Brighthouse Financial (BHFAO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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 April 15th, investors have sold 9,200 shares of BHFAO short. Learn More on Brighthouse Financial's current short interest.

Brighthouse Financial saw a drop in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 9,200 shares, a drop of 58.4% from the previous total of 22,100 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "insurance" compare to Brighthouse Financial: Reliance Global Group, Inc. (1.95%), Chubb Limited (0.95%), Manulife Financial Co. (0.33%), Sun Life Financial Inc. (0.41%), Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (1.21%), Prudential plc (0.08%), Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. (5.16%), Everest Group, Ltd. (2.38%), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (2.40%), Aegon Ltd. (0.57%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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 $0.05 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.

A short squeeze for Brighthouse Financial occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases 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.

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 April, 15 2025.