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Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Brighthouse Financial Short Interest Overview

As of September 30, 2026, Brighthouse Financial (BHF) had a short interest of 7.22 million shares sold short, representing 12.77% of the public float. This marks a -8.13% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.4, meaning it would take 6.4 days of the average trading volume of 728,136 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
7,224,396 shares
Previous Short Interest
7,864,134 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-8.13%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$360.50 million
Short Interest Ratio
6.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
57,512,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
12.77%
Today's Trading Volume
175,055 shares
Average Trading Volume
728,136 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
24%
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Brighthouse Financial Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
9/30/20267,224,396 shares $360.50 million -8.1%12.8%6.37 $49.90
9/15/20267,864,134 shares $385.34 million +22.0%13.9%8.3 $49.00
8/31/20266,448,347 shares $341.89 million +7.1%11.4%5.1 $53.02
8/14/20266,022,227 shares $353.38 million -2.8%10.6%6.64 $58.68
7/31/20266,196,035 shares $383.60 million +15.7%10.9%10.49 $61.91
7/15/20265,357,758 shares $348.68 million -1.7%9.5%10.76 $65.08
6/30/20265,452,769 shares $345.16 million +2.8%9.6%10.8 $63.30
6/15/20265,302,509 shares $333.69 million -10.4%9.4%10.75 $62.93
5/29/20265,915,636 shares $370.02 million -11.2%10.5%12.93 $62.55
5/15/20266,658,967 shares $416.45 million -0.8%11.8%11.65 $62.54
4/30/20266,715,679 shares $418.12 million +1.4%11.9%18.76 $62.26
4/15/20266,620,756 shares $411.08 million +1.1%11.7%9.96 $62.09
3/31/20266,547,661 shares $392.07 million +0.1%11.6%10.98 $59.88
3/13/20266,538,802 shares $393.83 million +0.1%11.6%7.65 $60.23
2/27/20266,534,896 shares $391.96 million -9.6%11.6%7.48 $59.98
2/13/20267,232,130 shares $461.70 million +5.8%12.8%12.43 $63.84
1/30/20266,836,032 shares $437.92 million +4.6%12.1%11.98 $64.06
1/15/20266,538,268 shares $419.04 million -4.0%11.6%6.46 $64.09
12/31/20256,807,361 shares $441.05 million +12.9%12.1%9.67 $64.79
12/15/20256,030,480 shares $394.09 million +8.5%10.7%7.64 $65.35
11/28/20255,560,508 shares $362.61 million +33.4%9.9%4.84 $65.21
11/14/20254,168,096 shares $274.18 million +16.9%7.4%1.32 $65.78
10/31/20253,565,854 shares $203.29 million -10.0%6.3%2.63 $57.01
10/15/20253,960,000 shares $191.11 million +4.2%7.0%3.4 $48.26
9/30/20253,800,000 shares $201.70 million +29.7%6.7%3.4 $53.08
9/15/20252,930,000 shares $138.33 million +9.7%5.2%2.6 $47.21
8/31/20252,670,000 shares $126.18 million -6.0%4.7%3.1 $47.26
8/15/20252,840,000 shares $129.73 million +10.5%5.0%3.5 $45.68
7/31/20252,570,000 shares $122.97 million +13.7%4.5%3 $47.85
7/15/20252,260,000 shares $106.94 million +13.0%4.0%2.5 $47.32
6/30/20252,000,000 shares $107.54 million +4.7%3.5%2.2 $53.77
6/15/20251,910,000 shares $108.95 million +17.2%3.4%2.1 $57.04
5/31/20251,630,000 shares $97.34 million +5.2%2.9%1.9 $59.72
5/15/20251,550,000 shares $92.54 million -4.3%2.7%1.7 $59.70
4/30/20251,620,000 shares $94.32 million -9.0%2.8%1.7 $58.22
4/15/20251,780,000 shares $90.17 million +61.8%3.1%1.9 $50.66
3/31/20251,100,000 shares $63.79 million +11.4%1.9%1.3 $57.99
3/15/2025987,300 shares $54.89 million +15.9%1.7%1.4 $55.60
2/28/2025852,200 shares $50.54 million -4.2%1.5%1.3 $59.31
