LPL Financial Reports Monthly Activity for April 2022


SAN DIEGO, May 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LPL Financial LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) (the “Company”), today released its monthly activity report for April 2022.

Total advisory and brokerage assets at the end of April were approximately $1.10 trillion, a decrease of $67 billion, or 5.8%, compared to the end of March 2022.

Total net new assets for April were $1.9 billion, translating to a 2.0% annualized growth rate. Total net new advisory assets were $2.2 billion, translating to a 4.2% annualized growth rate.

Total client cash balances at the end of April were $61.8 billion, flat with balances at the end of March 2022. Net buying in April was $3.1 billion.

(End of Period $ in billions, unless noted)

AprilMarchChangeAprilChange
2022 2022M/M2021Y/Y
Advisory and Brokerage Assets     
Advisory Assets586.3 624.3(6.1%)550.56.5%
Brokerage Assets509.5 538.8(5.4%)512.7(0.6%)
Total Advisory and Brokerage Assets1,095.8 1,163.1(5.8%)1,063.23.1%


Total Net New Assets
      
Net New Advisory Assets2.2 6.0n/m 38.0n/m 
Net New Brokerage Assets(0.3)0.3n/m 35.9n/m 
Total Net New Assets1.9 6.3n/m 73.8n/m 


Organic Net New Assets
      
Net New Organic Advisory Assets2.2 6.0n/m 5.4n/m 
Net New Organic Brokerage Assets(0.3)0.3n/m 1.4n/m 
Total Organic Net New Assets1.9 6.3n/m 6.7n/m 
        
Net Brokerage to Advisory Conversions0.7 0.9n/m 1.3n/m 


Client Cash Balances
        
Insured Cash Account Balances34.1 32.64.6%35.0(2.6%)
Deposit Cash Account Balances9.2 9.4(2.1%)7.522.7%
Total Bank Sweep Balances43.3 42.03.1%42.51.9%
Money Market Account Cash Balances16.9 18.2(7.1%)3.7n/m 
Purchased Money Market Funds1.6 1.60.0%1.56.7%
Total Money Market Balances18.5 19.8(6.6%)5.2n/m 
Total Client Cash Balances61.8 61.80.0%47.729.6%
      
Net Buy (Sell) Activity3.1 3.5n/m 6.9n/m 


Market Drivers
     
S&P 500 (end of period)4,132 4,530(8.8%)4,181(1.2%)
Russell 2000 (end of period)1,864 2,070(10.0%)2,266(17.7%)
Fed Funds Effective Rate (average bps)33 2065.0%7n/m 

For additional information regarding these and other LPL Financial business metrics, please refer to the Company’s most recent earnings announcement, which is available in the quarterly results section of investor.lpl.com.

Contacts

Investor Relations
investor.relations@lplfinancial.com 
(617) 897-4574

Media Relations
media.relations@lplfinancial.com
(980) 321-1232

About LPL Financial

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) was founded on the principle that the firm should work for the advisor, and not the other way around. Today, LPL is a leader in the markets we serve*, supporting over 20,000 financial advisors, including advisors at approximately 800 institution-based investment programs and at approximately 500 registered investment advisor ("RIA") firms nationwide. We are steadfast in our commitment to the advisor-centered model and the belief that Americans deserve access to personalized guidance from a financial advisor. At LPL, independence means that advisors have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run their perfect practice. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors, so they can take care of their clients.

* Top RIA custodian (Cerulli Associates, 2020 U.S. RIA Marketplace Report); No. 1 Independent Broker-Dealer in the U.S (Based on total revenues, Financial Planning magazine 1996-2021); No. 1 provider of third-party brokerage services to banks and credit unions (2020-2021 Kehrer Bielan Research & Consulting Annual TPM Report); Fortune 500 as of June 2021. LPL and its affiliated companies provide financial services only from the United States.

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