National Vision Holdings, Inc.
EYE • NASDAQ
National Vision Holdings, Inc. is a specialty retail company in the consumer cyclical sector on NASDAQ, led by Alex Wilkes, with a market cap of $2.2B. As of Q3 2025, 114% of shares are held by 258 institutional investors, with BlackRock, Inc. as the largest holder at 14.55%.
CEOAlex Wilkes
Market Cap$2.2B
Specialty Retail
Consumer Cyclical
Employees14.0K
Websitenationalvision.com
Country
United States of America
Overview
Overview of institutional ownership in EYE as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $2.3B
All Institutions
- Institutions
- 258
- Value Held
- $2.6B
- Shares Held
- 90.4M
- Avg Position
- $10.2M
- Median Position
- $968.5K
Hedge Funds
- Hedge Funds
- 39
- Value Held
- $369.4M
- Shares Held
- 12.7M
- Avg Position
- $9.5M
- Median Position
- $2.9M
Ownership Breakdown
Based on market cap of $2.3B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.
Biggest Investors
Institutions with the largest positions in EYE as of Q3 2025
| Institution | Position Value |
|---|---|
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution | $336.4M 0.01% of portfolio |
 VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution | $308.5M 0.00% of portfolio |
 WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC Long Only Manager | $141.3M 0.37% of portfolio |
 WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT CO LLP Long Only Manager | $132.3M 0.02% of portfolio |
A AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Institution | $128.2M 0.07% of portfolio |
 ARROWSTREET CAPITAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Hedge Fund•Quant | $96.2M 0.06% of portfolio |
 STATE STREET CORP Institution | $92.5M 0.00% of portfolio |
 DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager | $83.9M 0.02% of portfolio |
 DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Event Driven | $65.9M 0.47% of portfolio |
 GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider | $56.5M 0.00% of portfolio |
Net Capital Flow
Institutional buying and selling activity for EYE in Q3 2025
- Net Flow
- +$74.9M
- Buyers
- 100
- Sellers
- 122
- Total Bought
- +$472.8M
- Total Sold
- −$398.0M
- Avg Position
- $10.2M
Biggest Buyers
| Institution | Net Bought |
|---|---|
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT CO LLP Long Only Manager | +$122.4M +4.2M shares |
 FMR LLC Institution | +$46.6M +1.6M shares |
WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC Long Only Manager | +$37.4M +1.3M shares |
DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Event Driven | +$37.0M +1.3M shares |
 ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. Long Only Manager | +$31.1M +1.1M shares |
 JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD Long Only Manager | +$27.9M +957.3K shares |
A AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Institution | +$26.2M +896.1K shares |
G GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short | +$16.5M +565.7K shares |
 Invesco Ltd. ETF Provider | +$13.8M +471.5K shares |
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Hedge Fund•Quant | +$12.8M +437.7K shares |
Biggest Sellers
| Institution | Net Sold |
|---|---|
 Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. Long Only Manager | −$51.7M −2.3M shares |
 Marshall Wace LLP Institution | −$35.9M −1.2M shares |
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution | −$30.1M −1.0M shares |
F Fund 1 Investments, LLC Institution | −$28.7M −981.9K shares |
J J. Goldman & Co LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy | −$27.1M −929.4K shares |
 BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution | −$22.9M −784.7K shares |
 Verition Fund Management LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy | −$18.8M −645.2K shares |
 MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth | −$12.9M −443.2K shares |
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution | −$11.4M −391.4K shares |
 RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant | −$11.0M −376.3K shares |
Entry and Exit Activity
Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited EYE in Q3 2025
- New Positions
- 27
- New Value
- $46.7M
- Exited Positions
- 32
- Exited Value
- $32.2M
New Positions
| Institution | Position Value |
|---|---|
 Granite Investment Partners, LLC Long Only Manager | $12.7M 435.6K shares |
$7.1M 242.9K shares | |
 Bain Capital Public Equity, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short | $5.8M 199.9K shares |
P PEAK6 LLC Institution | $4.9M 166.3K shares |
 DIAM Co., Ltd. Long Only Manager | $4.1M 140.1K shares |
