Brighthouse Financial (BHFAM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $13.47 +0.11 (+0.82%) Closing price 08/29/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.27 -0.20 (-1.48%) As of 04:01 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Brighthouse Financial Short Interest DataBrighthouse Financial (BHFAM) has a short interest of 124,900 shares. This marks a 6.21% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.0, indicating that it would take 2.0 days of the average trading volume of 50,099 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest124,900 sharesPrevious Short Interest117,600 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+6.21%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.49 millionShort Interest Ratio2.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Today's Trading Volume40,884 sharesAverage Trading Volume50,099 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average82% Short Selling Brighthouse Financial? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Brighthouse Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBHFAM Short Interest Over TimeBHFAM Days to Cover Over TimeBHFAM 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 7/31/2025124,900 shares $1.49 million +6.2%N/A2 $11.90 7/15/2025117,600 shares $1.43 million -32.1%N/A2.4 $12.20 6/30/2025173,100 shares $2.30 million +4.4%N/A4.6 $13.30 6/15/2025165,800 shares $2.38 million +18.2%N/A4.6 $14.34 5/31/2025140,300 shares $2.14 million -19.3%N/A4.3 $15.24 5/15/2025173,800 shares $2.50 million +25.2%N/A5.7 $14.41 4/30/2025138,800 shares $1.99 million +29.2%N/A5.2 $14.34 4/15/2025107,400 shares $1.48 million +24.6%N/A2.8 $13.78 3/31/202586,200 shares $1.20 million +59.3%N/A2.1 $13.87 3/15/202554,100 shares $823.94 thousand +33.9%N/A1.1 $15.23 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BHFAM 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. 2/28/202540,400 shares $615.70 thousand +106.1%N/A0.8 $15.24 2/15/202519,600 shares $306.54 thousand +429.7%N/A0.4 $15.64 1/31/20253,700 shares $55.39 thousand -82.7%N/A0.1 $14.97 1/15/202521,400 shares $343.90 thousand +120.6%N/A0.4 $16.07 12/31/20249,700 shares $156.27 thousand +11.5%N/A0.2 $16.11 12/15/20248,700 shares $141.38 thousand +33.9%N/A0.2 $16.25 11/30/20246,500 shares $115.05 thousand -1.5%N/A0.2 $17.70 11/15/20246,600 shares $111.61 thousand +24.5%N/A0.2 $16.91 10/31/20245,300 shares $91.53 thousand -82.0%N/A0.2 $17.27 10/15/202429,400 shares $544.19 thousand -31.9%N/A0.9 $18.51 9/30/202443,200 shares $796.61 thousand +127.4%N/A1.4 $18.44 9/15/202419,000 shares $335.73 thousand -50.4%N/A0.7 $17.67 8/31/202438,300 shares $641.53 thousand +58.3%N/A1.4 $16.75 8/15/202424,200 shares $395.91 thousand -13.6%N/A0.9 $16.36 7/31/202428,000 shares $463.12 thousand +129.5%N/A1 $16.54 7/15/202412,200 shares $201.79 thousand -27.8%N/A0.4 $16.54 6/30/202416,900 shares $273.27 thousand -56.4%N/A0.5 $16.17 6/15/202438,800 shares $626.23 thousand +167.6%N/A1.2 $16.14 5/31/202414,500 shares $240.85 thousand +9.0%N/A0.4 $16.61 5/15/202413,300 shares $217.99 thousand -13.1%N/A0.3 $16.39 4/30/202415,300 shares $235.93 thousand +273.2%N/A0.4 $15.42 4/15/20244,100 shares $62.24 thousand -55.0%N/A0.1 $15.18 3/31/20249,100 shares $154.52 thousand -1.1%N/A0.2 $16.98 3/15/20249,200 shares $152.26 thousand -5.2%N/A0.2 $16.55 2/29/20249,700 shares $158.11 thousand +14.1%N/A0.2 $16.30 2/15/20248,500 shares $138.47 thousand +63.5%N/A0.2 $16.29 1/31/20245,200 shares $87.10 thousand -55.2%N/A0.1 $16.75 1/15/202411,600 shares $186.53 thousand +169.8%N/A0.3 $16.08 12/31/20234,300 shares $68.63 thousand -21.8%N/A0.1 $15.96 12/15/20235,500 shares $83.66 thousand +52.8%N/A0.1 $15.21Trump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%? 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No wonder the financial times called this new initiative...Click here to see the details because the stakes couldn't be any higher. 