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 ($6.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 57.4m as of 2025-05-06, 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 ≈ $57.71. Options: 14 managers hold calls ($38.0m notional), 15 hold puts ($45.8m).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
| Q1 2025 | 439 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2025 | 175 | 162 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $2.9m | $8.8m | 3.03 |
| Q3 2024 | $4.5m | $4.8m | 1.06 |
| Q4 2024 | $8.3m | $5.0m | 0.60 |
| Q1 2025 | $38.0m | $45.8m | 1.21 |
Biggest buyers
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +1.6m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +887.4k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +624.7k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP | New | +621.7k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +570.8k |
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +516.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +286.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +284.9k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | New | +237.7k |
| ALGEBRIS (UK) LTD | New | +219.0k |
Biggest sellers
| Dodge & Cox | Sold out | -6.7m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Sold out | -1.8m |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC | Sold out | -330.9k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -300.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -150.9k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC | Reduced | -143.9k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Sold out | -97.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -86.8k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Reduced | -86.0k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | Reduced | -75.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $8.6m149.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $6.7m116.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $6.1m104.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $4.3m73.6k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $4.0m69.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $2.3m40.2k shares |
| Troluce Capital Advisors LLC | New | $2.2m43.1k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | New | $1.7m30.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $991.6k17.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $529.5k9.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| Governors Lane LP | New | $13.5m232.5k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $8.7m150.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $5.8m100.7k shares |
| LMR Partners LLP | New | $5.8m100.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $3.5m61.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.6m44.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.9m33.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $1.9m33.2k shares |
| TIG Advisors, LLC | New | $1.4m25.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $259.0k4.5k 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 2025
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 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 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $2.8m | $2.8m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-03 | Lambert Myles EVP,Chief Mktg.& Dist. Officer | Sold plan | $503.3k8.4k shares |
| 2025-03-03 | Huss Vonda EVP & Chief HR Officer | Sold plan | $178.0k3.0k shares |
| 2025-02-26 | Steigerwalt Eric T President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $1.5m25.0k shares |
| 2025-01-31 | Rosenthal John EVP & Chief Investment Officer | Sold plan | $610.0k10.0k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.8m $339.0m | Reduced -35.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.5m $318.0m | Reduced -300.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.4m $196.0m | Reduced -22.6k |
| DME Capital Management, LP 8.23% of their portfolio | 2.8m $162.4m | Reduced -34.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $129.7m | Reduced -86.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $118.7m | Added +624.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.8m $106.6m | Added +155.9k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.6m $95.6m | Added +1.6m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $63.0m | Added +887.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $61.9m | Added +18.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 985.2k $57.1m | Added +286.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 912.2k $52.9m | Added +28.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 791.6k $45.9m | Added +18.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 720.2k $41.8m | Added +41.3k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 646.7k $37.5m | Reduced -86.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 631.3k $36.0m | Reduced -25.1k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.37% of their portfolio | 621.7k $36.1m | New |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 616.3k $35.7m | Added +284.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 577.6k $33.5m | Added +570.8k |
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 516.9k $30.0m | New |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 509.7k $29.6m | Reduced -15.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 490.8k $28.5m | Added +35.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 394.5k $22.9m | Added +179.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 386.7k $22.4m | Added +24.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 382.9k $22.2m | Added +189.3k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 358.8k $20.8m | Added +66.9k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 282.6k $16.4m | Added +73.1k |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.58% of their portfolio | 269.8k $15.6m | Added +528 |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 268.6k $15.6m | Reduced -18.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 263.4k $15.3m | Reduced -35.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 262.9k $15.2m | Added +160.3k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 237.7k $13.8m | New |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 228.8k $13.3m | Reduced -46.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 220.7k $12.8m | Added +113.5k |
| ALGEBRIS (UK) LTD 2.14% of their portfolio | 219.0k $11.8m | New |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 216.2k $12.5m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 209.1k $12.1m | Added +13.2k |
| Bogart Wealth, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 204.9k $210.6k | Reduced -5.4k |
| GRACE & WHITE INC /NY 2.16% of their portfolio | 194.8k $11.3m | Reduced -3.5k |
| TIG Advisors, LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 185.7k $10.8m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 161.0k $9.3m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 156.6k $9.1m | Reduced -6.0k |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 150.9k $8.8m | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 150.6k $8.7m | Reduced -10.4k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 149.1k $8.2m | Reduced -1.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 146.6k $8.5m | Added +87.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.0k $7.8m | Reduced -1.2k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.07% of their portfolio | 132.3k $7.7m | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 129.7k $7.5m | Added +3.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 128.1k $7.4m | Reduced -27.7k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.02% of their portfolio | 127.4k $7.4m | Reduced -2.1k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 121.2k $7.0m | Added +114.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 115.9k $6.7m | Reduced -40.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.0k $6.7m | Reduced -4.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.5k $6.6m | First filing |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 109.6k $6.4m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 0.50% of their portfolio | 109.1k $6.3m | New |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.7k $6.3m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.3k $5.8m | Reduced -14.7k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 100.3k $5.8m | Added +84.7k |
| KESTREL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP 3.50% of their portfolio | 98.8k $5.7m | Unchanged |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 97.8k $5.7m | New |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 93.1k $5.4m | Added +85.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.2k $5.3m | Added +15.6k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 80.7k $4.7m | Added +17.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.2k $4.7m | Added +74.9k |
| LMR Partners LLP 0.09% of their portfolio | 80.0k $4.6m | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.3k $4.4m | Added +7.3k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 74.9k $4.3m | Added +20.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.1k $4.3m | Reduced -757 |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 74.1k $4.3m | Reduced -57.4k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 71.4k $4.1m | Reduced -811 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.1k $4.1m | Unchanged |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 69.3k $4.0m | Reduced -143.9k |
| Gillson Capital LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 67.2k $3.9m | Added +37.8k |
| CAXTON ASSOCIATES LLP 0.13% of their portfolio | 65.5k $3.8m | First filing |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.8k $3.8m | Added +16.7k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 64.8k $3.8m | Reduced -2.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.6k $3.7m | New |
| Independent Advisor Alliance 0.12% of their portfolio | 62.8k $3.6m | Added +5.0k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.9k $3.6m | Reduced -55.9k |
| CAISSE DES DEPOTS ET CONSIGNATIONS 0.17% of their portfolio | 60.9k $3.5m | Reduced -29.0k |
| Alaska Permanent Fund Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 57.0k $3.3m | Unchanged |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 56.9k $3.3m | Reduced -75.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.6k $3.3m | Added +50.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.0k $3.2m | Reduced -764 |
| Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 55.4k $3.2m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Interval Partners, LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 53.4k $3.1m | New |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.0k $3.1m | Reduced -4.9k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 51.4k $3.0m | New |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.6k $2.9m | Added +2.7k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 50.6k $2.9m | Added +23.8k |
| Headlands Technologies LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 49.0k $2.8m | Added +30.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.4k $2.7m | Reduced -529 |
| Pinnacle Holdings, LLC 1.01% of their portfolio | 45.9k $2.7m | Reduced -412 |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.5k $2.6m | Added +6.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.2k $2.4m | Reduced -31.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.8k $2.4m | Added +1.8k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 40.3k $2.3m | Added +6.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.7k $2.3m | Added +173 |