Brighthouse Financial (BHFAL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $19.33 +0.03 (+0.16%) As of 10:41 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Brighthouse Financial Short Interest DataBrighthouse Financial (BHFAL) has a short interest of 162,100 shares. This marks a 1.19% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.8, indicating that it would take 6.8 days of the average trading volume of 25,541 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest162,100 sharesPrevious Short Interest160,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+1.19%Dollar Volume Sold Short$3.23 millionShort Interest Ratio6.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 15, 2025Today's Trading Volume1,037 sharesAverage Trading Volume25,541 sharesToday's Volume Vs. 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Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBHFAL Short Interest Over TimeBHFAL Days to Cover Over TimeBHFAL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Brighthouse Financial Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/15/2025162,100 shares $3.23 million +1.2%N/A6.8 $19.94 5/31/2025160,200 shares $3.29 million -4.2%N/A7.1 $20.55 5/15/2025167,300 shares $3.37 million -2.0%N/A6.9 $20.16 4/30/2025170,700 shares $3.44 million -4.8%N/A6.6 $20.14 4/15/2025179,300 shares $3.51 million +7.9%N/A5.6 $19.57 3/31/2025166,200 shares $3.50 million +66.0%N/A5.2 $21.03 3/15/2025100,100 shares $2.17 million +45.1%N/A3.2 $21.71 2/28/202569,000 shares $1.46 million -29.9%N/A2.2 $21.17 2/15/202598,400 shares $2.19 million -38.4%N/A3.2 $22.26 1/31/2025159,600 shares $3.39 million +6.2%N/A5.2 $21.21 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BHFAL and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Brighthouse Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/15/2025150,300 shares $3.48 million +6.0%N/A6.3 $23.14 12/31/2024141,800 shares $3.33 million -24.7%N/A5.9 $23.50 12/15/2024188,400 shares $4.55 million +36.4%N/A8 $24.15 11/30/2024138,100 shares $3.38 million +22.9%N/A6 $24.45 11/15/2024112,400 shares $2.78 million -6.4%N/A4.6 $24.69 10/31/2024120,100 shares $2.99 million +51.8%N/A5.2 $24.88 10/15/202479,100 shares $1.98 million +58.2%N/A3.2 $25.06 9/30/202450,000 shares $1.27 million -37.3%N/A2 $25.35 9/15/202479,800 shares $1.96 million +118.6%N/A3.4 $24.58 8/31/202436,500 shares $870.53 thousand +75.5%N/A1.5 $23.85 8/15/202420,800 shares $469.87 thousand -73.9%N/A0.9 $22.59 7/31/202479,600 shares $1.81 million +665.4%N/A3.5 $22.80 7/15/202410,400 shares $236.39 thousand +5.1%N/A0.5 $22.73 6/30/20249,900 shares $217.80 thousand +219.4%N/A0.4 $22.00 6/15/20243,100 shares $67.58 thousand -63.1%N/A0.1 $21.80 5/31/20248,400 shares $183.79 thousand -61.3%N/A0.4 $21.88 5/15/202421,700 shares $501.49 thousand -46.9%N/A1 $23.11 4/30/202440,900 shares $919.02 thousand +28.6%N/A1.7 $22.47 4/15/202431,800 shares $720.59 thousand +162.8%N/A1.3 $22.66 3/31/202412,100 shares $277.33 thousand +332.1%N/A0.6 $22.92 3/15/20242,800 shares $64.40 thousand +12.0%N/A0.1 $23.00 2/29/20242,500 shares $57.25 thousand -10.7%N/A0.1 $22.90 2/15/20242,800 shares $65.27 thousand +250.0%N/A0.1 $23.31 1/31/2024800 shares $18.61 thousand -82.2%N/A0 $23.26 1/15/20244,500 shares $99.36 thousand +462.5%N/A0.2 $22.08 12/31/2023800 shares $17.40 thousand -63.6%N/A0 $21.75 12/15/20232,200 shares $47.76 thousand +37.5%N/A0.1 $21.71 11/30/20231,600 shares $34.02 thousand -11.1%N/A0.1 $21.26 11/15/20231,800 shares $37.58 thousand -40.0%N/A0.1 $20.88 10/31/20233,000 shares $58.80 thousand +36.4%N/A0.2 $19.60Get on the Inside Track with Wall Street's Brightest Minds (Ad)Having tracked more than one million analyst recommendations over