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Summary Prospectus    July 31, 2014    LOGO

JPMorgan Systematic Alpha Fund

Class/Ticker:     R6/JALPX

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 July 31, 2014, 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 and hold shares of the Fund. “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” are expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its ownership of shares in other investment companies, including affiliated money market funds, other mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and business development companies. The impact of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses is included in the total returns of the Fund. Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are not direct costs of the Fund, are not used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value per share and are not included in the calculation of the ratio of expenses to average net assets shown in the Financial Highlights section of the Fund’s prospectus.

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES1

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

 
        Class R6  
Management Fees        0.75
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        NONE   
Other Expenses        5.53   

Shareholder Service Fees

       NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses2

       5.53   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses3        0.08   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        6.36   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements4,5        (5.53
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements4,5        0.83   

 

1 Includes the operating expenses of JPM Systematic Alpha Commodity Subsidiary, Ltd., the Fund’s wholly-owned subsidiary.

 

2 Includes the advisory fee paid by the subsidiary to its adviser and other expenses of the subsidiary (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses).

 

3 “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year due to a change in the Fund’s strategy.

 

4 The Fund’s adviser has agreed to waive the advisory fee that it receives from the Fund in an amount equal to the advisory fee paid by the subsidiary to its adviser. This waiver will continue in effect so long as the Fund invests in the subsidiary and may not be terminated without approval by the Fund’s Board.
5 The Fund’s adviser, administrator and distributor (the Service Providers) have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of the Fund, inclusive of the subsidiary, (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% of the average daily net assets of Class R6 Shares. This contract cannot be terminated prior to 8/1/15 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 7/31/15 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     85        1,392        2,664        5,695   

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 period (February 12, 2013 through October 31, 2013), the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 112% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser (the Adviser), believes that it has identified a set of return sources present in markets, such as equities, fixed income, convertible bonds, currencies and commodities, that result from, among other things, assuming a particular risk or taking advantage of a behavioral bias (each a “return factor”). For example, an investor may expect a higher return over time when investing in small cap stocks compared to large cap stocks due to the additional risks often posed by small cap stocks. The Adviser may allocate assets to this “small cap return factor” by employing a strategy that purchases small cap stocks and shorts large cap stocks in an attempt to capture the risk premium typically associated with investing in small cap companies relative to large cap companies. Additionally, the Adviser may gain exposure to a “momentum return factor” by employing a strategy that buys stocks with strong positive price momentum and shorts stocks with strong negative price momentum. This strategy would seek to exploit a behavioral bias present in the market, in which investors tend to purchase stocks that have recently performed well, thereby helping to contribute to continued positive price movement, and sell stocks that have recently performed poorly, thereby helping to contribute to continued negative price movement. Under normal market conditions, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by employing alternative investment strategies to access certain of these return factors. The return factors the Adviser will seek to access have historically presented a low correlation to each other and to traditional asset classes and have unique risk and return profiles, and by employing this return factor based approach, the Fund seeks to provide total returns over time while maintaining a relatively low correlation with traditional asset classes.

The Adviser will use a proprietary investment model to allocate assets to a subset of return factors. The return factors identified by the Adviser include equity based return factors, fixed income based return factors, convertible bond based return factors, currency based return factors and commodity based return factors. The alternative investment strategies the Fund may employ to gain exposure to return factors include equity market neutral, event driven, convertible arbitrage and macro based strategies. “Systematic” in the Fund’s name refers to the Adviser’s model-driven investment process and “Alpha” in the Fund’s name refers to the Adviser’s attempt to identify individual return factors that are expected to contribute to the Fund’s total return.

The instruments in which the Fund may invest, either directly or through the use of derivatives, include equity securities, debt securities, convertible securities, commodities and currencies. The amount that may be invested in any one

instrument will vary and generally depends on the investment strategies employed by the Adviser at that point in time. However, there are no stated percentage limitations on the amount that can be invested in any one type of instrument and the Adviser may, at times, focus on a small number of instruments. Moreover, the Fund is generally unconstrained by any particular capitalization, style or sector and may invest in any region or country, including emerging markets, and may invest in below investment grade instruments (junk bonds). The Fund may have both long and short exposure to these instruments.

