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168 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.12B invested in National Vision in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 86 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

146% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.6M | Put options by funds: $4.29M

146% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 86 | Existing positions reduced: 35

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 25

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 163168 (+5)

0.39% less ownership

Funds ownership: 112.11%111.72% (-0.39%)

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.7B → $2.12B (-$585M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 30 (-3)

Holders
168
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+3.07%
% of All Funds
3.68%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
32
Increased
86
Reduced
35
Closed
25
Calls
$10.6M
Puts
$4.29M
Net Calls
+$6.28M
Net Calls Change
-$707K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$193M -$83.7M -2,872,967 -26%
Adage Capital Partners
2
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$181M +$7.28M +249,900 +3%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$171M +$31.3M +1,073,421 +18%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$162M +$71.2M +2,442,545 +57%
BlackRock
5
BlackRock
New York
$130M +$26.3M +903,389 +20%
WA
6
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$101M +$58.9M +2,023,405 +92%
AllianceBernstein
7
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$81.2M +$25.2M +863,619 +34%
TCM
8
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$77.9M +$947K +32,500 +1%
Brown Advisory
9
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$77.5M +$19M +651,611 +25%
ClearBridge Investments
10
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$76.7M +$4.99M +171,118 +6%
Select Equity Group
11
Select Equity Group
New York
$68.5M -$29.6M -1,014,566 -26%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$53.9M +$12.9M +441,278 +25%
WRF
13
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$51.2M +$97.7K +3,353 +0.2%
State Street
14
State Street
Massachusetts
$39.7M +$6.28M +215,709 +15%
CIP
15
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$35M +$42.4M +1,455,875 New
Loomis, Sayles & Company
16
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$26.9M +$15.3M +524,982 +89%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$26.2M +$5.84M +200,352 +23%
EAM
18
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$25.1M -$10.3M -352,577 -25%
T. Rowe Price Associates
19
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$24.9M +$1.49M +51,079 +5%
Geode Capital Management
20
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$24.9M +$5.01M +171,991 +20%
Millennium Management
21
Millennium Management
New York
$24.9M +$17M +583,357 +130%
RP
22
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
$24.1M -$498K -17,104 -2%
Citadel Advisors
23
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$23.2M +$24M +822,542 +577%
CTA
24
Carillon Tower Advisers
Florida
$20.9M -$9.91M -340,145 -28%
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$18.5M +$7.3M +250,655 +49%

EYE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

168 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in National Vision (EYE) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $2.12B — down 22% from $2.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new EYE positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 86 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $71.2M. The largest seller was Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $281M sold.

  • 168 institutional investors held National Vision (EYE) as of Q3 2019, up from 163 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.12B of National Vision stock for Q3 2019, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new National Vision positions in Q3 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest National Vision buyer in Q3 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $71.2M added.
  • The largest National Vision seller in Q3 2019 was Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, an estimated $281M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.