the last decade, MarketBeat All Access is your shortcut to know which experts to follow and which to ignore.Learn More Here 10/15/20232,200 shares $47.56 thousand -35.3%N/A0.2 $21.62 9/30/20233,400 shares $79.87 thousand -17.1%N/A0.3 $23.49 9/15/20234,100 shares $96.76 thousand -46.1%N/A0.3 $23.60 8/31/20237,600 shares $176.70 thousand -10.6%N/A0.6 $23.25 8/15/20238,500 shares $198.82 thousand -54.8%N/A0.6 $23.39 7/31/202318,800 shares $455.34 thousand +370.0%N/A1.3 $24.22 7/15/20234,000 shares $89.72 thousand +66.7%N/A0.3 $22.43 6/30/20232,400 shares $53.18 thousand -81.8%N/A0.1 $22.16 6/15/202313,200 shares $304.13 thousand -37.4%N/A0.8 $23.04 5/31/202321,100 shares $511.68 thousand +104.9%N/A1.1 $24.25 5/15/202310,300 shares $228.35 thousand +1.0%N/A0.5 $22.17 4/30/202310,200 shares $246.74 thousand -48.0%N/A0.5 $24.19 4/15/202319,600 shares $470.40 thousand +20.3%N/A0.9 $24.00 3/31/202316,300 shares $357.30 thousand -2.4%N/A0.8 $21.92 3/15/202316,700 shares $378.26 thousand -23.4%N/A0.6 $22.65 2/28/202321,800 shares $538.24 thousand -25.1%N/A0.7 $24.69 2/15/202329,100 shares $720.95 thousand +54.8%N/A1 $24.78 1/31/202318,800 shares $465.30 thousand +37.2%N/A0.6 $24.75 1/15/202313,700 shares $331.40 thousand -65.3%N/A0.4 $24.19 12/30/202239,500 shares $994.22 thousand +148.4%N/A1.2 $25.17 12/15/202215,900 shares $383.83 thousand +8.9%N/A0.5 $24.14 11/30/202214,600 shares $341.35 thousand +117.9%N/A0.5 $23.38 11/15/20226,700 shares $152.63 thousand -33.7%N/A0.2 $22.78 10/31/202210,100 shares $217.15 thousand +359.1%N/A0.4 $21.50 10/15/20222,200 shares $48.62 thousand -96.7%N/A0.1 $22.10 9/30/202267,100 shares $1.47 million +629.4%N/A3.1 $21.88 9/15/20229,200 shares $225.03 thousand +46.0%N/A0.7 $24.46 8/31/20226,300 shares $151.83 thousand -17.1%N/A0.4 $24.10 8/15/20227,600 shares $192.36 thousand -42.9%N/A0.5 $25.31 7/31/202213,300 shares $344.20 thousand -19.9%N/A0.7 $25.88 7/15/202216,600 shares $413.17 thousand -47.6%N/A0.9 $24.89 6/30/202231,700 shares $785.53 thousand +46.1%N/A1.6 $24.78 6/15/202221,700 shares $524.27 thousand -24.7%N/A1.1 $24.16 5/31/202228,800 shares $729.22 thousand +0.7%N/A1.5 $25.32 5/15/202228,600 shares $701.17 thousand +6.7%N/A1.4 $24.52 4/30/202226,800 shares $0.00 +38.9%N/A1.3 $0.00 BHFAL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Brighthouse Financial's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Brighthouse Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, traders have sold 160,200 shares of BHFAL short. Learn More on Brighthouse Financial's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Brighthouse Financial? 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. BHFAL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Brighthouse Financial's short interest ratio. Is Brighthouse Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? Brighthouse Financial saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 160,200 shares, a drop of 4.2% from the previous total of 167,300 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. Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Brighthouse Financial stock? Short selling BHFAL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Brighthouse Financial as its price is falling. BHFAL shares are trading down $0.18 today. 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. How does a short squeeze work against Brighthouse Financial? 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 BHFAL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Brighthouse Financial's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including BHFAL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025. 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