The Buckle, Inc.
The Buckle, Inc. (BKE) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · BKE · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
315
Institutional Holders
▲ 26 vs Q2
$1.77B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $382.96M vs Q2
51.52M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 60.26%
30.17M
13F Shares Held
▼ 400,515 vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
BKE largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLACKROCK, INC. retail-family clothing stores | 4.49M | 8.94% | 8.94% | $263.30B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 97.8K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC retail-family clothing stores | 3.88M | 7.73% | 7.73% | $227.68B | Nov 7, 2025 | ▼ 656 |
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC retail-family clothing stores | 1.36M | 2.72% | 2.72% | $80.05B | Nov 10, 2025 | ▼ 9.0K |
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP retail-family clothing stores | 1.30M | 2.60% | 2.60% | $76.47B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 13.6K |
STATE STREET CORP retail-family clothing stores | 1.27M | 2.52% | 2.52% | $74.31B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 19.4K |
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC retail-family clothing stores | 1.21M | 2.41% | 2.41% | $70.97B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 87.9K |
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC retail-family clothing stores | 1.16M | 2.30% | 2.30% | $67.83B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 89.2K |
MORGAN STANLEY retail-family clothing stores | 981.1K | 1.95% | 1.95% | $57.55B | May 27, 2026 | ▲ 10.2K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC retail-family clothing stores | 898.1K | 1.79% | 1.79% | $52.69B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 2.8K |
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC retail-family clothing stores | 720.2K | 1.43% | 1.43% | $42.25B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 95.4K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
21
Increased
+1.54M shares3
New Positions
first time holders26
Decreased
−832.7K shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+702.6K
+1.54M / −832.7K
Net new holders
-2
3 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
BKE insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
0
Buy transactions
4
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SMITH KARI G EVP Stores | Apr 20, 2026 | Gift | 5,000 | — | — | 78.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
SMITH KARI G EVP Stores | Apr 10, 2026 | Sale | 30,000 | $54.57 | $1.64M | 83.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
HOFFMAN MICHELLE SVP Sales | Apr 10, 2026 | Sale | 16,200 | $54.80 | $887.8K | 29.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
HOFFMAN MICHELLE SVP Sales | Apr 13, 2026 | Gift | 10,000 | — | — | 19.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
HOFFMAN MICHELLE SVP Sales | Mar 19, 2026 | Sale | 719 | $50.00 | $36.0K | 75.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
HOFFMAN MICHELLE SVP Sales | Mar 20, 2026 | Sale | 29,281 | $49.12 | $1.44M | 45.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
SMITH KARI G EVP Stores | Mar 16, 2026 | Gift | 40,000 | — | — | 126.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
SMITH KARI G EVP Stores | Mar 16, 2026 | Sale | 1,140 | $49.81 | $56.8K | 125.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
SMITH KARI G EVP Stores | Mar 17, 2026 | Sale | 48,860 | $50.39 | $2.46M | 76.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
FAIRFIELD BILL L director | Mar 16, 2026 | Gift | 400 | — | — | 55.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
The Buckle, Inc. (BKE) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 58.6% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 39.74%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 1.70%.
The largest institutional shareholder of The Buckle, Inc. is BLACKROCK, INC., holding approximately 4.49 million shares — equal to 8.94% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 315 institutional investors currently hold BKE stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $1.77 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
BKE ownershipThe Buckle, Inc. (BKE) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 58.6% of shares. The largest shareholder is BLACKROCK, INC. with a 8.94% stake. Company insiders hold 39.74%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.