Summary
Prospectus November 1, 2024
| JPMorgan SmartRetirement®
Blend 2025 Fund Class/Ticker: R2/JBRSX R3/JBTUX R4/JBTBX R5/JBBSX R6/JBYSX |
Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s
Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s Prospectus and other information about the Fund,
including the Statement of Additional Information, online at www.jpmorganfunds.com/funddocuments. You can also get this information at no cost by calling
1-800-480-4111 or by sending an e-mail request to
Funds.Website.Support@jpmorganfunds.com or by asking any financial intermediary that offers shares of the Fund. The Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information, both dated November 1, 2024, as may be supplemented from time to time are incorporated by reference into this Summary
Prospectus.
What is the goal of the Fund?
The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the
Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the
Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples below.
“Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses” are
expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its ownership of shares in other investment
companies, including affiliated money market funds, other mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and
business development companies. The impact of Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses is included in the total returns of the Fund. Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses are not direct costs of the Fund, are not used by the Fund to calculate its net asset
value per share and are not included in the calculation of the ratio of expenses to average net
assets shown in the Financial Highlights section of the Fund’s
prospectus.
| ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the
value of your investment) |
|||||
| |
Class R2 |
Class R3 |
Class R4 |
Class R5 |
Class R6 |
| Management Fees
|
0.15% |
0.15% |
0.15% |
0.15% |
0.15% |
| Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees
|
0.50 |
0.25 |
NONE |
NONE |
NONE |
| Other Expenses
|
0.38 |
0.38 |
0.35 |
0.20 |
0.09 |
| Service Fees
|
0.25 |
0.25 |
0.25 |
0.10 |
NONE |
| Remainder of Other Expenses
|
0.13 |
0.13 |
0.10 |
0.10 |
0.09 |
| Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses
|
0.13 |
0.13 |
0.13 |
0.13 |
0.13 |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
|
1.16 |
0.91 |
0.63 |
0.48 |
0.37 |
| Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimburse- ments 1 |
-0.24 |
-0.24 |
-0.21 |
-0.21 |
-0.20 |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements
1 |
0.92 |
0.67 |
0.42 |
0.27 |
0.17 |
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The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive
fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1)
dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, expenses related to trustee elections, and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and
(2) Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.92%, 0.67%, 0.42%, 0.27% and 0.17% of the average daily net assets of Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6
Shares, respectively. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/25, at which time it will be determined whether such waivers will be renewed or revised. To the extent that the
Fund engages in securities lending, affiliated money market fund fees and expenses resulting from
the Fund’s investment of cash received from securities lending borrowers are not included in Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses and therefore, the above waivers do not apply to such investments.
Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in
the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5%
return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/25 and total annual
fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.
| WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE: | ||||
| |
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
| CLASS R2 SHARES ($) |
94 |
345 |
615 |
1,388 |
| CLASS R3 SHARES ($) |
68 |
266 |
480 |
1,098 |
| CLASS R4 SHARES ($) |
43 |
181 |
330 |
766 |
| CLASS R5 SHARES ($) |
28 |
133 |
248 |
583 |
| CLASS R6 SHARES ($) |
17 |
99 |
188 |
448 |
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a
taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the
Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the
Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 31% of the average value of its portfolio.
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What are the
Fund’s main investment strategies?
The JPMorgan
SmartRetirement® Blend 2025 Fund is generally intended for investors who plan to retire around the year 2025 (the target retirement year). Prior to reaching
the target retirement year, the Fund seeks risk appropriate total return with a shift to current
income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement year. The Fund assumes a person will be at or around age 65 at the target retirement year.
The Fund is designed to provide exposure to equity, fixed income and cash/cash equivalent asset classes by
investing in mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) within the same group of investment
companies (i.e., J.P. Morgan Funds), passive ETFs that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers in certain limited instances (unaffiliated passive ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying
funds) and/or direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. The Fund may also
invest in derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its
investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for
cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds. “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser uses passive underlying funds and strategies as well
as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.
