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Prospectus

JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds

Class A, Class C, Select Class & Institutional Class Shares

November 1, 2015, as supplemented July 1, 2016

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Income Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JSRAX; C/JSRCX; Select/JSRSX; Institutional/JSIIX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2015 Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JSFAX; C/JSFCX; Select/JSFSX; Institutional/JSFIX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2020 Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JTTAX; C/JTTCX; Select/JTTSX; Institutional/JTTIX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2025 Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JNSAX; C/JNSCX; Select/JNSSX; Institutional/JNSIX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2030 Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JSMAX; C/JSMCX; Select/JSMSX; Institutional/JSMIX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2035 Fund

Class/Ticker: A/SRJAX; C/SRJCX; Select/SRJSX; Institutional/SRJIX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2040 Fund

Class/Ticker: A/SMTAX; C/SMTCX; Select/SMTSX; Institutional/SMTIX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2045 Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JSAAX; C/JSACX; Select/JSASX; Institutional/JSAIX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2050 Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JTSAX; C/JTSCX; Select/JTSSX; Institutional/JTSIX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2055 Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JFFAX; C/JFFCX; Select/JFFSX; Institutional/JFFIX

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

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Risk/Return Summaries:   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund      1   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2015 Fund      8   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2020 Fund      16   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2025 Fund      24   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2030 Fund      32   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2035 Fund      40   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2040 Fund      48   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2045 Fund      56   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2050 Fund      64   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2055 Fund      72   
More About the Funds      80   

Principal Investment Strategies

     80   

Fundamental Policies

     80   

Investment Risks

     87   

Conflicts of Interest

     93   

Temporary Defensive Positions

     94   

Additional Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

     94   

More Information on S&P Target Date Index Series

     94   
Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds      95   

Choosing a Share Class

     95   

Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation

     98   

Purchasing Fund Shares

     104   

Exchanging Fund Shares

     107   

Redeeming Fund Shares

     108   

Minimum Account Balance

     110   

Frequent Trading Policy

     111   

Valuation

     112   

Distributions and Taxes

     113   

Shareholder Statements and Reports

     115   

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

     115   

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure

     116   
Glossary of Common Investment Terminology      117   
Management of the Funds      118   

The Adviser, Administrator and Distributor

     118   

Advisory Fees

     118   

Additional Compensation to Financial Intermediaries

     118   

The Fund Managers

     118   
Financial Highlights      120   
Appendix A — Underlying Funds      140   
How to Reach Us      Back cover   
 

 

 


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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Income Fund

 

Class/Ticker:

A/JSRAX; C/JSRCX; Select/JSRSX; Institutional/JSIIX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks current income and some capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 98 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
  Institutional
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as % of Offering Price   4.50%   NONE   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
           

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
    Institutional
Class
 
Management Fees     NONE        NONE        NONE        NONE   
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25     0.75     NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.33        0.32        0.33     0.15

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25        0.10   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.08        0.07 1      0.08 1      0.05 1 
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.49        0.49        0.49        0.49   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.07        1.56        0.82        0.64   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.31     (0.15     (0.16     (0.11
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     0.76        1.41        0.66        0.53   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.29%, 0.94%, 0.19%, and 0.06% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C, Select Class, and Institutional Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s shareholder servicing agent has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees it collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown

 

 

 
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in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     524        746        985        1,670   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     244        478        836        1,844   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     67        246        439        999   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     54        194        346        788   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     524        746        985        1,670   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     144        478        836        1,844   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     67        246        439        999   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     54        194        346        788   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 10% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Income Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds (underlying funds), and is generally intended for investors who are retired or about to retire soon. The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, with an emphasis on fixed income funds over equity funds and other funds. The Fund’s strategic target allocations among various asset and sub-asset classes as of the date of this prospectus are set forth below:

 

Strategic Target Allocations1       
Fixed Income     52.5
U.S. Fixed Income     34.5
Inflation Managed     7.5
High Yield     7.8
Emerging Markets Debt     2.8
Equity     36.0
U.S. Large Cap Equity     19.0
U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity     4.0
REIT     2.5
International Equity     7.0
Emerging Markets Equity     3.5
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     10.0
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     10.0
Commodities     1.5
Commodities     1.5

 

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds and, to a lesser extent, direct investments in exchange-traded funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize other direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

The table above shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter

periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income, +/- 10% for equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

In addition to investing in J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its investments in underlying funds and its direct investments.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets,

 

 

 
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and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments listed above. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the

 

 

 
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securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy, environmental factors and, in the case of mortgages, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established

market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Smaller Companies Risk. Investments in securities of smaller companies may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain

 

 

 
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derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Inflation Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (i.e., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may

adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past eight calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and life of the Fund. It compares that performance to the S&P Target Date Retirement Income Index, a broad-based securities market index, and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Today Funds Average, an index based on the total returns of all mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the S&P index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      10.15%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –7.91%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –2.19%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(since
5/15/06)
1
 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     5.17     7.11     5.60
Return After Taxes on Distributions     4.03        6.02        4.36   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.05        5.14        3.94   
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     0.21        5.87        4.72   
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     3.24        6.15        4.65   
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     4.98        6.95        5.43   
S&P TARGET DATE RETIREMENT
INCOME INDEX
       
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.13        6.59        5.01   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET TODAY FUNDS AVERAGE        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     0.33        4.49        4.32   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Institutional Class Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

1 The Fund commenced operations on 5/15/06. Performance for the benchmarks is from 5/31/06.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2008    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2006    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2006    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2010    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $500   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   
For Institutional Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $3,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2015 Fund

 

Class/Ticker:

A/JSFAX; C/JSFCX; Select/JSFSX; Institutional/JSFIX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 98 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
  Institutional
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as % of Offering Price   4.50%   NONE   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
           

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
    Institutional
Class
 
Management Fees     NONE        NONE        NONE        NONE   
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25     0.75     NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.31        0.32        0.31     0.14

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25       0.10   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.06        0.07        0.06        0.04 1 
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.51        0.51        0.51        0.51   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.07        1.58        0.82        0.65   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.26     (0.12     (0.11     (0.07
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     0.81        1.46        0.71        0.58   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.31%, 0.96%, 0.21%, and 0.08% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C, Select Class, and Institutional Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s shareholder servicing agent has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees it collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown

 

 

 
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in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     529        750        989        1,675   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     249        487        849        1,868   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     73        251        444        1,003   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     59        201        355        804   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     529        750        989        1,675   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     149        487        849        1,868   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     73        251        444        1,003   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     59        201        355        804   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 12% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2015 Fund (continued)

 

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2015 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds (underlying funds), and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2015 (target retirement date). The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s

asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes generally become more conservative as the target retirement date approaches (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income and less on equity). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1  
Years to Target Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REIT

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

 

  Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds and, to a lesser extent, direct investments in exchange-traded funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize other direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income, +/- 10% for equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain

exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its investments in underlying funds and its direct investments.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

 

 

 
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Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

Smaller Companies Risk. Investments in securities of smaller companies may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face

valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain

 

 

 
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as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but

are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy, environmental factors and, in the case of mortgages, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments

 

 

 
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rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Inflation Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (i.e., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past eight calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and life of the Fund. It compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2015 Index, a broad-based securities market index, and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2015 Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the S&P

index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      13.94%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –13.53%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –2.30%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(since
5/15/06)
1
 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     5.85     8.50     5.85
Return After Taxes on Distributions     4.55        7.40        4.64   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.47        6.26        4.19   
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     0.81        7.22        4.96   
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     3.89        7.53        4.91   
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     5.70        8.34        5.69   
S&P TARGET DATE 2015 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.75        8.46        5.69   

LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET

2015 FUNDS INDEX

       
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     1.69        7.26        4.70   
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are shown only for the Institutional Class Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

1 The Fund commenced operations on 5/15/06. Performance for the benchmarks is from 5/31/06.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2008    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2006    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2006    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2010    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $500   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   
For Institutional Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $3,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2020 Fund

 

Class/Ticker:

A/JTTAX; C/JTTCX; Select/JTTSX; Institutional/JTTIX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 98 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
  Institutional
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as % of Offering Price   4.50%   NONE   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
           

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
    Institutional
Class
 
Management Fees     NONE        NONE        NONE        NONE   
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25     0.75     NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.31        0.33        0.30     0.14

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25       0.10   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.06        0.08        0.05        0.04 1 
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.55        0.55        0.55        0.55   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.11        1.63        0.85        0.69   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.25     (0.12     (0.09     (0.06
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     0.86        1.51        0.76        0.63   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.31%, 0.96%, 0.21%, and 0.08% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C, Select Class, and Institutional Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s shareholder servicing agent has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees it collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown

 

 

 
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in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     534        763        1,011        1,719   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     254        502        875        1,923   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     78        262        463        1,041   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     64        215        378        853   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     534        763        1,011        1,719   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     154        502        875        1,923   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     78        262        463        1,041   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     64        215        378        853   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 8% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2020 Fund (continued)

 

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2020 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds (underlying funds), and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2020 (target retirement date). The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the

Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes generally become more conservative as the target retirement date approaches (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income and less on equity). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

LOGO

 

Strategic Target Allocations1  
Years to Target Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REIT

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

 

  Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds and, to a lesser extent, direct investments in exchange-traded funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize other direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income, +/- 10% for equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments

among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its investments in underlying funds and its direct investments.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2020 Fund (continued)

 

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

Smaller Companies Risk. Investments in securities of smaller companies may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face

valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to

 

 

 
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such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values

and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy, environmental factors and, in the case of mortgages, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

 

 

 
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Inflation Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (i.e., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past eight calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and life of the Fund. It compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2020 Index, a broad-based securities market index, and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2020 Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the S&P index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the

Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      15.77%  
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –15.58%  

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –2.92%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund

(since
5/15/06)
1
 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     6.91     9.73     6.37
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.38        8.62        5.19   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     4.27        7.28        4.64   
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     1.90        8.46        5.48   
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     4.96        8.73        5.42   
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     6.77        9.55        6.21   
S&P TARGET DATE 2020 INDEX        

(Reflects No Deduction for Fees,

Expenses or Taxes)

    5.93        9.23        5.89   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2020 FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     1.70        8.55        5.12   

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individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

1 The Fund commenced operations on 5/15/06. Performance for the benchmarks is from 5/31/06.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2008    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2006    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2006    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2010    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $500   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   
For Institutional Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $3,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2025 Fund

 

Class/Ticker:

A/JNSAX; C/JNSCX; Select/JNSSX; Institutional/JNSIX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 98 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
  Institutional
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as % of Offering Price   4.50%   NONE   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
           

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
    Institutional
Class
 
Management Fees     NONE        NONE        NONE        NONE   
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25     0.75     NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.30        0.33        0.30     0.14

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25        0.10   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.05 1      0.08        0.05 1      0.04 1 
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.57        0.57        0.57        0.57   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.12        1.65        0.87        0.71   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.23     (0.11     (0.08     (0.06
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     0.89        1.54        0.79        0.65   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.32%, 0.97%, 0.22%, and 0.08% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C, Select Class, and Institutional Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s shareholder servicing agent has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees it collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown

 

 

 
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in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     537        768        1,018        1,732   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     257        510        887        1,945   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     81        270        474        1,065   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     66        221        389        877   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     537        768        1,018        1,732   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     157        510        887        1,945   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     81        270        474        1,065   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     66        221        389        877   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 8% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2025 Fund (continued)

 

 

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2025 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds (underlying funds), and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2025 (target retirement date). The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s

asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes generally become more conservative as the target retirement date approaches (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income and less on equity). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1  
Years to Target Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REIT

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

 

  Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds and, to a lesser extent, direct investments in exchange-traded funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize other direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain

exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its investments in underlying funds and its direct investments.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2025 Fund (continued)

 

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of

 

 

 
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fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for

unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy, environmental factors and, in the case of mortgages, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Investments in securities of smaller companies may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

 

 

 
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Inflation Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (i.e., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past seven calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and life of the Fund. It compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2025 Index, a broad-based securities market index, and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2025 Funds Average, an index based on the total returns of all mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the S&P index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will

perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      17.12%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –17.40%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –3.71%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(since
7/31/07)
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.24     10.35     5.75
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.85        9.26        4.72   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     4.54        7.84        4.18   
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     2.34        9.25        4.95   
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     5.48        9.55        4.96   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.44        10.53        5.91   
S&P TARGET DATE 2025 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.83        9.82        5.16   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2025 FUNDS AVERAGE        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     1.54        9.57        4.17   

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federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2008    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2007    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2007    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2010    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $500   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   
For Institutional Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $3,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2030 Fund

 

Class/Ticker:

A/JSMAX; C/JSMCX; Select/JSMSX; Institutional/JSMIX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 98 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
  Institutional
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as % of Offering Price   4.50%   NONE   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
           

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
    Institutional
Class
 
Management Fees     NONE        NONE        NONE        NONE   
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25     0.75     NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.32        0.35        0.32     0.15

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25       0.10   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.07        0.10        0.07        0.05 1 
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.59        0.59        0.59        0.59   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.16        1.69        0.91        0.74   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.25     (0.13     (0.10     (0.07
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     0.91        1.56        0.81        0.67   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.32%, 0.97%, 0.22%, and 0.08% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C, Select Class, and Institutional Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s shareholder servicing agent has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees it collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund

 

 

 
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operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     539        778        1,037        1,774   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     259        520        906        1,987   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     83        280        494        1,110   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     68        230        405        912   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     539        778        1,037        1,774   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     159        520        906        1,987   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     83        280        494        1,110   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     68        230        405        912   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 10% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2030 Fund (continued)

 

 

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2030 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds (underlying funds), and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2030 (target retirement date). The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the

Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes generally become more conservative as the target retirement date approaches (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income and less on equity). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1  
Years to Target Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REIT

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

 

  Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds and, to a lesser extent, direct investments in exchange-traded funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize other direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain

exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its investments in underlying funds and its direct investments.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2030 Fund (continued)

 

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities.

Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore,

 

 

 
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U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for

unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy, environmental factors and, in the case of mortgages, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Investments in securities of smaller companies may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

 

 

 
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Inflation Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (i.e., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past eight calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and life of the Fund. It compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2030 Index, a broad-based securities market index, and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2030 Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the S&P index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the

Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      18.63%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –19.04%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –4.47%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(since
5/15/06)
1
 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.70     11.12     6.82
Return After Taxes on Distributions     6.23        10.08        5.75   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     4.88        8.49        5.10   
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     2.60        9.83        5.93   
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     5.71        10.13        5.86   
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.51        10.95        6.66   
S&P TARGET DATE 2030 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.90        10.34        6.03   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2030 FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.06        11.09        5.10   

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individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

1 The Fund commenced operations on 5/15/06. Performance for the benchmarks is from 5/31/06.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2008    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2006    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2006    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2010    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $500   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   
For Institutional Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $3,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2035 Fund

 

Class/Ticker:

A/SRJAX; C/SRJCX; Select/SRJSX; Institutional/SRJIX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 98 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
  Institutional
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as % of Offering Price   4.50%   NONE   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
           

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
    Institutional
Class
 
Management Fees     NONE        NONE        NONE        NONE   
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25     0.75     NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.32        0.32        0.32     0.15

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25       0.10   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.07 1      0.07        0.07 1      0.05 1 
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.61        0.61        0.61        0.61   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.18        1.68        0.93        0.76   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.25     (0.10     (0.10     (0.07
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     0.93        1.58        0.83        0.69   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.32%, 0.97%, 0.22%, and 0.08% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C, Select Class, and Institutional Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s shareholder servicing agent has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees it collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown

 

 

 
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in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     541        784        1,047        1,796   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     261        520        903        1,979   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     85        286        505        1,134   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     70        236        415        936   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     541        784        1,047        1,796   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     161        520        903        1,979   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     85        286        505        1,134   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     70        236        415        936   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 10% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2035 Fund (continued)

 

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2035 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds (underlying funds), and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2035 (target retirement date). The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s

asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes generally become more conservative as the target retirement date approaches (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income and less on equity). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1  
Years to Target Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REIT

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

 

  Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds and, to a lesser extent, direct investments in exchange-traded funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize other direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain

exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its investments in underlying funds and its direct investments.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the

 

 

 
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Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to

greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are

 

 

 
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not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions,

deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy, environmental factors and, in the case of mortgages, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Investments in securities of smaller companies may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments

 

 

 
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rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Inflation Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (i.e., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past seven calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and life of the Fund. It compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2035 Index, a broad-based securities market index, and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2035 Funds Average, an index based on the total returns of all mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the S&P

index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      19.33%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –19.21%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –5.07%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(since
7/31/07)
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.64     11.44     6.01
Return After Taxes on Distributions     6.26        10.41        5.08   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     4.84        8.79        4.45   
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     2.75        10.31        5.20   
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     5.80        10.62        5.21   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.78        11.60        6.17   
S&P TARGET DATE 2035 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.95        10.78        5.09   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2035 FUNDS AVERAGE        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.19        11.62        4.37   
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are shown only for the Select Class Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2008    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2007    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2007    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2010    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $500   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   
For Institutional Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $3,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2040 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/SMTAX; C/SMTCX; Select/SMTSX; Institutional/SMTIX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 98 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
  Institutional
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as % of Offering Price   4.50%   NONE   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
           

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
    Institutional
Class
 
Management Fees     NONE        NONE        NONE        NONE   
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25     0.75     NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.35        0.40        0.35     0.16

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25        0.10   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.10 1      0.15        0.10        0.06 1 
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.62        0.62        0.62        0.62   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.22        1.77        0.97        0.78   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.28     (0.18     (0.13     (0.08
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     0.94        1.59        0.84        0.70   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.32%, 0.97%, 0.22%, and 0.08% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C, Select Class, and Institutional Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s shareholder servicing agent has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees it collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown

 

 

 
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in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     542        793        1,064        1,837   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     262        540        943        2,069   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     86        296        524        1,178   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     72        241        425        959   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     542        793        1,064        1,837   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     162        540        943        2,069   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     86        296        524        1,178   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     72        241        425        959   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 10% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2040 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds (underlying funds), and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2040 (target retirement date). The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the

Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes generally become more conservative as the target retirement date approaches (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income and less on equity). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                 
Years to Target Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REIT

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds and, to a lesser extent, direct investments in exchange-traded funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize other direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments

among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its investments in underlying funds and its direct investments.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

 

 

 
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Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations

(Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will

 

 

 
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provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in

zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy, environmental factors and, in the case of mortgages, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Investments in securities of smaller companies may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

 

 

 
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Inflation Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (i.e., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past eight calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and life of the Fund. It compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2040 Index, a broad-based securities market index, and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2040 Funds Average, an index based on the total returns of all mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the S&P index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the

Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      19.28%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –19.47%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –5.40%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(Since
5/15/06)
1
 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.90     11.80     7.13
Return After Taxes on Distributions     6.44        10.81        6.09   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     5.05        9.09        5.38   
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     2.81        10.51        6.24   
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     5.92        10.81        6.18   
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.76        11.64        6.97   
S&P TARGET DATE 2040 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.96        11.09        6.11   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2040 FUNDS AVERAGE        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.13        11.54        4.86   

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the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

1 The Fund commenced operations on 5/15/06. Performance for the benchmarks is from 5/31/06.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2008    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2006    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2006    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2010    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $500   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   
For Institutional Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $3,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2045 Fund

 

Class/Ticker:

A/JSAAX; C/JSACX; Select/JSASX; Institutional/JSAIX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 98 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
  Institutional
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as % of Offering Price   4.50%   NONE   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
           

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
    Institutional
Class
 
Management Fees     NONE        NONE        NONE        NONE   
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25     0.75     NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.38        0.43        0.38     0.17

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25        0.10   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.13 1      0.18        0.13 1      0.07 1 
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.62        0.62        0.62        0.62   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.25        1.80        1.00        0.79   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.31     (0.21     (0.16     (0.09
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     0.94        1.59        0.84        0.70   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.32%, 0.97%, 0.22%, and 0.08% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C, Select Class, and Institutional Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s shareholder servicing agent has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees it collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown

 

 

 
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in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     542        799        1,077        1,867   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     262        546        955        2,099   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     86        302        537        1,210   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     72        243        430        970   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     542        799        1,077        1,867   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     162        546        955        2,099   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     86        302        537        1,210   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     72        243        430        970   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 9% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2045 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds (underlying funds), and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2045 (target retirement date). The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the

Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes generally become more conservative as the target retirement date approaches (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income and less on equity). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

LOGO

 

Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                 
Years to Target Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REIT

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds and, to a lesser extent, direct investments in exchange-traded funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize other direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain

exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its investments in underlying funds and its direct investments.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the

 

 

 
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Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to

greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are

 

 

 
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not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions,

deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy, environmental factors and, in the case of mortgages, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Investments in securities of smaller companies may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments

 

 

 
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rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Inflation Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (i.e., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past seven calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and life of the Fund. It compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2045 Index, a broad-based securities market index, and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2045 Funds Average, an index based on the total returns of all mutual funds within the Fund’s

designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the S&P index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      19.32%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –19.20%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –5.30%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(since
7/31/07)
 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.83     11.77     6.45
Return After Taxes on Distributions     6.42        10.66        5.44   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     4.97        9.03        4.78   
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     2.74        10.46        5.48   
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     5.89        10.79        5.51   
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.69        11.60        6.29   
S&P TARGET DATE 2045 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.93        11.32        5.02   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2045 FUNDS AVERAGE        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.43        12.51        4.51   
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are shown only for the Institutional Class Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2008    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2007    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2007    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2010    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $500   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   
For Institutional Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $3,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2050 Fund

 

Class/Ticker:

A/JTSAX; C/JTSCX; Select/JTSSX; Institutional/JTSIX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 98 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
  Institutional
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as % of Offering Price   4.50%   NONE   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
           

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
    Institutional
Class
 
Management Fees     NONE        NONE        NONE        NONE   
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25     0.75     NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.44        0.49        0.45     0.18

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25       0.10   

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.19        0.24        0.20        0.08   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.62        0.62        0.62        0.62   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.31        1.86        1.07        0.80   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.37     (0.27     (0.23     (0.10
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     0.94        1.59        0.84        0.70   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.32%, 0.97%, 0.22%, and 0.08% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C, Select Class, and Institutional Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s shareholder servicing agent has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees it collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown

 

 

 
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in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     542        812        1,102        1,927   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     262        559        981        2,158   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     86        317        568        1,285   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     72        245        434        980   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     542        812        1,102        1,927   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     162        559        981        2,158   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     86        317        568        1,285   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     72        245        434        980   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 9% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2050 Fund (continued)

 

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2050 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds (underlying funds), and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2050 (target retirement date). The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the

Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes generally become more conservative as the target retirement date approaches (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income and less on equity). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                 
Years to Target Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REIT

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds and, to a lesser extent, direct investments in exchange-traded funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize other direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain

exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its investments in underlying funds and its direct investments.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the

 

 

 
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Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to

greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in

variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are

 

 

 
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not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions,

deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy, environmental factors and, in the case of mortgages, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Investments in securities of smaller companies may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments

 

 

 
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rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Inflation Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (i.e., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past seven calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and life of the Fund. It compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2050 Index, a broad-based securities market index, and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2050 Funds Average, an index based on the total returns of all mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the S&P

indexes, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      19.20%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –19.11%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –5.31%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(since
7/31/07)
 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.82     11.83     6.47
Return After Taxes on Distributions     6.42        10.68        5.45   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     4.97        9.06        4.78   
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     2.73        10.53        5.50   
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     5.83        10.84        5.52   
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.62        11.66        6.31   
S&P TARGET DATE 2050 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.95        11.49        5.13   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2050 FUNDS AVERAGE        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.30        12.08        4.28   
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are shown only for the Institutional Class Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as
401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2008    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2007    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2007    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2010    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $500   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   
For Institutional Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $3,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2055 Fund

 

Class/Ticker:

A/JFFAX; C/JFFCX; Select/JFFSX; Institutional/JFFIX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 98 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
  Institutional
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as % of Offering Price   4.50%   NONE   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
           

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
    Institutional
Class
 
Management Fees     NONE        NONE        NONE        NONE   
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25     0.75     NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.44        0.69        0.43     0.20

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25       0.10   

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.19        0.44        0.18        0.10   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and
Expenses
    0.62        0.62        0.62        0.62   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.31        2.06        1.05        0.82   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.37     (0.47     (0.21     (0.12
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     0.94        1.59        0.84        0.70   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.32%, 0.97%, 0.22%, and 0.08% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C, Select Class, and Institutional Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s shareholder servicing agent has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees it collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown

 

 

 
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in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     542        812        1,102        1,927   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     262        600        1,065        2,352   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     86        313        559        1,264   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     72        250        443        1,002   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     542        812        1,102        1,927   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     162        600        1,065        2,352   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     86        313        559        1,264   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     72        250        443        1,002   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 11% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2055 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds (underlying funds), and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2055 (target retirement date). The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset

allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes generally become more conservative as the target retirement date approaches (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income and less on equity). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                 
Years to Target Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REIT

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds and, to a lesser extent, direct investments in exchange-traded funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize other direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain

exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its investments in underlying funds and its direct investments.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

 

 

 
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Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations

(Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will

 

 

 
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provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for

unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy, environmental factors and, in the case of mortgages, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, investments in REITs are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Investments in securities of smaller companies may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

 

 

 
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Inflation Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (i.e., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year over the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year and life of the Fund. It compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2055+ Index, a broad-based securities market index, and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2055+ Funds Average, an index based on the total returns of all mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the S&P indexes, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the

Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      7.53%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.62%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –5.41%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
(since 1/31/12)
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     7.77     14.27
Return After Taxes on Distributions     6.64        13.31   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     4.75        10.89   
CLASS A SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     2.80        12.35   
CLASS C SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     5.93        13.40   

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES

     
Return Before Taxes     7.90        14.44   
S&P TARGET DATE 2055+ INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.90        14.03   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2055+ FUNDS AVERAGE      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.80        N/A   

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of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $500   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   
For Institutional Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $3,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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More About the Funds

 

Each of the Funds described in this prospectus is a series of JPMorgan Trust I (the Trust) and is managed by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM). The underlying funds are managed by JPMIM, Security Capital Research & Management Incorporated (SCR&M) or J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management, Inc. (JPMAAM). SCR&M and JPMAAM are under common control with JPMIM. JF International Management Inc. (JFIMI) is the sub-adviser to the JPMorgan China Region Fund. JFIMI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management (ASIA) Inc., which is wholly-owned by JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc. As a result, these advisers are considered control affiliates and the underlying funds advised by those entities are in the same group of investment companies. For more information about the Funds and JPMIM, please read “Management of the Funds” and the Statement of Additional Information.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The mutual funds described in this prospectus are “Funds of Funds.” Each Fund’s investment strategy is to invest in a diversified group of other mutual funds within the same group of investment companies (i.e., J.P. Morgan Funds). The Funds are designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes including U.S. large cap, mid cap, and small cap equities, REITs, international and emerging markets equities, U.S. fixed income securities, emerging markets debt securities, high yield, market neutral strategies, commodities and money market instruments. The Funds attempt to take advantage of the most attractive types of investments by focusing on securities that the Adviser believes would outperform the Funds’ benchmarks and peer group over the long term. Exposure and diversification to such asset classes is achieved by investing in the other J.P. Morgan Funds (the underlying funds) as well as by investing directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives, to the extent permitted by applicable law or the exemptive relief obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In connection with its main investment strategies, the Funds may use futures including exchange traded futures. The Funds are also permitted to use other derivatives, including, but not limited to, options and swaps. Under certain market conditions, the use of derivatives could be significant.

A brief description of the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds can be found in Appendix A. Appendix A lists the underlying funds that each Fund may utilize as of the date of this prospectus. The Funds may invest in additional underlying funds that are not listed on Appendix A from time to time in the future so long as a Fund’s investments in any additional underlying fund does not exceed 5% of Fund holdings.

All of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds, except the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund (the Target Date Funds), are designed for investors who expect to retire near the

applicable target retirement date (for example, 2015 for the JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2015 Fund). The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund is designed for investors who are retired or expect to retire soon.

 

FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES
A Fund’s investment strategy may involve “fundamental policies.” A policy is fundamental if it cannot be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Each Fund’s investment objective is fundamental, although over time, each Target Date Fund’s investment objective migrates from seeking total return to seeking current income and some capital appreciation as the Target Date Fund approaches its target date. All other fundamental policies are specifically identified in the Statement of Additional Information.

Glide Path. JPMIM uses a strategic asset allocation strategy for each of the Target Date Funds that changes over time as a Fund approaches its target retirement date. This is known as the “glide path.” As a Fund approaches its target retirement date, each Target Date Fund’s investment objective migrates from seeking total return to current income. It is intended that each Fund’s strategic target allocations will approximate that of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund by the end of the target retirement date. Once a Target Date Fund’s strategic target allocations are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund, the Target Date Fund may, but is not required to, combine with the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund upon approval of the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The Target Date Funds are “to” funds rather than “through” funds.

 

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A “THROUGH”
AND “TO” TARGET DATE FUND?
A “through” target date fund has a longer glide path that goes beyond the retirement year. “Through” funds are designed for investors with longer investment horizons that go 10 to 20 years past their retirement age. These funds are more aggressive in their strategic target allocations to equities at retirement than “to” funds, and become more conservative over a longer period of time after retirement. A “to” target date fund generally treats the target date as the end point of the glide path. These funds generally reach their most conservative strategic target allocations close to the target retirement date. The Target Date Funds are “to” target date funds and are designed for investors who are seeking current income and some capital appreciation rather than continuing to seek total return on their retirement date.
 

 

 
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Strategic Target Allocations. The table below represents the strategic target allocations for each Fund as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term (i.e., over multiple year periods). The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives. For example, the Adviser may over-weight or under-weight a strategic target allocation to take advantage of a particular investment opportunity it believes is present in the shorter-term based on, among other things, its current market outlook or specific market events, and the Adviser will review regularly its tactical allocations to determine whether to maintain such positions.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter

periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations as shown in its glide path and the table below may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund, JPMorgan Smart Retirement 2015 Fund and JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2020 Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income, +/- 10% for equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes, while the other JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income and equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents, and +/-5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the table below. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

 

 

Strategic Target Allocations1  
Allocation Ranges (%)   Income
Fund
Target
   

2015

Fund

Target

   

2020

Fund

Target

   

2025

Fund

Target

   

2030

Fund

Target

   

2035

Fund

Target

   

2040

Fund

Target

   

2045

Fund

Target

   

2050

Fund

Target

   

2055

Fund

Target

 
Equity     36.0     39.2     54.0     64.0     73.4     80.4     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    19.0     20.5     27.3     32.6     37.4     40.7     43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    4.0     4.4     6.3     7.5     8.7     9.4     10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

REIT

    2.5     2.8     4.1     4.6     5.1     5.6     6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0

International Equity

    7.0     7.8     11.4     13.4     15.4     17.1     18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5

Emerging Markets Equity

    3.5     3.8     5.0     6.0     6.9     7.7     8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3
                     
Commodities     1.5     1.3     0.4     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Commodities

    1.5     1.3     0.4     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0
                     
Fixed Income     52.5     51.5     45.6     36.0     26.6     19.6     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0

U.S. Fixed Income

    34.5     34.9     35.6     29.9     21.2     14.7     9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5

Inflation Managed

    7.5     6.6     2.4     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

High Yield

    7.8     7.3     5.2     3.9     3.5     3.2     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0

Emerging Markets Debt

    2.8     2.7     2.5     2.2     2.0     1.7     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
                     
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     10.0     8.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    10.0     8.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

1 As of the date of this prospectus, each Fund utilizes underlying funds and, to a lesser extent, direct investments in exchange-traded funds to implement its strategic target allocations although each Fund also has flexibility to utilize other direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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Each of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds may invest in any of the following underlying J.P. Morgan Funds within the following ranges, subject to changes as described above.

 

                                                    
        Income
Fund
       2015
Fund
       2020
Fund
       2025
Fund
       2030
Fund
 
U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund        0–29        0–30.5        0–37.3        0–47.6        0–52.4
JPMorgan Equity Income Fund        0–29           0–30.5           0–37.3           0–47.6           0–52.4   
JPMorgan Equity Index Fund        0–29           0–30.5           0–37.3           0–47.6           0–52.4   
JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund        0–29           0–30.5           0–37.3           0–47.6           0–52.4   
JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund        0–29           0–30.5           0–37.3           0–47.6           0–52.4   
JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund        0–29           0–30.5           0–37.3           0–47.6           0–52.4   
JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund        0–29           0–30.5           0–37.3           0–47.6           0–52.4   
JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund        0–29           0–30.5           0–37.3           0–47.6           0–52.4   
JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund        0–29           0–30.5           0–37.3           0–47.6           0–52.4   
JPMorgan U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund        0–29           0–30.5           0–37.3           0–47.6           0–52.4   
JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund        0–29           0–30.5           0–37.3           0–47.6           0–52.4   
JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund        0–29           0–30.5           0–37.3           0–47.6           0–52.4   
JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund        0–29           0–30.5           0–37.3           0–47.6           0–52.4   
           
MARKET NEUTRAL FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund        0–10           0–10           0–10           0–15           0–15   
JPMorgan Research Market Neutral Fund        0–10           0–10           0–10           0–15           0–15   
           
COMMODITIES                           
JPMorgan Commodities Strategy Fund        0–6.5           0–6.3           0–5.3           0–5           0–5   

 

                                                    
        2035
Fund
       2040
Fund
       2045
Fund
       2050
Fund
       2055
Fund
 
U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund        0–55.7        0–58.3        0–58.3        0–58.3        0–58.3
JPMorgan Equity Income Fund        0–55.7           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3   
JPMorgan Equity Index Fund        0–55.7           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3   
JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund        0–55.7           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3   
JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund        0–55.7           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3   
JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund        0–55.7           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3   
JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund        0–55.7           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3   
JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund        0–55.7           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3   
JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund        0–55.7           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3   
JPMorgan U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund        0–55.7           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3   
JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund        0–55.7           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3   
JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund        0–55.7           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3   
JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund        0–55.7           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3   
           
MARKET NEUTRAL FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund        0–15           0–15           0–15           0–15           0–15   
JPMorgan Research Market Neutral Fund        0–15           0–15           0–15           0–15           0–15   
           
COMMODITIES                           
JPMorgan Commodities Strategy Fund        0–5           0–5           0–5           0–5           0–5   

 

 
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       2015
Fund
       2020
Fund
       2025
Fund
       2030
Fund
 
U.S. SMALL/MID CAP EQUITY FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund        0–14        0–14.4        0–16.3        0–22.5        0–23.7
JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
JPMorgan Intrepid Advantage Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
Undiscovered Managers Behavioral Value Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   

 

                                                    
        2035
Fund
       2040
Fund
       2045
Fund
       2050
Fund
       2055
Fund
 
U.S. SMALL/MID CAP EQUITY FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund        0–24.4        0–25        0–25        0–25        0–25
JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
JPMorgan Intrepid Advantage Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
Undiscovered Managers Behavioral Value Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   

 

 
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        Income
Fund
       2015
Fund
       2020
Fund
       2025
Fund
       2030
Fund
 
REIT FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Realty Income Fund        0–12.5        0–12.8        0–14.1        0–19.6        0–20.1
Security Capital U.S. Core Real Estate Securities Fund        0–12.5           0–12.8           0–14.1           0–19.6           0–20.1   
           
INFLATION MANAGED FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Inflation Managed Bond Fund        0–22.5           0–21.6           0–17.4           0–15           0–15   
           
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS                           
JPMorgan China Region Fund        0–17           0–17.8           0–21.4           0–28.4           0–30.4   
JPMorgan International Equity Fund        0–17           0–17.8           0–21.4           0–28.4           0–30.4   
JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity Fund        0–17           0–17.8           0–21.4           0–28.4           0–30.4   
JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund        0–17           0–17.8           0–21.4           0–28.4           0–30.4   
JPMorgan International Value Fund        0–17           0–17.8           0–21.4           0–28.4           0–30.4   
JPMorgan Intrepid European Fund        0–17           0–17.8           0–21.4           0–28.4           0–30.4   
JPMorgan Intrepid International Fund        0–17           0–17.8           0–21.4           0–28.4           0–30.4   
JPMorgan Latin America Fund        0–17           0–17.8           0–21.4           0–28.4           0–30.4   
           
EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Emerging Economies Fund        0–13.5           0–13.2           0–15           0–21           0–21.9   
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Fund        0–13.5           0–13.2           0–15           0–21           0–21.9   
           
U.S. FIXED INCOME FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Core Bond Fund        0–49.5           0–49.9           0–50.6           0–44.9           0–36.2   
JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund        0–49.5           0–49.9           0–50.6           0–44.9           0–36.2   
JPMorgan Corporate Bond Fund        0–49.5           0–49.9           0–50.6           0–44.9           0–36.2   
JPMorgan Government Bond Fund        0–49.5           0–49.9           0–50.6           0–44.9           0–36.2   
JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund        0–49.5           0–49.9           0–50.6           0–44.9           0–36.2   
JPMorgan Mortgage-Backed Securities Fund        0–49.5           0–49.9           0–50.6           0–44.9           0–36.2   
JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund        0–49.5           0–49.9           0–50.6           0–44.9           0–36.2   
JPMorgan Total Return Fund        0–49.5           0–49.9           0–50.6           0–44.9           0–36.2   
JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund        0–49.5           0–49.9           0–50.6           0–44.9           0–36.2   

 

 
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Fund
       2040
Fund
       2045
Fund
       2050
Fund
       2055
Fund
 
REIT FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Realty Income Fund        0–20.6        0–21        0–21        0–21        0–21
Security Capital U.S. Core Real Estate Securities Fund        0–20.6           0–21           0–21           0–21           0–21   
           
INFLATION MANAGED FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Inflation Managed Bond Fund        0–15           0–15           0–15           0–15           0–15   
           
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS                           
JPMorgan China Region Fund        0–32.1           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5   
JPMorgan International Equity Fund        0–32.1           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5   
JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity Fund        0–32.1           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5   
JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund        0–32.1           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5   
JPMorgan International Value Fund        0–32.1           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5   
JPMorgan Intrepid European Fund        0–32.1           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5   
JPMorgan Intrepid International Fund        0–32.1           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5   
JPMorgan Latin America Fund        0–32.1           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5   
           
EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Emerging Economies Fund        0–22.7           0–23.3           0–23.3           0–23.3           0–23.3   
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Fund        0–22.7           0–23.3           0–23.3           0–23.3           0–23.3   
           
U.S. FIXED INCOME FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Core Bond Fund        0–29.7           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5   
JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund        0–29.7           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5   
JPMorgan Corporate Bond Fund        0–29.7           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5   
JPMorgan Government Bond Fund        0–29.7           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5   
JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund        0–29.7           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5   
JPMorgan Mortgage-Backed Securities Fund        0–29.7           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5   
JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund        0–29.7           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5   
JPMorgan Total Return Fund        0–29.7           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5   
JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund        0–29.7           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5   

 

 
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        Income
Fund
       2015
Fund
       2020
Fund
       2025
Fund
       2030
Fund
 
EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Debt Fund        0–17.8        0–17.7        0–17.5        0–17.2        0–17
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Fund        0–17.8           0–17.7           0–17.5           0–17.2           0–17   
           
HIGH YIELD FUNDS                           
JPMorgan High Yield Fund        0–22.8           0–22.3           0–20.2           0–18.9           0–18.5   
JPMorgan Floating Rate Income Fund        0–22.8           0–22.3           0–20.2           0–18.9           0–18.5   
           
MONEY MARKET FUNDS                           
JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund        0–30           0–28           0–20           0–20           0–20   
JPMorgan Federal Money Market Fund        0–30           0–28           0–20           0–20           0–20   
JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund        0–30           0–28           0–20           0–20           0–20   
JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund        0–30           0–28           0–20           0–20           0–20   
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund        0–30           0–28           0–20           0–20           0–20   
JPMorgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund        0–30           0–28           0–20           0–20           0–20   

 

                                                    
        2035
Fund
       2040
Fund
       2045
Fund
       2050
Fund
       2055
Fund
 
EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Debt Fund        0–16.7        0–16.5        0–16.5        0–16.5        0–16.5
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Fund        0–16.7           0–16.5           0–16.5           0–16.5           0–16.5   
           
HIGH YIELD FUNDS                           
JPMorgan High Yield Fund        0–18.2           0–18           0–18           0–18           0–18   
JPMorgan Floating Rate Income Fund        0–18.2           0–18           0–18           0–18           0–18   
           
MONEY MARKET FUNDS                           
JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund        0–20           0–20           0–20           0–20           0–20   
JPMorgan Federal Money Market Fund        0–20           0–20           0–20           0–20           0–20   
JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund        0–20           0–20           0–20           0–20           0–20   
JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund        0–20           0–20           0–20           0–20           0–20   
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund        0–20           0–20           0–20           0–20           0–20   
JPMorgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund        0–20           0–20           0–20           0–20           0–20   

 

 
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Direct Investments in Securities and Financial Instruments.

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds invest in J.P. Morgan Funds and cash and cash equivalents. The Funds, to the extent permitted by applicable law or the exemptive relief obtained from the SEC, may also invest directly in securities including exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and other financial instruments, such as futures, swaps, exchange traded notes (ETNs) and other derivatives, in lieu of the underlying funds to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight allocations, among various sectors and markets. For temporary defensive purposes or to respond to unusual market conditions or large cash flows, a Fund may invest up to 40% of its total assets directly in securities and may invest all or most of its assets in cash or cash equivalents. Under ordinary circumstances, a Fund will not invest more than 20% of its total assets directly in securities. While not part of their principal investment strategies, the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds may also use futures and other derivatives for interest rate risk management to adjust the duration position of a JPMorgan SmartRetirement Fund. Futures and other derivatives used for this purpose are not subject to or included as part of a JPMorgan SmartRetirement Fund’s stated fixed income ranges.

INVESTMENT RISKS

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds invest primarily in a variety of other J.P. Morgan Funds. The J.P. Morgan Funds in which the Funds may invest are referred to in this prospectus as the “underlying funds.” The main risks associated with investing in the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds are summarized in the “Risk/Return Summaries” at the front of this prospectus. More detailed descriptions of the risks associated with the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds and the underlying funds are described below. The degree to which these risks apply to a JPMorgan SmartRetirement Fund will vary according to its point along its glide path and its use of tactical allocations and each may be considered a main risk of such Fund over the course of time. Risks that are not expected to be main risks of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds are described under “Additional Risks”.

Main Risks

Investment Risk. JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds are subject to investment risk, including stock and fixed income market risk. These markets may be volatile causing a Fund’s share price to drop and an investor to lose money. The Target Date Funds become more conservative over time meaning they allocate more of their assets to fixed income investments than equity investments as they near the target retirement date. Despite the more conservative allocation, the Target Date Funds and JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund will continue to be exposed to market risk, including stock market risk

and the share price of a Fund may decline even after a Fund’s allocation is at its most conservative. In determining whether to invest in a JPMorgan SmartRetirement Fund, investors should consider their estimated retirement date, retirement needs and expectations, and risk tolerance.

JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds are not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Funds will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor.

 

1. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so.

 

2. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance when choosing a Target Date Fund.

 

3. Target Date Funds are not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any of the Funds will provide sufficient retirement income, and you may lose money before or after retirement.

 

4. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in a Target Date Fund periodically.

 

5. If you need help making an investment decision, you should consult a financial advisor.

Investments in Mutual Funds and ETFs Risk. Each JPMorgan SmartRetirement Fund invests in underlying J.P. Morgan Funds as a primary strategy, so each Fund’s performance is directly related to the performance of the underlying funds. Each Fund’s net asset value will change with the value of the underlying funds and changes in the markets where the underlying funds invest. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, investments in a Fund benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

In addition to investing in underlying J.P. Morgan Funds, the Funds may also invest in ETFs. ETFs are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are purchased and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be structured as investment companies, depositary receipts or other pooled investment vehicles and may be passively or actively managed. Passively managed ETFs generally seek to track the performance of a particular market index, including broad-based market indexes, as well as indexes relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Actively managed ETFs do not seek to track the performance of a particular market index. The price movement of an index-based ETF may not track the underlying

 

 

 
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index and may result in a loss. In addition, ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Funds may use derivatives in connection with their investment strategies. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed a Fund’s or underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives are subject to the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. The use of derivatives may not be successful, resulting in losses to the Fund or underlying fund, and the cost of such strategies may reduce the Fund’s or underlying fund’s returns. Derivatives also expose the Fund and underlying funds to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation), including credit risk of the derivative counterparty. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. In addition, the Fund or underlying fund may use derivatives for non-hedging purposes, which increases the Fund’s or underlying fund’s potential for loss.

Investing in derivatives and engaging in short sales will result in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks. A Fund or underlying fund may be more volatile than if the Fund or underlying fund had not been leveraged because the leverage tends to exaggerate any effect on the value of a Fund’s or underlying fund’s portfolio securities. Registered investment companies such as the underlying funds are limited in their ability to engage in derivative transactions and are required to identify and earmark assets to provide asset coverage for derivative transactions.

A Fund’s or underlying fund’s transactions in futures contracts, swaps and other derivatives could also affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders which may result in a Fund or underlying fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions, which may adversely impact a Fund’s or underlying fund’s after-tax return.

WHAT IS A DERIVATIVE?
Derivatives are securities or contracts (like futures and options) that derive their value from the performance of underlying assets or securities.

Securities and Financial Instruments Risk. JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, such as derivatives. The intention of doing so is to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight their investments, among various sectors or markets and for duration management. There is no guarantee that the use of these securities and financial instruments will produce the intended result of effectively allocating the Fund’s investments to a specific market or sector or in managing duration. In addition, securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk). Depending on the type of security or instrument, the market value may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably causing a security or instrument to be worth less than the price originally paid for it. To the extent that a security or instrument decreases in value, the value of your investment in a Fund will be affected.

High Yield Securities Risk. Some of the underlying funds may invest in debt securities that are considered to be speculative (known as junk bonds). These securities are issued by companies which are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. Non-investment grade debt securities can be more sensitive to short-term corporate, economic and market developments. During periods of economic uncertainty and change, the market price of the underlying fund’s investments and a Fund’s or underlying fund’s net asset value may be volatile. Furthermore, though these investments generally provide a higher yield than higher-rated debt securities, the high degree of risk involved in the investments can result in substantial or total losses. These securities are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and a potential lack of a secondary or public market for securities. The market price of these securities can change suddenly and unexpectedly.

Loan Risk. Some of the underlying funds may invest in loan assignments and participations and commitments to purchase loan assignments (Loans) including Loans that are rated below investment grade. Like other high yield, corporate debt instruments, such Loans are subject to an increased risk of default in the payment of principal and interest as well as the other risks described under “Interest Rate Risk,” “Credit Risk,” and “High Yield Securities Risk.” Although certain Loans are secured by collateral, an underlying fund could experience delays or limitations in realizing on such collateral or have its

 

 

 
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interest subordinated to other indebtedness of the obligor. Loans are vulnerable to market sentiment such that economic conditions or other events may reduce the demand for Loans and cause their value to decline rapidly and unpredictably. Although an underlying fund will limit its investments in illiquid securities to no more than 15% of an underlying fund’s net assets at the time of purchase, Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some of the Loans and certain Loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. The inability to dispose of Loans in a timely fashion could result in losses to an underlying fund. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. Because some Loans that an underlying fund invests in may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for an underlying fund than for funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. Typically, Loans are not registered securities and are not listed on any national securities exchange. Consequently, there may be less public information available about an underlying fund’s investments and the market for certain Loans may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. As a result, an underlying fund may be more dependent upon the analytical ability of its adviser.

Affiliates of the Adviser may participate in the primary and secondary market for Loans. Because of limitations imposed by applicable law, the presence of the adviser’s affiliates in the Loan market may restrict an underlying fund’s ability to acquire some Loans, affect the timing of such acquisition or affect the price at which the Loan is acquired. Also, because the Adviser may wish to invest in the publicly traded securities of an obligor, it may not have access to material non-public information regarding the obligor to which other investors have access.

Interest Rate Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in debt securities that increase or decrease in value based on changes in interest rates. If rates increase, the value of these underlying funds’ investments generally declines. On the other hand, if rates fall, the value of the investments generally increases. Your investment will decline in value if the value of the underlying funds’ investments decreases. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Usually, changes in the value of fixed income securities will not affect cash income generated, but may affect the value of your investment. The underlying funds may invest in variable and floating rate Loans and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than fixed rate instruments, the value of variable and floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general

interest rates. Many factors can cause interest rates to rise. Some examples include central bank monetary policy, rising inflation rates and general economic conditions. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Credit Risk. There is a risk that issuers and/or counterparties will not make payments on securities and repurchase agreements held by the underlying funds. Such default could result in losses to the underlying funds and to the Funds. In addition, the credit quality of securities held by an underlying fund may be lowered if an issuer’s or a counterparty’s financial condition changes. Lower credit quality may lead to greater volatility in the price of a security and in shares of an underlying fund. Lower credit quality also may affect liquidity and make it difficult for the underlying fund to sell the security. Although U.S. government securities issued directly by the U.S. government are guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury, other U.S. government securities issued by an agency or instrumentality of the U.S. government may not be. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Prices of a Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Asset-Backed, Mortgage-Related and Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in asset-backed, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities. These securities are subject to certain other risks. The value of these securities will be influenced by the factors affecting the property market and the assets underlying such securities. As a result, during periods of difficult or frozen credit markets, significant changes in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. Additionally, during such periods and also under normal conditions, these securities are also subject to prepayment and call risk. Gains and losses associated with prepayments will increase or decrease an underlying fund’s yield and the income available for distribution by an underlying fund. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. In periods of rising interest rates, an underlying fund may be subject to

 

 

 
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contraction risk which is the risk that borrowers will increase the rate at which they prepay the maturity value of mortgages and other obligations. In periods of rising interest rates, an underlying fund may be subject to extension risk which is the risk that the expected maturity of an obligation will lengthen in duration due to a decrease in prepayments. As a result, in certain interest rate environments, an underlying fund may exhibit additional volatility. Some of these securities may receive little or no collateral protection from the underlying assets and are thus subject to the risk of default described under Credit Risk”. The risk of such defaults is generally higher in the case of mortgage-backed investments that include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds may invest in collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs). CMOs are issued in multiple classes, and each class may have its own interest rate and/or final payment date. A class with an earlier final payment date may have certain preferences in receiving principal payments or earning interest. As a result, the value of some classes in which the underlying fund invests may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates.

Some of the underlying funds may invest in interest-only (IO) and principal-only (PO) mortgage-related securities. The values of IO and PO mortgage-backed securities are more volatile than other types of mortgage-related securities. They are very sensitive to changes in interest rates and to the rate of prepayments. A rapid or unexpected increase in prepayments can significantly depress the price of interest-only securities, while a rapid or unexpected decrease could have the same effect on principal-only securities. In addition, because there may be a drop in trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or the imposition of legal restrictions on the resale of securities, these instruments may be illiquid.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Market Risk. Because the underlying funds may invest in foreign currencies or securities of foreign issuers, investments in such underlying funds are subject to special risks in addition to those of U.S. investments. These risks include political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets

of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of the underlying fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

The risks associated with foreign securities are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” These countries may have relatively unstable governments and less-established market economies than developed countries and you may sustain sudden, and sometimes substantial, fluctuations in the value of your investments. Emerging markets may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. These risks make emerging market securities more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in more developed countries. An underlying fund’s investments in foreign and emerging market securities may also be subject to foreign withholding and/or other taxes, which would decrease an underlying fund’s yield on those securities.

Sovereign Debt Risk. Some of the underlying funds may invest in sovereign debt securities. These securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign governmental entities. These investments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or other failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies. If a governmental entity defaults, it may ask for more time in which to pay or further loans. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debts that a government does not pay nor are there bankruptcy proceedings through which all or part of the sovereign debt that a governmental entity has not repaid may be collected.

Currency Risk. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates may affect the value of an underlying fund’s securities and the price of the underlying fund’s shares. Generally, when the value of the U.S. dollar rises in value relative to a foreign currency, an investment in that country loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number

 

 

 
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of reasons, including changes in interest rates. Devaluation of a currency by a country’s government or banking authority also will have a significant impact on the value of any investments denominated in that currency. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies. Investments by underlying funds in smaller, newer companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. In addition, smaller companies may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, the changes in value of their securities may be more sudden or erratic than in large capitalization companies, especially over the short term. Because smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or may depend on a few key employees, they may be more susceptible to particular economic events or competitive factors than large capitalization companies. This may cause unexpected and frequent decreases in the value of underlying funds investing in small companies, and may affect your investment in the Funds.

Strategy Risk. A main investment strategy of some of the underlying funds is to invest in common stocks considered to be attractive and to short sell stocks considered to be unattractive. This strategy may fail to produce the intended results. There is no guarantee that the use of long and short positions will succeed in limiting the underlying fund’s exposure to domestic stock market movements, capitalization, sector-swings or other factors. The strategy used by these underlying funds involves complex securities transactions, including short sales, that involve risks different than direct equity investments. Some of the other underlying funds also use short sales. The use of short sales may result in these underlying funds realizing more short-term capital gains and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than they would if they did not engage in such short sales.

Real Estate Securities Risk. Investments by certain of the underlying funds will be highly concentrated in the securities of companies in the real estate sector. The value of real estate securities in general, and REITs in particular, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy, and environmental factors. In addition, the value of real estate securities will depend on the value of the underlying

properties or the underlying loans or interests. The underlying loans may be subject to the risks of default or of prepayments that occur earlier or later than expected, and such loans may also include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The value of these securities will rise and fall in response to many factors, including economic conditions, the demand for rental property, interest rates and, with respect to REITs, the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties. REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities. The underlying funds will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the underlying fund.

Government Securities Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). U.S. government securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Securities, such as those issued or guarantees by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of interest or principal. This would result in losses to the underlying fund. Securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. U.S. government securities include zero coupon securities, which tend to be subject to greater market risk than interest-paying securities of similar maturities.

Non-Diversified Risk. Certain of the underlying funds are non-diversified and they may invest a greater percentage of their assets in a particular issuer or group of issuers than a diversified fund would. This increased investment in fewer issuers may result in the underlying fund’s shares being more sensitive to the economic results of those issuing the securities.

Inflation-Managed Strategies Risk. Certain underlying funds may use inflation-managed strategies including using swaps that are based on the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in combination with a core portfolio of fixed income securities to create the equivalent of a portfolio of

 

 

 
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inflation-protected fixed income securities. There is no guarantee that the use of derivatives and debt securities will mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds or reflect the actual rate of inflation. In addition, some of the underlying funds may make direct investments in inflation-protected securities. Inflation-linked securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of an inflation-linked security tends to decrease when real interest rates increase and can increase when real interest rates decrease. Interest payments on inflation-linked securities are unpredictable and will fluctuate as the principal and interest are adjusted for inflation. Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-linked debt security will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though the underlying fund will not receive the principal until maturity. There can be no assurance that the inflation index used will accurately measure the real rate of inflation in the prices of goods and services. An underlying fund’s investments in inflation-linked securities may lose value in the event that the actual rate of inflation is different than the rate of the inflation index.

Commodity Risk. Certain underlying funds will have a significant portion of their assets concentrated in commodity-linked securities and derivatives. Some of the underlying funds may have direct investments in commodities. Developments affecting commodities will have a disproportionate impact on such underlying funds. An underlying fund’s investment in commodities, commodity-linked securities and derivatives may subject the underlying fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodities, commodity-linked securities and derivatives may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, environmental incidents, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The natural resources and energy sector can be significantly affected by changes in the prices and supplies of oil, gas and other energy fuels, energy conservation, the success of exploration projects, and tax and other government regulations, policies of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and oil importing nations. The metals sector can be affected by sharp price volatility over short periods caused by global economic, financial and political factors, resource availability, government regulation, economic cycles, changes in inflation or expectations about inflation in various countries, interest rates, currency fluctuations, metal sales by governments, central banks or international agencies, investment speculation and fluctuations in industrial and commercial supply and demand. Use of leveraged commodity-linked derivatives creates an opportunity for increased return but, at the same time, creates the possibility for greater loss (including the likelihood of greater

volatility of the underlying fund’s net asset value), and there can be no assurance that the underlying fund’s use of leverage will be successful. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Some of the underlying funds may concentrate in certain commodity sectors such as natural resources. When an underlying fund concentrates in a particular industry or group of industries, events impacting that sector will have a greater effect on an underlying fund than they would on a fund that is more widely diversified among a number of unrelated industries. In addition, certain commodity sub-sectors are subject to greater governmental regulation than are other industries, therefore, changes in tax and other government regulations may be more likely to adversely affect such underlying funds.

Index Funds Risk. Certain underlying funds may attempt to track the performance of a specified index. Therefore, securities may be purchased, retained and sold by the underlying fund at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. If the value of securities that are heavily weighted in the index change, you can expect a greater risk of loss than would be the case if the underlying fund were not fully invested in such securities.

High Portfolio Turnover Risk. The techniques and strategies contemplated by some of the underlying funds are expected to result in a high degree of portfolio turnover. Portfolio turnover rate may vary greatly from year to year as well as within a particular year. High portfolio turnover (e.g. over 100%) may involve correspondingly greater expenses to the underlying funds, including brokerage commissions or dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs on the sale of securities and reinvestments in other securities. Such sales may also result in realization of taxable capital gain, including short-term capital gain that will generally be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income, and may adversely impact the underlying fund’s after-tax returns. The trading costs or tax effects associated with portfolio turnover may adversely affect an underlying fund’s performance.

Transactions Risk. A Fund or an underlying fund could experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders and its liquidity may be negatively impacted. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent, occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for the securities sold, or when the securities an underlying fund wishes to or is required to sell are illiquid. The underlying fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at its desired time or price. Illiquidity can be caused by a drop in overall market trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or legal restrictions on the securities’ resale. For

 

 

 
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underlying funds that invest in debt securities, other market participants may be attempting to sell debt securities at the same time as the underlying fund, causing downward pricing pressure and contributing to illiquidity. The capacity for bond dealers to engage in trading or “make a market” in debt securities has not kept pace with the growth of bond markets. This could potentially lead to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in debt markets. Certain securities that were liquid when purchased may later become illiquid, particularly in times of overall economic distress. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Additional Risks

Securities Lending Risk. Some of the underlying funds engage in securities lending. Securities lending involves counterparty risk, including the risk that the loaned securities may not be returned or returned in a timely manner and/or a loss of rights in the collateral if the borrower or the lending agent defaults. This risk is increased when an underlying fund’s loans are concentrated with a single or limited number of borrowers. In addition, an underlying fund bears the risk of loss in connection with its investments of the cash collateral it receives from the borrower. To the extent that the value or return of the underlying fund’s investments of the cash collateral declines below the amount owed to a borrower, an underlying fund may incur losses that exceed the amount it earned on lending the security. In situations where the adviser does not believe that it is prudent to sell the cash collateral investments in the market, the underlying fund may borrow money to repay the borrower the amount of cash collateral owed to the borrower upon return of the loaned securities. This will result in financial leverage, which may cause the underlying fund to be more volatile because financial leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the underlying fund’s portfolio securities.

Exchange Traded Notes Risk. Generally, ETNs are structured as senior, unsecured notes in which an issuer such as a bank agrees to pay a return based on the target commodity index less any fees. ETNs are synthetic instruments that allow individual investors to have access to derivatives linked to commodities and assets such as oil, currencies and foreign stock indexes. ETNs combine certain aspects of bonds and ETFs. Similar to ETFs, ETNs are traded on a major exchange (e.g., the New York Stock Exchange) during normal trading hours. However, investors can also hold the ETN until maturity. At maturity, the issuer pays to the investor a cash amount equal to principal amount, subject to the day’s index factor. ETN returns are based upon the performance of a market index minus applicable fees. The value of an ETN may be influenced

by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying commodities markets, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer’s credit rating and economic, legal, political or geographic events that affect the referenced commodity. The value of the ETN may drop due to a downgrade in the issuer’s credit rating, even if the underlying index remains unchanged. Investments in ETNs are subject to the risks facing income securities in general including the risk that a counterparty will fail to make payments when due or default. In addition, investors in ETNs generally have no right with respect to the instruments underlying the index or any right to receive delivery of the instruments underlying the index.

Volcker Rule Risk. Pursuant to section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and certain rules promulgated thereunder known as the Volcker Rule, if the adviser and/or its affiliates own 25% or more of the outstanding ownership interests of a Fund after the permitted seeding period from the implementation of a Fund’s investment strategy, a Fund could be subject to restrictions on trading that would adversely impact a Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy. As a result, the adviser and/or its affiliates may be required to reduce their ownership interests in a Fund at a time that is sooner than would otherwise be desirable, which may result in a Fund’s liquidation or, if a Fund is able to continue operating, may result in losses, increased transaction costs and adverse tax consequences as a result of the sale of portfolio securities.

For more information about risks associated with the types of investments that the Funds purchase, please read the Statement of Additional Information.

There can be no assurance that the Funds will achieve their investment objectives. Please note that each Fund also may use strategies that are not described herein, but which are described in the Statement of Additional Information.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

An investment in a Fund is subject to a number of actual or potential conflicts of interest. For example, the Adviser and/or its affiliates provide a variety of different services to a Fund, for which the Fund compensates them. As a result, the Adviser and/or its affiliates have an incentive to enter into arrangements with a Fund, and face conflicts of interest when balancing that incentive against the best interests of a Fund. The Adviser and/or its affiliates also face conflicts of interest in their service as investment adviser to other clients, and, from time to time, make investment decisions that differ from and/or negatively impact those made by the Adviser on behalf of a Fund. In addition, affiliates of the Adviser provide a broad range of services and products to their clients and are major participants in the global currency, equity, commodity,

 

 

 
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fixed-income and other markets in which a Fund invests or will invest. In certain circumstances by providing services and products to their clients, these affiliates’ activities will disadvantage or restrict the Funds and/or benefit these affiliates. The Adviser may also acquire material non-public information which would negatively affect the Adviser’s ability to transact in securities for a Fund. JPMorgan and the Funds have adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to appropriately prevent, limit or mitigate conflicts of interest. In addition, many of the activities that create these conflicts of interest are limited and/or prohibited by law, unless an exception is available. For more information about conflicts of interest, see the Potential Conflicts of Interest section in the SAI.

TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS

For liquidity and to respond to unusual market conditions, the Funds may invest all or most of their total assets in cash and cash equivalents for temporary defensive purposes. These investments may result in a lower yield than lower-quality or longer-term investments, and prevent the Funds from meeting their investment objectives.

 

WHAT IS A CASH EQUIVALENT?
Cash equivalents are highly liquid, high-quality instruments with maturities of three months or less on the date they are purchased. They include securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, repurchase agreements (other than equity repurchase agreements), certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper (rated in one of the two highest rating categories), variable rate master demand notes, money market mutual funds and bank money market deposit accounts.

While the Funds are engaged in a temporary defensive position, they may not meet their investment objectives. Therefore, the Funds will pursue a temporary defensive position only when market conditions warrant.

Expenses of Underlying Funds. The percentage of each JPMorgan SmartRetirement Fund’s assets that will be allocated to each of the underlying funds may be changed from time to time by JPMIM within the parameters set forth in this prospectus. In addition, new J.P. Morgan Funds may be added to the list of underlying funds from time to time. To the extent that the allocations among the underlying funds are changed, or to the extent that the expense ratios of the underlying funds change, the weighted average operating expenses borne by the Funds may increase or decrease.

The Funds will invest in Class R6 Shares of the underlying funds to the extent they are available. If an underlying fund does not offer Class R6 Shares, the Funds will invest in Class R5 Shares of the underlying funds. Many of the underlying funds do not

offer Class R5 or Class R6 Shares; therefore, the Fund will invest in Institutional Class Shares, if available. To the extent that an underlying fund does not offer Class R6, Class R5 or Institutional Class Shares, the Fund will invest in Select Class Shares, if available. The shares of the underlying funds in which the SmartRetirement Funds invest may impose a separate shareholder service fee. To avoid charging a separate shareholder service fee at an effective rate above 0.25%, the shareholder servicing agent will waive shareholder service fees with respect to each SmartRetirement Fund in an amount equal to the weighted average pro rata amount of shareholder service fees charged by the underlying funds. This amount is shown as a waiver under “Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements” in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table.

ADDITIONAL FEE WAIVER AND/OR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT

Service providers to a Fund may, from time to time, voluntarily waive all or a portion of any fees to which they are entitled and/or reimburse certain expenses as they may determine from time to time. A Fund’s service providers may discontinue or modify these voluntary actions at any time without notice. Performance for Funds reflects the voluntary waiver of fees and/or the reimbursement of expenses, if any. Without these voluntary waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would have been less favorable.

MORE INFORMATION ON S&P TARGET DATE INDEX SERIES

Returns for the S&P Target Date Index Series are reported from the inception date of the Funds. The original inception date for the S&P Target Date Index Series (each, an Index) was 9/25/08 (the Original Inception Date). Subsequently, Standard & Poor’s decided to provide return information for periods prior to the Original Inception Date. The benchmark returns are from the periods specified in the Average Annual Total Returns tables.

Effective 3/1/10, Standard & Poor’s modified the method used to calculate Index levels and returns for each Index. Index history prior to 3/1/10 reflected the original calculation method, while Index history after 3/1/10 reflects the modified calculation method.

Prior to 3/1/10, each Index was reconstituted once per year on the last trading day of May, with effect on the first trading day of June. Reconstitution is the process whereby asset class weights are established for the upcoming year. After 3/1/10, each Index will continue to be reconstituted on the same schedule. However, a new rebalancing schedule took effect on a monthly basis. Rebalancing is the process whereby the asset class weights that were determined at the previous reconstitution are reestablished. This process takes place after the close of business on the last trading day of each month, with effect on the first trading day of the following month.

 

 

 
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CHOOSING A SHARE CLASS

Each share class represents an investment in the same portfolio of securities, but each has different availability and eligibility criteria, sales charges, expenses, dividends and distributions. These arrangements allow you to choose the available class that best meets your needs. You should read this section carefully to determine which share class is best for you. Factors you should consider in choosing a share class include:

 

   

The amount you plan to invest;

 

   

The length of time you expect to hold your investment;

 

   

The total costs associated with your investment, including any sales charges that you pay when you buy or sell your Fund shares and expenses that are paid out of Fund assets over time;

 

   

Whether you qualify for any reduction or waiver of sales charges;

 

   

Whether you plan to take any distributions in the near future;

 

   

The availability of the share class;

 

   

The services that will be available to you;

 

   

The amount of compensation that your Financial Intermediary will receive; and

 

   

The advantages and disadvantages of each share class.

Please read this prospectus carefully, and then select the Fund and share class most appropriate for you and decide how much you want to invest. Each Fund may offer other classes of shares not included in this prospectus that have different expense levels, performance and eligibility requirements from the share classes offered in this prospectus. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning these or other share classes. A Financial Intermediary may receive different compensation based on the share class sold.

 

Shares of the Funds have not been registered for sale outside of the United States. This prospectus is not intended for distribution to prospective investors outside of the United States. The Funds generally do not market or sell shares to investors domiciled outside of the United States, even, with regard to individuals, if they are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.

 

 

 
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     Class A   Class C   Select   Institutional
Eligibility1   May be purchased by the general public   May be purchased by the general public  

Limited to certain investors, including:

  Purchases directly from the Fund through JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (the “Distributor”) by institutional investors, such as corporations, pension and profit sharing plans and foundations meeting the minimum investment requirements;

  Purchases through your Financial Intermediary or any other organization, including affiliates of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase), authorized to act in a fiduciary, advisory or custodial capacity for its clients or customers; and

  Purchases by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.2

 

Limited to certain investors, including:

  Purchases directly from the Fund through the Distributor by institutional investors such as corporations, pension and profit sharing plans and foundations that meet the minimum investment requirements; and

  Purchases through your Financial Intermediary or any other organization, including affiliates of JPMorgan Chase authorized to act in a fiduciary, advisory or custodial capacity for its clients or customers.

Minimum
Investment
1,3,4
 

$500 for each Fund or

$50, if establishing a Systematic Investment Plan

 

$500 for each Fund or

$50, if establishing a Systematic Investment Plan

 

$1,000,000 — An investor can combine purchases of Select Class Shares of other J.P. Morgan Funds in order to meet the minimum.

 

$1,000 — Investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds2 or

 

$50 for employees, if establishing a Systematic Purchase Plan.

  $3,000,000 — An investor can combine purchases of Institutional Class Shares of other J.P. Morgan Funds in order to meet the minimum.

 

 
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     Class A   Class C   Select   Institutional
Minimum Subsequent Investments1   $505   $505   No minimum except $50 for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.   No minimum
Systematic Purchase Plan   Yes   Yes   No except for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.   No
Systematic Redemption Plan   Yes   Yes   No except for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.   No

Front-End Sales Charge

(refer to Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation Section for more details)

  Up to 4.50% reduced or waived for large purchases and certain investors, eliminated for purchases of $1 million or more.   None   None   None

Contingent Deferred

Sales Charge (CDSC)

(refer to Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation Section for more details)

 

On purchases of $1 million or more:

  1.00% on redemptions made within 12 months after purchase.

  0.50% on redemptions made between 12 and 18 months after purchase.

Waived under certain circumstances.

 

  1.00% on redemptions made within 12 months after purchase.

Waived under certain circumstances.

  None   None
Distribution (12b-1) Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.75% of the average daily net assets.   None   None
Shareholder Service Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.10% of the average daily net assets.
Redemption Fee   None   None   None   None

 

 
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     Class A   Class C   Select   Institutional
Advantages   If you are eligible to have the sales charge reduced or eliminated or you have a long-term investment horizon, these shares have lower distribution fees over a longer term investment horizon than Class C Shares.   No front-end sales charge is assessed so you own more shares initially. These shares may make sense for investors who have a shorter investment horizon relative to Class A Shares.   No front-end sales charge or CDSC is assessed so you own more shares initially. In addition, Select Class Shares have lower fees than Class A and Class C Shares.   No front-end sales charge or CDSC is assessed so you own more shares initially. In addition, Institutional Class Shares have the lowest fee structure of the shares offered in this prospectus.
Disadvantages   A front-end sales charge is generally assessed, diminishing the number of shares owned. If you are eligible to have the sales charge reduced or eliminated, you may be subject to a CDSC. Class A Shares may not make sense for investors who have a shorter investment horizon relative to Class C Shares.   Shares are subject to CDSC and have higher ongoing distribution fees. This means that over the long term Class C Shares accrue higher fees than Class A Shares.   Limited availability and higher minimum initial investment than Class A and Class C Shares.   Limited availability and higher minimum initial investment than Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares.

 

1 

Financial Intermediaries or other organizations making the Funds available to their clients or customers may impose minimums which may be different from the requirements for investors purchasing directly from the Funds.

2 

May also be purchased directly from the Funds by officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees and their immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the person, as defined in section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) of:

   

J.P. Morgan Funds

   

JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates

3 

Investment minimums may be waived for certain types of Group Retirement Plans (as defined in the glossary), as well as for certain fee-based programs. The Funds reserve the right to waive any initial or subsequent investment minimum.

4 

Please see “MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE” for more information about minimum balance requirements.

5 

Minimum subsequent investment for Systematic Purchase Plans established before 3/1/15 was $25.

SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION

The following section describes the various sales charges and other fees that you will pay if you purchase shares of the Funds. In addition, it describes the types of compensation paid to Financial Intermediaries for the sale of Fund shares and related services. The Distributor reserves the right to change sales charges, commissions and finder’s fees at any time.

To obtain information regarding sales charges and the reduction, and elimination or waiver of sales charges on Class A and Class C Shares of the Funds, visit www.jpmorganfunds.com or call 1-800-480-4111. You may also contact your Financial Intermediary about the reduction, elimination or waiver of sales charges.

Class A Shares

The public offering price of Class A Shares of each Fund is the net asset value (NAV) per share plus the applicable sales charge, unless you qualify for a waiver of the sales charge. The sales charge is allocated between your Financial Intermediary and the Distributor as shown in the tables below, except if the Distributor, in its discretion, re-allows the entire amount to your Financial Intermediary. In those instances in which the entire amount is re-allowed, such Financial Intermediaries may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

 
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The table below shows the front-end sales charge you would pay at different levels of investment, the commission paid to Financial Intermediaries, any finders fees paid to Financial Intermediaries and any applicable CDSC. Purchases at certain dollar levels, known as “breakpoints,” allow for a reduction in the front-end sales charge.

 

Class A Shares

Amount of Investment

   Sales Charge
as a % of
Offering Price
   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
1
  

Commission

as a % of

Offering Price2

     CDSC
Less than $100,000    4.50    4.71    4.05      0.00
$100,000-$249,999    3.50    3.63    3.05      0.00
$250,000 to $499,999    2.50    2.56    2.05      0.00
$500,000 to $999,999    2.00    2.04    1.60      0.00
         
Amount of Investment   

Sales Charge
as a % of

Offering Price

   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
  

Finder’s Fee

as a % of your
Investment
3

    

CDSC

as a % of your

Redemption3,4

$1,000,000 to $3,999,999    0.00    0.00    1.00     

 

 

0-12 months — 1.00%

 

12-18 months — 0.50%

$4,000,000 to $9,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.75     
$10,000,000 to $49,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.50     
$50,000,000 or more    0.00    0.00    0.25     

 

1 

The actual sales charge you pay may differ slightly from the rates disclosed above due to rounding calculations.

