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Summary Prospectus    February 28, 2011, as supplemented May 2, 2011

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JPMorgan Russia Fund

Class/Ticker:     A/JRUAX     C/JRUCX      Select/JRUSX

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 February 28, 2011, as supplemented, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

 

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund will seek long-term capital growth.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “How to Do Business with the Funds — SALES CHARGES” on page 76 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value
of your investment)

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     1.25     1.25     1.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     1.46        1.50        1.47   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25   

Remainder of Other

       

Expenses

    1.21        1.25        1.22   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01   
                         
Total Annual Fund        
Operating Expenses     2.97        3.51        2.73   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     (0.96     (1.00     (0.97
                         
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     2.01        2.51        1.76   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser, administrator and distributor (the Service Providers) have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A and Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, Dividend Expenses on Short Sales, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses and expenses related to the Board of Trustees’ deferred compensation plan) exceed 2.00%, 2.50% and 1.75%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. This contract cannot be terminated prior to 3/1/12, at which time the Service Providers will determine whether or not to renew or revise it.
 

 

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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 table through 2/29/12 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     718        1,310        1,925        3,578   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     354        984        1,737        3,717   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     179        755        1,358        2,990   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     718        1,310        1,925        3,578   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     254        984        1,737        3,717   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     179        755        1,358        2,990   

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 58% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of the value of its Assets in equity securities of Russian companies or instruments that have similar economic characteristics. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund may, to a lesser extent, invest in equity securities of companies located in the former Soviet Union countries other than Russia, or instruments that have similar economic characteristics. A Russian company is any company: that is organized under the laws of, or has a principal office in Russia; the principal securities market for which is Russia; that derives at least 50% of its total revenues or profits from goods that are produced or sold,

investments made, or services performed in Russia; or at least 50% of the assets of which are located in Russia.

The Fund may invest in securities denominated in U.S. dollars, major reserve currencies and currencies of other countries in which it can invest. The Fund may from time to time hedge a portion of its foreign currency exposure into the U.S. dollar.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser will use an active style of portfolio management which focuses on bottom-up stock selection conducted by experienced country specialists.

In managing the Fund, the adviser seeks to add value primarily through stock selection decisions. The adviser places a strong emphasis on bottom-up stock research conducted by country specialists. Macro research is used as a framework for this bottom-up analysis. The investment process is characterized by identifying and purchasing securities issued by high quality companies with sustainable earnings growth on attractive valuations, and avoiding overvalued stocks and markets. The adviser prefers to construct a concentrated portfolio, thereby facilitating greater knowledge of the underlying holdings.

The Fund will sell securities if the adviser believes the issuer of such securities no longer meets certain growth criteria, if certain political and economic events occur, or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available.

The Fund is non-diversified.

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 securities or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market 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’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Market Risks. Investments in foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility,

 

 

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expropriation and nationalization risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. These risks are magnified in “emerging markets.”

Russian Market Risk. Investing in Russian securities is highly speculative and involves significant risks and special considerations. Since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia continues to experience dramatic political and social change. Though Russia has been transitioning from a centrally controlled command system to a more market-oriented democratic model, recent political developments have trended back to high government involvement and centralized control in some industries, such as Russia’s oil and gas industries. The Russian securities markets are substantially smaller, less liquid and more volatile than the securities markets in the U.S., with a few issuers representing a large percentage of market capitalization and trading volume.

The Fund may be affected unfavorably by political developments, social instability, changes in government policies, and other political and economic developments. There is the potential for expropriation, dilution, devaluation, default or excessive taxation by the Russian government or any of its agencies or political subdivisions with respect to investments in Russian securities by or for the benefit of foreign entities. The Russian economy is heavily dependent upon the export of commodities including most industrial metals, forestry products, oil and gas. Accordingly, it is strongly affected by international commodity prices and global demand for these products. Furthermore, it is possible that the Fund’s ownership rights could be lost through fraud or negligence because ownership of shares in Russian companies is recorded by the companies themselves and by registrars instead of through a central registration system. Since the Russian banking institutions and registrars are not guaranteed by the state, the Fund may not be able to pursue claims on behalf of the Fund’s shareholders.

Because the Fund concentrates in a single region of the world, the Fund’s performance may be more volatile than that of a fund that invests globally. If Russian securities fall out of favor, it may cause the Fund to underperform funds that do not concentrate in a single region of the world.

Depositary Receipt Risk. The Fund’s investments may take the form of depositary receipts, including unsponsored depositary receipts. Unsponsored depositary receipts may not provide as much information about the underlying issuer and may not carry the same voting privileges as sponsored depositary receipts. Unsponsored depositary receipts are issued by one or more depositaries in response to market demand, but without a formal agreement with the company that issues the underlying securities.

Smaller Cap Company Risk. Investments in securities of smaller companies may be riskier and more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Currency Risk. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of the Fund’s securities and 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 in that country loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Devaluation of a currency by a country’s government or banking authority also may have a significant impact on the value of any investments denominated in that currency. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets.

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Many derivatives create leverage thereby causing the Fund to be more volatile than it would be if it had not used derivatives. Derivatives also expose the Fund to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations), including credit risk of the derivative counterparty.

Non-Diversified Fund Risk. Since the Fund is nondiversified, it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer or group of issuers than a diversified fund would. This increased concentration in fewer issuers may result in the Fund’s shares being more sensitive to economic results of those issuing the securities.

Redemption Risk. The Fund could experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent, occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for the securities sold, or when the securities the Fund wishes to or is required to sell are illiquid.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

 

 

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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 Class A Shares over the past three calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and the life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Russia Index (net of foreign withholding taxes) and the Lipper Emerging Markets Funds Index, an index based on the total return of all funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. 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 1-800-480-4111. The performance figures in the bar chart do not reflect any deduction for the front-end sales charge, which is assessed on Class A Shares. If the sales charge were reflected, the performance figures would have been lower.

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      56.75%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –60.40%   

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2010)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of
Fund
Since
2/28/07
 
CLASS A SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     25.50     (2.43 )% 
Return After Taxes on Distributions     25.50        (2.62
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     16.57        (2.10
CLASS C SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     30.82        (1.56
SELECT CLASS SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     32.77        (0.79
MSCI RUSSIA INDEX      
(Net of Foreign Withholding Taxes)      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes, Except Foreign Withholding Taxes)     19.07        (4.16
LIPPER EMERGING MARKETS FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     20.14        7.28   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class A Shares, and after-tax returns for these 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.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Oleg Biryulyov   2007    Managing Director
Vitaly Kazakov   2007    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $25   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   
 

 

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In general, you may purchase or redeem shares on any business day

 

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Through your Financial Intermediary

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By writing to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528

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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 an IRA, 401(k) plan or other 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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