The Adviser will make use of derivatives, including swaps, futures and forwards, in implementing its strategies. Under normal market conditions, the Adviser currently expects that a significant portion of the Fund’s exposure will be attained through the use of derivatives, in addition to its exposure through direct investments. Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, will primarily be used as an efficient means of implementing a particular strategy in order to gain exposure to a desired return factor. For example, in implementing equity market neutral strategies and macro based strategies, the Fund may use a total return swap to establish both long and short positions in order to gain the desired exposure rather than physically purchasing and selling short each instrument. Derivatives may also be used to increase gain, to effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions, to hedge various investments and/or for risk management. As a result of the Fund’s use of derivatives and to serve as collateral, the Fund may hold significant amounts of U.S. Treasury obligations, including Treasury bills, bonds and notes and other obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury, and other short-term investments, including commercial paper, time deposits and money market funds.

The Fund will purchase a particular instrument when the Adviser believes that such instrument will allow the Fund to gain the desired exposure to a return factor. Conversely, the Fund will consider selling a particular instrument when it no longer provides the desired exposure to a return factor. In addition, investment decisions will take into account a return factor’s contribution to the Fund’s overall volatility. In allocating assets, the Adviser seeks to approximately equal risk weight to the individual return factors over the long term, although the exposure to individual return factors will vary based on, among other things, the opportunity the Adviser sees in each individual return factor.

The Fund will gain exposure to commodity markets by investing up to 15% of its total assets in the JPM Systematic Alpha Commodity Subsidiary Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the Subsidiary). The Subsidiary is also advised by the Adviser. The Subsidiary

 

 

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(unlike the Fund) may invest without limitation in commodity related investments, including commodity-linked swap agreements and other commodity related investments, including derivative instruments linked to the value of a particular commodity, commodity index or commodity futures contract, or a subset of commodities or commodity futures contracts. The Subsidiary may hold instruments described elsewhere in this prospectus that are not commodity related and is otherwise subject to the same fundamental, non-fundamental and certain other investment restrictions as the Fund.

There can be no assurance that employing a return factor based approach will achieve any particular level of return or will, in fact, reduce volatility or potential loss. The Fund’s returns over time or during any period may be negative and the Fund may underperform the overall security markets over time or during any particular period.

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.

Alternative Strategies Risk. The Fund will employ various alternative investment strategies that involve the use of complicated investment techniques. There is no guarantee that these strategies will succeed and their use may subject the Fund to greater volatility and loss. Alternative strategies involve complex securities transactions that involve risks in addition to those risks with direct investments in securities described herein, including leverage risk and the risks described under “Derivatives Risk” and “Short Selling Risk”.

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. Equity securities are subject to “stock market risk” meaning that stock prices in general (or in particular, the prices of the types of securities in which a Fund invests) may decline over short or extended periods of time. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, the value of your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

Value Investing Risk. A value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the Adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the Adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur.

Smaller Cap Company Risk. Investments in securities of mid cap and 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.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Market Risk. 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, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. These risks are magnified in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and 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.

Interest Rate and Credit Risk. The Fund’s investments in bonds, bank obligations, commercial paper and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. If rates

 

 

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rise, the value of these investments generally drops. The Fund’s investments are subject to the risk that an issuer or a counterparty will fail to make payments when due or default completely. If an issuer’s or a 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.

High Yield Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in debt securities that are considered to be speculative (commonly known as junk bonds). These securities are issued by companies which may be highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These securities are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and a potential lack of a secondary or public market for such securities. The market price of these securities can change suddenly and unexpectedly.

Government Securities Risk. The Fund may invest 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.

Sovereign Debt Risk. Sovereign debt securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign governmental entities. These investments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debts that a government does not pay nor are there bankruptcy proceedings through which all or part of the sovereign debt that a governmental entity has not repaid may be collected.

Convertible Securities Risk. The value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates rise and, because of the conversion feature, tends to vary with fluctuations in the market value of the underlying securities. Convertible securities are

usually subordinated to comparable nonconvertible securities. Convertible securities generally do not participate directly in any dividend increases or decreases of the underlying securities, although the market prices of convertible securities may be affected by any dividend changes or other changes in the underlying securities.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and commodity-linked derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity. Use of leveraged commodity-linked derivatives creates an opportunity for increased return but, at the same time, creates the possibility for greater loss (including the likelihood of greater volatility of the Fund’s net asset value), and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s use of leverage will be successful. In addition, to the extent that the Fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be 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, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. To the extent that the Fund hedges its currency exposure into the U.S. dollar, it may reduce the effects of currency fluctuations. The Fund may also hedge from one foreign currency to another. In addition, the Fund’s use of currency hedging may not be successful and the use of such strategies may lower the Fund’s potential returns.