2 

The sales charge is allocated between your Financial Intermediary and the Distributor. The Distributor, at its discretion, may re-allow the entire sales charge to your Financial Intermediary; in those instances such Financial Intermediaries may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act of 1933.

3 

The Distributor or its affiliates pays any finder’s fee to your Financial Intermediary. The Distributor or its affiliates may withhold finder’s fees with respect to short-term investments.

4 

Please see the “Exchanging Fund Shares” section for details regarding CDSC and exchanges.

The Distributor may also pay Financial Intermediaries a finder’s fee on sales to defined contribution plans with no minimum investment amount.

Finder’s Fee Schedule for Defined Contribution Plans

 

Class A Shares

Amount of Investment

   Sales Charge
as a % of
Offering Price
   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
   Finder’s Fee
as a % of your
Investment
    

CDSC

as a % of your
Redemption
1

$0 to $3,999,999    0.00    0.00    1.00      0.00
$4,000,000 to $9,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.75      0.00
$10,000,000 to $49,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.50      0.00
$50,000,000 or more    0.00    0.00    0.25      0.00

 

1 

If a plan redeems the shares of certain funds for which a finder’s fee has been paid within 18 months of the purchase date, no CDSC is charged; however, the Distributor reserves the right to reclaim the finder’s fee paid to the Financial Intermediary.

Class C Shares

The table below shows the amount of sales charge, commission paid and any CDSC that may be charged.

 

Class C Shares

Amount of Investment

  

Sales Charge

as a % of

Offering Price

   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
  

Commission

as a % of

Offering Price

    

CDSC

as a % of your
Redemption

All Investments    0.00    0.00    1.00      0-12 months — 1.00%

Select Class Shares and Institutional Class Shares

There is no sales charge, commission or CDSC associated with Select Class Shares or Institutional Class Shares.

 

 
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Reducing Your Class A Sales Charges

Each Fund permits you to reduce the front-end sales charge you pay on Class A Shares by exercising your Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges. Both of these are described below.

Rights of Accumulation: For Class A Shares, a front-end sales charge can be reduced by breakpoint discounts based on the amount of a single purchase or through Rights of Accumulation. By using Rights of Accumulation, you may combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types (as described below) with the amount of the current purchase to qualify for a breakpoint and reduced sales charge on the current purchase. The amount of the sales charge will be calculated based on the market value of your qualifying holdings as of the last calculated NAV prior to your investment.

Letter of Intent: By signing a Letter of Intent, you may combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types with the value that you intend to buy over a 13 month period to calculate the front-end sales charge and any breakpoint discounts. Each purchase that you make during that 13 month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount. The 13 month Letter of Intent period commences on the day that the Letter of Intent is received by the Funds or your Financial Intermediary, and you must inform your Financial Intermediary or the Funds that you have a Letter of Intent each time you make an investment. Purchases submitted prior to the date on which the Letter of Intent is received by the Funds or your Financial Intermediary are considered only in determining the level of sales charge that will be paid. The Letter of Intent will not result in a reduction in the amount of any previously paid sales charges.

A percentage of your investment will be held in escrow until the full amount covered by the Letter of Intent has been invested. If the terms of the Letter of Intent are not fulfilled by the end of the 13th month, you must pay the Distributor the difference between the sales charges applicable to the purchases at the time they were made and the reduced sales charges previously paid or the Distributor will liquidate sufficient escrowed shares to obtain the difference and/or adjust the shareholder’s account to reflect the correct number of shares that would be held after deduction of the sales charge. The Letter of Intent will be considered completed if the shareholder dies within the 13 month period covered by the Letter of Intent. Commissions to dealers will not be adjusted or paid on the difference between the Letter of Intent amount and the amount actually invested before the shareholder’s death. Calculations made to determine whether a Letter of Intent commitment has been fulfilled will be made on the basis of the amount invested prior to the deduction of any applicable sales charge.

 

Below are the qualifying holdings and account types that may be aggregated in order to exercise your Rights of Accumulation and Letter of Intent privileges to qualify for a reduced front-end sales charge on Class A Shares.

Qualifying Holdings: Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares of J.P. Morgan Funds and Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class units in New York’s 529 Advisor-Guided College Savings Program (NY529 Advisor-Guided Plan). Investments in the Institutional Class Shares of the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds and in the JPMorgan 529 U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio are not included.

Qualifying Accounts:

  1. Your account(s);
  2. Account(s) of your spouse or domestic partner;
  3. Account(s) of children under the age of 21 who share your residential address;
  4. Trust accounts established by any of the individuals in items (1) through (3) above. If the person(s) who established the trust is deceased, the trust account may be aggregated with the account(s) of the primary beneficiary of the trust;
  5. Solely controlled business accounts; and
  6. Single-participant retirement plans of any of the individuals in items (1) through (3) above.

You may use your qualifying holdings and account types even if they are held at different Financial Intermediaries. In order to obtain any reduction in the sales charge by utilizing either the Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges, you must, before each purchase of Class A Shares, inform your Financial Intermediary or the Funds if you have any existing holdings that may be aggregated with your current purchase in order to qualify for a reduced front-end sales charge.

In order to verify your eligibility for a reduced sales charge, you may be required to provide appropriate documentation, such as an account statement or the social security or tax identification number on an account, so that J.P. Morgan Funds may confirm (1) the value of each of your accounts invested in J.P. Morgan Funds or in the NY 529 Advisor-Guided Plan and (2) the value of the accounts owned by your spouse or domestic partner and by children under the age of 21 who share your residential address.

 

 
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Certain Financial Intermediaries may not participate in extending the Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges to your holdings in the NY529 Advisor-Guided Plan. Please check with your Financial Intermediary to determine whether the Financial Intermediary makes these privileges available with respect to NY 529 Advisor-Guided Plan investments.

Additional information regarding the reduction of Class A sales charges is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. To determine if you are eligible for Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges or to request a copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call 1-800-480-4111. These programs may be terminated or amended at any time.

Waiver of the Class A Sales Charge

No sales charge is imposed on Class A Shares of the Funds if the shares were:

 

  1. Bought with the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

  2. Acquired in exchange for shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund if a comparable sales charge has been paid for the exchanged shares.

 

  3. Bought by officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees, and their immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the person, as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) of:

 

   

J.P. Morgan Funds.

 

   

JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Former employees and their immediate family members can make subsequent purchases in accounts established during the employee’s employment. Officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees, and their immediate family members of J.P. Morgan Funds and JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates may open new Select Class Share accounts subject to a $1,000 minimum investment requirement provided such accounts are opened directly from the Funds and not through a Financial Intermediary. Select Class Shares have lower expenses than Class A Shares. Please call 1-800-480-4111 for more information concerning all of the Funds’ other share classes.

 

  4. Bought by employees of:

 

   

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries or financial institutions that have entered into dealer agreements with the Funds or the Distributor and their subsidiaries and affiliates (or otherwise have an arrangement with a Financial Intermediary or financial institution with respect to sales of Fund shares). This waiver includes the employees’ immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the employee, as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code).

 

  5. Bought by:

 

   

Group Retirement Plans which are employer sponsored retirement, deferred compensation, employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a Group Retirement Plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and

 

   

Shares must be held at a plan level or

 

   

Shares must be held at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan record-keeper

Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGH’s, individual 401(k) or individual 403(b) plans do not qualify under this waiver.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries, including affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, who have a dealer arrangement with the Distributor, act in a custodial capacity, or who place trades for their own accounts or for the accounts of their clients and who charge a management, asset allocation, consulting, or other fee for their services.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries who have entered into an agreement with the Distributor and have been approved by the Distributor to offer Fund shares to investment brokerage programs in which the end shareholder makes investment decisions independent of an financial advisor; these programs may or may not charge a transaction fee.

 

 
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Tuition programs that qualify under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

   

A bank, trust company or thrift institution which is acting as a fiduciary exercising investment discretion, provided that appropriate notification of such fiduciary relationship is reported at the time of the investment to the Fund or the Fund’s Distributor.

 

  6. Bought in connection with plans of reorganization of a J.P. Morgan Fund, such as mergers, asset acquisitions and exchange offers to which a Fund is a party. However, you may pay a CDSC when you redeem the Fund shares you received in connection with the plan of reorganization.

 

  7. Purchased in Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) established prior to September 2, 2014:

 

  i. That were established through a rollover from a qualified retirement plan for which J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services LLC had a contractual relationship to provide recordkeeping for the plan (an “RPS Rollover IRA”) or an IRA that was subsequently established in connection with the RPS Rollover IRA;

 

  ii. Where JPMorgan Institutional Investments Inc. continues to be the broker of record for the IRA; and

 

  iii. Where State Street Bank & Trust Company continues to serve as custodian for the IRA.

To determine if you qualify for a sales charge waiver, call 1-800-480-4111 or contact your Financial Intermediary. These waivers may not continue indefinitely and may be discontinued at any time without notice.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC)

Certain redemptions of Class A and Class C Shares are subject to a CDSC. Please “SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” for the amount of the applicable CDSC. The CDSC is calculated by multiplying the original cost of the shares by the CDSC rate. For Class A Shares, the CDSC is calculated from the date of the purchase of the applicable shares. For Class C Shares, the Fund assumes that all purchases made in a given month were made on the first day of the month.

No CDSC is imposed on share appreciation, nor is a CDSC imposed on shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions.

To keep your CDSC as low as possible, the Funds will first redeem any shares that are not subject to a CDSC (i.e., shares that have been held for longer than the CDSC period or shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions), followed by the shares held for the longest time. You should retain any records necessary to substantiate historical costs because the Distributor, the Funds, the transfer agent and your Financial Intermediary may not maintain such information.

If you received Fund shares in connection with a fund reorganization, the CDSC applicable to your original shares (including the period of time you have held those shares) will be applied to the shares received in the reorganization.

Waiver of the Class A and Class C CDSC

No CDSC is imposed on redemptions of shares:

 

  1. If you participate in a Systematic Withdrawal Plan and withdraw no more than the amount permitted to be withdrawn without a CDSC. Please refer to Systematic Withdrawal Plan in the “HOW TO REDEEM” table below.

 

  2. Made due to the death or disability of a shareholder. For shareholders that become disabled, the redemption must be made within one year of initial qualification for Social Security disability payments or within one year of becoming disabled as defined in section 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code. This waiver is only available for accounts opened prior to the shareholder’s disability. In order to qualify for the waiver, the Distributor must be notified of the death or disability at the time of the redemption order and be provided with satisfactory evidence of such death or disability.

 

  3. That represent a required minimum distribution from your IRA Account or other qualifying retirement plan but only if you are at least age 70 1/2. If the shareholder maintains more than one IRA, only the assets in the IRA that is invested in one or more of the J.P. Morgan Funds are considered when calculating that portion of your required minimum distribution that qualifies for the waiver.

 

  4. That are part of a Fund-initiated event, such as mergers, liquidations, asset acquisitions, and exchange offers to which a Fund is a party, or result from a failure to maintain the required minimum balance in an account. However, you may pay a sales charge when you redeem the Fund shares you received in connection with the Fund-initiated event.

 

 
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  5. Exchanged into the same share class of other J.P. Morgan Funds. Your new Fund will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged and the current holding period is carried over to your new shares. Please read “Exchanging Fund Shares” for more information.

 

  6. For Class C Shares only, if your Financial Intermediary has notified the Distributor before you invest that it is waiving its commission.

To see if you qualify for a CDSC waiver, call 1-800-480-4111 or contact your Financial Intermediary. These waivers may not continue indefinitely and may be discontinued at any time without notice.

Repurchase Rights

If you redeem shares in a mutual fund, Repurchase Rights may allow you to reinvest or repurchase shares at new asset value during a defined time period.

 

  1. There is no sales charge on Class A Shares if they are bought with proceeds from the sale of Class A Shares of a J.P. Morgan Fund, but only if the purchase is made within 90 days of the sale or distribution. For purposes of this reinvestment policy, automatic transactions (for example, systematic purchases, systematic withdrawals, and payroll deductions) are not eligible. Appropriate documentation may be required.

 

  2. There is no sales charge on Class A Shares if they are bought with proceeds from the sale of Select Class Shares of a J.P. Morgan Fund or acquired in an exchange of Select Class Shares of a J.P. Morgan Fund for Class A Shares of the same Fund, but only if the purchase is made within 90 days of the sale or distribution. For purposes of this reinvestment policy, automatic transactions (for example, systematic purchases, systematic withdrawals, and payroll deductions) are not eligible. Appropriate documentation may be required.

 

  3. If you repurchase Class C Shares within 90 days of a redemption, there will be no CDSC on the new Class C Shares. Appropriate documentation may be required.

Rule 12b–1 Fees

Each Fund described in this prospectus has adopted a Distribution Plan under Rule 12b-1 with respect to Class A and Class C Shares that allows it to pay distribution fees for the sale and distribution of those shares of the Funds. These fees are called “Rule 12b-1 fees.” Rule 12b-1 fees are paid by the Funds to the Distributor as compensation for its services and expenses in connection with the sale and distribution of Fund shares. The Distributor in turn pays all or part of these Rule 12b-1 fees to Financial Intermediaries that have agreements with the Distributor to sell shares of the Funds. The Distributor may pay Rule 12b-1 fees to its affiliates. Payments are not tied to actual expenses incurred.

The Rule 12b-1 fees (based on average daily net assets of the share class) vary by share class as follows:

 

Class    Rule 12b-1 Fee
Class A    0.25%
Class C    0.75%
Select Class    None
Institutional Class    None

Rule 12b-1 fees, together with the CDSC, help the Distributor sell Class C Shares without an upfront sales charge by defraying the costs of advancing brokerage commissions and other expenses paid to Financial Intermediaries.

Because Rule 12b-1 fees are paid out of Fund assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

Networking and Sub-Transfer Agency Fees

J.P. Morgan Funds have entered into agreements directly with Financial Intermediaries pursuant to which the Funds will pay the Financial Intermediary for services such as networking or sub-transfer agency (collectively, the “Sub-TA Agreements”). Sub-TA Agreement payments are generally based on either (1) a percentage of the average daily net assets of clients serviced by such Financial Intermediary up to a set maximum dollar amount per shareholder account serviced, or (2) a per account fee based on the

 

 
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number of accounts serviced by such Financial Intermediary. Sub-TA Agreement payments are in addition to, rather than in lieu of, Rule 12b-1 fees the Financial Intermediary may also be receiving pursuant to agreements with the Distributor for classes with Rule 12b-1 fees. From time to time, JPMIM or its affiliates may pay a portion of the fees for networking or sub-transfer agency at its or their own expense and out of its or their legitimate profits.

Shareholder Servicing

The Distributor, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of up to the following fee (based on the average daily net assets of each class of a Fund).

 

Class    Shareholder Servicing  Fee
Class A    0.25%
Class C    0.25%
Select Class    0.25%
Institutional Class    0.10%

The Distributor may enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of that fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services.

PURCHASING FUND SHARES

You may purchase shares directly from the Funds through the Distributor or through your Financial Intermediary.

This prospectus offers multiple share classes. Each share class has different sales charges and/or expenses. When deciding what share class to buy, you should consider the amount of your investment, the length of time you intend to hold the shares, the sales charges and expenses applicable to each share class and whether you qualify for any sales charge discounts. Please refer to “Choosing a Share Class” for investment minimums for initial and subsequent purchases and to help you determine which share class would be best for you.

Purchase and redemption orders will be accepted only on days that J.P. Morgan Funds are open for business. The Funds are open for business on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NYSE is closed for trading on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. A purchase or redemption order received by a Fund prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. ET) (“NYSE Close”), on a day the Funds are open for business, will be effected at that day’s NAV. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. An order received after the NYSE Close will generally be effected at the NAV determined on the next business day. However, orders received by Financial Intermediaries on a business day prior to the NYSE Close and communicated to the Funds prior to such time as agreed upon by the Funds and the Financial Intermediary will be effected at the NAV determined on the business day the order was received by the Financial Intermediary.

A purchase order must be supported by all appropriate documentation and information in the proper form. The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete purchase orders.

Share ownership is electronically recorded; therefore, no certificate will be issued. A shareholder who purchases shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily will not accrue a dividend on the day of the purchase.

If you purchase shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your purchase order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for purchase orders.

 

 
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If you purchase shares directly with the Funds, see the information below.

 

HOW TO PURCHASE
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Phone or Online

 

1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

 

A new account generally may not be opened by phone or online.

 

Employees of JPMorgan Chase & Co. may open a new account online.

 

A new fund position can be added to an existing account by phone or online if you have bank information on file. The minimum initial investment requirement must be met.

  You must already have bank information on file. If we do not have bank information on file, you must submit written instructions. Please call for instructions on how to add bank information to your account.

By Mail

 

Regular mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

Mail the completed and signed application with a check to our Regular or Overnight mailing address.

 

Refer to the Additional Information Regarding Purchases section

  Please mail your check and include your name, the Fund name, and your fund account number.
 

All checks must be made payable to one of the following:

   J.P. Morgan Funds; or

   The specific Fund in which you are investing.

 

Please include your existing account number, if applicable.

 

All checks must be in U.S. dollars. The Funds do not accept credit cards, cash, starter checks, money orders or credit card checks. The Funds reserve the right to refuse “third-party” checks and checks drawn on non-U.S. financial institutions even if payment may be effected through a U.S. financial institution. Checks made payable to any individual or company and endorsed to J.P. Morgan Funds or a Fund are considered third-party checks.

By ACH or Wire1

 

1-800-480-4111

 

Wire Instructions:

Boston Financial Data Services

2000 Crown Colony Drive

Quincy, MA 02169

 

Attn: J.P.Morgan Funds Services

ABA: 021 000 021

DDA: 323 125 832

FBO: Fund Name

Fund: Fund #

Account: Your Account # and
Your Account Registration

 

You may include bank information on your application for your initial purchase to be processed via Automated Clearing House (ACH) rather than sending a check.

 

New accounts cannot be opened by wire purchase.

 

Purchase by ACH: To process a purchase via ACH using bank information on file you may call us or process the purchase online.

 

Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Funds of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.

 

 
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HOW TO PURCHASE
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account
Systematic Investment Plan1  

You may include instructions to set up a Systematic Investment Plan on your application. Bank Information must be included.

 

Refer to Choosing A Share Class for fund minimums.

 

If bank information is on file, you may call, go online or mail written instructions to start, edit or delete a Systematic Investment Plan.

 

You cannot have a Systematic Investment Plan and a Systematic Withdrawal Plan or Systematic Exchange Plan on the same fund account.

 

If bank information is not on file, you will be required to submit a completed form with your bank information and Systematic Investment Plan details.

 

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The Funds currently do not charge for these services, but may impose a charge in the future. However, your bank may impose a charge for debiting your bank account.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct transactions using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make purchases over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Purchases

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When you open an account, we will ask for your name, residential or business street address, date of birth (for an individual), and other information that will allow us to identify you, including your social security number, tax identification number or other identifying number. The Funds cannot waive these requirements. The Funds are required by law to reject your Account Application if the required identifying information is not provided.

We will attempt to collect any missing information required on the Account Application by contacting either you or your Financial Intermediary. If we cannot obtain this information within the established time frame, your Account Application will be rejected. Amounts received prior to receipt of the required information will be held un-invested and will be returned to you without interest if your Account Application is rejected. If the required information is obtained, your investment will be accepted and you will pay the NAV per share next calculated after all of the required information is received, plus any applicable sales charge.

Once we have received all of the required information, federal law requires us to verify your identity. After an account is opened, we may restrict your ability to purchase additional shares until your identity is verified. If we are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time, the Funds reserve the right to close your account at the current day’s NAV per share. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the NAV per share next calculated after the account is closed, less any applicable CDSC or fees. In addition, you will not be entitled to recoup any sales charges paid to a Fund in connection with your purchase of Fund shares.

Purchases by wire may be canceled if J.P. Morgan Funds Services does not receive payment by 4:00 p.m. ET on the settlement date. You will be responsible for any expenses and/or losses to the Funds.

 

 
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EXCHANGING FUND SHARES

An exchange is selling shares of one J.P. Morgan Fund and taking the proceeds to simultaneously purchase shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund. Before making an exchange request, you should read the prospectus of the J.P. Morgan Fund whose shares you would like to purchase by exchange. You can obtain a prospectus for any J.P. Morgan Fund by contacting your Financial Intermediary, by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com, or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES

Class A Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Class A Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

  Morgan Shares of a J.P. Morgan money market fund (except for JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund beginning 10/1/16), or

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Class C Shares of any Fund may also be exchanged for:

  Class C Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund (except for JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund beginning 10/1/16). Your new Class C Shares will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged, and the current holding period for your exchanged Class C Shares is carried over to your new shares.

  Select Class or Institutional Class Shares, if available, of the same fund (except any of the J.P. Morgan money market funds) provided you meet the eligibility requirements for the class you are exchanging into. In addition, the Class C Shares that you wish to exchange must not currently be subject to any CDSC.

 

Select Class Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Select Class Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund, or

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Institutional Class Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Institutional Class Shares of another non-money market J.P. Morgan Fund, or

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

In general, the same rules and procedures that apply to redemptions and purchases apply to exchanges:

 

   

All exchanges are subject to meeting any investment minimum or eligibility requirements of the new Fund and Class.

 

   

The J.P. Morgan Funds will provide 60 days’ written notice of any termination of or material change to your exchange privilege.

 

   

All exchanges are based upon the net asset value that is next calculated after the Fund receives your order, provided the exchange out of one Fund must occur before the exchange into the other Fund.

 

   

In order for an exchange to take place on the date that the order is submitted, the order must be received prior to the close of both the Fund that you wish to exchange into and the Fund that you wish to exchange out of, otherwise, the exchange will occur on the following business day on which both Funds are open.

 

   

A shareholder that exchanges into shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily, including a money market fund, will not accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange. A shareholder that exchanges out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange.

 

   

The exchange privilege is not intended as a way for you to speculate on short-term movements in the market. Therefore, to prevent disruptions in the management of J.P. Morgan Funds, certain J.P. Morgan Funds limit excessive exchange activity as described in the “Frequent Trading Policy” section. Your exchange privilege will be limited or revoked if the exchange activity is considered excessive. In addition, any J.P. Morgan Fund may reject any exchange request for any reason, including if it is not in the best interests of the Fund and/or its shareholders to accept the exchange.

 

   

For Class A and Class C Shares only, you can set up a systematic exchange program to automatically exchange shares on a regular basis. However, you cannot have simultaneous systematic investment plans for the same Fund. You may call 1-800-480-4111 for complete instructions.

Generally, you will not pay a sales charge on an exchange except as specified below.

If you exchange Class A Shares or Class C Shares of a Fund that are subject to a CDSC for Class A or Class C Shares, respectively, of another Fund, you will not pay a CDSC at the time of the exchange, however:

 

  1. Your new Class A Shares or Class C Shares will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged, and

 

  2. The current holding period for your exchanged Class A Shares or Class C Shares, is carried over to your new shares.

If you exchange Class A Shares of a Fund that is subject to a CDSC into Morgan Shares of a J.P. Morgan money market fund, you will be subject to the applicable CDSC at the time of the exchange.

 

 
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Tax Consequences on Exchanges

Generally, an exchange between J.P. Morgan Funds is considered a sale and generally results in a capital gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. An exchange between classes of shares of the same Fund is generally not taxable for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making an exchange.

REDEEMING FUND SHARES

If you sell shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your redemption order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders.

If you sell shares directly with the Fund, see the information below.

Your redemption proceeds may be mailed to you at your address of record1, wired, or sent by ACH to a pre-existing bank account on file.

 

HOW TO REDEEM

By Phone or Online

Note: certain account types are not available for online account access.

 

Call us at 1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

By Mail  

Regular Mailing Address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

Systematic Redemption Plan2

Note: The Funds currently do not charge for this service, but may impose a charge in the future.

 

You may include instructions to set up a Systematic Redemption Plan on your application. Payment instructions must be included.

 

You may call, or mail written instructions to start, edit or delete a Systematic Redemption Plan.

 

You may send a written redemption request to your Financial Intermediary, if applicable, or to the Fund at the following address:

 

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

You may redeem over the phone. Please see “Can I redeem by phone?” for more information.

 

If you own Class A or Class C Shares, the applicable CDSC will be deducted from those payments unless such payments are made: 3

 

  Monthly and constitute no more than 1/12 of 10% of your then-current balance in the Fund each month; or

  Quarterly and constitute no more than 1/4 of 10% of your then-current balance in the Fund each quarter.

 

It may not be in your best interest to buy additional Class A Shares while participating in a Systematic Withdrawal Plan. This is because Class A Shares have an upfront sales charge.

 

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You cannot request a redemption by check to be sent to an address updated within 30 days.

2 

If the amount of the systematic payment exceeds the income earned by your account since the previous payment under the Systematic Redemption Plan, payments will be made by redeeming some of your shares. This will reduce the amount of your investment, up to possibly closing your account

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Your current balance in the Fund for purposes of these calculations will be determined by multiplying the number of shares held by the last calculated NAV per share of the applicable class.

 

 
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You may redeem some or all of your shares on any day that the Fund is open for business. You will not be permitted to enter a redemption order for shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check or through an ACH transaction for five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check or ACH transaction has cleared (sometimes referred to as uncollected shares).

If the Fund or Financial Intermediary receives your redemption order before the close of the NYSE (normally 4 p.m. ET or before 4:00 p.m. ET, if the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. ET), you will receive the NAV per share calculated after your redemption order is received in good order (meaning that it includes the information required by, and complies with security requirements implemented by, the Funds’ transfer agent or the Funds), minus the amount of any applicable CDSC or fees. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders and may charge a fee to process redemption of shares. A shareholder that redeems out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the redemption.

All redemption requests must be supported by valid identity authentication, the appropriate documentation (if applicable) and any necessary information in good order. Additional information may be required depending on the situation. For accounts held directly with the Funds, your redemption proceeds will typically be paid within one to seven days after receipt of the redemption order.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct transactions using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make redemptions over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone or online. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares online or by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Redemptions

Medallion signature guarantees may be required if:

 

   

You want to redeem shares with a value of $50,000 or more and you want to receive your proceeds in the form of a check; or

 

   

You want your payment sent to an address, bank account or payee other than the one currently designated on your Fund account.

The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete redemption orders.

The Fund may suspend your ability to redeem when:

 

  1. Trading on the NYSE is restricted;

 

  2. The NYSE is closed (other than weekend and holiday closings);

 

  3. Federal securities laws permit;

 

  4. The SEC has permitted a suspension; or

 

  5. An emergency exists, as determined by the SEC.

You generally will recognize a gain or loss on a redemption for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making a redemption.

Generally, all redemptions will be for cash; however, if you redeem shares worth $250,000 or more, the Fund reserves the right to pay part or all of your redemption proceeds in readily marketable securities instead of cash. If payment is made in securities, the Fund will value the securities selected in the same manner in which it computes its NAV. This process minimizes the effect of large redemptions on the Fund and its remaining shareholders. If you receive a distribution in-kind, securities received by you may be subject to market risk and you could incur taxable gains and brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

 

 
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MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE

Due to the relatively high cost of maintaining small accounts, if your account value falls below the required minimum balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem all of the remaining shares in your account and close your account or charge an annual below minimum account fee of $10 per Fund. This fee only applies to Class A and Class C accounts and Select Class accounts held by employees. Before either of these actions is taken, you will be given 60 days advance written notice in order to provide you with time to increase your account balance to the required minimum, by purchasing sufficient shares, in accordance with the terms of this prospectus. Accounts participating in a qualifying Systematic Investment Plan will not be subject to redemption fees or the imposition of the $10 fee as long as the systematic payments to be made will increase the account value above the required minimum balance within one year of the establishment of the account.

 

  1. To collect the $10 below minimum account fee, the Fund will redeem $10 worth of shares from your account. Shares redeemed for this reason will not be charged a CDSC, if applicable.

 

  2. If your account falls below the required minimum balance and is closed as a result, you will not be charged a CDSC, if applicable.

Closings, Reorganizations and Liquidations

To the extent authorized by law, each Fund reserves the right to discontinue offering shares at any time, to merge or reorganize itself or a share class, or to cease operations and liquidate at any time.

 

 
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FREQUENT TRADING POLICY

J.P. Morgan Funds do not authorize market timing and, except for the Funds identified below, use reasonable methods to identify market timers and to prevent such activity. However, there can be no assurance that these methods will prevent market timing or other trading that may be deemed abusive. Market timing is an investment strategy using frequent purchases, redemptions and/or exchanges in an attempt to profit from short-term market movements. Market timing may result in dilution of the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, disrupt portfolio management and increase Fund expenses for all shareholders. Although market timing may affect any Fund, these risks may be higher for Funds that invest significantly in non-U.S. securities or thinly traded securities (e.g., certain small cap securities), such as international, global or emerging market funds or small cap funds. For example, when a Fund invests in securities trading principally in non-U.S. markets that close prior to the close of the NYSE, market timers may seek to take advantage of the difference between the prices of these securities at the close of their non-U.S. markets and the value of such securities when the Fund calculates its net asset value.

J.P. Morgan Funds or the Distributor will prohibit any purchase order (including exchanges) with respect to one investor, a related group of investors or their agent(s) where they detect a pattern of either purchases and sales of one of the J.P. Morgan Funds, or exchanges between or among J.P. Morgan Funds, that indicates market timing or trading that they determine is abusive.

Although J.P. Morgan Funds use a variety of methods to detect and deter market timing, there is no assurance that the Funds’ own operational systems and procedures will identify and eliminate all market timing strategies. For example, certain accounts, which are known as omnibus accounts, include multiple investors and such accounts typically provide the Funds with a net purchase or redemption order on any given day where purchasers of Fund shares and redeemers of Fund shares are netted against one another and the identity of individual purchasers and redeemers are not known by the Funds. While the Funds seek to monitor for market timing activities in omnibus accounts, the netting effect limits the Funds’ ability to locate and eliminate individual market timers. As a result, the Funds are often dependent upon Financial Intermediaries who utilize their own policies and procedures to identify market timers. These policies and procedures may be different than those utilized by the Funds.

The Boards of J.P. Morgan Funds have adopted various policies and procedures to identify market timers, including reviewing “round trips” in and out of J.P. Morgan Funds by investors. A “round trip” includes a purchase or exchange into a Fund followed or preceded by a redemption or exchange out of the same Fund. If the Distributor detects that you have completed two round trips within 60 days in the same Fund, the Distributor will reject your purchase and exchange orders for a period of at least 90 days. For subsequent violations, the Distributor may, in its sole discretion, reject your purchase and exchange orders temporarily or permanently. In identifying market timers, the Distributor may also consider activity of accounts that it believes to be under common ownership or control.

J.P. Morgan Funds have attempted to put safeguards in place to assure that Financial Intermediaries have implemented procedures designed to deter market timing and abusive trading. Despite these safeguards, there is no assurance that the Funds will be able to effectively identify and eliminate market timing and abusive trading in the Funds particularly with respect to omnibus accounts.

J.P. Morgan Funds will seek to apply the Funds’ market timing policies and restrictions as uniformly as practicable to accounts with the Funds, except with respect to the following:

 

  1. Trades that occur through omnibus accounts at Financial Intermediaries as described above;

 

  2. Purchases, redemptions and exchanges made on a systematic basis;

 

  3. Automatic reinvestments of dividends and distributions;

 

  4. Purchases, redemptions or exchanges that are part of a rebalancing program, such as a wrap, advisory or bona fide asset allocation program, which includes investment models developed and maintained by a financial intermediary;

 

  5. Redemptions of shares to pay fund or account fees;

 

  6. Transactions initiated by the trustee or adviser to a donor-advised charitable gift fund;

 

  7. Transactions in Section 529 college savings plans;

 

  8. Transactions in Fund of Fund Products;

 

  9. Transactions within a Retirement account such as:

 

   

Shares redeemed to return an excess contribution

 

   

Transactions initiated by sponsors of group employee benefit plans or other related accounts,

 

   

Retirement plan contributions, loans, distributions, and hardship withdrawals,

 

 
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IRA re-characterizations and conversions.

 

   

IRA purchases of shares by asset transfer or direct rollover

In addition to rejecting purchases, in connection with suspected market timing activities, the Distributor can reject a purchase (including purchases for the Funds listed below) for any reason, including purchases that it does not think are in the best interests of a Fund and/or its shareholders or if it determines the trading to be abusive. Your Financial Intermediary may also have additional procedures for identifying market timers and rejecting or otherwise restricting purchases and/or exchanges.

Certain J.P. Morgan Funds are intended for short-term investment horizons and do not monitor for market timers or prohibit such short-term trading activity. Those Funds are the JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund, JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Managed Income Fund and the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds. Although these Funds are managed in a manner that is consistent with their investment objectives, frequent trading by shareholders may disrupt their management and increase their expenses.

VALUATION

Shares are purchased at net asset value (NAV) per share, plus a sales charge, if any. This is also known as the offering price. Shares are also redeemed at NAV, minus any applicable CDSC. The NAV of each class within a Fund varies, primarily because each class has different class-specific expenses such as distribution and shareholder servicing fees.

The NAV per share of a class of a Fund is equal to the value of all the assets attributable to that class, minus the liabilities attributable to that class, divided by the number of outstanding shares of that class. The following is a summary of the procedures generally used to value J.P. Morgan Funds’ investments.

Securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at their current market value. Other securities and assets, including securities for which market quotations are not readily available; market quotations are determined not to be reliable; or, their value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of trading on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded but before a Fund’s NAV is calculated, may be valued at fair value in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Board of Trustees. Fair value represents a good faith determination of the value of a security or other asset based upon specifically applied procedures. Fair valuation may require subjective determinations. There can be no assurance that the fair value of an asset is the price at which the asset could have been sold during the period in which the particular fair value was used in determining a Fund’s NAV.

Equity securities listed on a North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchange are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Other foreign equity securities are fair valued using quotations from an independent pricing service, as applicable. The value of securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. is generally the NASDAQ official closing price.

Fixed income securities are valued using prices supplied by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing services or broker/dealers. Those prices are determined using a variety of inputs and factors as more fully described in the Statement of Additional Information.

Assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates from an approved independent pricing service as of 4:00 p.m. ET.

Shares of ETFs are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the ETF is principally traded. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.

Options (e.g., on stock indices or equity securities) traded on U.S. equity securities exchanges are valued at the composite mean price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes at the close of options trading on such exchanges.

Options traded on foreign exchanges or U.S. commodity exchanges are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price available prior to the calculation of a Fund’s NAV and will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable, for any options involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges.

Exchange traded futures (e.g., on stock indices, debt securities or commodities) are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price as of the close of the exchanges on which they trade. Any futures involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

 

 
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Non-listed over-the-counter options and futures are valued utilizing market quotations provided by approved pricing services.

Swaps and structured notes are priced generally by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing service or at an evaluated price provided by a counterparty or broker/dealer.

Any derivatives involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

NAV is calculated each business day as of the close of the NYSE, which is typically 4:00 p.m. ET. On occasion, the NYSE will close before 4:00 p.m. ET. When that happens, NAV will be calculated as of the time the NYSE closes. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. The price at which a purchase is effected is based on the next calculation of NAV after the order is received in proper form in accordance with this prospectus. To the extent a Fund invests in securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges or other markets that trade on weekends or other days when a Fund does not price its shares, the value of a Fund’s shares may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Each Fund has elected to be treated and intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company is not subject to tax at the corporate level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. A Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would result in corporate-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.

Each Fund can earn income and realize capital gain. Each Fund deducts any expenses and then pays out the earnings, if any, to shareholders as distributions.

Dividends from net investment income are generally declared and paid quarterly for each Fund. Each Fund will distribute its net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. For each taxable year, each Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains.

You have the following options for your distributions. You may:

 

   

Reinvest all distributions in additional Fund shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net investment income in cash and reinvest distributions of net capital gain in additional shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net capital gain in cash and reinvest distributions of net investment income; or

 

   

Take all distributions in cash.

If you do not select an option when you open your account, we will reinvest all distributions. If your distributions are reinvested, they will be in the form of shares of the same class without a sales charge. If you take your distributions in cash, you can choose to have a check mailed to your address of record or you can have them deposited into a pre-assigned bank account. The taxation of the dividends will not be affected whether you have them deposited into a bank account or sent by check.

Distributions of net investment income generally are taxable as ordinary income. Dividends of net investment income paid to a non-corporate U.S. shareholder that are properly reported as qualified dividend income generally will be taxable to such shareholder at preferential rates. The maximum individual rate applicable to “qualified dividend income” is either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. The amount of dividend income that may be so reported by a Fund generally will be limited to the aggregate of the eligible dividends received by the Fund. In addition, each Fund must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the shares on which the Fund received the eligible dividends, and the non-corporate U.S. shareholder must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund shares. Dividends of net investment income that are not reported as qualified dividend income and dividends of net short-term capital gain will be taxable as ordinary income.

Distributions of net capital gain (that is, the excess of the net gains from the sale of investments that the Fund owned for more than one year over the net losses from investments that the Fund owned for one year or less) that are properly reported by a Fund as capital gain dividends will be taxable as long-term capital gain, regardless of how long you have held your shares in the Fund. The maximum individual rate applicable to long-term capital gains is generally either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s

 

 
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income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Distributions of net short-term capital gain (that is, the excess of any net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss), if any, will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Capital gain of a corporate shareholder is taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.

An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.

A Fund or an underlying fund’s investment in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes. In that case, the Fund’s yield on those securities would be decreased. If at least 50% of the value of a Fund’s total assets at the close of each quarter of its taxable year is represented by interests in other regulated investment companies (as is expected to be the case for each Fund), that Fund may elect to “pass through” to its shareholders the amount of foreign taxes deemed paid by that Fund. If that Fund so elects, each of its shareholders would be required to include in gross income, even though not actually received, its pro rata share of the foreign taxes deemed paid by that Fund, but would be treated as having paid its pro rata share of such foreign taxes and would therefore be allowed to either deduct such amounts in computing taxable income or use such amounts (subject to various limitations) as a foreign tax credit against federal income tax (but not both). In addition, a Fund or an underlying fund’s investment in certain foreign securities or foreign currencies may increase or accelerate the Fund’s recognition of ordinary income and may affect the timing or amount of Fund distributions.

A Fund or an underlying fund’s investments in certain debt obligations, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and derivative instruments may require the Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. In order to generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, a Fund may be required to liquidate other investments in its portfolio that it otherwise would have continued to hold, including when it is not advantageous to do so. A Fund or an underlying fund’s investment in REIT securities also may result in the Fund’s receipt of cash in excess of the REIT’s earnings; if the Fund distributes such amounts, such distributions could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for federal income tax purposes.

A Fund or an underlying fund’s transactions in futures contracts, short sales, swaps and other derivatives will be subject to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to accelerate income to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund’s securities, and convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. A Fund or an underlying fund’s use of these types of transactions may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions.

An increase in the principal amount of an inflation-linked security will be original issue discount which is taxable as ordinary income and is required to be distributed, even though the Fund will not receive the principal, including any increases thereto, until maturity.

A Fund’s use of a Fund-of-Funds structure could affect the amount, timing and character of distributions from the Fund, and therefore, may increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. See “Distributions and Tax Matters — Investments in Other Funds” in the Statement of Additional Information.

Please see the Statement of Additional Information for additional discussion of the tax consequences of the above-described and other investments to each Fund and its shareholders.

The dates on which net investment income and capital gain dividends, if any, will be distributed are available online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

Early in each calendar year, each Fund will send you a notice showing the amount of distributions you received in the preceding year and the tax status of those distributions.

The Funds are not intended for foreign shareholders. Any foreign shareholders would generally be subject to U.S. tax-withholding on distributions by the Funds, as discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

Distributions by a Fund to retirement plans and other entities that qualify for tax-exempt or tax-deferred treatment under federal income tax laws will generally not be taxable. Special tax rules apply to investments through such plans. The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to such tax-exempt or tax-deferred entities or accounts. You should consult your tax advisor to determine the suitability of a Fund as an investment and the tax treatment of distributions.

Any investor for whom a Fund does not have a valid Taxpayer Identification Number may be subject to backup withholding.

 

 
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The above is a general summary of tax implications of investing in the Funds. Because each investor’s tax consequences are unique, please consult your tax advisor to see how investing in a Fund and, for individuals and S corporations, selection of a particular cost method of accounting will affect your own tax situation.

 

IMPORTANT TAX REPORTING CONSIDERATIONS

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) will report gains and losses realized on redemptions of shares for shareholders who are individuals and S corporations purchased after January 1, 2012 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This information will also be reported to you on Form 1099-B and the IRS each year. In calculating the gain or loss on redemptions of shares, the average cost method will be used to determine the cost basis of Fund shares purchased after January 1, 2012 unless you instruct the Fund in writing at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 that you want to use another available method for cost basis reporting (for example, First In, First Out (FIFO), Last In, First Out (LIFO), Specific Lot Identification (SLID) or High Cost, First Out (HIFO)). If you designate SLID as your cost basis method, you will also need to designate a secondary cost basis method (Secondary Method). If a Secondary Method is not provided, the Funds will designate FIFO as the Secondary Method and will use the Secondary Method with respect to systematic withdrawals.

Not all cost basis methods are available. Please contact the Fund at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 for more information on the available methods for cost basis reporting. To determine which available cost basis method is best for you, you should consult with your tax advisor. Please note that you will be responsible for calculating and reporting gains and losses on redemptions of shares purchased prior to January 1, 2012 to the IRS as such information will not be reported by the Fund and may not be maintained by your Financial Intermediary.

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) is also required to report gains and losses to the IRS in connection with redemptions of shares by S corporations. If a shareholder is a corporation and has not instructed the Fund that it is a C corporation in its account application or by written instruction to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, the Fund will treat the shareholder as an S corporation and file a Form 1099-B.

SHAREHOLDER STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

The Funds or your Financial Intermediary will send you transaction confirmation statements and quarterly account statements. Please review these statements carefully. The Funds will correct errors if notified within one year of the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement, except that, with respect to unfulfilled Letters of Intent, the Funds may process corrections up to 15 months after the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement. Your Financial Intermediary may have a different cut-off time. J.P. Morgan Funds will charge a fee for requests for statements that are older than two years. Please retain all of your statements, as they could be needed for tax purposes.

To reduce expenses and conserve natural resources, the Funds will deliver a single copy of prospectuses and financial reports to individual investors who share a residential address, provided they have the same last name or the Funds reasonably believe they are members of the same family. If you would like to receive separate mailings, please call 1-800-480-4111 and the Funds will begin individual delivery within 30 days. If you would like to receive these documents by e-mail, please visit www.jpmorganfunds.com and sign up for electronic delivery.

If you hold your Fund shares directly, you may access your account statements at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

After each fiscal half year you will receive a financial report from the Funds. In addition, the Funds will periodically send you proxy statements and other reports.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please write to J.P. Morgan Funds Services at P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, call 1-800-480-4111 or visit www.jpmorganfunds.com.

AVAILABILITY OF PROXY VOTING RECORD

The Trustees for each Fund have delegated the authority to vote proxies for securities owned by the Funds to the applicable investment adviser. A copy of each Fund’s voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com no later than August 31 of each year. Each Fund’s proxy voting record will include, among other things, a brief description of the matter voted on for each portfolio security, and will state how each vote was cast, for example, for or against the proposal.

 

 
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PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

Each of the Funds may disclose the complete uncertified holdings list and the percentage allocations to each of the underlying funds as of the most recent month end online at www.jpmorganfunds.com, no sooner than ten calendar days after month end.

Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, each Fund will make available a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that quarter.

In addition to providing hard copies upon request, the Funds will post these quarterly schedules on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

In addition, from time to time, each Fund may post portfolio holdings on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website on a more frequent basis.

Shareholders may request portfolio holdings schedules at no charge by calling 1-800-480-4111. A description of the Funds’ policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Funds’ portfolio holdings is available in the Statement of Additional Information

 

 
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Glossary of Common Investment Terminology

 

For the purpose of the “INVESTING WITH J.P. MORGAN FUNDS” section, references to “account” and “Fund” are not interchangeable. Fund refers to an individual mutual fund position. An account may be invested in a single Fund or multiple Funds.

Breakpoints — Differences in sales charges that are assessed based on the amount of purchases. The larger the investment, the lower the sales charge.

Capital Gains Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of gains realized on securities that a Fund has sold at a profit, minus any realized losses.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) — A back-end sales charge imposed when shares are redeemed from a Fund. This fee usually declines over time.

Dividend Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of income from interest or dividends generated by a Fund’s investments.

Financial Intermediaries — Include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with the Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent. Shares purchased this way will typically be held for you by the Financial Intermediary.

Group Retirement Plans — Refers to employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and

 

   

Shares must be held at a plan level or

 

   

Shares must be held at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper.

Group Retirement Plans include group emploer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) or individual 403(b) plans do not qualify under this waiver.

Institutional Investors — Include fee-based “wrap” account sponsors (provided they have an agreement covering the arrangement with the Distributor), corporations, qualified non-profit organizations, charitable trusts, foundations and endowments, state, county, city or any instrumentality, department, authority or agency thereof, and banks, trust companies or other depository institutions investing for their own account or on behalf of their clients.

Letter of Intent (LOI) — A Letter of Intent is signed by an investor stating the investor’s intention to buy a specified amount over a period of 13 months in order to receive a reduced front-end sales charge. Each purchase the investor makes during the 13 month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount specified in the Letter of Intent. If the amount is not met within the 13 month period, the investor must pay the Distributor the difference between the sales charges applicable to the purchases at the time they were made and the reduced sales charges previously paid.

Medallion Signature Guarantee — A special stamp used to verify the authenticity of certain documents. It is a guarantee by a financial institution that the signature is genuine and the financial institution accepts liability for any forgery. Medallion signature guarantees protect shareholders by preventing unauthorized transfer of assets that could result in monetary losses to the investor due to fraud. Medallion guarantee stamps can be obtained at many bank branches or brokerage firms.

Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) — The distribution amount that Traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRA owners must begin to take from their retirement accounts by April 1st the year after they reach age 70 1/2.

Rights of Accumulation (ROA) — When utilizing “rights of accumulation,” the investor can combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types with the amount of the current purchase to qualify for a breakpoint and reduced front-end sales charge on the current purchase.

Uncollected Shares — Shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check or through an ACH transaction are not available for redemption for up to five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check or ACH transaction has cleared.

Wire or ACH — refers to the method used for payment or redemptions. Movement of money by wire is typically faster than money sent by ACH (Automated Clearing House). While J.P. Morgan Funds does not charge for either method, your bank may charge a fee for these services.

 

 

 
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Management of the Funds

 

THE ADVISER, ADMINISTRATOR AND DISTRIBUTOR

JPMIM is the investment adviser to the Funds and makes the day-to-day investment decisions for the Funds. JPMIM is located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017. JPMIM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase, a bank holding company.

JPMIM (the Administrator) (1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43240) provides administrative services and oversees the Funds’ other service providers. The Administrator does not receive a separate fee for services to the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds but does receive fees for its services to the underlying funds. The Administrator is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase.

JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (the Distributor or JPMDS) (1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43240) is the distributor for the Funds. The Distributor is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase.

A discussion of the basis the Board of Trustees used in approving the investment advisory agreement for each Fund is included in that Fund’s semi-annual report for the six-month period ended December 31.

ADVISORY FEES

JPMIM does not charge an investment advisory fee for its services to the Funds, although it and its affiliates receive investment advisory fees from the underlying funds.

ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

JPMIM, JPMDS, and from time to time, other affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, may also, at their own expense and out of their own legitimate profits, provide additional cash payments to Financial Intermediaries who sell shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds. For this purpose, Financial Intermediaries include investment advisers, financial advisors, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase that have entered into an agreement with JPMDS. These additional cash payments are payments over and above any sales charges (including Rule 12b-1 fees), shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency and/or networking fees that are paid to such Financial Intermediaries, as described elsewhere in this prospectus. These additional cash payments are generally made to Financial Intermediaries, that provide shareholder, sub-transfer agency or administrative services, or marketing support. Marketing support may include access to sales meetings, sales representatives and Financial

Intermediary management representatives, inclusion of the J.P. Morgan Funds on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or other sales programs and/or for training and educating a Financial Intermediary’s employees. These additional cash payments also may be made as an expense reimbursement in cases where the Financial Intermediary provides shareholder services to J.P. Morgan Fund shareholders. JPMIM and JPMDS may also pay cash compensation in the form of finders’ fees that vary depending on the J.P. Morgan Fund and the dollar amount of shares sold. Such additional compensation may provide such Financial Intermediaries with an incentive to favor sales of shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds over other investment options they make available to their customers. See the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

THE FUND MANAGERS

The Funds are managed by JPMIM’s Multi-Asset Solutions Team. The members of the Multi-Asset Solutions Team responsible for management and oversight of the Funds are Jeffrey A. Geller, Anne Lester, Michael Schoenhaut, Daniel Oldroyd and Eric J. Bernbaum. In their capacity as portfolio managers, Mr. Geller, Ms. Lester, Mr. Schoenhaut, Mr. Oldroyd and Mr. Bernbaum and the team of analysts manage the portfolio construction, investment strategy selection and tactical asset allocation processes for each Fund. Mr. Geller, Managing Director, is Chief Investment Officer (CIO) for the Americas of Multi-Asset Solutions and has had investment oversight responsibility for the Funds since 2008. Before joining JPMIM in 2006, he was director of Hedge Fund Investments at Russell Investment Group, where he served as chairman of Russell’s hedge fund investment committee. Ms. Lester, Managing Director, has been an employee of JPMIM since 1992, a member of Multi-Asset Solutions since 2000, and a portfolio manager of the Funds since their inception. Mr. Schoenhaut, Managing Director and a CFA charterholder, has been an employee of JPMIM since 1997 and a portfolio manager of the Funds since their inception. An employee since 2000 and a portfolio manager of the Funds since November 2010, Mr. Oldroyd, Managing Director and CFA and CAIA charterholder, is the Head of Target Date Strategies for JPMIM. Mr. Bernbaum, Vice President and CFA charterholder, has been an employee of JPMIM and Multi-Asset Solutions since 2008 and a portfolio manager of the Funds since November 2014.

JPMIM and SCR&M serve as the advisers, and certain affiliates serve as sub-advisers, to the underlying funds, for which they receive a fee.

The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, the other accounts managed by the portfolio managers, and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities in the Funds.

 

 

 
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Financial Highlights

 

The Financial Highlights tables are intended to help you understand the Funds’ financial performance for the last one through five years or the periods of the Funds’ operations, whichever is shorter. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Funds (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). The information below has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose report, along with the Funds’ financial statements are incorporated by reference in the Statement of Additional Information, which is available on request.

Because each Fund invests in other Funds, the Total Annual Operating Expenses included in the Fee Table will not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights below.

       Per share operating performance  
                Investment operations        Distributions  
        Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
       Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
       Net
investment
income
 
SmartRetirement Income Fund   
Class A   
Year Ended June 30, 2015      $ 17.72         $ 0.32 (f)(g)    $ 0.00 (h)     $ 0.32         $ (0.44
Year Ended June 30, 2014        16.41           0.36 (f)      1.38         1.74           (0.43
Year Ended June 30, 2013        15.79           0.36 (f)      0.66         1.02           (0.40
Year Ended June 30, 2012        15.82           0.43 (f)      (0.06      0.37           (0.40
Year Ended June 30, 2011        14.26           0.43        1.57         2.00           (0.44
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015        17.66           0.20 (f)(g)      0.00 (h)       0.20           (0.33
Year Ended June 30, 2014        16.36           0.26 (f)      1.36         1.62           (0.32
Year Ended June 30, 2013        15.75           0.25 (f)      0.66         0.91           (0.30
Year Ended June 30, 2012        15.78           0.32 (f)      (0.05      0.27           (0.30
Year Ended June 30, 2011        14.24           0.34        1.54         1.88           (0.34
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015        17.75           0.34 (f)(g)      0.00 (h)       0.34           (0.46
Year Ended June 30, 2014        16.43           0.37 (f)      1.39         1.76           (0.44
Year Ended June 30, 2013        15.81           0.38 (f)      0.66         1.04           (0.42
Year Ended June 30, 2012        15.83           0.44 (f)      (0.05      0.39           (0.41
Year Ended June 30, 2011        14.27           0.43        1.58         2.01           (0.45
Institutional Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015        17.78           0.36 (f)(g)      0.00 (h)       0.36           (0.48
Year Ended June 30, 2014        16.46           0.39 (f)      1.40         1.79           (0.47
Year Ended June 30, 2013        15.83           0.40 (f)      0.67         1.07           (0.44
Year Ended June 30, 2012        15.85           0.46 (f)      (0.04      0.42           (0.44
Year Ended June 30, 2011        14.29           0.47        1.56         2.03           (0.47
(a) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(c) Includes interest expense, if applicable, which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(d) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(g) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of classes.
(h) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
  
Net asset
value, end
of period
        
Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (c)(d)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Expenses
without waivers
and reimbursements (c)(d)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (e)
 
           
           
$ 17.60        1.81   $ 600,404,300        0.27     1.80 %(g)      0.58     10
  17.72        10.68        535,792,964        0.27        2.09        0.57        11   
  16.41        6.48        207,251,354        0.27        2.16        0.57        20   
  15.79        2.44        121,365,820        0.27        2.75        0.58        10   
  15.82        14.07        69,177,162        0.27        2.92        0.56        30   
           
  17.53        1.12        24,249,797        0.92        1.15 (g)      1.09        10   
  17.66        9.98        20,874,415        0.92        1.54        1.07        11   
  16.36        5.80        6,649,282        0.92        1.53        1.07        20   
  15.75        1.79        4,691,065        0.92        2.08        1.08        10   
  15.78        13.27        3,487,584        0.92        2.24        1.06        30   
           
  17.63        1.91        304,856,274        0.17        1.91 (g)      0.34        10   
  17.75        10.82        299,870,855        0.17        2.17        0.32        11   
  16.43        6.57        115,267,735        0.17        2.27        0.32        20   
  15.81        2.58        75,389,029        0.17        2.81        0.33        10   
  15.83        14.14        48,015,171        0.17        2.87        0.31        30   
           
  17.66        2.04        833,438,828        0.03        2.00 (g)      0.16        10   
  17.78        10.96        809,213,832        0.02        2.24        0.17        11   
  16.46        6.79        393,543,989        0.02        2.40        0.17        20   
  15.83        2.74        260,033,867        0.02        2.96        0.18        10   
  15.85        14.29        174,000,764        0.02        3.03        0.15        30   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
SmartRetirement 2015 Fund   
Class A   
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 17.87       $ 0.33 (f)(g)    $ 0.07       $ 0.40       $ (0.45    $ (0.06    $ (0.51
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.31         0.34 (f)      1.68         2.02         (0.46              (0.46
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.39         0.36 (f)      0.97         1.33         (0.41              (0.41
Year Ended June 30, 2012      15.48         0.41 (f)      (0.12      0.29         (0.38              (0.38
Year Ended June 30, 2011      13.30         0.42 (f)      2.16         2.58         (0.40              (0.40
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      17.76         0.21 (f)(g)      0.07         0.28         (0.34      (0.06      (0.40
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.21         0.22 (f)      1.68         1.90         (0.35              (0.35
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.30         0.25 (f)      0.97         1.22         (0.31              (0.31
Year Ended June 30, 2012      15.41         0.30 (f)      (0.12      0.18         (0.29              (0.29
Year Ended June 30, 2011      13.25         0.31 (f)      2.16         2.47         (0.31              (0.31
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      17.90         0.35 (f)(g)      0.07         0.42         (0.47      (0.06      (0.53
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.33         0.35 (f)      1.69         2.04         (0.47              (0.47
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.41         0.38 (f)      0.96         1.34         (0.42              (0.42
Year Ended June 30, 2012      15.50         0.42 (f)      (0.12      0.30         (0.39              (0.39
Year Ended June 30, 2011      13.31         0.42 (f)      2.18         2.60         (0.41              (0.41
Institutional Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      17.91         0.37 (f)(g)      0.09         0.46         (0.50      (0.06      (0.56
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.35         0.38 (f)      1.68         2.06         (0.50              (0.50
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.42         0.40 (f)      0.98         1.38         (0.45              (0.45
Year Ended June 30, 2012      15.51         0.44 (f)      (0.12      0.32         (0.41              (0.41
Year Ended June 30, 2011      13.32         0.44 (f)      2.18         2.62         (0.43              (0.43
(a) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(c) Includes interest expense, if applicable, which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(d) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(g) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of classes.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
  
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (c)(d)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Expenses
without waivers
and reimbursements (c)(d)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (e)
 
           
           
$ 17.76        2.28   $ 671,796,712        0.28     1.82 %(g)      0.56     12
  17.87        12.49        552,000,974        0.28        1.97        0.56        10   
  16.31        8.66        345,597,966        0.28        2.23        0.57        21   
  15.39        1.97        224,499,324        0.28        2.69        0.57        16   
  15.48        19.47        138,715,314        0.28        2.81        0.58        12   
           
  17.64        1.59        25,865,433        0.93        1.19 (g)      1.07        12   
  17.76        11.81        22,582,903        0.93        1.30        1.06        10   
  16.21        7.99        17,518,436        0.93        1.58        1.06        21   
  15.30        1.22        11,606,585        0.93        2.03        1.07        16   
  15.41        18.69        8,175,672        0.93        2.10        1.08        12   
           
  17.79        2.37        384,115,065        0.18        1.93 (g)      0.31        12   
  17.90        12.64        364,358,698        0.18        2.05        0.31        10   
  16.33        8.75        247,864,903        0.18        2.33        0.32        21   
  15.41        2.06        193,787,532        0.18        2.77        0.32        16   
  15.50        19.62        139,335,245        0.18        2.80        0.33        12   
           
  17.81        2.57        1,444,189,771        0.04        2.05 (g)      0.15        12   
  17.91        12.73        1,079,859,658        0.03        2.21        0.16        10   
  16.35        8.97        607,263,583        0.03        2.48        0.17        21   
  15.42        2.21        337,354,170        0.03        2.92        0.17        16   
  15.51        19.77        213,270,237        0.03        2.93        0.18        12   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
SmartRetirement 2020 Fund   
Class A   
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 18.62       $ 0.34 (f)(g)    $ 0.25       $ 0.59       $ (0.49    $ (0.22    $ (0.71
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.70         0.33 (f)      2.13         2.46         (0.47      (0.07      (0.54
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.41         0.35 (f)      1.34         1.69         (0.40              (0.40
Year Ended June 30, 2012      15.54         0.38 (f)      (0.17      0.21         (0.34              (0.34
Year Ended June 30, 2011      13.00         0.38 (f)      2.52         2.90         (0.36              (0.36
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      18.56         0.21 (f)(g)      0.24         0.45         (0.37      (0.22      (0.59
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.65         0.21 (f)      2.13         2.34         (0.36      (0.07      (0.43
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.37         0.25 (f)      1.33         1.58         (0.30              (0.30
Year Ended June 30, 2012      15.50         0.27 (f)      (0.15      0.12         (0.25              (0.25
Year Ended June 30, 2011      12.99         0.29 (f)      2.49         2.78         (0.27              (0.27
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      18.68         0.36 (f)(g)      0.23         0.59         (0.50      (0.22      (0.72
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.75         0.35 (f)      2.14         2.49         (0.49      (0.07      (0.56
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.45         0.36 (f)      1.35         1.71         (0.41              (0.41
Year Ended June 30, 2012      15.57         0.39 (f)      (0.15      0.24         (0.36              (0.36
Year Ended June 30, 2011      13.03         0.40 (f)      2.51         2.91         (0.37              (0.37
Institutional Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      18.69         0.38 (f)(g)      0.25         0.63         (0.53      (0.22      (0.75
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.76         0.38 (f)      2.13         2.51         (0.51      (0.07      (0.58
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.46         0.40 (f)      1.34         1.74         (0.44              (0.44
Year Ended June 30, 2012      15.59         0.41 (f)      (0.16      0.25         (0.38              (0.38
Year Ended June 30, 2011      13.04         0.41 (f)      2.53         2.94         (0.39              (0.39
(a) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(c) Includes interest expense, if applicable, which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(d) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(g) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of classes.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
  
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (c)(d)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Expenses
without waivers
and reimbursements (c)(d)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (e)
 
           
           
$ 18.50        3.23   $ 1,413,064,773        0.28     1.80 %(g)      0.56     8
  18.62        14.87        1,106,943,955        0.28        1.86        0.55        9   
  16.70        11.04        652,936,166        0.28        2.16        0.57        23   
  15.41        1.48        396,662,789        0.28        2.50        0.58        12   
  15.54        22.41        212,703,422        0.28        2.54        0.58        12   
           
  18.42        2.50        56,200,731        0.93        1.15 (g)      1.08        8   
  18.56        14.17        41,225,755        0.93        1.20        1.05        9   
  16.65        10.33        26,331,781        0.93        1.50        1.07        23   
  15.37        0.84        17,329,335        0.93        1.83        1.08        12   
  15.50        21.51        12,604,090        0.93        1.90        1.09        12   
           
  18.55        3.26        964,095,152        0.18        1.91 (g)      0.30        8   
  18.68        14.99        837,787,313        0.18        1.95        0.30        9   
  16.75        11.17        579,236,917        0.18        2.18        0.32        23   
  15.45        1.63        529,645,002        0.18        2.57        0.33        12   
  15.57        22.47        423,159,326        0.18        2.64        0.33        12   
           
  18.57        3.45        3,238,307,085        0.04        2.02 (g)      0.15        8   
  18.69        15.14        2,288,844,154        0.03        2.12        0.15        9   
  16.76        11.33        1,199,064,978        0.03        2.39        0.17        23   
  15.46        1.72        595,699,881        0.03        2.73        0.18        12   
  15.59        22.69        365,232,969        0.03        2.72        0.18        12   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
SmartRetirement 2025 Fund   
Class A   
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 18.00       $ 0.30 (f)(g)    $ 0.35       $ 0.65       $ (0.47    $ (0.21    $ (0.68
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.03         0.29 (f)      2.39         2.68         (0.45      (0.26      (0.71
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.50         0.32 (f)      1.58         1.90         (0.36      (0.01      (0.37
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.81         0.32 (f)      (0.29      0.03         (0.29      (0.05      (0.34
Year Ended June 30, 2011      12.15         0.33 (f)      2.70         3.03         (0.30      (0.07      (0.37
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      17.95         0.18 (f)(g)      0.36         0.54         (0.37      (0.21      (0.58
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.00         0.18 (f)      2.37         2.55         (0.34      (0.26      (0.60
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.48         0.22 (f)      1.58         1.80         (0.27      (0.01      (0.28
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.80         0.23 (f)      (0.30      (0.07      (0.20      (0.05      (0.25
Year Ended June 30, 2011      12.15         0.23 (f)      2.71         2.94         (0.22      (0.07      (0.29
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      18.04         0.32 (f)(g)      0.35         0.67         (0.49      (0.21      (0.70
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.06         0.31 (f)      2.39         2.70         (0.46      (0.26      (0.72
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.52         0.34 (f)      1.59         1.93         (0.38      (0.01      (0.39
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.84         0.33 (f)      (0.30      0.03         (0.30      (0.05      (0.35
Year Ended June 30, 2011      12.17         0.33 (f)      2.73         3.06         (0.32      (0.07      (0.39
Institutional Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      18.05         0.34 (f)(g)      0.37         0.71         (0.52      (0.21      (0.73
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.07         0.34 (f)      2.39         2.73         (0.49      (0.26      (0.75
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.53         0.35 (f)      1.60         1.95         (0.40      (0.01      (0.41
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.84         0.36 (f)      (0.30      0.06         (0.32      (0.05      (0.37
Year Ended June 30, 2011      12.17         0.35 (f)      2.72         3.07         (0.33      (0.07      (0.40
(a) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(c) Includes interest expense, if applicable, which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(d)

Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.

