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A, C, Select Shares | JPMorgan Total Return Fund
JPMorgan Total Return Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JMTAX; C/JMTCX; Select/JMTSX

What is the goal of the Fund?
The Fund seeks to provide high total return.
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 $100,000 in 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 95 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)
Shareholder Fees - A, C, Select Shares JPMorgan Total Return Fund
Class A
Class C
Select Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as % of the Offering Price 3.75% none none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as % of Original Cost of the Shares none [1] 1.00% none
[1] (under $1 million)
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value
of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses - A, C, Select Shares JPMorgan Total Return Fund
Class A
Class C
Select Class
Management Fees 0.30% 0.30% 0.30%
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees 0.25% 0.75% none
Other Expenses 0.59% 0.59% 0.56%
Shareholder Service Fees 0.25% 0.25% 0.25%
Remainder of Other Expenses 0.34% 0.34% 0.31%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.06% 0.06% 0.06%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.20% 1.70% 0.92%
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements [1] (0.39%) (0.24%) (0.21%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements [1] 0.81% 1.46% 0.71%
[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 (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, dividend expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, extraordinary expenses and expenses related to the Board of Trustees' deferred compensation plan) exceed 0.75%, 1.40% and 0.65% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively. This contract cannot be terminated prior to 7/1/13 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 fee table through 6/30/13 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.
IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COSTS WOULD BE:
Expense Example - A, C, Select Shares JPMorgan Total Return Fund (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
CLASS A SHARES
455 705 974 1,742
CLASS C SHARES
249 512 900 1,989
SELECT CLASS SHARES
73 272 489 1,112
IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COSTS
WOULD BE:
Expense Example, No Redemption - A, C, Select Shares JPMorgan Total Return Fund (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
CLASS A SHARES
455 705 974 1,742
CLASS C SHARES
149 512 900 1,989
SELECT CLASS SHARES
73 272 489 1,112
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 418% of the average value of its portfolio.
What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?
The Fund has wide latitude to invest in all types of debt securities that the adviser believes have the potential to provide a high total return over time. As part of its principal investment strategy, the Fund may invest in corporate bonds, U.S. treasury obligations and other U.S. government and agency securities, asset-backed, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities and structured investments. Mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities may be structured as adjustable rate mortgage loans, collateralized mortgage obligations (agency and non-agency), stripped mortgage backed securities (interest-only or principal-only), commercial mortgage-backed securities, and mortgage pass-through securities including mortgage TBAs. These securities may be of any maturity.

The Fund may invest a significant portion or all of its assets in mortgage-backed securities in the adviser’s discretion. The Fund may invest a significant amount of its assets in sub-prime mortgage-related securities. 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.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund uses derivatives structured as futures, options, swaps and price locks to help manage duration, sector and yield curve exposure and credit and spread volatility. Swaps may be structured as credit default swaps (CDS) on individual securities, a basket or index of securities, interest rate swaps, total return swaps and price lock swaps. The Fund uses CDS to initiate long exposures (overweights) in areas of the market that the adviser believes are attractively valued and short positions (underweights) in areas that the adviser believes are not attractive from a valuation perspective. In certain market environments, the Fund may use interest rate swaps and futures contracts to help protect its portfolio from interest rate risk. The Fund may also utilize foreign currency transactions including currency options and forward foreign currency contracts to hedge non-dollar investments or to establish or adjust exposure to particular foreign securities, markets or currencies.

The Fund may also use derivatives either alone or in combination with securities as part of its “relative value” strategies. Relative value strategies seek to exploit pricing discrepancies between individual securities or market sectors. The Fund’s relative value strategies use combinations of securities and investments and include: (1) credit-oriented trades such as purchasing a CDS related to one bond or set of bonds and selling a CDS on a similar bond or set of bonds, (2) mortgage-dollar rolls in which the Fund sells mortgage-backed securities and the same time contracts to buy back very similar securities on a future date, (3) long/short strategies such as selling a bond with one maturity and buying a bond with a different maturity to take advantage of the yield/return between the maturity dates, and (4) other combinations of fixed income securities and derivatives.

Up to 35% of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in foreign securities, including emerging markets debt securities and debt securities denominated in foreign currencies. Investments may be issued or guaranteed by a wide variety of entities including governments and their agencies and instrumentalities, corporations, financial institutions and supranational organizations. The Fund typically will seek to hedge approximately 70% of its non-dollar investments back to the U.S. dollar, through the use of derivatives including forward foreign currency contracts, but may not always do so.

Under normal circumstances, 65% of the Fund’s net assets will be invested in securities that, at the time of purchase, are rated investment grade (or the unrated equivalent). Up to 35% of the Fund’s net assets may be invested in securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) including so called “distressed debt”. Distressed debt includes securities of issuers experiencing financial or operating difficulties, securities where the issuer has defaulted in the payment of interest or principal or in the performance of its covenants or agreements, securities of issuers that may be involved in bankruptcy proceedings, reorganizations or financial restructurings or securities of issuers operating in troubled industries. The Fund may also invest in securities that are unrated but are deemed by the adviser to be of comparable quality.

