Brighthouse Financial (BHFAN) 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 July 31st, investors have sold 62,600 shares of BHFAN short. Learn More on Brighthouse Financial's current short interest.

Brighthouse Financial saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 62,600 shares, an increase of 195.3% from the previous total of 21,200 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. (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%),

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.

Short selling BHFAN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Brighthouse Financial as its price is falling. BHFAN shares are trading up $0.27 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 appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of BHFAN, 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 BHFAN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.