Summary Prospectus July
1, 2024
| JPMorgan International Bond Opportunities
ETF Ticker: JPIB |
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 1-844-457-6383 or by sending an e-mail request to jpm.xf@jpmorgan.com or by
asking any financial intermediary that offers shares of the Fund. The Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated July 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 to provide total return.
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 example
below.
| ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES1
(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the
value of your investment) |
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| Management Fees
|
0.50% |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
0.50 |
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The Fund's management agreement provides that the adviser will pay substantially all expenses of the Fund
(including expenses of the Trust relating to the Fund), except for the management fees, payments under the Fund’s 12b-1 plan (if any), interest expenses, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales,
taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses (other than fees for funds advised by the adviser and/or its affiliates), costs of holding shareholder meetings, and litigation and potential litigation and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in
the ordinary course of the Fund’s business. Additionally, the Fund shall be responsible for its non-operating expenses, including brokerage commissions and fees and expenses associated with the Fund’s securities
lending program, if applicable.
Example
This Example
is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The Example does not take into account brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares of the
Fund. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The
Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s
operating expenses remain the same. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.
| WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE: | ||||
| |
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
| SHARES ($) |
51 |
160 |
280 |
628 |
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 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 25% of the average value of its portfolio.
What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?
The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing across sectors in developed and emerging markets located around the world. The Fund is flexible and
opportunistic. Because the Fund is not managed to a benchmark, J.P. Morgan Investment Management
Inc. (JPMIM or the adviser) has broad discretion to shift the Fund’s exposure to strategies, sectors, countries or currencies based on changing market conditions and its view of the best mix of investment
opportunities. In buying and selling investments for the Fund, the adviser allocates the
Fund’s exposure to strategies, sectors, countries and currencies based on the adviser’s analysis of individual investments and broader economic conditions in individual countries, regions and the world. This allows the adviser to
take a conservative approach during uncertain periods and move into higher risk opportunities as
market conditions improve, which may result in the Fund focusing in only a few markets and
sectors. The Fund’s focus may change from time to time. As part of its investment process,
the adviser seeks to assess the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors on certain issuers or countries in the universe in which the Fund may invest. The adviser’s assessment is based on
an analysis of key opportunities and risks across industries to seek to identify financially
material issues with respect to the Fund’s investments in issuers and ascertain key issues that merit engagement with issuers. These assessments may not be conclusive and securities or countries that may be negatively
impacted by such factors may be purchased and retained by the Fund while the Fund may divest or
not invest in securities that may be positively impacted by such factors.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in bonds. “Assets”
means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. A “bond” is
defined as a debt security with a maturity of 90 days or more at the time of its issuance. The
Fund’s assets are invested primarily in debt securities of issuers located in countries other than the
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United States. The Fund may invest in
developed or emerging markets, including sovereign debt issued by countries in developed and
emerging markets. Emerging markets currently include most countries in the world except Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United States, the United Kingdom and most western European countries and Hong Kong.
In managing the Fund, the adviser will seek to diversify the Fund’s portfolio by investing
in issuers in at least three countries other than the U.S. under normal circumstances. The Fund may invest a substantial part of its assets in just one country and is not required to allocate its investments in any set
percentages in any particular country. Currently, the Fund anticipates at least 50% of the
Fund’s net assets will be denominated in U.S. dollars or hedged back to U.S. dollars. However, from time to time, the Fund may have greater exposure to non-U.S. dollar investments to take advantage of market conditions.
Although the Fund has
the flexibility to invest without limit in securities that are rated below investment grade (also known as junk bonds or high yield securities), or the unrated equivalent, the Fund generally invests at least 25% of
the Fund’s Assets in securities that, at the time of purchase are rated investment grade or
the unrated equivalent. The Fund has flexibility to decrease the percentage of Assets invested in investment grade securities at any time to take advantage of higher risk opportunities when market conditions are
improving.
