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WPP plc (WPP.L)

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+11.40

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As of 12:23PM BST. Market open.

Major holders

Currency in GBp

0.32%	% of shares held by all insiders
57.03%	% of shares held by institutions
57.22%	% of float held by institutions
336	Number of institutions holding shares

Holder	Shares	Date reported	% out	Value
Paradigm Asset Management Company, LLC	79,000	30 Jun 2023	0.01%	63,247,398

Holder	Shares	Date reported	% out	Value
Oakmark International Fund	37,178,069	31 Dec 2023	3.46%	29,764,761,133
Price (T.Rowe) Overseas Stock Fund	16,123,529	31 Jan 2024	1.50%	12,908,496,923
Vanguard International Stock Index-Total Intl Stock Indx	14,217,631	31 Jan 2024	1.32%	11,382,635,031
Bridge Builder Tr-Bridge Builder International Equity Fd	12,607,487	31 Dec 2023	1.17%	10,093,553,784
Capital Income Builder, Inc.	10,114,646	31 Mar 2024	0.94%	8,097,785,340
Price (T.Rowe) International Value Equity Trust	9,045,855	31 Dec 2023	0.84%	7,242,111,292
Price (T.Rowe) International Core Equity Trust	8,556,127	31 Dec 2023	0.80%	6,850,035,067
Price (T.Rowe) International Value Equity Fund	8,544,609	31 Jan 2024	0.80%	6,840,813,756
Vanguard Tax Managed Fund-Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund	8,454,638	31 Dec 2023	0.79%	6,768,782,976
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF	6,079,087	29 Feb 2024	0.57%	4,866,916,903