BUCKLE INC BKE
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 118440106
American clothing retailer based in Kearney, Nebraska
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Family Clothing Stores
- HeadquartersKearney, NE
- Founded1948
- Websitebuckle.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($2.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 50.4m as of 2023-09-01, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $33.39. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($12.0m notional), 10 hold puts ($9.0m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 225 |
| Q4 2022 | 249 |
| Q1 2023 | 252 |
| Q2 2023 | 228 |
| Q3 2023 | 231 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 130 | 106 |
| Q1 2023 | 126 | 123 |
| Q2 2023 | 111 | 133 |
| Q3 2023 | 105 | 116 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $19.9m | $13.5m | 0.68 |
| Q1 2023 | $17.9m | $16.3m | 0.91 |
| Q2 2023 | $12.3m | $11.4m | 0.93 |
| Q3 2023 | $12.0m | $9.0m | 0.75 |
Biggest buyers
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +225.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +218.5k |
| Impala Asset Management LLC | Added | +180.6k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | New | +128.5k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +104.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +44.4k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Added | +43.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +35.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +33.1k |
| Woodline Partners LP | New | +32.9k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -355.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -153.6k |
| Carolina Wealth Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -112.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -107.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | -90.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -86.8k |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Sold out | -75.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -70.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -69.5k |
| Vident Investment Advisory, LLC | Sold out | -54.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.2m126.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.9m86.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $1.9m56.1k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $1.1m31.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $470.8k14.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $440.7k13.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $420.7k12.6k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | New | $230.4k6.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $193.0k5.8k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $177.0k5.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $3.2m95.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.3m67.7k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $1.0m30.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $998.4k29.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $824.7k24.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $400.0k12.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $120.2k3.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $110.2k3.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $93.5k2.8k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-07-31 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 2 | $511.3k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $5.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.7m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $568.4k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-21 | MILKIE BRETT P SVP Leasing · By Trust | Sold | $568.4k15.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.6m $152.2m | Reduced -69.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.2m $141.3m | Reduced -153.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $41.8m | Reduced -20.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $39.9m | Reduced -44.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $36.5m | Reduced -1.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 919.7k $30.7m | Added +35.5k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 860.7k $28.7m | Added +225.9k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.63% of their portfolio | 675.3k $22.5m | Added +9.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 669.1k $22.3m | Added +33.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 638.8k $21.3m | Reduced -10.7k |
| Boston Partners 0.03% of their portfolio | 626.1k $20.9m | Reduced -20.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 589.4k $19.7m | Added +218.5k |
| Impala Asset Management LLC 13.90% of their portfolio | 476.6k $15.9m | Added +180.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 448.7k $15.0m | Added +44.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 420.4k $14.0m | Reduced -3.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 373.1k $12.5m | Reduced -355.3k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.23% of their portfolio | 321.4k $10.7m | Reduced -12.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 307.5k $10.3m | Reduced -15.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 266.8k $8.9m | Reduced -72 |
| SPROTT INC. 0.80% of their portfolio | 265.0k $8.8m | Unchanged |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 260.7k $8.7m | Added +14.0k |
| RK Asset Management, LLC 7.41% of their portfolio | 237.1k $7.9m | Added +23 |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 223.6k $7.5m | Added +5.5k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.02% of their portfolio | 221.1k $7.4m | Unchanged |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 210.5k $7.0m | Reduced -86.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 206.8k $6.9m | Added +104.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 196.8k $6.6m | Reduced -1.9k |
| Miller Value Partners, LLC 3.98% of their portfolio | 189.7k $6.3m | Unchanged |
| Summit Street Capital Management, LLC 2.66% of their portfolio | 178.3k $6.0m | Unchanged |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 176.0k $5.9m | Reduced -107.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 169.1k $5.6m | Reduced -6.9k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 150.4k $5.0m | Added +16.0k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 149.8k $5.0m | Added +43.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 131.8k $4.4m | Reduced -41.9k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 128.5k $4.3m | New |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.03% of their portfolio | 118.2k $3.9m | Added +17.1k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.06% of their portfolio | 114.4k $3.8m | Reduced -108 |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 109.2k $3.6m | Added +4.3k |
| HUSSMAN STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. 0.67% of their portfolio | 105.0k $3.5m | Added +1.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.6k $3.4m | Reduced -9.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 101.0k $3.4m | Reduced -868 |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 94.1k $3.1m | Added +21.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.1k $2.9m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 83.4k $2.8m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.5k $2.7m | Added +4.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.5k $2.6m | Reduced -16.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 75.3k $2.5m | Reduced -70.2k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.02% of their portfolio | 73.5k $2.5m | Added +25.4k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 68.3k $2.3m | Reduced -440 |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.6k $2.2m | Added +700 |
| AXA S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 62.5k $2.1m | Reduced -6.5k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.02% of their portfolio | 61.7k $2.1m | Added +8.9k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.2k $2.0m | Reduced -1.8k |
| WealthPLAN Partners, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 58.1k $1.9m | Reduced -3.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.8k $1.8m | Added +1.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.3k $1.7m | Reduced -200 |
| Oldfather Financial Services, LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 46.6k $1.6m | Added +20.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.7k $1.5m | Reduced -14.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.4k $1.4m | Reduced -27.1k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.4k $1.4m | Added +1.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.3k $1.3m | Reduced -17.0k |
| DENALI ADVISORS LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 38.0k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.9k $1.2m | Added +9.5k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.8k $1.2m | Added +204 |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.8k $1.2m | Reduced -16.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.9k $1.2m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Unison Advisors LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 34.2k $1.1m | Added +341 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.1k $1.1m | Reduced -7.4k |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.9k $1.1m | Added +4.7k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.8k $1.1m | Added +27.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.5k $1.1m | Reduced -3.3k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.9k $1.1m | New |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 32.0k $1.1m | Added +20.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.6k $1.1m | Reduced -7.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.0k $1.0m | Added +1.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.0k $1.0m | Reduced -796 |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.5k $1.0m | New |
| RBF Capital, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 30.0k $1.0m | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.6k $988.0k | Reduced -32.4k |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 29.1k $972.1k | New |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.1k $971.6k | Added +1.7k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 28.8k $963.0k | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.0k $936.2k | Reduced -357 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.6k $921.8k | Added +18.8k |
| Claret Asset Management Corp 0.17% of their portfolio | 26.4k $883.0k | Unchanged |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.0k $863.0k | Unchanged |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.3k $844.2k | Reduced -929 |
| Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 24.9k $831.5k | Reduced -10.0k |
| BEACON INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 24.7k $824.3k | Added +1.2k |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd 0.08% of their portfolio | 22.9k $766.0k | Added +10.8k |
| MERITAGE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT 0.06% of their portfolio | 22.3k $746.0k | Added +379 |
| Polaris Capital Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 22.3k $744.6k | New |
| CEERA INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 21.6k $719.7k | New |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.5k $717.9k | Reduced -6.7k |
| SummerHaven Investment Management, LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 20.8k $694.9k | Reduced -4.2k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.9k $664.5k | Reduced -13.7k |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.8k $662.6k | Added +1.9k |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.5k $652.3k | Added +12.0k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.4k $647.1k | Reduced -2.7k |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.02% of their portfolio | 19.1k $636.2k | Added +15.9k |