National Vision Ownership | Who Owns National Vision?

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National Vision Ownership Summary

National Vision is owned by 118.83% institutional investors, 2.43% insiders. Blackrock is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 17.74% of EYE shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 6.04% of its assets in National Vision shares.

EYE Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	National Vision	118.83%	2.43%	-21.26%
Sector	Consumer Cyclical Stocks	249.86%	15.44%	-165.30%
Industry	Specialty Retail Stocks	31.43%	13.39%	55.18%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock	13.90M	17.74%	$182.00M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	11.54M	14.54%	$298.77M
Vanguard group	10.59M	13.37%	$273.49M
Wellington management group llp	5.50M	6.93%	$142.35M
William blair investment management	4.23M	5.33%	$109.45M
Driehaus capital management	3.47M	4.38%	$89.92M
American century companies	3.22M	4.06%	$83.51M
State street	3.18M	4.01%	$82.31M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	3.06M	3.86%	$79.30M
Alliancebernstein	2.50M	3.15%	$64.47M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Ararat capital management lp	567.14K	8.27%	$14.69M
Engle capital management	541.90K	5.58%	$15.82M
Bain capital public equity, lp	199.93K	3.70%	$5.84M
Bwcp, lp	793.81K	3.14%	$20.56M
Bain capital public equity management ii	1.29M	1.76%	$37.70M
Pier capital	307.64K	1.31%	$7.97M
Lisanti capital growth	196.95K	1.29%	$5.10M
Emerald advisers	1.50M	1.23%	$38.92M
Emerald mutual fund advisers trust	937.54K	1.18%	$24.28M
Glenview capital management	1.57M	1.02%	$40.56M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Victory capital management	1.80M	0.03%	1.64M
Bain capital public equity management ii	1.29M	1.76%	1.29M
Blackrock	13.90M	0.00%	1.23M
Fuller & thaler asset management	1.10M	0.10%	1.10M
Ubs group	858.80K	0.00%	611.47K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Clearbridge investments	-	-	-4.42M
Arrowmark colorado	-	-	-2.40M
Burgundy asset management	251.58K	0.05%	-2.25M
Hawk ridge capital management lp	-	-	-2.13M
Wolf hill capital management, lp	-	-	-1.60M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Bain capital public equity management ii	1.29M	1.76%	1.29M	$37.70M
Fuller & thaler asset management	1.10M	0.10%	1.10M	$28.48M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	512.03K	0.00%	512.03K	$13.26M
Macquarie management	229.93K	0.01%	229.93K	$5.96M
Bain capital public equity, lp	199.93K	3.70%	199.93K	$5.84M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Tfo-tdc	-3.00
Bartlett & co. wealth management	-5.00
Clearstead advisors	-7.00
Mendota financial group	-8.00
Ameritas advisory services	-8.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Mar 31, 2026	261	-1.88%	94,028,414	1.27%	118	0.87%	116	-13.43%	92	-6.12%
Dec 31, 2025	137	-50.36%	43,510,021	-51.88%	54	0.42%	70	-52.70%	46	-47.73%
Sep 30, 2025	137	-45.42%	51,218,474	-36.08%	64	0.63%	74	-47.14%	46	-41.03%
Jun 30, 2025	260	14.54%	84,663,996	-0.04%	107	0.93%	139	18.80%	83	23.88%
Mar 31, 2025	14	-92.75%	9,534,613	-88.21%	12	0.11%	7	-93.81%	3	-94.64%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	4.84M	6.04%	1.13K
ClearBridge Small Cap Growth A	2.56M	3.26%	-107.00K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	2.49M	3.16%	-
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth A	2.48M	3.15%	-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	2.51M	3.13%	40.22K
Macquarie Mid Cap Growth A	2.23M	2.83%	-246.89K
Vanguard Explorer Inv	2.12M	2.70%	124.71K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	1.83M	2.29%	15.46K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	1.82M	2.28%	-7.51K
American Century U.S. Small Cap Growth	1.70M	2.14%	-54.71K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Jun 05, 2026	Nicholson Michael J	-	Buy	$776.00K
Mar 11, 2026	Wilkes Alexander	Chief Executive Officer	Sell	$928.90K
Mar 06, 2026	FAHS L READE	Executive Chairman	Sell	$224.84K
Mar 06, 2026	FAHS L READE	Executive Chairman	Sell	$120.38K
Sep 15, 2025	FAHS L READE	Executive Chairman	Sell	$47.67K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q2	-	-
2026 Q1	-	3
2025 Q4	-	-
2025 Q3	-	4
2025 Q2	-	2

EYE Ownership FAQ

Who Owns National Vision?

National Vision shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 118.83%, followed by 2.43% insiders and -21.26% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in National Vision's industry, Specialty Retail Stocks , is 31.43%, which National Vision exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of National Vision?

National Vision’s largest shareholders are Blackrock (13.9M shares, 17.74%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (11.54M shares, 14.54%), and Vanguard group (10.59M shares, 13.37%). Together, they hold 45.65% of National Vision’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own National Vision?

Yes, BlackRock owns 17.74% of National Vision, totaling 13.9M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 182M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 1.23M shares, a 9.72% change.

Who is National Vision’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Ararat capital management lp is National Vision’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 8.27% of its assets in 567.14K National Vision shares, valued at 14.69M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of National Vision shares?

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of National Vision shares, with 6.04% of its total shares outstanding invested in 4.84M National Vision shares.

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