401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Buckle, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$149M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2,496
Participants Above avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$59,571
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Buckle 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Buckle, Inc. · Nebraska · Retail Trade

$149M in assets, 2,496 participants

The Buckle, Inc.'s Buckle 401(k) Plan reported $149M in total assets and 2,496 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #9,236 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in Nebraska

Buckle 401(k) Plan covers 2,496 participants in Nebraska, 4.5x the typical Nebraska plan (state average ~552 per filing). Assets: $149M.

#9,236
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-15.7%
assets change YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $28M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Buckle 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Buckle 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$148,688,415 Top 5% higher than 95% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Buckle 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Buckle 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (2,496 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 470366193 · The Buckle, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Buckle 401(k) Plan · $149M · 2,496 · 95th

  • VS-ST $149M
  • VS-ST 2,496
  • VS-ST 95th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Coolsys, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • VS-ST ind #9236

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Nebraska →

Buckle 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Buckle 401(k) Plan$149MCoolsys, Inc. 401(k) Plan$149MRutan & Tucker, LLP Profit Sharing PlanRutan & Tucker, LLP Profit S…$149MAppian Corporation 401(k) PlanAppian Corporation 401(k) Pl…$149MNeal, Gerber & Eisenberg Profit Sharing/401(k) PlanNeal, Gerber & Eisenberg Pro…$149M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Buckle 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Nebraska filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$176M
Net Assets (End of Year)$149M
Net Income-$28M
Employer EIN470366193
Plan Effective Date1986-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Buckle, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Buckle, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$201M 35.340029685567636% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$140M$160M$180M$200M$220M 202220232024 $149M $201M ▲ +35.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,496 $149M
2023 1 2,672 $178M
2024 1 2,893 $201M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Nebraska

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Buckle 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Nebraska, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Buckle 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.148688415 · Participants: 2496Buckle 401(k) PlanHdr, Inc. Best Plan and ESOP, Total assets ($B): 4.974213701 · Participants: 9716Hdr, Inc. Best Plan and ESOPUnion Pacific Corporation Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.028704333 · Participants: 5284Union Pacific Corporation Thrift PlanUnion Pacific Agreement Employee 401(k) Retirement Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.965449453 · Participants: 28974Union Pacific Agreement Employee 401(k) Retirement Thrift PlanPeter Kiewit Sons, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.817293875 · Participants: 15777Peter Kiewit Sons, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanFirst National of Nebraska, Inc. First Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.763501259 · Participants: 4605First National of Nebraska, Inc. First Savings Plan
Buckle 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Nebraska, assets vs. participants
Compare Buckle 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Buckle 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Nebraska, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Coolsys, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA ($149M); by covered participants it is S&c 401(k) Retirement Savings & ESOP in IL (2,496 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($149M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,496 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Buckle 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Buckle 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 15.7% during 2022, from $176M to $149M. Reported net income was -$28M.
How have The Buckle, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Buckle, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 35.3%, from $149M to $201M.
Where does Buckle 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Buckle 401(k) Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Buckle 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Coolsys, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA ($149M, 2,987 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Buckle 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is S&c 401(k) Retirement Savings & ESOP in IL (2,496 participants, $2.3B in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 470366193.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.