Comparable stake leader
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
SEC ownership of BUCKLE INC
Top holders, 13D/G large-stake signals, insider positions, and transaction flow tied to CIK 0000885245.
Disclosed value leader
BlackRock, Inc.
Comparable rows
50/50
Latest evidence
08 Jun 2026
- Public ticker
- BKE on NYSE
- Parsed ownership sources
-
13F, 13D/G, and 3/4/5
Source: Parsed SEC ownership filingsUse: Compare filing families carefully
- Largest SEC-reported holder
-
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
Ranking: Comparable ownership first, then disclosed value
- Comparable ownership rows
-
50 of 50
Meaning: Rows with safely comparable ownership %
- Latest 13D/G holder
-
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
Source: Latest parsed Schedule 13D/G stake
- Latest parsed ownership date
-
08 Jun 2026
Freshness: Most recent filing date in this holder set
- Issuer CIK
- 0000885245
- Issuer location
- Kearney, NE
Ownership snapshot
CIK-linked ownership evidence from parsed SEC filings.
3 signals
Issuer
Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile.
2 identity fields
Ownership snapshot
Top shareholders of BUCKLE INC (13F + 13D/G + 3/4/5)
Grouped by holder across the latest SEC ownership disclosures. Start with comparable ownership when available, then verify the linked 13F, 13D/G, or 3/4/5 evidence.
Comparable stake leader
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGE...
Disclosed value leader
BlackRock, Inc.
Comparable rows
50/50
Latest evidence
08 Jun 2026
13F
13D/G
3/4/5
Lead comparable stake: 5%
13D/G row: VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
Showing 1-8 of 50 holder rows.
Quick read
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC leads the comparable SEC ownership view at 5%.
50 of 50 rows have a safely comparable ownership percentage. Use this as a filing-backed starting point, then open the detailed table for source links, reporting role, position value, share count, and filing date.
Open SEC evidence
Opens VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC's linked filing trail.
Comparable ownership
Top 5
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
5%
Dennis H. Nelson
4.2%
Thomas B. Heacock
1%
Karen B. Rhoads
0.39%
Brett P. Milkie
0.28%
Ownership % is shown only when SEC disclosures are safely comparable across share classes.
Detailed SEC evidence table Showing 1-8 of 50 holder rows
| Holder | Evidence | Ownership % | Position | 12M Net Δ | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC |
13F
13D/G
Company · Vanguard Portfolio Management
|
5%
from 13D/G
|
$122,859,414
2,439,623 shares
|
— | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Dennis H. Nelson |
3/4/5
President & CEO, Director
|
4.2%
|
$116,499,855
2,180,824 shares
|
— | 01 Feb 2026 |
| Thomas B. Heacock |
3/4/5
SVP Finance, Treasurer, & CFO, Director
|
1%
|
$28,114,784
526,296 shares
|
— | 01 Feb 2026 |
| Karen B. Rhoads |
3/4/5
Director
|
0.39%
|
$10,708,753
200,463 shares
|
-$1,116,432 | 01 Feb 2026 |
| Brett P. Milkie |
3/4/5
SVP Leasing
|
0.28%
|
$7,334,933
145,650 shares
|
-$361,019 | 05 Jun 2026 |
| Kari G. Smith |
3/4/5
EVP Stores, Director
|
0.22%
|
$5,987,731
115,874 shares
|
-$5,343,112 | 20 Apr 2026 |
| Jenschke Brady M. Fritz |
3/4/5
SVP, Gen Counsel, & Corp Sec
|
0.18%
|
$4,914,649
92,000 shares
|
— | 01 Feb 2026 |
| James E. Shada |
3/4/5
Director
|
0.12%
|
$3,314,129
62,039 shares
|
-$1,189,716 | 01 Feb 2026 |
How to read this table
Rows are grouped by holder and ranked first by SEC-reported ownership % when it is safely comparable, then by disclosed holdings value. — indicates unavailable or non-comparable values; "mixed-class rows" means the latest filing spans non-comparable classes.
Forms 3/4/5 flow
Insider trading overview
Net insider flow leans to selling over the last 12 months. Net value: -$12,753,192.