In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and passive underlying funds, the adviser generally uses passive ETFs for asset classes where
the price of the asset is assumed to be fair and accurate, reflecting all
relevant information that is available
about the value of the asset (efficient markets). Examples of efficient markets include U.S.
Large Cap Equities, U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equities, and Developed International Equities. Generally, the amount of the Fund’s assets allocated to passive underlying funds will decrease the closer a Fund is to its target
retirement year.
In selecting underlying funds, the adviser expects to select J.P. Morgan Funds without considering or
canvassing the universe of unaffiliated underlying funds available even though there may (or may
not) be one or more unaffiliated underlying funds that investors might regard as more attractive for the Fund or that have superior returns. For actively-managed underlying funds, the adviser limits its selection to J.P. Morgan
Funds. For efficient markets exposure, the adviser expects to use J.P. Morgan passive ETFs unless
the investment is not available. To the extent the adviser determines in its sole discretion that an investment in a J.P. Morgan passive ETF is not available, only then will the adviser consider an unaffiliated passive
ETF.
The Fund’s asset allocation strategy is designed to
promote asset accumulation tailored to the time when investors expect to retire. As a result, the
Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change over time, generally becoming more conservative as it approaches the target retirement year. This means the asset allocation strategy will generally start with a
greater emphasis on equity investments and gradually shift to more emphasis on fixed income
investments. The anticipated target allocations between asset classes over the life of the Fund are displayed in the “glide path” below. In addition, the Fund's target allocations based on its position along the
glide path as of the date of this prospectus are included in the table following the glide path.
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| Target Allocations1 | |
| Fixed Income |
51.80
% |
| U.S. Fixed Income |
40.14 % |
| Inflation Managed |
4.00 % |
| High Yield Fixed Income |
6.02 % |
| Emerging Markets Debt |
1.64 % |
| Equity |
45.20
% |
| U.S. Large Cap Equity |
23.91 % |
| U.S. Mid Cap Equity |
3.16 % |
| U.S. Small Cap Equity |
1.75 % |
| REITs |
0.90 % |
| International Equity |
11.30 % |
| Emerging Markets Equity |
4.18 % |
| Money Market Funds/Cash and Cash Equivalents |
3.00
% |
| Money Market Funds/Cash and Cash Equivalents |
3.00 % |
Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.
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As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes both underlying funds and direct investments to implement
its target allocations. The amount of the Fund’s assets allocated to underlying funds and direct investments will vary over time. The Fund also has flexibility to utilize derivatives to implement its target
allocations.
The adviser will periodically assess the target allocations shown above taking into account various factors,
such as current market conditions, assumptions regarding future market performance, time horizon
and data on the savings and spending behavior of investors, and may make adjustments. Based on
the adviser’s assessment, these adjustments may include modifying the existing allocations
among asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset classes or maintaining asset
allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. As a result of the
adviser’s ability to make these modifications, as well as a Fund moving along its glide path each year, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown above by +/-
15%. In addition, as the adviser monitors the risk profile of the Fund over various market
environments, it may determine that conditions are not favorable and that deviations beyond +/-
15% are necessary to substantially reduce risk in order to preserve capital. Updated information
concerning the Fund’s actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available
in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.
The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative target allocations around the end of the year of the target retirement
year. When the target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan
SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend
Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
The Fund’s Main Investment Risks
The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if
the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.
The Fund is subject to the main risks noted below, through its investments
in underlying funds and through its direct investments. Any of the risks noted below, whether through investments in underlying funds or direct investments, may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and ability to
meet its investment objective.
Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your
retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over
which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk
tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and
the adviser may change the Fund’s target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.
Investments in Mutual Funds and ETFs Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated passive ETFs, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks
are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will
indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the
underlying funds benefit the adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a
significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s
investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed
fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a
discount). In addition, the adviser’s authority to allocate investments among J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated passive ETFs creates conflicts of interest. For example, investing in J.P. Morgan Funds could
cause the Fund to incur higher fees and will cause the adviser and/or its affiliates to receive
greater compensation, increase assets under management or support particular investment strategies or J.P. Morgan Funds.
Active Asset Allocation Risk. The adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments
shown in the glide path. The Fund’s allocation strategy may not be successful in adding
value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.