2/15/2025889,300 shares $55.26 million -14.5%1.5%1.6 $62.14
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1/15/20251,400,000 shares $69.37 million +6.9%2.4%4 $49.55
12/31/20241,310,000 shares $62.93 million -6.4%2.2%3.6 $48.04
12/15/20241,400,000 shares $68.29 million +11.1%2.4%3.8 $48.78
11/30/20241,260,000 shares $65.86 million +5.9%2.1%3.3 $52.27
11/15/20241,190,000 shares $60.65 million +11.2%2.0%3.2 $50.97
10/31/20241,070,000 shares $50.61 million +19.5%1.8%2.9 $47.30
10/15/2024895,400 shares $42.40 million -5.6%1.5%2.3 $47.35
9/30/2024948,400 shares $42.71 million -20.3%1.6%2.4 $45.03
9/15/20241,190,000 shares $50.81 million +7.2%2.0%2.9 $42.70
8/31/20241,110,000 shares $50.95 million -7.5%1.9%2.6 $45.90
8/15/20241,200,000 shares $50.60 million +10.1%2.0%2.8 $42.17
7/31/20241,090,000 shares $54.36 million +7.9%1.8%2.4 $49.87
7/15/20241,010,000 shares $49.26 million -23.5%1.7%2.1 $48.77
6/30/20241,320,000 shares $57.21 million -1.5%2.2%2.8 $43.34
6/15/20241,340,000 shares $54.95 million -9.5%2.2%2.9 $41.01
5/31/20241,480,000 shares $65.87 million +32.1%2.4%3.2 $44.51
5/15/20241,120,000 shares $51.13 million -7.4%1.8%2.4 $45.65
4/30/20241,210,000 shares $58.38 million +6.1%2.0%2.4 $48.25
4/15/20241,140,000 shares $53.56 million -13.0%1.8%2.6 $46.98
3/31/20241,310,000 shares $67.52 million +3.2%2.1%3.1 $51.54
3/15/20241,270,000 shares $60.43 million +13.4%2.0%3 $47.58
2/29/20241,120,000 shares $52.14 million +1.8%1.8%2.7 $46.55
2/15/20241,100,000 shares $53.71 million +16.6%1.8%2.8 $48.83
1/31/2024943,200 shares $48.83 million +16.6%1.5%2.7 $51.77
1/15/2024808,900 shares $41.63 million +6.2%1.3%2.3 $51.46
12/31/2023761,800 shares $40.31 million -34.9%1.2%2.2 $52.92
12/15/20231,170,000 shares $61.99 million +8.3%1.8%3.3 $52.98
11/30/20231,080,000 shares $56.19 million +4.9%1.7%2.8 $52.03
11/15/20231,030,000 shares $51.01 million -19.5%1.6%2.7 $49.52
10/31/20231,280,000 shares $57.98 million -25.2%2.0%3.2 $45.30
10/15/20231,710,000 shares $81.38 million +44.9%2.6%4.3 $47.59
9/30/20231,180,000 shares $57.75 million -40.7%1.8%3 $48.94
9/15/20231,990,000 shares $103.28 million +54.3%3.1%4.8 $51.90
8/31/20231,290,000 shares $64.06 million -10.4%2.0%3.3 $49.66
8/15/20231,440,000 shares $68.70 million -2.7%2.2%3.3 $47.71
7/31/20231,480,000 shares $77.15 million -11.9%2.2%3.2 $52.13
7/15/20231,680,000 shares $81.14 million +11.3%2.5%3.4 $48.30
6/30/20231,510,000 shares $71.50 million +4.1%2.3%2.9 $47.35
6/15/20231,450,000 shares $65.95 million -8.8%2.2%2.7 $45.48
5/31/20231,590,000 shares $64.01 million +16.1%2.4%2.6 $40.26
5/15/20231,370,000 shares $55.64 million +19.1%2.1%2.3 $40.61
4/30/20231,150,000 shares $50.83 million -16.1%1.7%1.9 $44.20
4/15/20231,370,000 shares $58.38 million -18.0%2.1%2.5 $42.61
3/31/20231,670,000 shares $73.66 million +10.6%2.5%3 $44.11
3/15/20231,510,000 shares $64.90 million +4.1%2.3%3.1 $42.98
2/28/20231,450,000 shares $83.85 million -0.7%2.2%3.5 $57.83
2/15/20231,460,000 shares $87.41 million -8.2%2.1%3.6 $59.87
1/31/20231,590,000 shares $89.47 million -13.6%2.3%3.6 $56.27
1/15/20231,840,000 shares $99.40 million +1.7%2.7%3.9 $54.02
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11/30/20222,860,000 shares $159.42 million -3.7%4.2%5.2 $55.74
11/15/20222,970,000 shares $161.89 million +32.6%4.3%5.4 $54.51
10/31/20222,240,000 shares $127.84 million +3.7%3.2%4.1 $57.07
10/15/20222,160,000 shares $105.04 million +1.9%3.0%4 $48.63
9/30/20222,120,000 shares $92.05 million -4.5%3.0%4 $43.42
9/15/20222,220,000 shares $109.38 million +17.5%3.1%3.7 $49.27
8/31/20221,890,000 shares $89.87 million -1.1%2.7%3 $47.55
