Encompass Wealth Advisors LLC Grows Holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $IEFA

Encompass Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (BATS:IEFA) by 2.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 263,748 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,911 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF accounts for about 7.8% of Encompass Wealth Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Encompass Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $23,028,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of IEFA. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 9,134.0% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 7,156,078 shares of the company’s stock valued at $597,389,000 after buying an additional 7,078,581 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.5% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 220,025,516 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,367,730,000 after purchasing an additional 5,414,037 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 140.8% during the 2nd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 8,449,555 shares of the company’s stock valued at $705,336,000 after purchasing an additional 4,940,406 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 40.1% in the 2nd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 15,245,913 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,272,729,000 after purchasing an additional 4,362,206 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF by 10.1% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 40,235,704 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,358,875,000 after purchasing an additional 3,675,689 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Up 31.0%

Shares of IEFA stock opened at $91.43 on Tuesday. iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has a 12-month low of $66.95 and a 12-month high of $87.36. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $88.70 and a 200-day moving average of $86.55. The company has a market capitalization of $156.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.84.

About iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

The iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE IMI index, a market-cap-weighted index of developed-market stocks in Europe, Australasia and the Far East, and excludes North America IEFA was launched on Oct 18, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.