The Fund has broad flexibility to invest in a wide variety of debt securities and instruments. The Fund currently seeks to maintain a duration of eight years or less, although
the Fund has the flexibility to maintain a longer duration under certain market conditions such
as significant volatility in interest rates and spreads. Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a debt security or a portfolio of debt securities to relative changes in interest rates. For instance, a
duration of three years means that a security’s or portfolio’s price would be expected to decrease by approximately 3% with a 1% increase in interest rates (assuming a parallel shift in yield curve).
As part of its principal investment strategy, the Fund may invest in fixed and floating rate debt
securities issued in developed and emerging markets. These securities may include debt securities issued by governments and their agencies, state and provincial governmental entities, supranational organizations,
corporations and banks.
The Fund may also use currency related transactions involving currency derivatives as part of its primary investment strategy. A derivative is an instrument that has a
value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use currency derivatives
including foreign forward currency contracts (including non-deliverable forwards) and currency options for hedging or to gain or manage exposure to currencies or securities. The adviser has flexibility to significantly
increase the Fund’s exposure to currencies through the use of currency derivatives. The
Fund may use foreign currency transactions and other derivatives to hedge non-dollar investments back to the U.S. dollar.
In addition to currency derivatives, the Fund may use other fixed income and credit derivatives including
futures contracts, options and swaps (including credit default swaps and interest rate swaps).
The Fund may use derivatives as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may also use derivatives to establish, increase, decrease, or manage exposure
to securities, markets, or currencies including for hedging purposes, to seek to increase gain to the Fund and/or as part of its risk management process.
A significant portion
of the Fund’s assets may be invested in asset-backed securities and mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities. Such securities may be structured as collateralized mortgage obligations and stripped
mortgage-backed securities, including those structured such that payments consist of
interest-only (IO), principal-only (PO) or principal and interest. The Fund may also invest in structured investments including credit linked notes (CLNs) for which the reference instrument is an emerging markets or developed
markets debt instrument, adjustable rate mortgage loans (ARMs), custodial receipts and credit
risk transfer securities and credit-linked notes issued by government-related organizations. The Fund may invest a significant amount of its assets in “sub-prime” mortgage-related securities.
The Fund may invest
in securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities including U.S. Treasury securities, treasury receipts and obligations and securities issued by the Government National Mortgage
Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).
The Fund may also invest in mortgage pass-through securities including securities eligible to be sold in the “to-be-announced” or TBA market (Mortgage TBAs).
The Fund may enter into dollar rolls, in which the Fund sells mortgage-backed securities
including Mortgage TBAs and at the same time contracts to buy back very similar securities on a
future date. The Fund may also sell Mortgage TBAs short.
The Fund may invest in inflation-linked debt securities including fixed and floating rate debt securities of varying maturities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and
instrumentalities, such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS). The Fund may also
invest in inflation-linked debt securities issued by other entities such as corporations, foreign governments and foreign issuers.
The Fund may also
invest in when-issued securities, delayed delivery securities, forward commitments, zero-coupon securities, pay-in-kind securities, inverse floating rate securities, short-term funding agreements and deferred payment
securities.
As part of its principal investment strategy and for temporary defensive purposes, any portion of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in cash and cash
equivalents.
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.
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The Fund is subject to the main risks noted below, any of which may adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value (NAV), market price, performance and ability to meet its
investment objective.
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. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers 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, liquidity risks, 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,” the 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 the 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 countries 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, the 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 market countries, which can increase the risk of loss.
Geographic Focus Risk. The Fund may focus its investments in one or more regions or small groups of countries. As a result, the Fund’s performance may be subject to
greater volatility than a more geographically diversified fund.
Interest Rate Risk. The Fund’s investments in bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. If rates rise, 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 may invest in variable and floating rate debt securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than fixed rate
instruments, the value of floating rate 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 investments are subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. If an issuer’s
or counterparty’s financial condition worsens, the credit quality of the issuer or
counterparty may deteriorate, making it difficult for the Fund to sell such
investments.