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. The Fund may also invest in inflation-linked debt securities of varying maturities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) or issued by other entities such as corporations, foreign governments and other foreign issuers.

The Fund may invest in loan assignments and participations (Loans) and commitments to purchase loan assignments. Loans will typically consist of senior floating rate loans, but may also include secured and unsecured loans, second lien loans or more junior and bridge loans. Loans may be issued by obligors in the U.S. or in foreign or emerging markets. As part of its principal investment strategy, the Fund may invest any portion of its total assets in cash and cash equivalents.

The adviser buys and sells investments for the Fund by analyzing both individual securities and different market sectors within broader interest rate, investment and sector themes established by the adviser’s macro team. The adviser looks for individual investments that it believes will perform well over market cycles based on a risk/reward evaluation of interest rate risk, credit risk and the complex legal and technical structure of the transaction.
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.


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.

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 drops. The Fund may invest in variable and floating rate Loans and other debt securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates.

Credit Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to the risk that a counterparty will fail to make payments when due or default completely. If an issuer’s financial condition worsens, the credit quality of the issuer may deteriorate making it difficult for the Fund to sell such investments.

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives, including futures, options, swaps, forward foreign currency contracts and price locks, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be particularly 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. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). 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.

Strategy Risk. The Fund may use relative value and other strategies that combine derivatives and/or securities to manage duration, sector and yield curve exposure and credit and spread volatility. There is no guarantee that these strategies will succeed and their use may subject the Fund to greater volatility and loss. Relative value strategies involve complex securities transactions that involve risks in addition to direct investments in securities including leverage risk and the risks described under “Derivatives Risk”.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, liquidity risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign 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.

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.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. The Fund invests in securities including junk bonds, loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to interest rate and economic changes, valuation difficulties and potential illiquidity. Loans 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, and lack of publicly available information. Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some of the Loans and certain Loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. The inability to dispose of Loans in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund. Because some Loans may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk may be more pronounced for the Fund. When Loans are prepaid, the Fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for Loans, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Government Securities Risk. The Fund invests in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) securities). Unlike Ginnie Mae securities, 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 would provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac 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. 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. Such securities are subject to certain other risks including prepayment, contraction and call risks. In periods of declining interest rates, the Fund may be subject to contraction risk which is the risk that borrowers will increase the rate at which they prepay the maturity value of mortgages and other obligations. 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 rising interest rates, the Fund may be subject to extension risk which is the risk that the expected maturity of an obligation will lengthen in duration due to a decrease in prepayments. As a result, in certain interest rate environments, the Fund may exhibit additional volatility.

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.

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 mortgage dollar rolls may be subject to leverage risks as described under “Derivatives Risk.” In addition, mortgage dollar rolls may increase interest rate risk and result in an increased portfolio turnover rate which increases costs and may increase taxable gains.

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 Product 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.

Options Risk. There are significant differences between the securities and options markets that could result in an imperfect correlation between these markets and even a well conceived transaction may be unsuccessful because of market behavior or unexpected events. Options may be volatile and there can be no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any particular option at any particular time, even if the contract is traded on an exchange. Exchanges may halt trading in options thereby making it impossible for the Fund to enter into or close out option positions and impairing the Fund’s access to assets held to cover such options positions. The Fund may also be at risk that counterparties entering into an option transaction will not fulfill their obligations, particularly when the Fund utilizes over-the-counter options.

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. The risk of loss increases 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 the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares for the past three calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index and the Lipper Intermediate Investment Grade Debt Funds 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 indexes, 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.
YEAR-BY-YEAR RETURNS
Bar Chart
Best Quarter  3rd quarter, 2009   7.62%  
Worst Quarter  4th quarter, 2010   -0.55%  
    

The Fund’s year-to-date return through 3/31/12 was 1.61%.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
(WITH MAXIMUM SALES CHARGES)
(For the period ended December 31, 2011)
Average Annual Total Returns - A, C, Select Shares JPMorgan Total Return Fund
Past 1 Year
Life of Fund
Inception Date
SELECT CLASS SHARES
6.59% 8.92% Jun. 16, 2008
SELECT CLASS SHARES Return After Taxes on Distributions
3.30% 5.91% Jun. 16, 2008
SELECT CLASS SHARES Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
4.59% 5.94% Jun. 16, 2008
CLASS A SHARES
2.53% 7.64% Jun. 16, 2008
CLASS C SHARES
4.71% 8.10% Jun. 16, 2008
BARCLAYS CAPITAL U.S. AGGREGATE INDEX (Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)
7.84% 6.99%  
LIPPER INTERMEDIATE INVESTMENT GRADE DEBT FUNDS INDEX (Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)
6.28% 7.06%  
After-tax returns are shown for only the Select Class 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.