SAN DIEGO, May 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leading retail investment advisory firm and independent broker/dealer LPL Financial LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LPLA), today released its monthly activity report for April 2018.
Total brokerage and advisory assets served at the end of April were approximately $652 billion, a 0.7 percent increase compared to the end of March 2018. Total net new assets for April were $2.1 billion, including $2.2 billion from the acquisition of the broker/dealer network of National Planning Holdings, Inc. (NPH). Total client cash sweep balances at the end of April were $28.9 billion, a 2.4 percent decrease compared to March 2018.
Prior to NPH, total brokerage and advisory assets at the end of April were approximately $580 billion, a 0.3 percent increase compared to the end of March 2018. Total net new assets prior to NPH for April were an outflow of $0.1 billion. This outflow reflects client cash disbursements during tax season.
| (End of Period $ in billions, unless noted) | April | March | Change | April | Change |
| 2018 | 2018 | M/M | 2017 | Y/Y | |
| Assets Served | |||||
| Advisory Assets | 284.7 | 283.5 | 0.4% | 228.9 | 24.4% |
| Brokerage Assets | 367.6 | 364.1 | 1.0% | 305.9 | 20.2% |
| Total Brokerage and Advisory Assets | 652.3 | 647.5 | 0.7% | 534.8 | 22.0% |
| Assets Served Prior to NPH | |||||
| Advisory Assets | 270.9 | 269.8 | 0.4% | 228.9 | 18.3% |
| Brokerage Assets | 309.2 | 308.4 | 0.3% | 305.9 | 1.1% |
| Total Brokerage and Advisory Assets | 580.1 | 578.1 | 0.3% | 534.8 | 8.5% |
| Net New Assets | |||||
| Net New Advisory Assets | 1.1 | 1.7 | n/m | 1.4 | n/m |
| Net New Brokerage Assets | 1.0 | 2.1 | n/m | (1.3) | n/m |
| Total Net New Assets | 2.1 | 3.8 | n/m | 0.1 | n/m |
| Net New Assets Prior to NPH | |||||
| Net New Advisory Assets | 1.1 | 1.7 | n/m | 1.4 | n/m |
| Net New Brokerage Assets | (1.2) | (1.6) | n/m | (1.3) | n/m |
| Total Net New Assets | (0.1) | 0.1 | n/m | 0.1 | n/m |
| Net Brokerage to Advisory Conversions | 0.6 | 0.7 | n/m | 0.6 | n/m |
| (End of Period $ in billion, unless noted) | April | March | Change | April | Change |
| 2018 | 2018 | M/M | 2017 | Y/Y | |
| Cash Sweep Balances | |||||
| Insured Cash Account Balances | 22.2 | 22.6 | (1.8)% | 21.4 | 3.7% |
| Deposit Cash Account Balances | 4.0 | 4.2 | (4.8)% | 3.9 | 2.6% |
| Money Market Account Cash Balances | 2.7 | 2.9 | (6.9)% | 3.7 | (27.0)% |
| Total Cash Sweep Balances | 28.9 | 29.6 | (2.4)% | 29.0 | (0.3)% |
| Market Indices | |||||
| S&P 500 (end of period) | 2,648 | 2,641 | 0.3% | 2,384 | 11.1% |
| Fed Funds Effective Rate (average bps) | 169 | 151 | 11.9% | 91 | 85.7% |
For additional information regarding these and other LPL Financial business metrics, please refer to the company’s most recent earnings release, which is available in the Press Releases section of investor.lpl.com.
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