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Risk Associated with the
Fund Holding Cash, Money Market Instruments and Other Short-Term Investments.
The Fund will, at times, hold assets in cash, money market instruments and other short-term
investments, which may hurt the Fund’s performance. These positions may also subject the Fund to additional risks and costs.
Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses passive underlying funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a
specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an
indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the
index.
Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other
forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or
political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected
for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such
as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment in the underlying fund decreases in value.
Inflation-Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There
is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to
inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified
rate of inflation (e.g., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers
(CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a
TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.
Interest Rate Risk. Investments in bonds and other debt
securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. If rates increase, the value
of these investments generally declines. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and
longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. The Fund and/or an
underlying fund may invest in variable and floating rate Loans and other variable and floating rate
securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than
fixed rate instruments, the value of variable and floating rate Loans and other securities may
decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. The Fund may face a heightened level of interest rate risk due to certain changes in monetary policy. It is difficult to predict
the pace at which central banks or monetary authorities may change interest rates or the timing,
frequency, or magnitude of such changes. Any such changes could be sudden and could expose debt markets to significant volatility and reduced liquidity for Fund investments.
Credit Risk. The Fund’s and/or an underlying
fund’s investments are subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to
make payments when due or default completely. Prices of investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or
perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the underlying fund’s securities. Credit spread risk
is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration
may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s
securities.
Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed
Securities Risk. Investments in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities, including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages, that are subject to certain risks, including prepayment and call
risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, the Fund
and/or an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital
loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. In periods of either rising or
declining interest rates, the Fund and/or underlying fund may be subject to extension risk, and may receive principal later than expected. As a result, in periods of rising interest rates, the Fund and/or underlying fund may exhibit
additional volatility. During periods of difficult or frozen credit markets, significant changes
in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, such securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, become more volatile and/or become illiquid. Additionally, asset-backed, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed
securities are subject to risks associated with their structure and the nature of the assets
underlying the securities and the servicing of those assets. Certain asset-backed, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities may face valuation difficulties and may be less liquid than other types of
asset-backed, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities, or debt securities.
Government Securities Risk. Investments in securities
issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as
securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal
National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
(Freddie Mac)) are subject to risks. U.S. government securities are subject to market risk,
interest rate risk and credit risk. Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae
or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are
guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the
market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are
backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of interest or principal. This would result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Securities issued or
guaranteed by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not
backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the
funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.
Prepayment Risk. The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments or redemptions
occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid
or when securities are redeemed, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield. The
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underlying fund may also fail to recover
additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an
unexpected capital loss.
High Yield Securities and
Loan Risk. Investments in instruments, including junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are
issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed are
subject to risks. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such
investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no
collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement
periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, potentially less protection under the federal
securities laws and lack of publicly available information.
In recent years, there has been a broad trend of weaker or less restrictive covenant protections in both the Loan and high yield markets. Among other things, under such
weaker or less restrictive covenants, borrowers might be able to exercise more flexibility with
respect to certain activities than borrowers who are subject to stronger or more protective covenants. For example, borrowers might be able to incur more debt, including secured debt, return more capital to shareholders,
remove or reduce assets that are designated as collateral securing Loans or high yield
securities, increase the claims against assets that are permitted against collateral securing Loans or high yield securities or otherwise manage their business in ways that could impact creditors negatively. In addition, certain
privately held borrowers might be permitted to file less frequent, less detailed or less timely
financial reporting or other information, which could negatively impact the value of the Loans or high yield securities issued by such borrowers. Each of these factors might negatively impact the Loans and high yield
instruments held by an underlying fund.
High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some Loans and other
instruments and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the
settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. Certain Loans may take more than seven days to settle. The inability to dispose of the Fund’s and/or
underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in
losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Instruments that have a more limited secondary market have more pronounced liquidity and valuation risk than other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and
other instruments are prepaid, the Fund and/or an underlying fund may have to reinvest in
instruments with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these instruments, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.
