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 ($4.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 50.8m as of 2024-12-06, 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 ≈ $50.81. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($8.1m notional), 9 hold puts ($8.3m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 234 |
| Q3 2024 | 266 |
| Q4 2024 | 262 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 126 | 123 |
| Q2 2023 | 111 | 133 |
| Q3 2023 | 105 | 116 |
| Q4 2023 | 108 | 119 |
| Q1 2024 | 108 | 110 |
| Q2 2024 | 127 | 101 |
| Q3 2024 | 128 | 111 |
| Q4 2024 | 125 | 118 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $8.3m | $12.8m | 1.55 |
| Q2 2024 | $5.0m | $7.9m | 1.58 |
| Q3 2024 | $13.4m | $7.4m | 0.55 |
| Q4 2024 | $8.1m | $8.3m | 1.03 |
Biggest buyers
| UBS Group AG | Added | +356.7k |
| Summit Street Capital Management, LLC | Added | +260.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +247.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Added | +183.3k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS | Added | +155.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +138.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +100.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +76.8k |
| Amundi | Added | +73.5k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +72.7k |
Biggest sellers
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -458.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Sold out | -265.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -126.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -123.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -111.7k |
| Interval Partners, LP | Sold out | -108.1k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | -91.7k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | Reduced | -86.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -85.0k |
| HUSSMAN STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. | Sold out | -84.0k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.3m45.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $2.2m43.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.7m33.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $858.7k16.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $437.0k8.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $309.9k6.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $142.0k2.8k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | First filing | $86.4k1.7k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| PEAK6 LLC | First filing | $2.5m48.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.7m32.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.6m30.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $950.1k18.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $787.6k15.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $482.7k9.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $325.0k6.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $15.2k300 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $5.0m | $4.3m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $8.0m | $5.8m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-17 | NELSON DENNIS H President & CEO, director · By Trust | Sold plan | $1.1m20.5k shares |
| 2024-12-12 | Peetz John P Director | Sold | $129.2k2.5k shares |
| 2024-12-10 | SMITH KARI G EVP Stores, director · By Trust | Sold | $1.0m20.0k shares |
| 2024-12-02 | NELSON DENNIS H President & CEO, director · By Trust | Sold plan | $1.1m20.5k shares |
| 2024-11-26 | HOFFMAN MICHELLE SVP Sales | Sold | $516.6k10.0k shares |
| 2024-11-26 | RHOADS KAREN B Director · By Trust | Sold | $490.5k9.5k shares |
| 2024-11-25 | NELSON DENNIS H President & CEO, director · By Trust | Sold plan | $1.0m20.5k shares |
| 2024-11-04 | NELSON DENNIS H President & CEO, director · By Trust | Sold plan | $877.4k20.5k shares |
| 2024-10-22 | NELSON DENNIS H President & CEO, director · By Trust | Sold plan | $879.5k20.5k shares |
| 2024-10-07 | NELSON DENNIS H President & CEO, director · By Trust | Sold plan | $853.5k20.5k 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, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.8m $243.9m | Added +76.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.0m $200.9m | Reduced -126.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.7m $84.5m | Added +138.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $69.0m | Added +20.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $69.0m | Added +10.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $65.4m | Added +69.3k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.2m $61.8m | Reduced -458.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $55.9m | Reduced -15.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 937.5k $47.6m | Added +100.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 815.7k $41.5m | Added +16.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 600.2k $30.5m | Added +60.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 587.2k $29.8m | Reduced -27.0k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.79% of their portfolio | 583.1k $29.6m | Added +7.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 539.0k $27.4m | Reduced -29.5k |
| Summit Street Capital Management, LLC 3.77% of their portfolio | 473.2k $24.0m | Added +260.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 467.0k $23.7m | Reduced -85.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 388.9k $19.8m | Added +356.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 385.6k $19.6m | Added +23.0k |
| Impala Asset Management LLC 12.95% of their portfolio | 315.2k $16.0m | Reduced -49.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 295.0k $15.0m | Added +247.0k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.28% of their portfolio | 294.2k $14.9m | Reduced -8.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 284.7k $14.5m | Added +183.3k |
| SPROTT INC. 0.81% of their portfolio | 240.0k $12.2m | Reduced -20.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 238.5k $12.1m | Added +26.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 231.9k $11.8m | Reduced -4.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 226.3k $11.5m | Reduced -284 |