European Market Risk. The Fund’s performance will be affected by political, social and economic conditions in the various
countries in which it invests in Europe and in Europe more generally, such as growth of the
economic output (the gross national product), the rate of inflation, the rate at which capital is
reinvested into European economies, the success of governmental actions to reduce budget deficits, the resource self-sufficiency of European countries and interest and monetary exchange rates between European countries.
European financial markets may experience volatility due to concerns about high government debt
levels, credit rating downgrades, rising unemployment, the future of the euro as a common
currency, possible restructuring of government debt and other government measures responding to those concerns, and fiscal and monetary controls imposed on member countries of the European Union. The risk of investing in
Europe may be heightened due to steps taken by the United Kingdom to exit the European Union. On
January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom officially withdrew from the European Union. As of May 1, 2021, the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) governs certain aspects of the European Union’s and the
United Kingdom’s relationship, many of which are still to be determined, including those
related to financial services. Notwithstanding the TCA, significant uncertainty remains in the
market regarding the ramifications of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European
Union. The impact on the United
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Kingdom and European economies and the
broader global economy could be significant, resulting in increased volatility and illiquidity,
currency fluctuations, impacts on arrangements for trading and on other existing cross-border cooperation arrangements (whether economic, tax, fiscal, legal, regulatory or otherwise), and in potentially lower growth
for companies in the United Kingdom, Europe and globally, which could have an adverse effect on
the value of the Fund’s investments. In addition, if one or more other countries were to exit the European Union or abandon the use of the euro as a currency, the value of investments tied to those countries or the
euro could decline significantly and unpredictably.
Sovereign Debt Risk. The Fund may invest in securities issued or guaranteed by foreign governmental entities (known as sovereign debt securities). These investments are
subject to the risk of payment delays or defaults, due, for example, to cash flow problems,
insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, large debt positions relative to the country’s economy or failure to implement economic reforms. There is no legal or bankruptcy process for collecting
sovereign debt.
Currency Risk. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of the Fund’s securities and may
affect the price of the Fund’s Shares. Generally, when the value of the U.S. dollar rises
in value relative to a foreign currency, an investment impacted by that currency loses value because that currency is worth less in U.S. dollars. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for
a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates. Devaluation of a currency by a
country’s government or banking authority also will have a significant impact on the value of any investments denominated in that currency. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets, may be
riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Although
currently the Fund anticipates at least 50% of the Fund’s net assets will be denominated in U.S. dollars or hedged back to U.S. dollars, the Fund has the flexibility to have greater exposure to non-U.S. dollar
investments. In addition, the Fund’s use of foreign currency derivatives may not be successful, including due to delays in placing trades and other operational limitations, in hedging non-dollar
investments back to the U.S. dollar and the use of such strategies may lower the Fund’s
potential returns.
High Yield Securities Risk. The Fund invests in securities including junk bonds and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. 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 may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading
market, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. High yield
securities that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.
In recent years,
there has been a broad trend of weaker or less restrictive covenant protections in the high yield market. 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 high yield securities, increase the claims
against assets that are permitted against collateral securing 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 high yield securities issued by such
borrowers. Each of these factors might negatively impact the high yield instruments held by the
Fund.
No active trading market may exist for some instruments and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. The inability to dispose of the Fund’s
securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund. Because
some instruments may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity and valuation risk may be more pronounced for the Fund. When instruments are prepaid, the 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.
Derivatives Risk. Derivatives, including foreign forward currency contracts, options, futures contracts and swaps, may be riskier than other types of investments and may
increase the volatility of the Fund. 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 original investment. Certain derivatives expose the Fund to counter-party risk, which is the risk that the
derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes 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 does not have a claim
on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform
as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change
in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation. Derivatives
also can expose the Fund 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 counterparty
and operational risk, which includes documentation or settlement issues, system failures, inadequate controls and human error.
