Brighthouse Financial (BHFAO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $16.91 -0.20 (-1.17%) Closing price 08/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.84 -0.07 (-0.44%) As of 08/8/2025 04:04 PM 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Brighthouse Financial Short Interest DataBrighthouse Financial (BHFAO) has a short interest of 6,300 shares. This marks a -64.41% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.1, indicating that it would take 0.1 days of the average trading volume of 63,497 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest6,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest17,700 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-64.41%Dollar Volume Sold Short$109.56 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares16,100,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted∞Today's Trading Volume51,484 sharesAverage Trading Volume63,497 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average81% 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 Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBHFAO Short Interest Over TimeBHFAO Days to Cover Over TimeBHFAO 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 7/15/20256,300 shares $109.56 thousand -64.4%N/A0.1 $17.39 6/30/202517,700 shares $341.96 thousand +268.8%N/A0.4 $19.32 6/15/20254,800 shares $95.66 thousand -69.2%N/A0.1 $19.93 5/31/202515,600 shares $330.56 thousand +246.7%N/A0.3 $21.19 5/15/20254,500 shares $88.38 thousand -42.3%N/A0.1 $19.64 4/30/20257,800 shares $154.21 thousand -15.2%N/A0.2 $19.77 4/15/20259,200 shares $175.63 thousand -58.4%N/A0.2 $19.09 3/31/202522,100 shares $441.34 thousand -7.1%N/A0.5 $19.97 3/15/202523,800 shares $530.26 thousand +7.2%N/A0.5 $22.28 2/28/202522,200 shares $494.84 thousand -39.0%N/A0.4 $22.29 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BHFAO 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. 2/15/202536,400 shares $825.92 thousand +130.4%N/A0.7 $22.69 1/31/202515,800 shares $336.22 thousand -32.5%N/A0.3 $21.28 1/15/202523,400 shares $529.07 thousand -31.0%N/A0.5 $22.61 12/31/202433,900 shares $750.89 thousand +58.4%N/A0.8 $22.15 12/15/202421,400 shares $508.24 thousand +7.0%N/A0.8 $23.75 11/30/202420,000 shares $500.60 thousand +72.4%N/A0.9 $25.03 11/15/202411,600 shares $285.36 thousand +300.0%N/A0.5 $24.60 10/31/20242,900 shares $71.63 thousand +3.6%N/A0.1 $24.70 10/15/20242,800 shares $71.09 thousand +40.0%N/A0.1 $25.39 9/30/20242,000 shares $50.10 thousand -85.6%N/A0.1 $25.05 9/15/202413,900 shares $357.79 thousand -58.9%N/A0.6 $25.74 8/31/202433,800 shares $849.06 thousand -33.5%N/A1.4 $25.12 8/15/202450,800 shares $1.26 million +2.8%N/A2.1 $24.84 7/31/202449,400 shares $1.21 million -40.3%N/A2 $24.43 7/15/202482,700 shares $2.08 million +2.0%N/A3.2 $25.10 6/30/202481,100 shares $2.03 million +66.5%N/A3 $25.02 6/15/202448,700 shares $1.15 million +39.5%N/A1.9 $23.70 5/31/202434,900 shares $830.62 thousand -26.5%N/A1.3 $23.80 5/15/202447,500 shares $1.16 million -42.6%N/A1.7 $24.33 4/30/202482,700 shares $1.93 million +31.9%N/A2.8 $23.28 4/15/202462,700 shares $1.46 million -10.3%N/A2.1 $23.26 3/31/202469,900 shares $1.75 million -21.1%N/A2.4 $25.05 3/15/202488,600 shares $2.19 million +59.9%N/A2.7 $24.77 2/29/202455,400 shares $1.39 million +87.8%N/A1.4 $25.00 2/15/202429,500 shares $723.64 thousand -6.4%N/A0.7 $24.53 1/31/202431,500 shares $802.62 thousand +298.7%N/A0.7 $25.48 1/15/20247,900 shares $186.28 thousand -31.3%N/A0.2 $23.58 12/31/202311,500 shares $258.52 thousand +117.0%N/A0.3 $22.48 12/15/20235,300 shares $118.88 thousand +76.7%N/A0.1 $22.43 11/30/20233,000 shares $66 thousand -63.0%N/A0.1 $22.00The Coin That Could Define Trump’s Crypto Presidency (Ad)When Trump returned to office, one of his first moves was to tap PayPal’s former COO, David Sacks, as a top advisor on crypto and AI. 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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 15th, traders have sold 6,300 shares of BHFAO short. Learn More on Brighthouse Financial's current short interest. Is Brighthouse Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? Brighthouse Financial saw a decrease in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,300 shares, a decrease of 64.4% from the previous total of 17,700 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. (8.98%), Chubb Limited (0.73%), Manulife Financial Corp (0.61%), Sun Life Financial Inc. (0.66%), Prudential Public Limited Company (0.10%), Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (2.01%), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (1.59%), Equitable Holdings, Inc. (1.57%), Ryan Specialty Holdings Inc. (5.03%), Aegon NV (0.49%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Brighthouse Financial stock? Short selling BHFAO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Brighthouse Financial as its price is falling. BHFAO shares are trading down $0.20 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 BHFAO, 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 BHFAO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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