Certain Loans may not be considered securities under the federal securities laws and, therefore,
investments in such Loans may not be subject to certain protections under those laws. In addition, the adviser may not have access to material non-public information to which other investors may have
access.
General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact
markets or issuers in other countries or regions. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may
underperform in comparison to securities in general financial markets, a particular financial
market or other asset classes due
to a number of factors, including inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for
deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market
instability, financial system instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In
addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected by the occurrence
of global events such as war, terrorism, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, country instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics.
Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Because the underlying funds may invest in foreign currencies or securities of foreign issuers, investments in such
underlying funds are subject to special risks in addition to those of U.S. investments.
Investments in foreign issuers and foreign securities (including depositary receipts) are subject
to additional risks, including political and economic risks, unstable governments, civil
conflicts and war, greater volatility, decreased market liquidity, expropriation and
nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, and less
stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets
where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities
paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or
delivery when due or default completely. Foreign market trading hours, clearance and settlement procedures, and holiday schedules may limit an underlying fund’s ability to buy and sell securities.
Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived
as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. These risks are magnified in emerging
markets. Emerging market countries typically have less established market economies than
developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political
uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market
valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers. Certain emerging market
countries may be subject to less stringent requirements regarding accounting, auditing, financial reporting and record keeping and therefore, material information related to an investment may not be available or reliable.
Additionally, an underlying fund may have substantial difficulties exercising its legal rights or
enforcing a counterparty’s legal obligations in certain jurisdictions outside of the United States, in particular, in emerging markets countries, which can increase the risk of loss.
Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate
investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments
in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating
expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the
real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in
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zoning, building, environmental and other
laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and
environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer, and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of
expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the
expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.
Smaller Company Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies (mid cap and small cap companies) which may be riskier, less liquid, more
volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more
established companies. The securities of small companies may trade less frequently and in smaller
volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, changes in the price of debt or equity
issued by such companies may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other securities,
especially over the short term. These risks are higher for small cap companies.
Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may
use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives, including
options and futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the
volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in
economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that
significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. The Fund
and the underlying funds may be more volatile than if they had not been leveraged because the leverage tends to exaggerate any effect on the value of the Fund’s or underlying funds’ portfolio
securities. Certain derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk
associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to
replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives
may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended
benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected
with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives
expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives
also can expose the Fund and underlying funds to derivative liquidity risk, which includes risks
involving the liquidity demands that derivatives can create to make payments of margin,
collateral or settlement payments to counterparties, legal risk, which includes the risk of loss resulting from insufficient or unenforceable contractual documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of the Fund’s or an
underlying fund’s counterparty and operational risk, which includes documentation or
settlement issues, system failures, inadequate controls and human error.
Securities and Financial Instruments Risk. The
Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional
risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit
risk).
Industry and Sector Focus Risk. At times, the Fund and/or an underlying fund may increase the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular industry or sector. The
prices of securities of issuers in a particular industry or sector may be more susceptible to
fluctuations due to changes in economic or business conditions, government regulations, availability of basic resources or supplies, contagion risk within a particular industry or sector or to other industries or
sectors, or other events that affect that industry or sector more than securities of issuers in
other industries and sectors. To the extent that the Fund increases the relative emphasis of its
investments in a particular industry or sector, the value of the Fund’s shares may fluctuate
in response to events affecting that industry or sector.
Transactions Risk. The Fund or an underlying fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when
selling securities to meet redemption requests. The risk of loss increases if the redemption
requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining
prices. Similarly, for both the Fund and underlying funds large purchases of a fund's shares may
adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing
new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily
would.
You could lose money investing in the
Fund.
The Fund’s Past
Performance
This section provides some indication of the risks
of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R6 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the
average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years.
