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Summary Prospectus     March 1, 2016    LOGO

JPMorgan Global Unconstrained Equity Fund

Class/Ticker:      R2/  *      R5/  JFETX      R6/   JFEUX    

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 March 1, 2016 are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

 

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.

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.

“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)

 
     Class R2     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees1     0.70     0.70     0.70
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     7.60        7.40        7.34   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses2

    7.35        7.35        7.34   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses1     8.81        8.11        8.05   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements3     (7.31     (7.31     (7.30
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements3     1.50        0.80        0.75   

 

* The share class does not have an exchange ticker symbol because it currently is not offered to the general public.

 

1 As of December 1, 2014, the Fund’s advisory fee was reduced; therefore, the Management Fees and Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses have been restated to reflect the current fees.

 

2 “Remainder of Other Expenses” has been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of Transfer Agency expense among the classes as if they have been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

3 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.50%, 0.80% and 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 2/28/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

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 2/28/17 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
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     153        1,907        3,531        7,079   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     82        1,720        3,257        6,702   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     77        1,704        3,234        6,669   

 

 

 

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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 132% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund primarily invests in equity securities of global (U.S. and foreign) companies and is generally unconstrained by any particular capitalization, style or sector and may invest in any region or country, including emerging markets. The Fund may at any time focus on companies of any particular capitalization sizes, sectors and/or locations.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 40% of its total assets in countries other than the United States. The investments outside the United States will be invested in issuers located in both developed and emerging markets. Because of the unconstrained nature of the Fund, it may at times have significant exposure in emerging markets or in a particular country.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity and equity-like securities. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The equity and equity-like 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, participation notes and warrants and rights. The Fund may also use exchange-traded futures for the efficient management of cash flows.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser selects securities for the Fund’s portfolio, using a bottom-up approach that includes a combination of proprietary investment research and individual security selection. This process generally looks for securities that the adviser believes are attractively valued, possess strong free cash flow and have the potential for continued growth opportunities. Stock ideas are generated by an extensive global network of locally based research analysts and managers and global sector specialists. Based on the input of this network, the adviser then selects its highest conviction securities for inclusion in the Fund. The adviser is largely unrestricted by capitalization, regional and sector limits, allowing it to construct a portfolio that focuses on the most attractive security opportunities regardless of the company’s size, location or its sector orientation.

The Fund may sell securities if the adviser’s conviction in a security changes, if the company’s fundamentals change, or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if certain political and economic

events occur or if the adviser identifies a security that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

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 instruments or markets are not met. The adviser has great flexibility in selecting investments because the Fund is unconstrained by capitalization, sector and style. This increased flexibility may present greater investment risk than a fund with more rigid investment restrictions because the success of the adviser’s portfolio selections is dependent upon a greater number of variables.

 

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.

The Fund is subject to the main risks noted below, any of which may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and ability to meet its investment objective.”

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. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform securities in comparison to general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes, due to a number of factors, including inflation, interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, natural disasters or events, terrorism, regulatory events and government controls.

Value Investing Risk. An undervalued 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.

 

 

 

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Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets 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 countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established economies than developed countries and may 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.

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

Smaller Company Risk. Because the Fund may invest in equity investments of companies across all market capitalizations, the Fund’s risks increase as it invests more heavily in smaller companies (mid capitalization and small capitalization companies). Smaller companies may be more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, changes in the price of debt or equity issued by such companies may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short-term.

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives, including participation notes 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.

Currency Risk. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of the Fund’s securities and the price of the Fund’s shares. Generally, when the value of the U.S. dollar rises

in value relative to a foreign currency, an investment in that country loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Devaluation of a currency by a country’s government or banking authority also may have a significant impact on the value of any investments denominated in that currency. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets.

High Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Fund may 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.

Industry and Sector Focus Risk. At times, the Fund may increase the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular industry or sector. The prices of securities of issuers in a particular industry or sector may be more susceptible to fluctuations due to changes in economic or business conditions, government regulations, availability of basic resources or supplies, or other events that affect that industry or sector more than securities of issuers in other industries and sectors. To the extent that the Fund increases the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular industry or sector, its shares’ values may fluctuate in response to events affecting that industry or sector.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted 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. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

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 R6 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. It compares that performance to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (net of foreign withholding taxes) and Lipper Global Multi-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. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated

 

 

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performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    1st quarter, 2012      11.76%  
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2015      –10.22%   

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
(since  11/30/11)
 
CLASS R6 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     2.32     11.63
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (1.91     8.11  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and
Sale of Fund Shares
    3.31        8.29  
CLASS R2 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     1.58        10.79  
CLASS R5 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     2.28        11.57  
MSCI All Country World Index      
(Net of Foreign Withholding Taxes) (Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes, Except Foreign Withholding Taxes)     (2.36     9.48  
LIPPER GLOBAL MULTI-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deductions for Taxes)     (0.73     10.02   

After-tax returns are shown only for Class R6 Shares, and after-tax returns for these other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who

hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Peter Kirkman   2011    Managing Director
Timothy Woodhouse   2014    Vice President
Sam Witherow   2015    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

There is no minimum or maximum purchase requirements with respect to Class R2 or Class R5 Shares.

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

  

For Direct Investors

     $15,000,000   

For Discretionary Accounts

     $5,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

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 a 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 investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

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