8/15/20221,910,000 shares $95.35 million -9.9%2.7%3 $49.92
7/31/20222,120,000 shares $92.05 million -16.2%2.9%3.1 $43.42
7/15/20222,530,000 shares $101.40 million -10.6%3.4%3.8 $40.08
6/30/20222,830,000 shares $116.09 million +12.3%3.8%4.2 $41.02
6/15/20222,520,000 shares $106.44 million +2.9%3.4%4.1 $42.24
5/31/20222,450,000 shares $120.34 million +3.4%3.3%4.2 $49.12
5/15/20222,370,000 shares $108.57 million +26.7%3.2%3.7 $45.81
4/30/20221,870,000 shares $96.04 million -6.0%2.5%2.9 $51.36
4/15/20221,990,000 shares $106.33 million -16.0%2.6%3.1 $53.43
3/31/20222,370,000 shares $122.43 million +1.7%3.1%3.5 $51.66
3/15/20222,330,000 shares $111.02 million +3.6%3.0%3.4 $47.65
2/28/20222,250,000 shares $117.59 million -9.3%2.9%3.2 $52.26
2/15/20222,480,000 shares $142.80 million +15.9%3.2%3.7 $57.58
1/31/20222,140,000 shares $116.52 million -3.2%2.7%3.4 $54.45
1/15/20222,210,000 shares $128.58 million +33.1%2.8%3.8 $58.18
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11/30/20212,060,000 shares $100.14 million +9.6%2.6%3.6 $48.61
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10/29/20211,620,000 shares $81.37 million -12.9%2.0%2.8 $50.23
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BHF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Brighthouse Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, investors have sold 7,224,396 shares of BHF short. 12.77% of Brighthouse Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Brighthouse Financial's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. BHF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.4. Learn More on Brighthouse Financial's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 12.77% of Brighthouse Financial's floating shares are currently sold short.

Brighthouse Financial saw a decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 7,224,396 shares, a decline of 8.1% from the previous total of 7,864,134 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

12.77% of Brighthouse Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Brighthouse Financial: CNO Financial Group, Inc. (2.93%), Equitable Holdings, Inc. (2.02%), Prudential Financial, Inc. (4.34%), Jackson Financial Inc. (5.14%), Primerica, Inc. (4.53%), Lincoln National Corporation (7.67%), F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. (3.14%), Security National Financial Corporation (0.97%), Citizens, Inc. (8.08%), Manulife Financial Corp (0.72%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($52.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($25.28 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.70 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.54 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.22 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.80 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.65 billion), and Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($7.23 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BHF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Brighthouse Financial as its price is falling. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Brighthouse Financial occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of BHF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including BHF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like BHF:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NASDAQ:BHF is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 10/9/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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