 RE ADVISERS CORP RIA/Wealth | $2.9M 100.4K shares |
 Bridgewater Associates, LP Hedge Fund•Global Macro | $2.9M 98.1K shares |
 Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC Long Only Manager | $1.2M 40.0K shares |
 SIERRA SUMMIT ADVISORS LLC RIA/Wealth | $964.8K 33.1K shares |
S Shay Capital LLC Institution | $907.8K 31.1K shares |
Exited Positions
| Institution | Previous Position |
|---|---|
 MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy | $6.4M 278.3K shares |
 Hiddenite Capital Partners LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short | $2.9M 125.0K shares |
 Caption Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short | $1.9M 83.0K shares |
 Militia Capital Partners, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short | $1.8M 80.0K shares |
G General Equity Holdings LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short | $1.8M 80.0K shares |
M MACQUARIE GROUP LTD Institution | $1.8M 76.6K shares |
S SIG BROKERAGE, LP Institution | $1.7M 74.4K shares |
B BEACONLIGHT CAPITAL, LLC Institution | $1.7M 72.4K shares |
 LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager | $1.6M 68.8K shares |
T TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND Institution | $1.4M 60.7K shares |
Options Activity
Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in EYE as of Q3 2025
- Call Positions
- 13
- Call Value
- $22.9M
- Put Positions
- 9
- Put Value
- $4.7M
Call Positions
| Institution | Position Value |
|---|---|
F Fund 1 Investments, LLC Institution | $7.3M 2.5K contracts |
Caption Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short | $5.8M 2.0K contracts |
 CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy | $3.6M 1.2K contracts |
 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution | $1.9M 651.0 contracts |
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution | $1.7M 594.0 contracts |
 SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity | $1.5M 515.0 contracts |
P PEAK6 LLC Institution | $659.7K 226.0 contracts |
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution | $324.0K 111.0 contracts |
 Walleye Trading Advisors, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy | $75.9K 26.0 contracts |
S SIG BROKERAGE, LP Institution | - - contracts |
Put Positions
| Institution | Position Value |
|---|---|
Caption Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short | $2.9M 1.0K contracts |
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution | $967.8K 331.0 contracts |
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy | $799.8K 274.0 contracts |
Walleye Trading Advisors, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy | $43.8K 15.0 contracts |
S SIG BROKERAGE, LP Institution | - - contracts |
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution | - - contracts |
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution | - - contracts |
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity | - - contracts |
 Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth | - - contracts |
Most Committed Institutions
Institutions with EYE as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025
| Institution | Portfolio Weight |
|---|---|
 Ararat Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short | 5.88% $11.6M |
E Engle Capital Management, L.P. Hedge Fund•Long/Short | 5.58% $15.8M |
B BWCP, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short | 4.50% $27.1M |
Bain Capital Public Equity, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short | 3.70% $5.8M |
S Sapience Investments, LLC Long Only Manager | 1.83% $467.1K |
B | 1.76% $37.7M |
 EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST Long Only Manager | 1.50% $28.2M |
 EMERALD ADVISERS INC/PA Long Only Manager | 1.48% $46.1M |
 AH Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC Long Only Manager | 1.20% $4.9M |
G GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short | 0.99% $40.2M |
Hedge Fund Spotlight
Discover hedge funds investing in EYE
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC
Hedge Fund • Multi-Strategy
Portfolio ManagerKenneth Cordele Griffin
- Portfolio Value
- $122.08B
- Positions
- 5,531
- Last Reported
- Q3 2025
Sector Allocation
Position in National Vision Holdings, Inc.
- Market Value
- $3.3M
- Shares Held
- 114.4K
- Portfolio Weight
- 0.00%
- Owned Since
- 2017-Q4
| Top Holding | Sector | Market Value | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
Software - Infrastructure Technology | $2.1B | 1.68% | |
Semiconductors Technology | $1.8B | 1.50% | |
Internet Content & Information Communication Services | $1.4B | 1.18% |
