Brighthouse Financial (BHFAO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $18.48 +0.12 (+0.63%) As of 10:12 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 (BHFAO) has a short interest of 42,800 shares. This marks a 579.37% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.5, indicating that it would take 0.5 days of the average trading volume of 62,406 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest42,800 sharesPrevious Short Interest6,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+579.37%Dollar Volume Sold Short$714.76 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares16,100,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted∞Today's Trading Volume25,916 sharesAverage Trading Volume62,406 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average42% 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 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 7/31/202542,800 shares $714.76 thousand +579.4%N/A0.5 $16.70 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 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. 2/28/202522,200 shares $494.84 thousand -39.0%N/A0.4 $22.29 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 $22.43Musk’s Project Colossus could mint millionaires (Ad)I predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new millionaires than any tech advance in history. And for a limited time, you have the chance to claim a stake in this project, even though it’s housed inside Elon’s private company, xAI.All the details are waiting for you now — but you need to act before the September 1st funding windo 11/30/20233,000 shares $66 thousand -63.0%N/A0.1 $22.00 11/15/20238,100 shares $176.82 thousand -58.7%N/A0.3 $21.83 10/31/202319,600 shares $392.59 thousand -68.6%N/A0.7 $20.03 10/15/202362,500 shares $1.43 million +4.9%N/A2.5 $22.81 9/30/202359,600 shares $1.47 million +256.9%N/A2.4 $24.65 9/15/202316,700 shares $404.47 thousand +77.7%N/A0.7 $24.22 8/31/20239,400 shares $223.91 thousand -67.9%N/A0.4 $23.82 8/15/202329,300 shares $695.88 thousand +6.9%N/A1.1 $23.75 7/31/202327,400 shares $668.29 thousand -59.3%N/A1 $24.39 7/15/202367,300 shares $1.61 million -38.0%N/A2.2 $23.90 6/30/2023108,500 shares $2.52 million -28.3%N/A3.5 $23.26 6/15/2023151,400 shares $3.60 million +10.3%N/A4.4 $23.75 5/31/2023137,300 shares $3.36 million +23.5%N/A3.7 $24.49 5/15/2023111,200 shares $2.50 million +7.8%N/A3.2 $22.50 4/30/2023103,200 shares $2.58 million +18.9%N/A3.2 $25.00 4/15/202386,800 shares $2.12 million +0.4%N/A2.9 $24.40 3/31/202386,500 shares $2.06 million +905.8%N/A2.9 $23.85 3/15/20238,600 shares $189.80 thousand -39.4%N/A0.3 $22.07 2/28/202314,200 shares $359.97 thousand +5.2%N/A0.5 $25.35 2/15/202313,500 shares $347.49 thousand -49.3%N/A0.5 $25.74 1/31/202326,600 shares $703.84 thousand -38.1%N/A0.9 $26.46 1/15/202343,000 shares $1.08 million -36.9%N/A1.3 $25.13 12/30/202268,100 shares $1.57 million +97.4%N/A1.9 $23.02 12/15/202234,500 shares $0.00 -29.0%N/A0.9 $0.00 BHFAO 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 July 31st, traders have sold 42,800 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 increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 42,800 shares, an increase of 579.4% from the previous total of 6,300 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. 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%), Principal Financial Group, Inc. (2.12%), Equitable Holdings, Inc. (1.53%), 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 BHFAO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Brighthouse Financial as its price is falling. BHFAO shares are trading up $0.04 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, 31 2025. 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