Brighthouse Financial, Inc.
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: BHF) is one of the largest providers of annuity and life insurance products in the United States, serving over two million annuity contracts and insurance policies in force as of December 31, 2025. The company operates through multiple independent distribution channels and… From the company’s description.
Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.
What Brighthouse Financial, Inc. does
In the company’s own words
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: BHF) is one of the largest providers of annuity and life insurance products in the United States, serving over two million annuity contracts and insurance policies in force as of December 31, 2025. The company operates through multiple independent distribution channels and maintains relationships with a diverse network of distribution partners to deliver its products across the country. More information about the company is available at http://investor.brighthousefinancial.com.
The company operates through four reportable segments: Annuities, Life, Run-off, and Corporate & Other. The Annuities segment represents the largest business division and consists of variable annuities, fixed annuities, index-linked annuities, and income annuities designed to address contract holders' needs for protected wealth accumulation, wealth transfer, and income security. The segment's flagship product line is the Shield Annuity suite, which combines features of both variable and fixed annuities while providing market participation with downside protection. The Life segment offers term, universal, whole, and variable life insurance products designed to provide financial security and protected wealth transfer. The Run-off segment manages products no longer actively sold, including universal life with secondary guarantees, structured settlements, and pension risk transfer contracts. The Corporate & Other segment includes funding agreements and excess capital management.
As of December 31, 2025, Brighthouse Financial managed total assets under management of approximately $206.2 billion, consisting of $120.6 billion in general account investments and $85.5 billion in separate account assets. The Annuities segment held $152.7 billion in assets under management, while the Life segment held $15.8 billion. The company was separated from MetLife, Inc. on August 4, 2017, establishing itself as an independent, publicly-traded company focused on disciplined risk management and sustainable long-term shareholder value creation through its targeted product offerings and independent distribution strategy.
Company details
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry (SIC)
- Life Insurance
- Headquarters
- CHARLOTTE, NC
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 1685040
- SIC
- 6311
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2017–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Brighthouse Financial, Inc. — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Superinvestors in Brighthouse Financial, Inc. · what they did last quarter
Share of each manager’s reported 13F portfolio. Change is in shares held, since the previous quarter.
Largest fund holders · Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s bonds, as funds hold them
Funds report holding 7 issues of Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s debt, $167.48M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 4.74%, maturing 2026 to 2051.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Fund ownership is a subset of institutional 13F ownership — the two describe overlapping populations and must not be added together.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
All filings →Each filing opens into its own statements and disclosures here.
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