(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(g) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of classes.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
  
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (c)(d)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Expenses
without waivers and
reimbursements (c)(d)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (e)
 
           
           
$ 17.97        3.74   $ 1,322,590,934        0.29     1.66 %(g)      0.56     8
  18.00        16.96        949,827,525        0.29        1.69        0.56        7   
  16.03        13.23        524,850,362        0.29        2.03        0.58        14   
  14.50        0.30        304,654,425        0.29        2.29        0.59        13   
  14.81        25.08        166,459,484        0.29        2.27        0.59        13   
           
  17.91        3.07        53,305,463        0.94        1.01 (g)      1.08        8   
  17.95        16.18        36,336,181        0.94        1.05        1.06        7   
  16.00        12.54        20,270,701        0.94        1.41        1.08        14   
  14.48        (0.39     9,094,758        0.94        1.65        1.09        13   
  14.80        24.25        5,333,896        0.94        1.60        1.09        13   
           
  18.01        3.82        762,445,476        0.19        1.77 (g)      0.31        8   
  18.04        17.10        592,406,545        0.19        1.78        0.31        7   
  16.06        13.39        348,288,801        0.19        2.15        0.33        14   
  14.52        0.32        235,342,053        0.19        2.36        0.34        13   
  14.84        25.22        127,173,268        0.19        2.29        0.34        13   
           
  18.03        4.02        2,752,521,619        0.05        1.89 (g)      0.15        8   
  18.05        17.25        1,768,679,204        0.04        1.97        0.16        7   
  16.07        13.54        684,782,838        0.04        2.25        0.18        14   
  14.53        0.53        261,570,481        0.04        2.55        0.19        13   
  14.84        25.39        90,629,871        0.04        2.43        0.19        13   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
SmartRetirement 2030 Fund                    
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.38       $ 0.30 (f)(g)    $ 0.46       $ 0.76       $ (0.50    $ (0.27    $ (0.77
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.94         0.28 (f)      2.86         3.14         (0.48      (0.22      (0.70
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.05         0.32 (f)      1.94         2.26         (0.37              (0.37
Year Ended June 30, 2012      15.51         0.31 (f)      (0.49      (0.18      (0.28              (0.28
Year Ended June 30, 2011      12.44         0.30 (f)      3.05         3.35         (0.28              (0.28
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      19.25         0.17 (f)(g)      0.46         0.63         (0.39      (0.27      (0.66
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.84         0.16 (f)      2.84         3.00         (0.37      (0.22      (0.59
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.98         0.21 (f)      1.92         2.13         (0.27              (0.27
Year Ended June 30, 2012      15.44         0.21 (f)      (0.48      (0.27      (0.19              (0.19
Year Ended June 30, 2011      12.39         0.21 (f)      3.04         3.25         (0.20              (0.20
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      19.42         0.32 (f)(g)      0.46         0.78         (0.52      (0.27      (0.79
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.98         0.30 (f)      2.85         3.15         (0.49      (0.22      (0.71
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.08         0.31 (f)      1.97         2.28         (0.38              (0.38
Year Ended June 30, 2012      15.54         0.32 (f)      (0.49      (0.17      (0.29              (0.29
Year Ended June 30, 2011      12.46         0.32 (f)      3.06         3.38         (0.30              (0.30
Institutional Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      19.46         0.35 (f)(g)      0.46         0.81         (0.55      (0.27      (0.82
Year Ended June 30, 2014      17.01         0.33 (f)      2.86         3.19         (0.52      (0.22      (0.74
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.11         0.35 (f)      1.96         2.31         (0.41              (0.41
Year Ended June 30, 2012      15.57         0.35 (f)      (0.50      (0.15      (0.31              (0.31
Year Ended June 30, 2011      12.48         0.33 (f)      3.08         3.41         (0.32              (0.32
(a) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(c) Includes interest expense, if applicable, which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(d) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(g) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of classes.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
    
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (c)(d)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Expenses
without waivers
and reimbursements (c)(d)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (e)
 
           
           
$ 19.37        4.05   $ 1,479,265,341        0.29     1.54 %(g)      0.57     10
  19.38        18.75        1,111,610,185        0.29        1.54        0.56        10   
  16.94        15.12        626,316,366        0.29        1.93        0.59        21   
  15.05        (1.07     357,065,620        0.29        2.14        0.60        15   
  15.51        27.05        203,411,734        0.29        2.05        0.60        12   
           
  19.22        3.39        53,202,326        0.94        0.88 (g)      1.10        10   
  19.25        17.96        39,005,729        0.94        0.87        1.06        10   
  16.84        14.30        25,631,541        0.94        1.27        1.09        21   
  14.98        (1.69     14,941,472        0.94        1.47        1.10        15   
  15.44        26.30        10,145,113        0.94        1.39        1.10        12   
           
  19.41        4.14        950,009,815        0.19        1.66 (g)      0.32        10   
  19.42        18.81        781,446,585        0.19        1.64        0.31        10   
  16.98        15.25        470,179,084        0.19        1.92        0.34        21   
  15.08        (0.98     458,655,221        0.19        2.21        0.35        15   
  15.54        27.21        363,287,639        0.19        2.16        0.35        12   
           
  19.45        4.28        3,091,391,989        0.05        1.77 (g)      0.16        10   
  19.46        19.00        2,102,751,164        0.04        1.80        0.16        10   
  17.01        15.39        1,036,751,950        0.04        2.15        0.19        21   
  15.11        (0.83     520,099,078        0.04        2.37        0.20        15   
  15.57        27.41        323,775,695        0.04        2.24        0.20        12   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
SmartRetirement 2035 Fund                    
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 18.56       $ 0.27 (f)(g)    $ 0.50       $ 0.77       $ (0.48    $ (0.26    $ (0.74
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.15         0.25 (f)      2.95         3.20         (0.45      (0.34      (0.79
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.17         0.28 (f)      2.06         2.34         (0.33      (0.03      (0.36
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.73         0.27 (f)      (0.54      (0.27      (0.24      (0.05      (0.29
Year Ended June 30, 2011      11.68         0.26 (f)      3.09         3.35         (0.23      (0.07      (0.30
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      18.46         0.15 (f)(g)      0.50         0.65         (0.38      (0.26      (0.64
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.08         0.13 (f)      2.93         3.06         (0.34      (0.34      (0.68
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.12         0.18 (f)      2.05         2.23         (0.24      (0.03      (0.27
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.68         0.18 (f)      (0.53      (0.35      (0.16      (0.05      (0.21
Year Ended June 30, 2011      11.66         0.17 (f)      3.08         3.25         (0.16      (0.07      (0.23
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      18.63         0.30 (f)(g)      0.49         0.79         (0.49      (0.26      (0.75
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.21         0.26 (f)      2.96         3.22         (0.46      (0.34      (0.80
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.23         0.30 (f)      2.05         2.35         (0.34      (0.03      (0.37
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.78         0.28 (f)      (0.53      (0.25      (0.25      (0.05      (0.30
Year Ended June 30, 2011      11.72         0.26 (f)      3.11         3.37         (0.24      (0.07      (0.31
Institutional Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      18.64         0.32 (f)(g)      0.50         0.82         (0.52      (0.26      (0.78
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.21         0.30 (f)      2.96         3.26         (0.49      (0.34      (0.83
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.23         0.32 (f)      2.06         2.38         (0.37      (0.03      (0.40
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.78         0.31 (f)      (0.54      (0.23      (0.27      (0.05      (0.32
Year Ended June 30, 2011      11.72         0.28 (f)      3.11         3.39         (0.26      (0.07      (0.33
(a) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(c) Includes interest expense, if applicable, which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(d) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(g) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of classes.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
    
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (c)(d)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Expenses
without waivers
and reimbursements (c)(d)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (e)
 
           
           
$ 18.59        4.22   $ 1,011,295,528        0.29     1.45 %(g)      0.58     10
  18.56        20.12        725,647,849        0.29        1.39        0.57        8   
  16.15        16.62        380,599,455        0.29        1.81        0.61        13   
  14.17        (1.71     204,636,229        0.29        1.98        0.61        14   
  14.73        28.87        104,259,153        0.29        1.87        0.62        12   
           
  18.47        3.59        35,271,638        0.94        0.80 (g)      1.07        10   
  18.46        19.30        22,282,103        0.94        0.74        1.07        8   
  16.08        15.85        13,673,242        0.94        1.14        1.11        13   
  14.12        (2.32     7,450,619        0.94        1.33        1.11        14   
  14.68        27.96        4,348,234        0.94        1.22        1.12        12   
           
  18.67        4.36        580,866,905        0.19        1.57 (g)      0.33        10   
  18.63        20.21        436,679,753        0.19        1.50        0.32        8   
  16.21        16.66        235,978,216        0.19        1.94        0.36        13   
  14.23        (1.55     157,650,585        0.19        2.05        0.36        14   
  14.78        28.96        88,391,472        0.19        1.87        0.37        12   
           
  18.68        4.50        2,103,140,075        0.05        1.68 (g)      0.17        10   
  18.64        20.43        1,342,987,195        0.04        1.69        0.17        8   
  16.21        16.82        441,806,897        0.04        2.01        0.21        13   
  14.23        (1.41     160,986,570        0.04        2.25        0.21        14   
  14.78        29.13        57,672,721        0.04        2.02        0.22        12   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
SmartRetirement 2040 Fund   
Class A   
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.93       $ 0.27 (f)(g)    $ 0.57       $ 0.84       $ (0.50    $ (0.31    $ (0.81
Year Ended June 30, 2014      17.14         0.25 (f)      3.26         3.51         (0.49      (0.23      (0.72
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.96         0.29 (f)      2.24         2.53         (0.35              (0.35
Year Ended June 30, 2012      15.49         0.28 (f)      (0.57      (0.29      (0.24              (0.24
Year Ended June 30, 2011      12.24         0.27 (f)      3.24         3.51         (0.26              (0.26
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      19.76         0.14 (f)(g)      0.57         0.71         (0.40      (0.31      (0.71
Year Ended June 30, 2014      17.00         0.13 (f)      3.23         3.36         (0.37      (0.23      (0.60
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.86         0.18 (f)      2.22         2.40         (0.26              (0.26
Year Ended June 30, 2012      15.39         0.18 (f)      (0.55      (0.37      (0.16              (0.16
Year Ended June 30, 2011      12.17         0.18 (f)      3.22         3.40         (0.18              (0.18
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      19.98         0.30 (f)(g)      0.56         0.86         (0.52      (0.31      (0.83
Year Ended June 30, 2014      17.18         0.27 (f)      3.26         3.53         (0.50      (0.23      (0.73
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.99         0.28 (f)      2.28         2.56         (0.37              (0.37
Year Ended June 30, 2012      15.52         0.29 (f)      (0.56      (0.27      (0.26              (0.26
Year Ended June 30, 2011      12.26         0.29 (f)      3.25         3.54         (0.28              (0.28
Institutional Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      20.02         0.32 (f)(g)      0.58         0.90         (0.55      (0.31      (0.86
Year Ended June 30, 2014      17.21         0.30 (f)      3.27         3.57         (0.53      (0.23      (0.76
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.02         0.33 (f)      2.25         2.58         (0.39              (0.39
Year Ended June 30, 2012      15.55         0.32 (f)      (0.57      (0.25      (0.28              (0.28
Year Ended June 30, 2011      12.28         0.30 (f)      3.27         3.57         (0.30              (0.30
(a) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(c) Includes interest expense, if applicable, which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(d) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(g) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of classes.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
  
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (c)(d)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Expenses
without waivers
and reimbursements (c)(d)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (e)
 
           
           
$ 19.96        4.36   $ 1,032,320,891        0.29     1.36 %(g)      0.61     10
  19.93        20.71        793,106,767        0.29        1.34        0.59        9   
  17.14        17.07        448,919,625        0.29        1.77        0.63        22   
  14.96        (1.77     245,722,474        0.29        1.94        0.64        14   
  15.49        28.80        147,557,932        0.29        1.84        0.62        13   
           
  19.76        3.71        34,874,908        0.94        0.71 (g)      1.15        10   
  19.76        19.97        27,191,674        0.94        0.67        1.09        9   
  17.00        16.22        17,539,682        0.94        1.14        1.13        22   
  14.86        (2.36     10,162,186        0.94        1.27        1.14        14   
  15.39        28.01        6,969,911        0.94        1.20        1.12        13   
           
  20.01        4.44        685,404,675        0.19        1.49 (g)      0.35        10   
  19.98        20.83        552,836,747        0.19        1.45        0.34        9   
  17.18        17.20        312,754,826        0.19        1.74        0.38        22   
  14.99        (1.67     307,088,155        0.19        2.02        0.39        14   
  15.52        28.96        232,478,416        0.19        1.97        0.37        13   
           
  20.06        4.63        2,268,744,460        0.05        1.59 (g)      0.18        10   
  20.02        21.02        1,514,714,606        0.04        1.61        0.19        9   
  17.21        17.34        721,292,751        0.04        1.99        0.23        22   
  15.02        (1.53     381,880,090        0.04        2.17        0.24        14   
  15.55        29.15        261,763,562        0.04        2.04        0.22        13   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
SmartRetirement 2045 Fund                 
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 18.83       $ 0.26 (f)(g)    $ 0.54       $ 0.80       $ (0.47    $ (0.26    $ (0.73
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.29         0.24 (f)      3.07         3.31         (0.45      (0.32      (0.77
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.23         0.27 (f)      2.14         2.41         (0.33      (0.02      (0.35
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.77         0.27 (f)      (0.54      (0.27      (0.23      (0.04      (0.27
Year Ended June 30, 2011      11.81         0.26 (f)      3.10         3.36         (0.23      (0.17      (0.40
Class C                 
Year Ended June 30, 2015      18.76         0.13 (f)(g)      0.55         0.68         (0.38      (0.26      (0.64
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.24         0.12 (f)      3.07         3.19         (0.35      (0.32      (0.67
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.20         0.17 (f)      2.13         2.30         (0.24      (0.02      (0.26
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.74         0.18 (f)      (0.53      (0.35      (0.15      (0.04      (0.19
Year Ended June 30, 2011      11.81         0.19 (f)      3.08         3.27         (0.17      (0.17      (0.34
Select Class                 
Year Ended June 30, 2015      18.89         0.29 (f)(g)      0.53         0.82         (0.49      (0.26      (0.75
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.34         0.26 (f)      3.08         3.34         (0.47      (0.32      (0.79
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.27         0.30 (f)      2.13         2.43         (0.34      (0.02      (0.36
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.80         0.28 (f)      (0.52      (0.24      (0.25      (0.04      (0.29
Year Ended June 30, 2011      11.84         0.27 (f)      3.10         3.37         (0.24      (0.17      (0.41
Institutional Class                 
Year Ended June 30, 2015      18.90         0.30 (f)(g)      0.55         0.85         (0.52      (0.26      (0.78
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.34         0.30 (f)      3.08         3.38         (0.50      (0.32      (0.82
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.27         0.31 (f)      2.14         2.45         (0.36      (0.02      (0.38
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.81         0.31 (f)      (0.54      (0.23      (0.27      (0.04      (0.31
Year Ended June 30, 2011      11.84         0.28 (f)      3.12         3.40         (0.26      (0.17      (0.43
(a) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(c) Includes interest expense, if applicable, which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(d) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(g) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of classes.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
    
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (c)(d)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Expenses
without waivers
and reimbursements (c)(d)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (e)
 
           
           
$ 18.90        4.40   $ 566,570,260        0.29     1.38 %(g)      0.64     9
  18.83        20.68        393,004,238        0.29        1.34        0.62        8   
  16.29        17.10        195,534,833        0.29        1.77        0.66        11   
  14.23        (1.68     97,150,663        0.29        1.97        0.66        11   
  14.77        28.68        44,721,790        0.29        1.82        0.68        11   
           
  18.80        3.71        18,384,099        0.94        0.69 (g)      1.18        9   
  18.76        19.91        12,377,129        0.94        0.70        1.12        8   
  16.24        16.31        6,672,821        0.94        1.11        1.16        11   
  14.20        (2.29     3,188,443        0.94        1.30        1.15        11   
  14.74        27.82        1,782,177        0.94        1.34        1.18        11   
           
  18.96        4.48        336,202,683        0.19        1.51 (g)      0.40        9   
  18.89        20.79        233,540,430        0.19        1.45        0.37        8   
  16.34        17.23        106,990,895        0.19        1.89        0.41        11   
  14.27        (1.53     64,581,494        0.19        2.03        0.40        11   
  14.80        28.71        34,397,929        0.19        1.90        0.43        11   
           
  18.97        4.62        1,273,012,966        0.05        1.60 (g)      0.20        9   
  18.90        21.02        800,474,522        0.04        1.64        0.22        8   
  16.34        17.39        232,443,865        0.04        1.95        0.27        11   
  14.27        (1.45     80,127,469        0.04        2.22        0.26        11   
  14.81        28.96        32,109,107        0.04        2.01        0.28        11   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
SmartRetirement 2050 Fund   
Class A   
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 18.79       $ 0.26 (f)(g)    $ 0.54       $ 0.80       $ (0.47    $ (0.26    $ (0.73
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.28         0.24 (f)      3.08         3.32         (0.46      (0.35      (0.81
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.23         0.28 (f)      2.11         2.39         (0.32      (0.02      (0.34
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.79         0.27 (f)      (0.55      (0.28      (0.23      (0.05      (0.28
Year Ended June 30, 2011      11.85         0.26 (f)      3.16         3.42         (0.24      (0.24      (0.48
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      18.70         0.13 (f)(g)      0.54         0.67         (0.37      (0.26      (0.63
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.22         0.12 (f)      3.06         3.18         (0.35      (0.35      (0.70
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.18         0.18 (f)      2.11         2.29         (0.23      (0.02      (0.25
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.74         0.18 (f)      (0.54      (0.36      (0.15      (0.05      (0.20
Year Ended June 30, 2011      11.83         0.17 (f)      3.15         3.32         (0.17      (0.24      (0.41
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      18.85         0.28 (f)(g)      0.53         0.81         (0.48      (0.26      (0.74
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.33         0.26 (f)      3.08         3.34         (0.47      (0.35      (0.82
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.26         0.28 (f)      2.15         2.43         (0.34      (0.02      (0.36
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.82         0.28 (f)      (0.54      (0.26      (0.25      (0.05      (0.30
Year Ended June 30, 2011      11.88         0.27 (f)      3.16         3.43         (0.25      (0.24      (0.49
Institutional Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      18.87         0.30 (f)(g)      0.55         0.85         (0.51      (0.26      (0.77
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.34         0.29 (f)      3.09         3.38         (0.50      (0.35      (0.85
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.28         0.31 (f)      2.13         2.44         (0.36      (0.02      (0.38
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.83         0.31 (f)      (0.54      (0.23      (0.27      (0.05      (0.32
Year Ended June 30, 2011      11.88         0.28 (f)      3.18         3.46         (0.27      (0.24      (0.51
(a) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(c) Includes interest expense, if applicable, which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(d) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(g) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of classes.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
  
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (c)(d)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Expenses
without waivers
and reimbursements (c)(d)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (e)
 
           
           
$ 18.86        4.37   $ 443,861,392        0.29     1.36 %(g)      0.72     9
  18.79        20.67        308,249,235        0.29        1.36        0.66        8   
  16.28        16.98        153,506,488        0.29        1.80        0.70        15   
  14.23        (1.70     69,795,977        0.29        1.96        0.68        11   
  14.79        29.06        34,342,393        0.29        1.82        0.68        16   
           
  18.74        3.69        17,461,976        0.94        0.70 (g)      1.25        9   
  18.70        19.85        12,185,639        0.94        0.70        1.15        8   
  16.22        16.27        7,056,864        0.94        1.19        1.19        15   
  14.18        (2.31     3,703,376        0.94        1.27        1.18        11   
  14.74        28.20        1,754,369        0.94        1.16        1.19        16   
           
  18.92        4.46        321,794,530        0.19        1.49 (g)      0.47        9   
  18.85        20.78        234,064,007        0.19        1.44        0.41        8   
  16.33        17.18        115,467,767        0.19        1.81        0.44        15   
  14.26        (1.61     76,266,132        0.19        2.05        0.43        11   
  14.82        29.08        43,244,532        0.19        1.87        0.42        16   
           
  18.95        4.65        935,076,677        0.05        1.59 (g)      0.23        9   
  18.87        20.99        563,630,591        0.04        1.62        0.26        8   
  16.34        17.25        225,551,927        0.04        1.96        0.30        15   
  14.28        (1.40     82,923,018        0.04        2.20        0.28        11   
  14.83        29.34        37,596,367        0.04        2.00        0.26 (c)      16   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
SmartRetirement 2055 Fund                    
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 20.61       $ 0.28 (h)(j)    $ 0.59       $ 0.87       $ (0.47    $ (0.16    $ (0.63
Year Ended June 30, 2014      17.48         0.25 (h)      3.39         3.64         (0.50      (0.01      (0.51
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.24         0.29 (h)      2.27         2.56         (0.31      (0.01      (0.32
January 31, 2012 (i) through June 30, 2012      15.00         0.08        0.23         0.31         (0.07              (0.07
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      20.59         0.14 (h)(j)      0.59         0.73         (0.37      (0.16      (0.53
Year Ended June 30, 2014      17.48         0.12 (h)      3.40         3.52         (0.40      (0.01      (0.41
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.25         0.19 (h)      2.27         2.46         (0.22      (0.01      (0.23
January 31, 2012 (i) through June 30, 2012      15.00         0.04        0.23         0.27         (0.02              (0.02
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      20.64         0.31 (h)(j)      0.58         0.89         (0.49      (0.16      (0.65
Year Ended June 30, 2014      17.50         0.26 (h)      3.41         3.67         (0.52      (0.01      (0.53
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.25         0.29 (h)      2.29         2.58         (0.32      (0.01      (0.33
January 31, 2012 (i) through June 30, 2012      15.00         0.09        0.23         0.32         (0.07              (0.07
Institutional Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      20.64         0.33 (h)(j)      0.59         0.92         (0.51      (0.16      (0.67
Year Ended June 30, 2014      17.50         0.30 (h)      3.40         3.70         (0.55      (0.01      (0.56
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.24         0.32 (h)      2.29         2.61         (0.34      (0.01      (0.35
January 31, 2012 (i) through June 30, 2012      15.00         0.10        0.22         0.32         (0.08              (0.08
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes interest expense, if applicable, which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of classes.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
    
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Expenses
without waivers
and reimbursements (e)(f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 20.85        4.31   $ 73,599,931        0.29     1.36 %(i)      0.75     11
  20.61        21.02        32,181,731        0.29        1.29        0.65        49   
  17.48        16.94        5,900,363        0.29        1.66        0.72        17   
  15.24        2.03        400,107        0.29        2.30        2.32        19   
           
  20.79        3.61        2,615,263        0.94        0.68 (i)      1.51        11   
  20.59        20.24        904,749        0.94        0.60        1.15        49   
  17.48        16.19        210,550        0.94        1.15        1.30        17   
  15.25        1.79        51,943        0.94        0.70        2.57        19   
           
  20.88        4.41        46,465,217        0.19        1.49 (i)      0.49        11   
  20.64        21.14        16,530,124        0.19        1.35        0.40        49   
  17.50        17.06        3,596,206        0.19        1.69        0.49        17   
  15.25        2.10        881,929        0.19        1.46        1.83        19   
           
  20.89        4.58        184,663,068        0.05        1.58 (j)      0.25        11   
  20.64        21.30        72,803,481        0.04        1.55        0.26        49   
  17.50        17.29        6,795,403        0.04        1.85        0.32        17   
  15.24        2.10        71,866        0.04        1.69        1.69        19   

 

 
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Appendix A — Underlying Funds

 

The following is a brief description of the principal investment policies of each of the underlying funds.

JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund

JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund aims to provide the highest possible level of current income while still maintaining liquidity and providing maximum safety of principal. Under normal conditions, the Fund invests its assets exclusively in obligations of the U.S. Treasury, including Treasury bills, bonds and notes.

JPMorgan China Region Fund

JPMorgan China Region Fund will seek long-term capital growth. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of the value of its Assets in equity securities of companies in the China region or instruments that have similar economic characteristics. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. A company in the China region is one: that is organized under the laws of, or has a principal office in the People’s Republic of China, including Hong Kong and Macau (China), or Taiwan; the principal securities market for which is China or Taiwan; that derives at least 50% of its total revenues or profits from goods that are produced or sold, investments made, or services performed in China or Taiwan; or at least 50% of the assets of which are located in China or Taiwan.

JPMorgan Commodities Strategy Fund

JPMorgan Commodities Strategy Fund seeks total return. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a diversified portfolio of commodity-linked derivatives. The Fund will also invest in fixed income securities. The Fund invests in commodity-linked derivative instruments, such as commodity-linked notes, swap agreements, commodity options, futures and options on futures that provide exposure to the investment returns of the commodities markets without investing directly in physical commodities. Commodities are assets that have tangible properties, such as oil, metals, and agricultural products. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index and will generally be used as substitutes for commodities.

JPMorgan Core Bond Fund

JPMorgan Core Bond Fund seeks to maximize total return by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of intermediate- and long-term debt securities. As part of its main investment strategy, the Fund may principally invest in corporate bonds, U.S. treasury obligations and other U.S. government and agency securities, and asset-backed, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities. As a matter of fundamental policy,

the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in bonds. For purposes of this policy, “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund

JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund seeks a high level of current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of high-, medium- and low-grade debt securities. As part of its main investment strategy, the Fund may principally invest in corporate bonds, U.S. treasury obligations and other U.S. government and agency securities, and asset-backed, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities. The Fund also may invest in bonds, convertible securities, preferred stock, loan participations and assignments (Loans) and commitments to loan assignments (Unfunded Commitments), and foreign and emerging market debt securities rated below investment grade (i.e., high yield or junk bonds) or the unrated equivalent. As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in bonds. For purposes of this policy, “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Under normal conditions, at least 65% of the Fund’s total assets must be invested in securities, that at the time of purchase, are rated investment grade by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or in securities that are unrated but are deemed by the adviser to be of comparable quality.

JPMorgan Corporate Bond Fund

JPMorgan Corporate Bond Fund seeks to provide total return. The Fund mainly invests in corporate bonds that are rated investment grade by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or in securities that are unrated but are deemed by the Fund’s adviser to be comparable quality. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in corporate bonds. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. A “corporate bond” is defined as a debt security issued by a corporation or non-governmental entity with a maturity of 90 days or more at the time of issuance. As part of its principal strategy, the Fund invests in corporate bonds structured as corporate debt securities, debt securities of real estate investment trusts and master limited partnerships, public or private placements, restricted securities and other unregistered securities.

JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund

JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund seeks to provide a consistently high total return from a broadly diversified portfolio of equity securities with risk characteristics similar to the Standard and Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500 Index). Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing this strategy, the Fund primarily invests in the common stocks of U.S.

 

 

 
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companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the S&P 500 Index.

JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund seeks capital growth over the long term. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of Russell 2000® Growth Index and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks.

JPMorgan Emerging Economies Fund

JPMorgan Emerging Economies Fund seeks long-term capital growth. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of the value of its Assets in equity securities of emerging markets companies and other investments that are tied economically to emerging markets. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Emerging markets include most countries in the world except Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States, and most of the countries of Western Europe and Hong Kong. An emerging market company is one: that is organized under the laws of, or has a principal place of business in an emerging market; where the principal securities market is in an emerging market; that derives at least 50% of its total revenues or profits from goods that are produced or sold, investments made, or services performed in an emerging market; or at least 50% of the assets of which are located in an emerging market.

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Debt Fund

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Debt Fund’s goal is to provide high total return from a portfolio of fixed income securities of emerging markets issuers. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of the value of its Assets in emerging market debt investments. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund invests primarily in debt securities that it believes have the potential to provide a high total return from countries whose economies or bond markets are less developed. This designation currently includes most countries in the world except Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the U.S., the United Kingdom and most western European countries. The Fund invests in sovereign debt securities.

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Fund

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Fund seeks to provide total return. The Fund invests primarily in debt

securities that it believes have the potential to provide total return from countries whose economies or bond markets are less developed. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in debt securities of issuers located in or tied economically to emerging markets that are denominated in emerging markets currencies (Local Currency Debt Securities) or in derivatives or other instruments that are used as substitutes for Local Currency Debt Securities. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Emerging markets currently include most countries in the world except Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the U.S., the United Kingdom and most western European countries and Hong Kong.

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Fund

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Fund seeks to provide high total return from a portfolio of equity securities from emerging markets issuers. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of the value of its Assets in equity securities of emerging markets. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Emerging markets include most countries in the world except Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States, and most countries of Western Europe and Hong Kong.

JPMorgan Equity Income Fund

JPMorgan Equity Income Fund seeks capital appreciation and current income. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in equity securities of corporations that regularly pay dividends, including common stocks and debt securities and preferred stock convertible to common stock. In implementing this strategy, the Fund invests primarily in common stock and real estate investment trusts. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

JPMorgan Equity Index Fund

JPMorgan Equity Index Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the aggregate price and dividend performance of the securities in the S&P 500 Index1. The Fund invests in stocks included in the S&P 500 Index and also may invest in stock index futures. The Fund’s adviser attempts to track the aggregate price and dividend performance of the securities in the S&P 500 Index to achieve a correlation of at least 0.95 between the performance of the Fund and that of the index without taking into account the Fund’s expenses. Perfect correlation would be 1.00. The percentage of a stock that the Fund holds will be approximately the same percentage that the stock represents in the S&P 500 Index. The adviser generally picks

 

 

 
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stocks in the order of their weightings in the S&P 500 Index, starting with the heaviest weighted stock. The Fund may acquire, hold and dispose of the common stock of JPMorgan Chase & Co. for the sole purpose of maintaining conformity with the S&P 500 Index on which the Fund is based and measured. Under normal circumstances, at least, 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in stocks of companies included in the index or indices identified by the Fund and in derivative instruments that provide exposure to stocks of such companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

JPMorgan Federal Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Federal Money Market Fund aims to provide current income while still preserving capital and maintaining liquidity. Under normal conditions, the Fund invests its assets exclusively in obligations of the U.S. Treasury, including Treasury bills, bonds and notes and debt securities that certain U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities have either issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest.

JPMorgan Floating Rate Income Fund

JPMorgan Floating Rate Income Fund seeks to provide current income with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The Fund invests mainly in floating rate debt instruments issued by corporations. These investments include leveraged loan assignments and participations (Loans) and commitments to purchase Loans (Unfunded Commitments). Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in floating rate instruments including Loans, convertible securities, corporate bonds, preferred shares and other floating rate debt instruments. Floating rate instruments also include equity securities (or rights to acquire securities) that are structured to pay a floating rate of income and money market investment companies. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund may invest up to 100% of the Fund’s total assets in below investment grade securities or unrated securities that the adviser deems to be of equivalent quality.

JPMorgan Government Bond Fund

JPMorgan Government Bond Fund seeks a high level of current income with liquidity and safety of principal. The Fund principally invests in securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities and related to securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities. The Fund may also invest in securities which are guaranteed by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities so long as such securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in government bonds including bonds issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government and its

agencies and instrumentalities. For purposes of this policy, “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund

JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. The Fund may at any given time invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category, such as large capitalization companies.

JPMorgan High Yield Fund

JPMorgan High Yield Fund seeks a high level of current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of debt securities which are rated below investment grade or are unrated. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective. The Fund invests in all types of high yield, high risk debt securities. The Fund also may invest in convertible securities, preferred stock, common stock, and loan participations and assignments and commitments to purchase loan assignments. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in bonds, other debt securities, loan assignments and participations (Loans), commitments to purchase loan assignments (Unfunded Commitments) and preferred stocks that are rated below investment grade or unrated. For purposes of this policy, “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowing for investment purposes.

JPMorgan Inflation Managed Bond Fund

JPMorgan Inflation Managed Bond Fund seeks to maximize inflation protected total return. The Fund is designed to protect the total return generated by its core fixed income holdings from inflation risk. As used in the Fund’s goal, “total return” includes income and capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to hedge this risk by using swaps that are based on the Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers in combination with its core portfolio of fixed income securities. This strategy is intended to create the equivalent of a portfolio of inflation-protected fixed income securities. Secondarily, the Fund may purchase other investments including

actual inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities. “Inflation Managed” in the Fund’s name does not refer to a type of security in which the Fund invests, but rather describes the Fund’s overall strategy of creating a portfolio of inflation-protected securities. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in bonds. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan International Equity Fund

JPMorgan International Equity Fund seeks total return from long-term capital growth and income. Total return consists of capital growth and current income. Under normal conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of the value of its Assets in equity investments. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund will primarily invest in foreign companies of various market capitalizations including foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies. The equity securities in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, trust or partnership interests, depositary receipts, and warrants and rights.

JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund seeks to provide high total return from a portfolio of equity securities of foreign companies in developed and, to a lesser extent, emerging markets. The Fund’s assets are invested primarily in equity securities of companies from developed countries other than the United States. The Fund’s assets may also be invested to a limited extent in emerging markets issuers. Developed countries include Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and most of the countries of Western Europe; emerging markets include most other countries in the world. The equity securities in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, trust or partnership interests, depositary receipts, privately placed securities and warrants and rights.

JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity Fund

JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund primarily invests in foreign companies of various market capitalizations, including foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies.

JPMorgan International Value Fund

JPMorgan International Value Fund seeks to provide high total return from a portfolio of foreign company equity securities. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities from developed countries included in the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australasia and Far East (EAFE) Value Index (net of foreign withholding taxes), which is the Fund’s benchmark. The Fund typically does not invest in U.S. companies. Equity securities in which the Fund invests are common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, depositary receipts, rights and warrants to buy common stocks and privately placed securities.

JPMorgan Intrepid Advantage Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid Advantage Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity investments across all market capitalizations. The Fund may at any given time invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category, such as large capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities of companies with market capitalization similar to those within the Russell 3000 Index that the adviser believes are attractive based on certain characteristics, including quality, valuation and momentum.

JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity investments of large-capitalization and mid-capitalization U.S. companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund generally defines large capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization over $10 billion at the time of purchase, and mid capitalization companies as those with market capitalization between $1 billion and $10 billion at the time of purchase. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the adviser believes have characteristics such as attractive valuations, high quality and/or strong momentum that should lead to relative outperformance.

JPMorgan Intrepid European Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid European Fund seeks total return from long-term capital growth. Total return consists of capital growth and current income. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities issued by companies with principal business activities in Western Europe. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of the value of its Assets in equity securities of European issuers. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund may utilize exchange traded futures for the efficient management of cash flows.

JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity investments of large and mid capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund generally defines large capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization over $10 billion at the time of purchase,

 

 

 
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and mid capitalization companies as those with market capitalization between $1 billion and $10 billion, at the time of purchase. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the adviser believes have characteristics such as attractive valuations, high quality and/or strong momentum that should lead to relative outperformance.

JPMorgan Intrepid International Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid International Fund seeks to maximize long-term capital growth by investing primarily in equity securities in developed markets outside the U.S. The Fund’s assets are invested primarily in equity securities of companies from developed countries other than the U.S. The Fund’s assets also may be invested, to a limited extent, in equity securities of companies from emerging markets. Developed countries include Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and most of the countries of western Europe and Hong Kong; emerging markets include most of the other countries in the world.

JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund seeks long-term capital growth by investing primarily in equity securities of companies with intermediate capitalizations. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in common and preferred stocks, rights, warrants, convertible securities and other equity securities of mid-cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid-cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Index at the time of purchase.

JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity investments of large and mid capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund generally defines large capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization over $10 billion at the time of purchase, and mid capitalization companies as those with market capitalization between $1 billion and $10 billion, at the time of purchase. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the adviser believes have characteristics such as attractive valuations, high quality and/or strong momentum that should lead to relative outperformance.

JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund

JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the

Fund’s Assets will be invested in equity securities of large, well-established companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Large, well-established companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 1000® Growth Index at the time of purchase. Typically, in implementing its strategy, the Fund invests in common stocks of companies with a history of above-average growth or companies expected to enter periods of above-average growth.

JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund

JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund seeks capital appreciation with the incidental goal of achieving current income by investing primarily in equity securities. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in equity securities of large companies, including common stocks, and debt and preferred stocks which are convertible to common stock. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Large companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 1000® Value Index at the time of purchase. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks.

JPMorgan Latin America Fund

JPMorgan Latin America Fund will seek long-term capital growth. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of the value of its Assets in securities of Latin American issuers and other investments that are tied economically to Latin America. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Latin America includes, but is not limited to, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Panama and Venezuela. The Fund will invest primarily in foreign companies of various sizes, including foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies.

JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund

JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund seeks a high level of current income consistent with low volatility of principal. The Fund mainly invests in mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, mortgage-related securities, adjustable rate mortgages, money market instruments, and structured investments. These investments may be structured as collateralized mortgage obligations (agency and non-agency), stripped mortgage-backed securities (interest-only and principal-only), commercial mortgage-backed securities, and mortgage pass-through securities. These securities may be structured such that payments consist of interest-only, principal-only or principal and interest. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in bonds. For purposes of this policy, “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

 

 

 
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The Fund invests in fixed and floating rate debt securities representing an interest in or secured by residential mortgage loans.

JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund seeks current income with liquidity and stability of principal. The Fund invests in high-quality, short-term money market instruments which are issued and payable in U.S. dollars. The Fund principally invests in high quality commercial paper and other short-term debt securities, including floating and variable rate demand notes of U.S. and foreign corporations; debt securities issued or guaranteed by qualified U.S. and foreign banks, including certificates of deposit, time deposits and other short-term securities; securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities; asset-backed securities; repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements; and taxable municipal obligations.

JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond to or incrementally exceed the total return performance of an index that tracks the performance of the small- and mid-capitalization equity markets. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will hold at least 80% of its Assets in stocks in the S&P 1000 Index1. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The S&P 1000 Index is an index which includes stocks of small- and mid-capitalization companies. These securities trade on national exchanges, as well as over-the-counter as part of the National Market System. Because the Fund uses an enhanced index strategy, not all of the stocks in the S&P 1000 Index are included in the Fund, and the Fund’s position in an individual stock may be overweighted or underweighted when compared to the index. In addition, the Fund may modestly overweight or underweight the sectors and industries within the index. The Fund seeks returns that modestly exceed those of the S&P 1000 Index over the long term with a modest divergence to the benchmark.

 

1 “S&P 1000 Index” is a registered service mark of Standard & Poor’s Corporation, which does not sponsor and is in no way affiliated with the Fund. The S&P 1000 Index is a market capitalization weighted combination of the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 and the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Indexes.

JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund

JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund’s objective is long-term capital growth. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Index securities at the time of purchase. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts.

JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund

JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund seeks growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in equity securities of mid cap companies, including common stocks and debt securities and preferred stocks that are convertible to common stocks. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid cap companies which the adviser believes are capable of achieving sustained growth. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Growth Index at the time of purchase.

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund seeks growth from capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap Value Index and/or between $1 billion and $20 billion at the time of purchase. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts.

JPMorgan Mortgage-Backed Securities Fund

JPMorgan Mortgage-Backed Securities Fund seeks to maximize total return by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of debt securities backed by pools of residential and/or commercial mortgages. The Fund invests mainly in investment grade mortgage-backed securities or unrated mortgage-backed securities which the adviser determines to be of comparable quality. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in mortgage-backed securities. For purposes of this policy, “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. As part of its principal investment strategy, the Fund may invest in securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities such as Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or non-government securities, commercial mortgage securities, collateralized mortgage obligations (agency and non-agency, stripped mortgage-backed securities, mortgage pass-through securities and other securities representing an interest in or secured by mortgages including asset-backed securities backed by home equity loans. As a matter of fundamental policy, at least 65% of the Fund’s total assets will consist of bonds.

JPMorgan Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

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performance. The Fund attempts to neutralize exposure to general domestic market risk by primarily investing in common stocks that the Fund’s adviser considers to be attractive and ‘short selling’ stocks that the adviser considers to be unattractive. The Fund uses a multi-style approach, meaning that it may invest across different industries, sectors and capitalization levels targeting both value- and growth-oriented domestic companies.

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund aims to provide the highest possible level of current income while still maintaining liquidity and preserving capital. The Fund invests in high quality, short-term money market instruments which are issued and payable in U.S. dollars. The Fund principally invests in high quality commercial paper and other short-term debt securities, including floating and variable rate demand notes of U.S. and foreign corporations; debt securities issued or guaranteed by qualified U.S. and foreign banks, including certificates of deposit, time deposits and other short-term securities; securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities; asset-backed securities; repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements and taxable municipal obligations.

JPMorgan Realty Income Fund

JPMorgan Realty Income Fund seeks high total investment return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing substantially all of its assets, and in any event under normal circumstances at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes), in equity securities of REITs, including REITs with relatively small market capitalizations. The Fund may invest in both equity REITs and mortgage REITs. The Fund may also invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid holdings.

JPMorgan Research Market Neutral Fund

JPMorgan Research Market Neutral Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation from a broadly diversified portfolio of U.S. stocks while neutralizing the general risks associated with stock market investing. The Fund takes long and short positions in different securities, selecting from a universe of mid- to large-capitalization stocks with characteristics similar to those of the Russell 1000 Index and/or the S&P 500 Index, in an effort to insulate the Fund’s performance from the effects of general stock market movements.

JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund

JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund seeks current income consistent with preservation of capital through investment in high- and medium-grade fixed income securities. As part of its main investment strategy, the Fund may principally invest in

U.S. treasury obligations, U.S. government agency securities, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, mortgage-related securities, and structured instruments. These investments may be structured as collateralized mortgage obligations (agency and non-agency), commercial mortgage-backed securities and mortgage pass-through securities. U.S. government agency securities may be issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in bonds. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund

JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund seeks capital growth over the long term. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000 Index at the time of purchase. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the Russell 2000 Index. The Fund can moderately underweight or overweight sectors when it believes it will benefit performance. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts.

JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund

JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund seeks capital growth over the long term. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000 Index stocks and/or with capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks.

JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund

JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund seeks long-term capital growth primarily by investing in a portfolio of equity securities of small-capitalization and emerging growth companies. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in securities of small capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Growth Index stocks and/or with capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund will invest primarily in common stocks. Typically, the Fund invests in securities of companies with a history of above average growth, as well as companies expected to have above-average growth.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund

JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund seeks long-term capital growth primarily by investing in equity securities of small-capitalization companies. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Value Index stocks at the time of purchase. In reviewing investment opportunities for the Fund, its adviser uses a value-oriented approach. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s equity investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts.

JPMorgan Total Return Fund

The JPMorgan Total Return Fund seeks to provide high total return. The Fund has wide latitude to invest in all types of debt securities that the adviser believes have the potential to provide a high total return over time. As part of its principal investment strategy, the Fund may invest in corporate bonds, U.S. treasury obligations and other U.S. government and agency securities, and asset-backed, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities and structured investments. The Fund may invest a significant portion or all of its assets in mortgage-backed securities in the adviser’s discretion. The Fund may also use derivatives either alone or in combination with securities as part of its “relative value” strategies. Up to 35% of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in foreign securities, including emerging markets debt securities and debt securities denominated in foreign currencies. Under normal circumstances, 65% of the Fund’s net assets will be invested in securities that, at the time of purchase, are rated investment grade (or the unrated equivalent). Up to 35% of the Fund’s net assets may be invested in securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) including so called “distressed debt”.

JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund

JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund seeks a high level of current income by investing in U.S. Treasury and other U.S. agency obligations with a primary, but not exclusive, focus on issues that produce income exempt from state income taxes. The Fund’s main investment strategy is to invest in U.S. Treasury and U.S. agency obligations which include U.S. Treasury bills, notes, agency debentures, repurchase agreements and obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in treasury and agency obligations. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

JPMorgan U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in long and short positions with respect to equity securities of U.S. companies. These equity securities will primarily be common stocks and real estate investment trust (REITs). “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. “Plus” in the Fund’s name refers to the additional return the Fund endeavors to add, both relative to the S&P 500 Index as well as relative to traditional strategies which do not have the ability to sell stock short.

JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund seeks to provide high total return from a portfolio of selected equity securities. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of U.S. companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing its strategy, the Fund primarily invests in common stocks of large- and medium-capitalization U.S. companies, but it may also invest up to 20% of its Assets in common stocks of foreign companies, including depositary receipts. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the S&P 500 Index. Within each sector, the Fund focuses on those equity securities that it considers most undervalued and seeks to outperform the S&P 500 through superior stock selection.

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund seeks high current income with liquidity and stability of principal. Under normal conditions, the Fund invests its assets exclusively in debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, or by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities and repurchase agreements fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury and U.S. government securities.

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund seeks to provide a high total return from a portfolio of selected equity securities. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of the Fund’s Assets, which are expected to include both long and short positions, will consist of different U.S. securities, selected from a universe of publicly traded large capitalization securities with characteristics similar to those comprising the Russell 1000® Index and the S&P 500 Index. The Fund takes long and short positions mainly in equity securities and derivatives on those securities. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. “Plus” in the Fund’s name refers to the additional return the Fund endeavors to add, both

 

 

 
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relative to the S&P 500 Index as well as relative to traditional strategies which do not have the ability to sell stock short.

JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund seeks to provide high total return from a portfolio of small company stocks. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap U.S. companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Index at the time of purchase. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the Russell 2000® Index. The Fund can moderately underweight or overweight sectors when it believes it will benefit performance. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts.

JPMorgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund seeks current income with liquidity and stability of principal. Under normal conditions, the Fund invests its assets exclusively in obligations of the U.S. Treasury, including Treasury bills, bonds and notes and other obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and repurchase agreements fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities.

JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund

JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund seeks to provide long-term total return from a combination of income and capital gains. The Fund will invest primarily in equity securities across all market capitalizations. The Fund may at any given time invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category, such as large-capitalization companies. Equity securities in which the Fund primarily invests include common stocks and real estate investment trusts.

Security Capital U.S. Core Real Estate Securities Fund

Security Capital U.S. Core Real Estate Securities Fund seeks a risk-adjusted total return over the long term by investing primarily in real estate securities. The Security Capital U.S. Core Real Estate Securities Fund combines securities of publicly traded real estate companies from all capital tranches: common stock, preferred stock (perpetual, convertible and trust preferred), convertible securities and senior unsecured debt, seeking to generate returns over the long-term approximating a direct “core” real estate portfolio with lower volatility than a portfolio consisting entirely of common equity of real estate investment trusts. A “core” real estate portfolio generally includes well-leased, high-quality properties that historically have had more stable returns. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in securities of publicly traded real estate companies operating in the United States. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

Undiscovered Managers Behavioral Value Fund

Undiscovered Managers Behavioral Value Fund seeks capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies that the Fund’s sub-adviser, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. (Fuller & Thaler), believes have value characteristics. Such common stocks include stocks of small capitalization companies, similar to those that are included in the Russell 2000 Value Index and real estate investment trusts. In selecting stocks for the Fund, Fuller & Thaler applies principles based on behavioral finance. Fuller & Thaler believes that behavioral biases on the part of investors may cause the market to overreact to old, negative information and underreact to new, positive information concerning a company.

A more complete description of these underlying funds may be found in their prospectuses. For a free copy of an underlying fund’s prospectus, call 1-800-480-4111 and ask for the prospectus offering shares of the underlying fund. You can also find the same information online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

 

 

 
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HOW TO REACH US

 

MORE INFORMATION

For investors who want more information on these Funds the following documents are available free upon request:

ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS

Our annual and semi-annual reports contain more information about each Fund’s investments and performance. The annual report also includes details about the market conditions and investment strategies that had a significant effect on each Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)

The SAI contains more detailed information about the Funds and their policies. It is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. That means, by law, it is considered to be part of this prospectus.

You can get a free copy of these documents and other information, or ask us any questions, by calling us at 1-800-480-4111 or writing to:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

If you buy shares through a Financial Intermediary, please contact that Financial Intermediary directly for more information. You can also find information online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

You can write or e-mail the SEC’s Public Reference Room and ask them to mail you information about the Funds, including the SAI. They will charge you a copying fee for this service. You can also visit the Public Reference Room and copy the documents while you are there.

Public Reference Room of the SEC

Washington, DC 20549-1520

1-202-551-8090

E-mail: publicinfo@sec.gov

Reports, a copy of the SAI and other information about the Funds are also available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Investment Company Act File No. 811-21295

 

©JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2016. All rights reserved. July 2016.

 

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JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds

Class R2 & Class R6 Shares

November 1, 2015, as supplemented July 1, 2016

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Income Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JSIZX; R6/JSIYX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2015 Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JSFZX; R6/JSFYX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2020 Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JTTZX; R6/JTTYX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2025 Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JNSZX; R6/JNSYX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2030 Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JSMZX; R6/JSMYX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2035 Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/SRJZX; R6/SRJYX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2040 Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/SMTZX; R6/SMTYX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2045 Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JSAZX; R6/JSAYX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2050 Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JTSZX; R6/JTSYX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2055 Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JFFRX; R6/JFFYX

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved

or disapproved of these securities or determined if this

prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to

the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

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Risk/Return Summaries:   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund      1   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2015 Fund      7   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2020 Fund      14   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2025 Fund      21   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2030 Fund      28   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2035 Fund      35   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2040 Fund      42   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2045 Fund      49   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2050 Fund      56   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2055 Fund      63   
More About the Funds      70   

Principal Investment Strategies

     70   

Fundamental Policies

     70   

Investment Risks

     77   

Conflicts of Interest

     83   

Temporary Defensive Positions

     84   

Additional Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

     84   

More Information on S&P Target Date Index Series

     84   

Additional Historical Performance Information

     85   
Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds      86   

Choosing a Share Class

     86   

Financial Intermediary Compensation

     87   

Purchasing Fund Shares

     88   

Exchanging Fund Shares

     90   

Redeeming Fund Shares

     91   

Minimum Account Balance

     92   

Frequent Trading Policy

     93   

Valuation

     94   

Distributions and Taxes

     95   

Shareholder Statements and Reports

     97   

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

     98   

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure

     98   
Glossary of Common Investment Terminology      99   
Management of the Funds      100   

The Adviser, Administrator and Distributor

     100   

Advisory Fees

     100   

Additional Compensation to Financial Intermediaries

     100   

The Fund Managers

     100   
Financial Highlights      102   
Appendix A — Underlying Funds      122   
How to Reach Us      Back cover   
 

 

 


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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Income Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JSIZX; R6/JSIYX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks current income and some capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R6  
Management Fees     NONE        NONE   
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50     NONE   
Other Expenses     0.36        0.00 %2 

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.11 1      0.00 2 
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.49        0.49   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.35       0.49   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements3     (0.34     (0.02
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement3     1.01        0.47   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 Amount rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

3 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.54% and 0.00% of the average daily net assets of the Class R2 and Class R6 Shares,
  respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s shareholder servicing agent has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees it collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     103        394        707        1,594   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     48        155        272        614   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 10% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Income Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds (underlying funds), and is generally intended for investors who are retired or about to retire soon. The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, with an emphasis on fixed income funds over equity funds and other funds. The Fund’s strategic target allocations among various asset and sub-asset classes as of the date of this prospectus are set forth below:

 

Strategic Target Allocations1  
Fixed Income        52.5
U.S. Fixed Income        34.5
Inflation Managed        7.5
High Yield        7.8
Emerging Markets Debt        2.8
Equity        36.0
U.S. Large Cap Equity        19.0
U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity        4.0
REIT        2.5
International Equity        7.0
Emerging Markets Equity        3.5
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents        10.0
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents        10.0
Commodities        1.5
Commodities        1.5

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds and, to a lesser extent, direct investments in exchange-traded funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize other direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

The table above shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining

long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income, +/- 10% for equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

In addition to investing in J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its investments in underlying funds and its direct investments.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need),

 

 

 
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other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments listed above. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors

 

 

 
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affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy, environmental factors and, in the case of mortgages, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Smaller Companies Risk. Investments in securities of smaller companies may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the

 

 

 
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underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Inflation Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (i.e., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks

specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past eight calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and life of the Fund. It compares that performance to the S&P Target Date Retirement Income Index, a broad-based securities market index, and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Today Funds Average, an index based on the total returns of all mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the S&P index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance of Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Class A Shares prior to the inception of Class R2 Shares. The Class R6 Shares do not have a full year of performance and therefore are not included in the table. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower than those shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

 

 
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LOGO

 

Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      9.91%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –7.94%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –2.55%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(Since
5/15/06)
1
 
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     4.61     6.58     5.09
Return After Taxes on Distributions     3.65        5.66        4.01   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     2.72        4.79        3.60   
S&P TARGET DATE RETIREMENT INCOME INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.13        6.59        5.01   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET TODAY FUNDS AVERAGE        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     0.33        4.49        4.32   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R2 Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

1 The Fund commenced operations on 5/15/06. Performance for the bench- marks is from 5/31/06.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2008    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2006    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2006    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2010    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

  

For Direct Investors

     $15,000,000   

For Discretionary Accounts

     $5,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund does not intend to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2015 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JSFZX; R6/JSFYX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R6  
Management Fees     NONE        NONE   
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50     NONE   
Other Expenses     0.33        0.00 %1 

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.08        0.00 1 
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.51        0.51   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.34        0.51   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.28     (0.01
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.06        0.50   

 

1 Amount rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.56% and 0.00% of the average daily net assets of the Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s shareholder servicing agent has contractually agreed to waive fees
  and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees it collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     108        397        707        1,588   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     51        163        284        640   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 12% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2015 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds (underlying funds), and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2015 (target retirement date). The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s

asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes generally become more conservative as the target retirement date approaches (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income and less on equity). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1  
Years to Target Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REIT

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds and, to a lesser extent, direct investments in exchange-traded funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize other direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income, +/- 10% for equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments

among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its investments in underlying funds and its direct investments.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

 

 

 
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Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

Smaller Companies Risk. Investments in securities of smaller companies may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face

valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying

 

 

 
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fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk,

fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy, environmental factors and, in the case of mortgages, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

 

 

 
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Inflation Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (i.e., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past eight calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and life of the Fund. It compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2015 Index, a broad-based securities market index, and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2015 Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the S&P index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance of Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Class A Shares prior to

the inception of Class R2 Shares. The Class R6 Shares do not have a full year of performance and therefore are not included in the table. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower than those shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      13.89%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –13.68%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –2.61%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(Since
5/15/06)
1
 
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     5.28     7.96     5.34
Return After Taxes on Distributions     4.17        7.02        4.28   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.14        5.89        3.84   
S&P TARGET DATE 2015 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.75        8.46        5.69   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2015 FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     1.69        7.26        4.70   

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marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

1 The Fund commenced operations on 5/15/06. Performance for the benchmarks is from 5/31/06.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2008    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2006    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2006    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2010    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

  

For Direct Investors

     $15,000,000   

For Discretionary Accounts

     $5,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund does not intend to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2020 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JTTZX; R6/JTTYX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R6  
Management Fees     NONE        NONE   
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50     NONE   
Other Expenses     0.33        0.00

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.08        0.00 1 
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.55        0.55   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.38        0.55   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.27     0.00 1 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.11        0.55   

 

1 Amount rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.56% and 0.00% of the average daily net assets of the Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s shareholder servicing agent has contractually agreed to waive fees
  and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees it collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     113        410        729        1,634   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     56        176        307        689   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 8% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2020 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds (underlying funds), and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2020 (target retirement date). The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the

Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes generally become more conservative as the target retirement date approaches (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income and less on equity). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                             
Years to Target Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REIT

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds and, to a lesser extent, direct investments in exchange-traded funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize other direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income, +/- 10% for equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments

among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its investments in underlying funds and its direct investments.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

 

 

 
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Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

Smaller Companies Risk. Investments in securities of smaller companies may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face

valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain

 

 

 
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as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but

are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy, environmental factors and, in the case of mortgages, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments

 

 

 
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rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Inflation Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (i.e., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past eight calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and life of the Fund. It compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2020 Index, a broad-based securities market index, and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2020 Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s

designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the S&P index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance of Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Class A Shares prior to the inception of Class R2 Shares. The Class R6 Shares do not have a full year of performance and therefore are not included in the table. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower than those shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      15.52%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –15.68%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –3.28%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(Since
5/15/06)
1
 
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     6.35     9.17     5.85
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.01        8.22        4.82   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.94        6.90        4.29   
S&P TARGET DATE 2020 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.93        9.23        5.89   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2020 FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     1.70        8.55        5.12   
 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2020 Fund (continued)

 

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R2 Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

1 The Fund commenced operations on 5/15/06. Performance for the benchmarks is from 5/31/06.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2008    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2006    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2006    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2010    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

  

For Direct Investors

     $15,000,000   

For Discretionary Accounts

     $5,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund does not intend to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2025 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JNSZX; R6/JNSYX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R6  
Management Fees     NONE        NONE   
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50     NONE   
Other Expenses     0.32        0.00

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.07 1      0.00 2  
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.57        0.57   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.39        0.57   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements3     (0.25     0.00 2 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement3     1.14        0.57   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 Amount rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

3 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and
  potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.57% and 0.00% of the average daily net assets of the Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s shareholder servicing agent has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees it collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     116        415        737        1,647   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     58        183        318        714   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 8% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2025 Fund (continued)

 

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2025 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds (underlying funds), and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2025 (target retirement date). The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset

allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes generally become more conservative as the target retirement date approaches (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income and less on equity). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1  
Years to Target Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REIT

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and
Cash Equivalents
    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and
Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds and, to a lesser extent, direct investments in exchange-traded funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize other direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments

among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its investments in underlying funds and its direct investments.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2025 Fund (continued)

 

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of

 

 

 
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fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy, environmental factors and, in the case of mortgages, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and

creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Investments in securities of smaller companies may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Inflation Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected

 

 

 
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Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (i.e., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past seven calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and life of the Fund. It compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2025 Index, a broad-based securities market index, and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2025 Funds Average, an index based on the total returns of all mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the S&P index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance of Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Class A Shares prior to the inception of Class R2 Shares. The Class R6 Shares do not have a full year of performance and therefore are not included in the table. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower than those shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      17.12%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –17.45%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –3.97%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(Since
7/31/07)
 
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     6.88     9.98     5.38
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.61        8.99        4.44   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     4.32        7.58        3.92   
S&P TARGET DATE 2025 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.83        9.82        5.16   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2025 FUNDS AVERAGE        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     1.54        9.57        4.17   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R2 Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

 

 
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Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2008    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2007    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2007    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2010    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

  

For Direct Investors

     $15,000,000   

For Discretionary Accounts

     $5,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund does not intend to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2030 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JSMZX; R6/JSMYX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R6  
Management Fees     NONE        NONE   
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50     NONE   
Other Expenses     0.33        0.00

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.08 1      0.00 2 
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.59        0.59   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.42        0.59   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements3     (0.26     0.00 2 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement3     1.16        0.59   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 Amount rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

3 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and
  potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.57% and 0.00% of the average daily net assets of the Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s shareholder servicing agent has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees it collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     118        424        752        1,680   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     60        189        329        738   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 10% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2030 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds (underlying funds), and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2030 (target retirement date). The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the

Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes generally become more conservative as the target retirement date approaches (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income and less on equity). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1  
Years to Target Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REIT

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and
Cash Equivalents
    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds and, to a lesser extent, direct investments in exchange-traded funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize other direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain

exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its investments in underlying funds and its direct investments.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the

 

 

 
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Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans)

and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will

 

 

 
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provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial

circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy, environmental factors and, in the case of mortgages, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Investments in securities of smaller companies may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments

 

 

 
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rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Inflation Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (i.e., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past eight calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and life of the Fund. It compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2030 Index, a broad-based securities market index, and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2030 Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the S&P index, the Lipper index

includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance of Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Class A Shares prior to the inception of Class R2 Shares. The Class R6 Shares do not have a full year of performance and therefore are not included in the table. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower than those shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      18.38%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –19.08%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –4.79%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(Since
5/15/06)
1
 
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.16     10.56     6.31
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.86        9.68        5.36  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     4.54        8.10        4.73  
S&P TARGET DATE 2030 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.90        10.34        6.03  
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2030 FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.06        11.09        5.10  
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R2 Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

1 The Fund commenced operations on 5/15/06. Performance for the benchmarks is from 5/31/06.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2008    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2006    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2006    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2010    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

  

For Direct Investors

     $15,000,000   

For Discretionary Accounts

     $5,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund does not intend to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2035 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/SRJZX; R6/SRJYX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R6  
Management Fees     NONE        NONE   
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50     NONE   
Other Expenses     0.34        0.00

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.09 1      0.00 2 
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.61        0.61   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.45       0.61   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements3     (0.27     0.00 2 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement3     1.18        0.61   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 Amount rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

3 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and
  potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.57% and 0.00% of the average daily net assets of the Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s shareholder servicing agent has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees it collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     120        432        767        1,712   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     62        195        340        762   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 10% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2035 Fund (continued)

 

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2035 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds (underlying funds), and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2035 (target retirement date). The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s

asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes generally become more conservative as the target retirement date approaches (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income and less on equity). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1  
Years to Target Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REIT

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds and, to a lesser extent, direct investments in exchange-traded funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize other direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain

exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its investments in underlying funds and its direct investments.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the

 

 

 
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Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans)

and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore,

 

 

 
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U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in

zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy, environmental factors and, in the case of mortgages, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Investments in securities of smaller companies may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

 

 

 
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Inflation Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (i.e., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past seven calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and life of the Fund. It compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2035 Index, a broad-based securities market index, and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2035 Funds Average, an index based on the total returns of all mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the S&P index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index.

The performance of Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Class A Shares prior to the inception of Class R2 Shares. The Class R6 Shares do not have a full year of performance and therefore are not included in the table. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower than those shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      19.23%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –19.28%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –5.34%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(Since
7/31/07)
 
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.24     11.05     5.63
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.97        10.11        4.79  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     4.60        8.51        4.18  
S&P TARGET DATE 2035 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.95        10.78        5.09  
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2035 FUNDS AVERAGE        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.19        11.62        4.37  
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R2 Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2008    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2007    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2007    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2010    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

  

For Direct Investors

     $15,000,000   

For Discretionary Accounts

     $5,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund does not intend to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2040 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/SMTZX; R6/SMTYX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R6  
Management Fees     NONE        NONE   
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50     NONE   
Other Expenses     0.37        0.00

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.12 1      0.00 2 
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.62        0.62   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.49        0.62   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements3     (0.30     0.00 2 
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement3     1.19        0.62   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 Amount rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

3 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and
  potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.57% and 0.00% of the average daily net assets of the Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s shareholder servicing agent has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees it collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     121        442        785        1,754   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     63        199        346        774   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 10% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2040 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds (underlying funds), and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2040 (target retirement date). The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the

Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes generally become more conservative as the target retirement date approaches (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income and less on equity). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1  
Years to Target Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REIT

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds and, to a lesser extent, direct investments in exchange-traded funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize other direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain

exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its investments in underlying funds and its direct investments.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the

 

 

 
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Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in

variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers

and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are

 

 

 
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not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions,

deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy, environmental factors and, in the case of mortgages, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Investments in securities of smaller companies may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments

 

 

 
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rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Inflation Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (i.e., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past eight calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and life of the Fund. It compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2040 Index, a broad-based securities market index, and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2040 Funds Average, an index based on the total returns of all mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category

as determined by Lipper. Unlike the S&P index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance of Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Class A Shares prior to the inception of Class R2 Shares. The Class R6 Shares do not have a full year of performance and therefore are not included in the table. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower than those shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      19.18%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –19.51%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –5.74%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(Since
5/15/06)
1
 
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.37     11.24     6.62
Return After Taxes on Distributions     6.07        10.40        5.70  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     4.71        8.69        5.01  
S&P TARGET DATE 2040 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.96        11.09        6.11  
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2040 FUNDS AVERAGE        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.13        11.54        4.86  
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R2 Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

1 The Fund commenced operations on 5/15/06. Performance for the benchmarks is from 5/31/06.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2008    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2006    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2006    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2010    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

  

For Direct Investors

     $15,000,000   

For Discretionary Accounts

     $5,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund does not intend to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2045 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JSAZX; R6/JSAYX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R6  
Management Fees     NONE        NONE   
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50     NONE   
Other Expenses     0.41        0.01

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.16 1      0.01   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.62        0.62   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.53        0.63   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.34     (0.01
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.19        0.62   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and
  potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.57% and 0.00% of the average daily net assets of the Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s shareholder servicing agent has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees it collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     121        450        802        1,795   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     63        201        350        785   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 9% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2045 Fund (continued)

 

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2045 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds (underlying funds), and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2045 (target retirement date). The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the

Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes generally become more conservative as the target retirement date approaches (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income and less on equity). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1  
Years to Target Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REIT

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds and, to a lesser extent, direct investments in exchange-traded funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize other direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain

exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its investments in underlying funds and its direct investments.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the

 

 

 
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Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in

variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers

and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government

 

 

 
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and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions,

deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy, environmental factors and, in the case of mortgages, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Investments in securities of smaller companies may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments

 

 

 
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rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Inflation Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (i.e., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past seven calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and life of the Fund. It compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2045 Index, a broad-based securities market index, and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2045 Funds Average, an index based on the total returns of all mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the S&P index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index.

The performance of Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Class A Shares prior to the inception of Class R2 Shares. The Class R6 Shares do not have a full year of performance and therefore are not included in the table. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower than those shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      19.15%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –19.29%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –5.64%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(since
7/31/07)
 
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.29     11.20     5.91
Return After Taxes on Distributions     6.04        10.25        5.04  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     4.63        8.63        4.40  
S&P TARGET DATE 2045 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.93        11.32        5.02  
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2045 FUNDS AVERAGE        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.43        12.51        4.51  

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are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2008    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2007    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2007    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2010    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

  

For Direct Investors

     $15,000,000   

For Discretionary Accounts

     $5,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund does not intend to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2050 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JTSZX; R6/JTSYX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R6  
Management Fees     NONE        NONE   
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50     NONE   
Other Expenses     0.47        0.01

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.22 1      0.01   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.62        0.62   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.59        0.63   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.40     (0.01
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.19        0.62   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and
  potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.57% and 0.00% of the average daily net assets of the Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s shareholder servicing agent has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees it collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     121        463        828        1,855   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     63        201        350        785   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 9% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2050 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds (underlying funds), and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2050 (target retirement date). The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the

Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes generally become more conservative as the target retirement date approaches (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income and less on equity). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1  
Years to Target Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REIT

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds and, to a lesser extent, direct investments in exchange-traded funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize other direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain

exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its investments in underlying funds and its direct investments.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the

 

 

 
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Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to

greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are

 

 

 
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not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse

changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy, environmental factors and, in the case of mortgages, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Investments in securities of smaller companies may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic

 

 

 
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replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Inflation Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (i.e., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past seven calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and life of the Fund. It compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2050 Index, a broad-based securities market index, and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2050 Funds Average, an index based

on the total returns of all mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the S&P indexes, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance of Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Class A Shares prior to the inception of Class R2 Shares. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower than those shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      18.98%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –19.17%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –5.65%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(Since
7/31/07)
 
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.28     11.28     5.94
Return After Taxes on Distributions     6.04        10.28        5.05  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     4.63        8.67        4.41  
S&P TARGET DATE 2050 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.95        11.49        5.13  
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2050 FUNDS AVERAGE        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.30        12.08        4.28  
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R2 Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager  

Managed

Fund Since

   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2008    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2007    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2007    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2010    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

  

For Direct Investors

     $15,000,000   

For Discretionary Accounts

     $5,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund does not intend to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2055 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JFFRX; R6/JFFYX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R6  
Management Fees     NONE        NONE   
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50     NONE   
Other Expenses     0.47        0.02

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.22        0.02   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.62        0.62   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.59        0.64   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.40     (0.02
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.19        0.62   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and
  potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.57% and 0.00% of the average daily net assets of the Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s shareholder servicing agent has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees it collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     121        463        828        1,855   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     63        203        355        796   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 11% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2055 Fund (continued)

 

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2055 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds (underlying funds), and is generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2055 (target retirement date). The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the

Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes generally become more conservative as the target retirement date approaches (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income and less on equity). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1  
Years to Target Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REIT

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds and, to a lesser extent, direct investments in exchange-traded funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize other direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain

exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its investments in underlying funds and its direct investments.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

 

 

 
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Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations

(Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers

and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will

 

 

 
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provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial

circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy, environmental factors and, in the case of mortgages, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, investments in REITs are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Investments in securities of smaller companies may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments

 

 

 
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rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Inflation Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (i.e., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year over the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year and life of the Fund. It compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2055+ Index, a broad-based securities market index, and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2055+ Funds Average, an index based on the total returns of all mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the S&P indexes, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index.

The Class R6 Shares do not have a full year of performance and therefore are not included in the table. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      7.47%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.69%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –5.71%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
(Since 1/31/12)
 
CLASS R2 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     7.36     13.87
Return After Taxes on Distributions     6.34        13.01   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     4.50        10.60   
S&P TARGET DATE 2055+ INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.90        14.03   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2055+ FUNDS AVERAGE      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.80        N/A   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R2 Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

 

 
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Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

  

For Direct Investors

     $15,000,000   

For Discretionary Accounts

     $5,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund does not intend to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, because your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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Each of the Funds described in this prospectus is a series of JPMorgan Trust I (the Trust) and is managed by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM). The underlying funds are managed by JPMIM, Security Capital Research & Management Incorporated (SCR&M) or J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management, Inc. (JPMAAM). SCR&M and JPMAAM are under common control with JPMIM. JF International Management Inc. (JFIMI) is the sub-adviser to the JPMorgan China Region Fund. JFIMI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management (ASIA) Inc., which is wholly-owned by JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc. As a result, these advisers are considered control affiliates and the underlying funds advised by those entities are in the same group of investment companies. For more information about the Funds and JPMIM, please read “Management of the Funds” and the Statement of Additional Information.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The mutual funds described in this prospectus are “Funds of Funds.” Each Fund’s investment strategy is to invest in a diversified group of other mutual funds within the same group of investment companies (i.e., J.P. Morgan Funds). The Funds are designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes including U.S. large cap, mid cap, and small cap equities, REITs, international and emerging markets equities, U.S. fixed income securities, emerging markets debt securities, high yield, market neutral strategies, commodities and money market instruments. The Funds attempt to take advantage of the most attractive types of investments by focusing on securities that the Adviser believes would outperform the Funds’ benchmarks and peer group over the long term. Exposure and diversification to such asset classes is achieved by investing in the other J.P. Morgan Funds (the underlying funds) as well as by investing directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives, to the extent permitted by applicable law or the exemptive relief obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In connection with its main investment strategies, the Funds may use futures including exchange traded futures. The Funds are also permitted to use other derivatives, including, but not limited to, options and swaps. Under certain market conditions, the use of derivatives could be significant.

A brief description of the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds can be found in Appendix A. Appendix A lists the underlying funds that each Fund may utilize as of the date of this prospectus. The Funds may invest in additional underlying funds that are not listed on Appendix A from time to time in the future so long as a Fund’s investments in any additional underlying fund does not exceed 5% of Fund holdings.

All of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds, except the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund (the Target Date

Funds), are designed for investors who expect to retire near the applicable target retirement date (for example, 2015 for the JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2015 Fund). The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund is designed for investors who are retired or expect to retire soon.

 

FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES
A Fund’s investment strategy may involve “fundamental policies.” A policy is fundamental if it cannot be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Each Fund’s investment objective is fundamental, although over time, each Target Date Fund’s investment objective migrates from seeking total return to seeking current income and some capital appreciation as the Target Date Fund approaches its target date. All other fundamental policies are specifically identified in the Statement of Additional Information.

Glide Path. JPMIM uses a strategic asset allocation strategy for each of the Target Date Funds that changes over time as a Fund approaches its target retirement date. This is known as the “glide path.” As a Fund approaches its target retirement date, each Target Date Fund’s investment objective migrates from seeking total return to current income. It is intended that each Fund’s strategic target allocations will approximate that of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund by the end of the target retirement date. Once a Target Date Fund’s strategic target allocations are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund, the Target Date Fund may, but is not required to, combine with the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund upon approval of the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The Target Date Funds are “to” funds rather than “through” funds.

 

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A “THROUGH”
AND “TO” TARGET DATE FUND?
A “through” target date fund has a longer glide path that goes beyond the retirement year. “Through” funds are designed for investors with longer investment horizons that go 10 to 20 years past their retirement age. These funds are more aggressive in their strategic target allocations to equities at retirement than “to” funds, and become more conservative over a longer period of time after retirement. A “to” target date fund generally treats the target date as the end point of the glide path. These funds generally reach their most conservative strategic target allocations close to the target retirement date. The Target Date Funds are “to” target date funds and are designed for investors who are seeking current income and some capital appreciation rather than continuing to seek total return on their retirement date.
 

 

 
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Strategic Target Allocations. The table below represents the strategic target allocations for each Fund as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term (i.e., over multiple year periods). The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives. For example, the Adviser may over-weight or under-weight a strategic target allocation to take advantage of a particular investment opportunity it believes is present in the shorter-term based on, among other things, its current market outlook or specific market events, and the Adviser will review regularly its tactical allocations to determine whether to maintain such positions.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining

long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations as shown in its glide path and the table below may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund, JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2015 Fund and JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2020 Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income, +/- 10% for equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes, while the other JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income and equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents, and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the table below. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

 

 

Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                      
Allocation Ranges (%)   Income
Fund
Target
   

2015

Fund

Target

   

2020

Fund

Target

   

2025

Fund

Target

   

2030

Fund

Target

   

2035

Fund

Target

   

2040

Fund

Target

   

2045

Fund

Target

   

2050

Fund

Target

   

2055

Fund

Target

 
Equity     36.0     39.2     54.0     64.0     73.4     80.4     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    19.0     20.5     27.3     32.6     37.4     40.7     43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    4.0     4.4     6.3     7.5     8.7     9.4     10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

REIT

    2.5     2.8     4.1     4.6     5.1     5.6     6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0

International Equity

    7.0     7.8     11.4     13.4     15.4     17.1     18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5

Emerging Markets Equity

    3.5     3.8     5.0     6.0     6.9     7.7     8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3
                     
Commodities     1.5     1.3     0.4     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Commodities

    1.5     1.3     0.4     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0
                     
Fixed Income     52.5     51.5     45.6     36.0     26.6     19.6     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0

U.S. Fixed Income

    34.5     34.9     35.6     29.9     21.2     14.7     9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5

Inflation Managed

    7.5     6.6     2.4     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

High Yield

    7.8     7.3     5.2     3.9     3.5     3.2     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0

Emerging Markets Debt

    2.8     2.7     2.5     2.2     2.0     1.7     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
                     
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     10.0     8.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    10.0     8.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

1 As of the date of this prospectus, each Fund utilizes underlying funds and, to a lesser extent, direct investments in exchange-traded funds to implement its strategic target allocations although each Fund also has flexibility to utilize other direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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Each of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds may invest in any of the following underlying J.P. Morgan Funds within the following ranges, subject to changes as described above.

 

                                                    
        Income
Fund
       2015
Fund
       2020
Fund
       2025
Fund
       2030
Fund
 
U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund        0–29        0–30.5        0–37.3        0–47.6        0–52.4
JPMorgan Equity Income Fund        0–29           0–30.5           0–37.3           0–47.6           0–52.4   
JPMorgan Equity Index Fund        0–29           0–30.5           0–37.3           0–47.6           0–52.4   
JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund        0–29           0–30.5           0–37.3           0–47.6           0–52.4   
JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund        0–29           0–30.5           0–37.3           0–47.6           0–52.4   
JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund        0–29           0–30.5           0–37.3           0–47.6           0–52.4   
JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund        0–29           0–30.5           0–37.3           0–47.6           0–52.4   
JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund        0–29           0–30.5           0–37.3           0–47.6           0–52.4   
JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund        0–29           0–30.5           0–37.3           0–47.6           0–52.4   
JPMorgan U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund        0–29           0–30.5           0–37.3           0–47.6           0–52.4   
JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund        0–29           0–30.5           0–37.3           0–47.6           0–52.4   
JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund        0–29           0–30.5           0–37.3           0–47.6           0–52.4   
JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund        0–29           0–30.5           0–37.3           0–47.6           0–52.4   
           
MARKET NEUTRAL FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund        0–10           0–10           0–10           0–15           0–15   
JPMorgan Research Market Neutral Fund        0–10           0–10           0–10           0–15           0–15   
           
COMMODITIES                           
JPMorgan Commodities Strategy Fund        0–6.5           0–6.3           0–5.3           0–5           0–5   

 

                                                    
        2035
Fund
       2040
Fund
       2045
Fund
       2050
Fund
       2055
Fund
 
U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund        0–55.7        0–58.3        0–58.3        0–58.3        0–58.3
JPMorgan Equity Income Fund        0–55.7           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3   
JPMorgan Equity Index Fund        0–55.7           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3   
JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund        0–55.7           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3   
JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund        0–55.7           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3   
JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund        0–55.7           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3   
JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund        0–55.7           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3   
JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund        0–55.7           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3   
JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund        0–55.7           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3   
JPMorgan U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund        0–55.7           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3   
JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund        0–55.7           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3   
JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund        0–55.7           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3   
JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund        0–55.7           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3           0–58.3   
           
MARKET NEUTRAL FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund        0–15           0–15           0–15           0–15           0–15   
JPMorgan Research Market Neutral Fund        0–15           0–15           0–15           0–15           0–15   
           
COMMODITIES                           
JPMorgan Commodities Strategy Fund        0–5           0–5           0–5           0–5           0–5   

 

 
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        Income
Fund
       2015
Fund
       2020
Fund
       2025
Fund
       2030
Fund
 
U.S. SMALL/MID CAP EQUITY FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund        0–14        0–14.4        0–16.3        0–22.5        0–23.7
JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
JPMorgan Intrepid Advantage Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   
Undiscovered Managers Behavioral Value Fund        0–14           0–14.4           0–16.3           0–22.5           0–23.7   

 

                                                    
        2035
Fund
       2040
Fund
       2045
Fund
       2050
Fund
       2055
Fund
 
U.S. SMALL/MID CAP EQUITY FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund        0–24.4        0–25        0–25        0–25        0–25
JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
JPMorgan Intrepid Advantage Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   
Undiscovered Managers Behavioral Value Fund        0–24.4           0–25           0–25           0–25           0–25   

 

 
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        Income
Fund
       2015
Fund
       2020
Fund
       2025
Fund
       2030
Fund
 
REIT FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Realty Income Fund        0–12.5        0–12.8        0–14.1        0–19.6        0–20.1
Security Capital U.S. Core Real Estate Securities Fund        0–12.5           0–12.8           0–14.1           0–19.6           0–20.1   
           
INFLATION MANAGED FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Inflation Managed Bond Fund        0–22.5           0–21.6           0–17.4           0–15           0–15   
           
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS                           
JPMorgan China Region Fund        0–17           0–17.8           0–21.4           0–28.4           0–30.4   
JPMorgan International Equity Fund        0–17           0–17.8           0–21.4           0–28.4           0–30.4   
JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity Fund        0–17           0–17.8           0–21.4           0–28.4           0–30.4   
JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund        0–17           0–17.8           0–21.4           0–28.4           0–30.4   
JPMorgan International Value Fund        0–17           0–17.8           0–21.4           0–28.4           0–30.4   
JPMorgan Intrepid European Fund        0–17           0–17.8           0–21.4           0–28.4           0–30.4   
JPMorgan Intrepid International Fund        0–17           0–17.8           0–21.4           0–28.4           0–30.4   
JPMorgan Latin America Fund        0–17           0–17.8           0–21.4           0–28.4           0–30.4   
           
EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Emerging Economies Fund        0–13.5           0–13.2           0–15           0–21           0–21.9   
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Fund        0–13.5           0–13.2           0–15           0–21           0–21.9   
           
U.S. FIXED INCOME FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Core Bond Fund        0–49.5           0–49.9           0–50.6           0–44.9           0–36.2   
JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund        0–49.5           0–49.9           0–50.6           0–44.9           0–36.2   
JPMorgan Corporate Bond Fund        0–49.5           0–49.9           0–50.6           0–44.9           0–36.2   
JPMorgan Government Bond Fund        0–49.5           0–49.9           0–50.6           0–44.9           0–36.2   
JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund        0–49.5           0–49.9           0–50.6           0–44.9           0–36.2   
JPMorgan Mortgage-Backed Securities Fund        0–49.5           0–49.9           0–50.6           0–44.9           0–36.2   
JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund        0–49.5           0–49.9           0–50.6           0–44.9           0–36.2   
JPMorgan Total Return Fund        0–49.5           0–49.9           0–50.6           0–44.9           0–36.2   
JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund        0–49.5           0–49.9           0–50.6           0–44.9           0–36.2   

 

 
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        2035
Fund
       2040
Fund
       2045
Fund
       2050
Fund
       2055
Fund
 
REIT FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Realty Income Fund        0–20.6        0–21        0–21        0–21        0–21
Security Capital U.S. Core Real Estate Securities Fund        0–20.6           0–21           0–21           0–21           0–21   
           
INFLATION MANAGED FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Inflation Managed Bond Fund        0–15           0–15           0–15           0–15           0–15   
           
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS                           
JPMorgan China Region Fund        0–32.1           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5   
JPMorgan International Equity Fund        0–32.1           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5   
JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity Fund        0–32.1           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5   
JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund        0–32.1           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5   
JPMorgan International Value Fund        0–32.1           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5   
JPMorgan Intrepid European Fund        0–32.1           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5   
JPMorgan Intrepid International Fund        0–32.1           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5   
JPMorgan Latin America Fund        0–32.1           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5           0–33.5   
           
EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Emerging Economies Fund        0–22.7           0–23.3           0–23.3           0–23.3           0–23.3   
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Fund        0–22.7           0–23.3           0–23.3           0–23.3           0–23.3   
           
U.S. FIXED INCOME FUNDS                           
JPMorgan Core Bond Fund        0–29.7           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5   
JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund        0–29.7           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5   
JPMorgan Corporate Bond Fund        0–29.7           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5   
JPMorgan Government Bond Fund        0–29.7           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5   
JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund        0–29.7           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5   
JPMorgan Mortgage-Backed Securities Fund        0–29.7           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5   
JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund        0–29.7           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5   
JPMorgan Total Return Fund        0–29.7           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5   
JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund        0–29.7           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5           0–24.5   

 

 
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Fund
       2015
Fund
       2020
Fund
       2025
Fund
       2030
Fund
 
EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUNDS                         
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Debt Fund      0–17.8        0–17.7        0–17.5        0–17.2        0–17
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Fund      0–17.8           0–17.7           0–17.5           0–17.2           0–17   
           
HIGH YIELD FUNDS                         
JPMorgan High Yield Fund      0–22.8           0–22.3           0–20.2           0–18.9           0–18.5   
JPMorgan Floating Rate Income Fund      0–22.8           0–22.3           0–20.2           0–18.9           0–18.5   
           
MONEY MARKET FUNDS                         
JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund      0–30           0–28           0–20           0–20           0–20   
JPMorgan Federal Money Market Fund      0–30           0–28           0–20           0–20           0–20   
JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund      0–30           0–28           0–20           0–20           0–20   
JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund      0–30           0–28           0–20           0–20           0–20   
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund      0–30           0–28           0–20           0–20           0–20   
JPMorgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund      0–30           0–28           0–20           0–20           0–20   

 

                                                  
      2035
Fund
       2040
Fund
       2045
Fund
       2050
Fund
       2055
Fund
 
EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUNDS                         
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Debt Fund      0–16.7        0–16.5        0–16.5        0–16.5        0–16.5
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Fund      0–16.7           0–16.5           0–16.5           0–16.5           0–16.5   
           
HIGH YIELD FUNDS                         
JPMorgan High Yield Fund      0–18.2           0–18           0–18           0–18           0–18   
JPMorgan Floating Rate Income Fund      0–18.2           0–18           0–18           0–18           0–18   
           
MONEY MARKET FUNDS                         
JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund      0–20           0–20           0–20           0–20           0–20   
JPMorgan Federal Money Market Fund      0–20           0–20           0–20           0–20           0–20   
JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund      0–20           0–20           0–20           0–20           0–20   
JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund      0–20           0–20           0–20           0–20           0–20   
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund      0–20           0–20           0–20           0–20           0–20   
JPMorgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund      0–20           0–20           0–20           0–20           0–20   

 

 
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Direct Investments in Securities and Financial Instruments. The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds invest in J.P. Morgan Funds and cash and cash equivalents. The Funds, to the extent permitted by applicable law or the exemptive relief obtained from the SEC, may also invest directly in securities including exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and other financial instruments, such as futures, swaps, exchange traded notes (ETNs), and other derivatives, in lieu of the underlying funds to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight allocations, among various sectors and markets. For temporary defensive purposes or to respond to unusual market conditions or large cash flows, a Fund may invest up to 40% of its total assets directly in securities and may invest all or most of its assets in cash or cash equivalents. Under ordinary circumstances, a Fund will not invest more than 20% of its total assets directly in securities. While not part of their principal investment strategies, the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds may also use futures and other derivatives for interest rate risk management to adjust the duration position of a JPMorgan SmartRetirement Fund. Futures and other derivatives used for this purpose are not subject to or included as part of a JPMorgan SmartRetirement Fund’s stated fixed income ranges.