Short Selling Risk. The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security sold short increases in value between the date of entering into the short sale and the date on which the Fund purchases the security to replace the borrowed security or is required to pay under the swap agreement. Short sales are speculative transactions and involve special risks, including greater reliance on the Adviser’s ability to accurately anticipate the future value of a security. Furthermore, taking short positions in securities results in a form of leverage which may cause the Fund to be more volatile. The Fund’s loss on a short sale is potentially unlimited because there is no upward

 

 

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limit on the price the security subject to the short could attain. The Fund’s use of short sales in combination with long positions may not be successful and may result in greater losses or lower positive returns than if a Fund held only long positions.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and financial industry regulatory authorities in other countries may impose prohibitions, restrictions or other regulatory requirements on short sales, which could inhibit the ability of the Adviser to enter into short sale transactions on behalf of the Fund.

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives, including swaps, futures, and forward contracts, 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. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation. 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.

Investing in derivatives will result in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks. The Fund may be more volatile than if the Fund had not been leveraged because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. The Fund cannot assure you that the use of leverage will result in a higher return on your investment, and using leverage could result in a net loss on your investment.

In addition to the risks associated with derivatives in general, the Fund will also be subject to risks related to swap agreements. The Fund may use swaps to establish both long and short positions in order to gain the desired exposure. Because swap agreements are not exchange-traded, but are private contracts into which the Fund and a swap counterparty enter as principals, the Fund may experience a loss or delay in recovering assets if the counterparty defaults on its obligations. The Fund will segregate or earmark liquid assets at its custodian bank in an amount sufficient to cover its obligations under swap agreements.

Subsidiary and Tax Risk. By investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary’s investments. The derivatives and other investments held by the Subsidiary are generally similar to those that are permitted to be held by the Fund and are subject to the same risks that apply to similar investments if held directly by the Fund. These risks are described elsewhere in this prospectus. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of the

Subsidiary will be achieved. The Subsidiary is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act), and is not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act.

Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands could result in the inability of the Fund and/or the Subsidiary to operate as described in this prospectus and could adversely affect the Fund.

The Fund has not received a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) with respect to income derived from its investment in the Subsidiary. The Fund relies on the reasoning of private letter rulings from the IRS to other taxpayers with respect to its investment in the Subsidiary. There can be no assurance that the IRS will not change its position that income derived from commodity-linked notes and wholly-owned subsidiaries is qualifying income. The tax treatment of commodity-linked notes, other commodity-linked derivatives and the Fund’s investments in the Subsidiary may be adversely affected by future legislation, Treasury regulations and/or guidance issued by the IRS that could affect whether income from such investments is qualifying income under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or otherwise alter the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund’s taxable income or any gains and distributions made by the Fund.

Model and Data Risk. Given the complexity of the investments and strategies of the Fund, the Adviser will make use of quantitative models and information and data supplied by third parties to, among other things, help determine the portfolio’s asset allocation weightings and construct sets of transactions and investments. To the extent the models used by the Adviser or the information and data supplied by third parties are incorrect or incomplete, the decisions made by the Adviser in reliance thereon will expose the Fund to potential risks and could lead to the Fund incurring losses on its investments.

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 or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices.

 

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

The Fund has not operated for a calendar year as of the date of this prospectus. Once the Fund has operated for at least one calendar year, a bar chart and performance table will be included in the prospectus to show the performance of the Fund. When such information is included, this section will provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance history from year to year and showing how the Fund’s average annual total returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Although past performance of a Fund is no guarantee of how it will perform in the future, historical performance may give you some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund.

Management

Investment Adviser

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
  

Primary Title with
Investment Adviser

Yazann Romahi

  2013   

Managing Director

Wei (Victor) Li

  2014   

Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

    
 
 
$15,000,000 for Direct Investors
$5,000,000 for Discretionary
Accounts
  
  
  

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

There is no investment minimum for other Class R6 eligible investors.

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

 

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Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligibility retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund

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

investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the financial intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker dealer or financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

 

SPRO-SA-R6-714

 

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