Buys
$0
Insiders: 0
Sells
$12,753,192
Insiders: 7
Net
-$12,753,192
Shares: -235,209
Window
Last 12 months
4 rolling buckets
Buy value
Sell value
Shares: 0
Shares: 235,209
| Window (months) | Buy shares | Sell shares | Buy value | Sell value | Net value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-3 | 0 | 2,500 | $0 | $111,088 | -$111,088 |
| 3-6 | 0 | 126,200 | $0 | $6,517,885 | -$6,517,885 |
| 6-9 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 9-12 | 0 | 106,509 | $0 | $6,124,220 | -$6,124,220 |
Reporting owners
Insider holders from Forms 3/4/5
Showing 1-19 of 19 reporting-owner rows connected to BUCKLE INC. Open a relationship link for the CIK-to-CIK filing trail.
Rows
19
Largest Forms 3/4/5 holder
Dennis H. Nelson
Net 12M change
-$12,753,192
Latest report
08 Jun 2026
| Name | Relationship | Holdings Value | Past Year Net Change | Change % | Valuation | Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis H. Nelson | President & CEO, Director | $116,499,855 | Mixed | 01 Feb 2026 | ||
| Thomas B. Heacock | SVP Finance, Treasurer, & CFO, Director | $28,114,784 | Mixed | 01 Feb 2026 | ||
| Karen B. Rhoads | Director | $10,708,753 | -$1,116,432 | -9.4% | Mixed | 01 Feb 2026 |
| Brett P. Milkie | SVP Leasing | $7,334,933 | -$361,019 | -4.7% | Mixed | 05 Jun 2026 |
| Kari G. Smith | EVP Stores, Director | $5,987,731 | -$5,343,112 | -47% | Mixed | 20 Apr 2026 |
| Jenschke Brady M. Fritz | SVP, Gen Counsel, & Corp Sec | $4,914,649 | Mixed | 01 Feb 2026 | ||
| Robert M. Carlberg | Svp Men's Merchandising | $4,041,059 | Mixed | 29 Jan 2022 | ||
| James E. Shada | Director | $3,314,129 | -$1,189,716 | -26% | Mixed | 01 Feb 2026 |
| Bruce Hoberman | Director | $2,504,328 | Mixed | 01 Feb 2026 | ||
| Scott A. Werth | SVP Stores | $2,490,810 | Mixed | 31 Mar 2026 | ||
| Bill L. Fairfield | Director | $2,350,974 | -$111,088 | -4.5% | Filing P/S | 08 Jun 2026 |
| Kelli D. Molczyk | SVP Women's Merchandising | $2,186,987 | Mixed | 19 Mar 2024 | ||
| Michael E. Huss | Director | $1,846,305 | Mixed | 01 Feb 2026 | ||
| Diane L. Applegate | Vp Supply Chain & Merch Op | $1,524,389 | Mixed | 29 Jan 2022 | ||
| John P. Peetz | Director | $1,422,203 | -$83,610 | -5.6% | Mixed | 01 Feb 2026 |
| Hank M. Bounds | Director | $1,081,757 | Mixed | 01 Feb 2026 | ||
| Michelle Hoffman | SVP Sales | $991,187 | -$4,548,215 | -82% | Mixed | 10 Apr 2026 |
| Angie J. Klein | Director | $961,561 | Mixed | 01 Feb 2026 | ||
| Shruti S. Joshi | Director | $600,976 | Mixed | 01 Feb 2026 |
Recent insider transactions for BUCKLE INC
Showing up to 300 recent insider transactions from the last 12 months.
