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National Vision

163 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.7B invested in National Vision in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

636% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.09M | Put options by funds: $1.1M

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 (+2)

73% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 22

47% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 43

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 149163 (+14)

2.96% more ownership

Funds ownership: 109.15%112.11% (+3%)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.69B → $2.7B (+$16.1M)

Holders
163
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+9.4%
% of All Funds
3.54%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
38
Increased
63
Reduced
43
Closed
22
Calls
$8.09M
Puts
$1.1M
Net Calls
+$6.99M
Net Calls Change
+$2.35M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$334M +$63.4M +2,213,220 +26%
KKRC
2
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
New York
$281M
Adage Capital Partners
3
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$223M +$28.1M +981,115 +16%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$185M +$3.79M +132,317 +2%
BlackRock
5
BlackRock
New York
$138M +$8.04M +280,620 +7%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$135M +$24.1M +839,090 +24%
Select Equity Group
7
Select Equity Group
New York
$119M +$1.9M +66,170 +2%
TCM
8
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$98.5M +$3.47M +121,000 +4%
ClearBridge Investments
9
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$92.7M +$18M +628,321 +26%
Brown Advisory
10
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$78.9M +$18.5M +644,243 +33%
AllianceBernstein
11
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$77.1M -$7.42M -258,760 -9%
WA
12
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$67.3M +$4.91M +171,174 +8%
WRF
13
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$65.2M +$2.55M +88,942 +4%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$55.3M +$3.38M +117,732 +7%
State Street
15
State Street
Massachusetts
$44.1M +$3.41M +118,954 +9%
EAM
16
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$42.9M -$23.1M -804,383 -37%
CTA
17
Carillon Tower Advisers
Florida
$37.1M -$8.37M -291,981 -19%
RP
18
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
$31.2M +$29.2M +1,016,827 New
T. Rowe Price Associates
19
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$30.2M -$82.5M -2,878,890 -75%
Northern Trust
20
Northern Trust
Illinois
$27.3M +$3.17M +110,591 +14%
Geode Capital Management
21
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$26.5M +$2.38M +83,168 +11%
JGC
22
J. Goldman & Co
New York
$22.7M +$5.51M +192,256 +35%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
23
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$19.2M +$2.98M +103,909 +20%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
24
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$18.2M +$17M +591,884 New
FA
25
Friess Associates
Delaware
$17.4M +$16.2M +565,000 New

EYE Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

163 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in National Vision (EYE) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $2.7B — up 0.6% from $2.69B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new EYE positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $63.4M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $82.5M.

  • 163 institutional investors held National Vision (EYE) as of Q2 2019, up from 149 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.7B of National Vision stock for Q2 2019, up 0.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new National Vision positions in Q2 2019 and 22 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest National Vision buyer in Q2 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $63.4M added.
  • The largest National Vision seller in Q2 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $82.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.