BHFAL Stock — Brighthouse Financial, Inc.

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (BHFAL)

BHFAL is a Stock. its distribution rate is 10.12%, its trailing-12-month yield is 10.18%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 81/100 (Safe). Total return is 4.3% over the past 8 years, 192.2 points behind SPY at 196.5%.

At the current 10.12% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $1,012 per year, or about $253.00 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

BHFAL performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is 4.3% over the past 8 years, 192.2 points behind SPY at 196.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -7.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.0%.

BHFAL key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

81 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

8.20%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/14/2018

Distribution rate

10.12%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

10.18%

Last close

$15.37 (as of 2026-09-18)

Market cap

$3,440,009,728

Average volume

25700.0

Last dividend

$0.391

Last ex-dividend date

09/01/2026 (as of 2026-09-01)

Last payment date

09/15/2026 (as of 2026-09-15)

Payout ratio

0.0

Forward P/E

0.0

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (10.12%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (10.18%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BHFAL risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 16.0%.

Who may consider BHFAL — and who may not

BHFAL may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BHFAL pays quarterly); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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