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 ($3.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 50.8m as of 2024-04-01, 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 ≈ $40.26. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($8.3m notional), 11 hold puts ($12.8m).
Trends to Q1 2024
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 230 |
| Q1 2024 | 240 |
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 108 | 119 |
| Q1 2024 | 108 | 110 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $12.3m | $11.4m | 0.93 |
| Q3 2023 | $12.0m | $9.0m | 0.75 |
| Q4 2023 | $28.3m | $24.5m | 0.87 |
| Q1 2024 | $8.3m | $12.8m | 1.55 |
Biggest buyers
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +861.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +414.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +323.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +282.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +210.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +205.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +109.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +104.4k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. | New | +76.3k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | +74.2k |
Biggest sellers
| Boston Partners | Sold out | -601.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -293.8k |
| AXA S.A. | Reduced | -184.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -164.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -107.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -102.4k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | Sold out | -68.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -43.8k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -41.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -40.8k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.4m59.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.2m54.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.6m38.8k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $865.8k21.5k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Unchanged | $350.3k8.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $289.0k7.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $205.4k5.1k shares |
| CSS LLC/IL | New | $201.3k5.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $88.6k2.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $80.5k2.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $4.0m99.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $3.2m79.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.1m52.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $865.0k21.5k shares |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Unchanged | $805.4k20.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $616.1k15.3k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Unchanged | $612.1k15.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $302.0k7.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $253.7k6.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $64.4k1.6k 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 Q1 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $26.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $8.9k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-21 | NELSON DENNIS H President & CEO, director · By Family Trust | Sold | $5.0k125 shares |
| 2024-02-20 | NELSON DENNIS H President & CEO, director · By Family Trust | Sold | $3.9k100 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, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.7m $189.2m | Reduced -16.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.3m $173.6m | Added +24.1k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.0m $81.0m | Added +861.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $55.5m | Reduced -293.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $53.3m | Added +104.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $52.9m | Added +46.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $46.2m | Added +205.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $44.9m | Added +40.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $42.3m | Added +282.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 720.1k $29.0m | Added +414.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 718.0k $28.9m | Added +26.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 634.4k $25.5m | Added +323.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 628.4k $25.3m | Added +109.4k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.66% of their portfolio | 621.2k $25.0m | Reduced -7.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 606.8k $24.4m | Reduced -40.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 391.6k $15.8m | Reduced -21.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 381.2k $15.3m | Added +210.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 373.1k $15.0m | Reduced -27.0k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 308.1k $12.4m | Added +1.8k |
| SPROTT INC. 0.77% of their portfolio | 265.0k $10.7m | Unchanged |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 244.1k $9.8m | Added +10.4k |
| RK Asset Management, LLC 7.67% of their portfolio | 234.0k $9.4m | Reduced -949 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 232.4k $9.4m | Reduced -43.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 229.5k $9.2m | Added +3.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 209.4k $8.4m | Reduced -107.5k |
| Impala Asset Management LLC 7.26% of their portfolio | 200.0k $8.1m | Added +4.4k |
| Summit Street Capital Management, LLC 2.76% of their portfolio | 178.3k $7.2m | Unchanged |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 173.5k $7.0m | Added +36.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 171.1k $6.9m | Added +3.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 165.1k $6.6m | Reduced -41.7k |
| Miller Value Partners, LLC 3.86% of their portfolio | 150.0k $6.0m | Reduced -15.0k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.03% of their portfolio | 139.7k $5.6m | Reduced -21.1k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.07% of their portfolio | 137.7k $5.5m | Added +74.2k |
| DENALI ADVISORS LLC 1.36% of their portfolio | 114.3k $4.6m | Added +3.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.9k $4.5m | Added +44.9k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.4k $4.4m | Reduced -8.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.7k $4.3m | Added +62.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 103.6k $4.2m | Added +22.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.5k $4.0m | Reduced -835 |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.3k $4.0m | Reduced -164.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 92.3k $3.7m | Reduced -1.4k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 88.0k $3.5m | Reduced -25.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.0k $3.5m | Reduced -6.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.6k $3.4m | Reduced -813 |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.01% of their portfolio | 83.7k $3.4m | Reduced -27.5k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 78.9k $3.2m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 76.3k $3.1m | New |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 74.1k $3.0m | Added +2.3k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.4k $2.8m | Reduced -4.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.7k $2.6m | Unchanged |
| AXA S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 62.5k $2.5m | Reduced -184.9k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.3k $2.4m | Added +51.6k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 59.9k $2.4m | Reduced -1.9k |
| WealthPLAN Partners, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 58.2k $2.3m | Added +3 |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 53.2k $2.1m | Added +23.1k |
| HUSSMAN STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. 0.49% of their portfolio | 52.5k $2.1m | Added +21.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.7k $2.1m | Reduced -200 |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.0k $2.0m | Added +3.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.6k $1.9m | Reduced -18.3k |
| Oldfather Financial Services, LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 47.3k $1.9m | Reduced -1.0k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.5k $1.8m | Unchanged |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.2k $1.7m | Added +1.5k |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 38.9k $1.6m | Added +605 |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 38.7k $1.6m | Added +23.8k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 38.6k $1.6m | Added +30.2k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 38.4k $1.5m | Reduced -1.0k |
| KLEIN PAVLIS & PEASLEY FINANCIAL, INC. 1.37% of their portfolio | 37.7k $1.5m | Added +2.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.6k $1.5m | Reduced -7.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.1k $1.5m | Added +4.8k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.9k $1.5m | Reduced -3.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.5k $1.5m | Added +708 |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 36.4k $1.5m | Added +5.7k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 34.9k $1.4m | Added +2.5k |
| Unison Advisors LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 34.8k $1.4m | Added +271 |
| Polaris Capital Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 33.5k $1.3m | Added +7.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.7k $1.3m | Reduced -1.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.6k $1.3m | Reduced -1.7k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.3k $1.3m | Reduced -9.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.6k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| BEACON INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 31.5k $1.3m | Added +5.9k |
| RBF Capital, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 30.0k $1.2m | Unchanged |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.4k $1.2m | Added +1.3k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.2k $1.1m | Reduced -7.9k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.0k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| Claret Asset Management Corp 0.18% of their portfolio | 25.9k $1.0m | Reduced -410 |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.6k $1.0m | Reduced -144 |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.9k $1.0m | Reduced -2.0k |
| DUALITY ADVISERS, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 24.8k $998.7k | New |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.7k $993.3k | Added +6.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.1k $971.5k | Reduced -8.2k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.9k $885.0k | Added +6.2k |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 23.8k $956.8k | Added +12.4k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 21.6k $871.4k | Added +16.3k |
| MERITAGE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT 0.06% of their portfolio | 21.6k $868.0k | Reduced -1.7k |
| SummerHaven Investment Management, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 21.3k $858.1k | Added +252 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.3k $856.4k | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.2k $853.9k | Reduced -5.0k |
| Mork Capital Management, LLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 21.1k $848.5k | Unchanged |
| SHERBROOKE PARK ADVISERS LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 20.7k $833.3k | New |
| CAXTON ASSOCIATES LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 20.0k $803.7k | New |