| Insider | Symbol | Class | Transaction | % | SEC-reported value | SEC-reported price | Shares | Shares owned | Date | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill L. Fairfield | BKE | Common Stock | Sale | -4.51% | $111,088 | $44.44 | -2,500 | 52,908 | 08 Jun 2026 | Direct |
| Brett P. Milkie | BKE | Common Stock | Gift | -11.1% | -12,000 | 95,970 | 05 Jun 2026 | By Trust | ||
| Kari G. Smith | BKE | Common Stock | Gift | -5.97% | -5,000 | 78,814 | 20 Apr 2026 | By Trust | ||
| Michelle Hoffman | BKE | Common Stock | Gift | -33.7% | -10,000 | 19,682 | 13 Apr 2026 | Direct | ||
| Kari G. Smith | BKE | Common Stock | Sale | -26.4% | $1,637,238 | $54.57 | -30,000 | 83,814 | 10 Apr 2026 | By Trust |
| Michelle Hoffman | BKE | Common Stock | Sale | -35.3% | $887,762 | $54.80 | -16,200 | 29,682 | 10 Apr 2026 | Direct |
| Michelle Hoffman | BKE | Common Stock | Sale | -39% | $1,438,245 | $49.12 | -29,281 | 45,882 | 20 Mar 2026 | Direct |
| Michelle Hoffman | BKE | Common Stock | Sale | -0.95% | $35,950 | $50.00 | -719 | 75,163 | 19 Mar 2026 | Direct |
| Kari G. Smith | BKE | Common Stock | Sale | -38.9% | $2,461,904 | $50.39 | -48,860 | 76,754 | 17 Mar 2026 | By Trust |
| Kari G. Smith | BKE | Common Stock | Sale | -0.9% | $56,786 | $49.81 | -1,140 | 125,614 | 16 Mar 2026 | By Trust |
| Kari G. Smith | BKE | Common Stock | Gift | -24% | -40,000 | 126,754 | 16 Mar 2026 | By Trust | ||
| Bill L. Fairfield | BKE | Common Stock | Gift | -0.72% | -400 | 55,408 | 16 Mar 2026 | Direct | ||
| Shruti S. Joshi | BKE | Common Stock | Award | 36.4% | 3,000 | 11,250 | 01 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Angie J. Klein | BKE | Common Stock | Award | 20% | 3,000 | 18,000 | 01 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Jenschke Brady M. Fritz | BKE | Common Stock | Award | 16.5% | 13,000 | 92,000 | 01 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Hank M. Bounds | BKE | Common Stock | Award | 17.4% | 3,000 | 20,250 | 01 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Thomas B. Heacock | BKE | Common Stock | Award | 11% | 18,400 | 184,950 | 01 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Michael E. Huss | BKE | Common Stock | Award | 9.51% | 3,000 | 34,562 | 01 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| John P. Peetz | BKE | Common Stock | Award | 12.7% | 3,000 | 26,623 | 01 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Brett P. Milkie | BKE | Common Stock | Award | 37% | 18,400 | 68,080 | 01 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Dennis H. Nelson | BKE | Common Stock | Award | 37% | 120,000 | 444,000 | 01 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Bruce Hoberman | BKE | Common Stock | Award | 6.84% | 3,000 | 46,880 | 01 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| James E. Shada | BKE | Common Stock | Award | 81.4% | 3,000 | 6,687 | 01 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Karen B. Rhoads | BKE | Common Stock | Award | 81.4% | 3,000 | 6,687 | 01 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Bill L. Fairfield | BKE | Common Stock | Award | 5.68% | 3,000 | 55,808 | 01 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Karen B. Rhoads | BKE | Common Stock | Gift | -0.51% | -1,000 | 193,776 | 05 Dec 2025 | By Trust | ||
| Dennis H. Nelson | BKE | Common Stock | Gift | -0.09% | -1,500 | 1,653,704 | 24 Nov 2025 | By Trust | ||
| Michael E. Huss | BKE | Common Stock | Gift | -3.07% | -1,000 | 31,562 | 16 Oct 2025 | Direct | ||
| Kari G. Smith | BKE | Common Stock | Sale | -11.7% | $1,187,184 | $59.36 | -20,000 | 150,354 | 05 Sep 2025 | By Trust |
| James E. Shada | BKE | Common Stock | Sale | -26.5% | $1,189,716 | $59.49 | -20,000 | 55,352 | 05 Sep 2025 | By Trust |
| Brett P. Milkie | BKE | Common Stock | Sale | -6.28% | $361,019 | $60.17 | -6,000 | 89,570 | 05 Sep 2025 | By Trust |
| John P. Peetz | BKE | Common Stock | Sale | -5.97% | $83,610 | $55.74 | -1,500 | 23,623 | 26 Aug 2025 | Direct |
| Karen B. Rhoads | BKE | Common Stock | Gift | -1.02% | -2,000 | 194,776 | 25 Aug 2025 | By Trust | ||
| Karen B. Rhoads | BKE | Common Stock | Sale | -9.23% | $1,116,432 | $55.82 | -20,000 | 196,776 | 25 Aug 2025 | By Trust |
| Michelle Hoffman | BKE | Common Stock | Sale | -100% | $1,061,844 | $55.86 | -19,009 | 0 | 25 Aug 2025 | Held by 401(k) Plan |
| Michelle Hoffman | BKE | Common Stock | Sale | -20.9% | $1,124,414 | $56.22 | -20,000 | 75,882 | 25 Aug 2025 | Direct |
* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.