INVESTMENT RISKS

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds invest primarily in a variety of other J.P. Morgan Funds. The J.P. Morgan Funds in which the Funds may invest are referred to in this prospectus as the “underlying funds.” The main risks associated with investing in the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds are summarized in the “Risk/Return Summaries” at the front of this prospectus. More detailed descriptions of the risks associated with the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds and the underlying funds are described below. The degree to which these risks apply to a JPMorgan SmartRetirement Fund will vary according to its point along its glide path and its use of tactical allocations and each may be considered a main risk of such Fund over the course of time. Risks that are not expected to be main risks of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds are described under “Additional Risks”.

Main Risks

Investment Risk. JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds are subject to investment risk, including stock and fixed income market risk. These markets may be volatile causing a Fund’s share price to drop and an investor to lose money. The Target Date Funds become more conservative over time meaning they allocate more of their assets to fixed income investments than equity investments as they near the target retirement date. Despite the more conservative allocation, the Target Date Funds and JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund will continue to be exposed to market risk, including stock market risk and the share price of a Fund may decline even after a

Fund’s allocation is at its most conservative. In determining whether to invest in a JPMorgan SmartRetirement Fund, investors should consider their estimated retirement date, retirement needs and expectations, and risk tolerance.

JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds are not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Funds will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor.

 

1. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so.

 

2. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance when choosing a Target Date Fund.

 

3. Target Date Funds are not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any of the Funds will provide sufficient retirement income, and you may lose money before or after retirement.

 

4. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in a Target Date Fund periodically.

 

5. If you need help making an investment decision, you should consult a financial advisor.

Investments in Mutual Funds and ETFs Risk. Each JPMorgan SmartRetirement Fund invests in underlying J.P. Morgan Funds as a primary strategy, so each Fund’s performance is directly related to the performance of the underlying funds. Each Fund’s net asset value will change with the value of the underlying funds and changes in the markets where the underlying funds invest. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, investments in a Fund benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

In addition to investing in underlying J.P. Morgan Funds, the Funds may also invest in ETFs. ETFs are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are purchased and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be structured as investment companies, depositary receipts or other pooled investment vehicles and may be passively or actively managed. Passively managed ETFs generally seek to track the performance of a particular market index, including broad-based market indexes, as well as indexes relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Actively managed ETFs do not seek to track the performance of a particular market index. The price movement of an index-based ETF may not track the underlying index and may result in a loss. In addition, ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

 

 

 
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Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Funds may use derivatives in connection with their investment strategies. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed a Fund’s or underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives are subject to the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. The use of derivatives may not be successful, resulting in losses to the Fund or underlying fund, and the cost of such strategies may reduce the Fund’s or underlying fund’s returns. Derivatives also expose the Fund and underlying funds to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation), including credit risk of the derivative counterparty. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. In addition, the Fund or underlying fund may use derivatives for non-hedging purposes, which increases the Fund’s or underlying fund’s potential for loss.

Investing in derivatives and engaging in short sales will result in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks. A Fund or underlying fund may be more volatile than if the Fund or underlying fund had not been leveraged because the leverage tends to exaggerate any effect on the value of a Fund’s or underlying fund’s portfolio securities. Registered investment companies such as the underlying funds are limited in their ability to engage in derivative transactions and are required to identify and earmark assets to provide asset coverage for derivative transactions.

A Fund’s or underlying fund’s transactions in futures contracts, swaps and other derivatives could also affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders which may result in a Fund or underlying fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions, which may adversely impact a Fund’s or underlying fund’s after-tax return.

WHAT IS A DERIVATIVE?
Derivatives are securities or contracts (like futures and options) that derive their value from the performance of underlying assets or securities.

Securities and Financial Instruments Risk. JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, such as derivatives. The intention of doing so is to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight their investments, among various sectors or markets and for duration management. There is no guarantee that the use of these securities and financial instruments will produce the intended result of effectively allocating the Fund’s investments to a specific market or sector or in managing duration. In addition, securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk). Depending on the type of security or instrument, the market value may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably causing a security or instrument to be worth less than the price originally paid for it. To the extent that a security or instrument decreases in value, the value of your investment in a Fund will be affected.

High Yield Securities Risk. Some of the underlying funds may invest in debt securities that are considered to be speculative (known as junk bonds). These securities are issued by companies which are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. Non-investment grade debt securities can be more sensitive to short-term corporate, economic and market developments. During periods of economic uncertainty and change, the market price of the underlying fund’s investments and a Fund’s or underlying fund’s net asset value may be volatile. Furthermore, though these investments generally provide a higher yield than higher-rated debt securities, the high degree of risk involved in the investments can result in substantial or total losses. These securities are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and a potential lack of a secondary or public market for securities. The market price of these securities can change suddenly and unexpectedly.

Loan Risk. Some of the underlying funds may invest in loan assignments and participations and commitments to purchase loan assignments (Loans) including Loans that are rated below investment grade. Like other high yield, corporate debt instruments, such Loans are subject to an increased risk of default in the payment of principal and interest as well as the other risks described under “Interest Rate Risk,” “Credit Risk,” and “High Yield Securities Risk.” Although certain Loans are secured by collateral, an underlying fund could experience

 

 

 
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delays or limitations in realizing on such collateral or have its interest subordinated to other indebtedness of the obligor. Loans are vulnerable to market sentiment such that economic conditions or other events may reduce the demand for Loans and cause their value to decline rapidly and unpredictably. Although an underlying fund will limit its investments in illiquid securities to no more than 15% of an underlying fund’s net assets at the time of purchase, Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some of the Loans and certain Loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. The inability to dispose of Loans in a timely fashion could result in losses to an underlying fund. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. Because some Loans that an underlying fund invests in may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for an underlying fund than for funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. Typically, Loans are not registered securities and are not listed on any national securities exchange. Consequently, there may be less public information available about an underlying fund’s investments and the market for certain Loans may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. As a result, an underlying fund may be more dependent upon the analytical ability of its adviser.

Affiliates of the Adviser may participate in the primary and secondary market for Loans. Because of limitations imposed by applicable law, the presence of the adviser’s affiliates in the Loan market may restrict an underlying fund’s ability to acquire some Loans, affect the timing of such acquisition or affect the price at which the Loan is acquired. Also, because the Adviser may wish to invest in the publicly traded securities of an obligor, it may not have access to material non-public information regarding the obligor to which other investors have access.

Interest Rate Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in debt securities that increase or decrease in value based on changes in interest rates. If rates increase, the value of these underlying funds’ investments generally declines. On the other hand, if rates fall, the value of the investments generally increases. Your investment will decline in value if the value of the underlying funds’ investments decreases. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Usually, changes in the value of fixed income securities will not affect cash income generated, but may affect the value of your investment. The underlying funds may invest in variable and floating rate Loans and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than fixed rate instruments, the value of variable and floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general

interest rates. Many factors can cause interest rates to rise. Some examples include central bank monetary policy, rising inflation rates and general economic conditions. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Credit Risk. There is a risk that issuers and/or counterparties will not make payments on securities and repurchase agreements held by the underlying funds. Such default could result in losses to the underlying funds and to the Funds. In addition, the credit quality of securities held by an underlying fund may be lowered if an issuer’s or a counterparty’s financial condition changes. Lower credit quality may lead to greater volatility in the price of a security and in shares of an underlying fund. Lower credit quality also may affect liquidity and make it difficult for the underlying fund to sell the security. Although U.S. government securities issued directly by the U.S. government are guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury, other U.S. government securities issued by an agency or instrumentality of the U.S. government may not be. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Prices of a Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Asset-Backed, Mortgage-Related and Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in asset-backed, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities. These securities are subject to certain other risks. The value of these securities will be influenced by the factors affecting the property market and the assets underlying such securities. As a result, during periods of difficult or frozen credit markets, significant changes in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. Additionally, during such periods and also under normal conditions, these securities are also subject to prepayment and call risk. Gains and losses associated with prepayments will increase or decrease an underlying fund’s yield and the income available for distribution by an underlying fund. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. In periods of rising interest rates, an underlying fund may be

 

 

 
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subject to contraction risk which is the risk that borrowers will increase the rate at which they prepay the maturity value of mortgages and other obligations. In periods of rising interest rates, an underlying fund may be subject to extension risk which is the risk that the expected maturity of an obligation will lengthen in duration due to a decrease in prepayments. As a result, in certain interest rate environments, an underlying fund may exhibit additional volatility. Some of these securities may receive little or no collateral protection from the underlying assets and are thus subject to the risk of default described under “Credit Risk”. The risk of such defaults is generally higher in the case of mortgage-backed investments that include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds may invest in collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs). CMOs are issued in multiple classes, and each class may have its own interest rate and/or final payment date. A class with an earlier final payment date may have certain preferences in receiving principal payments or earning interest. As a result, the value of some classes in which the underlying fund invests may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates.

Some of the underlying funds may invest in interest-only (IO) and principal-only (PO) mortgage-related securities. The values of IO and PO mortgage-backed securities are more volatile than other types of mortgage-related securities. They are very sensitive to changes in interest rates and to the rate of prepayments. A rapid or unexpected increase in prepayments can significantly depress the price of interest-only securities, while a rapid or unexpected decrease could have the same effect on principal-only securities. In addition, because there may be a drop in trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or the imposition of legal restrictions on the resale of securities, these instruments may be illiquid.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Market Risk. Because the underlying funds may invest in foreign currencies or securities of foreign issuers, investments in such underlying funds are subject to special risks in addition to those of U.S. investments. These risks include political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets

of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of the underlying fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

The risks associated with foreign securities are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” These countries may have relatively unstable governments and less-established market economies than developed countries and you may sustain sudden, and sometimes substantial, fluctuations in the value of your investments. Emerging markets may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. These risks make emerging market securities more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in more developed countries. An underlying fund’s investments in foreign and emerging market securities may also be subject to foreign withholding and/or other taxes, which would decrease an underlying fund’s yield on those securities.

Sovereign Debt Risk. Some of the underlying funds may invest in sovereign debt securities. These securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign governmental entities. These investments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or other failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies. If a governmental entity defaults, it may ask for more time in which to pay or further loans. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debts that a government does not pay nor are there bankruptcy proceedings through which all or part of the sovereign debt that a governmental entity has not repaid may be collected.

Currency Risk. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates may affect the value of an underlying fund’s securities and the price of the underlying fund’s shares. Generally, when the value of the U.S. dollar rises in value relative to a foreign currency, an investment in that country loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number

 

 

 
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of reasons, including changes in interest rates. Devaluation of a currency by a country’s government or banking authority also will have a significant impact on the value of any investments denominated in that currency. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies. Investments by underlying funds in smaller, newer companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. In addition, smaller companies may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, the changes in value of their securities may be more sudden or erratic than in large capitalization companies, especially over the short term. Because smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or may depend on a few key employees, they may be more susceptible to particular economic events or competitive factors than large capitalization companies. This may cause unexpected and frequent decreases in the value of underlying funds investing in small companies, and may affect your investment in the Funds.

Strategy Risk. A main investment strategy of some of the underlying funds is to invest in common stocks considered to be attractive and to short sell stocks considered to be unattractive. This strategy may fail to produce the intended results. There is no guarantee that the use of long and short positions will succeed in limiting the underlying fund’s exposure to domestic stock market movements, capitalization, sector-swings or other factors. The strategy used by these underlying funds involves complex securities transactions, including short sales, that involve risks different than direct equity investments. Some of the other underlying funds also use short sales. The use of short sales may result in these underlying funds realizing more short-term capital gains and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than they would if they did not engage in such short sales.

Real Estate Securities Risk. Investments by certain of the underlying funds will be highly concentrated in the securities of companies in the real estate sector. The value of real estate securities in general, and REITs in particular, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, the value of real

estate securities will depend on the value of the underlying properties or the underlying loans or interests. The underlying loans may be subject to the risks of default or of prepayments that occur earlier or later than expected, and such loans may also include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The value of these securities will rise and fall in response to many factors, including economic conditions, the demand for rental property, interest rates and, with respect to REITs, the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties. REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities. The underlying funds will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the underlying fund.

Government Securities Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). U.S. government securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Securities, such as those issued or guarantees by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of interest or principal. This would result in losses to the underlying fund. Securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. U.S. government securities include zero coupon securities, which tend to be subject to greater market risk than interest-paying securities of similar maturities.

Non-Diversified Risk. Certain of the underlying funds are non-diversified and they may invest a greater percentage of their assets in a particular issuer or group of issuers than a diversified fund would. This increased investment in fewer issuers may result in the underlying funds’ shares being more sensitive to the economic results of those issuing the securities.

Inflation-Managed Strategies Risk. Certain underlying funds may use inflation-managed strategies including using swaps that are based on the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in combination with a core portfolio of fixed

 

 

 
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income securities to create the equivalent of a portfolio of inflation-protected fixed income securities. There is no guarantee that the use of derivatives and debt securities will mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds or reflect the actual rate of inflation. In addition, some of the underlying funds may make direct investments in inflation-protected securities. Inflation-linked securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of an inflation-linked security tends to decrease when real interest rates increase and can increase when real interest rates decrease. Interest payments on inflation-linked securities are unpredictable and will fluctuate as the principal and interest are adjusted for inflation. Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-linked debt security will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though the underlying fund will not receive the principal until maturity. There can be no assurance that the inflation index used will accurately measure the real rate of inflation in the prices of goods and services. An underlying fund’s investments in inflation-linked securities may lose value in the event that the actual rate of inflation is different than the rate of the inflation index.

Commodity Risk. Certain underlying funds will have a significant portion of their assets concentrated in commodity-linked securities and derivatives. Some of the underlying funds may have direct investments in commodities. Developments affecting commodities will have a disproportionate impact on such underlying funds. An underlying fund’s investment in commodities, commodity-linked securities and derivatives may subject the underlying fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodities, commodity-linked securities and derivatives may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, environmental incidents, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The natural resources and energy sector can be significantly affected by changes in the prices and supplies of oil, gas and other energy fuels, energy conservation, the success of exploration projects, and tax and other government regulations, policies of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and oil importing nations. The metals sector can be affected by sharp price volatility over short periods caused by global economic, financial and political factors, resource availability, government regulation, economic cycles, changes in inflation or expectations about inflation in various countries, interest rates, currency fluctuations, metal sales by governments, central banks or international agencies, investment speculation and fluctuations in industrial and commercial supply and demand. Use of leveraged commodity-linked derivatives creates an

opportunity for increased return but, at the same time, creates the possibility for greater loss (including the likelihood of greater volatility of the underlying fund’s net asset value), and there can be no assurance that the underlying fund’s use of leverage will be successful. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Some of the underlying funds may concentrate in certain commodity sectors such as natural resources. When an underlying fund concentrates in a particular industry or group of industries, events impacting that sector will have a greater effect on an underlying fund than they would on a fund that is more widely diversified among a number of unrelated industries. In addition, certain commodity sub-sectors are subject to greater governmental regulation than are other industries, therefore, changes in tax and other government regulations may be more likely to adversely affect such underlying funds.

Index Funds Risk. Certain underlying funds may attempt to track the performance of a specified index. Therefore, securities may be purchased, retained and sold by the underlying fund at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. If the value of securities that are heavily weighted in the index change, you can expect a greater risk of loss than would be the case if the underlying fund were not fully invested in such securities.

High Portfolio Turnover Risk. The techniques and strategies contemplated by some of the underlying funds are expected to result in a high degree of portfolio turnover. Portfolio turnover rate may vary greatly from year to year as well as within a particular year. High portfolio turnover (e.g. over 100%) may involve correspondingly greater expenses to the underlying funds, including brokerage commissions or dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs on the sale of securities and reinvestments in other securities. Such sales may also result in realization of taxable capital gain, including short-term capital gain that will generally be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income, and may adversely impact the underlying fund’s after-tax returns. The trading costs or tax effects associated with portfolio turnover may adversely affect an underlying fund’s performance.

Transactions Risk. A Fund or an underlying fund could experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders and its liquidity may be negatively impacted. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent, occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for the securities sold, or when the securities an underlying fund wishes to or is required to sell are illiquid. The underlying fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at its desired time or price. Illiquidity can be caused

 

 

 
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by a drop in overall market trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or legal restrictions on the securities’ resale. For underlying funds that invest in debt securities, other market participants may be attempting to sell debt securities at the same time as the underlying fund, causing downward pricing pressure and contributing to illiquidity. The capacity for bond dealers to engage in trading or “make a market” in debt securities has not kept pace with the growth of bond markets. This could potentially lead to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in debt markets. Certain securities that were liquid when purchased may later become illiquid, particularly in times of overall economic distress. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Additional Risks

Securities Lending Risk. Some of the underlying funds engage in securities lending. Securities lending involves counterparty risk, including the risk that the loaned securities may not be returned or returned in a timely manner and/or a loss of rights in the collateral if the borrower or the lending agent defaults. This risk is increased when an underlying fund’s loans are concentrated with a single or limited number of borrowers. In addition, an underlying fund bears the risk of loss in connection with its investments of the cash collateral it receives from the borrower. To the extent that the value or return of the underlying fund’s investments of the cash collateral declines below the amount owed to a borrower, an underlying fund may incur losses that exceed the amount it earned on lending the security. In situations where the adviser does not believe that it is prudent to sell the cash collateral investments in the market, the underlying fund may borrow money to repay the borrower the amount of cash collateral owed to the borrower upon return of the loaned securities. This will result in financial leverage, which may cause the underlying fund to be more volatile because financial leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the underlying fund’s portfolio securities.

Exchange Traded Notes Risk. Generally, ETNs are structured as senior, unsecured notes in which an issuer such as a bank agrees to pay a return based on the target commodity index less any fees. ETNs are synthetic instruments that allow individual investors to have access to derivatives linked to commodities and assets such as oil, currencies and foreign stock indexes. ETNs combine certain aspects of bonds and ETFs. Similar to ETFs, ETNs are traded on a major exchange (e.g., the New York Stock Exchange) during normal trading hours. However, investors can also hold the ETN until maturity. At maturity, the issuer pays to the investor a cash amount equal to principal amount, subject to the day’s index factor. ETN

returns are based upon the performance of a market index minus applicable fees. The value of an ETN may be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying commodities markets, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer’s credit rating and economic, legal, political or geographic events that affect the referenced commodity. The value of the ETN may drop due to a downgrade in the issuer’s credit rating, even if the underlying index remains unchanged. Investments in ETNs are subject to the risks facing income securities in general including the risk that a counterparty will fail to make payments when due or default. In addition, investors in ETNs generally have no right with respect to the instruments underlying the index or any right to receive delivery of the instruments underlying the index.

Volcker Rule Risk. Pursuant to section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and certain rules promulgated thereunder known as the Volcker Rule, if the adviser and/or its affiliates own 25% or more of the outstanding ownership interests of a Fund after the permitted seeding period from the implementation of a Fund’s investment strategy, a Fund could be subject to restrictions on trading that would adversely impact a Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy. As a result, the adviser and/or its affiliates may be required to reduce their ownership interests in a Fund at a time that is sooner than would otherwise be desirable, which may result in a Fund’s liquidation or, if a Fund is able to continue operating, may result in losses, increased transaction costs and adverse tax consequences as a result of the sale of portfolio securities.

For more information about risks associated with the types of investments that the Funds purchase, please read the Statement of Additional Information.

There can be no assurance that the Funds will achieve their investment objectives. Please note that each Fund also may use strategies that are not described herein, but which are described in the Statement of Additional Information.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

An investment in a Fund is subject to a number of actual or potential conflicts of interest. For example, the Adviser and/or its affiliates provide a variety of different services to a Fund, for which the Fund compensates them. As a result, the Adviser and/or its affiliates have an incentive to enter into arrangements with a Fund, and face conflicts of interest when balancing that incentive against the best interests of a Fund. The Adviser and/or its affiliates also face conflicts of interest in their service as investment adviser to other clients, and, from time to time, make investment decisions that differ from and/or negatively impact those made by the Adviser on behalf of a Fund. In addition, affiliates of the Adviser provide a broad

 

 

 
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range of services and products to their clients and are major participants in the global currency, equity, commodity, fixed-income and other markets in which a Fund invests or will invest. In certain circumstances by providing services and products to their clients, these affiliates’ activities will disadvantage or restrict the Funds and/or benefit these affiliates. The Adviser may also acquire material non-public information which would negatively affect the Adviser’s ability to transact in securities for a Fund. JPMorgan and the Funds have adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to appropriately prevent, limit or mitigate conflicts of interest. In addition, many of the activities that create these conflicts of interest are limited and/or prohibited by law, unless an exception is available. For more information about conflicts of interest, see the Potential Conflicts of Interest section in the SAI.

TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS

For liquidity and to respond to unusual market conditions, the Funds may invest all or most of their total assets in cash and cash equivalents for temporary defensive purposes. These investments may result in a lower yield than lower-quality or longer-term investments, and prevent the Funds from meeting their investment objectives.

 

WHAT IS A CASH EQUIVALENT?
Cash equivalents are highly liquid, high-quality instruments with maturities of three months or less on the date they are purchased. They include securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, repurchase agreements (other than equity repurchase agreements), certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper (rated in one of the two highest rating categories), variable rate master demand notes, money market mutual funds and bank money market deposit accounts.

While the Funds are engaged in a temporary defensive position, they may not meet their investment objectives. Therefore, the Funds will pursue a temporary defensive position only when market conditions warrant.

Expenses of Underlying Funds. The percentage of each JPMorgan SmartRetirement Fund’s assets that will be allocated to each of the underlying funds may be changed from time to time by JPMIM within the parameters set forth in this prospectus. In addition, new J.P. Morgan Funds may be added to the list of underlying funds from time to time. To the extent that the allocations among the underlying funds are changed, or to the extent that the expense ratios of the underlying funds change, the weighted average operating expenses borne by the Funds may increase or decrease.

The Funds will invest in Class R6 Shares of the underlying funds to the extent they are available. If an underlying fund does not

offer Class R6 Shares, the Funds will invest in Class R5 Shares of the underlying funds. Many of the underlying funds do not offer Class R5 or Class R6 Shares; therefore, the Fund will invest in Institutional Class Shares, if available. To the extent that an underlying fund does not offer Class R6, Class R5 or Institutional Class Shares, the Fund will invest in Select Class Shares, if available. The shares of the underlying funds in which the SmartRetirement Funds invest may impose a separate shareholder service fee. To avoid charging a separate shareholder service fee at an effective rate above 0.25%, the shareholder servicing agent will waive shareholder service fees with respect to each SmartRetirement Fund in an amount equal to the weighted average pro rata amount of shareholder service fees charged by the underlying funds. This amount is shown as a waiver under “Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements” in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table.

ADDITIONAL FEE WAIVER AND/OR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT

Service providers to a Fund may, from time to time, voluntarily waive all or a portion of any fees to which they are entitled and/or reimburse certain expenses as they may determine from time to time. A Fund’s service providers may discontinue or modify these voluntary actions at any time without notice. Performance for Funds reflects the voluntary waiver of fees and/or the reimbursement of expenses, if any. Without these voluntary waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would have been less favorable.

MORE INFORMATION ON S&P TARGET DATE INDEX SERIES

Returns for the S&P Target Date Index Series are reported from the inception date of the Funds. The original inception date for the S&P Target Date Index Series (each, an Index) was 9/25/08 (the Original Inception Date). Subsequently, Standard & Poor’s decided to provide return information for periods prior to the Original Inception Date. The benchmark returns are from the periods specified in the Average Annual Total Returns tables.

Effective 3/1/10, Standard & Poor’s modified the method used to calculate Index levels and returns for each Index. Index history prior to 3/1/10 reflected the original calculation method, while Index history after 3/1/10 reflects the modified calculation method.

Prior to 3/1/10, each Index was reconstituted once per year on the last trading day of May, with effect on the first trading day of June. Reconstitution is the process whereby asset class weights are established for the upcoming year. After 3/1/10, each Index will continue to be reconstituted on the same schedule. However, a new rebalancing schedule took effect on a monthly basis. Rebalancing is the process whereby the asset class weights that were determined at the previous

 

 

 
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reconstitution are reestablished. This process takes place after the close of business on the last trading day of each month, with effect on the first trading day of the following month.

ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds

The historical performance for the Class R2 Shares in the bar chart prior to 1/1/09 and in the performance table prior to

inception on 11/3/08 is based on the performance of the Class A Shares of the Fund, which invest in the same portfolio of securities. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower than the returns shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expense ratios.

 

 

 
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CHOOSING A SHARE CLASS

Each share class represents an investment in the same portfolio of securities, but each has different availability and eligibility criteria, expenses, dividends and distributions.

Please read this prospectus carefully, and then select the Fund and share class most appropriate for you and decide how much you want to invest. Each Fund may offer other classes of shares not included in this prospectus that have different expense levels, performance and eligibility requirements from the share classes offered in this prospectus. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning these or other share classes. A Financial Intermediary may receive different compensation based on the share class sold.

Class R shares are primarily used in Group Retirement Plans. The particular Group Retirement Plan will determine the share class available to its participants.

 

Shares of the Funds have not been registered for sale outside of the United States. This prospectus is not intended for distribution to prospective investors outside of the United States. The Funds generally do not market or sell shares to investors domiciled outside of the United States, even, with regard to individuals, if they are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.

 

     Class R2   Class R6
Eligibility   May be purchased by Group Retirement Plans.1  

May be purchased by

  Group Retirement Plans,1

  Certain discretionary accounts at JPMIM or JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or their affiliates (the Investment Manager) as defined below,

  Certain direct investors as defined below,

  Section 529 college savings plans,

Minimum Investment2,3   No minimum  

$5,000,000 — Discretionary Accounts.

$15,000,000 — Direct Investors.

Accounts cannot be aggregated to meet the initial minimum investment. You are required to maintain a minimum account balance equal to the minimum initial investment in the Fund.

Minimum Subsequent Investments   No minimum   No minimum
Distribution (12b-1) Fee   0.50% of the average daily net assets.   None
Shareholder Service Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   None
Redemption Fee   None   None

 

1  For more information about eligible Group Retirement Plans, see “Group Retirement Plans” below.
2

Financial Intermediaries or other organizations making the Funds available to their clients or customers may impose minimums which may be different from the requirements for investors purchasing directly from the Funds.

3

Please see “MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE” for more information about minimum balance requirements.

Financial Intermediaries may include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with JPMDS as Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent.

Accounts may be opened either directly with a Fund’s transfer agent or through Financial Intermediaries. If you have questions about eligibility, please call 1-800-480-4111.

 

   

Class R6 Shares are not subject to Rule 12b-1 fees.

 

   

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A Fund may issue other classes of shares that have different sales charges, expense levels and performance and different requirements for who may invest. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning all of a Fund’s other share classes. A Financial Intermediary who receives compensation for selling Fund shares may receive different amounts of compensation for sales of different classes of shares.

Group Retirement Plans

The only retirement plans that are eligible to purchase Class R2 and Class R6 Shares are employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a Group Retirement Plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and the shares must be held a) at a plan level or b) at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper. Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Class R2 and Class R6 Shares generally are not available to non-retirement accounts, traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) plans or individual 403(b) plans.

There is no minimum investment requirement for Group Retirement Plans and Section 529 college savings plans.

Discretionary Accounts

Class R6 Shares may also be purchased by an account for an investor:

 

  1. Whose investments in a Fund are made and directed on their behalf by investment representatives at the Investment Manager pursuant to a discretionary investment management agreement or trust agreement that provides for discretionary investment management services between the Investment Manager and the investor (a Discretionary Account), and

 

  2. Whose Discretionary Account’s initial investment in a Fund is at least $5,000,000. Accounts cannot be aggregated to meet the initial minimum.

Direct Investors

Class R6 Shares also may be purchased by individuals, institutions, trusts, and foundations whose:

 

  1. Account is not held for the benefit of multiple underlying, unrelated investors, and

 

  2. Initial investment in the Fund is at least $15,000,000. Accounts cannot be aggregated to meet the initial minimum.

College Savings Plans

To be eligible to invest in Class R6 Shares, Section 529 college savings plans must hold their shares through plan level or omnibus accounts held on the books of a Fund.

FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION

The following section describes the types of compensation paid to Financial Intermediaries for the sale of Fund shares and related services.

To obtain information, visit www.jpmorganfunds.com or call 1-800-480-4111.

Rule 12b–1 Fees

Each Fund described in this prospectus has adopted a Distribution Plan under Rule 12b-1 with respect to Class R2 Shares that allows it to pay distribution fees for the sale and distribution of those shares of the Funds. These fees are called “Rule 12b-1 fees.” Rule 12b-1 fees are paid by the Funds to the Distributor as compensation for its services and expenses in connection with the sale and distribution of Fund shares. The Distributor in turn pays all or part of these Rule 12b-1 fees to Financial Intermediaries that have agreements with the Distributor to sell shares of the Funds. The Distributor may pay Rule 12b-1 fees to its affiliates. Payments are not tied to actual expenses incurred.

 

 
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The Rule 12b-1 fees (based on average daily net assets of the share class) vary by share class as follows:

 

Class    Rule 12b-1 Fee
Class R2    0.50%
Class R6    None

Because Rule 12b-1 fees are paid out of Fund assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

Networking and Sub-Transfer Agency Fees

J.P. Morgan Funds have entered into agreements directly with Financial Intermediaries pursuant to which the Funds will pay the Financial Intermediary for services such as networking or sub-transfer agency (collectively, the “Sub-TA Agreements”). Sub-TA Agreement payments are generally based on either (1) a percentage of the average daily net assets of clients serviced by such Financial Intermediary up to a set maximum dollar amount per shareholder account serviced, or (2) a per account fee based on the number of accounts serviced by such Financial Intermediary. Sub-TA Agreement payments are in addition to, rather than in lieu of, Rule 12b-1 fees the Financial Intermediary may also be receiving pursuant to agreements with the Distributor for classes with Rule 12b-1 fees. The J.P. Morgan Funds will no longer enter into new Sub TA Agreements that require fee payments with respect to Class R6 Shares. From time to time, JPMIM or its affiliates may pay a portion of the fees for networking or sub-transfer agency at its or their own expense and out of its or their legitimate profits.

Shareholder Servicing

The Distributor, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of up to the following fee (based on the average daily net assets of each class of a Fund).

 

Class    Shareholder Servicing  Fee
Class R2    0.25%
Class R6    None

The Distributor may enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of that fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services.

PURCHASING FUND SHARES

You may purchase shares directly from the Funds through the Distributor or through your Financial Intermediary.

Purchase and redemption orders will be accepted only on days that J.P. Morgan Funds are open for business. The Funds are open for business on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NYSE is closed for trading on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. A purchase or redemption order received by a Fund prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. ET) (“NYSE Close”), on a day the Funds are open for business, will be effected at that day’s NAV. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. An order received after the NYSE Close will generally be effected at the NAV determined on the next business day. However, orders received by Financial Intermediaries on a business day prior to the NYSE Close and communicated to the Funds prior to such time as agreed upon by the Funds and the Financial Intermediary will be effected at the NAV determined on the business day the order was received by the Financial Intermediary.

A purchase order must be supported by all appropriate documentation and information in the proper form. The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete purchase orders.

Share ownership is electronically recorded; therefore, no certificate will be issued. A shareholder who purchases shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily will not accrue a dividend on the day of the purchase.

If you purchase shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your purchase order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for purchase orders.

 

 
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If you purchase shares directly with the Funds, see the information below.

 

HOW TO PURCHASE DIRECTLY WITH THE FUNDS
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Phone or Online

 

1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

 

A new account generally may not be opened by phone or online.

 

A new fund position can be added to an existing account by phone or online if you have bank information on file. The minimum initial investment requirement must be met.

  You must already have bank information on file. If we do not have bank information on file, you must submit written instructions. Please call for instructions on how to add bank information to your account.

By Mail

 

Regular mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

Mail the completed and signed application with a check to our Regular or Overnight mailing address.

 

Refer to the Additional Information Regarding Purchases section

  Please mail your check and include your name, the Fund name, and your fund account number.
 

All checks must be made payable to one of the following:

   J.P. Morgan Funds; or

   The specific Fund in which you are investing.

 

Please include your existing account number, if applicable.

 

All checks must be in U.S. dollars. The Funds do not accept credit cards, cash, starter checks, money orders or credit card checks. The Funds reserve the right to refuse “third-party” checks and checks drawn on non-U.S. financial institutions even if payment may be effected through a U.S. financial institution. Checks made payable to any individual or company and endorsed to J.P. Morgan Funds or a Fund are considered third- party checks.

By Wire1

 

1-800-480-4111

 

Wire Instructions:

Boston Financial Data Services

2000 Crown Colony Drive

Quincy, MA 02169

 

Attn: J.P. Morgan Funds Services

ABA: 021 000 021

DDA: 323 125 832

FBO: Fund Name

Fund: Fund #

Account: Your Account # and Your Account Registration

  Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Funds of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.   Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Funds of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.

 

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The Funds currently do not charge for these services, but may impose a charge in the future. However, your bank may impose a charge for debiting your bank account.

 

 
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Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct certain transactions for Class R6 Shares using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make purchases over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Purchases

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When you open an account, we will ask for your name, residential or business street address, date of birth (for an individual), and other information that will allow us to identify you, including your social security number, tax identification number or other identifying number. The Funds cannot waive these requirements. The Funds are required by law to reject your Account Application if the required identifying information is not provided.

We will attempt to collect any missing information required on the Account Application by contacting either you or your Financial Intermediary. If we cannot obtain this information within the established time frame, your Account Application will be rejected. Amounts received prior to receipt of the required information will be held un-invested and will be returned to you without interest if your Account Application is rejected. If the required information is obtained, your investment will be accepted and you will pay the NAV per share next calculated after all of the required information is received.

Once we have received all of the required information, federal law requires us to verify your identity. After an account is opened, we may restrict your ability to purchase additional shares until your identity is verified. If we are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time, the Funds reserve the right to close your account at the current day’s NAV per share. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the NAV per share next calculated after the account is closed, less any applicable fees.

Purchases by wire may be canceled if J.P. Morgan Funds Services does not receive payment by 4:00 p.m. ET on the settlement date. You will be responsible for any expenses and/or losses to the Funds.

EXCHANGING FUND SHARES

An exchange is selling shares of one J.P. Morgan Fund and taking the proceeds to simultaneously purchase shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund. Before making an exchange request, you should read the prospectus of the J.P. Morgan Fund whose shares you would like to purchase by exchange. You can obtain a prospectus for any J.P. Morgan Fund by contacting your Financial Intermediary, by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com, or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES

Class R2 Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Class R2 Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Class R6 Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Class R6 Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

In general, the same rules and procedures that apply to redemptions and purchases apply to exchanges:

 

   

All exchanges are subject to meeting any investment minimum or eligibility requirements of the new Fund and Class.

 

   

The J.P. Morgan Funds will provide 60 days’ written notice of any termination of or material change to your exchange privilege.

 

 
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All exchanges are based upon the net asset value that is next calculated after the Fund receives your order, provided the exchange out of one Fund must occur before the exchange into the other Fund.

 

   

In order for an exchange to take place on the date that the order is submitted, the order must be received prior to the close of both the Fund that you wish to exchange into and the Fund that you wish to exchange out of, otherwise, the exchange will occur on the following business day on which both Funds are open.

 

   

A shareholder that exchanges into shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily, including a money market fund, will not accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange. A shareholder that exchanges out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange.

 

   

The exchange privilege is not intended as a way for you to speculate on short-term movements in the market. Therefore, to prevent disruptions in the management of J.P. Morgan Funds, certain J.P. Morgan Funds limit excessive exchange activity as described in the “Frequent Trading Policy” section. Your exchange privilege will be limited or revoked if the exchange activity is considered excessive. In addition, any J.P. Morgan Fund may reject any exchange request for any reason, including if it is not in the best interests of the Fund and/or its shareholders to accept the exchange.

Tax Consequences on Exchanges

Generally, an exchange between J.P. Morgan Funds is considered a sale and generally results in a capital gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. An exchange between classes of shares of the same Fund is generally not taxable for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making an exchange.

REDEEMING FUND SHARES

If you sell shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your redemption order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders.

If you sell shares directly with the Fund, see the information below.

Your redemption proceeds may be mailed to you at your address of record1 or wired to a pre-existing bank account on file.

 

HOW TO REDEEM
By Phone or Online  

Call us at 1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

By Mail  

Regular Mailing Address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

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You cannot request redemption by check to be sent to an address updated within 30 days.

You may redeem some or all of your shares on any day that the Fund is open for business. You will not be permitted to enter a redemption order for shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check for five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check has cleared (sometimes referred to as uncollected shares).

 

 
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If the Fund or Financial Intermediary receives your redemption order before the close of the NYSE (normally 4 p.m. ET or before 4:00 p.m. ET, if the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. ET), you will receive the NAV per share calculated after your redemption order is received in good order (meaning that it includes the information required by, and complies with security requirements implemented by, the Funds’ transfer agent or the Funds), minus the amount of any applicable fees. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders and may charge a fee to process redemption of shares. A shareholder that redeems out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the redemption.

All redemption requests must be supported by valid identity authentication, the appropriate documentation (if applicable) and any necessary information in good order. Additional information may be required depending on the situation. For accounts held directly with the Funds, your redemption proceeds will typically be paid within one to seven days after receipt of the redemption order.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct certain transactions for Class R6 Shares using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make redemptions over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone or online. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares online or by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Redemptions

Medallion signature guarantees may be required if:

 

   

You want to redeem shares with a value of $50,000 or more and you want to receive your proceeds in the form of a check; or

 

   

You want your payment sent to an address, bank account or payee other than the one currently designated on your Fund account.

The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete redemption orders.

The Fund may suspend your ability to redeem when:

 

  1. Trading on the NYSE is restricted;

 

  2. The NYSE is closed (other than weekend and holiday closings);

 

  3. Federal securities laws permit;

 

  4. The SEC has permitted a suspension; or

 

  5. An emergency exists, as determined by the SEC.

You generally will recognize a gain or loss on a redemption for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making a redemption.

Generally, all redemptions will be for cash; however, if you redeem shares worth $250,000 or more, the Fund reserves the right to pay part or all of your redemption proceeds in readily marketable securities instead of cash. If payment is made in securities, the Fund will value the securities selected in the same manner in which it computes its NAV. This process minimizes the effect of large redemptions on the Fund and its remaining shareholders. If you receive a distribution in-kind, securities received by you may be subject to market risk and you could incur taxable gains and brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE

If your account value falls below the required minimum balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem all of the remaining shares in your account and close your account. Before this action is taken, you will be given 60 days advance written notice in order to provide

 

 
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you with time to increase your account balance to the required minimum, by purchasing sufficient shares, in accordance with the terms of this prospectus.

Closings, Reorganizations and Liquidations

To the extent authorized by law, each Fund reserves the right to discontinue offering shares at any time, to merge or reorganize itself or a share class, or to cease operations and liquidate at any time.

FREQUENT TRADING POLICY

J.P. Morgan Funds do not authorize market timing and, except for the Funds identified below, use reasonable methods to identify market timers and to prevent such activity. However, there can be no assurance that these methods will prevent market timing or other trading that may be deemed abusive. Market timing is an investment strategy using frequent purchases, redemptions and/or exchanges in an attempt to profit from short-term market movements. Market timing may result in dilution of the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, disrupt portfolio management and increase Fund expenses for all shareholders. Although market timing may affect any Fund, these risks may be higher for Funds that invest significantly in non-U.S. securities or thinly traded securities (e.g., certain small cap securities), such as international, global or emerging market funds or small cap funds. For example, when a Fund invests in securities trading principally in non-U.S. markets that close prior to the close of the NYSE, market timers may seek to take advantage of the difference between the prices of these securities at the close of their non-U.S. markets and the value of such securities when the Fund calculates its net asset value.

J.P. Morgan Funds or the Distributor will prohibit any purchase order (including exchanges) with respect to one investor, a related group of investors or their agent(s) where they detect a pattern of either purchases and sales of one of the J.P. Morgan Funds, or exchanges between or among J.P. Morgan Funds, that indicates market timing or trading that they determine is abusive.

Although J.P. Morgan Funds use a variety of methods to detect and deter market timing, there is no assurance that the Funds’ own operational systems and procedures will identify and eliminate all market timing strategies. For example, certain accounts, which are known as omnibus accounts, include multiple investors and such accounts typically provide the Funds with a net purchase or redemption order on any given day where purchasers of Fund shares and redeemers of Fund shares are netted against one another and the identity of individual purchasers and redeemers are not known by the Funds. While the Funds seek to monitor for market timing activities in omnibus accounts, the netting effect limits the Funds’ ability to locate and eliminate individual market timers. As a result, the Funds are often dependent upon Financial Intermediaries who utilize their own policies and procedures to identify market timers. These policies and procedures may be different than those utilized by the Funds.

The Boards of J.P. Morgan Funds have adopted various policies and procedures to identify market timers, including reviewing “round trips” in and out of J.P. Morgan Funds by investors. A “round trip” includes a purchase or exchange into a Fund followed or preceded by a redemption or exchange out of the same Fund. If the Distributor detects that you have completed two round trips within 60 days in the same Fund, the Distributor will reject your purchase and exchange orders for a period of at least 90 days. For subsequent violations, the Distributor may, in its sole discretion, reject your purchase and exchange orders temporarily or permanently. In identifying market timers, the Distributor may also consider activity of accounts that it believes to be under common ownership or control.

J.P. Morgan Funds have attempted to put safeguards in place to assure that Financial Intermediaries have implemented procedures designed to deter market timing and abusive trading. Despite these safeguards, there is no assurance that the Funds will be able to effectively identify and eliminate market timing and abusive trading in the Funds particularly with respect to omnibus accounts.

J.P. Morgan Funds will seek to apply the Funds’ market timing policies and restrictions as uniformly as practicable to accounts with the Funds, except with respect to the following:

 

  1. Trades that occur through omnibus accounts at Financial Intermediaries as described above;

 

  2. Purchases, redemptions and exchanges made on a systematic basis;

 

  3. Automatic reinvestments of dividends and distributions;

 

  4. Purchases, redemptions or exchanges that are part of a rebalancing program, such as a wrap, advisory or bona fide asset allocation program, which includes investment models developed and maintained by a financial intermediary;

 

  5. Redemptions of shares to pay fund or account fees;

 

  6. Transactions initiated by the trustee or adviser to a donor-advised charitable gift fund;

 

 
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  7. Transactions in Section 529 college savings plans;

 

  8. Transactions in Fund of Fund Products;

 

  9. Transactions within a Retirement account such as:

 

   

Shares redeemed to return an excess contribution

 

   

Transactions initiated by sponsors of group employee benefit plans or other related accounts,

 

   

Retirement plan contributions, loans, distributions, and hardship withdrawals,

 

   

IRA re-characterizations and conversions.

 

   

IRA purchases of shares by asset transfer or direct rollover

In addition to rejecting purchases, in connection with suspected market timing activities, the Distributor can reject a purchase (including purchases for the Funds listed below) for any reason, including purchases that it does not think are in the best interests of a Fund and/or its shareholders or if it determines the trading to be abusive. Your Financial Intermediary may also have additional procedures for identifying market timers and rejecting or otherwise restricting purchases and/or exchanges.

Certain J.P. Morgan Funds are intended for short-term investment horizons and do not monitor for market timers or prohibit such short-term trading activity. Those Funds are the JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund, JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Managed Income Fund and the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds. Although these Funds are managed in a manner that is consistent with their investment objectives, frequent trading by shareholders may disrupt their management and increase their expenses.

VALUATION

Shares are purchased at net asset value (NAV) per share. This is also known as the offering price. Shares are also redeemed at NAV. The NAV of each class within a Fund varies, primarily because each class has different class-specific expenses such as distribution and shareholder servicing fees.

The NAV per share of a class of a Fund is equal to the value of all the assets attributable to that class, minus the liabilities attributable to that class, divided by the number of outstanding shares of that class. The following is a summary of the procedures generally used to value J.P. Morgan Funds’ investments.

Securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at their current market value. Other securities and assets, including securities for which market quotations are not readily available; market quotations are determined not to be reliable; or, their value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of trading on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded but before a Fund’s NAV is calculated, may be valued at fair value in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Board of Trustees. Fair value represents a good faith determination of the value of a security or other asset based upon specifically applied procedures. Fair valuation may require subjective determinations. There can be no assurance that the fair value of an asset is the price at which the asset could have been sold during the period in which the particular fair value was used in determining a Fund’s NAV.

Equity securities listed on a North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchange are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Other foreign equity securities are fair valued using quotations from an independent pricing service, as applicable. The value of securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. is generally the NASDAQ official closing price.

Fixed income securities are valued using prices supplied by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing services or broker/dealers. Those prices are determined using a variety of inputs and factors as more fully described in the Statement of Additional Information.

Assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates from an approved independent pricing service as of 4:00 p.m. ET.

Shares of ETFs are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the ETF is principally traded. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.

 

 
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Options (e.g., on stock indices or equity securities) traded on U.S. equity securities exchanges are valued at the composite mean price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes at the close of options trading on such exchanges.

Options traded on foreign exchanges or U.S. commodity exchanges are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price available prior to the calculation of a Fund’s NAV and will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable, for any options involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges.

Exchange traded futures (e.g., on stock indices, debt securities or commodities) are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price as of the close of the exchanges on which they trade. Any futures involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

Non-listed over-the-counter options and futures are valued utilizing market quotations provided by approved pricing services.

Swaps and structured notes are priced generally by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing service or at an evaluated price provided by a counterparty or broker/ dealer.

Any derivatives involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

NAV is calculated each business day as of the close of the NYSE, which is typically 4:00 p.m. ET. On occasion, the NYSE will close before 4:00 p.m. ET. When that happens, NAV will be calculated as of the time the NYSE closes. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. The price at which a purchase is effected is based on the next calculation of NAV after the order is received in proper form in accordance with this prospectus. To the extent a Fund invests in securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges or other markets that trade on weekends or other days when a Fund does not price its shares, the value of a Fund’s shares may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Each Fund has elected to be treated and intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company is not subject to tax at the corporate level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. A Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would result in corporate-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.

Each Fund can earn income and realize capital gain. Each Fund deducts any expenses and then pays out the earnings, if any, to shareholders as distributions.

Dividends from net investment income are generally declared and paid quarterly for each Fund. Each Fund will distribute its net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. For each taxable year, each Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains.

You have the following options for your distributions. You may:

 

   

Reinvest all distributions in additional Fund shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net investment income in cash and reinvest distributions of net capital gain in additional shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net capital gain in cash and reinvest distributions of net investment income; or

 

   

Take all distributions in cash.

If you do not select an option when you open your account, we will reinvest all distributions. If your distributions are reinvested, they will be in the form of shares of the same class without a sales charge. If you take your distributions in cash, you can choose to have a check mailed to your address of record or you can have them deposited into a pre-assigned bank account. The taxation of the dividends will not be affected whether you have them deposited into a bank account or sent by check.

Distributions by a Fund to retirement plans and other entities that qualify for tax-exempt or tax-deferred treatment under federal income tax laws will generally not be taxable. Special tax rules apply to investments through such plans. The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to such tax-exempt or tax-deferred entities or accounts. You should consult your tax advisor to determine the suitability of a Fund as an investment and the tax treatment of distributions.

 

 
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Distributions of net investment income generally are taxable as ordinary income. Dividends of net investment income paid to a non-corporate U.S. shareholder that are properly reported as qualified dividend income generally will be taxable to such shareholder at preferential rates. The maximum individual rate applicable to “qualified dividend income” is either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. The amount of dividend income that may be so reported by a Fund generally will be limited to the aggregate of the eligible dividends received by each Fund. In addition, the Fund must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the shares on which a Fund received the eligible dividends, and the non-corporate U.S. shareholder must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund shares. Dividends of net investment income that are not reported as qualified dividend income and dividends of net short-term capital gain will be taxable as ordinary income.

Distributions of net capital gain (that is, the excess of the net gains from the sale of investments that a Fund owned for more than one year over the net losses from investments that the Fund owned for one year or less) that are properly reported by a Fund as capital gain dividends will be taxable as long-term capital gain, regardless of how long you have held your shares in the Fund. The maximum individual rate applicable to long-term capital gains is generally either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Distributions of net short-term capital gain (that is, the excess of any net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss), if any, will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Capital gain of a corporate shareholder is taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.

An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.

A Fund or an underlying fund’s investment in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes. In that case, the Fund’s yield on those securities would be decreased. In addition, a Fund or an underlying fund’s investment in certain foreign securities or foreign currencies may increase or accelerate the Fund’s recognition of ordinary income and may affect the timing or amount of Fund distributions.

A Fund or an underlying fund’s investments in certain debt obligations, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and derivative instruments may require the Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. In order to generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, a Fund may be required to liquidate other investments in its portfolio that it otherwise would have continued to hold, including when it is not advantageous to do so. A Fund or an underlying fund’s investment in REIT securities also may result in the Fund’s receipt of cash in excess of the REIT’s earnings.

A Fund or an underlying fund’s transactions in futures contracts, short sales, swaps and other derivatives will be subject to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to accelerate income to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund’s securities, and convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. A Fund or an underlying fund’s use of these types of transactions may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions.

An increase in the principal amount of an inflation-linked security will be original issue discount which is taxable as ordinary income and is required to be distributed, even though the Fund will not receive the principal, including any increases thereto, until maturity.

A Fund’s use of a fund-of-funds structure could affect the amount, timing and character of distributions from the Fund, and therefore, may increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. See “Distributions and Tax Matters — Investment in Other Funds” in the Statement of Additional Information.

The extent to which a Fund can invest in master limited partnerships is limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code.

Please see the Statement of Additional Information for additional discussion of the tax consequences of the above-described and other investments to a Fund and its shareholders.

The dates on which net investment income and capital gain dividends, if any, will be distributed are available online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

 

 
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Early in each calendar year, each Fund will send you a notice showing the amount of distributions you received in the preceding year and the tax status of those distributions.

The Funds are not intended for foreign shareholders. Any foreign shareholders would generally be subject to U.S. tax-withholding on distributions by the Funds, as discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

Any investor for whom a Fund does not have a valid Taxpayer Identification Number may be subject to backup withholding.

The above is a general summary of tax implications of investing in the Funds. Because each investor’s tax consequences are unique, please consult your tax advisor to see how investing in a Fund and, for individuals and S corporations, selection of a particular cost method of accounting will affect your own tax situation.

 

IMPORTANT TAX REPORTING CONSIDERATIONS

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) will report gains and losses realized on redemptions of shares for shareholders who are individuals and S corporations purchased after January 1, 2012 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This information will also be reported to you on Form 1099-B and the IRS each year. In calculating the gain or loss on redemptions of shares, the average cost method will be used to determine the cost basis of Fund shares purchased after January 1, 2012 unless you instruct the Fund in writing at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 that you want to use another available method for cost basis reporting (for example, First In, First Out (FIFO), Last In, First Out (LIFO). Specific Lot Identification (SLID) or High Cost, First Out (HIFO)). If you designate SLID as your cost basis method, you will also need to designate a secondary cost basis method (Secondary Method). If a Secondary Method is not provided, the Funds will designate FIFO as the Secondary Method and will use the Secondary Method with respect to systematic withdrawals.

Not all cost basis methods are available. Please contact the Fund at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 for more information on the available methods for cost basis reporting. To determine which available cost basis method is best for you, you should consult with your tax advisor. Please note that you will be responsible for calculating and reporting gains and losses on redemptions of shares purchased prior to January 1, 2012 to the IRS as such information will not be reported by the Fund and may not be maintained by your Financial Intermediary.

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) is also required to report gains and losses to the IRS in connection with redemptions of shares by S corporations. If a shareholder is a corporation and has not instructed the Fund that it is a C corporation in its account application or by written instruction to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, the Fund will treat the shareholder as an S corporation and file a Form 1099-B.

SHAREHOLDER STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

The Funds or your Financial Intermediary will send you transaction confirmation statements and quarterly account statements. Please review these statements carefully. The Funds will correct errors if notified within one year of the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement. Your Financial Intermediary may have a different cut-off time. J.P. Morgan Funds will charge a fee for requests for statements that are older than two years. Please retain all of your statements, as they could be needed for tax purposes.

To reduce expenses and conserve natural resources, the Funds will deliver a single copy of prospectuses and financial reports to individual investors who share a residential address, provided they have the same last name or the Funds reasonably believe they are members of the same family. If you would like to receive separate mailings, please call 1-800-480-4111 and the Funds will begin individual delivery within 30 days. If you would like to receive these documents by e-mail, please visit www.jpmorganfunds.com and sign up for electronic delivery.

If you hold your Fund shares directly, you may access your account statements at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

After each fiscal half-year, you will receive a financial report from the Funds. In addition, the Funds will periodically send you proxy statements and other reports.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please write to J.P. Morgan Funds Services at P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, call 1-800-480-4111 or visit www.jpmorganfunds.com.

 

 
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AVAILABILITY OF PROXY VOTING RECORD

The Trustees for each Fund have delegated the authority to vote proxies for securities owned by the Funds to the applicable investment adviser. A copy of each Fund’s voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com no later than August 31 of each year. Each Fund’s proxy voting record will include, among other things, a brief description of the matter voted on for each portfolio security, and will state how each vote was cast, for example, for or against the proposal.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

Each of the Funds may disclose the complete uncertified holdings list and the percentage allocations to each of the underlying funds as of the most recent month end online at www.jpmorganfunds.com, no sooner than ten calendar days after month end.

Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, each Fund will make available a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that quarter.

In addition to providing hard copies upon request, the Funds will post these quarterly schedules on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

In addition, from time to time, each Fund may post portfolio holdings on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website on a more frequent basis.

Shareholders may request portfolio holdings schedules at no charge by calling 1-800-480-4111. A description of the Funds’ policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Funds’ portfolio holdings is available in the Statement of Additional Information.

 

 
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Glossary of Common Investment Terminology

 

For the purpose of the “INVESTING WITH J.P. MORGAN FUNDS” section, references to “account” and “Fund” are not interchangeable. Fund refers to an individual mutual fund position. An account may be invested in a single Fund or multiple Funds.

Capital Gains Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of gains realized on securities that a Fund has sold at a profit, minus any realized losses.

Dividend Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of income from interest or dividends generated by a Fund’s investments.

Financial Intermediaries — Include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with the Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent. Shares purchased this way will typically be held for you by the Financial Intermediary.

Group Retirement Plans — Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and the shares must be held a) at a plan level or b) at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper. Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing

and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Class R2 and Class R6 Shares generally are not available to non-retirement accounts, traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) plans or individual 403(b) plans.

Medallion Signature Guarantee — A special stamp used to verify the authenticity of certain documents. It is a guarantee by a financial institution that the signature is genuine and the financial institution accepts liability for any forgery. Medallion signature guarantees protect shareholders by preventing unauthorized transfer of assets that could result in monetary losses to the investor due to fraud. Medallion guarantee stamps can be obtained at many bank branches or brokerage firms.

Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) — The distribution amount that Traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRA owners must begin to take from their retirement accounts by April 1st the year after they reach age 70  1/2.

Uncollected Shares — Shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check are not available for redemption for up to five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check has cleared.

Wire — refers to a method used for payment or redemptions. While J.P. Morgan Funds does not charge to send a wire, your bank may charge a fee for this service.

 

 

 
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Management of the Funds

 

THE ADVISER, ADMINISTRATOR AND DISTRIBUTOR

JPMIM is the investment adviser to the Funds and makes the day-to-day investment decisions for the Funds. JPMIM is located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017. JPMIM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase, a bank holding company.

JPMIM (the Administrator) (1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, OH 43240) provides administrative services and oversees the Funds’ other service providers. The Administrator does not receive a separate fee for services to the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds but does receive fees for its services to the underlying funds. The Administrator is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase.

JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (the Distributor or JPMDS) (1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, OH 43240) is the distributor for the Funds. The Distributor is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase.

A discussion of the basis the Board of Trustees used in approving the investment advisory agreement for each Fund is included in that Fund’s semi-annual report for the six-month period ended December 31.

ADVISORY FEES

JPMIM does not charge an investment advisory fee for its services to the Funds, although it and its affiliates receive investment advisory fees from the underlying funds.

ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

JPMIM, JPMDS, and from time to time, other affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, may also, at their own expense and out of their own legitimate profits, provide additional cash payments to Financial Intermediaries who sell shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds. For this purpose, Financial Intermediaries include investment advisers, financial advisors, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase that have entered into an agreement with JPMDS. These additional cash payments are payments over and above any sales charges (including Rule 12b-1 fees), shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency and/or networking fees that are paid to such Financial Intermediaries, as described elsewhere in this prospectus. These additional cash payments are generally made to Financial Intermediaries, that provide shareholder, sub-transfer agency or administrative services, or marketing support. Marketing support may include access to sales meetings, sales representatives and Financial Intermediary management representatives, inclusion of the J.P. Morgan

Funds on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or other sales programs and/or for training and educating a Financial Intermediary’s employees. These additional cash payments also may be made as an expense reimbursement in cases where the Financial Intermediary provides shareholder services to J.P. Morgan Fund shareholders. JPMIM and JPMDS may also pay cash compensation in the form of finders’ fees that vary depending on the J.P. Morgan Fund and the dollar amount of shares sold. Such additional compensation may provide such Financial Intermediaries with an incentive to favor sales of shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds over other investment options they make available to their customers. See the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

THE FUND MANAGERS

The Funds are managed by JPMIM’s Multi-Asset Solutions Team. The members of the Multi-Asset Solutions Team responsible for management and oversight of the Funds are Jeffrey A. Geller, Anne Lester, Michael Schoenhaut, Daniel Oldroyd and Eric J. Bernbaum. In their capacity as portfolio managers, Mr. Geller, Ms. Lester, Mr. Schoenhaut, Mr. Oldroyd and Mr. Bernbaum and the team of analysts manage the portfolio construction, investment strategy selection and tactical asset allocation processes for each Fund. Mr. Geller, Managing Director, is Chief Investment Officer (CIO) for the Americas of Multi-Asset Solutions and has had investment oversight responsibility for the Funds since 2008. Before joining JPMIM in 2006, he was director of Hedge Fund Investments at Russell Investment Group, where he served as chairman of Russell’s hedge fund investment committee. Ms. Lester, Managing Director, has been an employee of JPMIM since 1992, a member of Multi-Asset Solutions since 2000 and a portfolio manager of the Funds since their inception. Mr. Schoenhaut, Managing Director and a CFA charterholder, has been an employee of JPMIM since 1997 and a portfolio manager of the Funds since their inception. An employee since 2000 and a portfolio manager of the Funds since November 2010, Mr. Oldroyd, Managing Director and CFA and CAIA charterholder, is the Head of Target Date Strategies for JPMIM. Mr. Bernbaum, Vice President and CFA charterholder, has been an employee of JPMIM and Multi-Asset Solutions since 2008 and a portfolio manager of the Funds since November 2014.

JPMIM and SCR&M serve as the advisers, and certain affiliates serve as sub-advisers, to the underlying funds, for which they receive a fee.

The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, the other accounts managed by the portfolio managers, and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities in the Funds.

 

 

 
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Financial Highlights

 

The Financial Highlights tables are intended to help you understand the Funds’ financial performance for the last one through five years or the periods of the Funds’ operations, whichever is shorter. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Funds (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). The information below has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose report, along with the Funds’ financial statements are incorporated by reference in the Statement of Additional Information, which is available on request.

Because each Fund invests in other Funds, the Total Annual Operating Expenses included in the Fee Table will not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights below.

       Per share operating performance  
                Investment operations        Distributions  
        Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
       Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
       Net
investment
income
 
SmartRetirement Income Fund   
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      $ 17.69         $ 0.28 (h)(j)    $ 0.00 (k)     $ 0.28         $ (0.40
Year Ended June 30, 2014        16.39           0.31 (h)      1.38         1.69           (0.39
Year Ended June 30, 2013        15.77           0.32 (h)      0.67         0.99           (0.37
Year Ended June 30, 2012        15.81           0.40 (h)      (0.07      0.33           (0.37
Year Ended June 30, 2011        14.25           0.40        1.56         1.96           (0.40
Class R6                    
November 3, 2014 (i) through June 30, 2015        17.75           0.49 (h)(j)      (0.18      0.31           (0.40
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes interest expense, if applicable, which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of classes.
(k) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.
(l) Amount rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
  
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total
return (c)(d)

    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Expenses
without waivers
and reimbursements (e)(f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 17.57        1.58   $ 99,663,111        0.52     1.56 %(j)      0.87     10
  17.69        10.39        87,275,247        0.52        1.80        0.82        11   
  16.39        6.26        31,858,647        0.52        1.96        0.82        20   
  15.77        2.18        15,109,569        0.52        2.57        0.84        10   
  15.81        13.81        1,250,861        0.52        2.65        0.82        30   
           
  17.66        1.76        208,521,972        0.00        4.22 (j)      0.00 (l)      10   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
SmartRetirement 2015 Fund   
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 17.82       $ 0.28 (h)(j)    $ 0.08       $ 0.36       $ (0.41    $ (0.06    $ (0.47
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.27         0.30 (h)      1.67         1.97         (0.42              (0.42
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.36         0.33 (h)      0.95         1.28         (0.37              (0.37
Year Ended June 30, 2012      15.46         0.38 (h)      (0.13      0.25         (0.35              (0.35
Year Ended June 30, 2011      13.29         0.39 (h)      2.15         2.54         (0.37              (0.37
Class R6                    
November 3, 2014 (i) through June 30, 2015      17.92         0.26 (h)(j)      0.11         0.37         (0.42      (0.06      (0.48
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes interest expense, if applicable, which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of classes.
(k) Amount rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
  
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total
return (c)(d)

    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Expenses
without waivers
and reimbursements (e)(f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 17.71        2.03   $ 125,015,610        0.53     1.57 %(j)      0.83     12
  17.82        12.21        108,335,745        0.53        1.73        0.81        10   
  16.27        8.38        56,742,819        0.53        2.06        0.82        21   
  15.36        1.72        33,178,533        0.53        2.48        0.83        16   
  15.46        19.21        5,587,838        0.53        2.56        0.83        12   
           
  17.81        2.04        44,259,790        0.00        2.18 (j)      0.00 (k)      12   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
SmartRetirement 2020 Fund   
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 18.58       $ 0.29 (h)(j)    $ 0.24       $ 0.53       $ (0.44    $ (0.22    $ (0.66
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.67         0.29 (h)      2.12         2.41         (0.43      (0.07      (0.50
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.39         0.32 (h)      1.32         1.64         (0.36              (0.36
Year Ended June 30, 2012      15.53         0.34 (h)      (0.17      0.17         (0.31              (0.31
Year Ended June 30, 2011      13.00         0.35 (h)      2.51         2.86         (0.33              (0.33
Class R6                    
November 3, 2014 (i) through June 2015      18.75         0.27 (h)(j)      0.23         0.50         (0.45      (0.22      (0.67
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes interest expense, if applicable, which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of classes.
(k) Amount rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
  
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total
return (c)(d)

    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Expenses
without waivers
and reimbursements (e)(f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 18.45        2.94   $ 303,004,617        0.53     1.55 %(j)      0.83     8
  18.58        14.58        229,054,335        0.53        1.63        0.80        9   
  16.67        10.75        123,433,251        0.53        1.96        0.82        23   
  15.39        1.22        66,197,474        0.53        2.22        0.84        12   
  15.53        22.11        10,648,198        0.53        2.32        0.84        12   
           
  18.58        2.73        96,486,068        0.00        2.14 (j)      0.00 (k)      8   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
SmartRetirement 2025 Fund   
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 17.95       $ 0.25 (h)(j)    $ 0.36       $ 0.61       $ (0.43    $ (0.21    $ (0.64
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.00         0.25 (h)      2.37         2.62         (0.41      (0.26      (0.67
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.47         0.29 (h)      1.58         1.87         (0.33      (0.01      (0.34
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.79         0.29 (h)      (0.30      (0.01      (0.26      (0.05      (0.31
Year Ended June 30, 2011      12.14         0.29 (h)      2.70         2.99         (0.27      (0.07      (0.34
Class R6                    
November 3, 2014 (i) through June 30, 2015      18.13         0.24 (h)(j)      0.32         0.56         (0.45      (0.21      (0.66
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes interest expense, if applicable, which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f)

Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.

(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of classes.
(k) Amount rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
  
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total
return (c)(d)

    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Expenses
without waivers
and reimbursements (e)(f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 17.92        3.50   $ 265,307,239        0.54     1.39 %(j)      0.83     8
  17.95        16.61        194,791,393        0.54        1.45        0.81        7   
  16.00        13.01        90,656,793        0.54        1.86        0.83        14   
  14.47        0.03        48,206,399        0.54        2.05        0.85        13   
  14.79        24.75        11,214,211        0.54        2.02        0.84        13   
           
  18.03        3.16        82,127,377        0.00        1.97 (j)      0.00 (k)      8   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
SmartRetirement 2030 Fund                    
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.33       $ 0.25 (h)(j)    $ 0.45       $ 0.70       $ (0.45    $ (0.27    $ (0.72
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.90         0.24 (h)      2.85         3.09         (0.44      (0.22      (0.66
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.03         0.28 (h)      1.92         2.20         (0.33              (0.33
Year Ended June 30, 2012      15.50         0.28 (h)      (0.50      (0.22      (0.25              (0.25
Year Ended June 30, 2011      12.43         0.26 (h)      3.07         3.33         (0.26              (0.26
Class R6                    
November 3, 2014 (i) through June 30, 2015      19.55         0.24 (h)(j)      0.41         0.65         (0.48      (0.27      (0.75
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes interest expense, if applicable, which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of classes.
(k) Amount rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
    
Net asset
value, end
of period
        
Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Expenses
without waivers
and reimbursements (e)(f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.31        3.77   $ 351,034,923        0.54     1.29 %(j)      0.84     10
  19.33        18.48        259,005,839        0.54        1.32        0.81        10   
  16.90        14.76        116,048,480        0.54        1.72        0.84        21   
  15.03        (1.32     51,533,094        0.54        1.93        0.85        15   
  15.50        26.84        8,835,558        0.54        1.71        0.86        12   
           
  19.45        3.42        96,079,609        0.00        1.84 (j)      0.00 (k)      10   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
SmartRetirement 2035 Fund                    
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 18.52       $ 0.22 (h)(j)    $ 0.49       $ 0.71       $ (0.43    $ (0.26    $ (0.69
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.12         0.21 (h)      2.94         3.15         (0.41      (0.34      (0.75
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.15         0.25 (h)      2.05         2.30         (0.30      (0.03      (0.33
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.72         0.24 (h)      (0.54      (0.30      (0.22      (0.05      (0.27
Year Ended June 30, 2011      11.68         0.23 (h)      3.09         3.32         (0.21      (0.07      (0.28
Class R6                    
November 3, 2014 (i) through June 30, 2015      18.74         0.20 (h)(j)      0.46         0.66         (0.46      (0.26      (0.72
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes interest expense, if applicable, which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of classes.
(k) Amount rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
    
Net asset
value, end
of period
        
Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Expenses
without waivers
and reimbursements (e)(f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 18.54        3.93   $ 225,354,729        0.54     1.19 %(j)      0.85     10
  18.52        19.84        159,581,426        0.54        1.17        0.82        8   
  16.12        16.32        64,440,577        0.54        1.64        0.86        13   
  14.15        (1.97     32,627,384        0.54        1.74        0.87        14   
  14.72        28.55        4,870,838        0.54        1.64        0.87        12   
           
  18.68        3.60        77,861,701        0.00        1.63 (j)      0.00 (k)      10   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
SmartRetirement 2040 Fund   
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.86       $ 0.22 (h)(j)    $ 0.57       $ 0.79       $ (0.46    $ (0.31    $ (0.77
Year Ended June 30, 2014      17.09         0.21 (h)      3.23         3.44         (0.44      (0.23      (0.67
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.92         0.26 (h)      2.23         2.49         (0.32              (0.32
Year Ended June 30, 2012      15.46         0.25 (h)      (0.57      (0.32      (0.22              (0.22
Year Ended June 30, 2011      12.22         0.21 (h)      3.26         3.47         (0.23              (0.23
Class R6                    
November 3, 2014 (i) through June 30, 2015      20.11         0.21 (h)(j)      0.54         0.75         (0.49      (0.31      (0.80
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes interest expense, if applicable, which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of classes.
(k) Amount rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
  
Net asset
value, end
of period
        
Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Expenses
without waivers
and reimbursements (e)(f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.88        4.09   $ 233,012,841        0.54     1.11 %(j)      0.88     10
  19.86        20.40        172,440,254        0.54        1.12        0.84        9   
  17.09        16.80        78,247,889        0.54        1.56        0.88        22   
  14.92        (2.02     36,941,195        0.54        1.70        0.90        14   
  15.46        28.51        6,141,245        0.54        1.42        0.88        13   
           
  20.06        3.85        74,475,091        0.00        1.54 (j)      0.00 (k)      10   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
SmartRetirement 2045 Fund                 
Class R2                 
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 18.79       $ 0.21 (h)(j)    $ 0.54       $ 0.75       $ (0.43    $ (0.26    $ (0.69
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.26         0.20 (h)      3.07         3.27         (0.42      (0.32      (0.74
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.21         0.25 (h)      2.11         2.36         (0.29      (0.02      (0.31
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.76         0.24 (h)      (0.54      (0.30      (0.21      (0.04      (0.25
Year Ended June 30, 2011      11.81         0.23 (h)      3.09         3.32         (0.20      (0.17      (0.37
Class R6                 
November 3, 2014 (i) through June 30, 2015      18.99         0.19 (h)(j)      0.51         0.70         (0.46      (0.26      (0.72
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes interest expense, if applicable, which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of classes.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
    
Net asset
value, end
of period
        
Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Expenses
without waivers
and reimbursements (e)(f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 18.85        4.12   $ 135,857,065        0.54     1.11 %(j)      0.93     9
  18.79        20.41        93,369,236        0.54        1.12        0.87        8   
  16.26        16.80        36,478,073        0.54        1.59        0.91        11   
  14.21        (1.94     18,099,079        0.54        1.71        0.93        11   
  14.76        28.34        2,197,468        0.54        1.59        0.93        11   
           
  18.97        3.82        60,229,727        0.00        1.48 (j)      0.01        9   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
SmartRetirement 2050 Fund   
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 18.74       $ 0.21 (h)(j)    $ 0.54       $ 0.75       $ (0.42    $ (0.26    $ (0.68
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.25         0.20 (h)      3.06         3.26         (0.42      (0.35      (0.77
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.21         0.25 (h)      2.10         2.35         (0.29      (0.02      (0.31
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.77         0.25 (h)      (0.55      (0.30      (0.21      (0.05      (0.26
Year Ended June 30, 2011      11.84         0.21 (h)      3.17         3.38         (0.21      (0.24      (0.45
Class R6                    
November 3, 2014 (i) through June 30, 2015      18.96         0.19 (h)(j)      0.52         0.71         (0.46      (0.26      (0.72
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes interest expense, if applicable, which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of classes.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
  
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total
return (c)(d)

    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Expenses
without waivers
and reimbursements (e)(f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 18.81        4.15   $ 114,171,223        0.54     1.10 %(j)      1.02     9
  18.74        20.33        77,289,835        0.54        1.12        0.91        8   
  16.25        16.67        31,554,095        0.54        1.59        0.94        15   
  14.21        (1.88     16,196,277        0.54        1.82        0.95        11   
  14.77        28.68        2,735,582        0.54        1.47        0.92        16   
           
  18.95        3.85        49,112,773        0.00        1.47 (j)      0.01        9   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
SmartRetirement 2055 Fund   
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 20.59       $ 0.23 (h)(j)    $ 0.58       $ 0.81       $ (0.42    $ (0.16    $ (0.58
Year Ended June 30, 2014      17.48         0.21 (h)      3.38         3.59         (0.47      (0.01      (0.48
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.24         0.24 (h)      2.29         2.53         (0.28      (0.01      (0.29
January 31, 2012 (i) through June 30, 2012      15.00         0.07        0.22         0.29         (0.05              (0.05
Class R6                    
November 3, 2014 (i) through June 30, 2015      20.75         0.25 (h)(j)      0.52         0.77         (0.47      (0.16      (0.63
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes interest expense, if applicable, which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of classes.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
    
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total
return (c)(d)

    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Expenses
without waivers
and reimbursements (e)(f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 20.82        4.04   $ 25,732,578        0.54     1.09 %(j)      1.01     11
  20.59        20.67        9,989,630        0.54        1.05        0.90        49   
  17.48        16.72        1,713,490        0.54        1.38        0.97        17   
  15.24        1.91        73,253        0.54        1.26        2.35        19   
           
  20.89        3.79        3,301,080        0.00        1.82 (j)      0.04        11   

 

 
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Appendix A — Underlying Funds

 

The following is a brief description of the principal investment policies of each of the underlying funds.

JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund

JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund aims to provide the highest possible level of current income while still maintaining liquidity and providing maximum safety of principal. Under normal conditions, the Fund invests its assets exclusively in obligations of the U.S. Treasury, including Treasury bills, bonds and notes.

JPMorgan China Region Fund

JPMorgan China Region Fund will seek long-term capital growth. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of the value of its Assets in equity securities of companies in the China region or instruments that have similar economic characteristics. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. A company in the China region is one: that is organized under the laws of, or has a principal office in the People’s Republic of China, including Hong Kong and Macau (China), or Taiwan; the principal securities market for which is China or Taiwan; that derives at least 50% of its total revenues or profits from goods that are produced or sold, investments made, or services performed in China or Taiwan; or at least 50% of the assets of which are located in China or Taiwan.

JPMorgan Commodities Strategy Fund

JPMorgan Commodities Strategy Fund seeks total return. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a diversified portfolio of commodity-linked derivatives. The Fund will also invest in fixed income securities. The Fund invests in commodity-linked derivative instruments, such as commodity-linked notes, swap agreements, commodity options, futures and options on futures that provide exposure to the investment returns of the commodities markets without investing directly in physical commodities. Commodities are assets that have tangible properties, such as oil, metals, and agricultural products. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index and will generally be used as substitutes for commodities.

JPMorgan Core Bond Fund

JPMorgan Core Bond Fund seeks to maximize total return by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of intermediate and long-term debt securities. As part of its main investment strategy, the Fund may principally invest in corporate bonds, U.S. treasury obligations and other U.S. government and agency securities, and asset-backed, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities. As a matter of fundamental policy,

the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in bonds. For purposes of this policy, “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund

JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund seeks a high level of current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of high-, medium- and low-grade debt securities. As part of its main investment strategy, the Fund may principally invest in corporate bonds, U.S. treasury obligations and other U.S. government and agency securities, and asset-backed, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities. The Fund also may invest in bonds, convertible securities, preferred stock, loan participations and assignments (Loans) and commitments to loan assignments (Unfunded Commitments), and foreign and emerging market debt securities rated below investment grade (i.e., high yield or junk bonds) or the unrated equivalent. As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in bonds. For purposes of this policy, “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Under normal conditions, at least 65% of the Fund’s total assets must be invested in securities, that at the time of purchase, are rated investment grade by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or in securities that are unrated but are deemed by the adviser to be of comparable quality.

JPMorgan Corporate Bond Fund

JPMorgan Corporate Bond Fund seeks to provide total return. The Fund mainly invests in corporate bonds that are rated investment grade by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or in securities that are unrated but are deemed by the Fund’s adviser to be comparable quality. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in corporate bonds. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. A “corporate bond” is defined as a debt security issued by a corporation or non-governmental entity with a maturity of 90 days or more at the time of issuance. As part of its principal strategy, the Fund invests in corporate bonds structured as corporate debt securities, debt securities of real estate investment trusts and master limited partnerships, public or private placements, restricted securities and other unregistered securities.

JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund

JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund seeks to provide a consistently high total return from a broadly diversified portfolio of equity securities with risk characteristics similar to the Standard and Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500 Index). Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing this strategy, the Fund primarily invests in the

 

 

 
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common stocks of U.S. companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the S&P 500 Index.

JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund seeks capital growth over the long term. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of Russell 2000® Growth Index and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks.

JPMorgan Emerging Economies Fund

JPMorgan Emerging Economies Fund seeks long-term capital growth. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of the value of its Assets in equity securities of emerging markets companies and other investments that are tied economically to emerging markets. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Emerging markets include most countries in the world except Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States, and most of the countries of Western Europe and Hong Kong. An emerging market company is one: that is organized under the laws of, or has a principal place of business in an emerging market; where the principal securities market is in an emerging market; that derives at least 50% of its total revenues or profits from goods that are produced or sold, investments made, or services performed in an emerging market; or at least 50% of the assets of which are located in an emerging market.

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Debt Fund

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Debt Fund’s goal is to provide high total return from a portfolio of fixed income securities of emerging markets issuers. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of the value of its Assets in emerging market debt investments. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund invests primarily in debt securities that it believes have the potential to provide a high total return from countries whose economies or bond markets are less developed. This designation currently includes most countries in the world except Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the U.S., the United Kingdom and most western European countries. The Fund invests in sovereign debt securities.

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Fund

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Fund seeks to provide total return. The Fund invests primarily in debt

securities that it believes have the potential to provide total return from countries whose economies or bond markets are less developed. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in debt securities of issuers located in or tied economically to emerging markets that are denominated in emerging markets currencies (Local Currency Debt Securities) or in derivatives or other instruments that are used as substitutes for Local Currency Debt Securities. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Emerging markets currently include most countries in the world except Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the U.S., the United Kingdom and most western European countries and Hong Kong.

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Fund

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Fund seeks to provide high total return from a portfolio of equity securities from emerging markets issuers. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of the value of its Assets in equity securities of emerging markets. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Emerging markets include most countries in the world except Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States, and most countries of Western Europe and Hong Kong.

JPMorgan Equity Income Fund

JPMorgan Equity Income Fund seeks capital appreciation and current income. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in equity securities of corporations that regularly pay dividends, including common stocks and debt securities and preferred stock convertible to common stock. In implementing this strategy, the Fund invests primarily in common stock and real estate investment trusts. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

JPMorgan Equity Index Fund

JPMorgan Equity Index Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the aggregate price and dividend performance of the securities in the S&P 500 Index1. The Fund invests in stocks included in the S&P 500 Index and also may invest in stock index futures. The Fund’s adviser attempts to track the aggregate price and dividend performance of the securities in the S&P 500 Index to achieve a correlation of at least 0.95 between the performance of the Fund and that of the index without taking into account the Fund’s expenses. Perfect correlation would be 1.00. The percentage of a stock that the Fund holds will be approximately the same percentage that the stock represents in the S&P 500 Index. The adviser generally picks

 

 

 
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stocks in the order of their weightings in the S&P 500 Index, starting with the heaviest weighted stock. The Fund may acquire, hold and dispose of the common stock of JPMorgan Chase & Co. for the sole purpose of maintaining conformity with the S&P 500 Index on which the Fund is based and measured. Under normal circumstances, at least, 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in stocks of companies included in the index or indices identified by the Fund and in derivative instruments that provide exposure to stocks of such companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

JPMorgan Federal Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Federal Money Market Fund aims to provide current income while still preserving capital and maintaining liquidity. Under normal conditions, the Fund invests its assets exclusively in obligations of the U.S. Treasury, including Treasury bills, bonds and notes and debt securities that certain U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities have either issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest.

JPMorgan Floating Rate Income Fund

JPMorgan Floating Rate Income Fund seeks to provide current income with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The Fund invests mainly in floating rate debt instruments issued by corporations. These investments include leveraged loan assignments and participations (Loans) and commitments to purchase Loans (Unfunded Commitments). Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in floating rate instruments including Loans, convertible securities, corporate bonds, preferred shares and other floating rate debt instruments. Floating rate instruments also include equity securities (or rights to acquire securities) that are structured to pay a floating rate of income and money market investment companies. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund may invest up to 100% of the Fund’s total assets in below investment grade securities or unrated securities that the adviser deems to be of equivalent quality.

JPMorgan Government Bond Fund

JPMorgan Government Bond Fund seeks a high level of current income with liquidity and safety of principal. The Fund principally invests in securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities and related to securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities. The Fund may also invest in securities which are guaranteed by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities so long as such securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in government bonds including bonds issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government and its

agencies and instrumentalities. For purposes of this policy, “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund

JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. The Fund may at any given time invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category, such as large capitalization companies.

JPMorgan High Yield Fund

JPMorgan High Yield Fund seeks a high level of current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of debt securities which are rated below investment grade or are unrated. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective. The Fund invests in all types of high yield, high risk debt securities. The Fund also may invest in convertible securities, preferred stock, common stock, and loan participations and assignments and commitments to purchase loan assignments. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in bonds, other debt securities, loan assignments and participations (Loans), commitments to purchase loan assignments (Unfunded Commitments) and preferred stocks that are rated below investment grade or unrated. For purposes of this policy, “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowing for investment purposes.

JPMorgan Inflation Managed Bond Fund

JPMorgan Inflation Managed Bond Fund seeks to maximize inflation protected total return. The Fund is designed to protect the total return generated by its core fixed income holdings from inflation risk. As used in the Fund’s goal, “total return” includes income and capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to hedge this risk by using swaps that are based on the Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers in combination with its core portfolio of fixed income securities. This strategy is intended to create the equivalent of a portfolio of inflation-protected fixed income securities. Secondarily, the Fund may purchase other investments including actual inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities. “Inflation Managed” in the Fund’s name does not refer to a type of security in which the Fund invests, but rather describes the Fund’s overall strategy of creating a portfolio of inflation-protected securities. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in bonds. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

JPMorgan International Equity Fund

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capital growth and current income. Under normal conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of the value of its Assets in equity investments. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund will primarily invest in foreign companies of various market capitalizations, including foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies. The equity securities in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, trust or partnership interests, depositary receipts, and warrants and rights.

JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund seeks to provide high total return from a portfolio of equity securities of foreign companies in developed and, to a lesser extent, emerging markets. The Fund’s assets are invested primarily in equity securities of companies from developed countries other than the United States. The Fund’s assets may also be invested to a limited extent in emerging markets issuers. Developed countries include Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and most of the countries of Western Europe; emerging markets include most other countries in the world. The equity securities in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, trust or partnership interests, depositary receipts, privately placed securities and warrants and rights.

JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity Fund

JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund primarily invests in foreign companies of various market capitalizations, including foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies.

JPMorgan International Value Fund

JPMorgan International Value Fund seeks to provide high total return from a portfolio of foreign company equity securities. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities from developed countries included in the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australasia and Far East (EAFE) Value Index (net of foreign withholding taxes), which is the Fund’s benchmark. The Fund typically does not invest in U.S. companies. Equity securities in which the Fund invests are common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, depositary receipts, rights and warrants to buy common stocks and privately placed securities.

JPMorgan Intrepid Advantage Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid Advantage Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund

invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity investments across all market capitalizations. The Fund may at any given time invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category, such as large capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities of companies with market capitalization similar to those within the Russell 3000 Index that the adviser believes are attractive based on certain characteristics, including quality, valuation and momentum.

JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity investments of large-capitalization and mid-capitalization U.S. companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund generally defines large capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization over $10 billion at the time of purchase, and mid capitalization companies as those with market capitalization between $1 billion and $10 billion at the time of purchase. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the adviser believes have characteristics such as attractive valuations, high quality and/or strong momentum that should lead to relative outperformance.

JPMorgan Intrepid European Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid European Fund seeks total return from long-term capital growth. Total return consists of capital growth and current income. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities issued by companies with principal business activities in Western Europe. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of the value of its Assets in equity securities of European issuers. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund may utilize exchange traded futures for the efficient management of cash flows.

JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity investments of large and mid capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund generally defines large capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization over $10 billion at the time of purchase, and mid capitalization companies as those with market capitalization between $1 billion and $10 billion, at the time of purchase. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the

 

 

 
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adviser believes have characteristics such as attractive valuations, high quality and/or strong momentum that should lead to relative outperformance.

JPMorgan Intrepid International Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid International Fund seeks to maximize long-term capital growth by investing primarily in equity securities in developed markets outside the U.S. The Fund’s assets are invested primarily in equity securities of companies from developed countries other than the U.S. The Fund’s assets also may be invested, to a limited extent, in equity securities of companies from emerging markets. Developed countries include Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and most of the countries of western Europe and Hong Kong; emerging markets include most of the other countries in the world.

JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund seeks long-term capital growth by investing primarily in equity securities of companies with intermediate capitalizations. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in common and preferred stocks, rights, warrants, convertible securities and other equity securities of mid-cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid-cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Index at the time of purchase.

JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity investments of large and mid capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund generally defines large capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization over $10 billion at the time of purchase, and mid capitalization companies as those with market capitalization between $1 billion and $10 billion, at the time of purchase. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the adviser believes have characteristics such as attractive valuations, high quality and/or strong momentum that should lead to relative outperformance.

JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund

JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in equity securities of large, well-established companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Large,

well-established companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 1000® Growth Index at the time of purchase. Typically, in implementing its strategy, the Fund invests in common stocks of companies with a history of above-average growth or companies expected to enter periods of above-average growth.

JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund

JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund seeks capital appreciation with the incidental goal of achieving current income by investing primarily in equity securities. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in equity securities of large companies, including common stocks, and debt and preferred stocks which are convertible to common stock. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Large companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 1000® Value Index at the time of purchase. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks.

JPMorgan Latin America Fund

JPMorgan Latin America Fund will seek long-term capital growth. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of the value of its Assets in securities of Latin American issuers and other investments that are tied economically to Latin America. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Latin America includes, but is not limited to, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Panama and Venezuela. The Fund will invest primarily in foreign companies of various sizes, including foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies.

JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund

JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund seeks a high level of current income consistent with low volatility of principal. The Fund mainly invests in mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, mortgage-related securities, adjustable rate mortgages, money market instruments, and structured investments. These investments may be structured as collateralized mortgage obligations (agency and non-agency), stripped mortgage-backed securities (interest-only and principal-only), commercial mortgage-backed securities, and mortgage passthrough securities. These securities may be structured such that payments consist of interest-only, principal-only or principal and interest. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in bonds. For purposes of this policy, “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund invests in fixed and floating rate debt securities representing an interest in or secured by residential mortgage loans.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund seeks current income with liquidity and stability of principal. The Fund invests in high-quality, short-term money market instruments which are issued and payable in U.S. dollars. The Fund principally invests in high quality commercial paper and other short-term debt securities, including floating and variable rate demand notes of U.S. and foreign corporations; debt securities issued or guaranteed by qualified U.S. and foreign banks, including certificates of deposit, time deposits and other short-term securities; securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities; asset-backed securities; repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements; and taxable municipal obligations.

JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond to or incrementally exceed the total return performance of an index that tracks the performance of the small- and mid-capitalization equity markets. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will hold at least 80% of its Assets in stocks in the S&P 1000 Index1. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The S&P 1000 Index is an index which includes stocks of small- and mid-capitalization companies. These securities trade on national exchanges, as well as over-the-counter as part of the National Market System. Because the Fund uses an enhanced index strategy, not all of the stocks in the S&P 1000 Index are included in the Fund, and the Fund’s position in an individual stock may be overweighted or underweighted when compared to the index. In addition, the Fund may modestly overweight or underweight the sectors and industries within the index. The Fund seeks returns that modestly exceed those of the S&P 1000 Index over the long term with a modest divergence to the benchmark.

 

1 “S&P 1000 Index” is a registered service marks of Standard & Poor’s Corporation, which does not sponsor and is in no way affiliated with the Fund. The S&P 1000 Index is a market capitalization weighted combination of the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 and the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Indexes.

JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund

JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund’s objective is long-term capital growth. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Index securities at the time of purchase. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts.

JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund

JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund seeks growth of capital. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in equity securities of mid cap companies, including common stocks and debt securities and preferred stocks that are convertible to common stocks. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid cap companies which the adviser believes are capable of achieving sustained growth. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Growth Index at the time of purchase.

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund seeks growth from capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap Value Index and/or between $1 billion and $20 billion at the time of purchase. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts.

JPMorgan Mortgage-Backed Securities Fund

JPMorgan Mortgage-Backed Securities Fund seeks to maximize total return by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of debt securities backed by pools of residential and/or commercial mortgages. The Fund invests mainly in investment grade mortgage-backed securities or unrated mortgage-backed securities which the adviser determines to be of comparable quality. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in mortgage-backed securities. For purposes of this policy, “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowing for investment purposes. As part of its principal investment strategy, the Fund may invest in securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities such as Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or non-government securities, commercial mortgage securities, collateralized mortgage obligations (agency and non-agency, stripped mortgage-backed securities, mortgage pass-through securities and other securities representing an interest in or secured by mortgages including asset-backed securities backed by home equity loans. As a matter of fundamental policy, at least 65% of the Fund’s total assets will consist of bonds.

JPMorgan Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

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produce returns which have no correlation with general domestic market performance. The Fund attempts to neutralize exposure to general domestic market risk by primarily investing in common stocks that the Fund’s adviser considers to be attractive and ‘short selling’ stocks that the adviser considers to be unattractive. The Fund uses a multi-style approach, meaning that it may invest across different industries, sectors and capitalization levels targeting both value- and growth-oriented domestic companies.

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund aims to provide the highest possible level of current income while still maintaining liquidity and preserving capital. The Fund invests in high quality, short-term money market instruments which are issued and payable in U.S. dollars. The Fund principally invests in high quality commercial paper and other short-term debt securities, including floating and variable rate demand notes of U.S. and foreign corporations; debt securities issued or guaranteed by qualified U.S. and foreign banks, including certificates of deposit, time deposits and other short-term securities; securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities; asset-backed securities; repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements and taxable municipal obligations.

JPMorgan Realty Income Fund

JPMorgan Realty Income Fund seeks high total investment return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing substantially all of its assets, and in any event under normal circumstances at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes), in equity securities of REITs, including REITs with relatively small market capitalizations. The Fund may invest in both equity REITs and mortgage REITs. The Fund may also invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid holdings.

JPMorgan Research Market Neutral Fund

JPMorgan Research Market Neutral Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation from a broadly diversified portfolio of U.S. stocks while neutralizing the general risks associated with stock market investing. The Fund takes long and short positions in different securities, selecting from a universe of mid- to large-capitalization stocks with characteristics similar to those of the Russell 1000 Index and/or the S&P 500 Index, in an effort to insulate the Fund’s performance from the effects of general stock market movements.

JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund

JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund seeks current income consistent with preservation of capital through investment in

high- and medium-grade fixed income securities. As part of its main investment strategy, the Fund may principally invest in U.S. treasury obligations, U.S. government agency securities, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, mortgage-related securities, and structured instruments. These investments may be structured as collateralized mortgage obligations (agency and non-agency), commercial mortgage-backed securities and mortgage pass-through securities. U.S. government agency securities may be issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in bonds. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund

JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund seeks capital growth over the long term. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000 Index at the time of purchase. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the Russell 2000 Index. The Fund can moderately underweight or overweight sectors when it believes it will benefit performance. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts.

JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund

JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund seeks capital growth over the long term. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000 Index stocks and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks.

JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund

JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund seeks long-term capital growth primarily by investing in a portfolio of equity securities of small-capitalization and emerging growth companies. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in securities of small capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Growth Index stocks and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund will invest primarily

 

 

 
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in common stocks. Typically, the Fund invests in securities of companies with a history of above average growth, as well as companies expected to have above-average growth.

JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund

JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund seeks long-term capital growth primarily by investing in equity securities of small-capitalization companies. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Value Index stocks at the time of purchase. In reviewing investment opportunities for the Fund, its adviser uses a value-oriented approach. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s equity investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts.

JPMorgan Total Return Fund

The JPMorgan Total Return Fund seeks to provide high total return. The Fund has wide latitude to invest in all types of debt securities that the adviser believes have the potential to provide a high total return over time. As part of its principal investment strategy, the Fund may invest in corporate bonds, U.S. treasury obligations and other U.S. government and agency securities, and asset-backed, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities and structured investments. The Fund may invest a significant portion or all of its assets in mortgage-backed securities in the adviser’s discretion. The Fund may also use derivatives either alone or in combination with securities as part of its “relative value” strategies. Up to 35% of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in foreign securities, including emerging markets debt securities and debt securities denominated in foreign currencies. Under normal circumstances, 65% of the Fund’s net assets will be invested in securities that, at the time of purchase, are rated investment grade (or the unrated equivalent). Up to 35% of the Fund’s net assets may be invested in securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) including so called “distressed debt”.

JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund

JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund seeks a high level of current income by investing in U.S. Treasury and other U.S. agency obligations with a primary, but not exclusive, focus on issues that produce income exempt from state income taxes. The Fund’s main investment strategy is to invest in U.S. Treasury and U.S. agency obligations which include U.S. Treasury bills, notes, agency debentures, repurchase agreements and obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in treasury and agency obligations. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowing for investment purposes.

JPMorgan U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in long and short positions with respect to equity securities of U.S. companies. These equity securities will primarily be common stocks and real estate investment trust (REITs). “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. “Plus” in the Fund’s name refers to the additional return the Fund endeavors to add, both relative to the S&P 500 Index as well as relative to traditional strategies which do not have the ability to sell stock short.

JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund seeks to provide high total return from a portfolio of selected equity securities. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of U.S. companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing its strategy, the Fund primarily invests in common stocks of large- and medium-capitalization U.S. companies, but it may also invest up to 20% of its Assets in common stocks of foreign companies, including depositary receipts. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the S&P 500 Index. Within each sector, the Fund focuses on those equity securities that it considers most undervalued and seeks to outperform the S&P 500 through superior stock selection.

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund seeks high current income with liquidity and stability of principal. Under normal conditions, the Fund invests its assets exclusively in debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, or by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities and repurchase agreements fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury and U.S. government securities.

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund seeks to provide a high total return from a portfolio of selected equity securities. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of the Fund’s Assets, which are expected to include both long and short positions, will consist of different U.S. securities, selected from a universe of publicly traded large capitalization securities with characteristics similar to those comprising the Russell 1000® Index and the S&P 500 Index. The Fund takes long and short positions mainly in equity securities and derivatives on those securities. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. “Plus” in the Fund’s name refers to the additional return the Fund endeavors to add, both relative to the S&P 500 Index as well as relative to traditional strategies which do not have the ability to sell stock short.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund seeks to provide high total return from a portfolio of small company stocks. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap U.S. companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Index at the time of purchase. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the Russell 2000® Index. The Fund can moderately underweight or overweight sectors when it believes it will benefit performance. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts.

JPMorgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund seeks current income with liquidity and stability of principal. Under normal conditions, the Fund invests its assets exclusively in obligations of the U.S. Treasury, including Treasury bills, bonds and notes and other obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and repurchase agreements fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities.

JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund

JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund seeks to provide long-term total return from a combination of income and capital gains. The Fund will invest primarily in equity securities across all market capitalizations. The Fund may at any given time invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category, such as large-capitalization companies. Equity securities in which the Fund primarily invests include common stocks and real estate investment trusts.

Security Capital U.S. Core Real Estate Securities Fund

Security Capital U.S. Core Real Estate Securities Fund seeks a risk-adjusted total return over the long term by investing

primarily in real estate securities. The Security Capital U.S. Core Real Estate Securities Fund combines securities of publicly traded real estate companies from all capital tranches: common stock, preferred stock (perpetual, convertible and trust preferred), convertible securities and senior unsecured debt, seeking to generate returns over the long-term approximating a direct “core” real estate portfolio with lower volatility than a portfolio consisting entirely of common equity of real estate investment trusts. A “core” real estate portfolio generally includes well-leased, high-quality properties that historically have had more stable returns. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in securities of publicly traded real estate companies operating in the United States. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

Undiscovered Managers Behavioral Value Fund

Undiscovered Managers Behavioral Value Fund seeks capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies that the Fund’s sub-adviser, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. (Fuller & Thaler), believes have value characteristics. Such common stocks include stocks of small capitalization companies, similar to those that are included in the Russell 2000 Value Index and real estate investment trusts. In selecting stocks for the Fund, Fuller & Thaler applies principles based on behavioral finance. Fuller & Thaler believes that behavioral biases on the part of investors may cause the market to overreact to old, negative information and underreact to new, positive information concerning a company.

A more complete description of these underlying funds may be found in their prospectuses. For a free copy of an underlying fund’s prospectus, call 1-800-480-4111 and ask for the prospectus offering shares of the underlying fund. You can also find the same information online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

 

 

 
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HOW TO REACH US

 

MORE INFORMATION

For investors who want more information on these Funds the following documents are available free upon request:

ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS

Our annual and semi-annual reports contain more information about each Fund’s investments and performance. The annual report also includes details about the market conditions and investment strategies that had a significant effect on each Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)

The SAI contains more detailed information about the Funds and their policies. It is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. That means, by law, it is considered to be part of this prospectus.

You can get a free copy of these documents and other information, or ask us any questions, by calling us at 1-800-480-4111 or writing to:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

If you buy shares through a Financial Intermediary, please contact that Financial Intermediary directly for more information. You can also find information online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

You can write or e-mail the SEC’s Public Reference Room and ask them to mail you information about the Funds, including the SAI. They will charge you a copying fee for this service. You can also visit the Public Reference Room and copy the documents while you are there.

Public Reference Room of the SEC

Washington, DC 20549-1520

1-202-551-8090

E-mail: publicinfo@sec.gov

Reports, a copy of the SAI and other information about the Funds are also available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Investment Company Act File No. 811-21295

 

©JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2016. All rights reserved. July 2016.

 

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Prospectus

JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds

Class A & Class C Shares

November 1, 2015, as supplemented July 1, 2016

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend Income Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JIABX; C/JICBX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2015 Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JSBAX; C/JSBCX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2020 Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JPOAX; C/JPCCX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2025 Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JBASX; C/JBCSX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2030 Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JRBAX; C/JRBCX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2035 Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JPARX; C/JPCRX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2040 Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JOBAX; C/JOBCX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2045 Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JMAAX; C/JPACX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2050 Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JNAAX; C/JNCAX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2055 Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JTABX; C/JTCBX

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

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Risk/Return Summaries:   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund      1   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2015 Fund      8   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2020 Fund      16   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2025 Fund      23   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2030 Fund      30   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2035 Fund      37   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2040 Fund      44   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2045 Fund      51   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2050 Fund      58   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2055 Fund      65   
More About the Funds      72   

Principal Investment Strategies

     72   

Investment Risks

     74   

Conflicts of Interest

     81   

Temporary Defensive Positions

     81   

Expenses of Underlying Funds

     81   

Additional Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

     81   
Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds      82   

Choosing A Share Class

     82   

Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation

     83   

Purchasing Fund Shares

     88   

Exchanging Fund Shares

     91   

Redeeming Fund Shares

     92   

Frequent Trading Policy

     94   

Valuation

     95   

Distributions and Taxes

     96   

Shareholder Statements and Reports

     98   

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

     99   

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure

     99   
Glossary of Common Investment Terminology      100   
Management of the Funds      101   

The Adviser, Sub-Advisers, Administrator and Distributor

     101   

Advisory Fees

     101   

Additional Compensation to Financial Intermediaries

     101   

The Fund Managers

     102   
Financial Highlights      104   
How to Reach Us      Back cover   
 

 

 


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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend Income Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/JIABX; C/JICBX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks current income and some capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 83 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as % of Offering Price   4.50%   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%
    (under
$1 million)
   

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C  
Management Fees     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75  
Other Expenses     2.11        2.13   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    1.86        1.88   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.27        0.27   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     2.88        3.40   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1     (2.09     (2.11
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     0.79        1.29  

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.79% and 1.29% of the average daily net assets of Class A and Class C Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     527        1,112        1,723        3,366   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     231        848        1,588        3,543   
 

 

 
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IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     527        1,112        1,723        3,366   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     131        848        1,588        3,543   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 24% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds), and is generally intended for investors who are retired or about to retire soon. The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, with an emphasis on fixed income funds over equity funds and other funds. “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser) uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

 

The Fund’s strategic target allocations among various asset classes and types of underlying funds are anticipated to be as follows as of the date of this prospectus.

 

Strategic Target Allocations1          
Fixed Income        52.5
U.S. Fixed Income        34.5
Inflation Managed        7.5
High Yield        7.8
Emerging Markets Debt        2.8
Equity        36.0
U.S. Large Cap Equity        19.0
U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity        4.0
REIT        2.5
International Equity        7.0
Emerging Markets Equity        3.5
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents        10.0
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents        10.0
Commodities        1.5
Commodities        1.5

 

1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

The table above shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed

 

 

 
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income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income, +/- 10% for equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals

is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments listed above. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do

 

 

 
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not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

Inflation-Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (e.g., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in

 

 

 
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addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and

 

 

 
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regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that the Fund or an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date Retirement Income Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Today Funds Average. The Lipper index is based on the total return of all mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      3.07%   
Worst Quarter    2nd quarter, 2013      –1.63%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -2.43%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
CLASS A SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     (0.27 )%      4.20
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (1.35     3.30  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (0.14     2.82  
CLASS C SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     2.74        5.50  
S&P TARGET DATE RETIREMENT INCOME INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.13        6.19  
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET TODAY FUNDS AVERAGE      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     0.33        4.42  

After-tax returns are shown for only the Class A Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

 

 
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Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $500   

To add to an account

     $50   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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Class/Ticker: A/JSBAX; C/JSBCX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 83 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as % of Offering Price   4.50%   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%
    (under
$1 million)
   

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the

value of your investment)

 
     Class A     Class C  
Management Fees     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75  
Other Expenses     2.08        2.07   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    1.83        1.82   

Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and

Expenses

    0.27        0.27   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     2.85        3.34   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1     (2.06     (2.05
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating

Expenses After Fee Waivers

and Expense Reimbursements1

    0.79        1.29   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.79% and 1.29% of the average daily net assets of Class A and Class C Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     527        1,107        1,711        3,341   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     231        836        1,564        3,492   
 

 

 
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IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     527        1,107        1,711        3,341   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     131        836        1,564        3,492   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 23% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2015 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange

traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2015 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the

strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income, +/- 10% for equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

 

 

 
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The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may

 

 

 
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reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by

companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Underlying funds that invest in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risk and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

 

 

 
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These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Inflation-Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (e.g., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying

fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that the Fund or an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

 

 

 
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The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2015 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2015 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      3.81%   
Worst Quarter    2nd quarter, 2013      –1.39%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -2.46%.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
CLASS A SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     0.11     5.69
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (0.96     4.72  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     0.08        3.95  
CLASS C SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     3.25        7.04  
S&P TARGET DATE 2015 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.75        9.40  
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2015 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     1.69        7.17  

After-tax returns are shown for only the Class A Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $500   

To add to an account

     $50   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

 

 

 
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Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2020 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/JPOAX; C/JPCCX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 83 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as % of Offering Price   4.50%   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%
    (under
$1 million)
   

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the

value of your investment)

 
     Class A     Class C  
Management Fees     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75  
Other Expenses     1.93        1.95   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    1.68        1.70   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.26        0.26   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     2.69        3.21   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1     (1.90     (1.92
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     0.79        1.29   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.79% and 1.29% of the average daily net assets of Class A and Class C Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     527        1,075        1,648        3,202   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     231        809        1,511        3,380   
 

 

 
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IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     527        1,075        1,648        3,202   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     131        809        1,511        3,380   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 17% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2020 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange

traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2020 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from

the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income, +/- 10% for equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

 

 

 
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The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may

 

 

 
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reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by

companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Underlying funds that invest in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risk and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive deliver of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

 

 

 
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These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that the Fund or an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2020 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2020 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how

 

 

 
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the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      4.75%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.37%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -3.38%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
CLASS A SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     1.14     7.67
Return After Taxes on Distributions     0.16        6.75  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     0.66        5.50  
CLASS C SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     4.26        9.02  
S&P TARGET DATE 2020 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.93        10.74  
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2020 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     1.70        8.44  

After-tax returns are shown for only the Class A Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the

investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $500   

To add to an account

     $50   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2025 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/JBASX; C/JBCSX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 83 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as % of Offering Price   4.50%   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%
    (under
$1 million)
   

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C  
Management Fees     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75  
Other Expenses     1.94        1.96   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    1.69        1.71   

Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and

Expenses

    0.25        0.25   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     2.69        3.21   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1     (1.90     (1.92
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     0.79        1.29   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.79% and 1.29% of the average daily net assets of Class A and Class C Shares, respectively. The waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     527        1,075        1,648        3,202   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     231        809        1,511        3,380   
 

 

 
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IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     527        1,075        1,648        3,202   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     131        809        1,511        3,380   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 14% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2025 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange

traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2025 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from

the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

 

 

 
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The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

 

 

 
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Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or

limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risk and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

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illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2025 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2025 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how

 

 

 
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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      5.51%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.51%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -3.97%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
CLASS A SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     1.50     9.01
Return After Taxes on Distributions     0.57        8.09  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     0.87        6.55  
CLASS C SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     4.63        10.38  
S&P TARGET DATE 2025 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.83        11.82  
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2025 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.17        9.80  

After-tax returns are shown for only the Class A Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the

investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $500   

To add to an account

     $50   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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Class/Ticker: A/JRBAX; C/JRBCX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 83 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as % of Offering Price   4.50%   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%
    (under
$1 million)
   

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C  
Management Fees     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75  
Other Expenses     1.94        1.94   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    1.69        1.69   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.25        0.25   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     2.69        3.19   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1     (1.90     (1.90
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     0.79        1.29   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.79% and 1.29% of the average daily net assets of Class A and Class C Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     527        1,075        1,648        3,202   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     231        805        1,503        3,363   
 

 

 
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IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     527        1,075        1,648        3,202   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     131        805        1,503        3,363   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 14% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2030 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange

traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2030 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the

strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

 

 

 
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The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the underlying fund’s securities goes down, the Fund’s investment in the underlying fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Underlying funds that invest in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

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economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal

National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest

 

 

 
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in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2030 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2030 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated

 

 

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

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      6.25%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.69%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -4.61%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

             
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
CLASS A SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     1.64     10.17
Return After Taxes on Distributions     0.70        9.28  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     0.95        7.47  
CLASS C SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     4.81        11.55  
S&P TARGET DATE 2030 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.90        12.87  
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2030 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.06        10.95  

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

the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $500   

To add to an account

     $50   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2035 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/JPARX; C/JPCRX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 83 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as % of Offering Price   4.50%   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%
    (under
$1 million)
   

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C  
Management Fees     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75  
Other Expenses     1.97        1.98   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    1.72        1.73   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.25        0.25   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     2.72        3.23   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1     (1.93     (1.94
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     0.79        1.29  

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.79% and 1.29% of the average daily net assets of Class A and Class C Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     527        1,081        1,660        3,228   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     231        813        1,520        3,397   
 

 

 
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IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     527        1,081        1,660        3,228   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     131        813        1,520        3,397   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 14% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2035 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange

traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2035 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate

from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use

 

 

 
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exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may

be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the underlying fund’s securities goes down, the Fund’s investment in the underlying fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Underlying funds that invest in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated

 

 

 
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with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity

 

 

 
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risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a

derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2035 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2035 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds

 

 

 
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within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      6.76%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.87%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -5.05%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
CLASS A SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     1.68     11.08
Return After Taxes on Distributions     0.79        10.23  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     0.97        8.21  
CLASS C SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     4.86        12.48  
S&P TARGET DATE 2035 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.95        13.70  
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2035 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.83        12.00  

After-tax returns are shown for only the Class A Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of

state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $500   

To add to an account

     $50   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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Class/Ticker: A/JOBAX; C/JOBCX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 83 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as % of Offering Price   4.50%   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%
    (under
$1 million)
   

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C  
Management Fees     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75  
Other Expenses     1.99        1.99   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    1.74        1.74   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.25        0.25   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     2.74        3.24   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1     (1.95     (1.95
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     0.79        1.29   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.79% and 1.29% of the average daily net assets of Class A and Class C Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     527        1,085        1,668        3,246   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     231        815        1,524        3,406   
 

 

 
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IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     527        1,085        1,668        3,246   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     131        815        1,524        3,406   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 12% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2040 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange

traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2040 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from

the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

 

 

 
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The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the underlying fund’s securities goes down, the Fund’s investment in the underlying fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Underlying funds that invest in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

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economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal

National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest

 

 

 
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in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2040 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2040 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an

 

 

 
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indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      7.05%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.96%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -5.56%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
CLASS A SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     1.78     11.58
Return After Taxes on Distributions     0.92        10.74  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     1.03        8.61  
CLASS C SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     4.97        12.98  
S&P TARGET DATE 2040 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.96        14.32  
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2040 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.35        12.23  

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

the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $500   

To add to an account

     $50   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2045 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/JMAAX; C/JPACX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 83 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as % of Offering Price   4.50%   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%
    (under
$1 million)
   

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C  
Management Fees     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75  
Other Expenses     2.09        2.10   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    1.84        1.85   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.25        0.25   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     2.84        3.35   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1     (2.05     (2.06
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     0.79        1.29   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.79% and 1.29% of the average daily net assets of Class A and Class C Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     527        1,105        1,707        3,332   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     231        838        1,568        3,500   
 

 

 
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IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     527        1,105        1,707        3,332   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     131        838        1,568        3,500   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 15% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2045 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange

traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2045 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from

the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

 

 

 
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The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

 

 

 
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These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity

 

 

 
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risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity,

derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2045 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2045 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses

 

 

 
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of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      7.06%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.92%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -5.49%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
CLASS A SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     1.79     11.49
Return After Taxes on Distributions     0.94        10.61  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     1.03        8.52  
CLASS C SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     4.89        12.90  
S&P TARGET DATE 2045 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.93        13.46  
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2045 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.05        12.83  

After-tax returns are shown for only the Class A Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the

investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $500   

To add to an account

     $50   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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Class/Ticker: A/JNAAX; C/JNCAX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 83 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as % of Offering Price   4.50%   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%
    (under
$1 million)
   

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C  
Management Fees     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75  
Other Expenses     2.21        2.24   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    1.96        1.99   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.26        0.26   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     2.97        3.50   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1     (2.18     (2.21
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     0.79        1.29   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.79% and 1.29% of the average daily net assets of Class A and Class C Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     527        1,130        1,758        3,443   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     231        868        1,627        3,627   
 

 

 
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IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     527        1,130        1,758        3,443   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     131        868        1,627        3,627   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 11% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2050 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange

traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2050 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and

sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain

 

 

 
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exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other

underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or

 

 

 
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regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for

 

 

 
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underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity,

derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2050 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2050 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses

 

 

 
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of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      6.97%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.97%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -5.53%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
CLASS A SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     1.84     11.54
Return After Taxes on Distributions     0.99        10.64  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     1.06        8.55  
CLASS C SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     4.89        12.92  
S&P TARGET DATE 2050 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.95        15.29  
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2050 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     1.25        12.45  

After-tax returns are shown for only the Class A Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the

investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $500   

To add to an account

     $50   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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Class/Ticker: A/JTABX; C/JTCBX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 83 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as % of Offering Price   4.50%   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%
    (under
$1 million)
   

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C  
Management Fees     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75  
Other Expenses     2.76        2.78   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    2.51        2.53   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.26        0.26   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     3.52        4.04   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1     (2.73     (2.75
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements 1     0.79        1.29  

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.79% and 1.29% of the average daily net assets of Class A and Class C Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     527        1,238        1,970        3,898   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     231        977        1,840        4,069   
 

 

 
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IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     527        1,238        1,970        3,898   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     131        977        1,840        4,069   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 16% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2055 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange

traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2055 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from

the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

 

 

 
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The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Funds’ Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment in the underlying fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

 

 

 
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These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity

 

 

 
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risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or

other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2055+ Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2055+ Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by

 

 

 
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Lipper. Unlike the other indexes, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      6.88%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.96%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -5.40%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
CLASS A SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     1.88     11.34
Return After Taxes on Distributions     1.04        10.19  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     1.08        8.26  
CLASS C SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     5.08        12.74  
S&P TARGET DATE 2055+ INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.90        15.66  
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2055+ FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.80        13.25  

After-tax returns are shown for only the Class A Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of

state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $500   

To add to an account

     $50   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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More About the Funds

 

Each of the Funds described in this prospectus is a series of JPMorgan Trust I (the Trust) and is managed by JPMIM. The underlying funds that are J.P. Morgan Funds are managed by JPMIM. As a result, the Adviser is considered a control affiliate and the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds advised by JPMIM are in the same group of investment companies. In the future, certain underlying J.P. Morgan Funds may be advised or sub-advised by affiliates of JPMIM, such as Security Capital Research & Management Incorporated (SCR&M) or JF International Management Inc. (JFIMI). For more information about the Funds and JPMIM, please read “Management of the Funds” and the Statement of Additional Information.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The mutual funds described in this prospectus are “Funds of Funds.” Each Fund’s investment strategy is to invest in a diversified group of other mutual funds within the same group of investment companies (i.e., J.P. Morgan Funds) and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds). ETFs are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are purchased and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be structured as investment companies, depositary receipts or other pooled investment vehicles. A passively managed or index ETF seeks to track the performance of a particular market index. These indexes include not only broad-based market indexes but more specific indexes as well, including those relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Ordinarily, a Fund’s investments in a single ETF is limited to 5% of its total assets and in all ETFs to 10% of its total assets. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued exemptive orders to many ETFs that allow any fund investing in such ETFs to disregard these 5% and 10% limitations. The Fund intends to invest in ETFs that have received such exemptive orders and may invest any amount of its total assets in a single ETF or in multiple ETFs. ETFs that are not structured as investment companies as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act) are not subject to these percentage limitations although ordinarily the Fund will limit its investments to no more than 10% of its total assets in a single ETF that is not a registered fund.

The Funds are designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes including U.S. large cap, mid cap, and small cap equities, REITs, international and emerging markets equities, U.S. fixed income securities, emerging markets debt securities, high yield, commodities and money market instruments. The Funds attempt to take advantage of the most attractive types of investments by focusing on securities that the Adviser believes would outperform the Funds’ benchmarks and peer group over the long term. Exposure and diversification to such asset

classes is achieved by investing in the underlying funds as well as by investing directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives, to the extent permitted by applicable law or the exemptive relief obtained from the SEC.

In connection with their main investment strategies, the Funds may use futures including exchange traded futures. The Funds are also permitted to use other derivatives such as options, swaps and exchange traded notes (ETNs). Under certain market conditions, the use of derivatives could be significant. Generally, ETNs are structured as senior, unsecured notes in which an issuer such as a bank agrees to pay a return based on the target commodity index less any fees. ETNs are synthetic instruments that allow individual investors to have access to derivatives linked to commodities and assets such as oil, currencies and foreign stock indexes. ETNs combine certain aspects of bonds and ETFs. Similar to ETFs, ETNs are traded on a major exchange (e.g., the New York Stock Exchange) during normal trading hours. However, investors can also hold the ETN until maturity. At maturity, the issuer pays to the investor a cash amount equal to principal amount, subject to the day’s index factor. ETN returns are based upon the performance of a market index minus applicable fees.

JPMIM may hire affiliated and/or unaffiliated sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described under each Fund’s “What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?” section in the “Risk/Return Summary”. When using sub-advisers to manage each Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Funds’ Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval. Each Fund will notify shareholders of changes to sub-advisers. Please see “The Adviser, Sub-Advisers, Administrator, Distributor and Shareholder Servicing Agent” on page 102 for more details.

All of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds, except the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund (the Target Date Funds), are designed for investors who expect to retire near the applicable target retirement date (for example, 2015 for the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2015 Fund). The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund is designed for investors who are retired or expect to retire soon.

 

 

 
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FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES
A Fund’s investment strategy may involve “fundamental policies.” A policy is fundamental if it cannot be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Each Fund’s investment objective is fundamental, although over time, each Target Date Fund’s investment objective migrates from seeking total return to seeking current income and some capital appreciation as the Target Date Fund approaches its target date. All other fundamental policies are specifically identified in the Statement of Additional Information.

Glide Path. JPMIM uses a strategic asset allocation strategy for each of the Target Date Funds that changes over time as a Fund approaches its target retirement date. This is known as the “glide path.” As a Fund approaches its target retirement date, each Target Date Fund’s investment objective migrates from seeking total return to current income. It is intended that each Fund’s strategic target allocations will approximate that of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund by the end of the target retirement date. Once a Target Date Fund’s strategic target allocations are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Target Date Fund may, but is not required to, combine with the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund upon approval of the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The Target Date Funds are “to” funds rather than “through” funds.

 

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A “THROUGH”
AND “TO” TARGET DATE FUND?
A “through” target date fund has a longer glide path that goes beyond the retirement year. “Through” funds are designed for investors with longer investment horizons that go 10 to 20 years past their retirement age. These funds are more aggressive in their strategic target allocations to equities at retirement than “to” funds, and become more conservative over a longer period of time after retirement. A “to” target date fund generally treats the target date as the end point of the glide path. These funds generally reach their most conservative strategic target allocations close to the target retirement date. The Target Date Funds are “to” target date funds and are designed for investors who are seeking current income and some capital appreciation rather than continuing to seek total return on their retirement date.

Strategic Target Allocations. The table below represents the strategic target allocations for each Fund as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term (i.e., over multiple year periods). The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities

through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives. For example, the Adviser may over-weight or under-weight a strategic target allocation to take advantage of a particular investment opportunity it believes is present in the shorter-term based on, among other things, its current market outlook or specific market events, and the Adviser will review regularly its tactical allocations to determine whether to maintain such positions.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations as shown in the table below may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2015 Fund and JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2020 Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income, +/- 10% for equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes, while the other JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income and equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents, and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the table below. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

In allocating a Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds that are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. An efficient market is a market in which the prices of the securities of a particular asset class reflect available information at any point in time. Generally, the amount of each Fund’s assets allocated to index funds will decrease the closer a Fund is to its target date with the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund allocating approximately 45% of its assets to index funds and the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2055 Fund allocating approximately 75% of its assets to index funds. These percentages are estimates only and the Adviser may allocate more or less to index funds in its discretion.

 

 

 
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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                      
Allocation Ranges (%)   Income
Fund
Target
    2015
Fund
Target
    2020
Fund
Target
    2025
Fund
Target
    2030
Fund
Target
    2035
Fund
Target
    2040
Fund
Target
    2045
Fund
Target
    2050
Fund
Target
    2055
Fund
Target
 
Equity     36.0     39.2     54.0     64.0     73.4     80.4     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    19.0     20.5     27.3     32.6     37.4     40.7     43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    4.0     4.4     6.3     7.5     8.7     9.4     10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

REIT

    2.5     2.8     4.1     4.6     5.1     5.6     6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0

International Equity

    7.0     7.8     11.4     13.4     15.4     17.1     18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5

Emerging Markets Equity

    3.5     3.8     5.0     6.0     6.9     7.7     8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3
Commodities     1.5     1.3     0.4     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Commodities

    1.5     1.3     0.4     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0
Fixed Income     52.5     51.5     45.6     36.0     26.6     19.6     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0

U.S. Fixed Income

    34.5     34.9     35.6     29.9     21.2     14.7     9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5

Inflation Managed

    7.5     6.6     2.4     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

High Yield

    7.8     7.3     5.2     3.9     3.5     3.2     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0

Emerging Markets Debt

    2.8     2.7     2.5     2.2     2.0     1.7     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     10.0     8.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    10.0     8.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

 

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

1 As of the date of this prospectus, each Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although each Fund has flexibility to also utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

Direct Investments in Securities and Financial Instruments.

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds invest in J.P. Morgan Funds, unaffiliated ETFs and cash and cash equivalents. The Funds, to the extent permitted by applicable law or the exemptive relief obtained from the SEC, may also invest directly in securities, including exchange traded notes (ETNs), and other financial instruments, such as futures, swaps and other derivatives, in lieu of the underlying funds to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight allocations among, various sectors and markets. While not part of their principal investment strategies, the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds may also use futures and other derivatives for interest rate risk management to adjust the duration position of a JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Fund.

INVESTMENT RISKS

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds invest in a variety of other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs. The J.P. Morgan Funds and ETFs in which the Funds may invest are referred to in this prospectus as the “underlying funds.” The main risks associated with investing in the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds are summarized in the “Risk/Return Summaries” at the front of this prospectus. More detailed descriptions of the risks associated with JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds and the underlying funds are described below. The degree to which these risks apply to a JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Fund will vary according to its point along the glide path and its use of tactical allocations

and each may be considered a main risk of such Fund over the course of time. Risks that are not expected to be main risks of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds are described under “Additional Risks.”

Main Risks

Investment Risk. JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds are subject to investment risk, including stock and fixed income market risk. These markets may be volatile causing a Fund’s share price to drop and an investor to lose money. The Target Date Funds become more conservative over time meaning they allocate more of their assets to fixed income investments than equity investments as they near the target retirement date. Despite the more conservative allocation, the Target Date Funds and JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund will continue to be exposed to market risk, including stock market risk and the share price of a Fund may decline even after a Fund’s allocation is at its most conservative. In determining whether to invest in a JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Fund, investors should consider their estimated retirement date, retirement needs and expectations, and risk tolerance.

JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds are not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Funds will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor.

 

1. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so.

 

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  expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance when choosing a Target Date Fund.

 

3. Target Date Funds are not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any of the Funds will provide sufficient retirement income, and you may lose money before or after retirement.

 

4. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in a Target Date Fund periodically.

 

5. If you need help making an investment decision, you should consult a financial advisor.

Investments in Mutual Funds and ETFs Risk. Each JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Fund invests in underlying J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so each Fund’s performance is directly related to the performance of the underlying funds. Each Fund’s net asset value will change with the value of the underlying funds and changes in the markets where the underlying funds invest. Because the Funds’ Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, investments in a Fund benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, a Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. In addition, the underlying funds may include equity index funds that replicate the holdings on an index that hold the common stock of JPMorgan Chase & Co., the indirect parent of the Adviser.

In addition to investing in underlying J.P. Morgan Funds, the Funds may also invest in unaffiliated ETFs. ETFs are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are purchased and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be structured as investment companies, depositary receipts or other pooled investment vehicles and may be passively or actively managed. Passively managed ETFs generally seek to track the performance of a particular market index, including broad-based market indexes, as well as indexes relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Actively managed ETFs do not seek to track the performance of a particular market index. The price movement of an index-based ETF may not track the underlying index and may result in a loss. In addition, ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments. A Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Funds may use derivatives in connection with their investment strategies. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed a Fund’s or underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives are subject to the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. The use of derivatives may not be successful, resulting in losses to the Fund or underlying fund, and the cost of such strategies may reduce the Fund’s or underlying fund’s returns. Derivatives also expose the Fund and underlying funds to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation), including credit risk of the derivative counterparty. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. In addition, the Fund or underlying fund may use derivatives for non-hedging purposes, which increases the Fund’s or underlying fund’s potential for loss.

Investing in derivatives will result in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks. A Fund or underlying fund may be more volatile than if the Fund or underlying fund had not been leveraged because the leverage tends to exaggerate any effect of the increase or decrease in the value of a Fund’s or underlying fund’s portfolio securities. Registered investment companies such as the underlying funds are limited in their ability to engage in derivative transactions and are required to identify and earmark assets to provide asset coverage for derivative transactions.

A Fund’s or underlying fund’s transactions in futures contracts, swaps and other derivatives could also affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders which may result in a Fund or underlying fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions, which may adversely impact a Fund’s or underlying fund’s after-tax return.

 

WHAT IS A DERIVATIVE?
Derivatives are securities or contracts (like futures and options) that derive their value from the performance of underlying assets or securities.

Securities and Financial Instruments Risks. JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, such as derivatives. The intention of doing so is to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight their investments, among various sectors or markets

 

 

 
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and for interest rate management. There is no guarantee that the use of these securities and financial instruments will produce the intended result of effectively allocating a Fund’s investments to a specific market or sector or interest rate management. In addition, securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk). Depending on the type of security or instrument, the market value may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably causing a security or instrument to be worth less than the price originally paid for it. To the extent that a security or instrument decreases in value, the value of your investment in a Fund will be affected.

High Yield Securities Risk. Some of the underlying funds may invest in debt securities that are considered to be speculative (known as junk bonds). These securities are issued by companies which are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. Non-investment grade debt securities can be more sensitive to short-term corporate, economic and market developments. During periods of economic uncertainty and change, the market price of an underlying fund’s investments and a Fund’s or underlying fund’s net asset value may be volatile. Furthermore, though these investments generally provide a higher yield than higher-rated debt securities, the high degree of risk involved in the investments can result in substantial or total losses. These securities are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and a potential lack of a secondary or public market for securities. The market price of these securities can change suddenly and unexpectedly.

Loan Risk. Some of the underlying funds may invest in loan assignments and participations and commitments to purchase loan assignments (Loans) including Loans that are rated below investment grade. Like other high yield, corporate debt instruments, such Loans are subject to an increased risk of default in the payment of principal and interest as well as the other risks described under “Interest Rate Risk,” “Credit Risk,” and “High Yield Securities Risk.” Although certain Loans are secured by collateral, an underlying fund could experience delays or limitations in realizing on such collateral or have its interest subordinated to other indebtedness of the obligor. Loans are vulnerable to market sentiment such that economic conditions or other events may reduce the demand for Loans and cause their value to decline rapidly and unpredictably. Although an underlying fund will limit its investments in illiquid securities to no more than 15% of an underlying fund’s net assets at the time of purchase, Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some of the Loans and certain Loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. The

inability to dispose of Loans in a timely fashion could result in losses to an underlying fund. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. Because some Loans that an underlying fund invests in may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for an underlying fund than for funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. Typically, Loans are not registered securities and are not listed on any national securities exchange. Consequently, there may be less public information available about an underlying fund’s investments and the market for certain Loans may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. As a result, an underlying fund may be more dependent upon the analytical ability of its adviser.

Affiliates of the Adviser may participate in the primary and secondary market for Loans. Because of limitations imposed by applicable law, the presence of the Adviser’s affiliates in the Loan market may restrict an underlying fund’s ability to acquire some Loans, affect the timing of such acquisition or affect the price at which the Loan is acquired. Also, because the Adviser may wish to invest in the publicly traded securities of an obligor, it may not have access to material non-public information regarding the obligor to which other investors have access.

Interest Rate Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in debt securities that will increase or decrease in value based on changes in interest rates. If rates increase, the value of these underlying funds’ investments generally declines. On the other hand, if rates fall, the value of the investments generally increases. Your investment will decline in value if the value of the underlying funds’ investments decreases. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Usually, changes in the value of fixed income securities will not affect cash income generated, but may affect the value of your investment.

The underlying funds may invest in variable and floating rate Loans and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of variable and floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly or as much as general interest rates. Many factors can cause interest rates to rise. Some examples include central bank monetary policy, rising inflation rates and general economic conditions. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Credit Risk. There is a risk that issuers and/or counterparties will not make payments on securities and repurchase agreements held by the underlying funds. Such default could result in losses to the underlying funds and to the Funds. In addition, the credit quality of securities held by an underlying fund may be lowered if

 

 

 
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an issuer’s or a counterparty’s financial condition changes. Lower credit quality may lead to greater volatility in the price of a security and in shares of an underlying fund. Lower credit quality also may affect liquidity and make it difficult for the underlying fund to sell the security. Although U.S. government securities issued directly by the U.S. government are guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury, other U.S. government securities issued by an agency or instrumentality of the U.S. government may not be. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support.

Prices of an underlying fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the underlying fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities. These securities are subject to certain other risks. The value of these securities will be influenced by the factors affecting the property market and the assets underlying such securities. As a result, during periods of declining asset value, difficult or frozen credit markets, swings in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities: may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. Additionally, during such periods and also under normal conditions, these securities are also subject to prepayment, contraction and call risk. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. In periods of rising interest rates, an underlying fund may be subject to extension risk, and may receive principal later than expected. As a result, in periods of rising interest rates, an underlying fund may exhibit additional volatility. Some of these securities may receive little or no collateral protection from the underlying assets and are thus subject to the risk of default described under Credit Risk”. The risk of such defaults is generally higher in the case of mortgage-backed investments that include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds may invest in collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs). CMOs are issued in multiple classes, and each class may have its own interest rate and/or

final payment date. A class with an earlier final payment date may have certain preferences in receiving principal payments or earning interest. As a result, the value of some classes in which the underlying fund invests may be more volatile and may be subject to higher risk of nonpayment.

Some of the underlying funds may invest in interest-only (IO) and principal-only (PO) mortgage-related securities. The values of IO and PO mortgage-backed securities are more volatile than other types of mortgage-related securities. They are very sensitive to changes in interest rates and to the rate of prepayments. A rapid or unexpected increase in prepayments can significantly depress the price of interest-only securities, while a rapid or unexpected decrease could have the same effect on principal-only securities. In addition, because there may be a drop in trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or the imposition of legal restrictions on the resale of securities, these instruments may be illiquid.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Market Risk. Because the underlying funds may invest in foreign currencies or securities of foreign issuers, investments in such underlying funds are subject to special risks in addition to those of U.S. investments. These risks include political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of the underlying fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

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than developed countries and you may sustain sudden, and sometimes substantial, fluctuations in the value of your investments. Emerging markets may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. These risks make emerging market securities more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in more developed countries. The underlying fund’s investments in foreign and emerging market securities may also be subject to foreign withholding and/or other taxes, which would decrease an underlying fund’s yield on those securities.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies. Investments by underlying funds in smaller, newer companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. In addition, smaller companies may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, the changes in value of their securities may be more sudden or erratic than in large capitalization companies, especially over the short term. Because smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or may depend on a few key employees, they may be more susceptible to particular economic events or competitive factors than large capitalization companies. This may cause unexpected and frequent decreases in the value of underlying funds investing in small companies, and may affect your investment in the Funds.

Sovereign Debt Risk. Certain of the underlying funds may invest in sovereign debt securities. Sovereign debt securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign governmental entities. These investments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or other failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multi-lateral agencies. If a governmental entity defaults, it may ask for more time in which to pay or further loans. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debts that a government does not pay nor are there bankruptcy proceedings through which all or part of the sovereign debt that a governmental entity has not repaid may be collected.

Real Estate Securities Risk. Investments by certain of the underlying funds will be highly concentrated in the securities of companies in the real estate sector. The value of real estate securities in general, and REITs in particular, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial

circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. The underlying mortgage loans may be subject to the risks of default or of prepayments that occur earlier or later than expected, and such loans may also include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The value of REITs will rise and fall in response to the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties. REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities. The underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying fund.

Government Securities Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac). U.S. government securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of interest or principal. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. U.S. government securities include zero-coupon securities, which tend to be subject to greater market risk than interest-paying securities of similar maturities.

Non-Diversified Risk. Certain of the underlying funds are non-diversified and they may invest a greater percentage of their assets in a particular issuer or group of issuers than a diversified fund would. This increased investment in fewer issuers may result in the underlying fund’s shares being more sensitive to the economic results of those issuing the securities.

Inflation-Managed Strategies Risk. Certain underlying funds may use inflation-managed strategies including using swaps that are based on the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in combination with a core portfolio of fixed income securities to create the equivalent of a portfolio of inflation-protected fixed income securities. There is no guarantee that the use of derivatives and debt securities will mimic a

 

 

 
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portfolio of inflation-protected bonds or reflect the actual rate of inflation. In addition, some of the underlying funds may make direct investments in inflation-protected securities. Inflation-linked securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of an inflation-linked security tends to decrease when real interest rates increase and can increase when real interest rates decrease. Interest payments on inflation-linked securities are unpredictable and will fluctuate as the principal and interest are adjusted for inflation. Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-linked debt security will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though the underlying fund will not receive the principal until maturity. There can be no assurance that the inflation index used will accurately measure the real rate of inflation in the prices of goods and services. An underlying fund’s investments in inflation-linked securities may lose value in the event that the actual rate of inflation is different than the rate of the inflation index.

Commodity Risk. Certain underlying funds will have a significant portion of their assets concentrated in commodity-linked securities and derivatives. Some of the underlying funds may have direct investments in commodities. Developments affecting commodities will have a disproportionate impact on such underlying funds. An underlying fund’s investment in commodities, commodity-linked securities and derivatives may subject the underlying fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodities, commodity-linked securities and derivatives may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, environmental incidents, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The natural resources and energy sector can be significantly affected by changes in the prices and supplies of oil, gas and other energy fuels, energy conservation, the success of exploration projects and tax and other government regulations, policies of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and oil importing nations.

The metals sector can be affected by sharp price volatility over short periods caused by global economic, financial and political factors, resource availability, government regulation, economic cycles, changes in inflation or expectations about inflation in various countries, interest rates, currency fluctuations, metal sales by governments, central banks or international agencies, investment speculation and fluctuations in industrial and commercial supply and demand. Use of leveraged commodity-linked derivatives creates an opportunity for increased return but, at the same time, creates the possibility for greater loss (including the likelihood of greater volatility of the underlying fund’s net asset value), and there can be no assurance that the underlying fund’s use of leverage will be successful.

In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Some of the underlying funds may concentrate in certain commodity sectors such as natural resources. When an underlying fund concentrates in a particular industry or group of industries, events impacting that sector will have a greater effect on an underlying fund than they would on a fund that is more widely diversified among a number of unrelated industries. In addition, certain commodity sub-sectors are subject to greater governmental regulation than are other industries, therefore, changes in tax and other government regulations may be more likely to adversely affect such underlying funds.

Index Strategy Risk. The Funds use index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index. Certain index funds may hold securities of affiliates of the Funds’ adviser and sub-adviser if such securities are in the index.

Strategy Risk. A main investment strategy of some of the underlying funds is to invest in common stocks considered to be attractive and to short sell stocks considered to be unattractive. This strategy may fail to produce the intended results. There is no guarantee that the use of long and short positions will succeed in limiting the underlying fund’s exposure to domestic stock market movements, capitalization, sector-swings or other factors. The strategy used by these underlying funds involves complex securities transactions, including short sales, that involve risks different than direct equity investments. Some of the other underlying funds also use short sales. The use of short sales may result in these underlying funds realizing more short-term capital gains and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than they would if they did not engage in such short sales.

High Portfolio Turnover Risk. The techniques and strategies contemplated by some of the underlying funds are expected to result in a high degree of portfolio turnover. Portfolio turnover rate may vary greatly from year to year as well as within a particular year. High portfolio turnover (e.g. over 100%) may involve correspondingly greater expenses to the underlying funds, including brokerage commissions or dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs on the sale of securities and reinvestments in other securities. Such sales may also result in realization of taxable capital gain, including short-term capital gain that will generally be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income, and may adversely impact the underlying fund’s

 

 

 
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after-tax returns. The trading costs or tax effects associated with portfolio turnover may adversely affect an underlying fund’s performance.

Transactions Risk. An underlying fund could experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders and its liquidity may be negatively impacted. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are large or frequent, occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for the securities sold, or when the securities an underlying fund wishes to or is required to sell are illiquid. An underlying fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at its desired time or price. Illiquidity can be caused by a drop in overall market trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or legal restrictions on the securities’ resale. Other market participants may be attempting to sell debt securities at the same time as an underlying fund, causing downward pricing pressure and contributing to illiquidity. The capacity for bond dealers to engage in trading or “make a market” in debt securities has not kept pace with the growth of bond markets. This could potentially lead to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the debt markets. Certain securities that were liquid when purchased may later become illiquid, particularly in times of overall economic distress. Similarly, large purchases of an underlying fund shares may adversely affect a Fund’s performance to the extent that a Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Additional Risks

The risks outlined below are not main risks of the Funds.

Currency Risk. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates may affect the value of an underlying fund’s securities and the price of the underlying fund’s shares. Generally, when the value of the U.S. dollar rises in value relative to a foreign currency, an investment in that country loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates. Devaluation of a currency by a country’s government or banking authority also will have a significant impact on the value of any investments denominated in that currency. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets.

Exchange Traded Notes Risk. Generally, ETNs are structured as senior, unsecured notes in which an issuer such as a bank agrees to pay a return based on the target commodity index less any fees. ETNs are synthetic instruments that allow individual investors to have access to derivatives linked to commodities and assets such as oil, currencies and foreign stock indexes. ETNs combine certain aspects of bonds and ETFs. Similar to ETFs, ETNs are traded on a major exchange (e.g., the New York Stock Exchange) during normal trading hours. However, investors can also hold the ETN until maturity. At maturity, the issuer pays to the investor a cash amount equal

to principal amount, subject to the day’s index factor. ETN returns are based upon the performance of a market index minus applicable fees. The value of an ETN may be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying commodities markets, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer’s credit rating and economic, legal, political or geographic events that affect the referenced commodity. The value of the ETN may drop due to a downgrade in the issuer’s credit rating, even if the underlying index remains unchanged. Investments in ETNs are subject to the risks facing income securities in general including the risk that a counterparty will fail to make payments when due or default. In addition, investors in ETNs generally have no right with respect to the instruments underlying the index or any right to receive delivery of the instruments underlying the index.

Securities Lending Risk. Some of the underlying funds may engage in securities lending. Securities lending involves counterparty risk, including the risk that the loaned securities may not be returned or returned in a timely manner and/or a loss of rights in the collateral if the borrower or the lending agent defaults. This risk is increased when an underlying fund’s loans are concentrated with a single or limited number of borrowers. In addition, an underlying fund bears the risk of loss in connection with its investments of the cash collateral it receives from the borrower. To the extent that the value or return of the underlying fund’s investments of the cash collateral declines below the amount owed to a borrower, an underlying fund may incur losses that exceed the amount it earned on lending the security. In situations where the Adviser does not believe that it is prudent to sell the cash collateral investments in the market, the underlying fund may borrow money to repay the borrower the amount of cash collateral owed to the borrower upon return of the loaned securities. This will result in financial leverage, which may cause the underlying fund to be more volatile because financial leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the underlying fund’s portfolio securities.

Volcker Rule Risk. Pursuant to section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and certain rules promulgated thereunder known as the Volcker Rule, if the adviser and/or its affiliates own 25% or more of the outstanding ownership interests of a Fund after the permitted seeding period from the implementation of a Fund’s investment strategy, a Fund could be subject to restrictions on trading that would adversely impact a Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy. As a result, the adviser and/or its affiliates may be required to reduce their ownership interests in a Fund at a time that is sooner than would otherwise be desirable, which may result in a Fund’s liquidation or, if a Fund is able to continue operating, may result in losses, increased transaction costs and adverse tax consequences as a result of the sale of portfolio securities.

 

 

 
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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

An investment in a Fund is subject to a number of actual or potential conflicts of interest. For example, the Adviser and/or its affiliates provide a variety of different services to a Fund, for which a Fund compensates them. As a result, the Adviser and/or its affiliates have an incentive to enter into arrangements with a Fund, and face conflicts of interest when balancing that incentive against the best interests of a Fund. The Adviser and/or its affiliates also face conflicts of interest in their service as investment adviser to other clients, and, from time to time, make investment decisions that differ from and/or negatively impact those made by the Adviser on behalf of a Fund. In addition, affiliates of the Adviser provide a broad range of services and products to their clients and are major participants in the global currency, equity, commodity, fixed income and other markets in which a Fund invests or will invest. In certain circumstances by providing services and products to their clients, these affiliates’ activities will disadvantage or restrict a Fund and/or benefit these affiliates. The Adviser may also acquire material non-public information which would negatively affect the Adviser’s ability to transact in securities for a Fund. JPMorgan and the Funds have adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to appropriately prevent, limit or mitigate conflicts of interest. In addition, many of the activities that create these conflicts of interest are limited and/or prohibited by law, unless an exception is available. For more information about conflicts of interest, see the Potential Conflicts of Interest section in the SAI.

TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS

For liquidity and to respond to unusual market conditions, the Funds may invest all or most of their total assets in cash and cash equivalents for temporary defensive purposes. These investments may result in a lower yield than lower-quality or longer-term investments, and prevent the Funds from meeting their investment objectives.

 

WHAT IS A CASH EQUIVALENT?
Cash equivalents are highly liquid, high-quality instruments with maturities of three months or less on the date they are purchased. They include securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, repurchase agreements (other than equity repurchase agreements), certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper (rated in one of the two highest rating categories), variable rate master demand notes, money market mutual funds and bank money market deposit accounts.

While the Funds are engaged in a temporary defensive position, they may not meet their investment objectives. Therefore, the Funds will pursue a temporary defensive position only when market conditions warrant.

EXPENSES OF UNDERLYING FUNDS

The percentage of each Fund’s assets that will be allocated to underlying funds may be changed from time to time. To the extent that allocations among the underlying funds are changed or new underlying funds are utilized, or to the extent that the expense ratios of the underlying funds change, the weighted average operating expenses borne by a Fund may increase or decrease.

The Funds will invest in Class R6 Shares of the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds to the extent they are available. If an underlying J.P. Morgan Fund does not offer Class R6 Shares, the Funds will invest in Class R5 Shares of the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds. Many of the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds do not offer Class R5 or Class R6 Shares; therefore the Fund will invest in institutional Class Shares, if available. To the extent that an underlying J.P. Morgan Fund does not offer Class R6, Class R5 or Institutional Class Shares, the Fund will invest in Select Class Shares, if available. The shares of the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds in which the Funds invest may impose a separate shareholder service fee. To avoid charging a separate shareholder service fee at an effective rate above 0.25%, the shareholder servicing agent will waive shareholder service fees with respect to a Fund in an amount equal to the weighted average pro rata amount of shareholder service fees charged by the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds. This amount is shown as a waiver under “Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements” for Class A and Class C Shares in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table.

Each Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.85% or 1.45% of the average daily net assets of Class A and Class C Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 10/31/16 at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it. The adviser and/or its affiliates will not waive fees or reimburse expenses related to the underlying funds if prohibited by law.

ADDITIONAL FEE WAIVER AND/OR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT

Service providers to a Fund may, from time to time, voluntarily waive all or a portion of any fees to which they are entitled and/or reimburse certain expenses as they may determine from time to time. A Fund’s service providers may discontinue or modify these voluntary actions at any time without notice. Performance for Funds reflects the voluntary waiver of fees and/or the reimbursement of expenses, if any. Without these voluntary waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would have been less favorable.

 

 

 
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CHOOSING A SHARE CLASS

Each share class represents an investment in the same portfolio of securities, but each has different availability and eligibility criteria, sales charges, expenses, dividends and distributions. These arrangements allow you to choose the available class that best meets your needs. You should read this section carefully to determine which share class is best for you. Factors you should consider in choosing a share class include:

 

   

The amount you plan to invest;

 

   

The length of time you expect to hold your investment;

 

   

The total costs associated with your investment, including any sales charges that you pay when you buy or sell your Fund shares and expenses that are paid out of Fund assets over time;

 

   

Whether you qualify for any reduction or waiver of sales charges;

 

   

Whether you plan to take any distributions in the near future;

 

   

The availability of the share class;

 

   

The services that will be available to you;

 

   

The amount of compensation that your Financial Intermediary will receive; and

 

   

The advantages and disadvantages of each share class.

Please read this prospectus carefully, and then select the Fund and share class most appropriate for you and decide how much you want to invest. Each Fund may offer other classes of shares not included in this prospectus that have different expense levels, performance and eligibility requirements from the share classes offered in this prospectus. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning these or other share classes. A Financial Intermediary may receive different compensation based on the share class sold.

