NATIONAL VISION HLDGS INC EYE
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 63845R107 · ISIN US63845R1077
Optical retail company
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryOphthalmic Goods
- HeadquartersAlpharetta, GA
- Founded1990
- Websitenationalvision.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($3.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 78.9m as of 2022-10-28, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $38.76. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($894.5k notional), 4 hold puts ($4.3m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 192 |
| Q4 2022 | 194 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $5.5m | $4.4m | 0.80 |
| Q4 2022 | $894.5k | $4.3m | 4.76 |
Biggest buyers
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC | Added | +530.8k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | New | +464.2k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +424.1k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP | New | +154.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +123.9k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +89.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +73.8k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Added | +73.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | +54.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +54.0k |
Biggest sellers
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -2.4m |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Sold out | -387.5k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | Reduced | -341.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -326.1k |
| AXA S.A. | Reduced | -272.9k |
| Rheos Capital Works Inc. | Sold out | -231.4k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -205.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -128.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -121.8k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $348.8k9.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $217.1k5.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $205.4k5.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $89.1k2.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $34.0k900 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.6m93.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $620.2k16.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $15.0k400 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution -1.0 pts · filed 2025-10-17 | 14.4% |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 13G · institution -0.8 pts · filed 2026-08-13 | 9.6% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.3% |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2025-11-12 | 6.2% |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-10-08 | 5.1% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-06 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (5.0%, 2026-07-31; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC (4.5%, 2026-02-13), Fund 1 Investments, LLC (0.5%, 2025-11-14)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 6 | $3.0m | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2022.
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 12.5m $486.0m | Added +73.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.7m $336.4m | Added +123.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 7.7m $297.3m | Reduced -40.3k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 6.9m $267.7m | Reduced -1.8m |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.2m $202.4m | Added +424.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.7m $181.3m | Reduced -128.8k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.2m $164.2m | Added +26.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.1m $120.9m | Reduced -121.8k |
| Durable Capital Partners LP 1.24% of their portfolio | 3.1m $119.1m | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $110.9m | Added +473 |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.8m $110.0m | Added +73.8k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.70% of their portfolio | 2.4m $91.1m | Reduced -341.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $75.4m | Reduced -2.4m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $67.3m | Added +7.2k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $64.2m | Reduced -326.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $61.6m | Reduced -4.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $58.2m | Added +54.0k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 1.5m $57.4m | Reduced -205.0k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $45.1m | Reduced -3.5k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.1m $42.3m | Reduced -14.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 892.5k $34.6m | Added +9.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 795.7k $30.8m | Added +24.2k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 1.46% of their portfolio | 780.3k $30.2m | Reduced -5.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 745.8k $28.9m | Reduced -79.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 730.5k $28.3m | Added +26.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 713.3k $27.6m | Added +1.1k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 1.53% of their portfolio | 636.7k $24.7m | Added +2.1k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 582.8k $22.6m | Unchanged |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 569.7k $22.1m | Added +530.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 541.2k $21.0m | Reduced -12.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 531.8k $20.6m | Unchanged |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 528.4k $20.5m | Reduced -1.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 494.1k $19.2m | Reduced -6.5k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.04% of their portfolio | 464.2k $18.0m | New |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 412.9k $16.0m | Reduced -6.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 403.6k $15.6m | Reduced -11.0k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 401.2k $15.6m | Reduced -61.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 391.7k $15.2m | Reduced -2.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.04% of their portfolio | 364.8k $14.2m | Reduced -13.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 313.0k $12.1m | Reduced -32.4k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.08% of their portfolio | 277.2k $10.8m | Reduced -32.6k |
| AXA S.A. 0.04% of their portfolio | 259.6k $10.1m | Reduced -272.9k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 259.0k $10.0m | Reduced -5.3k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 255.7k $9.9m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 241.7k $9.4m | Added +670 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 229.3k $8.9m | Added +3.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 190.5k $7.4m | Reduced -2.6k |
| MONTAG A & ASSOCIATES INC 0.48% of their portfolio | 185.0k $7.2m | Added +15 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 173.7k $6.7m | Reduced -3.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 164.2k $6.4m | Reduced -48.1k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 161.3k $6.4m | Reduced -3.0k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 154.7k $6.0m | New |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.04% of their portfolio | 143.6k $5.6m | Reduced -1.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 136.1k $5.3m | Added +17.8k |
| AMI ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP 0.35% of their portfolio | 130.3k $5.0m | Added +92 |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.5k $4.2m | Reduced -21.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 100.0k $3.9m | Reduced -1.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.2k $3.8m | Added +4.9k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 94.3k $3.7m | Added +89.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.6k $3.5m | Added +21.1k |
| Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP 0.74% of their portfolio | 90.2k $3.5m | Reduced -68.4k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.03% of their portfolio | 84.5k $3.3m | Added +12.6k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 84.4k $3.3m | Reduced -66.1k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 80.9k $3.1m | Reduced -603 |
| OAK RIDGE INVESTMENTS LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 80.3k $3.1m | Reduced -27.5k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.6k $3.1m | Reduced -640 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.4k $3.0m | Added +13.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.8k $2.7m | Reduced -34.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.5k $2.6m | Reduced -23.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.4k $2.5m | First filing |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.0k $2.3m | Added +19.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.4k $2.3m | Unchanged |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.6k $2.2m | Reduced -12.3k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.03% of their portfolio | 54.9k $2.1m | Added +303 |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.8k $2.1m | New |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.7k $2.1m | Added +2.0k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 53.1k $2.1m | Reduced -3.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.7k $2.0m | Added +28.7k |
| YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 50.2k $1.9m | Reduced -13.7k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.2k $1.9m | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.1k $1.9m | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.8k $1.9m | Added +9.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.5k $1.7m | Added +36.0k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.7k $1.7m | Reduced -334 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.0k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 37.5k $1.5m | Reduced -200 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.8k $1.4m | Added +20.3k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.1k $1.4m | Reduced -399 |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.9k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.8k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System 0.04% of their portfolio | 32.6k $1.3m | New |
| PATHSTONE FAMILY OFFICE, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.1k $1.2m | Added +3.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.3k $1.2m | Reduced -1.0k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.2k $1.2m | Added +14.4k |
| AZZAD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC /ADV 0.19% of their portfolio | 31.1k $1.2m | Added +195 |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.8k $1.1m | Added +1.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 28.3k $1.1m | Reduced -64.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.6k $1.1m | Reduced -1.9k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.6k $1.0m | Reduced -6.4k |
| OREGON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.2k $1.0m | Added +11 |