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 ($4.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 80.1m as of 2026-05-01, 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 ≈ $25.89. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($13.6m notional), 7 hold puts ($13.8m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q2 2025 | 246 |
| Q3 2025 | 264 |
| Q4 2025 | 263 |
| Q1 2026 | 257 |
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 2024 | 101 | 103 |
| Q3 2024 | 118 | 89 |
| Q4 2024 | 107 | 96 |
| Q1 2025 | 114 | 92 |
| Q2 2025 | 134 | 124 |
| Q3 2025 | 146 | 119 |
| Q4 2025 | 130 | 139 |
| Q1 2026 | 113 | 128 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $103.3m | $29.3m | 0.28 |
| Q3 2025 | $24.2m | $4.8m | 0.20 |
| Q4 2025 | $973.4k | $462.2k | 0.47 |
| Q1 2026 | $13.6m | $13.8m | 1.01 |
Biggest buyers
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +1.6m |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | New | +1.1m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +611.5k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | New | +460.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Added | +384.3k |
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP | Added | +344.2k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | +324.6k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | Added | +302.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +246.1k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Added | +238.6k |
Biggest sellers
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -357.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -355.9k |
| Woodline Partners LP | Reduced | -302.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -287.7k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -285.1k |
| Hook Mill Capital Partners, LP | Sold out | -264.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -234.7k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | Reduced | -230.0k |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -181.9k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Reduced | -167.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $5.5m212.7k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $5.2m200.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $2.6m100.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $303.0k11.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $38.9k1.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $20.7k800 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $5.4m209.5k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $5.2m200.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $2.6m100.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $471.4k18.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $59.6k2.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $23.3k900 shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $7.8k300 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 2026
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 2024 | 2 | $790.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 2 | $274.6k | 1 | $185.8k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $15.0k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $298.8k | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $3.6m | $3.6m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.3m | $1.3m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | Wilkes Alexander Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $928.9k35.0k shares |
| 2026-03-06 | FAHS L READE Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $224.8k7.6k shares |
| 2026-03-06 | FAHS L READE Executive Chairman, director | Sold plan | $120.4k4.1k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.5m $298.8m | Added +7.1k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.7m $148.8m | First filing |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.5m $142.3m | Reduced -287.7k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 4.2m $109.4m | Reduced -285.1k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 3.5m $89.9m | Reduced -135.0k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.4m $89.0m | First filing |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.2m $83.5m | Reduced -355.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.2m $82.3m | Added +2.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.1m $79.3m | Added +32.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $64.5m | Reduced -234.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $62.3m | Added +2.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.2m $56.8m | Added +203.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $46.7m | Added +1.6m |
| GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.10% of their portfolio | 1.6m $40.6m | Added +136.6k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 1.23% of their portfolio | 1.5m $38.9m | Reduced -62.3k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.4m $37.4m | Added +30.0k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.4m $37.4m | Added +238.6k |
| Boston Partners 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $36.9m | Reduced -67.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $33.6m | Reduced -8.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $33.6m | Reduced -90.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $31.4m | Added +215.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $31.2m | Added +246.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $30.4m | Added +74.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $30.4m | Reduced -52.0k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $28.5m | New |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $28.2m | Reduced -134.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 985.7k $25.5m | Added +11.3k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.03% of their portfolio | 943.8k $24.4m | Added +324.6k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 1.18% of their portfolio | 937.5k $24.3m | Unchanged |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 860.3k $22.3m | Reduced -357.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 858.8k $22.2m | Added +611.5k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.61% of their portfolio | 797.8k $20.7m | Added +13.3k |
| BWCP, LP 3.14% of their portfolio | 793.8k $20.6m | Added +166.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 762.2k $19.7m | Added +384.3k |
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 0.84% of their portfolio | 696.0k $18.0m | Added +344.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 652.9k $16.9m | Reduced -29.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 611.7k $15.8m | Added +1.3k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.02% of their portfolio | 584.0k $15.1m | Added +302.6k |
| Ararat Capital Management LP 8.27% of their portfolio | 567.1k $14.7m | Added +84.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 555.5k $14.4m | Reduced -95.0k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 512.0k $13.3m | First filing |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 475.6k $12.3m | Reduced -14.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 466.7k $12.1m | Reduced -157.2k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP 0.55% of their portfolio | 460.9k $11.9m | New |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 457.3k $11.8m | Added +211.2k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 437.5k $11.3m | Added +22.1k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 426.1k $11.0m | Reduced -302.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 408.7k $10.6m | Reduced -117.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 392.4k $10.2m | Added +33.1k |
| FIL Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 380.5k $9.9m | Reduced -37.9k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 375.2k $9.0m | Reduced -124.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 362.4k $9.4m | Unchanged |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 342.1k $8.9m | Reduced -18.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 327.0k $8.5m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Pier Capital, LLC 1.31% of their portfolio | 307.6k $8.0m | Reduced -5.9k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 283.7k $7.3m | Added +9.2k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 282.6k $7.3m | Added +164.9k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 280.0k $7.3m | Added +38.7k |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.07% of their portfolio | 273.0k $7.1m | Reduced -4.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 263.1k $6.8m | Added +48.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 240.3k $6.2m | Added +15.3k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 229.9k $6.0m | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 228.7k $5.9m | Added +7.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 226.3k $5.9m | Reduced -17.5k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 221.6k $5.7m | Reduced -230.0k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 221.2k $5.7m | Reduced -31.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 219.6k $5.7m | Added +1.9k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 213.7k $5.5m | Added +116.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 213.7k $5.5m | Added +2.8k |
| Heights Point Management, LP 4.80% of their portfolio | 199.9k $5.2m | Reduced -4.4k |
| Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC 1.29% of their portfolio | 197.0k $5.1m | Reduced -110 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 191.6k $5.0m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 184.3k $4.8m | Reduced -17.8k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 171.9k $4.5m | Reduced -167.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 155.6k $3.8m | Reduced -7.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 148.4k $3.8m | Unchanged |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 138.1k $3.6m | New |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 126.8k $3.3m | Added +17.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 126.7k $3.3m | Reduced -6.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.3k $3.2m | Reduced -65.4k |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 0.08% of their portfolio | 119.3k $3.1m | Unchanged |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.3k $3.1m | Reduced -8.4k |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 117.7k $3.0m | Reduced -181.9k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.4k $2.8m | Unchanged |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 106.3k $2.8m | Reduced -5.9k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.17% of their portfolio | 106.2k $2.8m | New |
| HUSSMAN STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. 0.59% of their portfolio | 105.0k $2.7m | Unchanged |
| Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 101.4k $2.6m | Added +49.9k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.02% of their portfolio | 100.7k $2.6m | Unchanged |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.2k $2.5m | Added +10.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.5k $2.4m | Added +20.3k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.05% of their portfolio | 94.4k $2.4m | Added +18.7k |
| Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 91.5k $2.4m | Added +19.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.3k $2.3m | Added +17.7k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.8k $2.1m | Added +68.0k |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 79.9k $2.1m | Reduced -6.5k |
| Tabor Asset Management, LP 0.82% of their portfolio | 78.8k $2.0m | Reduced -59.0k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.7k $2.0m | Added +12.8k |
| OP Asset Management Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 75.5k $2.0m | Added +42.7k |
| Uniplan Investment Counsel, Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 72.2k $1.9m | Reduced -4.4k |