Brighthouse Financial, Inc.
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (BHF) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · BHF · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
482
Institutional Holders
▲ 11 vs Q2
$2.64B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $3.82M vs Q2
57.45M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 98.49%
49.90M
13F Shares Held
▲ 918,593 vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
BHF largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLACKROCK, INC. life insurance | 6.06M | 10.55% | 10.55% | $321.59B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 607.1K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC life insurance | 5.54M | 9.65% | 9.65% | $293.93B | Nov 7, 2025 | ▼ 176.1K |
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP life insurance | 3.45M | 6.01% | 6.01% | $183.13B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 42.7K |
UBS GROUP AG life insurance | 3.41M | 5.95% | 5.95% | $181.18B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 1.69M |
DME CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP life insurance | 2.79M | 4.86% | 4.86% | $148.20B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 32.0K |
PENTWATER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP life insurance | 2.29M | 3.98% | 3.98% | $121.29B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 1.33M |
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC life insurance | 2.21M | 3.85% | 3.85% | $117.32B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 208.6K |
STATE STREET CORP life insurance | 2.11M | 3.68% | 3.68% | $112.22B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 83.7K |
PENTWATER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP life insurance | 2.08M | 3.63% | 3.63% | $110.67B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 355.0K |
FMR LLC life insurance | 1.78M | 3.10% | 3.10% | $94.37B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 71.4K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
28
Increased
+10.31M shares2
New Positions
first time holders20
Decreased
−2.83M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+7.48M
+10.31M / −2.83M
Net new holders
+10
2 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
BHF insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
21
Buy transactions
13
Sell transactions
1.62
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wetzel Paul M. director | Jun 2, 2026 | Award | 2,651 | — | — | 2.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Juel Carol director | Jun 2, 2026 | Award | 2,651 | — | — | 2.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Hooley Stephen C director | Jun 2, 2026 | Award | 2,651 | — | — | 2.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Inserra Michael J. director | Jun 2, 2026 | Award | 2,651 | — | — | 2.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
MALLESCH EILEEN A director | Jun 2, 2026 | Award | 2,651 | — | — | 2.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
CHAPLIN C EDWARD director | Jun 2, 2026 | Award | 4,257 | — | — | 4.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (BHF) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 86.9% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 1.51%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 11.62%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Brighthouse Financial, Inc. is BLACKROCK, INC., holding approximately 6.06 million shares — equal to 10.55% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 482 institutional investors currently hold BHF stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $2.64 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
BHF ownershipBrighthouse Financial, Inc. (BHF) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 86.9% of shares. The largest shareholder is BLACKROCK, INC. with a 10.55% stake. Company insiders hold 1.51%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.