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 ($7.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 57.2m as of 2025-08-04, 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 ≈ $53.55. Options: 17 managers hold calls ($89.3m notional), 16 hold puts ($158.5m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 448 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 180 | 193 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $4.5m | $4.8m | 1.06 |
| Q4 2024 | $8.3m | $5.0m | 0.60 |
| Q1 2025 | $38.0m | $45.8m | 1.21 |
| Q2 2025 | $89.3m | $158.5m | 1.77 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| Pentwater Capital Management LP | New | +950.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +801.4k |
| Woodline Partners LP | Added | +717.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +492.0k |
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +247.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +194.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +176.1k |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC | New | +173.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +163.6k |
Biggest sellers
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -749.6k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP | Sold out | -621.7k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -323.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -286.0k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Reduced | -280.7k |
| ALGEBRIS (UK) LTD | Sold out | -219.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -196.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -177.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -173.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -151.0k |
Biggest calls
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $33.4m621.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $9.1m169.8k shares |
| TIG Advisors, LLC | New | $7.8m144.9k shares |
| Luxor Capital Group, LP | New | $5.8m108.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $5.7m106.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $5.3m98.1k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $4.4m81.4k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $3.5m65.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $2.8m52.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.6m48.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| Pentwater Capital Management LP | New | $93.0m1.7m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $20.9m389.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $14.3m266.4k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | $7.0m130.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $7.0m130.0k shares |
| SIG BROKERAGE, LP | New | $6.0m112.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $5.1m94.5k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $1.6m30.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $645.0k12.0k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $623.7k11.6k 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.1m | $2.1m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-03 | Lambert Myles EVP,Chief Mktg.& Dist. Officer | Sold plan | $492.8k8.4k shares |
| 2025-06-02 | Huss Vonda EVP & Chief HR Officer | Sold plan | $178.5k3.0k shares |
| 2025-05-27 | Steigerwalt Eric T President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $1.5m25.0k 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, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.7m $307.2m | Reduced -131.9k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.5m $293.1m | Reduced -32.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.4m $183.2m | Added +27.8k |
| DME Capital Management, LP 6.38% of their portfolio | 2.8m $148.4m | Reduced -41.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.2m $118.2m | Reduced -38.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.0m $107.6m | Added +163.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $99.4m | Added +1.3m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $96.1m | Added +801.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $92.7m | Reduced -323.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $56.1m | Reduced -24.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 987.6k $53.1m | Added +75.4k |
| Pentwater Capital Management LP 0.65% of their portfolio | 950.0k $51.1m | New |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 933.5k $50.2m | Added +717.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.11% of their portfolio | 898.9k $48.3m | Reduced -749.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 890.9k $47.9m | Reduced -196.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 765.9k $41.2m | Reduced -25.7k |
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 764.8k $41.1m | Added +247.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 653.4k $35.1m | Reduced -66.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 581.2k $31.3m | Added +90.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 514.1k $27.6m | Added +492.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 496.3k $26.7m | Added +113.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 480.3k $25.8m | Reduced -151.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 478.6k $25.7m | Reduced -31.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 466.6k $25.1m | Added +72.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 458.1k $24.6m | Added +194.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 414.7k $22.3m | Added +28.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 390.0k $21.0m | Added +121.4k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 368.3k $19.8m | Added +9.5k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 365.9k $19.7m | Reduced -280.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 337.0k $18.1m | Added +108.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 330.3k $17.8m | Reduced -286.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 322.7k $17.4m | Added +176.1k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 307.3k $16.5m | Added +24.7k |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.46% of their portfolio | 277.7k $14.9m | Added +7.8k |
| TIG Advisors, LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 276.7k $14.9m | Added +91.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 241.7k $13.0m | Added +32.6k |
| Bogart Wealth, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 206.8k $212.0k | Added +1.8k |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 0.60% of their portfolio | 199.8k $10.7m | Added +90.7k |
| GRACE & WHITE INC /NY 1.92% of their portfolio | 194.7k $10.5m | Reduced -100 |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 173.4k $9.3m | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 161.0k $8.7m | Added +10.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 157.1k $8.4m | Reduced -3.8k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 150.9k $8.1m | Reduced -5.7k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.01% of their portfolio | 150.0k $8.1m | New |
| Kawa Capital Management, Inc 14.70% of their portfolio | 150.0k $8.1m | New |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 149.6k $8.0m | Added +99.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 140.7k $7.6m | Added +12.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 132.6k $7.1m | Added +2.9k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 132.1k $7.1m | Added +75.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 130.2k $7.0m | Reduced -4.8k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 129.5k $7.0m | New |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.02% of their portfolio | 127.4k $6.9m | Reduced -9 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 125.8k $6.8m | Added +114.6k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 125.8k $6.8m | Added +45.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 117.3k $6.3m | Added +7.7k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 112.6k $6.1m | Added +67.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.9k $6.0m | Reduced -4.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 107.1k $5.8m | Reduced -1.6k |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S 0.05% of their portfolio | 99.3k $5.3m | New |
| ALPINE ASSOCIATES MANAGEMENT INC. 0.28% of their portfolio | 97.2k $5.2m | New |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 96.0k $5.2m | New |
| KESTREL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP 3.04% of their portfolio | 94.5k $5.1m | Reduced -4.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.6k $5.0m | Added +1.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.0k $4.8m | Reduced -173.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 87.5k $4.7m | Reduced -25.9k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.4k $4.7m | Reduced -150.3k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.3k $4.5m | Added +18.5k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 82.9k $4.5m | Added +26.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.2k $4.3m | Reduced -44 |
| CAXTON ASSOCIATES LLP 0.11% of their portfolio | 77.3k $4.2m | Added +11.9k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 74.7k $4.0m | Added +34.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.8k $4.0m | Reduced -297 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.8k $4.0m | Reduced -1.5k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 71.2k $3.8m | Added +34.9k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.2k $3.8m | Reduced -1.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.5k $3.6m | Reduced -2.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.0k $3.6m | Reduced -33.3k |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 65.1k $3.5m | Added +44.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.8k $3.3m | Added +11.2k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.4k $3.3m | Reduced -12.7k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 59.3k $3.2m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.0k $3.0m | Unchanged |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.02% of their portfolio | 55.5k $3.0m | Reduced -76.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.4k $2.9m | Added +460 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.7k $2.8m | Reduced -64.2k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.4k $2.7m | Reduced -11.4k |
| Independent Advisor Alliance 0.07% of their portfolio | 48.2k $2.6m | Reduced -14.6k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.4k $2.5m | Added +27.2k |
| Pinnacle Holdings, LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 46.9k $2.5m | Added +1.0k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.7k $2.4m | Reduced -76.6k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.9k $2.4m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.1k $2.3m | Reduced -177.6k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 43.0k $2.3m | New |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.9k $2.3m | Reduced -3.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.0k $2.2m | Added +149 |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.8k $2.2m | Added +25.1k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.2k $2.1m | Reduced -518 |
| STRS OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 38.1k $2.0m | Added +7.3k |
| Caption Management, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 37.0k $2.0m | New |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.8k $2.0m | Added +3.4k |