Strategy Risk. The
Fund uses a flexible asset allocation approach which may result in the adviser focusing on only a few strategies, sectors, countries or currencies. Due to the Fund’s flexible allocation approach, the Fund’s risk
exposure may vary and risk associated with an individual strategy, sector, country or currency
may become more pronounced particularly when the Fund utilizes only a few strategies or types of investments. The Fund’s currency management strategies may substantially change the Fund’s exposure to currency
exchange rates and could result in losses to the Fund if currencies do not perform as
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the adviser expects. In addition, currency
management strategies, to the extent that they reduce the Fund’s exposure to currency
risks, may also reduce the Fund’s ability to benefit from favorable changes in currency exchange rates.
Using currency derivative strategies for purposes other than hedging further increases the Fund’s exposure to foreign investment losses. Currency markets generally
are not as regulated as securities markets. In addition, currency rates may fluctuate
significantly over short periods of time, and can reduce returns.
Government Securities Risk. The Fund invests 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)). 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. 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.
Asset-Backed, Mortgage-Related and
Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in asset-backed,
mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime”
mortgages, credit risk transfer securities and credit-linked notes issued by government-related
organization that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When
mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, the 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 may be
subject to extension risk, and may receive principal later than expected. As a result, in periods
of rising interest rates, the 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.
Collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) and stripped mortgage-backed securities, including those structured as interest-only (IOs) and principal-only (POs), are
more volatile
and may
be more sensitive to the rate of prepayments than other mortgage-related securities. The risk of default, as described under “Credit Risk,” for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed
securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less
available information than other types of debt securities.
Credit risk transfer securities and credit-linked notes are general obligations issued by a government-related
organization or special purpose vehicle (SPV), respectively, and are unguaranteed. Unlike
mortgage-backed securities, investors in credit risk transfer securities and credit-linked notes issued by a government-related organization have no recourse to the underlying mortgage loans. In addition, some or all of
the mortgage default risk associated with the underlying mortgage loans is transferred to the
noteholder. There can be no assurance that losses will not occur on an investment. These
investments are also subject to the risks described under “Prepayment
Risk.” Below.
Prepayment Risk. The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect
the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when
securities are called, the Fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield. The Fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected
capital loss.
Structured Investment Risk. Certain structured investments including CLNs are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such instruments, the Fund does not have
a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk.
Inflation-Linked Security Risk. 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 an
inflation-linked security tends to decline when real interest rates increase. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments of inflation-linked securities such as TIPS are adjusted periodically to a
specified rate of inflation (e.g., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban
Consumers (CPI-U)). There can be no assurance that the inflation index used will accurately measure the real rate of inflation. These securities may lose value in the event that the actual rate of inflation is different
than the rate of the inflation index.
Mortgage Dollar Roll Risk. The Fund may enter into mortgage dollar rolls involving mortgage pass-through securities including mortgage TBAs and other mortgage-backed
securities. During the period between the sale and repurchase in a mortgage dollar roll
transaction, the Fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the terms of
the agreement. If the counterparty files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund’s
right to repurchase or sell securities may be limited. Short sales of mortgage TBAs and engaging in
mortgage dollar rolls may be subject to leverage risks as described under “Derivatives
Risk.” In addition, mortgage dollar
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rolls may increase interest rate risk and
result in an increased portfolio turnover rate which increases costs and may increase taxable
gains.
Zero-Coupon, Pay-In-Kind and Deferred Payment Securities Risk. The market value of a zero-coupon, pay-in-kind or deferred payment security is generally more volatile than the market value of, and is more likely to respond to a greater
degree to changes in interest rates and credit quality than, other fixed income securities with
similar maturities and credit quality that pay interest periodically. In addition, federal income tax law requires that the holder of a zero-coupon security accrue a portion of the discount at which the security was purchased
as taxable income each year. The Fund may consequently have to dispose of portfolio securities
under disadvantageous circumstances to generate cash to satisfy its requirement as a regulated investment company to distribute all of its net income (including non-cash income attributable to zero-coupon
securities). These actions may reduce the assets to which the Fund’s expenses could
otherwise be allocated and may reduce the Fund’s rate of return.