The table compares the Fund’s performance to the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index, the S&P Target Date 2025 Index, and a composite benchmark. The
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index serves as the Fund’s regulatory index and provides a broad
measure of market performance. The S&P Target Date 2025 Index and the composite benchmark are the Fund’s additional indices and are more representative of the Fund’s investment universe than the
regulatory index. The composite benchmark for the Fund is a customized benchmark of the following
unmanaged market indexes: S&P 500 Index, S&P 400 Index, Russell 2000 Index, MSCI US REIT Index, MSCI EAFE Index (net total return), MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net total return), Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index,
Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Notes: 1-10 Year Index, Bloomberg U.S. High Yield - 2% Issuer
Cap Index, EMBI Global Diversified Index and FTSE 3-Month Treasury Bill Index. Each index is
weighted to reflect the target allocations of the Fund and is adjusted over time to correspond to
changes in the target allocations of the Fund. Returns shown for Class R3 and Class R4 Shares prior to their inception date are based on the performance of Class I Shares (which are not offered in
this prospectus). The actual returns for Class R3 Shares would have been lower than those shown
because Class R3 Shares have higher expenses than Class I Shares. The actual returns for Class R4
Shares would have been different to those shown because Class R4 Shares have different expenses as Class I
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Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the
future. Updated performance information is available by
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| YEAR-BY-YEAR RETURNS — CLASS R6 SHARES |
| Best Quarter |
2nd quarter, 2020 |
11.88% |
| Worst Quarter |
1st quarter, 2020 |
-13.08% |
| The Fund’s year-to-date total return |
through |
9/30/24 |
was |
11.09% |
. |
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| AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
(For periods ended December 31, 2023) |
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| |
Past
1 Year |
Past
5 Years |
Past
10 Years |
| CLASS R6 SHARES |
|
|
|
| Return Before Taxes |
13.37 % |
6.66 % |
5.51 % |
| Return After Taxes on Distributions |
12.12 |
5.38 |
4.25 |
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
8.05 |
4.79 |
3.85 |
| CLASS R2 SHARES |
|
|
|
| Return Before Taxes |
12.54 |
5.87 |
4.74 |
| CLASS R3 SHARES |
|
|
|
| Return Before Taxes |
12.84 |
6.13 |
5.02 |
| CLASS R4 SHARES |
|
|
|
| Return Before Taxes |
13.14 |
6.40 |
5.29 |
| CLASS R5 SHARES |
|
|
|
| Return Before Taxes |
13.24 |
6.55 |
5.41 |
| BLOOMBERG U.S. AGGREGATE INDEX1 (Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes) |
5.53 |
1.10 |
1.81 |
| S&P TARGET DATE 2025 INDEX (Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes) |
13.01 |
7.42 |
5.86 |
| JPM SMARTRETIREMENT BLEND 2025 COMPOSITE BENCHMARK (Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes) |
13.77 |
6.99 |
5.82 |
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As a result of new regulatory requirements, the Fund's regulatory index has changed from the S&P Target Date 2025 Index to the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index.
After-tax returns are
shown for only the Class R6 Shares and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect
the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not
relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k)
plans or individual retirement accounts.
Management
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (the adviser)
| Portfolio Manager |
Managed
Fund Since |
Primary Title with Investment Adviser |
| Daniel Oldroyd |
2012 |
Managing Director |
| Silvia Trillo |
2019 |
Managing Director |
| Ove Fladberg |
2022 |
Managing Director |
| Anshul Mohan |
2023 |
Managing Director |
| Jeffrey A. Geller |
2012 |
Managing Director |
Purchase and Sale of
Fund Shares
There are no minimum or maximum purchase requirements
with respect to Class R2, Class R3, Class R4 or Class R5
Shares.
| For Class R6 Shares |
|
| To establish an account |
|
| |
$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts |
| |
$5,000,000 for Institutional Investors |
| |
$15,000,000 for Other Investors |
| To add to an account |
No minimum levels |
There is no minimum investment for other eligible Class R6 investors, as described in the “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds – Choosing a Share Class –
Eligibility” section.
In general, you may purchase or redeem shares on any business day:
●
Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund
●
By
writing to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 219143, Kansas City, MO 64121-9143
●
After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111
Tax Information
The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your
investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be
subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank),
the Fund and its related companies may pay the financial intermediary for the sale of Fund shares
and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your
salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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