| RK Asset Management, LLC 9.39% of their portfolio | 226.0k $11.5m | Reduced -11.7k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.05% of their portfolio | 219.7k $11.3m | Added +34.1k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.03% of their portfolio | 190.4k $9.7m | Added +155.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 187.9k $9.5m | Reduced -123.8k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 172.2k $8.7m | Reduced -6.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 161.6k $8.2m | Added +6.0k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 157.5k $8.0m | Reduced -77.2k |
| DENALI ADVISORS LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 142.2k $7.2m | Reduced -14.7k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 125.0k $6.4m | Added +72.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 122.4k $6.2m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Miller Value Partners, LLC 2.28% of their portfolio | 105.0k $5.3m | Reduced -20.0k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 104.3k $5.3m | Reduced -11.9k |
| Vestcor Inc 0.17% of their portfolio | 99.7k $5.1m | Unchanged |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.6k $4.9m | Added +51.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.2k $4.6m | Added +1.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.2k $4.6m | Added +6.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 88.0k $4.5m | Added +62.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.4k $4.4m | Added +66.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 86.2k $4.4m | Reduced -11.9k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 81.5k $4.1m | Added +4.3k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 78.8k $4.0m | Reduced -6.4k |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 77.3k $3.9m | Added +821 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.7k $3.8m | Reduced -548 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.7k $3.8m | Added +18.1k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.3k $3.8m | Added +73.5k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 74.5k $3.8m | Added +11.1k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 74.4k $3.8m | Added +48.8k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 65.8k $3.3m | Reduced -11.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.0k $3.3m | Added +12.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.5k $3.0m | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.3k $3.0m | Added +16.4k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.0k $2.9m | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.2k $2.8m | Added +6.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.7k $2.6m | Unchanged |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 48.1k $2.4m | Added +13.9k |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.0k $2.4m | Added +1.6k |
| Oldfather Financial Services, LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 47.3k $2.4m | Added +17 |
| WealthPLAN Partners, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 46.8k $2.4m | Added +1 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.1k $2.3m | Added +2.7k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.2k $2.2m | Added +6.3k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.4k $2.2m | Reduced -4.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.5k $2.1m | Added +4.8k |
| KLEIN PAVLIS & PEASLEY FINANCIAL, INC. 1.62% of their portfolio | 39.4k $2.0m | Reduced -1.4k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 38.7k $2.0m | Reduced -21.2k |
| Unison Advisors LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 38.2k $1.9m | Added +307 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.1k $1.9m | Reduced -111.7k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 33.8k $1.7m | Added +22.1k |
| BEACON INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 33.3k $1.7m | Added +203 |
| Bryce Point Capital, LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 33.2k $1.7m | First filing |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.9k $1.7m | Added +14.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.8k $1.7m | Added +468 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.6k $1.7m | Unchanged |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.3k $1.6m | Added +4.8k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 31.0k $1.6m | Reduced -11.1k |
| Wealth Alliance Advisory Group, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 30.9k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.7k $1.5m | Reduced -307 |
| RBF Capital, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 30.0k $1.5m | Unchanged |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.8k $1.5m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.5k $1.4m | Reduced -344 |
| BURNEY CO/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 27.7k $1.4m | Reduced -2.1k |
| MERITAGE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT 0.08% of their portfolio | 26.1k $1.3m | Added +2.2k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.0k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| Claret Asset Management Corp 0.21% of their portfolio | 25.6k $1.3m | Reduced -93 |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.2k $1.3m | Added +7.6k |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 0.08% of their portfolio | 24.9k $1.3m | Added +1 |
| Polaris Capital Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 23.5k $1.2m | Reduced -10.0k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.2k $1.2m | Added +3.6k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.2k $1.2m | Reduced -369 |
| Centiva Capital, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 22.9k $1.2m | New |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.6k $1.1m | Added +7.2k |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. 0.08% of their portfolio | 22.0k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.6k $1.1m | Added +3.6k |
| QRG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.6k $1.1m | Added +1.9k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.12% of their portfolio | 21.4k $1.1m | Reduced -86.7k |