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R2, R5, R6 Shares | JPMorgan International Equity Fund
JPMorgan International Equity Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JIEZX; R5/JIERX; R6/JNEMX
What is the goal of the Fund?
The Fund seeks total return from long-term capital growth and income. Total return consists of capital growth and current income.
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 EXPENSES
(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value
of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses R2, R5, R6 Shares JPMorgan International Equity Fund
Class R2
Class R5
Class R6
Management Fees 0.80%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.80%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.80%rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees 0.50%rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none none
Other Expenses 0.62%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.25%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.12%rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets
Shareholder Service Fees 0.25%rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.05%rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets none
Remainder of Other Expenses [1] 0.37%rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.20%rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.12%rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.01%rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.01%rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.01%rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.93%rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.06%rr_ExpensesOverAssets 0.93%rr_ExpensesOverAssets
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements [2] (0.36%)rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.19%)rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (0.11%)rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements [2] 1.57%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.87%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 0.82%rr_NetExpensesOverAssets
[1] “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.
[2] The Fund's adviser, administrator and the distributor (the Service Providers) have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, dividend expenses relating 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 1.56%, 0.86% and 0.81%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. This contract cannot be terminated prior to 3/1/16, 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 2/29/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
Expense Example R2, R5, R6 Shares JPMorgan International Equity Fund (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
CLASS R2 SHARES
160 571 1,009 2,225
CLASS R5 SHARES
89 318 566 1,277
CLASS R6 SHARES
84 285 504 1,133
WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
Expense Example, No Redemption R2, R5, R6 Shares JPMorgan International Equity Fund (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
CLASS R2 SHARES
160 571 1,009 2,225
CLASS R5 SHARES
89 318 566 1,277
CLASS R6 SHARES
84 285 504 1,133
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 6% of the average value of its portfolio.
What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?
Under normal conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of the value of its Assets in equity investments. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund will primarily invest in foreign companies of various market capitalizations, including foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies.

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, other major reserve currencies, such as the euro, yen and pound sterling, and currencies of other countries in which it can invest.

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

The Fund may utilize currency forwards to manage currency exposure of its foreign investments relative to its benchmark. The Fund may also use exchange-traded futures for the efficient management of cash flows.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser will seek to help manage risk in 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 region or country.

The Fund intends to invest in companies (or governments) in the following countries or regions: the Far East (including Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia), Western Europe (including the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Italy, Scandinavia and Spain), Australia, Canada and other countries or areas that the adviser may select from time to time. A substantial part of the Fund’s assets may be invested in U.S. companies based in countries that are represented in the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), Europe, Australasia and Far East (EAFE) Index. However, the Fund may also invest in companies or governments in emerging markets.

The adviser may adjust the Fund’s exposure to each currency based on its view of the markets and issuers. The adviser will decide how much to invest in the securities of a particular country or currency by evaluating the yield and potential growth of an investment, as well as the relationship between the currency and the U.S. dollar. The adviser may increase or decrease the emphasis on a type of security, sector, country or currency, based on its analysis of a variety of economic factors, including fundamental economic strength, earnings growth, quality of management, sector growth, credit quality and interest rate trends. The Fund may purchase securities where the issuer is located in one country but the security is denominated in the currency of another.
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. 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.

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 or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. 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 may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 R5 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), Europe, Australasia and Far East (EAFE) Index (net of foreign withholding taxes) and the Lipper International Large-Cap Core 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 index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance of Class R5 Shares prior to their inception is based on the performance of Select Class Shares. The actual returns of the Class R5 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. The performance of Class R2 Shares prior to their inception is based on the performance of Class A Shares. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower than those shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. The performance of Class R6 Shares prior to their inception is based on the performance of Class R5 Shares and Select Class Shares prior to the inception of Class R5 Shares. The actual returns of Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares and Class R5 Shares. 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 2nd quarter, 2009     24.99%   
Worst Quarter 3rd quarter, 2011   –20.45%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
(For periods ended December 31, 2014)
Average Annual Total Returns R2, R5, R6 Shares JPMorgan International Equity Fund
Past 1 Year
Past 5 Years
Past 10 Years
CLASS R5 SHARES
(6.28%) 4.75% 4.28%
CLASS R5 SHARES Return After Taxes on Distributions
(6.72%) 4.50% 2.79%
CLASS R5 SHARES Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
(2.88%) 3.91% 3.72%
CLASS R2 SHARES
(6.90%) 4.03% 3.68%
CLASS R6 SHARES
(6.23%) 4.78% 4.30%
MSCI EAFE INDEX (Net of Foreign Withholding Taxes) (Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes, Except Foreign Withholding Taxes)
(4.90%) 5.33% 4.43%
LIPPER INTERNATIONAL LARGE- CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX (Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)
(4.78%) 5.12% 4.18%
After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R5 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.