reduced -63.1k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 291.9k $14.0m | Reduced -28.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 286.7k $13.8m | Added +94.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 275.2k $13.2m | Reduced -279.7k |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.09% of their portfolio | 269.3k $12.9m | Reduced -14.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 215.2k $10.3m | Reduced -9.6k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 213.2k $10.2m | Reduced -9.3k |
| Bogart Wealth, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 210.3k $215.0k | Reduced -3.9k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 209.5k $10.1m | Added +139.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 199.8k $9.6m | Reduced -77.4k |
| GRACE & WHITE INC /NY 1.78% of their portfolio | 198.3k $9.5m | Unchanged |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 195.9k $9.4m | Added +14.3k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 193.7k $9.3m | Reduced -38.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 163.0k $7.8m | Reduced -4.7k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 162.6k $7.8m | Reduced -7.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 162.1k $7.8m | Added +66.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 161.1k $7.7m | Reduced -169.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 156.7k $7.5m | Added +73.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 155.8k $7.5m | Reduced -8.9k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 151.0k $7.2m | Reduced -1.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.2k $6.5m | Reduced -4.7k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 131.9k $6.3m | Reduced -8.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 131.5k $6.3m | Reduced -47.6k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.01% of their portfolio | 129.5k $6.2m | Reduced -41.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 126.5k $6.1m | Added +787 |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.5k $5.7m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 117.7k $5.7m | Reduced -42.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.0k $5.5m | Added +33.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.8k $5.3m | Reduced -2.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.2k $5.1m | Added +73.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.6k $4.9m | Reduced -73.0k |
| Sonic GP LLC 10.59% of their portfolio | 100.0k $4.8m | Unchanged |
| KESTREL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP 2.62% of their portfolio | 98.8k $4.7m | Unchanged |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 97.4k $4.7m | Reduced -34.0k |
| CAISSE DES DEPOTS ET CONSIGNATIONS 0.21% of their portfolio | 89.9k $4.3m | First filing |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.1k $4.3m | Added +1.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.6k $3.6m | Reduced -6.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.9k $3.6m | Added +491 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 72.9k $3.5m | Added +388 |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 72.4k $3.5m | New |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.01% of their portfolio | 72.2k $3.5m | Reduced -1.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.1k $3.4m | Reduced -100 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.0k $3.3m | Added +941 |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.3k $3.2m | Added +114 |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 67.2k $3.2m | Reduced -4.7k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 66.5k $3.2m | Added +23.0k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 62.8k $3.0m | Added +16.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.8k $2.8m | Reduced -90.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.9k $2.8m | Reduced -140 |
| Independent Advisor Alliance 0.04% of their portfolio | 57.8k $2.8m | Added +1.7k |
| Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 57.6k $2.8m | Unchanged |
| Alaska Permanent Fund Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 57.0k $2.7m | Unchanged |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.8k $2.7m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 54.2k $2.6m | Added +1.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.1k $2.3m | Added +5.8k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.0k $2.3m | Unchanged |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.9k $2.3m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Pinnacle Holdings, LLC 0.84% of their portfolio | 46.3k $2.2m | Added +191 |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.7k $2.1m | Reduced -12.3k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.9k $2.0m | Reduced -1.7k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.5k $1.9m | Added +14.1k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.2k $1.9m | Reduced -15.6k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.1k $1.8m | Added +29.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.0k $1.9m | Added +2.3k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.01% of their portfolio | 38.4k $1.8m | Reduced -683 |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.4k $1.8m | New |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 36.4k $1.7m | New |
| STRS OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.0k $1.7m | New |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.8k $1.7m | First filing |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.7k $1.7m | Reduced -35 |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.3k $1.7m | Unchanged |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.3k $1.7m | New |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 33.7k $1.6m | Reduced -57.3k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.5k $1.6m | Added +2.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.2k $1.5m | Reduced -81.2k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 31.4k $1.5m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Bryce Point Capital, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 30.5k $1.5m | First filing |
| INGALLS & SNYDER LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 29.9k $1.4m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Gillson Capital LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 29.4k $1.4m | Reduced -136.8k |