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Summary Prospectus    February 29, 2012    LOGO

 

JPMorgan Global Opportunities Fund

(formerly JPMorgan Global Focus Fund)

Class/Ticker:     A/JGFAX     C/JGFCX     Select/JGFSX

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 29, 2012, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

 

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide 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 Fund — SALES CHARGES” on page 16 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     0.60     0.60     0.60
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     4.44        4.82        5.08   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    4.19        4.57        4.83   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     5.29        6.17        5.68   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     (4.04     (4.42     (4.68
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     1.25        1.75        1.00   

 

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 operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses and expenses related to the Board of Trustees’ deferred compensation plan) exceed 1.25%, 1.75% and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively. This contract cannot be terminated prior to 3/1/13, at which time the Service Providers will determine whether or not to renew or revise it.

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 2/28/13 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     646        1,683        2,714        5,265   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     278        1,437        2,667        5,618   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     102        1,275        2,433        5,259   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     646        1,683        2,714        5,265   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     178        1,437        2,667        5,618   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     102        1,275        2,433        5,259   

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 120% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of issuers located anywhere in the world, including emerging markets across sectors and regions.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest, consistent with its investment strategy, at least 40% of its total assets in countries other than the United States. The Fund’s assets may be invested in issuers located in developed countries and, to a lesser extent, emerging markets. Developed countries include Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and most of the countries of Western Europe; emerging markets include most other countries in the world. In managing the Fund, the adviser will seek to diversify the Fund’s portfolio by investing in issuers in at least three different countries other than the United States. However, the Fund may invest a substantial part of its assets in just one country. The Fund is not required to allocate its investments in any set percentages in any particular countries.

The Fund will invest in securities across all market capitalizations, although the Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category.

The equity securities in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, common stock, preferred stock, convertible securities, trust or partnership interests, depositary receipts and warrants and rights.

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 will invest substantially in securities denominated in foreign currencies and may utilize currency forwards to reduce currency deviations relative to its benchmark, where practical, for the purpose of risk management. The Fund may also use exchange-traded futures to manage cash flows.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser selects securities for the Fund’s portfolio, using a bottom-up approach that includes a combination of proprietary investment research and individual stock selection. Stock ideas are generated by an extensive network of global research analysts, organized by industry responsibility. Securities in each industry are ranked with the help of fundamental valuations, then selected for investment. The adviser may adjust currency exposure to manage risks. Through its extensive global equity research and analytical systems, the adviser seeks to generate an information advantage. Using fundamental analysis, the adviser develops proprietary research, primarily on companies but also on countries and currencies. In these processes, the analysts focus on a relatively long period rather than on near-term expectations alone.

Fundamental stock research is used to produce a ranking of companies in each industry group according to their relative value. The Fund’s adviser then buys and sells securities, using the research and valuation rankings as well as its assessment of other factors, including:

 

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catalysts that could trigger a change in a security’s price;

 

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potential reward compared to potential risk; and

 

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temporary mispricings caused by market overreactions.

The Fund will sell securities if the adviser believes the security has reached its target price, if the catalyst that was expected to increase valuation does not occur, if certain political and economic events occur, or if it believes that more attractive opportunities are available.

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.

 

 

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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 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. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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.

Geographic Focus Risk. The Fund may focus its investments in a region or small group of countries. As a result, the Fund’s performance may be subject to greater volatility than a more geographically diversified fund.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Market Risks. Investments in foreign issuers and foreign securities (including depositary receipts) are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, 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 countries in “emerging markets.” 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.

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives, including forward currency contracts and futures, 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. 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.

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 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.

Smaller Cap Company Risk. Investments in small cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in 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.

High Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Fund will likely engage in active and frequent trading leading to increased portfolio turnover, higher transaction costs, and the possibility of increased capital gains, including short-term capital gains that will generally be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.

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.

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 A Shares has varied from year to year for the past four 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) World Index (net of foreign withholding

 

 

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taxes) and the Lipper Global Multi-Cap Core Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual 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. Effective November 1, 2011, some of the Fund’s investment strategies changed. The Fund’s past performance would have been different if the Fund were managed using the current strategies. 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      29.87%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –23.73%   

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN

(For periods ended December 31, 2011)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of
Fund

Since
3/30/07
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CLASS A SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     (20.14 )%      (4.08 )% 
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (20.16     (4.38
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (12.74     (3.48
CLASS C SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     (17.21     (3.49
SELECT CLASS SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     (15.59     (2.76
MSCI WORLD INDEX      
(Net of Foreign Withholding Taxes)
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes, Except Foreign Withholding Taxes)
    (5.54     (3.00

LIPPER GLOBAL MULTI-CAP

CORE INDEX

     
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (4.71     (1.06

 

1 Subsequent to the inception of the Fund on 3/30/07 through 4/30/10, the Fund did not experience any shareholder purchase and sales activity. If such shareholder activity had occurred, the Fund’s performance may have been impacted.

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class A Shares, and the after-tax return 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 your tax situation and may differ from those shown. 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.

 

 

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Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Managers   Managed the
Fund  since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeroen Huysinga   2007    Managing Director
Georgina Perceval Maxwell   2011    Managing Director
Gerd Woort-Menker   2011    Managing Director

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   

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, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged account.

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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