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 ($2.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 79.1m as of 2025-04-25, 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 ≈ $12.78. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($37.8m notional), 10 hold puts ($16.9m).
Trends to Q1 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 192 |
| Q4 2022 | 194 |
| Q1 2023 | 184 |
| Q2 2023 | 195 |
| Q3 2023 | 201 |
| Q4 2023 | 200 |
| Q1 2024 | 203 |
| Q2 2024 | 188 |
| Q3 2024 | 204 |
| Q4 2024 | 194 |
| Q1 2025 | 212 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 102 | 96 |
| Q3 2023 | 95 | 109 |
| Q4 2023 | 111 | 95 |
| Q1 2024 | 93 | 96 |
| Q2 2024 | 101 | 103 |
| Q3 2024 | 118 | 89 |
| Q4 2024 | 107 | 96 |
| Q1 2025 | 114 | 92 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $18.1m | $365.2k | 0.02 |
| Q3 2024 | $14.8m | $238.6k | 0.02 |
| Q4 2024 | $176.0k | $89.6k | 0.51 |
| Q1 2025 | $37.8m | $16.9m | 0.45 |
Biggest buyers
| Fund 1 Investments, LLC | New | +2.8m |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | Added | +1.8m |
| Engine Capital Management, LP | Added | +1.3m |
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP | New | +1.2m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +1.2m |
| Ararat Capital Management LP | New | +919.9k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Added | +588.0k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Added | +582.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +575.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +491.7k |
Biggest sellers
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Sold out | -3.1m |
| HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Sold out | -2.1m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Philosophy Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -1.1m |
| SG Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -701.6k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC | Reduced | -438.7k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Reduced | -243.7k |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | Sold out | -217.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | Reduced | -205.5k |
Biggest calls
| Fund 1 Investments, LLC | New | $21.7m1.7m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $7.3m570.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $2.4m187.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.7m130.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $1.5m119.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $888.2k69.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $866.6k67.6k shares |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | New | $639.0k50.0k shares |
| SIG BROKERAGE, LP | New | $639.0k50.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $93.0k7.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $7.3m570.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $2.4m190.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.7m135.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $1.6m123.4k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $1.3m100.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $912.5k71.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $867.9k67.7k shares |
| SIG BROKERAGE, LP | New | $639.0k50.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $146.0k11.5k 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 Q1 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 3 | $1.4m | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 2 | $790.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 2 | $274.6k | 1 | $185.8k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $15.0k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-01 | VanDette Joseph SVP, Chief Marketing Officer | Sold | $15.0k1.2k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.0m $165.7m | Reduced -1.3m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.6m $135.1m | Added +156.7k |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 0.66% of their portfolio | 5.0m $63.9m | Added +320.6k |
| Engine Capital Management, LP 9.39% of their portfolio | 3.9m $49.5m | Added +1.3m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.7m $46.7m | Reduced -51.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.3m $42.2m | Reduced -164.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.8m $35.4m | Reduced -8.1k |
| Fund 1 Investments, LLC 5.97% of their portfolio | 2.8m $35.3m | New |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.6m $32.7m | Added +1.2m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.6m $32.7m | Added +247.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $24.9m | Added +50.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $22.7m | Added +193.2k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP 0.80% of their portfolio | 1.8m $22.6m | Added +1.8m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $19.0m | Added +491.7k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 1.3m $17.2m | Added +352.2k |
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 1.80% of their portfolio | 1.2m $15.7m | New |
| Boston Partners 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $15.1m | Reduced -26.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $14.8m | Added +8.1k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 993.6k $12.7m | Added +582.4k |
| Ararat Capital Management LP 5.75% of their portfolio | 919.9k $11.8m | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 904.9k $11.6m | Added +42.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 868.7k $11.1m | Added +21.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 862.6k $11.0m | Added +575.8k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 861.5k $11.0m | Added +588.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 685.3k $8.8m | Added +34.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 651.2k $8.3m | Added +334.8k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.57% of their portfolio | 626.4k $8.0m | Added +143.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 601.3k $7.7m | Reduced -63.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 600.1k $7.7m | Reduced -39.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 593.8k $7.6m | Reduced -76.7k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 560.3k $7.2m | Added +11.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 523.5k $6.7m | Reduced -75 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 498.9k $6.4m | Reduced -29.4k |