 

Shares of the Funds have not been registered for sale outside of the United States. This prospectus is not intended for distribution to prospective investors outside of the United States. The Funds generally do not market or sell shares to investors domiciled outside of the United States, even, with regard to individuals, if they are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.

 

     Class A   Class C
Eligibility1   May be purchased by the general public   May be purchased by the general public
Minimum Investment1,3,4  

$500 for each Fund or $50, if establishing a Systematic Investment Plan

  $1,000 for each Fund or $50, if establishing a Systematic Investment Plan
Minimum Subsequent Investments1   $505   $505
Systematic Purchase Plan   Yes   Yes
Systematic Redemption Plan   Yes   Yes

Front-End Sales Charge

(refer to Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation Section for more details)

  Up to 4.50% reduced or waived for large purchases and certain investors, eliminated for purchases of $1 million or more.   None

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC)

(refer to Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation Section for more details)

 

On purchases of $1 million or more:

  1.00% on redemptions made within 12 months after purchase.

  0.50% on redemptions made between 12 and 18 months after purchase.

Waived under certain circumstances.

 

  1.00% on redemptions made within 12 months after purchase.

Waived under certain circumstances.

Distribution (12b-1) Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.75% of the average daily net assets.
Shareholder Service Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.25% of the average daily net assets.
Redemption Fee   None   None

 

 
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     Class A   Class C
Advantages   If you are eligible to have the sales charge reduced or eliminated or you have a long-term investment horizon, these shares have lower distribution fees over a longer term investment horizon than Class C Shares.   No front-end sales charge is assessed so you own more shares initially. These shares may make sense for investors who have a shorter investment horizon relative to Class A Shares.
Disadvantages   A front-end sales charge is generally assessed, diminishing the number of shares owned. If you are eligible to have the sales charge reduced or eliminated, you may be subject to a CDSC. Class A Shares may not make sense for investors who have a shorter investment horizon relative to Class C Shares.   Shares are subject to CDSC and have higher ongoing distribution fees. This means that over the long term Class C Shares accrue higher fees than Class A Shares.

 

1 

Financial Intermediaries or other organizations making the Funds available to their clients or customers may impose minimums which may be different from the requirements for investors purchasing directly from the Funds.

2 

May also be purchased directly from the Funds by officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees and their immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the person, as defined in section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) of:

   

J.P. Morgan Funds

   

JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates

3 

Investment minimums may be waived for certain types of Group Retirement Plans (as defined in the glossary), as well as for certain fee-based programs. The Funds reserve the right to waive any initial or subsequent investment minimum.

4 

Please see “MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE” for more information about minimum balance requirements.

5 

Minimum subsequent investment for Systematic Purchase Plans established before 3/1/15 was $25.

SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION

The following section describes the various sales charges and other fees that you will pay if you purchase shares of the Funds. In addition, it describes the types of compensation paid to Financial Intermediaries for the sale of Fund shares and related services. The Distributor reserves the right to change sales charges, commissions and finder’s fees at any time.

To obtain information regarding sales charges and the reduction, and elimination or waiver of sales charges on Class A and Class C Shares of the Funds, visit www.jpmorganfunds.com or call 1-800-480-4111. You may also contact your Financial Intermediary about the reduction, elimination or waiver of sales charges.

Class A Shares

The public offering price of Class A Shares of each Fund is the net asset value (NAV) per share plus the applicable sales charge, unless you qualify for a waiver of the sales charge. The sales charge is allocated between your Financial Intermediary and the Distributor as shown in the tables below, except if the Distributor, in its discretion, re-allows the entire amount to your Financial Intermediary. In those instances in which the entire amount is re-allowed, such Financial Intermediaries may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act of 1933.

The table below shows the front-end sales charge you would pay at different levels of investment, the commission paid to Financial Intermediaries, any finders fees paid to Financial Intermediaries and any applicable CDSC. Purchases at certain dollar levels, known as “breakpoints,” allow for a reduction in the front-end sales charge.

 

Class A Shares

Amount of Investment

   Sales Charge
as a % of
Offering Price
   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
1
  

Commission

as a % of

Offering Price2

     CDSC

Less than $100,000

   4.50    4.71    4.05      0.00
$100,000- $249,999    3.50    3.63    3.05      0.00
$250,000 to $499,999    2.50    2.56    2.05      0.00
$500,000 to $999,999    2.00    2.04    1.60      0.00

 

 
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Amount of Investment   

Sales Charge
as a % of

Offering Price

   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
  

Finder’s Fee

as a % of your
Investment
3

    

CDSC

as a % of your

Redemption3, 4

$1,000,000 to $3,999,999    0.00    0.00    1.00     

 

0-12 months — 1.00%

 

12-18 months — 0.50%

$4,000,000 to $9,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.75     
$10,000,000 to $49,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.50     
$50,000,000 or more    0.00    0.00    0.25     

 

1 

The actual sales charge you pay may differ slightly from the rates disclosed above due to rounding calculations.

2 

The sales charge is allocated between your Financial Intermediary and the Distributor. The Distributor, at its discretion, may re-allow the entire sales charge to your Financial Intermediary; in those instances such Financial Intermediaries may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act of 1933.

3 

The Distributor or its affiliates pays any finder’s fee to your Financial Intermediary. The Distributor or its affiliates may withhold finder’s fees with respect to short-term investments.

4 

Please see the “Exchanging Fund Shares” section for details regarding CDSC and exchanges.

The Distributor may also pay Financial Intermediaries a finder’s fee on sales to defined contribution plans with no minimum investment amount.

Finder’s Fee Schedule for Defined Contribution Plans

 

Class A Shares

Amount of Investment

   Sales Charge
as a % of
Offering Price
   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
   Finder’s Fee
as a % of your
Investment
    

CDSC

as a % of your
Redemption1

$0 to $3,999,999    0.00    0.00    1.00      0.00
$4,000,000 to $9,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.75      0.00
$10,000,000 to $49,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.50      0.00
$50,000,000 or more    0.00    0.00    0.25      0.00

 

1 

If a plan redeems the shares of certain funds for which a finder’s fee has been paid within 18 months of the purchase date, no CDSC is charged; however, the Distributor reserves the right to reclaim the finder’s fee paid to the Financial Intermediary.

Class C Shares

The table below shows the amount of sales charge, commission paid and any CDSC that may be charged.

 

Class C Shares

Amount of Investment

  

Sales Charge

as a % of

Offering Price

   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
  

Commission

as a % of

Offering Price

    

CDSC

as a % of your
Redemption

All Investments    0.00    0.00    1.00      0-12 months — 1.00%

Reducing Your Class A Sales Charges

Each Fund permits you to reduce the front-end sales charge you pay on Class A Shares by exercising your Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges. Both of these are described below.

Rights of Accumulation: For Class A Shares, a front-end sales charge can be reduced by breakpoint discounts based on the amount of a single purchase or through Rights of Accumulation. By using Rights of Accumulation, you may combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types (as described below) with the amount of the current purchase to qualify for a breakpoint and reduced sales charge on the current purchase. The amount of the sales charge will be calculated based on the market value of your qualifying holdings as of the last calculated NAV prior to your investment.

Letter of Intent: By signing a Letter of Intent, you may combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types with the value that you intend to buy over a 13 month period to calculate the front-end sales charge and any breakpoint discounts. Each purchase that you make during that 13 month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount. The 13 month Letter of Intent period commences on the day that the Letter of Intent is received by the Funds or your Financial Intermediary, and you must inform your Financial Intermediary or the Funds that you have a Letter of Intent each time you make an investment. Purchases submitted prior to the date on which the Letter of Intent is received by the Funds or your Financial Intermediary are considered only in determining the level of sales charge that will be paid. The Letter of Intent will not result in a reduction in the amount of any previously paid sales charges.

 

 
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A percentage of your investment will be held in escrow until the full amount covered by the Letter of Intent has been invested. If the terms of the Letter of Intent are not fulfilled by the end of the 13th month, you must pay the Distributor the difference between the sales charges applicable to the purchases at the time they were made and the reduced sales charges previously paid or the Distributor will liquidate sufficient escrowed shares to obtain the difference and/or adjust the shareholder’s account to reflect the correct number of shares that would be held after deduction of the sales charge. The Letter of Intent will be considered completed if the shareholder dies within the 13 month period covered by the Letter of Intent. Commissions to dealers will not be adjusted or paid on the difference between the Letter of Intent amount and the amount actually invested before the shareholder’s death. Calculations made to determine whether a Letter of Intent commitment has been fulfilled will be made on the basis of the amount invested prior to the deduction of any applicable sales charge.

 

Below are the qualifying holdings and account types that may be aggregated in order to exercise your Rights of Accumulation and Letter of Intent privileges to qualify for a reduced front-end sales charge on Class A Shares.

Qualifying Holdings: Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares of J.P. Morgan Funds and Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class units in New York’s 529 Advisor-Guided College Savings Program (NY529 Advisor-Guided Plan). Investments in the Institutional Class Shares of the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds and in the JPMorgan 529 U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio are not included.

Qualifying Accounts:

  1. Your account(s);
  2. Account(s) of your spouse or domestic partner;
  3. Account(s) of children under the age of 21 who share your residential address;
  4. Trust accounts established by any of the individuals in items (1) through (3) above. If the person(s) who established the trust is deceased, the trust account may be aggregated with the account(s) of the primary beneficiary of the trust;
  5. Solely controlled business accounts; and
  6. Single-participant retirement plans of any of the individuals in items (1) through (3) above.

You may use your qualifying holdings and account types even if they are held at different Financial Intermediaries. In order to obtain any reduction in the sales charge by utilizing either the Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges, you must, before each purchase of Class A Shares, inform your Financial Intermediary or the Funds if you have any existing holdings that may be aggregated with your current purchase in order to qualify for a reduced front-end sales charge.

In order to verify your eligibility for a reduced sales charge, you may be required to provide appropriate documentation, such as an account statement or the social security or tax identification number on an account, so that J.P. Morgan Funds may confirm (1) the value of each of your accounts invested in J.P. Morgan Funds or in the NY 529 Advisor-Guided Plan and (2) the value of the accounts owned by your spouse or domestic partner and by children under the age of 21 who share your residential address.

Certain Financial Intermediaries may not participate in extending the Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges to your holdings in the NY529 Advisor-Guided Plan. Please check with your Financial Intermediary to determine whether the Financial Intermediary makes these privileges available with respect to NY 529 Advisor-Guided Plan investments.

Additional information regarding the reduction of Class A sales charges is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. To determine if you are eligible for Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges or to request a copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call 1-800-480-4111. These programs may be terminated or amended at any time.

Waiver of the Class A Sales Charge

No sales charge is imposed on Class A Shares of the Funds if the shares were:

 

  1. Bought with the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

  2. Acquired in exchange for shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund if a comparable sales charge has been paid for the exchanged shares.

 

  3. Bought by officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees, and their immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the person, as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) of:

 

   

J.P. Morgan Funds.

 

   

JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

 

 
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  4. Bought by employees of:

 

   

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries or financial institutions that have entered into dealer agreements with the Funds or the Distributor and their subsidiaries and affiliates (or otherwise have an arrangement with a Financial Intermediary or financial institution with respect to sales of Fund shares). This waiver includes the employees’ immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the employee, as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code).

 

  5. Bought by:

 

   

Group Retirement Plans which are employer sponsored retirement, deferred compensation, employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a Group Retirement Plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and

 

   

Shares must be held at a plan level or

 

   

Shares must be held at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan record-keeper

Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Traditional IRAs, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGH’s, individual 401(k) or individual 403(b) plans do not qualify under this waiver.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries, including affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, who have a dealer arrangement with the Distributor, act in a custodial capacity, or who place trades for their own accounts or for the accounts of their clients and who charge a management, asset allocation, consulting, or other fee for their services.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries who have entered into an agreement with the Distributor and have been approved by the Distributor to offer Fund shares to investment brokerage programs in which the end shareholder makes investment decisions independent of an financial advisor; these programs may or may not charge a transaction fee.

 

   

Tuition programs that qualify under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

   

A bank, trust company or thrift institution which is acting as a fiduciary exercising investment discretion, provided that appropriate notification of such fiduciary relationship is reported at the time of the investment to the Fund or the Fund’s Distributor.

 

  6. Bought in connection with plans of reorganization of a J.P. Morgan Fund, such as mergers, asset acquisitions and exchange offers to which a Fund is a party. However, you may pay a CDSC when you redeem the Fund shares you received in connection with the plan of reorganization.

 

  7. Purchased in Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) established prior to September 2, 2014:

 

  i. That were established through a rollover from a qualified retirement plan for which J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services LLC had a contractual relationship to provide recordkeeping for the plan (an “RPS Rollover IRA”) or an IRA that was subsequently established in connection with the RPS Rollover IRA;

 

  ii. Where JPMorgan Institutional Investments Inc. continues to be the broker of record for the IRA; and

 

  iii. Where State Street Bank & Trust Company continues to serve as custodian for the IRA.

To determine if you qualify for a sales charge waiver, call 1-800-480-4111 or contact your Financial Intermediary. These waivers may not continue indefinitely and may be discontinued at any time without notice.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC)

Certain redemptions of Class A and Class C Shares are subject to a CDSC. Please “SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” for the amount of the applicable CDSC. The CDSC is calculated by multiplying the original cost of the shares by the CDSC rate. For Class A Shares, the CDSC is calculated from the date of the purchase of the applicable shares. For Class C Shares, the Fund assumes that all purchases made in a given month were made on the first day of the month.

 

 
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No CDSC is imposed on share appreciation, nor is a CDSC imposed on shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions.

To keep your CDSC as low as possible, the Funds will first redeem any shares that are not subject to a CDSC (i.e., shares that have been held for longer than the CDSC period or shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions), followed by the shares held for the longest time. You should retain any records necessary to substantiate historical costs because the Distributor, the Funds, the transfer agent and your Financial Intermediary may not maintain such information.

If you received Fund shares in connection with a fund reorganization, the CDSC applicable to your original shares (including the period of time you have held those shares) will be applied to the shares received in the reorganization.

Waiver of the Class A and Class C CDSC

No CDSC is imposed on redemptions of shares:

 

  1. If you participate in a Systematic Withdrawal Plan and withdraw no more than the amount permitted to be withdrawn without a CDSC. Please refer to Systematic Withdrawal Plan in the “HOW TO REDEEM” table below.

 

  2. Made due to the death or disability of a shareholder. For shareholders that become disabled, the redemption must be made within one year of initial qualification for Social Security disability payments or within one year of becoming disabled as defined in section 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code. This waiver is only available for accounts opened prior to the shareholder’s disability. In order to qualify for the waiver, the Distributor must be notified of the death or disability at the time of the redemption order and be provided with satisfactory evidence of such death or disability.

 

  3. That represent a required minimum distribution from your IRA Account or other qualifying retirement plan but only if you are at least age 70 1/2. If the shareholder maintains more than one IRA, only the assets in the IRA that is invested in one or more of the J.P. Morgan Funds are considered when calculating that portion of your required minimum distribution that qualifies for the waiver.

 

  4. That are part of a Fund-initiated event, such as mergers, liquidations, asset acquisitions, and exchange offers to which a Fund is a party, or result from a failure to maintain the required minimum balance in an account. However, you may pay a sales charge when you redeem the Fund shares you received in connection with the Fund-initiated event.

 

  5. Exchanged into the same share class of other J.P. Morgan Funds. Your new Fund will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged and the current holding period is carried over to your new shares. Please read “Exchanging Fund Shares” for more information.

 

  6. For Class C Shares only, if your Financial Intermediary has notified the Distributor before you invest that it is waiving its commission.

To see if you qualify for a CDSC waiver, call 1-800-480-4111 or contact your Financial Intermediary. These waivers may not continue indefinitely and may be discontinued at any time without notice.

Rule 12b–1 Fees

Each Fund described in this prospectus has adopted a Distribution Plan under Rule 12b-1 with respect to Class A and Class C Shares that allows it to pay distribution fees for the sale and distribution of those shares of the Funds. These fees are called “Rule 12b-1 fees.” Rule 12b-1 fees are paid by the Funds to the Distributor as compensation for its services and expenses in connection with the sale and distribution of Fund shares. The Distributor in turn pays all or part of these Rule 12b-1 fees to Financial Intermediaries that have agreements with the Distributor to sell shares of the Funds. The Distributor may pay Rule 12b-1 fees to its affiliates. Payments are not tied to actual expenses incurred.

The Rule 12b-1 fees (based on average daily net assets of the share class) vary by share class as follows:

 

Class    Rule  12b-1 Fee
Class A    0.25%
Class C    0.75%

Rule 12b-1 fees, together with the CDSC, help the Distributor sell Class C Shares without an upfront sales charge by defraying the costs of advancing brokerage commissions and other expenses paid to Financial Intermediaries.

 

 

 
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Because Rule 12b-1 fees are paid out of Fund assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

Networking and Sub-Transfer Agency Fees

J.P. Morgan Funds have entered into agreements directly with Financial Intermediaries pursuant to which the Funds will pay the Financial Intermediary for services such as networking or sub-transfer agency (collectively, the “Sub-TA Agreements”). Sub-TA Agreement payments are generally based on either (1) a percentage of the average daily net assets of clients serviced by such Financial Intermediary up to a set maximum dollar amount per shareholder account serviced, or (2) a per account fee based on the number of accounts serviced by such Financial Intermediary. Sub-TA Agreement payments are in addition to, rather than in lieu of, Rule 12b-1 fees the Financial Intermediary may also be receiving pursuant to agreements with the Distributor for classes with Rule 12b-1 fees. From time to time, JPMIM or its affiliates may pay a portion of the fees for networking or sub-transfer agency at its or their own expense and out of its or their legitimate profits.

Shareholder Servicing

The Distributor, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of up to the following fee (based on the average daily net assets of each class of a Fund).

 

Class    Shareholder Servicing  Fee
Class A    0.25%
Class C    0.25%

The Distributor may enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of that fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services.

PURCHASING FUND SHARES

You may purchase shares directly from the Funds through the Distributor or through your Financial Intermediary.

This prospectus offers multiple share classes. Each share class has different sales charges and/or expenses. When deciding what share class to buy, you should consider the amount of your investment, the length of time you intend to hold the shares, the sales charges and expenses applicable to each share class and whether you qualify for any sales charge discounts. Please refer to “Choosing a Share Class” for investment minimums for initial and subsequent purchases and to help you determine which share class would be best for you.

Purchase and redemption orders will be accepted only on days that J.P. Morgan Funds are open for business. The Funds are open for business on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NYSE is closed for trading on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. A purchase or redemption order received by a Fund prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. ET) (“NYSE Close”), on a day the Funds are open for business, will be effected at that day’s NAV. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. An order received after the NYSE Close will generally be effected at the NAV determined on the next business day. However, orders received by Financial Intermediaries on a business day prior to the NYSE Close and communicated to the Funds prior to such time as agreed upon by the Funds and the Financial Intermediary will be effected at the NAV determined on the business day the order was received by the Financial Intermediary.

A purchase order must be supported by all appropriate documentation and information in the proper form. The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete purchase orders.

Share ownership is electronically recorded; therefore, no certificate will be issued. A shareholder who purchases shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily will not accrue a dividend on the day of the purchase.

If you purchase shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your purchase order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for purchase orders.

 

 
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If you purchase shares directly with the Funds, see the information below.

 

HOW TO PURCHASE
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Phone or Online

 

1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

 

A new account generally may not be opened by phone or online.

 

Employees of JPMorgan Chase & Co. may open a new account online.

 

A new fund position can be added to an existing account by phone or online if you have bank information on file. The minimum initial investment requirement must be met.

  You must already have bank information on file. If we do not have bank information on file, you must submit written instructions. Please call for instructions on how to add bank information to your account.

By Mail

 

Regular mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

Mail the completed and signed application with a check to our Regular or Overnight mailing address.

 

Refer to the Additional Information Regarding Purchases section

  Please mail your check and include your name, the Fund name, and your fund account number.
 

All checks must be made payable to one of the following:

   J.P. Morgan Funds; or

   The specific Fund in which you are investing.

 

Please include your existing account number, if applicable.

 

All checks must be in U.S. dollars. The Funds do not accept credit cards, cash, starter checks, money orders or credit card checks. The Funds reserve the right to refuse “third-party” checks and checks drawn on non-U.S. financial institutions even if payment may be effected through a U.S. financial institution. Checks made payable to any individual or company and endorsed to J.P. Morgan Funds or a Fund are considered third-party checks.

By ACH or Wire1

 

1-800-480-4111

 

Wire Instructions:

Boston Financial Data Services

2000 Crown Colony Drive

Quincy, MA 02169

 

Attn: J.P.Morgan Funds Services

ABA: 021 000 021

DDA: 323 125 832

FBO: Fund Name

Fund: Fund #

Account: Your Account # and
Your Account Registration

 

You may include bank information on your application for your initial purchase to be processed via Automated Clearing House (ACH) rather than sending a check.

 

New accounts cannot be opened by wire purchase.

 

Purchase by ACH: To process a purchase via ACH using bank information on file you may call us or process the purchase online.

 

Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Funds of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.

 

 
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HOW TO PURCHASE
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account
Systematic Investment Plan1  

You may include instructions to set up a Systematic Investment Plan on your application. Bank Information must be included.

 

Refer to Choosing A Share Class for fund minimums.

 

If bank information is on file, you may call, go online or mail written instructions to start, edit or delete a Systematic Investment Plan.

 

You cannot have a Systematic Investment Plan and a Systematic Withdrawal Plan or Systematic Exchange Plan on the same fund account.

 

If bank information is not on file, you will be required to submit a completed form with your bank information and Systematic Investment Plan details.

 

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The Funds currently do not charge for these services, but may impose a charge in the future. However, your bank may impose a charge for debiting your bank account.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct transactions using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make purchases over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Purchases

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When you open an account, we will ask for your name, residential or business street address, date of birth (for an individual), and other information that will allow us to identify you, including your social security number, tax identification number or other identifying number. The Funds cannot waive these requirements. The Funds are required by law to reject your Account Application if the required identifying information is not provided.

We will attempt to collect any missing information required on the Account Application by contacting either you or your Financial Intermediary. If we cannot obtain this information within the established time frame, your Account Application will be rejected. Amounts received prior to receipt of the required information will be held un-invested and will be returned to you without interest if your Account Application is rejected. If the required information is obtained, your investment will be accepted and you will pay the NAV per share next calculated after all of the required information is received, plus any applicable sales charge.

Once we have received all of the required information, federal law requires us to verify your identity. After an account is opened, we may restrict your ability to purchase additional shares until your identity is verified. If we are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time, the Funds reserve the right to close your account at the current day’s NAV per share. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the NAV per share next calculated after the account is closed, less any applicable CDSC or fees. In addition, you will not be entitled to recoup any sales charges paid to a Fund in connection with your purchase of Fund shares.

Purchases by wire may be canceled if J.P. Morgan Funds Services does not receive payment by 4:00 p.m. ET on the settlement date. You will be responsible for any expenses and/or losses to the Funds.

 

 
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EXCHANGING FUND SHARES

An exchange is selling shares of one J.P. Morgan Fund and taking the proceeds to simultaneously purchase shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund. Before making an exchange request, you should read the prospectus of the J.P. Morgan Fund whose shares you would like to purchase by exchange. You can obtain a prospectus for any J.P. Morgan Fund by contacting your Financial Intermediary, by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com, or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES

Class A Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

 Class A Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

 Morgan Shares of a J.P. Morgan money market fund, (except for JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund beginning 10/1/16), or

 Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Class C Shares of any Fund may also be exchanged for:

 Class C Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund (except for JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund beginning 10/1/16). Your new Class C Shares will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged, and the current holding period for your exchanged Class C Shares is carried over to your new shares.

 Select Class or Institutional Class Shares, if available, of the same fund (except any of the J.P. Morgan money market funds) provided you meet the eligibility requirements for the class you are exchanging into. In addition, the Class C Shares that you wish to exchange must not currently be subject to any CDSC.

In general, the same rules and procedures that apply to redemptions and purchases apply to exchanges:

 

   

All exchanges are subject to meeting any investment minimum or eligibility requirements of the new Fund and class.

 

   

The J.P. Morgan Funds will provide 60 days’ written notice of any termination of or material change to your exchange privilege.

 

   

All exchanges are based upon the net asset value that is next calculated after the Fund receives your order, provided the exchange out of one Fund must occur before the exchange into the other Fund.

 

   

In order for an exchange to take place on the date that the order is submitted, the order must be received prior to the close of both the Fund that you wish to exchange into and the Fund that you wish to exchange out of, otherwise, the exchange will occur on the following business day on which both Funds are open.

 

   

A shareholder that exchanges into shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily, including a money market fund, will not accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange. A shareholder that exchanges out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange.

 

   

The exchange privilege is not intended as a way for you to speculate on short-term movements in the market. Therefore, to prevent disruptions in the management of J.P. Morgan Funds, certain J.P. Morgan Funds limit excessive exchange activity as described in the “Frequent Trading Policy” section. Your exchange privilege will be limited or revoked if the exchange activity is considered excessive. In addition, any J.P. Morgan Fund may reject any exchange request for any reason, including if it is not in the best interests of the Fund and/or its shareholders to accept the exchange.

 

   

For Class A and Class C Shares only, you can set up a systematic exchange program to automatically exchange shares on a regular basis. However, you cannot have simultaneous systematic investment plans for the same Fund. You may call 1-800-480-4111 for complete instructions.

Generally, you will not pay a sales charge on an exchange except as specified below.

If you exchange Class A Shares or Class C Shares of a Fund that are subject to a CDSC for Class A or Class C Shares, respectively, of another Fund, you will not pay a CDSC at the time of the exchange, however:

 

  1. Your new Class A Shares or Class C Shares will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged, and

 

  2. The current holding period for your exchanged Class A Shares or Class C Shares, is carried over to your new shares.

If you exchange Class A Shares of a Fund that is subject to a CDSC into Morgan Shares of a J.P. Morgan money market fund, you will be subject to the applicable CDSC at the time of the exchange.

 

 
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Tax Consequences on Exchanges

Generally, an exchange between J.P. Morgan Funds is considered a sale and generally results in a capital gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. An exchange between classes of shares of the same Fund is generally not taxable for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making an exchange.

REDEEMING FUND SHARES

If you sell shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your redemption order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders.

If you sell shares directly with the Fund, see the information below.

Your redemption proceeds may be mailed to you at your address of record1, wired, or sent by ACH to a pre-existing bank account on file.

 

HOW TO REDEEM

By Phone or Online

Note: certain account types are not available for online account access.

 

Call us at 1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

By Mail  

Regular Mailing Address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

Systematic Redemption Plan2

Note: The Funds currently do not charge for this service, but may impose a charge in the future.

 

You may include instructions to set up a Systematic Redemption Plan on your application. Payment instructions must be included.

 

You may call, or mail written instructions to start, edit or delete a Systematic Redemption Plan.

 

You may send a written redemption request to your Financial Intermediary, if applicable, or to the Fund at the following address:

 

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

You may redeem over the phone. Please see “Can I redeem by phone?” for more information.

 

If you own Class A or Class C Shares, the applicable CDSC will be deducted from those payments unless such payments are made: 3

 

 Monthly and constitute no more than 1/12 of 10% of your then-current balance in the Fund each month; or

 Quarterly and constitute no more than 1/4 of 10% of your then-current balance in the Fund each quarter.

 

It may not be in your best interest to buy additional Class A Shares while participating in a Systematic Withdrawal Plan. This is because Class A Shares have an upfront sales charge.

 

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You cannot request a redemption by check to be sent to an address updated within 30 days.

2 

If the amount of the systematic payment exceeds the income earned by your account since the previous payment under the Systematic Redemption Plan, payments will be made by redeeming some of your shares. This will reduce the amount of your investment, up to possibly closing your account

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Your current balance in the Fund for purposes of these calculations will be determined by multiplying the number of shares held by the last calculated NAV per share of the applicable class.

 

 
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You may redeem some or all of your shares on any day that the Fund is open for business. You will not be permitted to enter a redemption order for shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check or through an ACH transaction for five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check or ACH transaction has cleared (sometimes referred to as uncollected shares).

If the Fund or Financial Intermediary receives your redemption order before the close of the NYSE (normally 4 p.m. ET or before 4:00 p.m. ET, if the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. ET), you will receive the NAV per share calculated after your redemption order is received in good order (meaning that it includes the information required by, and complies with security requirements implemented by, the Funds’ transfer agent or the Funds), minus the amount of any applicable CDSC or fees. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders and may charge a fee to process redemption of shares. A shareholder that redeems out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the redemption.

All redemption requests must be supported by valid identity authentication, the appropriate documentation (if applicable) and any necessary information in good order. Additional information may be required depending on the situation. For accounts held directly with the Funds, your redemption proceeds will typically be paid within one to seven days after receipt of the redemption order.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct transactions using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make redemptions over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone or online. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares online or by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Redemptions

Medallion signature guarantees may be required if:

 

   

You want to redeem shares with a value of $50,000 or more and you want to receive your proceeds in the form of a check; or

 

   

You want your payment sent to an address, bank account or payee other than the one currently designated on your Fund account.

The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete redemption orders.

The Fund may suspend your ability to redeem when:

 

  1. Trading on the NYSE is restricted;

 

  2. The NYSE is closed (other than weekend and holiday closings);

 

  3. Federal securities laws permit;

 

  4. The SEC has permitted a suspension; or

 

  5. An emergency exists, as determined by the SEC.

You generally will recognize a gain or loss on a redemption for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making a redemption.

Generally, all redemptions will be for cash; however, if you redeem shares worth $250,000 or more, the Fund reserves the right to pay part or all of your redemption proceeds in readily marketable securities instead of cash. If payment is made in securities, the Fund will value the securities selected in the same manner in which it computes its NAV. This process minimizes the effect of large redemptions on the Fund and its remaining shareholders. If you receive a distribution in-kind, securities received by you may be subject to market risk and you could incur taxable gains and brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

 

 

 
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MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE

Due to the relatively high cost of maintaining small accounts, if your account value falls below the required minimum balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem all of the remaining shares in your account and close your account or charge an annual below minimum account fee of $10 per Fund. This fee only applies to Class A and Class C accounts. Before either of these actions is taken, you will be given 60 days advance written notice in order to provide you with time to increase your account balance to the required minimum, by purchasing sufficient shares, in accordance with the terms of this prospectus. Accounts participating in a qualifying Systematic Investment Plan will not be subject to redemption fees or the imposition of the $10 fee as long as the systematic payments to be made will increase the account value above the required minimum balance within one year of the establishment of the account.

 

  1. To collect the $10 below minimum account fee, the Fund will redeem $10 worth of shares from your account. Shares redeemed for this reason will not be charged a CDSC, if applicable.

 

  2. If your account falls below the required minimum balance and is closed as a result, you will not be charged a CDSC, if applicable.

Closings, Reorganizations and Liquidations

To the extent authorized by law, each Fund reserves the right to discontinue offering shares at any time, to merge or reorganize itself or a share class, or to cease operations and liquidate at any time.

FREQUENT TRADING POLICY

J.P. Morgan Funds do not authorize market timing and, except for the Funds identified below, use reasonable methods to identify market timers and to prevent such activity. However, there can be no assurance that these methods will prevent market timing or other trading that may be deemed abusive. Market timing is an investment strategy using frequent purchases, redemptions and/or exchanges in an attempt to profit from short-term market movements. Market timing may result in dilution of the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, disrupt portfolio management and increase Fund expenses for all shareholders. Although market timing may affect any Fund, these risks may be higher for Funds that invest significantly in non-U.S. securities or thinly traded securities (e.g., certain small cap securities), such as international, global or emerging market funds or small cap funds. For example, when a Fund invests in securities trading principally in non-U.S. markets that close prior to the close of the NYSE, market timers may seek to take advantage of the difference between the prices of these securities at the close of their non-U.S. markets and the value of such securities when the Fund calculates its net asset value.

J.P. Morgan Funds or the Distributor will prohibit any purchase order (including exchanges) with respect to one investor, a related group of investors or their agent(s) where they detect a pattern of either purchases and sales of one of the J.P. Morgan Funds, or exchanges between or among J.P. Morgan Funds, that indicates market timing or trading that they determine is abusive.

Although J.P. Morgan Funds use a variety of methods to detect and deter market timing, there is no assurance that the Funds’ own operational systems and procedures will identify and eliminate all market timing strategies. For example, certain accounts, which are known as omnibus accounts, include multiple investors and such accounts typically provide the Funds with a net purchase or redemption order on any given day where purchasers of Fund shares and redeemers of Fund shares are netted against one another and the identity of individual purchasers and redeemers are not known by the Funds. While the Funds seek to monitor for market timing activities in omnibus accounts, the netting effect limits the Funds’ ability to locate and eliminate individual market timers. As a result, the Funds are often dependent upon Financial Intermediaries who utilize their own policies and procedures to identify market timers. These policies and procedures may be different than those utilized by the Funds.

The Boards of J.P. Morgan Funds have adopted various policies and procedures to identify market timers, including reviewing “round trips” in and out of J.P. Morgan Funds by investors. A “round trip” includes a purchase or exchange into a Fund followed or preceded by a redemption or exchange out of the same Fund. If the Distributor detects that you have completed two round trips within 60 days in the same Fund, the Distributor will reject your purchase and exchange orders for a period of at least 90 days. For subsequent violations, the Distributor may, in its sole discretion, reject your purchase and exchange orders temporarily or permanently. In identifying market timers, the Distributor may also consider activity of accounts that it believes to be under common ownership or control.

J.P. Morgan Funds have attempted to put safeguards in place to assure that Financial Intermediaries have implemented procedures designed to deter market timing and abusive trading. Despite these safeguards, there is no assurance that the Funds will be able to effectively identify and eliminate market timing and abusive trading in the Funds particularly with respect to omnibus accounts.

 

 

 
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J.P. Morgan Funds will seek to apply the Funds’ market timing policies and restrictions as uniformly as practicable to accounts with the Funds, except with respect to the following:

 

  1. Trades that occur through omnibus accounts at Financial Intermediaries as described above;

 

  2. Purchases, redemptions and exchanges made on a systematic basis;

 

  3. Automatic reinvestments of dividends and distributions;

 

  4. Purchases, redemptions or exchanges that are part of a rebalancing program, such as a wrap, advisory or bona fide asset allocation program, which includes investment models developed and maintained by a financial intermediary;

 

  5. Redemptions of shares to pay fund or account fees;

 

  6. Transactions initiated by the trustee or adviser to a donor-advised charitable gift fund;

 

  7. Transactions in Section 529 college savings plans;

 

  8. Transactions in Fund of Fund Products;

 

  9. Transactions within a Retirement account such as:

 

   

Shares redeemed to return an excess contribution

 

   

Transactions initiated by sponsors of group employee benefit plans or other related accounts,

 

   

Retirement plan contributions, loans, distributions, and hardship withdrawals,

 

   

IRA re-characterizations and conversions.

 

   

IRA purchases of shares by asset transfer or direct rollover

In addition to rejecting purchases, in connection with suspected market timing activities, the Distributor can reject a purchase (including purchases for the Funds listed below) for any reason, including purchases that it does not think are in the best interests of a Fund and/or its shareholders or if it determines the trading to be abusive. Your Financial Intermediary may also have additional procedures for identifying market timers and rejecting or otherwise restricting purchases and/or exchanges.

Certain J.P. Morgan Funds are intended for short-term investment horizons and do not monitor for market timers or prohibit such short-term trading activity. Those Funds are the JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund, JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Managed Income Fund and the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds. Although these Funds are managed in a manner that is consistent with their investment objectives, frequent trading by shareholders may disrupt their management and increase their expenses.

VALUATION

Shares are purchased at net asset value (NAV) per share, plus a sales charge, if any. This is also known as the offering price. Shares are also redeemed at NAV, minus any applicable CDSC. The NAV of each class within a Fund varies, primarily because each class has different class-specific expenses such as distribution and shareholder servicing fees.

The NAV per share of a class of a Fund is equal to the value of all the assets attributable to that class, minus the liabilities attributable to that class, divided by the number of outstanding shares of that class. The following is a summary of the procedures generally used to value J.P. Morgan Funds’ investments.

Securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at their current market value. Other securities and assets, including securities for which market quotations are not readily available; market quotations are determined not to be reliable; or, their value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of trading on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded but before a Fund’s NAV is calculated, may be valued at fair value in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Board of Trustees. Fair value represents a good faith determination of the value of a security or other asset based upon specifically applied procedures. Fair valuation may require subjective determinations. There can be no assurance that the fair value of an asset is the price at which the asset could have been sold during the period in which the particular fair value was used in determining a Fund’s NAV.

Equity securities listed on a North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchange are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Other foreign equity securities are fair valued using quotations from an independent pricing service, as applicable. The value of securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. is generally the NASDAQ official closing price.

 

 
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Fixed income securities are valued using prices supplied by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing services or broker/dealers. Those prices are determined using a variety of inputs and factors as more fully described in the Statement of Additional Information.

Assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates from an approved independent pricing service as of 4:00 p.m. ET.

Shares of ETFs are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the ETF is principally traded. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.

Options (e.g., on stock indices or equity securities) traded on U.S. equity securities exchanges are valued at the composite mean price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes at the close of options trading on such exchanges.

Options traded on foreign exchanges or U.S. commodity exchanges are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price available prior to the calculation of a Fund’s NAV and will be fair valued by applying fair value factor provided by independent pricing services, as applicable, for any options involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges.

Exchange traded futures (e.g., on stock indices, debt securities or commodities) are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price as of the close of the exchanges on which they trade. Any futures involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

Non-listed over-the-counter options and futures are valued utilizing market quotations provided by approved pricing services.

Swaps and structured notes are priced generally by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing service or at an evaluated price provided by a counterparty or broker/dealer.

Any derivatives involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

NAV is calculated each business day as of the close of the NYSE, which is typically 4:00 p.m. ET. On occasion, the NYSE will close before 4:00 p.m. ET. When that happens, NAV will be calculated as of the time the NYSE closes. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. The price at which a purchase is effected is based on the next calculation of NAV after the order is received in proper form in accordance with this prospectus. To the extent a Fund invests in securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges or other markets that trade on weekends or other days when a Fund does not price its shares, the value of a Fund’s shares may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Each Fund has elected to be treated and intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company is not subject to tax at the corporate level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. A Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would result in corporate-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.

Each Fund can earn income and realize capital gain. Each Fund deducts any expenses and then pays out the earnings, if any, to shareholders as distributions.

Each Fund generally distributes net investment income, if any, on a quarterly basis. The Funds will distribute their net realized capital gains (that is, the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss), if any, at least annually. For each taxable year, each Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains.

You have the following options for your distributions. You may:

 

   

Reinvest all distributions in additional Fund shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net investment income in cash and reinvest distributions of net capital gain in additional shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net capital gain in cash and reinvest distributions of net investment income; or

 

   

Take all distributions in cash.

 

 
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If you do not select an option when you open your account, we will reinvest all distributions. If your distributions are reinvested, they will be in the form of shares of the same class without a sales charge. If you take your distributions in cash, you can choose to have a check mailed to your address of record or you can have them deposited into a pre-assigned bank account. The taxation of the dividends will not be affected whether you have them deposited into a bank account or sent by check.

Distributions of net investment income generally are taxable as ordinary income. Dividends of net investment income paid to a non-corporate U.S. shareholder that are properly reported as qualified dividend income generally will be taxable to such shareholder at preferential rates. The maximum individual rate applicable to “qualified dividend income” is either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. The amount of dividend income that may be so reported by a Fund generally will be limited to the aggregate of the eligible dividends received by the Fund. In addition, each Fund must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the shares on which the Fund received the eligible dividends, and the non-corporate U.S. shareholder must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund shares. Dividends of net investment income that are not reported as qualified dividend income and dividends of net short-term capital gain will be taxable as ordinary income.

Distributions of net capital gain (that is, the excess of the net gains from the sale of investments that the Fund owned for more than one year over the net losses from investments that the Fund owned for one year or less) that are properly reported by a Fund as capital gain dividends will be taxable as long-term capital gain, regardless of how long you have held your shares in the Fund. The maximum individual rate applicable to long-term capital gains is generally either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Distributions of net short-term capital gain (that is, the excess of any net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss), if any, will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Capital gain of a corporate shareholder is taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.

An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.

A Fund or an underlying fund’s investment in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes. In that case, the Fund’s yield on those securities would be decreased. In addition, a Fund or an underlying fund’s investment in certain foreign securities or foreign currencies may increase or accelerate the Fund’s recognition of ordinary income and may affect the timing or amount of Fund distributions.

A Fund or an underlying fund’s investments in certain debt obligations, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and derivative instruments may require the Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. In order to generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, a Fund may be required to liquidate other investments in its portfolio that it otherwise would have continued to hold, including when it is not advantageous to do so. A Fund or an underlying fund’s investment in REIT securities also may result in the Fund’s receipt of cash in excess of the REIT’s earnings; if the Fund distributes such amounts, such distributions could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for federal income tax purposes.

A Fund or an underlying fund’s transactions in futures contracts, short sales, swaps and other derivatives will be subject to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to accelerate income to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund’s securities, and convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. A Fund or an underlying fund’s use of these types of transactions may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions.

An increase in the principal amount of an inflation-linked security will be original issue discount which is taxable as ordinary income and is required to be distributed, even though the Fund will not receive the principal, including any increases thereto, until maturity.

A Fund’s use of a fund-of-funds structure could affect the amount, timing and character of distributions from the Fund, and therefore, may increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. See “Distributions and Tax Matters — Investment in Other Funds” in the Statement of Additional Information.

Please see the Statement of Additional Information for additional discussion of the tax consequences of the above-described and other investments to each Fund and its shareholders.

The dates on which net investment income and capital gain dividends, if any, will be distributed are available online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

 

 
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Early in each calendar year, each Fund will send you a notice showing the amount of distributions you received in the preceding year and the tax status of those distributions.

The Funds are not intended for foreign shareholders. Any foreign shareholders would generally be subject to U.S. tax-withholding on distributions by the Funds, as discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

Distributions by a Fund to retirement plans and other entities that qualify for tax-exempt or tax-deferred treatment under federal income tax laws will generally not be taxable. Special tax rules apply to investments through such plans. The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to such tax-exempt or tax-deferred entities or accounts. You should consult your tax advisor to determine the suitability of a Fund as an investment and the tax treatment of distributions.

Any investor for whom a Fund does not have a valid Taxpayer Identification Number may be subject to backup withholding.

The above is a general summary of tax implications of investing in the Funds. Because each investor’s tax consequences are unique, please consult your tax advisor to see how investing in a Fund and, for individuals and S corporations, selection of a particular cost method of accounting will affect your own tax situation.

 

IMPORTANT TAX REPORTING CONSIDERATIONS

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) will report gains and losses realized on redemptions of shares for shareholders who are individuals and S corporations purchased after January 1, 2012 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This information will also be reported to you on Form 1099-B and the IRS each year. In calculating the gain or loss on redemptions of shares, the average cost method will be used to determine the cost basis of Fund shares purchased after January 1, 2012 unless you instruct the Fund in writing at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 that you want to use another available method for cost basis reporting (for example, First In, First Out (FIFO), Last In, First Out (LIFO), Specific Lot Identification (SLID) or High Cost, First Out (HIFO)). If you designate SLID as your cost basis method, you will also need to designate a secondary cost basis method (Secondary Method). If a Secondary Method is not provided, the Funds will designate FIFO as the Secondary Method and will use the Secondary Method with respect to systematic withdrawals.

Not all cost basis methods are available. Please contact the Fund at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 for more information on the available methods for cost basis reporting. To determine which available cost basis method is best for you, you should consult with your tax advisor. Please note that you will be responsible for calculating and reporting gains and losses on redemptions of shares purchased prior to January 1, 2012 to the IRS as such information will not be reported by the Fund and may not be maintained by your Financial Intermediary.

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) is also required to report gains and losses to the IRS in connection with redemptions of shares by S corporations. If a shareholder is a corporation and has not instructed the Fund that it is a C corporation in its account application or by written instruction to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, the Fund will treat the shareholder as an S corporation and file a Form 1099-B.

SHAREHOLDER STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

The Funds or your Financial Intermediary will send you transaction confirmation statements and quarterly account statements. Please review these statements carefully. The Funds will correct errors if notified within one year of the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement, except that, with respect to unfulfilled Letters of Intent, the Funds may process corrections up to 15 months after the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement. Your Financial Intermediary may have a different cut-off time. J.P. Morgan Funds will charge a fee for requests for statements that are older than two years. Please retain all of your statements, as they could be needed for tax purposes.

To reduce expenses and conserve natural resources, the Funds will deliver a single copy of prospectuses and financial reports to individual investors who share a residential address, provided they have the same last name or the Funds reasonably believe they are members of the same family. If you would like to receive separate mailings, please call 1-800-480-4111 and the Funds will begin individual delivery within 30 days. If you would like to receive these documents by e-mail, please visit www.jpmorganfunds.com and sign up for electronic delivery.

If you hold your Fund shares directly, you may access your account statements at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

After each fiscal half year you will receive a financial report from the Funds. In addition, the Funds will periodically send you proxy statements and other reports.

 

 
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If you have any questions or need additional information, please write to J.P. Morgan Funds Services at P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, call 1-800-480-4111 or visit www.jpmorganfunds.com.

AVAILABILITY OF PROXY VOTING RECORD

The Trustees for each Fund have delegated the authority to vote proxies for securities owned by the Funds to the applicable investment adviser. A copy of each Fund’s voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com no later than August 31 of each year. Each Fund’s proxy voting record will include, among other things, a brief description of the matter voted on for each portfolio security, and will state how each vote was cast, for example, for or against the proposal.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, each Fund will make available a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that quarter. In addition to providing hard copies upon request, the Funds will post these quarterly schedules on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, from time to time, each Fund may post portfolio holdings on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website on a more timely basis.

Each of the Funds may disclose the complete uncertified holdings list and the percentage allocations to each of the underlying funds, allocation to each JPMIM sub-portfolio and allocations to each unaffiliated sub-adviser and the percentage that each represents of the respective Fund’s portfolio as of the most recent month end online at www.jpmorganfunds.com, no sooner than ten calendar days after month end.

Shareholders may request portfolio holdings schedules at no charge by calling 1-800-480-4111. A description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in the Statement of Additional Information.

 

 
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Glossary of Common Investment Terminology

 

For the purpose of the “INVESTING WITH J.P. MORGAN FUNDS” section, references to “account” and “Fund” are not interchangeable. Fund refers to an individual mutual fund position. An account may be invested in a single Fund or multiple Funds.

Breakpoints — Differences in sales charges that are assessed based on the amount of purchases. The larger the investment, the lower the sales charge.

Capital Gains Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of gains realized on securities that a Fund has sold at a profit, minus any realized losses.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) — A back-end sales charge imposed when shares are redeemed from a Fund. This fee usually declines over time.

Dividend Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of income from interest or dividends generated by a Fund’s investments.

Financial Intermediaries — Include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with the Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent. Shares purchased this way will typically be held for you by the Financial Intermediary.

Group Retirement Plans — Refers to employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and

 

   

Shares must be held at a plan level or

 

   

Shares must be held at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper.

Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) or individual 403(b) plans do not qualify under this waiver.

Institutional Investors — Include fee-based “wrap” account sponsors (provided they have an agreement covering the arrangement with the Distributor), corporations, qualified

non-profit organizations, charitable trusts, foundations and endowments, state, county, city or any instrumentality, department, authority or agency thereof, and banks, trust companies or other depository institutions investing for their own account or on behalf of their clients.

Letter of Intent (LOI) — A Letter of Intent is signed by an investor stating the investor’s intention to buy a specified amount over a period of 13 months in order to receive a reduced front-end sales charge. Each purchase the investor makes during the 13 month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount specified in the Letter of Intent. If the amount is not met within the 13 month period, the investor must pay the Distributor the difference between the sales charges applicable to the purchases at the time they were made and the reduced sales charges previously paid.

Medallion Signature Guarantee — A special stamp used to verify the authenticity of certain documents. It is a guarantee by a financial institution that the signature is genuine and the financial institution accepts liability for any forgery. Medallion signature guarantees protect shareholders by preventing unauthorized transfer of assets that could result in monetary losses to the investor due to fraud. Medallion guarantee stamps can be obtained at many bank branches or brokerage firms.

Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) — The distribution amount that Traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRA owners must begin to take from their retirement accounts by April 1st the year after they reach age 70 1/2.

Rights of Accumulation (ROA) — When utilizing “rights of accumulation,” the investor can combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types with the amount of the current purchase to qualify for a breakpoint and reduced front-end sales charge on the current purchase.

Uncollected Shares — Shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check or through an ACH transaction are not available for redemption for up to five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check or ACH transaction has cleared.

Wire or ACH — refers to the method used for payment or redemptions. Movement of money by wire is typically faster than money sent by ACH (Automated Clearing House). While J.P. Morgan Funds does not charge for either method, your bank may charge a fee for these services.

 

 

 
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Management of the Funds

 

THE ADVISER, SUB-ADVISERS, ADMINISTRATOR AND DISTRIBUTOR

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM) is the investment adviser to the Funds and makes the day-to-day investment decisions for the Funds. JPMIM is located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017. JPMIM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase, a bank holding company.

JPMIM may serve as the “manager of managers” for the Funds and will have responsibility for monitoring and coordinating the overall management of the Funds. In this capacity, JPMIM: (i) evaluates, selects, and recommends to the Trustees affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers needed to manage all or part of the assets of the Funds; (ii) reviews the Funds’ portfolio holdings and monitors concentration in a particular security or industry; (iii) monitors and evaluates the sub-advisers’ investment programs and results as well as the performance of sub-advisers relative to the applicable benchmark indexes; and (iv) reviews the Funds’ compliance with its investment objectives, strategies, policies and restrictions. JPMIM may also directly manage certain portions of the Funds. The sub-adviser(s), and JPMIM, to the extent it directly manages certain portions of the Funds, are responsible for deciding which securities to purchase and sell for their respective portions of the Funds and for placing orders for each Fund’s transactions. JPMIM has obtained an exemptive order of the SEC granting exemptions from certain provisions of the 1940 Act (the Exemptive Order), pursuant to which JPMIM is permitted, subject to supervision and approval of the Trust’s Trustees, to enter into and materially amend sub-advisory agreements with unaffiliated sub-advisers without such agreements being approved by the shareholders of each Fund. JPMIM may not enter into any sub-advisory agreement with an affiliated sub-adviser without such agreement being approved by shareholders of each Fund. Accordingly, each Fund and JPMIM may hire, terminate, or replace unaffiliated sub-advisers without shareholder approval (except as noted above), including, without limitation, the replacement or reinstatement of any sub-advisers with respect to which a sub-advisory agreement has automatically terminated as a result of an assignment. JPMIM will continue to have the ultimate responsibility to oversee the sub-advisers and recommend their hiring, termination and replacement. Shareholders will be notified of any changes in sub-advisers. Shareholders of each Fund have the right to terminate a sub-advisory agreement for each Fund at any time by a vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. The Exemptive Order also permits each Fund to disclose to shareholders the management fees only in the aggregate.

JPMIM (the Administrator) (1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43240) provides administrative services and oversees the Funds’ other service providers. The Administrator receives a pro-rata portion of the following annual fee on behalf of each Fund for administrative services: 0.15% of the first $25 billion of average daily net assets of all Funds (excluding certain funds

of funds and money market funds) in the J.P. Morgan Funds Complex plus 0.075% of average daily net assets of such Funds over $25 billion.

JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (the Distributor or JPMDS) (1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43240) is the distributor for the Funds. The Distributor is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase.

A discussion of the basis the Board of Trustees of the Trust used in reapproving the investment advisory agreement for each Fund is available in the semi-annual report for the most recent fiscal period ended December 31.

ADVISORY FEES

Prior to July 1, 2016 each Fund paid the Adviser a management fee of 0.30% as a percentage of average daily net assets. Effective July 1, 2016, each Fund pays the Adviser a management fee of 0.25% as a percentage of average daily net assets.

ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

JPMIM, JPMDS, and from time to time, other affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, may also, at their own expense and out of their own legitimate profits, provide additional cash payments to Financial Intermediaries who sell shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds. For this purpose, Financial Intermediaries include investment advisers, financial advisors, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase that have entered into an agreement with JPMDS. These additional cash payments are payments over and above any sales charges (including Rule 12b-1 fees), shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency and/or networking fees that are paid to such Financial Intermediaries, as described elsewhere in this prospectus. These additional cash payments are generally made to Financial Intermediaries, that provide shareholder, sub-transfer agency or administrative services, or marketing support. Marketing support may include access to sales meetings, sales representatives and Financial Intermediary management representatives, inclusion of the J.P. Morgan Funds on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or other sales programs and/or for training and educating a Financial Intermediary’s employees. These additional cash payments also may be made as an expense reimbursement in cases where the Financial Intermediary provides shareholder services to J.P. Morgan Fund shareholders. JPMIM and JPMDS may also pay cash compensation in the form of finders’ fees that vary depending on the J.P. Morgan Fund and the dollar amount of shares sold. Such additional compensation may provide such Financial Intermediaries with an incentive to favor sales of shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds over other investment options they make available to their customers. See the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

 

 
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THE FUND MANAGERS

The Funds are managed by JPMIM’s Multi-Asset Solutions Team. The members of the Multi-Asset Solutions Team responsible for management and oversight of the Funds are Jeffrey A. Geller, Anne Lester, Daniel Oldroyd, Michael Schoenhaut and Eric J. Bernbaum. In their capacity as portfolio managers, Mr. Geller, Ms. Lester, Mr. Oldroyd, Mr. Schoenhaut and Mr. Bernbaum and the team of analysts manage the portfolio construction, investment strategy selection and tactical asset allocation processes for each Fund. Mr. Geller, Managing Director, is Chief Investment Officer (CIO) for the Americas of Multi Asset Solutions and has had investment oversight responsibility for the Funds since their inception. Before joining JPMIM in 2006, he was director of Hedge Fund Investments at Russell Investment Group, where he served as chairman of Russell’s hedge fund investment committee. Ms. Lester, Managing Director, has been an employee of JPMIM since 1992, a member of Multi-Asset Solutions since 2000, and a portfolio manager of

the Funds since their inception. An employee since 2000 and a portfolio manager of the Funds since their inception, Mr. Oldroyd, Managing Director and CFA and CAIA charterholder, is the Head of Target Date Strategies for JPMIM. Mr. Schoenhaut, Managing Director and a CFA charterholder, has been an employee of JPMIM since 1997 and a portfolio manager of the Funds since their inception. Mr. Bernbaum, Vice President and CFA charterholder, has been an employee of JPMIM and Multi-Asset Solutions since 2008 and a portfolio manager of the Funds since November 2014.

JPMIM serves as the Adviser to the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds, for which it receives a fee.

The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, the other accounts managed by the portfolio managers, and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities in the Funds.

 

 

 
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Financial Highlights

 

The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each Fund’s financial performance for each of the past one through five fiscal years or periods, as applicable. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the tables represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information for each period presented has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, whose reports, along with each Fund’s financial statements, are included in the respective Fund’s annual report, which is available upon request.

Because each Fund invests in other Funds, the Total Annual Operating Expenses included in the Fee Table will not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights below.

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund                    
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 16.78       $ 0.28      $ (0.19    $ 0.09       $ (0.28    $ (0.12    $ (0.40
Year Ended June 30, 2014      15.44         0.30 (h)      1.33         1.63         (0.28      (0.01      (0.29
July 2, 2012 (j) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.32 (k)      0.41         0.73         (0.29      (l)       (0.29
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      16.77         0.18        (0.19      (0.01      (0.18      (0.12      (0.30
Year Ended June 30, 2014      15.44         0.20 (h)      1.33         1.53         (0.19      (0.01      (0.20
July 2, 2012 (j) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.23 (k)      0.41         0.64         (0.20      (l)       (0.20
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(j) Commencement of operations.
(k) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of classes.
(l) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 16.47        0.53   $ 58,318        0.56     1.66     1.37     24
  16.78        10.61        57,991        0.51 (i)      1.85 (i)      1.87 (i)      86   
  15.44        4.87        52,447        0.54 (i)      2.07 (i)(k)      12.14 (i)      84   
           
  16.46        (0.05     57,280        1.15        1.06        1.87        24   
  16.77        9.92        57,298        1.11 (i)      1.24 (i)      2.37 (i)      86   
  15.44        4.26        52,134        1.14 (i)      1.47 (i)(k)      12.64 (i)      84   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2015 Fund                    
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 17.29       $ 0.30 (h)    $ (0.15    $ 0.15       $ (0.30    $ (0.12    $ (0.42
Year Ended June 30, 2014      15.71         0.32 (h)      1.61         1.93         (0.34      (0.01      (0.35
July 2, 2012 (k) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.35 (j)      0.66         1.01         (0.30              (0.30
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      17.28         0.19 (h)      (0.14      0.05         (0.20      (0.12      (0.32
Year Ended June 30, 2014      15.71         0.22 (h)      1.60         1.82         (0.24      (0.01      (0.25
July 2, 2012 (k) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.25 (j)      0.66         0.91         (0.20              (0.20
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of classes.
(k) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (c)(d)
   

Net assets,

end of

period

    Net
expenses (e)(f)
   

Net
investment

income
(loss) (b)

   

    
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements

and earnings credits (f)

    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 17.02        0.86   $ 60,484        0.56     1.73     1.25     23
  17.29        12.36        59,964        0.51 (i)      1.94 (i)      1.54 (i)      75   
  15.71        6.73        53,380        0.55 (i)      2.24 (i)(j)      11.07 (i)      50   
           
  17.01        0.26        59,407        1.15        1.13        1.74        23   
  17.28        11.65        59,249        1.11 (i)      1.34 (i)      2.03 (i)      75   
  15.71        6.12        53,060        1.15 (i)      1.63 (i)(j)      11.56 (i)      50   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance          
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2020 Fund                    
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 18.03       $ 0.33 (h)    $ (0.05    $ 0.28       $ (0.32    $ (0.08    $ (0.40
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.03         0.33 (h)(i)      2.02         2.35         (0.34      (0.01      (0.35
July 2, 2012 (k) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.37 (i)      0.96         1.33         (0.30              (0.30
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      18.03         0.22 (h)      (0.05      0.17         (0.21      (0.08      (0.29
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.02         0.23 (h)(i)      2.03         2.26         (0.24      (0.01      (0.25
July 2, 2012 (k) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.27 (i)      0.96         1.23         (0.21              (0.21
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credit and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(j) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(k) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 17.91        1.54   $ 63,467        0.57     1.80     1.10     17
  18.03        14.75        62,504        0.53 (j)      1.94 (i)(j)      1.28 (j)      49   
  16.03        8.93        54,454        0.56 (j)      2.33 (i)(j)      10.57 (j)      31   
           
  17.91        0.94        62,339        1.17        1.20        1.61        17   
  18.03        14.16        61,763        1.13 (j)      1.34 (i)(j)      1.78 (j)      49   
  16.02        8.23        54,131        1.16 (j)      1.73 (i)(j)      11.07 (j)      31   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance                  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2025 Fund                   
Class A                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 18.58       $ 0.32      $ 0.01 (h)    $ 0.33       $ (0.32    $ (0.07    $ (0.39
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.27         0.33 (i)(j)      2.35        2.68         (0.35      (0.02      (0.37
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.37 (i)      1.20        1.57         (0.30              (0.30
Class C                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015      18.57         0.21        0.01 (h)      0.22         (0.21      (0.07      (0.28
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.27         0.22 (i)(j)      2.35        2.57         (0.25      (0.02      (0.27
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.27 (i)      1.21        1.48         (0.21              (0.21
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.
(i) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(j) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(l) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 18.52        1.77   $ 65,562        0.58     1.74     1.13     14
  18.58        16.57        64,440        0.53 (k)      1.88 (i)(k)      1.42 (k)      40   
  16.27        10.55        55,293        0.57 (k)      2.33 (i)(k)      10.86 (k)      25   
           
  18.51        1.17        64,394        1.18        1.14        1.64        14   
  18.57        15.83        63,675        1.12 (k)      1.28 (i)(k)      1.92 (k)      40   
  16.27        9.91        54,964        1.17 (k)      1.73 (i)(k)      11.36 (k)      25   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance                  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
    

Total

distributions

 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2030 Fund                    
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.14       $ 0.33 (h)    $ 0.04 (i)     $ 0.37       $ (0.32    $ (0.08    $ (0.40
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.48         0.33 (h)(j)      2.67         3.00         (0.33      (0.01      (0.34
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.37 (j)      1.40         1.77         (0.29              (0.29
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      19.13         0.21 (h)      0.05 (i)       0.26         (0.21      (0.08      (0.29
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.48         0.22 (h)(j)      2.67         2.89         (0.23      (0.01      (0.24
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.27 (j)      1.41         1.68         (0.20              (0.20
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(l) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.11        1.95   $ 67,472        0.58     1.69     1.11     14
  19.14        18.32        66,203        0.54 (k)      1.81 (j)(k)      1.45 (k)      36   
  16.48        11.89        55,947        0.58 (k)      2.31 (j)(k)      11.17 (k)      30   
           
  19.10        1.35        66,269        1.18        1.09        1.61        14   
  19.13        17.58        65,414        1.14 (k)      1.21 (j)(k)      1.95 (k)      36   
  16.48        11.25        55,613        1.18 (k)      1.71 (j)(k)      11.67 (k)      30   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance                  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2035 Fund                   
Class A                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.57       $ 0.32      $ 0.07 (h)    $ 0.39       $ (0.32    $ (0.07    $ (0.39
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.67         0.31 (i)(j)      2.93        3.24         (0.32      (0.02      (0.34
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.37 (i)      1.60        1.97         (0.30              (0.30
Class C                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015      19.56         0.20        0.07 (h)      0.27         (0.20      (0.07      (0.27
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.66         0.20 (i)(j)      2.93        3.13         (0.21      (0.02      (0.23
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.27 (i)      1.59        1.86         (0.20              (0.20
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.
(i) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(j) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(l) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.57        1.98   $ 68,989        0.58     1.65     1.19     14
  19.57        19.50        67,644        0.54 (k)      1.72 (i)(k)      1.94 (k)      37   
  16.67        13.21        56,597        0.59 (k)      2.29 (i)(k)      12.80 (k)      41   
           
  19.56        1.37        67,759        1.18        1.04        1.69        14   
  19.56        18.83        66,839        1.14 (k)      1.11 (i)(k)      2.43 (k)      37   
  16.66        12.49        56,260        1.19 (k)      1.69 (i)(k)      13.30 (k)      41   

 

 
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             Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2040 Fund                   
Class A                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.80       $ 0.32 (h)    $ 0.09 (i)    $ 0.41       $ (0.32    $ (0.06    $ (0.38
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.72         0.32 (h)(j)      3.10        3.42         (0.32      (0.02      (0.34
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.37 (j)      1.64        2.01         (0.29              (0.29
Class C                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015      19.79         0.20 (h)      0.09 (i)      0.29         (0.20      (0.06      (0.26
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.72         0.20 (h)(j)      3.10        3.30         (0.21      (0.02      (0.23
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.27 (j)      1.65        1.92         (0.20              (0.20
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(l) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.83        2.08   $ 69,811        0.58     1.63     1.20     12
  19.80        20.50        68,397        0.56 (k)      1.71 (j)(k)      1.93 (k)      22   
  16.72        13.52        56,777        0.60 (k)      2.88 (j)(k)      14.44 (k)      52   
           
  19.82        1.47        68,566        1.18        1.02        1.70        12   
  19.79        19.75        67,582        1.16 (k)      1.10 (j)(k)      2.44 (k)      22   
  16.72        12.87        56,439        1.20 (k)      1.68 (j)(k)      14.93 (k)      52   

 

 
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             Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2045 Fund                  
Class A                  
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.71       $ 0.32      $ 0.08 (h)    $ 0.40       $ (0.32   $ (0.04    $ (0.36
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.72         0.32 (i)(j)      3.05        3.37         (0.33     (0.05      (0.38
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.37 (j)      1.65        2.02         (0.30             (0.30
Class C                  
Year Ended June 30, 2015      19.70         0.20        0.08 (h)      0.28         (0.20     (0.04      (0.24
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.71         0.21 (i)(j)      3.05        3.26         (0.22     (0.05      (0.27
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.27 (j)      1.64        1.91         (0.20             (0.20
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.
(i) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(l) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.75        2.08   $ 69,714        0.58     1.62     1.42     15
  19.71        20.29        68,311        0.53 (k)      1.73 (j)(k)      3.34 (k)      31   
  16.72        13.56        56,774        0.60 (k)      2.28 (j)(k)      15.87 (k)      64   
           
  19.74        1.47        68,470        1.18        1.02        1.92        15   
  19.70        19.62        67,498        1.13 (k)      1.13 (j)(k)      3.84 (k)      31   
  16.71        12.84        56,435        1.20 (k)      1.68 (j)(k)      16.36 (k)      64   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

     Per share operating performance                  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2050 Fund                    
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.72       $ 0.32      $ 0.07       $ 0.39       $ (0.33    $ (0.04    $ (0.37
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.73         0.33 (h)(i)      3.05         3.38         (0.34      (0.05      (0.39
July 2, 2012 (k) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.36 (i)      1.67         2.03         (0.30              (0.30
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      19.71         0.20        0.07         0.27         (0.21      (0.04      (0.25
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.72         0.21 (h)(i)      3.06         3.27         (0.23      (0.05      (0.28
July 2, 2012 (k) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.27 (i)      1.65         1.92         (0.20              (0.20
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes interest expense, if applicable, which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(j) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(k) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.74        1.97   $ 69,732        0.58     1.63     1.57     11
  19.72        20.36        68,363        0.55 (j)      1.77 (i)(j)      3.42 (j)      23   
  16.73        13.62        56,796        0.60 (j)      2.28 (i)(j)      15.61 (j)      49   
           
  19.73        1.37        68,487        1.18        1.03        2.07        11   
  19.71        19.68        67,548        1.15 (j)      1.17 (i)(j)      3.92 (j)      23   
  16.72        12.90        56,458        1.20 (j)      1.67 (i)(j)      16.10 (j)      49   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2055 Fund                   
Class A                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.36       $ 0.32      $ 0.08 (h)    $ 0.40       $ (0.32    $ (0.03    $ (0.35
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.71         0.33 (i)(j)      2.95        3.28         (0.40      (0.23      (0.63
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.36 (j)      1.65        2.01         (0.30              (0.30
Class C                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015      19.35         0.20        0.08 (h)      0.28         (0.21      (0.03      (0.24
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.70         0.22 (i)(j)      2.95        3.17         (0.29      (0.23      (0.52
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.27 (j)      1.63        1.90         (0.20              (0.20
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.
(i) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(l) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.41        2.12   $ 69,475        0.58     1.64     3.04     16
  19.36        19.92        68,033        0.51 (k)      1.84 (j)(k)      9.61 (k)      23   
  16.71        13.49        56,738        0.60 (k)      2.27 (j)(k)      16.56 (k)      52   
           
  19.39        1.46        68,236        1.18        1.03        3.53        16   
  19.35        19.25        67,223        1.10 (k)      1.23 (j)(k)      10.11 (k)      23   
  16.70        12.77        56,400        1.20 (k)      1.67 (j)(k)      17.04 (k)      52   

 

 
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HOW TO REACH US

 

MORE INFORMATION

For investors who want more information on these Funds the following documents are available free upon request:

ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS

Our annual and semi-annual reports contain more information about each Fund’s investments and performance. The annual report also includes details about the market conditions and investment strategies that had a significant effect on each Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)

The SAI contains more detailed information about the Funds and their policies. It is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. That means, by law, it is considered to be part of this prospectus.

You can get a free copy of these documents and other information, or ask us any questions, by calling us at 1-800-480-4111 or writing to:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

If you buy shares through a Financial Intermediary, please contact that Financial Intermediary directly for more information. You can also find information online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

You can write or e-mail the SEC’s Public Reference Room and ask them to mail you information about the Funds, including the SAI. They will charge you a copying fee for this service. You can also visit the Public Reference Room and copy the documents while you are there.

Public Reference Room of the SEC

Washington, DC 20549-1520

1-202-551-8090

E-mail: publicinfo@sec.gov

Reports, a copy of the SAI and other information about the Funds are also available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Investment Company Act File No. 811-21295

 

©JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2016. All rights reserved. July 2016.

 

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Prospectus

JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds

Select Class Shares

November 1, 2015, as supplemented July 1, 2016

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend Income Fund

Class/Ticker: Select/JIJSX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2015 Fund

Class/Ticker: Select/JSBEX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2020 Fund

Class/Ticker: Select/JSSRX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2025 Fund

Class/Ticker: Select/JBSSX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2030 Fund

Class/Ticker: Select/JRBEX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2035 Fund

Class/Ticker: Select/JPSRX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2040 Fund

Class/Ticker: Select/JOBEX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2045 Fund

Class/Ticker: Select/JMSSX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2050 Fund

Class/Ticker: Select/JNEAX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2055 Fund

Class/Ticker: Select/JPTBX

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

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Risk/Return Summaries:   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund      1   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2015 Fund      7   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2020 Fund      14   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2025 Fund      21   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2030 Fund      28   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2035 Fund      35   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2040 Fund      42   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2045 Fund      49   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2050 Fund      56   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2055 Fund      63   
More About the Funds      70   

Principal Investment Strategies

     70   

Investment Risks

     72   

Conflicts of Interest

     79   

Temporary Defensive Positions

     79   

Expenses of Underlying Funds

     79   

Additional Fee Waiver and/or
Expense Reimbursement

     80   

Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds

     81   

Choosing A Share Class

     81   

Financial Intermediary Compensation

     82   

Purchasing Fund Shares

     83   

Exchanging Fund Shares

     85   

Redeeming Fund Shares

     86   

Minimum Account Balance

    
88
  

Frequent Trading Policy

     89   

Valuation

     90   

Distributions and Taxes

     91   

Shareholder Statements and Reports

     93   

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

     93   

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure

     93   

Glossary of Common Investment Terminology

     95   
Management of the Funds      96   

The Adviser, Sub-Advisers, Administrator and Distributor

     96   

Advisory Fees

     96   

Additional Compensation to Financial Intermediaries

     96   

The Fund Managers

     97   
Financial Highlights      98   
How to Reach Us      Back cover   
 

 

 


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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend Income Fund

 

Class/Ticker: Select/JIJSX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks current income and some capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Select
Class
 
Management Fees        0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        NONE   
Other Expenses        0.65   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       0.40   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses        0.27   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        1.17   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1        (0.63
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        0.54   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.54% of the average daily net assets. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

 

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     55        309        583        1,364   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 24% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds), and is generally intended for investors who are retired or about to retire soon. The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, with an emphasis on fixed income funds over equity funds and other funds. “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser) uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

 

 

 
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The Fund’s strategic target allocations among various asset classes and types of underlying funds are anticipated to be as follows as of the date of this prospectus.

 

Strategic Target Allocations1          
Fixed Income        52.5
U.S. Fixed Income        34.5
Inflation Managed        7.5
High Yield        7.8
Emerging Markets Debt        2.8
Equity        36.0
U.S. Large Cap Equity        19.0
U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity        4.0
REIT        2.5
International Equity        7.0
Emerging Markets Equity        3.5
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents        10.0
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents        10.0
Commodities        1.5
Commodities        1.5

 

1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

The table above shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset

and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income, +/- 10% for equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the

 

 

 
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amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments listed above. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline

if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

 

 

 
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The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

Inflation-Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (e.g., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

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investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that the Fund or an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim

on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date Retirement Income Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Today Funds Average. The Lipper index is based on the total return of all mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

 

 
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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      3.11%   
Worst Quarter    2nd quarter, 2013      –1.59%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -2.37%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     4.57     6.32
Return After Taxes on Distributions     3.37        5.33   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and
Sale of Fund Shares
    2.60        4.43   
S&P TARGET DATE RETIREMENT INCOME INDEX       
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.13        6.19   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET TODAY FUNDS AVERAGE      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     0.33        4.42   

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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Class/Ticker: Select/JSBEX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Select
Class
 
Management Fees        0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        NONE   
Other Expenses        0.61   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       0.36   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses        0.27   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        1.13   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1        (0.59
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        0.54   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.54% of the average daily net assets. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17 at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     55        301        565        1,322   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 23% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2015 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2015 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

 

 
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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income, +/- 10% for equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the

 

 

 
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underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as

general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

 

 

 
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The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Underlying funds that invest in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor

protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Inflation-Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (e.g., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in

 

 

 
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addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that the Fund or an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or

declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2015 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2015 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      3.87%   
Worst Quarter    2nd quarter, 2013      –1.35%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -2.40%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     5.04     7.84
Return After Taxes on Distributions     3.83        6.78   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     2.87        5.58   
S&P TARGET DATE 2015 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.75        9.40   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2015 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     1.69        7.17   

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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Class/Ticker: Select/JSSRX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Select
Class
 
Management Fees        0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        NONE   
Other Expenses        0.47   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       0.22   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses        0.26   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        0.98   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1        (0.44
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        0.54   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.54% of the average daily net assets. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     55        268        499        1,161   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 17% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2020 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2020 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

 
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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income, +/- 10% for equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the

 

 

 
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underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if

their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

 

 

 
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The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Underlying funds that invest in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor

protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation

 

 

 
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(including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that the Fund or an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2020 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2020 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      4.85%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.39%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -3.27%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.04     9.84
Return After Taxes on Distributions     4.94        8.83   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.43        7.16   
S&P TARGET DATE 2020 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.93        10.74   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2020 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     1.70        8.44   
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2025 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: Select/JBSSX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Select
Class
 
Management Fees        0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        NONE   
Other Expenses        0.50   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       0.25   

Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and

Expenses

       0.25   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        1.00   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1        (0.46
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        0.54   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.54% of the average daily net assets. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     55        273        508        1,183   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 14% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2025 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2025 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

 

 
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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates

 

 

 
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provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

 

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities

 

 

 
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are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to

increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain

 

 

 
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derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the

Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2025 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2025 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      5.56%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.47%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -3.91%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.47     11.23
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.42        10.22   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.68        8.25   
S&P TARGET DATE 2025 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.83        11.82   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2025 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.17        9.80   
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

   $ 1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2030 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: Select/JRBEX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Select
Class
 
Management Fees        0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        NONE   
Other Expenses        0.48   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       0.23   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses        0.25   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        0.98   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1        (0.44
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        0.54   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.54% of the average daily net assets. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     55        268        499        1,161   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 14% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2030 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2030 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

 

 
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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates

 

 

 
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provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the underlying fund’s securities goes down, the Fund’s investment in the underlying fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Underlying funds that invest in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain

markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.”

Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover

 

 

 
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additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain

 

 

 
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derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the

Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2030 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2030 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      6.23%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.65%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -4.50%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.59     12.39
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.53        11.41   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.75        9.18   
S&P TARGET DATE 2030 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.90        12.87   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2030 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.06        10.95   

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the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

   $ 1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2035 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: Select/JPSRX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Select
Class
 
Management Fees        0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        NONE   
Other Expenses        0.55   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       0.30   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses        0.25   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        1.05   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1        (0.51
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        0.54   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.54% of the average daily net assets. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     55        283        530        1,236   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 14% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2035 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2035 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

 
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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates

 

 

 
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provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the underlying fund’s securities goes down, the Fund’s investment in the underlying fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Underlying funds that invest in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded

“delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher

 

 

 
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interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain

 

 

 
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derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the

Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2035 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2035 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      6.75%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.84%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -4.93%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.70     13.33
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.70        12.39   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.81        9.94   
S&P TARGET DATE 2035 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.95        13.70   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2035 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.83        12.00   
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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Class/Ticker: Select/JOBEX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Select
Class
 
Management Fees        0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        NONE   
Other Expenses        0.54   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       0.29   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses        0.25   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        1.04   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1        (0.50
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        0.54   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.54% of the average daily net assets. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     55        281        525        1,226   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 12% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2040 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2040 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

 
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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the

 

 

 
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underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the underlying fund’s securities goes down, the Fund’s investment in the underlying fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Underlying funds that invest in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded

“delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher

 

 

 
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interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain

 

 

 
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derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the

Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2040 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2040 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      7.03%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.87%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -5.45%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.75     13.83
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.78        12.90   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.84        10.34   
S&P TARGET DATE 2040 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.96        14.32   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2040 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.35        12.23   

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the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

   $ 1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2045 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: Select/JMSSX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Select
Class
 
Management Fees        0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        NONE   
Other Expenses        0.70   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       0.45   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses        0.25   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        1.20   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1        (0.66
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        0.54   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.54% of the average daily net assets. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

 

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     55        316        596        1,396   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 15% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2045 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2045 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

 
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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates

 

 

 
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provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets

where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover

 

 

 
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additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain

 

 

 
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derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the

Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2045 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2045 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      7.10%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.89%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -5.38%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.73     13.75
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.77        12.78   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.82        10.26   
S&P TARGET DATE 2045 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.93        13.46   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2045 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.05        12.83   

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the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2050 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: Select/JNEAX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Select
Class
 
Management Fees        0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        NONE   
Other Expenses        0.81   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       0.56   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses        0.26   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        1.32   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1        (0.78
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        0.54   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund) and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund exceed 0.54% of the average daily net assets. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     55        341        649        1,522   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 11% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2050 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2050 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

 
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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the

 

 

 
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underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely

payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a

 

 

 
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decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including

 

 

 
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credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the

Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2050 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2050 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      7.02%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.93%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -5.43%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.73     13.78
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.77        12.80   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.83        10.28   
S&P TARGET DATE 2050 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.95        15.29   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2050 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     1.25        12.45   

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the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2055 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: Select/JPTBX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Select
Class
 
Management Fees        0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        NONE   
Other Expenses        1.39   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       1.14   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses        0.26   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        1.90   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1        (1.36
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements 1        0.54   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.54% of the average daily net assets. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

 

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     55        465        900        2,111   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 16% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2055 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2055 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

 
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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Funds’ Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates

 

 

 
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provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment in the underlying fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where

securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover

 

 

 
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additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain

 

 

 
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derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the

Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2055+ Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2055+ Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other indexes, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      6.92%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.87%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -5.28%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.85     13.59
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.90        12.35   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.90        10.00   
S&P TARGET DATE 2055+ INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.90        15.66   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2055+ FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.80        13.25   

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the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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More About the Funds

 

Each of the Funds described in this prospectus is a series of JPMorgan Trust I (the Trust) and is managed by JPMIM. The underlying funds that are J.P. Morgan Funds are managed by JPMIM. As a result, the Adviser is considered a control affiliate and the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds advised by JPMIM are in the same group of investment companies. In the future, certain underlying J.P. Morgan Funds may be advised or sub-advised by affiliates of JPMIM, such as Security Capital Research & Management Incorporated (SCR&M) or JF International Management Inc. (JFIMI). For more information about the Funds and JPMIM, please read “Management of the Funds” and the Statement of Additional Information.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The mutual funds described in this prospectus are “Funds of Funds.” Each Fund’s investment strategy is to invest in a diversified group of other mutual funds within the same group of investment companies (i.e., J.P. Morgan Funds) and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds). ETFs are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are purchased and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be structured as investment companies, depositary receipts or other pooled investment vehicles. A passively managed or index ETF seeks to track the performance of a particular market index. These indexes include not only broad-based market indexes but more specific indexes as well, including those relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Ordinarily, a Fund’s investments in a single ETF is limited to 5% of its total assets and in all ETFs to 10% of its total assets. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued exemptive orders to many ETFs that allow any fund investing in such ETFs to disregard these 5% and 10% limitations. The Fund intends to invest in ETFs that have received such exemptive orders and may invest any amount of its total assets in a single ETF or in multiple ETFs. ETFs that are not structured as investment companies as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act) are not subject to these percentage limitations although ordinarily the Fund will limit its investments to no more than 10% of its total assets in a single ETF that is not a registered fund.

The Funds are designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes including U.S. large cap, mid cap, and small cap equities, REITs, international and emerging markets equities, U.S. fixed income securities, emerging markets debt securities,

high yield, commodities and money market instruments. The Funds attempt to take advantage of the most attractive types of investments by focusing on securities that the Adviser believes would outperform the Funds’ benchmarks and peer group over the long term. Exposure and diversification to such asset classes is achieved by investing in the underlying funds as well as by investing directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives, to the extent permitted by applicable law or the exemptive relief obtained from the SEC.

In connection with their main investment strategies, the Funds may use futures including exchange traded futures. The Funds are also permitted to use other derivatives such as options, swaps and exchange traded notes (ETNs). Under certain market conditions, the use of derivatives could be significant. Generally, ETNs are structured as senior, unsecured notes in which an issuer such as a bank agrees to pay a return based on the target commodity index less any fees. ETNs are synthetic instruments that allow individual investors to have access to derivatives linked to commodities and assets such as oil, currencies and foreign stock indexes. ETNs combine certain aspects of bonds and ETFs. Similar to ETFs, ETNs are traded on a major exchange (e.g., the New York Stock Exchange) during normal trading hours. However, investors can also hold the ETN until maturity. At maturity, the issuer pays to the investor a cash amount equal to principal amount, subject to the day’s index factor. ETN returns are based upon the performance of a market index minus applicable fees.

JPMIM may hire affiliated and/or unaffiliated sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described under each Fund’s “What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?” section in the “Risk/Return Summary”. When using sub-advisers to manage each Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Funds’ Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval. Each Fund will notify shareholders of changes to sub-advisers. Please see “The Adviser, Sub-Advisers, Administrator, Distributor and Shareholder Servicing Agent” on page 96 for more details.

All of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds, except the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund (the Target Date Funds), are designed for investors who expect to retire near the applicable target retirement date (for example, 2015 for the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2015 Fund). The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund is designed for investors who are retired or expect to retire soon.

 

 

 
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FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES
A Fund’s investment strategy may involve “fundamental policies.” A policy is fundamental if it cannot be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Each Fund’s investment objective is fundamental, although over time, each Target Date Fund’s investment objective migrates from seeking total return to seeking current income and some capital appreciation as the Target Date Fund approaches its target date. All other fundamental policies are specifically identified in the Statement of Additional Information.

Glide Path. JPMIM uses a strategic asset allocation strategy for each of the Target Date Funds that changes over time as a Fund approaches its target retirement date. This is known as the “glide path.” As a Fund approaches its target retirement date, each Target Date Fund’s investment objective migrates from seeking total return to current income. It is intended that each Fund’s strategic target allocations will approximate that of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund by the end of the target retirement date. Once a Target Date Fund’s strategic target allocations are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Target Date Fund may, but is not required to, combine with the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund upon approval of the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The Target Date Funds are “to” funds rather than “through” funds.

 

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A “THROUGH”
AND “TO” TARGET DATE FUND?
A “through” target date fund has a longer glide path that goes beyond the retirement year. “Through” funds are designed for investors with longer investment horizons that go 10 to 20 years past their retirement age. These funds are more aggressive in their strategic target allocations to equities at retirement than “to” funds, and become more conservative over a longer period of time after retirement. A “to” target date fund generally treats the target date as the end point of the glide path. These funds generally reach their most conservative strategic target allocations close to the target retirement date. The Target Date Funds are “to” target date funds and are designed for investors who are seeking current income and some capital appreciation rather than continuing to seek total return on their retirement date.

Strategic Target Allocations. The table below represents the strategic target allocations for each Fund as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying

funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term (i.e., over multiple year periods). The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives. For example, the Adviser may over-weight or under-weight a strategic target allocation to take advantage of a particular investment opportunity it believes is present in the shorter-term based on, among other things, its current market outlook or specific market events, and the Adviser will review regularly its tactical allocations to determine whether to maintain such positions.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations as shown in the table below may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2015 Fund and JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2020 Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income, +/- 10% for equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes, while the other JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income and equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents, and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the table below. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

In allocating a Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds that are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. An efficient market is a market in which the prices of the securities of a particular asset class reflect available information at any point in time. Generally, the amount of

 

 

 
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each Fund’s assets allocated to index funds will decrease the closer a Fund is to its target date with the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund allocating approximately 45% of its assets to index funds and the JPMorgan

SmartRetirement Blend 2055 Fund allocating approximately 75% of its assets to index funds. These percentages are estimates only and the Adviser may allocate more or less to index funds in its discretion.

 

 

Strategic Target Allocations1  
Allocation Ranges (%)   Income
Fund
Target
    2015
Fund
Target
    2020
Fund
Target
    2025
Fund
Target
    2030
Fund
Target
    2035
Fund
Target
    2040
Fund
Target
    2045
Fund
Target
    2050
Fund
Target
    2055
Fund
Target
 
Equity     36.0     39.2     54.0     64.0     73.4     80.4     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    19.0     20.5     27.3     32.6     37.4     40.7     43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    4.0     4.4     6.3     7.5     8.7     9.4     10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

REIT

    2.5     2.8     4.1     4.6     5.1     5.6     6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0

International Equity

    7.0     7.8     11.4     13.4     15.4     17.1     18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5

Emerging Markets Equity

    3.5     3.8     5.0     6.0     6.9     7.7     8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3
                     
Commodities     1.5     1.3     0.4     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Commodities

    1.5     1.3     0.4     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0
                     
Fixed Income     52.5     51.5     45.6     36.0     26.6     19.6     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0

U.S. Fixed Income

    34.5     34.9     35.6     29.9     21.2     14.7     9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5

Inflation Managed

    7.5     6.6     2.4     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

High Yield

    7.8     7.3     5.2     3.9     3.5     3.2     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0

Emerging Markets Debt

    2.8     2.7     2.5     2.2     2.0     1.7     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
                     
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     10.0     8.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    10.0     8.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

 

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

1 As of the date of this prospectus, each Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although each Fund has flexibility to also utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

Direct Investments in Securities and Financial Instruments.

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds invest in J.P. Morgan Funds, unaffiliated ETFs and cash and cash equivalents. The Funds, to the extent permitted by applicable law or the exemptive relief obtained from the SEC, may also invest directly in securities, including exchange traded notes (ETNs), and other financial instruments, such as futures, swaps and other derivatives, in lieu of the underlying funds to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight allocations among, various sectors and markets. While not part of their principal investment strategies, the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds may also use futures and other derivatives for interest rate risk management to adjust the duration position of a JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Fund.

INVESTMENT RISKS

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds invest in a variety of other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs. The J.P. Morgan Funds and ETFs in which the Funds may invest are

referred to in this prospectus as the “underlying funds.” The main risks associated with investing in the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds are summarized in the “Risk/Return Summaries” at the front of this prospectus. More detailed descriptions of the risks associated with JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds and the underlying funds are described below. The degree to which these risks apply to a JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Fund will vary according to its point along the glide path and its use of tactical allocations and each may be considered a main risk of such Fund over the course of time. Risks that are not expected to be main risks of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds are described under “Additional Risks.”

Main Risks

Investment Risk. JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds are subject to investment risk, including stock and fixed income market risk. These markets may be volatile causing a Fund’s share price to drop and an investor to lose money. The Target Date Funds become more conservative over time meaning they allocate more of their assets to fixed income investments than

 

 

 
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equity investments as they near the target retirement date. Despite the more conservative allocation, the Target Date Funds and JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund will continue to be exposed to market risk, including stock market risk and the share price of a Fund may decline even after a Fund’s allocation is at its most conservative. In determining whether to invest in a JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Fund, investors should consider their estimated retirement date, retirement needs and expectations, and risk tolerance.

JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds are not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Funds will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor.

 

1. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so.

 

2. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance when choosing a Target Date Fund.

 

3. Target Date Funds are not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any of the Funds will provide sufficient retirement income, and you may lose money before or after retirement.

 

4. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in a Target Date Fund periodically.

 

5. If you need help making an investment decision, you should consult a financial advisor.

Investments in Mutual Funds and ETFs Risk. Each JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Fund invests in underlying J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so each Fund’s performance is directly related to the performance of the underlying funds. Each Fund’s net asset value will change with the value of the underlying funds and changes in the markets where the underlying funds invest. Because the Funds’ Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, investments in a Fund benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, a Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. In addition, the underlying funds may include equity index funds that replicate the holdings on an index that hold the common stock of JPMorgan Chase & Co., the indirect parent of the Adviser.

In addition to investing in underlying J.P. Morgan Funds, the Funds may also invest in unaffiliated ETFs. ETFs are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are purchased

and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be structured as investment companies, depositary receipts or other pooled investment vehicles and may be passively or actively managed. Passively managed ETFs generally seek to track the performance of a particular market index, including broad-based market indexes, as well as indexes relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Actively managed ETFs do not seek to track the performance of a particular market index. The price movement of an index-based ETF may not track the underlying index and may result in a loss. In addition, ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments. A Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Funds may use derivatives in connection with their investment strategies. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed a Fund’s or underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives are subject to the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. The use of derivatives may not be successful, resulting in losses to the Fund or underlying fund, and the cost of such strategies may reduce the Fund’s or underlying fund’s returns. Derivatives also expose the Fund and underlying funds to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation), including credit risk of the derivative counterparty. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. In addition, the Fund or underlying fund may use derivatives for non-hedging purposes, which increases the Fund’s or underlying fund’s potential for loss.

Investing in derivatives will result in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks. A Fund or underlying fund may be more volatile than if the Fund or underlying fund had not been leveraged because the leverage tends to exaggerate any effect on the value of a Fund’s or underlying fund’s portfolio securities. Registered investment companies such as the underlying funds are limited in their ability to engage in derivative transactions and are required to identify and earmark assets to provide asset coverage for derivative transactions.

 

 

 
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A Fund’s or underlying fund’s transactions in futures contracts, swaps and other derivatives could also affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders which may result in a Fund or underlying fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions, which may adversely impact a Fund’s or underlying fund’s after-tax return.

 

WHAT IS A DERIVATIVE?
Derivatives are securities or contracts (like futures and options) that derive their value from the performance of underlying assets or securities.

Securities and Financial Instruments Risks. JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, such as derivatives. The intention of doing so is to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight their investments, among various sectors or markets and for interest rate management. There is no guarantee that the use of these securities and financial instruments will produce the intended result of effectively allocating a Fund’s investments to a specific market or sector or interest rate management. In addition, securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk). Depending on the type of security or instrument, the market value may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably causing a security or instrument to be worth less than the price originally paid for it. To the extent that a security or instrument decreases in value, the value of your investment in a Fund will be affected.

High Yield Securities Risk. Some of the underlying funds may invest in debt securities that are considered to be speculative (known as junk bonds). These securities are issued by companies which are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. Non-investment grade debt securities can be more sensitive to short-term corporate, economic and market developments. During periods of economic uncertainty and change, the market price of an underlying fund’s investments and a Fund’s or underlying fund’s net asset value may be volatile. Furthermore, though these investments generally provide a higher yield than higher-rated debt securities, the high degree of risk involved in the investments can result in substantial or total losses. These securities are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and a potential lack of a secondary or public market for securities. The market price of these securities can change suddenly and unexpectedly.

Loan Risk. Some of the underlying funds may invest in loan assignments and participations and commitments to purchase loan assignments (Loans) including Loans that are rated below investment grade. Like other high yield, corporate debt instruments, such Loans are subject to an increased risk of default in the payment of principal and interest as well as the other risks described under “Interest Rate Risk,” “Credit Risk,” and “High Yield Securities Risk.” Although certain Loans are secured by collateral, an underlying fund could experience delays or limitations in realizing on such collateral or have its interest subordinated to other indebtedness of the obligor. Loans are vulnerable to market sentiment such that economic conditions or other events may reduce the demand for Loans and cause their value to decline rapidly and unpredictably. Although an underlying fund will limit its investments in illiquid securities to no more than 15% of an underlying fund’s net assets at the time of purchase, Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some of the Loans and certain Loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. The inability to dispose of Loans in a timely fashion could result in losses to an underlying fund. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. Because some Loans that an underlying fund invests in may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for an underlying fund than for funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. Typically, Loans are not registered securities and are not listed on any national securities exchange. Consequently, there may be less public information available about an underlying fund’s investments and the market for certain Loans may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. As a result, an underlying fund may be more dependent upon the analytical ability of its adviser.

Affiliates of the Adviser may participate in the primary and secondary market for Loans. Because of limitations imposed by applicable law, the presence of the Adviser’s affiliates in the Loan market may restrict an underlying fund’s ability to acquire some Loans, affect the timing of such acquisition or affect the price at which the Loan is acquired. Also, because the Adviser may wish to invest in the publicly traded securities of an obligor, it may not have access to material non-public information regarding the obligor to which other investors have access.

Interest Rate Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in debt securities that increase or decrease in value based on changes in interest rates. If rates increase, the value of these underlying funds’ investments generally declines. On the other hand, if rates fall, the value of the investments generally increases. Your investment will decline in value if the value of the underlying funds’ investments decreases. Securities with greater

 

 

 
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interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Usually, changes in the value of fixed income securities will not affect cash income generated, but may affect the value of your investment.

The underlying funds may invest in variable and floating rate Loans and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of variable and floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly or as much as general interest rates. Many factors can cause interest rates to rise. Some examples include central bank monetary policy, rising inflation rates and general economic conditions. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Credit Risk. There is a risk that issuers and/or counterparties will not make payments on securities and repurchase agreements held by the underlying funds. Such default could result in losses to the underlying funds and to the Funds. In addition, the credit quality of securities held by an underlying fund may be lowered if an issuer’s or a counterparty’s financial condition changes. Lower credit quality may lead to greater volatility in the price of a security and in shares of an underlying fund. Lower credit quality also may affect liquidity and make it difficult for the underlying fund to sell the security. Although U.S. government securities issued directly by the U.S. government are guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury, other U.S. government securities issued by an agency or instrumentality of the U.S. government may not be. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support.

Prices of an underlying fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the underlying fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities. These securities are subject to certain other risks. The value of these securities will be influenced by the factors affecting the property market and the assets underlying such securities. As a result, during periods of declining asset value, difficult or frozen credit markets, swings in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities: may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. Additionally, during such periods and also under normal

conditions, these securities are also subject to prepayment, contraction and call risk. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. In periods of rising interest rates, an underlying fund may be subject to extension risk, and may receive principal later than expected. As a result, in periods of rising interest rates, an underlying fund may exhibit additional volatility. Some of these securities may receive little or no collateral protection from the underlying assets and are thus subject to the risk of default described under Credit Risk”. The risk of such defaults is generally higher in the case of mortgage-backed investments that include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds may invest in collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs). CMOs are issued in multiple classes, and each class may have its own interest rate and/or final payment date. A class with an earlier final payment date may have certain preferences in receiving principal payments or earning interest. As a result, the value of some classes in which the underlying fund invests may be more volatile and may be subject to higher risk of nonpayment.

Some of the underlying funds may invest in interest-only (IO) and principal-only (PO) mortgage-related securities. The values of IO and PO mortgage-backed securities are more volatile than other types of mortgage-related securities. They are very sensitive to changes in interest rates and to the rate of prepayments. A rapid or unexpected increase in prepayments can significantly depress the price of interest-only securities, while a rapid or unexpected decrease could have the same effect on principal-only securities. In addition, because there may be a drop in trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or the imposition of legal restrictions on the resale of securities, these instruments may be illiquid.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Market Risk. Because the underlying funds may invest in foreign currencies or securities of foreign issuers, investments in such underlying funds are subject to special risks in addition to those of U.S. investments. These risks include political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions

 

 

 
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or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of the underlying fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

The risks associated with foreign securities are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” These countries may have relatively unstable governments and less-established market economies than developed countries and you may sustain sudden, and sometimes substantial, fluctuations in the value of your investments. Emerging markets may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. These risks make emerging market securities more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in more developed countries. The underlying fund’s investments in foreign and emerging market securities may also be subject to foreign withholding and/or other taxes, which would decrease an underlying fund’s yield on those securities.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies. Investments by underlying funds in smaller, newer companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. In addition, smaller companies may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, the changes in value of their securities may be more sudden or erratic than in large capitalization companies, especially over the short term. Because smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or may depend on a few key employees, they may be more susceptible to particular economic events or competitive factors than large capitalization companies. This may cause unexpected and frequent decreases in the value of underlying funds investing in small companies, and may affect your investment in the Funds.

Sovereign Debt Risk. Certain of the underlying funds may invest in sovereign debt securities. Sovereign debt securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign governmental entities.

These investments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or other failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multi-lateral agencies. If a governmental entity defaults, it may ask for more time in which to pay or further loans. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debts that a government does not pay nor are there bankruptcy proceedings through which all or part of the sovereign debt that a governmental entity has not repaid may be collected.

Real Estate Securities Risk. Investments by certain of the underlying funds will be highly concentrated in the securities of companies in the real estate sector. The value of real estate securities in general, and REITs in particular, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. The underlying mortgage loans may be subject to the risks of default or of prepayments that occur earlier or later than expected, and such loans may also include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The value of REITs will rise and fall in response to the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties. REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities. The underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying fund.

Government Securities Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac). U.S. government securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances

 

 

 
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could arise that would prevent the payment of interest or principal. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. U.S. government securities include zero-coupon securities, which tend to be subject to greater market risk than interest-paying securities of similar maturities.

Non-Diversified Risk. Certain of the underlying funds are non-diversified and they may invest a greater percentage of their assets in a particular issuer or group of issuers than a diversified fund would. This increased investment in fewer issuers may result in the underlying fund’s shares being more sensitive to the economic results of those issuing the securities.

Inflation-Managed Strategies Risk. Certain underlying funds may use inflation-managed strategies including using swaps that are based on the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in combination with a core portfolio of fixed income securities to create the equivalent of a portfolio of inflation-protected fixed income securities. There is no guarantee that the use of derivatives and debt securities will mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds or reflect the actual rate of inflation. In addition, some of the underlying funds may make direct investments in inflation-protected securities. Inflation-linked securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of an inflation-linked security tends to decrease when real interest rates increase and can increase when real interest rates decrease. Interest payments on inflation-linked securities are unpredictable and will fluctuate as the principal and interest are adjusted for inflation. Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-linked debt security will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though the underlying fund will not receive the principal until maturity. There can be no assurance that the inflation index used will accurately measure the real rate of inflation in the prices of goods and services. An underlying fund’s investments in inflation-linked securities may lose value in the event that the actual rate of inflation is different than the rate of the inflation index.

Commodity Risk. Certain underlying funds will have a significant portion of their assets concentrated in commodity-linked securities and derivatives. Some of the underlying funds may have direct investments in commodities. Developments affecting commodities will have a disproportionate impact on such underlying funds. An underlying fund’s investment in commodities, commodity-linked securities and derivatives may subject the underlying fund to greater volatility than investments in

traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodities, commodity-linked securities and derivatives may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, environmental incidents, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The natural resources and energy sector can be significantly affected by changes in the prices and supplies of oil, gas and other energy fuels, energy conservation, the success of exploration projects, and tax and other government regulations, policies of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and oil importing nations.

The metals sector can be affected by sharp price volatility over short periods caused by global economic, financial and political factors, resource availability, government regulation, economic cycles, changes in inflation or expectations about inflation in various countries, interest rates, currency fluctuations, metal sales by governments, central banks or international agencies, investment speculation and fluctuations in industrial and commercial supply and demand. Use of leveraged commodity-linked derivatives creates an opportunity for increased return but, at the same time, creates the possibility for greater loss (including the likelihood of greater volatility of the underlying fund’s net asset value), and there can be no assurance that the underlying fund’s use of leverage will be successful.

In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Some of the underlying funds may concentrate in certain commodity sectors such as natural resources. When an underlying fund concentrates in a particular industry or group of industries, events impacting that sector will have a greater effect on an underlying fund than they would on a fund that is more widely diversified among a number of unrelated industries. In addition, certain commodity sub-sectors are subject to greater governmental regulation than are other industries, therefore, changes in tax and other government regulations may be more likely to adversely affect such underlying funds.

Index Strategy Risk. The Funds use index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index. Certain index funds may hold securities of affiliates of the Funds’ adviser and sub-adviser if such securities are in the index.

 

 

 
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Strategy Risk. A main investment strategy of some of the underlying funds is to invest in common stocks considered to be attractive and to short sell stocks considered to be unattractive. This strategy may fail to produce the intended results. There is no guarantee that the use of long and short positions will succeed in limiting the underlying fund’s exposure to domestic stock market movements, capitalization, sector-swings or other factors. The strategy used by these underlying funds involves complex securities transactions, including short sales, that involve risks different than direct equity investments. Some of the other underlying funds also use short sales. The use of short sales may result in these underlying funds realizing more short-term capital gains and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than they would if they did not engage in such short sales.

High Portfolio Turnover Risk. The techniques and strategies contemplated by some of the underlying funds are expected to result in a high degree of portfolio turnover. Portfolio turnover rate may vary greatly from year to year as well as within a particular year. High portfolio turnover (e.g. over 100%) may involve correspondingly greater expenses to the underlying funds, including brokerage commissions or dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs on the sale of securities and reinvestments in other securities. Such sales may also result in realization of taxable capital gain, including short-term capital gain that will generally be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income, and may adversely impact the underlying fund’s after-tax returns. The trading costs or tax effects associated with portfolio turnover may adversely affect an underlying fund’s performance.

Transactions Risk. An underlying fund could experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders and its liquidity may be negatively impacted. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are large or frequent, occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for the securities sold, or when the securities an underlying fund wishes to or is required to sell are illiquid. An underlying fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at its desired time or price. Illiquidity can be caused by a drop in overall market trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or legal restrictions on the securities’ resale. Other market participants may be attempting to sell debt securities at the same time as an underlying fund, causing downward pricing pressure and contributing to illiquidity. The capacity for bond dealers to engage in trading or “make a market” in debt securities has not kept pace with the growth of bond markets. This could potentially lead to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the debt markets. Certain securities that were liquid when purchased may later become illiquid, particularly in times of overall economic distress. Similarly, large purchases of an underlying fund shares may adversely affect a Fund’s

performance to the extent that a Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Additional Risks

The risks outlined below are not main risks of the Funds.

Currency Risk. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates may affect the value of an underlying fund’s securities and the price of the underlying fund’s shares. Generally, when the value of the U.S. dollar rises in value relative to a foreign currency, an investment in that country loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates. Devaluation of a currency by a country’s government or banking authority also will have a significant impact on the value of any investments denominated in that currency. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets.

Exchange Traded Notes Risk. Generally, ETNs are structured as senior, unsecured notes in which an issuer such as a bank agrees to pay a return based on the target commodity index less any fees. ETNs are synthetic instruments that allow individual investors to have access to derivatives linked to commodities and assets such as oil, currencies and foreign stock indexes. ETNs combine certain aspects of bonds and ETFs. Similar to ETFs, ETNs are traded on a major exchange (e.g., the New York Stock Exchange) during normal trading hours. However, investors can also hold the ETN until maturity. At maturity, the issuer pays to the investor a cash amount equal to principal amount, subject to the day’s index factor. ETN returns are based upon the performance of a market index minus applicable fees. The value of an ETN may be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying commodities markets, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer’s credit rating and economic, legal, political or geographic events that affect the referenced commodity. The value of the ETN may drop due to a downgrade in the issuer’s credit rating, even if the underlying index remains unchanged. Investments in ETNs are subject to the risks facing income securities in general including the risk that a counterparty will fail to make payments when due or default. In addition, investors in ETNs generally have no right with respect to the instruments underlying the index or any right to receive delivery of the instruments underlying the index.

Securities Lending Risk. Some of the underlying funds may engage in securities lending. Securities lending involves counterparty risk, including the risk that the loaned securities may not be returned or returned in a timely manner and/or a loss of rights in the collateral if the borrower or the lending agent defaults. This risk is increased when an underlying fund’s loans

 

 

 
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are concentrated with a single or limited number of borrowers. In addition, an underlying fund bears the risk of loss in connection with its investments of the cash collateral it receives from the borrower. To the extent that the value or return of the underlying fund’s investments of the cash collateral declines below the amount owed to a borrower, an underlying fund may incur losses that exceed the amount it earned on lending the security. In situations where the Adviser does not believe that it is prudent to sell the cash collateral investments in the market, the underlying fund may borrow money to repay the borrower the amount of cash collateral owed to the borrower upon return of the loaned securities. This will result in financial leverage, which may cause the underlying fund to be more volatile because financial leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the underlying fund’s portfolio securities.

Volcker Rule Risk. Pursuant to section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and certain rules promulgated thereunder known as the Volcker Rule, if the adviser and/or its affiliates own 25% or more of the outstanding ownership interests of a Fund after the permitted seeding period from the implementation of a Fund’s investment strategy, a Fund could be subject to restrictions on trading that would adversely impact a Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy. As a result, the adviser and/or its affiliates may be required to reduce their ownership interests in a Fund at a time that is sooner than would otherwise be desirable, which may result in a Fund’s liquidation or, if a Fund is able to continue operating, may result in losses, increased transaction costs and adverse tax consequences as a result of the sale of portfolio securities.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

An investment in a Fund is subject to a number of actual or potential conflicts of interest. For example, the Adviser and/or its affiliates provide a variety of different services to a Fund, for which a Fund compensates them. As a result, the Adviser and/or its affiliates have an incentive to enter into arrangements with a Fund, and face conflicts of interest when balancing that incentive against the best interests of a Fund. The Adviser and/or its affiliates also face conflicts of interest in their service as investment adviser to other clients, and, from time to time, make investment decisions that differ from and/ or negatively impact those made by the Adviser on behalf of a Fund. In addition, affiliates of the Adviser provide a broad range of services and products to their clients and are major participants in the global currency, equity, commodity, fixed income and other markets in which a Fund invests or will invest. In certain circumstances by providing services and products to their clients, these affiliates’ activities will disadvantage or restrict a Fund and/or benefit these affiliates. The Adviser may also acquire material non-public information which would

negatively affect the Adviser’s ability to transact in securities for a Fund. JPMorgan and the Funds have adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to appropriately prevent, limit or mitigate conflicts of interest. In addition, many of the activities that create these conflicts of interest are limited and/or prohibited by law, unless an exception is available. For more information about conflicts of interest, see the Potential Conflicts of Interest section in the SAI.

TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS

For liquidity and to respond to unusual market conditions, the Funds may invest all or most of their total assets in cash and cash equivalents for temporary defensive purposes. These investments may result in a lower yield than lower-quality or longer-term investments, and prevent the Funds from meeting their investment objectives.

 

WHAT IS A CASH EQUIVALENT?
Cash equivalents are highly liquid, high-quality instruments with maturities of three months or less on the date they are purchased. They include securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, repurchase agreements (other than equity repurchase agreements), certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper (rated in one of the two highest rating categories), variable rate master demand notes, money market mutual funds and bank money market deposit accounts.

While the Funds are engaged in a temporary defensive position, they may not meet their investment objectives. Therefore, the Funds will pursue a temporary defensive position only when market conditions warrant.

EXPENSES OF UNDERLYING FUNDS

The percentage of each Fund’s assets that will be allocated to underlying funds may be changed from time to time. To the extent that allocations among the underlying funds are changed or new underlying funds are utilized, or to the extent that the expense ratios of the underlying funds change, the weighted average operating expenses borne by a Fund may increase or decrease.

The Funds will invest in Class R6 Shares of the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds to the extent they are available. If an underlying J.P. Morgan Fund does not offer Class R6 Shares, the Funds will invest in Class R5 Shares of the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds. Many of the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds do not offer Class R5 or Class R6 Shares; therefore the Fund will invest in institutional Class Shares, if available. To the extent that an underlying J.P. Morgan Fund does not offer Class R6, Class R5 or Institutional Class Shares, the Fund will invest in Select Class Shares, if available. The shares of the

 

 

 
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underlying J.P. Morgan Funds in which the Funds invest may impose a separate shareholder service fee. To avoid charging a separate shareholder service fee at an effective rate above 0.25%, the shareholder servicing agent will waive shareholder service fees with respect to a Fund in an amount equal to the weighted average pro rata amount of shareholder service fees charged by the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds. This amount is shown as a waiver under “Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements” for Select Class Shares in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table.

Each Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.70% of the average daily net assets

of Select Class Shares. This waiver is in effect through 10/31/16 at which time adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it. The adviser and/or its affiliates will not waive fees or reimburse expenses related to the underlying funds if prohibited by law.

ADDITIONAL FEE WAIVER AND/OR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT

Service providers to a Fund may, from time to time, voluntarily waive all or a portion of any fees to which they are entitled and/or reimburse certain expenses as they may determine from time to time. A Fund’s service providers may discontinue or modify these voluntary actions at any time without notice. Performance for Funds reflects the voluntary waiver of fees and/or the reimbursement of expenses, if any. Without these voluntary waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would have been less favorable.

 

 

 
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CHOOSING A SHARE CLASS

Each share class represents an investment in the same portfolio of securities, but each has different availability and eligibility criteria, sales charges, expenses, dividends and distributions. These arrangements allow you to choose the available class that best meets your needs. You should read this section carefully to determine which share class is best for you. Factors you should consider in choosing a share class include:

 

   

The amount you plan to invest;

 

   

The length of time you expect to hold your investment;

 

   

The total costs associated with your investment, including any sales charges that you pay when you buy or sell your Fund shares and expenses that are paid out of Fund assets over time;

 

   

Whether you qualify for any reduction or waiver of sales charges;

 

   

Whether you plan to take any distributions in the near future;

 

   

The availability of the share class;

 

   

The services that will be available to you;

 

   

The amount of compensation that your Financial Intermediary will receive; and

 

   

The advantages and disadvantages of each share class.

Please read this prospectus carefully, and then select the Fund and share class most appropriate for you and decide how much you want to invest. Each Fund may offer other classes of shares not included in this prospectus that have different expense levels, performance and eligibility requirements from the share classes offered in this prospectus. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning these or other share classes. A Financial Intermediary may receive different compensation based on the share class sold.

 

Shares of the Funds have not been registered for sale outside of the United States. This prospectus is not intended for distribution to prospective investors outside of the United States. The Funds generally do not market or sell shares to investors domiciled outside of the United States, even, with regard to individuals, if they are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.

 

     Select
Eligibility1  

Limited to certain investors, including:

  Purchases directly from the Fund through JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (the “Distributor”) by institutional investors, such as corporations, pension and profit sharing plans and foundations meeting the minimum investment requirements;

  Purchases through your Financial Intermediary or any other organization, including affiliates of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase), authorized to act in a fiduciary, advisory or custodial capacity for its clients or customers; and

  Purchases by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.2

Minimum Investment1,3,4  

$1,000,000 — An investor can combine purchases of Select Class Shares of other J.P. Morgan Funds in order to meet the minimum.

 

$1,000 — Investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds2 or

 

$50 for employees, if establishing a Systematic Purchase Plan.

Minimum Subsequent Investments2   No minimum except $50 for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.

 

 
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     Select
Systematic Purchase Plan   No except for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.
Systematic Redemption Plan   No except for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.

Front-End Sales Charge

(refer to Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation Section for more details)

  None

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC)

(refer to Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation Section for more details)

  None
Distribution (12b-1) Fee   None
Shareholder Service Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.
Redemption Fee   None
Advantages   No front-end sales charge or CDSC is assessed so you own more shares initially. In addition, Select Class Shares have lower fees than Class A and Class C Shares.
Disadvantages   Limited availability and higher minimum initial investment than Class A and Class C Shares.

 

1 

Financial Intermediaries or other organizations making the Funds available to their clients or customers may impose minimums which may be different from the requirements for investors purchasing directly from the Funds.

2 

May also be purchased directly from the Funds by officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees and their immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the person, as defined in section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) of:

   

J.P. Morgan Funds

   

JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates

3 

Investment minimums may be waived for certain types of Group Retirement Plans (as defined in the glossary), as well as for certain fee-based programs. The Funds reserve the right to waive any initial or subsequent investment minimum.

4 

Please see “MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE” for more information about minimum balance requirements.

FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION

The following section describes the various fees that you will pay if you purchase shares of the Fund. In addition, it describes the types of compensation paid to Financial Intermediaries for services related to the Fund.

To obtain information, visit www.jpmorganfunds.com or call 1-800-766-7722.

Networking and Sub-Transfer Agency Fees

J.P. Morgan Funds have entered into agreements directly with Financial Intermediaries pursuant to which the Funds will pay the Financial Intermediary for services such as networking or sub-transfer agency (collectively, the “Sub-TA Agreements”). Sub-TA Agreement payments are generally based on either (1) a percentage of the average daily net assets of clients serviced by such Financial Intermediary up to a set maximum dollar amount per shareholder account serviced, or (2) a per account fee based on the number of accounts serviced by such Financial Intermediary. Sub-TA Agreement payments are in addition to, rather than in lieu of, Rule 12b-1 fees the Financial Intermediary may also be receiving pursuant to agreements with the Distributor for classes with Rule 12b-1 fees. From time to time, JPMIM or its affiliates may pay a portion of the fees for networking or sub-transfer agency at its or their own expense and out of its or their legitimate profits.

Shareholder Servicing

The Distributor, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of up to the following fee (based on the average daily net assets of each class of a Fund).

 

Class    Shareholder Servicing  Fee
Select Class    0.25%

The Distributor may enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of that fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services.

 

 
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PURCHASING FUND SHARES

You may purchase shares directly from the Funds through the Distributor or through your Financial Intermediary.

This prospectus offers multiple share classes. Each share class has different sales charges and/or expenses. When deciding what share class to buy, you should consider the amount of your investment, the length of time you intend to hold the shares, the sales charges and expenses applicable to each share class and whether you qualify for any sales charge discounts. Please refer to “Choosing a Share Class” for investment minimums for initial and subsequent purchases and to help you determine which share class would be best for you.

Purchase and redemption orders will be accepted only on days that J.P. Morgan Funds are open for business. The Funds are open for business on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NYSE is closed for trading on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. A purchase or redemption order received by a Fund prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. ET) (“NYSE Close”), on a day the Funds are open for business, will be effected at that day’s NAV. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. An order received after the NYSE Close will generally be effected at the NAV determined on the next business day. However, orders received by Financial Intermediaries on a business day prior to the NYSE Close and communicated to the Funds prior to such time as agreed upon by the Funds and the Financial Intermediary will be effected at the NAV determined on the business day the order was received by the Financial Intermediary.

A purchase order must be supported by all appropriate documentation and information in the proper form. The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete purchase orders.

Share ownership is electronically recorded; therefore, no certificate will be issued. A shareholder who purchases shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily will not accrue a dividend on the day of the purchase.

If you purchase shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your purchase order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for purchase orders.

If you purchase shares directly with the Funds, see the information below.

 

HOW TO PURCHASE
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Phone or Online

 

1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

 

A new account generally may not be opened by phone or online.

 

Employees of JPMorgan Chase & Co. may open a new account online.

 

A new fund position can be added to an existing account by phone or online if you have bank information on file. The minimum initial investment requirement must be met.

  You must already have bank information on file. If we do not have bank information on file, you must submit written instructions. Please call for instructions on how to add bank information to your account.

 

 
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HOW TO PURCHASE
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Mail

 

Regular mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

Mail the completed and signed application with a check to our Regular or Overnight mailing address.

 

Refer to the Additional Information Regarding Purchases section

  Please mail your check and include your name, the Fund name, and your fund account number.
 

All checks must be made payable to one of the following:

   J.P. Morgan Funds; or

   The specific Fund in which you are investing.

 

Please include your existing account number, if applicable.

 

All checks must be in U.S. dollars. The Funds do not accept credit cards, cash, starter checks, money orders or credit card checks. The Funds reserve the right to refuse “third-party” checks and checks drawn on non-U.S. financial institutions even if payment may be effected through a U.S. financial institution. Checks made payable to any individual or company and endorsed to J.P. Morgan Funds or a Fund are considered third-party checks.

By ACH or Wire1

 

1-800-480-4111

 

Wire Instructions:

Boston Financial Data Services

2000 Crown Colony Drive

Quincy, MA 02169

 

Attn: J.P.Morgan Funds Services

ABA: 021 000 021

DDA: 323 125 832

FBO: Fund Name

Fund: Fund #

Account: Your Account # and
Your Account Registration

 

You may include bank information on your application for your initial purchase to be processed via Automated Clearing House (ACH) rather than sending a check.

 

New accounts cannot be opened by wire purchase.

 

Purchase by ACH: To process a purchase via ACH using bank information on file you may call us or process the purchase online.

 

Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Funds of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.

Systematic Investment Plan1  

You may include instructions to set up a Systematic Investment Plan on your application. Bank Information must be included.

 

Refer to Choosing A Share Class for fund minimums.

 

If bank information is on file, you may call, go online or mail written instructions to start, edit or delete a Systematic Investment Plan.

 

You cannot have a Systematic Investment Plan and a Systematic Withdrawal Plan or Systematic Exchange Plan on the same fund account.

 

If bank information is not on file, you will be required to submit a completed form with your bank information and Systematic Investment Plan details.

 

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The Funds currently do not charge for these services, but may impose a charge in the future. However, your bank may impose a charge for debiting your bank account.

 

 
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Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct transactions using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make purchases over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Purchases

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When you open an account, we will ask for your name, residential or business street address, date of birth (for an individual), and other information that will allow us to identify you, including your social security number, tax identification number or other identifying number. The Funds cannot waive these requirements. The Funds are required by law to reject your Account Application if the required identifying information is not provided.

We will attempt to collect any missing information required on the Account Application by contacting either you or your Financial Intermediary. If we cannot obtain this information within the established time frame, your Account Application will be rejected. Amounts received prior to receipt of the required information will be held un-invested and will be returned to you without interest if your Account Application is rejected. If the required information is obtained, your investment will be accepted and you will pay the NAV per share next calculated after all of the required information is received, plus any applicable sales charge.

Once we have received all of the required information, federal law requires us to verify your identity. After an account is opened, we may restrict your ability to purchase additional shares until your identity is verified. If we are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time, the Funds reserve the right to close your account at the current day’s NAV per share. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the NAV per share next calculated after the account is closed, less any applicable CDSC or fees. In addition, you will not be entitled to recoup any sales charges paid to a Fund in connection with your purchase of Fund shares.

Purchases by wire may be canceled if J.P. Morgan Funds Services does not receive payment by 4:00 p.m. ET on the settlement date. You will be responsible for any expenses and/or losses to the Funds.

EXCHANGING FUND SHARES

An exchange is selling shares of one J.P. Morgan Fund and taking the proceeds to simultaneously purchase shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund. Before making an exchange request, you should read the prospectus of the J.P. Morgan Fund whose shares you would like to purchase by exchange. You can obtain a prospectus for any J.P. Morgan Fund by contacting your Financial Intermediary, by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com, or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES

Select Class Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Select Class Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund, or

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

In general, the same rules and procedures that apply to redemptions and purchases apply to exchanges:

 

   

All exchanges are subject to meeting any investment minimum or eligibility requirements of the new Fund and class.

 

   

The J.P. Morgan Funds will provide 60 days’ written notice of any termination of or material change to your exchange privilege.

 

   

All exchanges are based upon the net asset value that is next calculated after the Fund receives your order, provided the exchange out of one Fund must occur before the exchange into the other Fund.

 

 
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In order for an exchange to take place on the date that the order is submitted, the order must be received prior to the close of both the Fund that you wish to exchange into and the Fund that you wish to exchange out of, otherwise, the exchange will occur on the following business day on which both Funds are open.

 

   

A shareholder that exchanges into shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily, including a money market fund, will not accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange. A shareholder that exchanges out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange.

 

   

The exchange privilege is not intended as a way for you to speculate on short-term movements in the market. Therefore, to prevent disruptions in the management of J.P. Morgan Funds, certain J.P. Morgan Funds limit excessive exchange activity as described in the “Frequent Trading Policy” section. Your exchange privilege will be limited or revoked if the exchange activity is considered excessive. In addition, any J.P. Morgan Fund may reject any exchange request for any reason, including if it is not in the best interests of the Fund and/or its shareholders to accept the exchange.

Tax Consequences on Exchanges

Generally, an exchange between J.P. Morgan Funds is considered a sale and generally results in a capital gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. An exchange between classes of shares of the same Fund is generally not taxable for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making an exchange.

REDEEMING FUND SHARES

If you sell shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your redemption order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders.

If you sell shares directly with the Fund, see the information below.

Your redemption proceeds may be mailed to you at your address of record1, wired, or sent by ACH to a pre-existing bank account on file.

 

HOW TO REDEEM

By Phone or Online

Note: certain account types are not available for online account access.

 

Call us at 1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

By Mail  

Regular Mailing Address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

Systematic Redemption Plan2

Note: The Funds currently do not charge for this service, but may impose a charge in the future.

 

You may include instructions to set up a Systematic Redemption Plan on your application. Payment instructions must be included.

 

You may call, or mail written instructions to start, edit or delete a Systematic Redemption Plan.

 

You may send a written redemption request to your Financial Intermediary, if applicable, or to the Fund at the following address:

 

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

You may redeem over the phone. Please see “Can I redeem by phone?” for more information.

 

 
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You cannot request a redemption by check to be sent to an address updated within 30 days.

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If the amount of the systematic payment exceeds the income earned by your account since the previous payment under the Systematic Redemption Plan, payments will be made by redeeming some of your shares. This will reduce the amount of your investment, up to possibly closing your account

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Your current balance in the Fund for purposes of these calculations will be determined by multiplying the number of shares held by the last calculated NAV per share of the applicable class.

You may redeem some or all of your shares on any day that the Fund is open for business. You will not be permitted to enter a redemption order for shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check or through an ACH transaction for five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check or ACH transaction has cleared (sometimes referred to as uncollected shares).

If the Fund or Financial Intermediary receives your redemption order before the close of the NYSE (normally 4 p.m. ET or before 4:00 p.m. ET, if the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. ET), you will receive the NAV per share calculated after your redemption order is received in good order (meaning that it includes the information required by, and complies with security requirements implemented by, the Funds’ transfer agent or the Funds), minus the amount of any applicable CDSC or fees. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders and may charge a fee to process redemption of shares. A shareholder that redeems out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the redemption.

All redemption requests must be supported by valid identity authentication, the appropriate documentation (if applicable) and any necessary information in good order. Additional information may be required depending on the situation. For accounts held directly with the Funds, your redemption proceeds will typically be paid within one to seven days after receipt of the redemption order.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct transactions using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make redemptions over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone or online. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares online or by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Redemptions

Medallion signature guarantees may be required if:

 

   

You want to redeem shares with a value of $50,000 or more and you want to receive your proceeds in the form of a check; or

 

   

You want your payment sent to an address, bank account or payee other than the one currently designated on your Fund account.

The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete redemption orders.

The Fund may suspend your ability to redeem when:

 

  1. Trading on the NYSE is restricted;

 

  2. The NYSE is closed (other than weekend and holiday closings);

 

  3. Federal securities laws permit;

 

  4. The SEC has permitted a suspension; or

 

  5. An emergency exists, as determined by the SEC.

You generally will recognize a gain or loss on a redemption for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making a redemption.

 

 
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Generally, all redemptions will be for cash; however, if you redeem shares worth $250,000 or more, the Fund reserves the right to pay part or all of your redemption proceeds in readily marketable securities instead of cash. If payment is made in securities, the Fund will value the securities selected in the same manner in which it computes its NAV. This process minimizes the effect of large redemptions on the Fund and its remaining shareholders. If you receive a distribution in-kind, securities received by you may be subject to market risk and you could incur taxable gains and brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE

Due to the relatively high cost of maintaining small accounts, if your account value falls below the required minimum balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem all of the remaining shares in your account and close your account or charge an annual below minimum account fee of $10 per Fund. This fee only applies to Select Class accounts held by employees. Before either of these actions is taken, you will be given 60 days advance written notice in order to provide you with time to increase your account balance to the required minimum, by purchasing sufficient shares, in accordance with the terms of this prospectus. Accounts participating in a qualifying Systematic Investment Plan will not be subject to redemption fees or the imposition of the $10 fee as long as the systematic payments to be made will increase the account value above the required minimum balance within one year of the establishment of the account.

 

  1. To collect the $10 below minimum account fee, the Fund will redeem $10 worth of shares from your account. Shares redeemed for this reason will not be charged a CDSC, if applicable.

 

  2. If your account falls below the required minimum balance and is closed as a result, you will not be charged a CDSC, if applicable.

Closings, Reorganizations and Liquidations

To the extent authorized by law, each Fund reserves the right to discontinue offering shares at any time, to merge or reorganize itself or a share class, or to cease operations and liquidate at any time.

 

 
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FREQUENT TRADING POLICY

J.P. Morgan Funds do not authorize market timing and, except for the Funds identified below, use reasonable methods to identify market timers and to prevent such activity. However, there can be no assurance that these methods will prevent market timing or other trading that may be deemed abusive. Market timing is an investment strategy using frequent purchases, redemptions and/or exchanges in an attempt to profit from short-term market movements. Market timing may result in dilution of the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, disrupt portfolio management and increase Fund expenses for all shareholders. Although market timing may affect any Fund, these risks may be higher for Funds that invest significantly in non-U.S. securities or thinly traded securities (e.g., certain small cap securities), such as international, global or emerging market funds or small cap funds. For example, when a Fund invests in securities trading principally in non-U.S. markets that close prior to the close of the NYSE, market timers may seek to take advantage of the difference between the prices of these securities at the close of their non-U.S. markets and the value of such securities when the Fund calculates its net asset value.

J.P. Morgan Funds or the Distributor will prohibit any purchase order (including exchanges) with respect to one investor, a related group of investors or their agent(s) where they detect a pattern of either purchases and sales of one of the J.P. Morgan Funds, or exchanges between or among J.P. Morgan Funds, that indicates market timing or trading that they determine is abusive.

Although J.P. Morgan Funds use a variety of methods to detect and deter market timing, there is no assurance that the Funds’ own operational systems and procedures will identify and eliminate all market timing strategies. For example, certain accounts, which are known as omnibus accounts, include multiple investors and such accounts typically provide the Funds with a net purchase or redemption order on any given day where purchasers of Fund shares and redeemers of Fund shares are netted against one another and the identity of individual purchasers and redeemers are not known by the Funds. While the Funds seek to monitor for market timing activities in omnibus accounts, the netting effect limits the Funds’ ability to locate and eliminate individual market timers. As a result, the Funds are often dependent upon Financial Intermediaries who utilize their own policies and procedures to identify market timers. These policies and procedures may be different than those utilized by the Funds.

The Boards of J.P. Morgan Funds have adopted various policies and procedures to identify market timers, including reviewing “round trips” in and out of J.P. Morgan Funds by investors. A “round trip” includes a purchase or exchange into a Fund followed or preceded by a redemption or exchange out of the same Fund. If the Distributor detects that you have completed two round trips within 60 days in the same Fund, the Distributor will reject your purchase and exchange orders for a period of at least 90 days. For subsequent violations, the Distributor may, in its sole discretion, reject your purchase and exchange orders temporarily or permanently. In identifying market timers, the Distributor may also consider activity of accounts that it believes to be under common ownership or control.

J.P. Morgan Funds have attempted to put safeguards in place to assure that Financial Intermediaries have implemented procedures designed to deter market timing and abusive trading. Despite these safeguards, there is no assurance that the Funds will be able to effectively identify and eliminate market timing and abusive trading in the Funds particularly with respect to omnibus accounts.

J.P. Morgan Funds will seek to apply the Funds’ market timing policies and restrictions as uniformly as practicable to accounts with the Funds, except with respect to the following:

 

  1. Trades that occur through omnibus accounts at Financial Intermediaries as described above;

 

  2. Purchases, redemptions and exchanges made on a systematic basis;

 

  3. Automatic reinvestments of dividends and distributions;

 

  4. Purchases, redemptions or exchanges that are part of a rebalancing program, such as a wrap, advisory or bona fide asset allocation program, which includes investment models developed and maintained by a financial intermediary;

 

  5. Redemptions of shares to pay fund or account fees;

 

  6. Transactions initiated by the trustee or adviser to a donor-advised charitable gift fund;

 

  7. Transactions in Section 529 college savings plans;

 

  8. Transactions in Fund of Fund Products;

 

  9. Transactions within a Retirement account such as:

 

   

Shares redeemed to return an excess contribution

 

   

Transactions initiated by sponsors of group employee benefit plans or other related accounts,

 

   

Retirement plan contributions, loans, distributions, and hardship withdrawals,

 

 
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IRA re-characterizations and conversions.

 

   

IRA purchases of shares by asset transfer or direct rollover

In addition to rejecting purchases, in connection with suspected market timing activities, the Distributor can reject a purchase (including purchases for the Funds listed below) for any reason, including purchases that it does not think are in the best interests of a Fund and/or its shareholders or if it determines the trading to be abusive. Your Financial Intermediary may also have additional procedures for identifying market timers and rejecting or otherwise restricting purchases and/or exchanges.

Certain J.P. Morgan Funds are intended for short-term investment horizons and do not monitor for market timers or prohibit such short-term trading activity. Those Funds are the JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund, JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Managed Income Fund and the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds. Although these Funds are managed in a manner that is consistent with their investment objectives, frequent trading by shareholders may disrupt their management and increase their expenses.

VALUATION

Shares are purchased at net asset value (NAV) per share, plus a sales charge, if any. This is also known as the offering price. Shares are also redeemed at NAV, minus any applicable CDSC. The NAV of each class within a Fund varies, primarily because each class has different class-specific expenses such as distribution and shareholder servicing fees.

The NAV per share of a class of a Fund is equal to the value of all the assets attributable to that class, minus the liabilities attributable to that class, divided by the number of outstanding shares of that class. The following is a summary of the procedures generally used to value J.P. Morgan Funds’ investments.

Securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at their current market value. Other securities and assets, including securities for which market quotations are not readily available; market quotations are determined not to be reliable; or, their value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of trading on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded but before a Fund’s NAV is calculated, may be valued at fair value in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Board of Trustees. Fair value represents a good faith determination of the value of a security or other asset based upon specifically applied procedures. Fair valuation may require subjective determinations. There can be no assurance that the fair value of an asset is the price at which the asset could have been sold during the period in which the particular fair value was used in determining a Fund’s NAV.

Equity securities listed on a North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchange are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Other foreign equity securities are fair valued using quotations from an independent pricing service, as applicable. The value of securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. is generally the NASDAQ official closing price.

Fixed income securities are valued using prices supplied by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing services or broker/dealers. Those prices are determined using a variety of inputs and factors as more fully described in the Statement of Additional Information.

Assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates from an approved independent pricing service as of 4:00 p.m. ET.

Shares of ETFs are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the ETF is principally traded. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.

Options (e.g., on stock indices or equity securities) traded on U.S. equity securities exchanges are valued at the composite mean price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes at the close of options trading on such exchanges.

Options traded on foreign exchanges or U.S. commodity exchanges are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price available prior to the calculation of a Fund’s NAV and will be fair valued by applying fair value factor provided by independent pricing services, as applicable, for any options involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges.

Exchange traded futures (e.g., on stock indices, debt securities or commodities) are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price as of the close of the exchanges on which they trade. Any futures involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

 

 
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Non-listed over-the-counter options and futures are valued utilizing market quotations provided by approved pricing services.

Swaps and structured notes are priced generally by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing service or at an evaluated price provided by a counterparty or broker/dealer.

Any derivatives involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

NAV is calculated each business day as of the close of the NYSE, which is typically 4:00 p.m. ET. On occasion, the NYSE will close before 4:00 p.m. ET. When that happens, NAV will be calculated as of the time the NYSE closes. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. The price at which a purchase is effected is based on the next calculation of NAV after the order is received in proper form in accordance with this prospectus. To the extent a Fund invests in securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges or other markets that trade on weekends or other days when a Fund does not price its shares, the value of a Fund’s shares may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Each Fund has elected to be treated and intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company is not subject to tax at the corporate level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. A Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would result in corporate-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.

Each Fund can earn income and realize capital gain. Each Fund deducts any expenses and then pays out the earnings, if any, to shareholders as distributions.

Each Fund generally distributes net investment income, if any, on a quarterly basis. The Funds will distribute their net realized capital gains (that is, the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss), if any, at least annually. For each taxable year, each Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains.

You have the following options for your distributions. You may:

 

   

Reinvest all distributions in additional Fund shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net investment income in cash and reinvest distributions of net capital gain in additional shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net capital gain in cash and reinvest distributions of net investment income; or

 

   

Take all distributions in cash.

If you do not select an option when you open your account, we will reinvest all distributions. If your distributions are reinvested, they will be in the form of shares of the same class without a sales charge. If you take your distributions in cash, you can choose to have a check mailed to your address of record or you can have them deposited into a pre-assigned bank account. The taxation of the dividends will not be affected whether you have them deposited into a bank account or sent by check.

Distributions of net investment income generally are taxable as ordinary income. Dividends of net investment income paid to a non-corporate U.S. shareholder that are properly reported as qualified dividend income generally will be taxable to such shareholder at preferential rates. The maximum individual rate applicable to “qualified dividend income” is either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. The amount of dividend income that may be so reported by a Fund generally will be limited to the aggregate of the eligible dividends received by the Fund. In addition, each Fund must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the shares on which the Fund received the eligible dividends, and the non-corporate U.S. shareholder must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund shares. Dividends of net investment income that are not reported as qualified dividend income and dividends of net short-term capital gain will be taxable as ordinary income.

Distributions of net capital gain (that is, the excess of the net gains from the sale of investments that the Fund owned for more than one year over the net losses from investments that the Fund owned for one year or less) that are properly reported by a Fund as capital gain dividends will be taxable as long-term capital gain, regardless of how long you have held your shares in the Fund. The maximum individual rate applicable to long-term capital gains is generally either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s

 

 
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income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Distributions of net short-term capital gain (that is, the excess of any net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss), if any, will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Capital gain of a corporate shareholder is taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.

An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.

A Fund or an underlying fund’s investment in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes. In that case, the Fund’s yield on those securities would be decreased. In addition, a Fund or an underlying fund’s investment in certain foreign securities or foreign currencies may increase or accelerate the Fund’s recognition of ordinary income and may affect the timing or amount of Fund distributions.

A Fund or an underlying fund’s investments in certain debt obligations, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and derivative instruments may require the Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. In order to generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, a Fund may be required to liquidate other investments in its portfolio that it otherwise would have continued to hold, including when it is not advantageous to do so. A Fund or an underlying fund’s investment in REIT securities also may result in the Fund’s receipt of cash in excess of the REIT’s earnings; if the Fund distributes such amounts, such distributions could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for federal income tax purposes.

A Fund or an underlying fund’s transactions in futures contracts, short sales, swaps and other derivatives will be subject to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to accelerate income to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund’s securities, and convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. A Fund or an underlying fund’s use of these types of transactions may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions.

An increase in the principal amount of an inflation-linked security will be original issue discount which is taxable as ordinary income and is required to be distributed, even though the Fund will not receive the principal, including any increases thereto, until maturity.

A Fund’s use of a fund-of-funds structure could affect the amount, timing and character of distributions from the Fund, and therefore, may increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. See “Distributions and Tax Matters — Investment in Other Funds” in the Statement of Additional Information.

Please see the Statement of Additional Information for additional discussion of the tax consequences of the above-described and other investments to each Fund and its shareholders.

The dates on which net investment income and capital gain dividends, if any, will be distributed are available online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

Early in each calendar year, each Fund will send you a notice showing the amount of distributions you received in the preceding year and the tax status of those distributions.

The Funds are not intended for foreign shareholders. Any foreign shareholders would generally be subject to U.S. tax-withholding on distributions by the Funds, as discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

Distributions by a Fund to retirement plans and other entities that qualify for tax-exempt or tax-deferred treatment under federal income tax laws will generally not be taxable. Special tax rules apply to investments through such plans. The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to such tax-exempt or tax-deferred entities or accounts. You should consult your tax advisor to determine the suitability of a Fund as an investment and the tax treatment of distributions.

Any investor for whom a Fund does not have a valid Taxpayer Identification Number may be subject to backup withholding.

The above is a general summary of tax implications of investing in the Funds. Because each investor’s tax consequences are unique, please consult your tax advisor to see how investing in a Fund and, for individuals and S corporations, selection of a particular cost method of accounting will affect your own tax situation.

 

 
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IMPORTANT TAX REPORTING CONSIDERATIONS

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) will report gains and losses realized on redemptions of shares for shareholders who are individuals and S corporations purchased after January 1, 2012 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This information will also be reported to you on Form 1099-B and the IRS each year. In calculating the gain or loss on redemptions of shares, the average cost method will be used to determine the cost basis of Fund shares purchased after January 1, 2012 unless you instruct the Fund in writing at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 that you want to use another available method for cost basis reporting (for example, First In, First Out (FIFO), Last In, First Out (LIFO), Specific Lot Identification (SLID) or High Cost, First Out (HIFO)). If you designate SLID as your cost basis method, you will also need to designate a secondary cost basis method (Secondary Method). If a Secondary Method is not provided, the Funds will designate FIFO as the Secondary Method and will use the Secondary Method with respect to systematic withdrawals.

Not all cost basis methods are available. Please contact the Fund at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 for more information on the available methods for cost basis reporting. To determine which available cost basis method is best for you, you should consult with your tax advisor. Please note that you will be responsible for calculating and reporting gains and losses on redemptions of shares purchased prior to January 1, 2012 to the IRS as such information will not be reported by the Fund and may not be maintained by your Financial Intermediary.

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) is also required to report gains and losses to the IRS in connection with redemptions of shares by S corporations. If a shareholder is a corporation and has not instructed the Fund that it is a C corporation in its account application or by written instruction to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, the Fund will treat the shareholder as an S corporation and file a Form 1099-B.

SHAREHOLDER STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

The Funds or your Financial Intermediary will send you transaction confirmation statements and quarterly account statements. Please review these statements carefully. The Funds will correct errors if notified within one year of the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement. Your Financial Intermediary may have a different cut-off time. J.P. Morgan Funds will charge a fee for requests for statements that are older than two years. Please retain all of your statements, as they could be needed for tax purposes.

To reduce expenses and conserve natural resources, the Funds will deliver a single copy of prospectuses and financial reports to individual investors who share a residential address, provided they have the same last name or the Funds reasonably believe they are members of the same family. If you would like to receive separate mailings, please call 1-800-480-4111 and the Funds will begin individual delivery within 30 days. If you would like to receive these documents by e-mail, please visit www.jpmorganfunds.com and sign up for electronic delivery.

After each fiscal half year you will receive a financial report from the Funds. In addition, the Funds will periodically send you proxy statements and other reports.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please write to J.P. Morgan Funds Services at P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, call 1-800-480-4111 or visit www.jpmorganfunds.com.

AVAILABILITY OF PROXY VOTING RECORD

The Trustees for each Fund have delegated the authority to vote proxies for securities owned by the Funds to the applicable investment adviser. A copy of each Fund’s voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com no later than August 31 of each year. Each Fund’s proxy voting record will include, among other things, a brief description of the matter voted on for each portfolio security, and will state how each vote was cast, for example, for or against the proposal.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, each Fund will make available a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that quarter. In addition to providing hard copies upon request, the Funds will post these quarterly schedules on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, from time to time, each Fund may post portfolio holdings on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website on a more timely basis.

 

 
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Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds (continued)

 

Each of the Funds may disclose the complete uncertified holdings list and the percentage allocations to each of the underlying funds, allocation to each JPMIM sub-portfolio and allocations to each unaffiliated sub-adviser and the percentage that each represents of the respective Fund’s portfolio as of the most recent month end online at www.jpmorganfunds.com, no sooner than ten calendar days after month end.

Shareholders may request portfolio holdings schedules at no charge by calling 1-800-480-4111. A description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in the Statement of Additional Information.

 

 
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Glossary of Common Investment Terminology

 

For the purpose of the “INVESTING WITH J.P. MORGAN FUNDS” section, references to “account” and “Fund” are not interchangeable. Fund refers to an individual mutual fund position. An account may be invested in a single Fund or multiple Funds.

Capital Gains Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of gains realized on securities that a Fund has sold at a profit, minus any realized losses.

 

Dividend Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of income from interest or dividends generated by a Fund’s investments.

Financial Intermediaries — Include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with the Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent. Shares purchased this way will typically be held for you by the Financial Intermediary.

Group Retirement Plans — Refers to employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and

 

   

Shares must be held at a plan level or

 

   

Shares must be held at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper.

Group Retirement Plans include group emploer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) or individual 403(b) plans do not qualify under this waiver.

Institutional Investors — Include fee-based “wrap” account sponsors (provided they have an agreement covering the arrangement with the Distributor), corporations, qualified non-profit organizations, charitable trusts, foundations and endowments, state, county, city or any instrumentality, department, authority or agency thereof, and banks, trust companies or other depository institutions investing for their own account or on behalf of their clients.

Medallion Signature Guarantee — A special stamp used to verify the authenticity of certain documents. It is a guarantee by a financial institution that the signature is genuine and the financial institution accepts liability for any forgery. Medallion signature guarantees protect shareholders by preventing unauthorized transfer of assets that could result in monetary losses to the investor due to fraud. Medallion guarantee stamps can be obtained at many bank branches or brokerage firms.

Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) — The distribution amount that Traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRA owners must begin to take from their retirement accounts by April 1st the year after they reach age 70 1/2.

Uncollected Shares — Shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check or through an ACH transaction are not available for redemption for up to five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check or ACH transaction has cleared.

Wire or ACH — refers to the method used for payment or redemptions. Movement of money by wire is typically faster than money sent by ACH (Automated Clearing House). While J.P. Morgan Funds does not charge for either method, your bank may charge a fee for these services.

 

 

 
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Management of the Funds

 

THE ADVISER, SUB-ADVISERS, ADMINISTRATOR AND DISTRIBUTOR

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM) is the investment adviser to the Funds and makes the day-to-day investment decisions for the Funds. JPMIM is located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017. JPMIM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase, a bank holding company.

JPMIM may serve as the “manager of managers” for the Funds and will have responsibility for monitoring and coordinating the overall management of the Funds. In this capacity, JPMIM: (i) evaluates, selects, and recommends to the Trustees affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers needed to manage all or part of the assets of the Funds; (ii) reviews the Funds’ portfolio holdings and monitors concentration in a particular security or industry; (iii) monitors and evaluates the sub-advisers’ investment programs and results as well as the performance of sub-advisers relative to the applicable benchmark indexes; and (iv) reviews the Funds’ compliance with its investment objectives, strategies, policies and restrictions. JPMIM may also directly manage certain portions of the Funds. The sub-adviser(s), and JPMIM, to the extent it directly manages certain portions of the Funds, are responsible for deciding which securities to purchase and sell for their respective portions of the Funds and for placing orders for each Fund’s transactions. JPMIM has obtained an exemptive order of the SEC granting exemptions from certain provisions of the 1940 Act (the Exemptive Order), pursuant to which JPMIM is permitted, subject to supervision and approval of the Trust’s Trustees, to enter into and materially amend sub-advisory agreements with unaffiliated sub-advisers without such agreements being approved by the shareholders of each Fund. JPMIM may not enter into any sub-advisory agreement with an affiliated sub-adviser without such agreement being approved by shareholders of each Fund. Accordingly, each Fund and JPMIM may hire, terminate, or replace unaffiliated sub-advisers without shareholder approval (except as noted above), including, without limitation, the replacement or reinstatement of any sub-advisers with respect to which a sub-advisory agreement has automatically terminated as a result of an assignment. JPMIM will continue to have the ultimate responsibility to oversee the sub-advisers and recommend their hiring, termination and replacement. Shareholders will be notified of any changes in sub-advisers. Shareholders of each Fund have the right to terminate a sub-advisory agreement for each Fund at any time by a vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. The Exemptive Order also permits each Fund to disclose to shareholders the management fees only in the aggregate.

JPMIM (the Administrator) (1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43240) provides administrative services and oversees the Funds’ other service providers. The Administrator receives a pro-rata portion of the following annual fee on behalf of each Fund for administrative services: 0.15% of the first $25 billion of average

daily net assets of all Funds (excluding certain funds of funds and money market funds) in the J.P. Morgan Funds Complex plus 0.075% of average daily net assets of such Funds over $25 billion.

JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (the Distributor or JPMDS) (1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43240) is the distributor for the Funds. The Distributor is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase.

A discussion of the basis the Board of Trustees of the Trust used in reapproving the investment advisory agreement for each Fund is available in the semi-annual report for the most recent fiscal period ended December 31.

ADVISORY FEES

Prior to July 1, 2016, each Fund paid the Adviser a management fee of 0.30% as a percentage of average daily net assets. Effective July 1, 2016, each Fund pays the Adviser a management fee of 0.25% as a percentage of average daily net assets.

ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

JPMIM, JPMDS, and from time to time, other affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, may also, at their own expense and out of their own legitimate profits, provide additional cash payments to Financial Intermediaries who sell shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds. For this purpose, Financial Intermediaries include investment advisers, financial advisors, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase that have entered into an agreement with JPMDS. These additional cash payments are payments over and above any sales charges (including Rule 12b-1 fees), shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency and/or networking fees that are paid to such Financial Intermediaries, as described elsewhere in this prospectus. These additional cash payments are generally made to Financial Intermediaries, that provide shareholder, sub-transfer agency or administrative services, or marketing support. Marketing support may include access to sales meetings, sales representatives and Financial Intermediary management representatives, inclusion of the J.P. Morgan Funds on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or other sales programs and/or for training and educating a Financial Intermediary’s employees. These additional cash payments also may be made as an expense reimbursement in cases where the Financial Intermediary provides shareholder services to J.P. Morgan Fund shareholders. JPMIM and JPMDS may also pay cash compensation in the form of finders’ fees that vary depending on the J.P. Morgan Fund and the dollar amount of shares sold. Such additional compensation may provide such Financial Intermediaries with an incentive to favor sales of shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds over other investment options they make available to their customers. See the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

 

 
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THE FUND MANAGERS

The Funds are managed by JPMIM’s Multi-Asset Solutions Team. The members of the Multi-Asset Solutions Team responsible for management and oversight of the Funds are Jeffrey A. Geller, Anne Lester, Daniel Oldroyd, Michael Schoenhaut and Eric J. Bernbaum. In their capacity as portfolio managers, Mr. Geller, Ms. Lester, Mr. Oldroyd, Mr. Schoenhaut and Mr. Bernbaum and the team of analysts manage the portfolio construction, investment strategy selection and tactical asset allocation processes for each Fund. Mr. Geller, Managing Director, is Chief Investment Officer (CIO) for the Americas of Multi-Asset Solutions and has had investment oversight responsibility for the Funds since their inception. Before joining JPMIM in 2006, he was director of Hedge Fund Investments at Russell Investment Group, where he served as chairman of Russell’s hedge fund investment committee. Ms. Lester, Managing Director, has been an employee of JPMIM since 1992, a member of Multi-Asset Solutions since 2000, and a portfolio manager of

the Funds since their inception. An employee since 2000 and a portfolio manager of the Funds since their inception, Mr. Oldroyd, Managing Director and CFA and CAIA charterholder, is Head of Target Date Strategies for JPMIM. Mr. Schoenhaut, Managing Director and a CFA charterholder, has been an employee of JPMIM since 1997 and a portfolio manager of the Funds since their inception. Mr. Bernbaum, Vice President and CFA charterholder, has been an employee of JPMIM and Multi-Asset Solutions since 2008 and a portfolio manager of the Funds since November 2014.