11/30/20233,600 shares $54.04 thousand -29.4%N/A0.1 $15.01 11/15/20235,100 shares $71.40 thousand +41.7%N/A0.2 $14.00 10/31/20233,600 shares $48.89 thousand +28.6%N/A0.1 $13.58 10/15/20232,800 shares $38.50 thousand +27.3%N/A0.1 $13.75 9/30/20232,200 shares $32.47 thousand -35.3%N/A0.1 $14.76 9/15/20233,400 shares $51.24 thousand -44.3%N/A0.1 $15.07 8/31/20236,100 shares $92.90 thousand +281.3%N/A0.2 $15.23 8/15/20231,600 shares $23.36 thousand -30.4%N/A0.1 $14.60 7/31/20232,300 shares $35.86 thousand -85.6%N/A0.1 $15.59 7/15/202316,000 shares $239.52 thousand +92.8%N/A0.4 $14.97 6/30/20238,300 shares $118.69 thousand +43.1%N/A0.2 $14.30 6/15/20235,800 shares $83.23 thousand +26.1%N/A0.2 $14.35 5/31/20234,600 shares $67.39 thousand +31.4%N/A0.1 $14.65 5/15/20233,500 shares $46.90 thousand +52.2%N/A0.1 $13.40 4/30/20232,300 shares $35.26 thousand -78.9%N/A0.1 $15.33 4/15/202310,900 shares $173.09 thousand -41.4%N/A0.3 $15.88 3/31/202318,600 shares $296.86 thousand +132.5%N/A0.5 $15.96 3/15/20238,000 shares $118.64 thousand -47.4%N/A0.2 $14.83 2/28/202315,200 shares $275.58 thousand +120.3%N/A0.2 $18.13 2/15/20236,900 shares $122.82 thousand -49.6%N/A0.1 $17.80 1/31/202313,700 shares $251.67 thousand +260.5%N/A0.2 $18.37 1/15/20233,800 shares $64.18 thousand -49.3%N/A0.1 $16.89 12/30/20227,500 shares $114 thousand -83.1%N/A0.1 $15.20 12/15/202244,300 shares $702.60 thousand +299.1%N/A0.8 $15.86 11/30/202211,100 shares $185.70 thousand +109.4%N/A0.3 $16.73 11/15/20225,300 shares $86.92 thousand -24.3%N/A0.2 $16.40 10/31/20227,000 shares $106.96 thousand +25.0%N/A0.2 $15.28 10/15/20225,600 shares $89.38 thousand -71.7%N/A0.2 $15.96 9/30/202219,800 shares $334.62 thousand +241.4%N/A0.7 $16.90 9/15/20225,800 shares $99.70 thousand -39.6%N/A0.2 $17.19 8/31/20229,600 shares $170.02 thousand -78.6%N/A0.3 $17.71 8/15/202244,800 shares $881.66 thousand +38.7%N/A1 $19.68 7/31/202232,300 shares $612.09 thousand -20.6%N/A0.6 $18.95 7/15/202240,700 shares $754.99 thousand +3.3%N/A0.7 $18.55 6/30/202239,400 shares $665.86 thousand +121.4%N/A0.6 $16.90 6/15/202217,800 shares $310.61 thousand -53.7%N/A0.3 $17.45 5/31/202238,400 shares $0.00 +90.1%N/A0.5 $0.00 BHFAM 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 covered or closed out. As of July 31st, traders have sold 124,900 shares of BHFAM 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. BHFAM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Brighthouse Financial's short interest ratio. Is Brighthouse Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? Brighthouse Financial saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 124,900 shares, an increase of 6.2% from the previous total of 117,600 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. How does Brighthouse Financial's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "insurance" compare to Brighthouse Financial: Reliance Global Group, Inc. (2.35%), Chubb Limited (0.76%), Manulife Financial Corp (0.69%), Prudential Public Limited Company (0.11%), Sun Life Financial Inc. (0.63%), Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (2.64%), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (1.30%), Equitable Holdings, Inc. (1.53%), Aegon NV (0.46%), Ryan Specialty Holdings Inc. (4.57%), 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 ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Brighthouse Financial stock? Short selling BHFAM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Brighthouse Financial as its price is falling. BHFAM shares are trading up $0.11 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 BHFAM, 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 BHFAM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies BHFAN Short Interest BHFAO Short Interest ACGLO Short Interest ACGLN Short Interest BHFAP Short Interest DFP Short Interest FFC Short Interest OXBRW Short Interest RELI Short Interest SIGIP Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:BHFAM) was last updated on 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe day and month stocks are most likely to crash nextGood News for Stocks 50-year Wall Street veteran, Marc Chaikin is stepping forward to share why history giv...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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