National Vision Ownership | Who Owns National Vision?

Overview Forecast RevenueFinancials Chart Transcripts

National Vision Ownership Summary

National Vision is owned by 126.44% institutional investors, 2.62% 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 6.09% of its assets in National Vision shares.

EYE Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	National Vision	126.44%	2.62%	-29.06%
Sector	Consumer Cyclical Stocks	206.34%	16.22%	-122.56%
Industry	Specialty Retail Stocks	53.72%	13.98%	32.31%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock	13.90M	17.74%	$182.00M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	12.11M	15.21%	$230.29M
Vanguard group	10.59M	13.37%	$273.49M
Wellington management group llp	7.67M	9.63%	$145.80M
William blair investment management	4.75M	5.96%	$90.25M
Fmr	4.07M	5.11%	$77.38M
Engine capital management, lp	3.52M	4.42%	$66.93M
State street	3.47M	4.35%	$65.87M
Vanguard capital management	3.40M	4.27%	$64.64M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	3.38M	4.25%	$64.34M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Engine capital management, lp	3.52M	6.51%	$66.93M
Engle capital management	541.90K	5.58%	$15.82M
Bain capital public equity, lp	199.93K	3.70%	$5.84M
Bain capital public equity management ii	1.29M	1.76%	$37.70M
Pacific capital partners	96.36K	1.59%	$1.83M
Glenview capital management	1.57M	1.02%	$40.56M
Emerald advisers	2.01M	0.90%	$38.15M
Avalon trust	761.75K	0.89%	$14.48M
Emerald mutual fund advisers trust	1.30M	0.87%	$24.68M
Divisadero street capital management, lp	1.90M	0.82%	$36.11M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Engine capital management, lp	3.52M	6.51%	3.51M
Fmr	4.07M	0.00%	2.98M
Wellington management group llp	7.67M	0.03%	2.17M
Ameriprise financial	3.15M	0.01%	1.85M
Bain capital public equity management ii	1.29M	1.76%	1.29M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Clearbridge investments	-	-	-4.42M
Driehaus capital management	-	-	-3.47M
Alliancebernstein	85.38K	0.00%	-2.41M
Arrowmark colorado	-	-	-2.40M
Burgundy asset management	251.58K	0.05%	-2.25M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Bain capital public equity management ii	1.29M	1.76%	1.29M	$37.70M
Sixth street partners management company	1.21M	0.00%	1.21M	$23.09M
Scopus asset management	1.11M	0.30%	1.11M	$21.10M
Avalon trust	761.75K	0.89%	761.75K	$14.48M
Fund 1 investments	255.80K	0.81%	255.80K	$4.86M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Dunhill financial	-1.00
Tfo-tdc	-3.00
Bartlett & co. wealth management	-5.00
Mendota financial group	-8.00
Dinuzzo private wealth	-10.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2026	238	-10.53%	100,714,969	5.66%	126	0.88%	129	8.40%	73	-21.51%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	4.88M	6.09%	3.30K
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 MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest	2.42M	3.06%	23.13K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	2.40M	2.99%	-111.70K
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor	2.40M	2.99%	-111.70K
Macquarie Mid Cap Growth A	2.23M	2.83%	-246.89K
Vanguard Explorer Inv	2.12M	2.70%	124.71K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	2.02M	2.52%	-35.90K

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 Q3	-	-
2026 Q2	1	-
2026 Q1	-	3
2025 Q4	-	-
2025 Q3	-	4

EYE Ownership FAQ

Who Owns National Vision?

National Vision shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 126.44%, followed by 2.62% insiders and -29.06% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in National Vision's industry, Specialty Retail Stocks , is 53.72%, 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 (12.11M shares, 15.21%), and Vanguard group (10.59M shares, 13.37%). Together, they hold 46.32% 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?

Engine capital management, lp is National Vision’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 6.51% of its assets in 3.52M National Vision shares, valued at 66.93M$.

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 6.09% of its total shares outstanding invested in 4.88M National Vision shares.

Try Tickergate Pro Free

Customize Everything. 100% Flexibility. Fast and Easy to Use (No code or Excel Needed)

Customize your own personal stocks lists, views and charts
Choose from hundreds of fields, up to 15 years of history
Conduct deep comparison analysis

Discover trending investment themes
Find your next best investment
Research stocks using tools