| Channing Capital Management, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 474.2k $6.1m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 429.3k $5.5m | Added +26.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 416.8k $5.3m | Reduced -40.8k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 415.7k $5.3m | Added +263.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 392.2k $5.0m | Added +10.2k |
| HIGHLAND PEAK CAPITAL, LLC 3.63% of their portfolio | 380.5k $4.9m | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 356.4k $4.6m | Reduced -205.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 349.0k $4.5m | Reduced -121.7k |
| Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC 1.20% of their portfolio | 316.2k $4.0m | New |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 310.1k $4.0m | First filing |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 277.8k $3.6m | Added +149.5k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 252.7k $3.2m | Added +169.7k |
| FIL Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 250.0k $3.2m | Unchanged |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.01% of their portfolio | 249.7k $3.2m | Added +52.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 235.1k $3.0m | Added +13.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 229.8k $2.9m | Reduced -11.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 217.0k $2.8m | Added +159.5k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 210.7k $2.7m | Reduced -701.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 206.9k $2.6m | Reduced -5.9k |
| Hollow Brook Wealth Management LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 190.5k $2.4m | New |
| Sapience Investments, LLC 1.73% of their portfolio | 189.5k $2.4m | Reduced -28.9k |
| MONTAG A & ASSOCIATES INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 180.0k $2.3m | Unchanged |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 170.4k $2.2m | Added +149.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 164.1k $2.1m | Added +19.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 152.6k $2.0m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 148.3k $1.9m | Reduced -104.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 146.5k $1.9m | Reduced -111.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 131.6k $1.7m | Added +66.0k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.03% of their portfolio | 125.1k $1.6m | New |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 124.5k $1.6m | Reduced -170.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 123.5k $1.6m | Reduced -116.4k |
| KETTLE HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 120.1k $1.5m | New |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 117.4k $1.5m | New |
| HighVista Strategies LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 111.3k $1.4m | New |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 108.6k $1.4m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.1k $1.3m | First filing |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.2k $1.3m | Reduced -89.8k |
| Caption Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 97.1k $1.2m | New |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 94.1k $1.2m | Reduced -11.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.9k $1.2m | Reduced -531 |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 87.5k $1.1m | Reduced -8.2k |
| Wakefield Asset Management LLLP 0.34% of their portfolio | 87.1k $1.1m | New |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.1k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.0k $1.0m | Added +73.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.8k $1.0m | Added +1.6k |
| Skylands Capital, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 79.0k $1.0m | New |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.3k $988.4k | Reduced -4.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.1k $973.0k | Added +14.4k |
| Blueshift Asset Management, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 76.1k $971.9k | New |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.8k $969.0k | Added +56.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.4k $938.4k | Unchanged |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.2k $871.0k | Added +11.8k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.0k $779.2k | Added +6.3k |
| Legato Capital Management LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 58.2k $743.3k | New |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.8k $739.0k | Reduced -3.0k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.7k $737.4k | Added +30.3k |
| SG Capital Management LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 56.2k $718.0k | Reduced -1.1m |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.4k $695.2k | New |
| Man Group plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.1k $691.8k | Reduced -60.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.8k $687.6k | Added +8.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.7k $622.5k | Added +3.4k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.3k $591.2k | Added +1.9k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.5k $581.0k | Reduced -4.0k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.0k $562.9k | Unchanged |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.8k $559.5k | Unchanged |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.6k $557.0k | Reduced -1.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.7k $545.2k | Added +18.9k |