401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Buckle, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$178M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2,672
Participants Above avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$66,721
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Buckle 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Buckle, Inc. · Nebraska · Retail Trade

$178M in assets, 2,672 participants

The Buckle, Inc.'s Buckle 401(k) Plan reported $178M in total assets and 2,672 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #8,143 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in Nebraska

Buckle 401(k) Plan covers 2,672 participants in Nebraska, 4.8x the typical Nebraska plan (state average ~552 per filing). Assets: $178M.

#8,143
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+19.9%
assets growth YoY
1.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$178,277,529 Top 6% higher than 94% of 127,068 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 2023

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

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Buckle 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (2,672 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Buckle 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$28M in the plan year 2022 filing to $30M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Buckle 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $149M in the plan year 2022 filing to $178M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Buckle 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 2,496 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,672 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 470366193 · The Buckle, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Buckle 401(k) Plan · $178M · 2,672 · 94th

  • 5500 $178M
  • 5500 2,672
  • 5500 94th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • 5500 near Buchalter 401(k) Plan
  • 5500 ind #8143

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

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Buckle 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Nebraska filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$149M
Net Assets (End of Year)$178M
Net Income$30M
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. 0100002000030000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Buckle 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.178277529 · Participants: 2672Buckle 401(k) PlanHdr, Inc. Best Plan and ESOP, Total assets ($B): 6.272854301 · Participants: 10652Hdr, Inc. Best Plan and ESOPPeter Kiewit Sons, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.422593059 · Participants: 16947Peter Kiewit Sons, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanUnion Pacific Corporation Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.265096577 · Participants: 5470Union Pacific Corporation Thrift PlanUnion Pacific Agreement Employee 401(k) Retirement Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.255128453 · Participants: 27770Union Pacific Agreement Employee 401(k) Retirement Thrift PlanFirst National of Nebraska, Inc. First Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.926040387 · Participants: 5038First 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 Buchalter 401(k) Plan in CA ($178M); by covered participants it is Axcet Hr Solutions M/E 401(k) Retirement Plan in KS (2,673 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($178M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,672 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. 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 2023? ▼
Buckle 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 19.9% during 2023, from $149M to $178M. Reported net income was $30M.
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 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% 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 Buchalter 401(k) Plan in CA ($178M, 464 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 Axcet Hr Solutions M/E 401(k) Retirement Plan in KS (2,673 participants, $86M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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.