ETF Shares Trading Risk. Shares are listed for trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the Exchange) and are bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The
market prices of Shares are expected to fluctuate, in some cases materially, in response to
changes in the Fund’s NAV, the intraday value of the Fund’s holdings and supply and demand for Shares. The adviser cannot predict whether Shares will trade above, below or at their NAV. Disruptions to
creations and redemptions, the existence of significant market volatility or potential lack of an
active trading market for the Shares (including through a trading halt), as well as other factors, may result in the Shares trading significantly above (at a premium) or below (at a discount) to NAV or to the intraday
value of the Fund’s holdings. During such periods, you may incur significant losses if you
sell your Shares.
The securities held by the Fund may be traded in markets that close at a different time than the Exchange. Liquidity in those securities may be reduced after the applicable
closing times. Accordingly, during the time when the Exchange is open but after the applicable
market closing, fixing or settlement times, bid-ask spreads on the Exchange and the corresponding
premium or discount to the Shares’ NAV may widen.
Authorized Participant Concentration Risk. Only an authorized participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund. The Fund has a limited
number of intermediaries that act as authorized participants and none of these authorized
participants is or will be obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that these intermediaries exit the business or are unable to or choose not to proceed with creation and/or redemption
orders with respect to the Fund and no other authorized participant creates or redeems, Shares
may trade at a discount to NAV and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting.
Industry and Sector Focus Risk. At times, the 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.
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.
Cash Transactions Risk. Unlike certain ETFs, the Fund may effect creations and redemptions in cash or partially in cash. Therefore, it may be required to sell portfolio
securities and subsequently recognize gains on such sales that the Fund might not have recognized
if it were to distribute portfolio securities in-kind. As such, investments in Shares may be less tax-efficient than an investment in an ETF that distributes portfolio securities entirely in-kind.
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 the performance of the Fund’s Shares over the past six calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one
year, five years and life of the Fund. It compares that performance to the Bloomberg Multiverse ex-USA (USD Hedged) Index. As of 9/14/20, the Fund changed its investment strategies. In
view of these changes, the Fund’s performance record prior to this period might be less
pertinent for investors considering whether the purchase Shares of the Fund. 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
visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-844-457-6383 (844-4JPM ETF).
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| YEAR-BY-YEAR RETURNS |
| Best Quarter |
2nd quarter, 2020 |
6.36% |
| Worst Quarter |
2nd quarter, 2022 |
-6.87% |
| The Fund’s year-to-date total return |
through |
3/31/24 |
was |
0.30% |
. |
| AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
(For periods ended December 31, 2023) |
|||
| |
Past |
Past |
Life of Fund
since |
| |
1 Year |
5 Years |
04/05/2017 |
| SHARES |
|
|
|
| Return Before Taxes |
7.84 % |
3.74 % |
3.09 % |
| Return After Taxes on Distributions |
5.88 |
2.23 |
1.51 |
| Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
4.59 |
2.22 |
1.68 |
| BLOOMBERG MULTIVERSE EX-USA (USD HEDGED) INDEX (Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes) |
8.37 |
1.65 |
1.96 |
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 the Fund Since |
Primary Title with
Investment Adviser |
| Bob Michele |
2017 |
Managing Director |
| Iain Stealey |
2017 |
Managing Director |
| Lisa Coleman |
2020 |
Managing Director |
| Peter Aspbury |
2020 |
Managing Director |
Purchase and Sale of Shares
Individual Shares of the Fund may only be purchased and sold in secondary market transactions through brokers
or financial intermediaries. Shares of the Fund are listed for trading on the Exchange, and
because Shares trade at market prices rather than NAV, Shares of the Fund may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount). Certain affiliates of the Fund and the adviser may purchase and
resell Shares pursuant to this prospectus.
An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay
to purchase Shares of the Fund (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for
Shares (ask) when buying or selling Shares in the secondary market (the bid-ask spread).
Recent information, including information about the Fund’s NAV, market price, premiums and discounts,
and bid-ask spreads, is included on the Fund’s website at
jpmorganfunds.com.
Tax Information
To
the extent the Fund makes distributions, those distributions will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 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 adviser and its related companies may pay the financial intermediary for the sale of 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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