JPMIM serves as the Adviser to the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds, for which it receives a fee.

The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, the other accounts managed by the portfolio managers, and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities in the Funds.

 

 

 
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Financial Highlights

 

The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each Fund’s financial performance for each of the past one through five fiscal years or periods, as applicable. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the tables represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information for each period presented has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose reports, along with each Fund’s financial statements, are included in the respective Fund’s annual report, which is available upon request.

Because each Fund invests in other Funds, the Total Annual Operating Expenses included in the Fee Table will not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights below.

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund                    
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 16.77       $ 0.29      $ (0.16    $ 0.13       $ (0.31    $ (0.12    $ (0.43
Year Ended June 30, 2014      15.44         0.34 (h)      1.31         1.65         (0.31      (0.01      (0.32
July 2, 2012 (j) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.34 (k)      0.41         0.75         (0.31      (l)       (0.31
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(j) Commencement of operations.
(k) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(l) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return (c)(d)

    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 16.47        0.77   $ 5,847,907        0.41     1.90     1.02     24
  16.77        10.74        2,495,073        0.36 (i)      2.10 (i)      1.55 (i)      86   
  15.44        5.03        788,241        0.40 (i)      2.22 (i)(k)      11.88 (i)      84   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gain
    Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2015 Fund                 
Select Class                 
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 17.29       $ 0.34 (h)    $ (0.17   $ 0.17       $ (0.33   $ (0.12   $ (0.45
Year Ended June 30, 2014      15.71         0.37 (h)      1.59        1.96         (0.37     (0.01     (0.38
July 2, 2012 (k) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.37 (j)      0.66        1.03         (0.32            (0.32
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(k) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return (c)(d)

   

Net assets,

end of

period

    Net
expenses (e)(f)
   

Net
investment

income
(loss) (b)

        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings  credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 17.01        0.97   $ 7,410,367        0.41     1.97     0.92     23
  17.29        12.55        3,168,728        0.38 (i)      2.23 (i)      1.28 (i)      75   
  15.71        6.90        918,172        0.40 (i)      2.40 (i)(j)      10.55 (i)      50   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gain
    Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2020 Fund                 
Select Class                 
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 18.03       $ 0.37 (h)    $ (0.06   $ 0.31       $ (0.35   $ (0.08   $ (0.43
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.03         0.39 (h)(i)      1.99        2.38         (0.37     (0.01     (0.38
July 2, 2012 (k) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.38 (i)      0.98        1.36         (0.33            (0.33
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credit and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(j) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(k) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return (c)(d)

    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 17.91        1.71   $ 14,807,138        0.42     2.06     0.78     17
  18.03        14.95        6,808,020        0.38 (j)      2.28 (i)(j)      1.01 (j)      49   
  16.03        9.10        988,689        0.41 (j)      2.52 (i)(j)      9.98 (j)      31   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gain
    Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2025 Fund                 
Select Class                 
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 18.58       $ 0.34      $ 0.01 (h)    $ 0.35       $ (0.35   $ (0.07   $ (0.42
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.28         0.41 (i)(j)      2.29        2.70         (0.38     (0.02     (0.40
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.39 (i)      1.22        1.61         (0.33            (0.33
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.
(i) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(j) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(l) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return (c)(d)

    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 18.51        1.89   $ 14,107,981        0.43     2.02     0.82     14
  18.58        16.69        6,485,172        0.40 (k)      2.33 (i)(k)      1.13 (k)      40   
  16.28        10.78        840,259        0.42 (k)      2.48 (i)(k)      10.56 (k)      25   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gain
   

Total

distributions

 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2030 Fund                 
Select Class                 
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.13       $ 0.37 (h)    $ 0.02 (i)    $ 0.39       $ (0.35   $ (0.08   $ (0.43
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.48         0.40 (h)(j)      2.63        3.03         (0.37     (0.01     (0.38
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.38 (j)      1.42        1.80         (0.32            (0.32
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(l) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.09        2.07   $ 16,278,094        0.43     1.93     0.80     14
  19.13        18.47        11,169,043        0.39 (k)      2.21 (j)(k)      1.13 (k)      36   
  16.48        12.06        929,479        0.43 (k)      2.45 (j)(k)      10.68 (k)      30   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gain
    Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2035 Fund                 
Select Class                 
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.57       $ 0.34      $ 0.08 (h)    $ 0.42       $ (0.35   $ (0.07   $ (0.42
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.67         0.40 (i)(j)      2.87        3.27         (0.35     (0.02     (0.37
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.39 (i)      1.60        1.99         (0.32            (0.32
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.
(i) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(j) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(l) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return (c)(d)

    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.57        2.14   $ 12,247,862        0.43     1.94     0.88     14
  19.57        19.69        7,039,219        0.41 (k)      2.13 (i)(k)      1.41 (k)      37   
  16.67        13.38        1,176,228        0.45 (k)      2.41 (i)(k)      11.89 (k)      41   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gain
    Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2040 Fund                 
Select Class                 
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.79       $ 0.37 (h)    $ 0.07 (i)    $ 0.44       $ (0.35   $ (0.06   $ (0.41
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.72         0.40 (h)(j)      3.04        3.44         (0.35     (0.02     (0.37
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.39 (j)      1.65        2.04         (0.32            (0.32
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(l) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return (c)(d)

    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.82        2.24   $ 14,767,955        0.43     1.86     0.89     12
  19.79        20.66        10,763,142        0.40 (k)      2.15 (j)(k)      1.35 (k)      22   
  16.72        13.70        928,644        0.45 (k)      2.44 (j)(k)      14.11 (k)      52   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gain
    Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2045 Fund                 
Select Class                 
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.71       $ 0.34      $ 0.08 (h)    $ 0.42       $ (0.35   $ (0.04   $ (0.39
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.72         0.39 (i)(j)      3.01        3.40         (0.36     (0.05     (0.41
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.39 (j)      1.65        2.04         (0.32            (0.32
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.
(i) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(l) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return (c)(d)

    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.74        2.19   $ 6,897,792        0.43     1.95     1.10     15
  19.71        20.47        4,006,265        0.40 (k)      2.10 (j)(k)      2.56 (k)      31   
  16.72        13.73        855,650        0.45 (k)      2.43 (j)(k)      15.61 (k)      64   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gain
    Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2050 Fund                  
Select Class                  
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.71       $ 0.35      $ 0.07       $ 0.42       $ (0.36   $ (0.04   $ (0.40
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.73         0.40 (h)(i)      3.01         3.41         (0.38     (0.05     (0.43
July 2, 2012 (k) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.39 (i)      1.66         2.05         (0.32            (0.32
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes interest expense, if applicable, which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(j) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(k) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return (c)(d)

    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.73        2.14   $ 6,897,259        0.43     1.88     1.25     11
  19.71        20.51        4,214,542        0.40 (j)      2.16 (i)(j)      2.90 (j)      23   
  16.73        13.79        860,746        0.45 (j)      2.43 (i)(j)      15.35 (j)      49   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gain
    Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2055 Fund                 
Select Class                 
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.35       $ 0.35      $ 0.09 (h)    $ 0.44       $ (0.36   $ (0.03   $ (0.39
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.71         0.37 (i)(j)      2.93        3.30         (0.43     (0.23     (0.66
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.39 (j)      1.64        2.03         (0.32            (0.32
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.
(i) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(l) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return (c)(d)

    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.40        2.29   $ 2,132,476        0.43     1.89     2.58     16
  19.35        20.04        1,259,943        0.36 (k)      2.04 (j)(k)      9.30 (k)      23   
  16.71        13.66        901,904        0.45 (k)      2.44 (j)(k)      16.31 (k)      52   

 

 
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HOW TO REACH US

 

MORE INFORMATION

For investors who want more information on these Funds the following documents are available free upon request:

ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS

Our annual and semi-annual reports contain more information about each Fund’s investments and performance. The annual report also includes details about the market conditions and investment strategies that had a significant effect on each Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)

The SAI contains more detailed information about the Funds and their policies. It is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. That means, by law, it is considered to be part of this prospectus.

You can get a free copy of these documents and other information, or ask us any questions, by calling us at 1-800-480-4111 or writing to:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

If you buy shares through a Financial Intermediary, please contact that Financial Intermediary directly for more information. You can also find information online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

You can write or e-mail the SEC’s Public Reference Room and ask them to mail you information about the Funds, including the SAI. They will charge you a copying fee for this service. You can also visit the Public Reference Room and copy the documents while you are there.

Public Reference Room of the SEC

Washington, DC 20549-1520

1-202-551-8090

E-mail: publicinfo@sec.gov

Reports, a copy of the SAI and other information about the Funds are also available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Investment Company Act File No. 811-21295

 

©JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2016. All rights reserved. July 2016.

 

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Prospectus

JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds

Class R2 Shares

November 1, 2015, as supplemented July 1, 2016

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend Income Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JIRBX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2015 Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JSBRX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2020 Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JIORX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2025 Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JBRSX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2030 Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JRBRX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2035 Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JPRRX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2040 Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JOBRX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2045 Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JNARX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2050 Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JNNRX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2055 Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JTRBX

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

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Risk/Return Summaries:   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund      1   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2015 Fund      7   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2020 Fund      14   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2025 Fund      21   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2030 Fund      28   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2035 Fund      35   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2040 Fund      42   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2045 Fund      49   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2050 Fund      56   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2055 Fund      63   
More About the Funds      70   

Principal Investment Strategies

     70   

Investment Risks

     72   

Conflicts of Interest

     79   

Temporary Defensive Positions

     79   

Expenses of Underlying Funds

     79   

Additional Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

     80   
Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds      81   

Choosing A Share Class

     81   

Financial Intermediary Compensation

     82   

Purchasing Fund Shares

     82   

Exchanging Fund Shares

     85   

Redeeming Fund Shares

     85   

Frequent Trading Policy

     88   

Valuation

     89   

Distributions and Taxes

     90   

Shareholder Statements and Reports

     92   

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

     92   

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure

     92   
Glossary of Common Investment Terminology      94   
Management of the Funds      95   

The Adviser, Sub-Advisers, Administrator and Distributor

     95   

Advisory Fees

     95   

Additional Compensation to Financial Intermediaries

     95   

The Fund Managers

     96   
Financial Highlights      98   
How to Reach Us      Back cover   
 

 

 


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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend Income Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JIRBX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks current income and some capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Class R2  
Management Fees        0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        0.50   
Other Expenses        2.12   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       1.87   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses        0.27   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        3.14   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1        (2.10
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        1.04   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 1.04% of the average daily net assets of Class R2 Shares. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     106        771        1,461        3,302   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 24% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds), and is generally intended for investors who are retired or about to retire soon. The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, with an emphasis on fixed income funds over equity funds and other funds. “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser) uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund’s strategic target allocations among various asset classes and types of underlying funds are anticipated to be as follows as of the date of this prospectus.

 

Strategic Target Allocations1          
Fixed Income        52.5
U.S. Fixed Income        34.5
Inflation Managed        7.5
High Yield        7.8
Emerging Markets Debt        2.8
Equity        36.0
U.S. Large Cap Equity        19.0
U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity        4.0
REIT        2.5
International Equity        7.0
Emerging Markets Equity        3.5
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents        10.0 % 
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents        10.0
Commodities        1.5
Commodities        1.5

 

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As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

The table above shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income, +/- 10% for equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments listed above. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to

track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

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National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

Inflation-Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (e.g., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to

real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

 

 

 

 
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High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended

benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that the Fund or an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to

meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date Retirement Income Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Today Funds

 

 

 
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Average. The Lipper index is based on the total return of all mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      3.00%   
Worst Quarter    2nd quarter, 2013      –1.69%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -2.61%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
CLASS R2 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     4.15     5.88
Return After Taxes on Distributions     3.14        5.08   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     2.36        4.17   
S&P TARGET DATE RETIREMENT INCOME INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.13        6.19   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET TODAY FUNDS AVERAGE      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     0.33        4.42   

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect

the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a
401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2015 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JSBRX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Class R2  
Management Fees        0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        0.50   
Other Expenses        2.06   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       1.81   

Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and

Expenses

       0.27   
      

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating

Expenses

       3.08   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1        (2.04
      

 

 

 

Total Annual Fund Operating

Expenses After Fee Waivers

and Expense Reimbursements1

       1.04   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 1.04% of the average daily net assets of Class R2 Shares. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17 at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     106        759        1,437        3,249   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 23% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2015 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2015 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser) uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt

to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income, +/- 10% for equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates

 

 

 
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provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if

their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

 

 

 
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The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying fund than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Underlying funds that invest in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain

markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Inflation-Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (e.g., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in

 

 

 
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addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that the Fund or an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or

frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2015 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2015 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      3.75%   
Worst Quarter    2nd quarter, 2013      –1.45%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -2.70%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since  (7/2/12)
 
CLASS R2 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     4.60     7.40
Return After Taxes on Distributions     3.59        6.53   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     2.62        5.32   
S&P TARGET DATE 2015 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.75        9.40   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2015 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     1.69        7.17   

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a
401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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Class/Ticker: R2/JIORX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Class R2  
Management Fees        0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        0.50   
Other Expenses        1.94   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       1.69   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses        0.26   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        2.95   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1        (1.91
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        1.04   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 1.04% of the average daily net assets of Class R2 Shares. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17 at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     106        732        1,384        3,134   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 17% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2020 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2020 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser) uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt

to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

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As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income, +/- 10% for equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates

 

 

 
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provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if

their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

 

 

 

 
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The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying fund than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Underlying funds that invest in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain

markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate

 

 

 
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the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that the Fund or an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the

Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2020 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2020 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      4.74%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.43%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -3.51%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
CLASS R2 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     5.61     9.39
Return After Taxes on Distributions     4.70        8.56   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.19        6.89   
S&P TARGET DATE 2020 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.93        10.74   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2020 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     1.70        8.44   

 

 

 

 
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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a
401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2025 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JBRSX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Class R2  
Management Fees        0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        0.50   
Other Expenses        1.95   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       1.70   

Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and

Expenses

       0.25   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        2.95   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1        (1.91
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        1.04   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 1.04% of the average daily net assets of Class R2 Shares. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17 at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     106        732        1,384        3,134   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 14% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2025 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2025 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser) uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt

to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                             
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates

 

 

 
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provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

 

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are

 

 

 
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called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying fund than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to

increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain

 

 

 
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derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the

Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2025 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2025 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      5.44%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.57%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -4.15%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
CLASS R2 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.04     10.78
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.17        9.96   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.44        7.98   
S&P TARGET DATE 2025 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.83        11.82   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2025 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.17        9.80   

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the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a
401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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Class/Ticker: R2/JRBRX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Class R2  
Management Fees        0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        0.50   
Other Expenses        1.93   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       1.68   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses        0.25   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        2.93   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1        (1.89
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        1.04   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 1.04% of the average daily net assets of Class R2 Shares. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17 at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     106        728        1,376        3,117   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 14% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2030 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2030 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser) uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt

to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                             
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates

 

 

 
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provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the underlying fund’s securities goes down, the Fund’s investment in the underlying fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Underlying funds that invest in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain

markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover

 

 

 
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additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying fund than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain

 

 

 
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derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the

Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2030 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2030 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      6.12%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.75%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -4.79%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
CLASS R2 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.23     11.95
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.35        11.17   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.54        8.93   
S&P TARGET DATE 2030 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.90        12.87   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2030 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.06        10.95   
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a
401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2035 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JPRRX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Class R2  
Management Fees        0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        0.50   
Other Expenses        1.97   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       1.72   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses        0.25   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        2.97   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1        (1.93
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        1.04   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 1.04% of the average daily net assets of Class R2 Shares. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17 at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     106        736        1,392        3,152   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 14% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2035 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2035 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser) uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt

to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                             
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates

 

 

 
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provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the underlying fund’s securities goes down, the Fund’s investment in the underlying fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Underlying funds that invest in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain

markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher

 

 

 
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interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

 

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying fund than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain

 

 

 
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derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the

Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2035 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2035 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      6.69%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.93%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -5.23%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
CLASS R2 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.22     12.88
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.40        12.12   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.54        9.67   
S&P TARGET DATE 2035 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.95        13.70   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2035 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.83        12.00   

 

 

 

 
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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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Class/Ticker: R2/JOBRX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Class R2  
Management Fees        0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        0.50   
Other Expenses        1.97   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       1.72   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses        0.25   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        2.97   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1        (1.93
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        1.04   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliate have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund) and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund exceed 1.04% of the average daily net assets of Class R2 Shares. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17 at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     106        736        1,392        3,152   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 12% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2040 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2040 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser) uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt

to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                             
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

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As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/-15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the

 

 

 
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underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the underlying fund’s securities goes down, the Fund’s investment in the underlying fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Underlying funds that invest in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded

“delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher

 

 

 
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interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

 

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying fund than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain

 

 

 
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derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the

Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2040 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2040 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      6.92%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –2.02%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -5.69%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
CLASS R2 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.33     13.37
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.54        12.63   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.60        10.07   
S&P TARGET DATE 2040 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.96        14.32   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2040 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.35        12.23   

 

 

 

 
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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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Class/Ticker: R2/JNARX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Class R2  
Management Fees        0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        0.50   
Other Expenses        2.09   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       1.84   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses        0.25   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        3.09   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1        (2.05
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        1.04   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 1.04% of the average daily net assets of Class R2 Shares. The waiver is in effect through 6/30/17 at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     106        761        1,441        3,258   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 15% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2045 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2045 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser) uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt

to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                             
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/-15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates

 

 

 
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provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery

versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher

 

 

 
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interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

 

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying fund than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain

 

 

 
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derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the

Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2045 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2045 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      6.99%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.98%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -5.67%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
CLASS R2 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.30     13.30
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.53        12.51   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.58        9.99   
S&P TARGET DATE 2045 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.93        13.46   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2045 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.05        12.83   

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the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 

 
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Class/Ticker: R2/JNNRX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Class R2  
Management Fees        0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        0.50   
Other Expenses        2.23   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       1.98   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses        0.26   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        3.24   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1        (2.20
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        1.04   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 1.04% of the average daily net assets of Class R2 Shares. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17 at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     106        792        1,502        3,389   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 11% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2050 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2050 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser) uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt

to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                             
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/-15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates

 

 

 
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provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where

securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover

 

 

 
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additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan

participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying fund than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the

 

 

 
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underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2050 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2050 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      6.90%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.98%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -5.72%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund 
since  (7/2/12)
 
CLASS R2 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.30     13.32
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.53        12.52   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.59        10.00   
S&P TARGET DATE 2050 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.95        15.29   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2050 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     1.25        12.45   
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a
401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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Class/Ticker: R2/JTRBX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Class R2  
Management Fees        0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        0.50   
Other Expenses        2.77   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       2.52   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses        0.26   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        3.78   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1        (2.74
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements 1        1.04   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 1.04% of the average daily net assets of Class R2 Shares. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17 at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     106        902        1,717        3,843   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 16% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2055 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2055 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser) uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt

to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                             
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/-15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Funds’ Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates

 

 

 
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provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment in the underlying fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery

versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher

 

 

 
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interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

 

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying fund than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain

 

 

 
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derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the

Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2055+ Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2055+ Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      6.75%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.97%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -5.58%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
CLASS R2 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.49     13.14
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.72        12.08   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.69        9.73   
S&P TARGET DATE 2055+ INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.90        15.66   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2055+ FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.80        13.25   
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a
401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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Each of the Funds described in this prospectus is a series of JPMorgan Trust I (the Trust) and is managed by JPMIM. The underlying funds that are J.P. Morgan Funds are managed by JPMIM. As a result, the Adviser is considered a control affiliate and the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds advised by JPMIM are in the same group of investment companies. In the future, certain underlying J.P. Morgan Funds may be advised or sub-advised by affiliates of JPMIM, such as Security Capital Research & Management Incorporated (SCR&M) or JF International Management Inc. (JFIMI). For more information about the Funds and JPMIM, please read “Management of the Funds” and the Statement of Additional Information.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The mutual funds described in this prospectus are “Funds of Funds.” Each Fund’s investment strategy is to invest in a diversified group of other mutual funds within the same group of investment companies (i.e., J.P. Morgan Funds) and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds). ETFs are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are purchased and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be structured as investment companies, depositary receipts or other pooled investment vehicles. A passively managed or index ETF seeks to track the performance of a particular market index. These indexes include not only broad-based market indexes but more specific indexes as well, including those relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Ordinarily, a Fund’s investments in a single ETF is limited to 5% of its total assets and in all ETFs to 10% of its total assets. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued exemptive orders to many ETFs that allow any fund investing in such ETFs to disregard these 5% and 10% limitations. The Fund intends to invest in ETFs that have received such exemptive orders and may invest any amount of its total assets in a single ETF or in multiple ETFs. ETFs that are not structured as investment companies as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act) are not subject to these percentage limitations although ordinarily the Fund will limit its investments to no more than 10% of its total assets in a single ETF that is not a registered fund.

The Funds are designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes including U.S. large cap, mid cap, and small cap equities, REITs, international and emerging markets equities, U.S. fixed income securities, emerging markets debt securities,

high yield, commodities and money market instruments. The Funds attempt to take advantage of the most attractive types of investments by focusing on securities that the Adviser believes would outperform the Funds’ benchmarks and peer group over the long term. Exposure and diversification to such asset classes is achieved by investing in the underlying funds as well as by investing directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives, to the extent permitted by applicable law or the exemptive relief obtained from the SEC.

In connection with their main investment strategies, the Funds may use futures including exchange traded futures. The Funds are also permitted to use other derivatives such as options, swaps and exchange traded notes (ETNs). Under certain market conditions, the use of derivatives could be significant. Generally, ETNs are structured as senior, unsecured notes in which an issuer such as a bank agrees to pay a return based on the target commodity index less any fees. ETNs are synthetic instruments that allow individual investors to have access to derivatives linked to commodities and assets such as oil, currencies and foreign stock indexes. ETNs combine certain aspects of bonds and ETFs. Similar to ETFs, ETNs are traded on a major exchange (e.g., the New York Stock Exchange) during normal trading hours. However, investors can also hold the ETN until maturity. At maturity, the issuer pays to the investor a cash amount equal to principal amount, subject to the day’s index factor. ETN returns are based upon the performance of a market index minus applicable fees.

JPMIM may hire affiliated and/or unaffiliated sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described under each Fund’s “What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?” section in the “Risk/Return Summary”. When using sub-advisers to manage each Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Funds’ Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval. Each Fund will notify shareholders of changes to sub-advisers. Please see “The Adviser, Sub-Advisers, Administrator, Distributor and Shareholder Servicing Agent” on page 94 for more details.

All of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds, except the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund (the Target Date Funds), are designed for investors who expect to retire near the applicable target retirement date (for example, 2015 for the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2015 Fund). The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund is designed for investors who are retired or expect to retire soon.

 

 

 
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FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES
A Fund’s investment strategy may involve “fundamental policies.” A policy is fundamental if it cannot be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Each Fund’s investment objective is fundamental, although over time, each Target Date Fund’s investment objective migrates from seeking total return to seeking current income and some capital appreciation as the Target Date Fund approaches its target date. All other fundamental policies are specifically identified in the Statement of Additional Information.

Glide Path. JPMIM uses a strategic asset allocation strategy for each of the Target Date Funds that changes over time as a Fund approaches its target retirement date. This is known as the “glide path.” As a Fund approaches its target retirement date, each Target Date Fund’s investment objective migrates from seeking total return to current income. It is intended that each Fund’s strategic target allocations will approximate that of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund by the end of the target retirement date. Once a Target Date Fund’s strategic target allocations are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Target Date Fund may, but is not required to, combine with the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund upon approval of the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The Target Date Funds are “to” funds rather than “through” funds.

 

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A “THROUGH”
AND “TO” TARGET DATE FUND?
A “through” target date fund has a longer glide path that goes beyond the retirement year. “Through” funds are designed for investors with longer investment horizons that go 10 to 20 years past their retirement age. These funds are more aggressive in their strategic target allocations to equities at retirement than “to” funds, and become more conservative over a longer period of time after retirement. A “to” target date fund generally treats the target date as the end point of the glide path. These funds generally reach their most conservative strategic target allocations close to the target retirement date. The Target Date Funds are “to” target date funds and are designed for investors who are seeking current income and some capital appreciation rather than continuing to seek total return on their retirement date.

Strategic Target Allocations. The table below represents the strategic target allocations for each Fund as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying

funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term (i.e., over multiple year periods). The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives. For example, the Adviser may over-weight or under-weight a strategic target allocation to take advantage of a particular investment opportunity it believes is present in the shorter-term based on, among other things, its current market outlook or specific market events, and the Adviser will review regularly its tactical allocations to determine whether to maintain such positions.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations as shown in the table below may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/- 5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2015 Fund and JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2020 Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income, +/-10% for equity, +/-20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes, while the other JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/-15% for fixed income and equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents, and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the table below. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

In allocating a Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds that are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. An efficient market is a market in which the prices of the securities of a particular asset class reflect available information at any point in time. Generally, the amount of

 

 

 
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each Fund’s assets allocated to index funds will decrease the closer a Fund is to its target date with the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund allocating approximately 45% of its assets to index funds and the JPMorgan SmartRetirement

Blend 2055 Fund allocating approximately 75% of its assets to index funds. These percentages are estimates only and the Adviser may allocate more or less to index funds in its discretion.

 

 

Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                      
Allocation Ranges (%)   Income
Fund
Target
    2015
Fund
Target
    2020
Fund
Target
    2025
Fund
Target
    2030
Fund
Target
    2035
Fund
Target
    2040
Fund
Target
    2045
Fund
Target
    2050
Fund
Target
    2055
Fund
Target
 
Equity     36.0     39.2     54.0     64.0     73.4     80.4     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    19.0     20.5     27.3     32.6     37.4     40.7     43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    4.0     4.4     6.3     7.5     8.7     9.4     10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

REIT

    2.5     2.8     4.1     4.6     5.1     5.6     6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0

International Equity

    7.0     7.8     11.4     13.4     15.4     17.1     18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5

Emerging Markets Equity

    3.5     3.8     5.0     6.0     6.9     7.7     8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3
                     
Commodities     1.5     1.3     0.4     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Commodities

    1.5     1.3     0.4     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0
                     
Fixed Income     52.5     51.5     45.6     36.0     26.6     19.6     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0

U.S. Fixed Income

    34.5     34.9     35.6     29.9     21.2     14.7     9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5

Inflation Managed

    7.5     6.6     2.4     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

High Yield

    7.8     7.3     5.2     3.9     3.5     3.2     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0

Emerging Markets Debt

    2.8     2.7     2.5     2.2     2.0     1.7     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
                     
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     10.0     8.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    10.0     8.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

 

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

1 As of the date of this prospectus, each Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although each Fund has flexibility to also utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

Direct Investments in Securities and Financial Instruments.

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds invest in J.P. Morgan Funds, unaffiliated ETFs and cash and cash equivalents. The Funds, to the extent permitted by applicable law or the exemptive relief obtained from the SEC, may also invest directly in securities, including exchange traded notes (ETNs), and other financial instruments, such as futures, swaps and other derivatives, in lieu of the underlying funds to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight allocations among, various sectors and markets. While not part of their principal investment strategies, the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds may also use futures and other derivatives for interest rate risk management to adjust the duration position of a JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Fund.

INVESTMENT RISKS

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds invest in a variety of other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs. The J.P. Morgan Funds and ETFs in which the Funds may invest are

referred to in this prospectus as the “underlying funds.” The main risks associated with investing in the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds are summarized in the “Risk/Return Summaries” at the front of this prospectus. More detailed descriptions of the risks associated with JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds and the underlying funds are described below. The degree to which these risks apply to a JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Fund will vary according to its point along the glide path and its use of tactical allocations and each may be considered a main risk of such Fund over the course of time. Risks that are not expected to be main risks of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds are described under “Additional Risks.”

Main Risks

Investment Risk. JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds are subject to investment risk, including stock and fixed income market risk. These markets may be volatile causing a Fund’s share price to drop and an investor to lose money. The Target Date Funds become more conservative over time meaning they

 

 

 
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allocate more of their assets to fixed income investments than equity investments as they near the target retirement date. Despite the more conservative allocation, the Target Date Funds and JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund will continue to be exposed to market risk, including stock market risk and the share price of a Fund may decline even after a Fund’s allocation is at its most conservative. In determining whether to invest in a JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Fund, investors should consider their estimated retirement date, retirement needs and expectations, and risk tolerance.

JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds are not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Funds will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor.

 

1. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so.

 

2. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance when choosing a Target Date Fund.

 

3. Target Date Funds are not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any of the Funds will provide sufficient retirement income, and you may lose money before or after retirement.

 

4. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in a Target Date Fund periodically.

 

5. If you need help making an investment decision, you should consult a financial advisor.

Investments in Mutual Funds and ETFs Risk. Each JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Fund invests in underlying J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so each Fund’s performance is directly related to the performance of the underlying funds. Each Fund’s net asset value will change with the value of the underlying funds and changes in the markets where the underlying funds invest. Because the Funds’ Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, investments in a Fund benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, a Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. In addition, the underlying funds may include equity index funds that replicate the holdings on an index that hold the common stock of JPMorgan Chase & Co., the indirect parent of the Adviser.

In addition to investing in underlying J.P. Morgan Funds, the Funds may also invest in unaffiliated ETFs. ETFs are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are purchased

and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be structured as investment companies, depositary receipts or other pooled investment vehicles and may be passively or actively managed. Passively managed ETFs generally seek to track the performance of a particular market index, including broad-based market indexes, as well as indexes relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Actively managed ETFs do not seek to track the performance of a particular market index. The price movement of an index-based ETF may not track the underlying index and may result in a loss. In addition, ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments. A Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Funds may use derivatives in connection with their investment strategies. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed a Fund’s or underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives are subject to the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. The use of derivatives may not be successful, resulting in losses to the Fund or underlying fund, and the cost of such strategies may reduce the Fund’s or underlying fund’s returns. Derivatives also expose the Fund and underlying funds to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation), including credit risk of the derivative counterparty. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. In addition, the Fund or underlying fund may use derivatives for non-hedging purposes, which increases the Fund’s or underlying fund’s potential for loss.

Investing in derivatives will result in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks. A Fund or underlying fund may be more volatile than if the Fund or underlying fund had not been leveraged because the leverage tends to exaggerate any effect of the increase or decrease in the value of a Fund’s or underlying fund’s portfolio securities. Registered investment companies such as the underlying funds are limited in their ability to engage in derivative transactions and are required to identify and earmark assets to provide asset coverage for derivative transactions.

 

 

 
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A Fund’s or underlying fund’s transactions in futures contracts, swaps and other derivatives could also affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders which may result in a Fund or underlying fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions, which may adversely impact a Fund’s or underlying fund’s after-tax return.

 

WHAT IS A DERIVATIVE?
Derivatives are securities or contracts (like futures and options) that derive their value from the performance of underlying assets or securities.

Securities and Financial Instruments Risks. JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, such as derivatives. The intention of doing so is to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight their investments, among various sectors or markets and for interest rate management. There is no guarantee that the use of these securities and financial instruments will produce the intended result of effectively allocating a Fund’s investments to a specific market or sector or interest rate management. In addition, securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk). Depending on the type of security or instrument, the market value may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably causing a security or instrument to be worth less than the price originally paid for it. To the extent that a security or instrument decreases in value, the value of your investment in a Fund will be affected.

High Yield Securities Risk. Some of the underlying funds may invest in debt securities that are considered to be speculative (known as junk bonds). These securities are issued by companies which are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. Non-investment grade debt securities can be more sensitive to short-term corporate, economic and market developments. During periods of economic uncertainty and change, the market price of an underlying fund’s investments and a Fund’s or underlying fund’s net asset value may be volatile. Furthermore, though these investments generally provide a higher yield than higher-rated debt securities, the high degree of risk involved in the investments can result in substantial or total losses. These securities are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and a potential lack of a secondary or public market for securities. The market price of these securities can change suddenly and unexpectedly.

Loan Risk. Some of the underlying funds may invest in loan assignments and participations and commitments to purchase loan assignments (Loans) including Loans that are rated below investment grade. Like other high yield, corporate debt instruments, such Loans are subject to an increased risk of default in the payment of principal and interest as well as the other risks described under “Interest Rate Risk,” “Credit Risk,” and “High Yield Securities Risk.” Although certain Loans are secured by collateral, an underlying fund could experience delays or limitations in realizing on such collateral or have its interest subordinated to other indebtedness of the obligor. Loans are vulnerable to market sentiment such that economic conditions or other events may reduce the demand for Loans and cause their value to decline rapidly and unpredictably. Although an underlying fund will limit its investments in illiquid securities to no more than 15% of an underlying fund’s net assets at the time of purchase, Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some of the Loans and certain Loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. The inability to dispose of Loans in a timely fashion could result in losses to an underlying fund. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. Because some Loans that an underlying fund invests in may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for an underlying fund than for funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. Typically, Loans are not registered securities and are not listed on any national securities exchange. Consequently, there may be less public information available about an underlying fund’s investments and the market for certain Loans may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. As a result, an underlying fund may be more dependent upon the analytical ability of its adviser.

Affiliates of the Adviser may participate in the primary and secondary market for Loans. Because of limitations imposed by applicable law, the presence of the Adviser’s affiliates in the Loan market may restrict an underlying fund’s ability to acquire some Loans, affect the timing of such acquisition or affect the price at which the Loan is acquired. Also, because the Adviser may wish to invest in the publicly traded securities of an obligor, it may not have access to material non-public information regarding the obligor to which other investors have access.

Interest Rate Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in debt securities that will increase or decrease in value based on changes in interest rates. If rates increase, the value of these underlying funds’ investments generally declines. On the other hand, if rates fall, the value of the investments generally increases. Your investment will decline in value if the value of the underlying funds’ investments decreases. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally

 

 

 
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are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Usually, changes in the value of fixed income securities will not affect cash income generated, but may affect the value of your investment.

The underlying funds may invest in variable and floating rate Loans and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of variable and floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly or as much as general interest rates. Many factors can cause interest rates to rise. Some examples include central bank monetary policy, rising inflation rates and general economic conditions. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Credit Risk. There is a risk that issuers and/or counterparties will not make payments on securities and repurchase agreements held by the underlying funds. Such default could result in losses to the underlying funds and to the Funds. In addition, the credit quality of securities held by an underlying fund may be lowered if an issuer’s or a counterparty’s financial condition changes. Lower credit quality may lead to greater volatility in the price of a security and in shares of an underlying fund. Lower credit quality also may affect liquidity and make it difficult for the underlying fund to sell the security. Although U.S. government securities issued directly by the U.S. government are guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury, other U.S. government securities issued by an agency or instrumentality of the U.S. government may not be. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support.

Prices of an underlying fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the underlying fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities. These securities are subject to certain

other risks. The value of these securities will be influenced by the factors affecting the property market and the assets underlying such securities. As a result, during periods of declining asset value, difficult or frozen credit markets, swings in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities: may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. Additionally, during such periods and also under normal conditions, these securities are also subject to prepayment, contraction

and call risk. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. In periods of rising interest rates, an underlying fund may be subject to extension risk, and may receive principal later than expected. As a result, in periods of rising interest rates, an underlying fund may exhibit additional volatility. Some of these securities may receive little or no collateral protection from the underlying assets and are thus subject to the risk of default described under Credit Risk”. The risk of such defaults is generally higher in the case of mortgage-backed investments that include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds may invest in collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs). CMOs are issued in multiple classes, and each class may have its own interest rate and/or final payment date. A class with an earlier final payment date may have certain preferences in receiving principal payments or earning interest. As a result, the value of some classes in which the underlying fund invests may be more volatile and may be subject to higher risk of nonpayment.

Some of the underlying funds may invest in interest-only (IO) and principal-only (PO) mortgage-related securities. The values of IO and PO mortgage-backed securities are more volatile than other types of mortgage-related securities. They are very sensitive to changes in interest rates and to the rate of prepayments. A rapid or unexpected increase in prepayments can significantly depress the price of interest-only securities, while a rapid or unexpected decrease could have the same effect on principal-only securities. In addition, because there may be a drop in trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or the imposition of legal restrictions on the resale of securities, these instruments may be illiquid.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Market Risk. Because the underlying funds may invest in foreign currencies or securities of foreign issuers, investments in such underlying funds are subject to special risks in addition to those of U.S. investments. These risks include political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity

 

 

 
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risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of the underlying fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

The risks associated with foreign securities are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” These countries may have relatively unstable governments and less-established market economies than developed countries and you may sustain sudden, and sometimes substantial, fluctuations in the value of your investments. Emerging markets may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. These risks make emerging market securities more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in more developed countries. The underlying fund’s investments in foreign and emerging market securities may also be subject to foreign withholding and/or other taxes, which would decrease an underlying fund’s yield on those securities.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies. Investments by underlying funds in smaller, newer companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. In addition, smaller companies may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, the changes in value of their securities may be more sudden or erratic than in large capitalization companies, especially over the short term. Because smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or may depend on a few key employees, they may be more susceptible to particular economic events or competitive factors than large capitalization companies. This may cause unexpected and frequent decreases in the value of underlying funds investing in small companies, and may affect your investment in the Funds.

Sovereign Debt Risk. Certain of the underlying funds may invest in sovereign debt securities. Sovereign debt securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign governmental entities. These investments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on

its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or other failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multi-lateral agencies. If a governmental entity defaults, it may ask for more time in which to pay or further loans. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debts that a government does not pay nor are there bankruptcy proceedings through which all or part of the sovereign debt that a governmental entity has not repaid may be collected.

Real Estate Securities Risk. Investments by certain of the underlying funds will be highly concentrated in the securities of companies in the real estate sector. The value of real estate securities in general, and REITs in particular, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. The underlying mortgage loans may be subject to the risks of default or of prepayments that occur earlier or later than expected, and such loans may also include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The value of REITs will rise and fall in response to the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties. REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities. The underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying fund.

Government Securities Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac). U.S. government securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of interest or principal. This would result in losses to an underlying fund.

 

 

 
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Securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. U.S. government securities include zero-coupon securities, which tend to be subject to greater market risk than interest-paying securities of similar maturities.

Non-Diversified Risk. Certain of the underlying funds are non-diversified and they may invest a greater percentage of their assets in a particular issuer or group of issuers than a diversified fund would. This increased investment in fewer issuers may result in the underlying fund’s shares being more sensitive to the economic results of those issuing the securities.

Inflation-Managed Strategies Risk. Certain underlying funds may use inflation-managed strategies including using swaps that are based on the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in combination with a core portfolio of fixed income securities to create the equivalent of a portfolio of inflation-protected fixed income securities. There is no guarantee that the use of derivatives and debt securities will mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds or reflect the actual rate of inflation. In addition, some of the underlying funds may make direct investments in inflation-protected securities. Inflation-linked securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of an inflation-linked security tends to decrease when real interest rates increase and can increase when real interest rates decrease. Interest payments on inflation-linked securities are unpredictable and will fluctuate as the principal and interest are adjusted for inflation. Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-linked debt security will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though the underlying fund will not receive the principal until maturity. There can be no assurance that the inflation index used will accurately measure the real rate of inflation in the prices of goods and services. An underlying fund’s investments in inflation-linked securities may lose value in the event that the actual rate of inflation is different than the rate of the inflation index.

Commodity Risk. Certain underlying funds will have a significant portion of their assets concentrated in commodity-linked securities and derivatives. Some of the underlying funds may have direct investments in commodities. Developments affecting commodities will have a disproportionate impact on such underlying funds. An underlying fund’s investment in commodities, commodity-linked securities and derivatives may subject the underlying fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodities, commodity-linked

securities and derivatives may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, environmental incidents, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The natural resources and energy sector can be significantly affected by changes in the prices and supplies of oil, gas and other energy fuels, energy conservation, the success of exploration projects and tax and other government regulations, policies of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and oil importing nations.

The metals sector can be affected by sharp price volatility over short periods caused by global economic, financial and political factors, resource availability, government regulation, economic cycles, changes in inflation or expectations about inflation in various countries, interest rates, currency fluctuations, metal sales by governments, central banks or international agencies, investment speculation and fluctuations in industrial and commercial supply and demand. Use of leveraged commodity-linked derivatives creates an opportunity for increased return but, at the same time, creates the possibility for greater loss (including the likelihood of greater volatility of the underlying fund’s net asset value), and there can be no assurance that the underlying fund’s use of leverage will be successful.

In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Some of the underlying funds may concentrate in certain commodity sectors such as natural resources. When an underlying fund concentrates in a particular industry or group of industries, events impacting that sector will have a greater effect on an underlying fund than they would on a fund that is more widely diversified among a number of unrelated industries. In addition, certain commodity sub-sectors are subject to greater governmental regulation than are other industries, therefore, changes in tax and other government regulations may be more likely to adversely affect such underlying funds.

Index Strategy Risk. The Funds use index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index. Certain index funds may hold securities of affiliates of the Funds’ adviser and sub-adviser if such securities are in the index.

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be attractive and to short sell stocks considered to be unattractive. This strategy may fail to produce the intended results. There is no guarantee that the use of long and short positions will succeed in limiting the underlying fund’s exposure to domestic stock market movements, capitalization, sector-swings or other factors. The strategy used by these underlying funds involves complex securities transactions, including short sales, that involve risks different than direct equity investments. Some of the other underlying funds also use short sales. The use of short sales may result in these underlying funds realizing more short-term capital gains and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than they would if they did not engage in such short sales.

High Portfolio Turnover Risk. The techniques and strategies contemplated by some of the underlying funds are expected to result in a high degree of portfolio turnover. Portfolio turnover rate may vary greatly from year to year as well as within a particular year. High portfolio turnover (e.g. over 100%) may involve correspondingly greater expenses to the underlying funds, including brokerage commissions or dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs on the sale of securities and reinvestments in other securities. Such sales may also result in realization of taxable capital gain, including short-term capital gain that will generally be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income, and may adversely impact the underlying fund’s after-tax returns. The trading costs or tax effects associated with portfolio turnover may adversely affect an underlying fund’s performance.

Transactions Risk. An underlying fund could experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders and its liquidity may be negatively impacted. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are large or frequent, occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for the securities sold, or when the securities an underlying fund wishes to or is required to sell are illiquid. An underlying fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at its desired time or price. Illiquidity can be caused by a drop in overall market trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or legal restrictions on the securities’ resale. Other market participants may be attempting to sell debt securities at the same time as an underlying fund, causing downward pricing pressure and contributing to illiquidity. The capacity for bond dealers to engage in trading or “make a market” in debt securities has not kept pace with the growth of bond markets. This could potentially lead to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the debt markets. Certain securities that were liquid when purchased may later become illiquid, particularly in times of overall economic distress. Similarly, large purchases of an underlying fund shares may adversely affect a Fund’s performance to the extent that a Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Additional Risks

The risks outlined below are not main risks of the Funds.

Currency Risk. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates may affect the value of an underlying fund’s securities and the price of the underlying fund’s shares. Generally, when the value of the U.S. dollar rises in value relative to a foreign currency, an investment in that country loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates. Devaluation of a currency by a country’s government or banking authority also will have a significant impact on the value of any investments denominated in that currency. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets.

Exchange Traded Notes Risk. Generally, ETNs are structured as senior, unsecured notes in which an issuer such as a bank agrees to pay a return based on the target commodity index less any fees. ETNs are synthetic instruments that allow individual investors to have access to derivatives linked to commodities and assets such as oil, currencies and foreign stock indexes. ETNs combine certain aspects of bonds and ETFs. Similar to ETFs, ETNs are traded on a major exchange (e.g., the New York Stock Exchange) during normal trading hours. However, investors can also hold the ETN until maturity. At maturity, the issuer pays to the investor a cash amount equal to principal amount, subject to the day’s index factor. ETN returns are based upon the performance of a market index minus applicable fees. The value of an ETN may be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying commodities markets, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer’s credit rating and economic, legal, political or geographic events that affect the referenced commodity. The value of the ETN may drop due to a downgrade in the issuer’s credit rating, even if the underlying index remains unchanged. Investments in ETNs are subject to the risks facing income securities in general including the risk that a counterparty will fail to make payments when due or default. In addition, investors in ETNs generally have no right with respect to the instruments underlying the index or any right to receive delivery of the instruments underlying the index.

Securities Lending Risk. Some of the underlying funds may engage in securities lending. Securities lending involves counterparty risk, including the risk that the loaned securities may not be returned or returned in a timely manner and/or a loss of rights in the collateral if the borrower or the lending agent defaults. This risk is increased when an underlying fund’s loans are concentrated with a single or limited number of borrowers. In addition, an underlying fund bears the risk of loss in connection with its investments of the cash collateral it receives from the borrower. To the extent that the value or return of the

 

 

 
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underlying fund’s investments of the cash collateral declines below the amount owed to a borrower, an underlying fund may incur losses that exceed the amount it earned on lending the security. In situations where the Adviser does not believe that it is prudent to sell the cash collateral investments in the market, the underlying fund may borrow money to repay the borrower the amount of cash collateral owed to the borrower upon return of the loaned securities. This will result in financial leverage, which may cause the underlying fund to be more volatile because financial leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the underlying fund’s portfolio securities.

Volcker Rule Risk. Pursuant to section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and certain rules promulgated thereunder known as the Volcker Rule, if the adviser and/or its affiliates own 25% or more of the outstanding ownership interests of a Fund after the permitted seeding period from the implementation of a Fund’s investment strategy, a Fund could be subject to restrictions on trading that would adversely impact a Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy. As a result, the adviser and/or its affiliates may be required to reduce their ownership interests in a Fund at a time that is sooner than would otherwise be desirable, which may result in a Fund’s liquidation or, if a Fund is able to continue operating, may result in losses, increased transaction costs and adverse tax consequences as a result of the sale of portfolio securities.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

An investment in a Fund is subject to a number of actual or potential conflicts of interest. For example, the Adviser and/or its affiliates provide a variety of different services to a Fund, for which a Fund compensates them. As a result, the Adviser and/or its affiliates have an incentive to enter into arrangements with a Fund, and face conflicts of interest when balancing that incentive against the best interests of a Fund. The Adviser and/or its affiliates also face conflicts of interest in their service as investment adviser to other clients, and, from time to time, make investment decisions that differ from and/or negatively impact those made by the Adviser on behalf of a Fund. In addition, affiliates of the Adviser provide a broad range of services and products to their clients and are major participants in the global currency, equity, commodity, fixed income and other markets in which a Fund invests or will invest. In certain circumstances by providing services and products to their clients, these affiliates’ activities will disadvantage or restrict a Fund and/or benefit these affiliates. The Adviser may also acquire material non-public information which would negatively affect the Adviser’s ability to transact in securities for a Fund. JPMorgan and the Funds have adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to appropriately prevent, limit or mitigate conflicts of interest. In addition, many of the

activities that create these conflicts of interest are limited and/or prohibited by law, unless an exception is available. For more information about conflicts of interest, see the Potential Conflicts of Interest section in the SAI.

TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS

For liquidity and to respond to unusual market conditions, the Funds may invest all or most of their total assets in cash and cash equivalents for temporary defensive purposes. These investments may result in a lower yield than lower-quality or longer-term investments, and prevent the Funds from meeting their investment objectives.

 

WHAT IS A CASH EQUIVALENT?
Cash equivalents are highly liquid, high-quality instruments with maturities of three months or less on the date they are purchased. They include securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, repurchase agreements (other than equity repurchase agreements), certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper (rated in one of the two highest rating categories), variable rate master demand notes, money market mutual funds and bank money market deposit accounts.

While the Funds are engaged in a temporary defensive position, they may not meet their investment objectives. Therefore, the Funds will pursue a temporary defensive position only when market conditions warrant.

Expenses of Underlying Funds

The percentage of each Fund’s assets that will be allocated to underlying funds may be changed from time to time. To the extent that allocations among the underlying funds are changed or new underlying funds are utilized, or to the extent that the expense ratios of the underlying funds change, the weighted average operating expenses borne by a Fund may increase or decrease.

The Funds will invest in Class R6 Shares of the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds to the extent they are available. If an underlying J.P. Morgan Fund does not offer Class R6 Shares, the Funds will invest in Class R5 Shares of the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds. Many of the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds do not offer Class R5 or Class R6 Shares; therefore the Fund will invest in institutional Class Shares, if available. To the extent that an underlying J.P. Morgan Fund does not offer Class R6, Class R5 or Institutional Class Shares, the Fund will invest in Select Class Shares, if available. The shares of the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds in which the Funds invest may impose a separate shareholder service fee. The shareholder servicing agent will waive shareholder service fees with respect to a Fund in an amount equal to the weighted average pro rata amount of

 

 

 
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shareholder service fees charged by the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds up to 0.25% for Class R2 Shares. This amount is shown as a waiver under “Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements” in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table.

Each Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) acquired fund fees incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 1.10% of the average daily net assets of Class R2 Shares. This waiver is in effect through 10/31/16 at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it. The adviser and/or its affiliates will not waive fees or reimburse expenses related to the underlying funds if prohibited by law.

ADDITIONAL FEE WAIVER AND/OR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT

Service providers to a Fund may, from time to time, voluntarily waive all or a portion of any fees to which they are entitled and/or reimburse certain expenses as they may determine from time to time. A Fund’s service providers may discontinue or modify these voluntary actions at any time without notice. Performance for Funds reflects the voluntary waiver of fees and/or the reimbursement of expenses, if any. Without these voluntary waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would have been less favorable.

 

 

 
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CHOOSING A SHARE CLASS

Each share class represents an investment in the same portfolio of securities, but each has different availability and eligibility criteria, expenses, dividends and distributions.

Please read this prospectus carefully, and then select the Fund and share class most appropriate for you and decide how much you want to invest. Each Fund may offer other classes of shares not included in this prospectus that have different expense levels, performance and eligibility requirements from the share classes offered in this prospectus. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning these or other share classes. A Financial Intermediary may receive different compensation based on the share class sold.

Class R shares are primarily used in Group Retirement Plans. The particular Group Retirement Plan will determine the share class available to its participants.

 

Shares of the Funds have not been registered for sale outside of the United States. This prospectus is not intended for distribution to prospective investors outside of the United States. The Funds generally do not market or sell shares to investors domiciled outside of the United States, even, with regard to individuals, if they are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.

 

     Class R2
Eligibility   May be purchased by Group Retirement Plans1
Minimum Investment2,3   No minimum
Minimum Subsequent Investments   No minimum
Distribution (12b-1) Fee   0.50% of the average daily net assets.
Shareholder Service Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.
Redemption Fee   None

 

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For more information about Group Retirement Plans, see “Group Retirement Plans” below.

2 

Financial Intermediaries or other organizations making the Funds available to their clients or customers may impose minimums which may be different from the requirements for investors purchasing directly from the Funds.

3 

Please see “MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE” for more information about minimum balance requirements.

Financial Intermediaries may include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with JPMDS as Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent.

Accounts may be opened either directly with a Fund’s transfer agent or through Financial Intermediaries. If you have questions about eligibility, please call 1-800-480-4111.

 

   

A Fund may issue other classes of shares that have different sales charges, expense levels and performance and different requirements for who may invest. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning all of a Fund’s other share classes. A Financial Intermediary who receives compensation for selling Fund shares may receive different amounts of compensation for sales of different classes of shares.

Group Retirement Plans

The only retirement plans that are eligible to purchase Class R2 Shares are employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and the shares must be held a) at a plan level or b) at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper. Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Class R2 Shares generally are not available to non-retirement accounts, traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) plans or individual 403(b) plans.

There is no minimum investment requirement for Group Retirement Plans.

 

 
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FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION

The following section describes the types of compensation paid to Financial Intermediaries for the sale of Fund shares and related services.

To obtain information, visit www.jpmorganfunds.com or call 1-800-480-4111.

Rule 12b–1 Fees

Each Fund described in this prospectus has adopted a Distribution Plan under Rule 12b-1 with respect to Class R2 Shares that allows it to pay distribution fees for the sale and distribution of those shares of the Funds. These fees are called “Rule 12b-1 fees.” Rule 12b-1 fees are paid by the Funds to the Distributor as compensation for its services and expenses in connection with the sale and distribution of Fund shares. The Distributor in turn pays all or part of these Rule 12b-1 fees to Financial Intermediaries that have agreements with the Distributor to sell shares of the Funds. The Distributor may pay Rule 12b-1 fees to its affiliates. Payments are not tied to actual expenses incurred.

The Rule 12b-1 fees (based on average daily net assets of the share class) vary by share class as follows:

 

Class    Rule 12b-1 Fee
Class R2    0.50%

Because Rule 12b-1 fees are paid out of Fund assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

Networking and Sub-Transfer Agency Fees

J.P. Morgan Funds have entered into agreements directly with Financial Intermediaries pursuant to which the Funds will pay the Financial Intermediary for services such as networking or sub-transfer agency (collectively, the “Sub-TA Agreements”). Sub-TA Agreement payments are generally based on either (1) a percentage of the average daily net assets of clients serviced by such Financial Intermediary up to a set maximum dollar amount per shareholder account serviced, or (2) a per account fee based on the number of accounts serviced by such Financial Intermediary. Sub-TA Agreement payments are in addition to, rather than in lieu of, Rule 12b-1 fees the Financial Intermediary may also be receiving pursuant to agreements with the Distributor for classes with Rule 12b-1 fees. From time to time, JPMIM or its affiliates may pay a portion of the fees for networking or sub-transfer agency at its or their own expense and out of its or their legitimate profits.

Shareholder Servicing

The Distributor, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of up to the following fee (based on the average daily net assets of each class of a Fund).

 

Class    Shareholder Servicing Fee
Class R2    0.25%

The Distributor may enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of that fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services.

PURCHASING FUND SHARES

You may purchase shares directly from the Funds through the Distributor or through your Financial Intermediary.

Purchase and redemption orders will be accepted only on days that J.P. Morgan Funds are open for business. The Funds are open for business on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NYSE is closed for trading on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. A purchase or redemption order received by a Fund prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. ET) (“NYSE Close”), on a day the Funds are open for business, will be effected at that day’s NAV. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. An order received after the NYSE Close will generally be effected at the NAV determined on the next business day. However, orders received by Financial Intermediaries on a business day prior to the NYSE Close

 

 
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and communicated to the Funds prior to such time as agreed upon by the Funds and the Financial Intermediary will be effected at the NAV determined on the business day the order was received by the Financial Intermediary.

A purchase order must be supported by all appropriate documentation and information in the proper form. The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete purchase orders.

Share ownership is electronically recorded; therefore, no certificate will be issued. A shareholder who purchases shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily will not accrue a dividend on the day of the purchase.

If you purchase shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your purchase order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for purchase orders.

If you purchase shares directly with the Funds, see the information below.

 

HOW TO PURCHASE DIRECTLY WITH THE FUNDS
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Phone or Online

 

1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

 

A new account generally may not be opened by phone or online.

 

A new fund position can be added to an existing account by phone or online if you have bank information on file. The minimum initial investment requirement must be met.

  You must already have bank information on file. If we do not have bank information on file, you must submit written instructions. Please call for instructions on how to add bank information to your account.

By Mail

 

Regular mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

Mail the completed and signed application with a check to our Regular or Overnight mailing address.

Refer to the Additional Information Regarding Purchases section

  Please mail your check and include your name, the Fund name, and your fund account number.
 

All checks must be made payable to one of the following:

J.P. Morgan Funds; or

The specific Fund in which you are investing.

Please include your existing account number, if applicable.

All checks must be in U.S. dollars. The Funds do not accept credit cards, cash, starter checks, money orders or credit card checks. The Funds reserve the right to refuse “third-party” checks and checks drawn on non-U.S. financial institutions even if payment may be effected through a U.S. financial institution. Checks made payable to any individual or company and endorsed to J.P. Morgan Funds or a Fund are considered third- party checks.

 

 
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HOW TO PURCHASE DIRECTLY WITH THE FUNDS
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Wire1

 

1-800-480-4111

 

Wire Instructions:

Boston Financial Data Services

2000 Crown Colony Drive

Quincy, MA 02169

 

Attn: J.P. Morgan Funds Services

ABA: 021 000 021

DDA: 323 125 832

FBO: Fund Name

Fund: Fund #

Account: Your Account # and
Your Account Registration

  Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Funds of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.   Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Funds of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.

 

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The Funds currently do not charge for these services, but may impose a charge in the future. However, your bank may impose a charge for debiting your bank account.

Transactions by phone or fax

You may access your account using phone or fax. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make purchases over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Purchases

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When you open an account, we will ask for your name, residential or business street address, date of birth (for an individual), and other information that will allow us to identify you, including your social security number, tax identification number or other identifying number. The Funds cannot waive these requirements. The Funds are required by law to reject your Account Application if the required identifying information is not provided.

We will attempt to collect any missing information required on the Account Application by contacting either you or your Financial Intermediary. If we cannot obtain this information within the established time frame, your Account Application will be rejected. Amounts received prior to receipt of the required information will be held un-invested and will be returned to you without interest if your Account Application is rejected. If the required information is obtained, your investment will be accepted and you will pay the NAV per share next calculated after all of the required information is received.

Once we have received all of the required information, federal law requires us to verify your identity. After an account is opened, we may restrict your ability to purchase additional shares until your identity is verified. If we are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time, the Funds reserve the right to close your account at the current day’s NAV per share. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the NAV per share next calculated after the account is closed, less any applicable fees.

Purchases by wire may be canceled if J.P. Morgan Funds Services does not receive payment by 4:00 p.m. ET on the settlement date. You will be responsible for any expenses and/or losses to the Funds.

 

 
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EXCHANGING FUND SHARES

An exchange is selling shares of one J.P. Morgan Fund and taking the proceeds to simultaneously purchase shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund. Before making an exchange request, you should read the prospectus of the J.P. Morgan Fund whose shares you would like to purchase by exchange. You can obtain a prospectus for any J.P. Morgan Fund by contacting your Financial Intermediary, by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com, or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES

Class R2 Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Class R2 Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

In general, the same rules and procedures that apply to redemptions and purchases apply to exchanges:

 

   

All exchanges are subject to meeting any investment minimum or eligibility requirements of the new Fund and class.

 

   

The J.P. Morgan Funds will provide 60 days’ written notice of any termination of or material change to your exchange privilege.

 

   

All exchanges are based upon the net asset value that is next calculated after the Fund receives your order, provided the exchange out of one Fund must occur before the exchange into the other Fund.

 

   

In order for an exchange to take place on the date that the order is submitted, the order must be received prior to the close of both the Fund that you wish to exchange into and the Fund that you wish to exchange out of, otherwise, the exchange will occur on the following business day on which both Funds are open.

 

   

A shareholder that exchanges into shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily, including a money market fund, will not accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange. A shareholder that exchanges out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange.

 

   

The exchange privilege is not intended as a way for you to speculate on short-term movements in the market. Therefore, to prevent disruptions in the management of J.P. Morgan Funds, certain J.P. Morgan Funds limit excessive exchange activity as described in the “Frequent Trading Policy” section. Your exchange privilege will be limited or revoked if the exchange activity is considered excessive. In addition, any J.P. Morgan Fund may reject any exchange request for any reason, including if it is not in the best interests of the Fund and/or its shareholders to accept the exchange.

Tax Consequences on Exchanges

Generally, an exchange between J.P. Morgan Funds is considered a sale and generally results in a capital gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. An exchange between classes of shares of the same Fund is generally not taxable for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making an exchange.

REDEEMING FUND SHARES

If you sell shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your redemption order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders.

 

 
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If you sell shares directly with the Fund, see the information below.

Your redemption proceeds may be mailed to you at your address of record1 or wired to a pre-existing bank account on file.

 

HOW TO REDEEM

By Phone or Online

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

 

Call us at 1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

By Mail  

Regular Mailing Address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

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You cannot request redemption by check to be sent to an address updated within 30 days.

You may redeem some or all of your shares on any day that the Fund is open for business. You will not be permitted to enter a redemption order for shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check for five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check has cleared (sometimes referred to as uncollected shares).

If the Fund or Financial Intermediary receives your redemption order before the close of the NYSE (normally 4 p.m. ET or before 4:00 p.m. ET, if the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. ET), you will receive the NAV per share calculated after your redemption order is received in good order (meaning that it includes the information required by, and complies with security requirements implemented by, the Funds’ transfer agent or the Funds), minus the amount of any applicable fees. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders and may charge a fee to process redemption of shares. A shareholder that redeems out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the redemption.

All redemption requests must be supported by valid identity authentication, the appropriate documentation (if applicable) and any necessary information in good order. Additional information may be required depending on the situation. For accounts held directly with the Funds, your redemption proceeds will typically be paid within one to seven days after receipt of the redemption order.

Transactions by phone or fax

You may access your account using phone or fax. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make redemptions over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares online or by phone without notice.

 

 
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Additional Information Regarding Redemptions

Medallion signature guarantees may be required if:

 

   

You want to redeem shares with a value of $50,000 or more and you want to receive your proceeds in the form of a check; or

 

   

You want your payment sent to an address, bank account or payee other than the one currently designated on your Fund account.

The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete redemption orders.

The Fund may suspend your ability to redeem when:

 

  1. Trading on the NYSE is restricted;

 

  2. The NYSE is closed (other than weekend and holiday closings);

 

  3. Federal securities laws permit;

 

  4. The SEC has permitted a suspension; or

 

  5. An emergency exists, as determined by the SEC.

You generally will recognize a gain or loss on a redemption for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making a redemption.

Generally, all redemptions will be for cash; however, if you redeem shares worth $250,000 or more, the Fund reserves the right to pay part or all of your redemption proceeds in readily marketable securities instead of cash. If payment is made in securities, the Fund will value the securities selected in the same manner in which it computes its NAV. This process minimizes the effect of large redemptions on the Fund and its remaining shareholders. If you receive a distribution in-kind, securities received by you may be subject to market risk and you could incur taxable gains and brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE

If your account value falls below the required minimum balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem all of the remaining shares in your account and close your account. Before this action is taken, you will be given 60 days advance written notice in order to provide you with time to increase your account balance to the required minimum, by purchasing sufficient shares, in accordance with the terms of this prospectus.

Closings, Reorganizations and Liquidations

To the extent authorized by law, each Fund reserves the right to discontinue offering shares at any time, to merge or reorganize itself or a share class, or to cease operations and liquidate at any time.

The Funds reserve the right to change these policies at any time.

 

 
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FREQUENT TRADING POLICY

J.P. Morgan Funds do not authorize market timing and, except for the Funds identified below, use reasonable methods to identify market timers and to prevent such activity. However, there can be no assurance that these methods will prevent market timing or other trading that may be deemed abusive. Market timing is an investment strategy using frequent purchases, redemptions and/or exchanges in an attempt to profit from short-term market movements. Market timing may result in dilution of the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, disrupt portfolio management and increase Fund expenses for all shareholders. Although market timing may affect any Fund, these risks may be higher for Funds that invest significantly in non-U.S. securities or thinly traded securities (e.g., certain small cap securities), such as international, global or emerging market funds or small cap funds. For example, when a Fund invests in securities trading principally in non-U.S. markets that close prior to the close of the NYSE, market timers may seek to take advantage of the difference between the prices of these securities at the close of their non-U.S. markets and the value of such securities when the Fund calculates its net asset value.

J.P. Morgan Funds or the Distributor will prohibit any purchase order (including exchanges) with respect to one investor, a related group of investors or their agent(s) where they detect a pattern of either purchases and sales of one of the J.P. Morgan Funds, or exchanges between or among J.P. Morgan Funds, that indicates market timing or trading that they determine is abusive.

Although J.P. Morgan Funds use a variety of methods to detect and deter market timing, there is no assurance that the Funds’ own operational systems and procedures will identify and eliminate all market timing strategies. For example, certain accounts, which are known as omnibus accounts, include multiple investors and such accounts typically provide the Funds with a net purchase or redemption order on any given day where purchasers of Fund shares and redeemers of Fund shares are netted against one another and the identity of individual purchasers and redeemers are not known by the Funds. While the Funds seek to monitor for market timing activities in omnibus accounts, the netting effect limits the Funds’ ability to locate and eliminate individual market timers. As a result, the Funds are often dependent upon Financial Intermediaries who utilize their own policies and procedures to identify market timers. These policies and procedures may be different than those utilized by the Funds.

The Boards of J.P. Morgan Funds have adopted various policies and procedures to identify market timers, including reviewing “round trips” in and out of J.P. Morgan Funds by investors. A “round trip” includes a purchase or exchange into a Fund followed or preceded by a redemption or exchange out of the same Fund. If the Distributor detects that you have completed two round trips within 60 days in the same Fund, the Distributor will reject your purchase and exchange orders for a period of at least 90 days. For subsequent violations, the Distributor may, in its sole discretion, reject your purchase and exchange orders temporarily or permanently. In identifying market timers, the Distributor may also consider activity of accounts that it believes to be under common ownership or control.

J.P. Morgan Funds have attempted to put safeguards in place to assure that Financial Intermediaries have implemented procedures designed to deter market timing and abusive trading. Despite these safeguards, there is no assurance that the Funds will be able to effectively identify and eliminate market timing and abusive trading in the Funds particularly with respect to omnibus accounts.

J.P. Morgan Funds will seek to apply the Funds’ market timing policies and restrictions as uniformly as practicable to accounts with the Funds, except with respect to the following:

 

  1. Trades that occur through omnibus accounts at Financial Intermediaries as described above;

 

  2. Purchases, redemptions and exchanges made on a systematic basis;

 

  3. Automatic reinvestments of dividends and distributions;

 

  4. Purchases, redemptions or exchanges that are part of a rebalancing program, such as a wrap, advisory or bona fide asset allocation program, which includes investment models developed and maintained by a financial intermediary;

 

  5. Redemptions of shares to pay fund or account fees;

 

  6. Transactions initiated by the trustee or adviser to a donor-advised charitable gift fund;

 

  7. Transactions in Section 529 college savings plans;

 

  8. Transactions in Fund of Fund Products;

 

  9. Transactions within a Retirement account such as:

 

   

Shares redeemed to return an excess contribution

 

   

Transactions initiated by sponsors of group employee benefit plans or other related accounts,

 

   

Retirement plan contributions, loans, distributions, and hardship withdrawals,

 

 
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IRA re-characterizations and conversions.

 

   

IRA purchases of shares by asset transfer or direct rollover

In addition to rejecting purchases, in connection with suspected market timing activities, the Distributor can reject a purchase (including purchases for the Funds listed below) for any reason, including purchases that it does not think are in the best interests of a Fund and/or its shareholders or if it determines the trading to be abusive. Your Financial Intermediary may also have additional procedures for identifying market timers and rejecting or otherwise restricting purchases and/or exchanges.

Certain J.P. Morgan Funds are intended for short-term investment horizons and do not monitor for market timers or prohibit such short-term trading activity. Those Funds are the JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund, JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Managed Income Fund and the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds. Although these Funds are managed in a manner that is consistent with their investment objectives, frequent trading by shareholders may disrupt their management and increase their expenses.

VALUATION

Shares are purchased at net asset value (NAV) per share. This is also known as the offering price. Shares are also redeemed at NAV. The NAV of each class within a Fund varies, primarily because each class has different class-specific expenses such as distribution and shareholder servicing fees.

The NAV per share of a class of a Fund is equal to the value of all the assets attributable to that class, minus the liabilities attributable to that class, divided by the number of outstanding shares of that class. The following is a summary of the procedures generally used to value J.P. Morgan Funds’ investments.

Securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at their current market value. Other securities and assets, including securities for which market quotations are not readily available; market quotations are determined not to be reliable; or, their value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of trading on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded but before a Fund’s NAV is calculated, may be valued at fair value in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Board of Trustees. Fair value represents a good faith determination of the value of a security or other asset based upon specifically applied procedures. Fair valuation may require subjective determinations. There can be no assurance that the fair value of an asset is the price at which the asset could have been sold during the period in which the particular fair value was used in determining a Fund’s NAV.

Equity securities listed on a North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchange are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Other foreign equity securities are fair valued using quotations from an independent pricing service, as applicable. The value of securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. is generally the NASDAQ official closing price.

Fixed income securities are valued using prices supplied by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing services or broker/dealers. Those prices are determined using a variety of inputs and factors as more fully described in the Statement of Additional Information.

Assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates from an approved independent pricing service as of 4:00 p.m. ET.

Shares of ETFs are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the ETF is principally traded. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.

Options (e.g., on stock indices or equity securities) traded on U.S. equity securities exchanges are valued at the composite mean price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes at the close of options trading on such exchanges.

Options traded on foreign exchanges or U.S. commodity exchanges are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price available prior to the calculation of a Fund’s NAV and will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable, for any options involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges.

Exchange traded futures (e.g., on stock indices, debt securities or commodities) are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price as of the close of the exchanges on which they trade. Any futures involving equity reference

 

 
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obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

Non-listed over-the-counter options and futures are valued utilizing market quotations provided by approved pricing services.

Swaps and structured notes are priced generally by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing service or at an evaluated price provided by a counterparty or broker/ dealer.

Any derivatives involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

NAV is calculated each business day as of the close of the NYSE, which is typically 4:00 p.m. ET. On occasion, the NYSE will close before 4:00 p.m. ET. When that happens, NAV will be calculated as of the time the NYSE closes. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. The price at which a purchase is effected is based on the next calculation of NAV after the order is received in proper form in accordance with this prospectus. To the extent a Fund invests in securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges or other markets that trade on weekends or other days when a Fund does not price its shares, the value of a Fund’s shares may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Each Fund has elected to be treated and intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company is not subject to tax at the corporate level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. A Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would result in corporate-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.

Each Fund can earn income and realize capital gain. Each Fund deducts any expenses and then pays out these earnings, if any, to shareholders as distributions.

Each Fund generally distributes net investment income, if any, on a quarterly basis. The Funds will distribute their net realized capital gains (that is, the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss), if any, at least annually. For each taxable year, each Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains.

You have the following options for your distributions. You may:

 

   

Reinvest all distributions in additional Fund shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net investment income in cash and reinvest distributions of net capital gain in additional shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net capital gain in cash and reinvest distributions of net investment income; or

 

   

Take all distributions in cash.

If you do not select an option when you open your account, we will reinvest all distributions. If your distributions are reinvested, they will be in the form of shares of the same class. If you take your distribution in cash, you can choose to have a check mailed to your address of record or you can have them deposited in a pre-assigned bank account. The taxation of dividends will not be affected by the form in which you receive them.

Distributions by a Fund to retirement plans and other entities that qualify for tax-exempt or tax-deferred treatment under federal income tax laws will generally not be taxable. Special tax rules apply to investments through such plans. The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to such tax-exempt or tax-deferred entities or accounts. You should consult your tax advisor to determine the suitability of a Fund as an investment and the tax treatment of distributions.

Distributions of net investment income generally are taxable as ordinary income. Dividends of net investment income paid to a non-corporate U.S. shareholder that are properly reported as qualified dividend income generally will be taxable to such shareholder at preferential rates. The maximum individual rate applicable to “qualified dividend income” is either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. The amount of dividend income that may be so reported by a Fund generally will be limited to the aggregate of the eligible dividends received by each Fund. In addition, the Fund must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the shares on which a Fund received the eligible dividends, and the non-corporate U.S. shareholder must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund shares. Dividends of net investment income that are not reported as qualified dividend income and dividends of net short-term capital gain will be taxable as ordinary income.

 

 
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Distributions of net capital gain (that is, the excess of the net gains from the sale of investments that a Fund owned for more than one year over the net losses from investments that the Fund owned for one year or less) that are properly reported by a Fund as

capital gain dividends will be taxable as long-term capital gain, regardless of how long you have held your shares in the Fund. The maximum individual rate applicable to long-term capital gains is generally either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Distributions of net short-term capital gain (that is, the excess of any net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss), if any, will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Capital gain of a corporate shareholder is taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.

An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.

A Fund or an underlying fund’s investment in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes. In that case, the Fund’s yield on those securities would be decreased. In addition, a Fund or an underlying fund’s investment in certain foreign securities or foreign currencies may increase or accelerate the Fund’s recognition of ordinary income and may affect the timing or amount of Fund distributions.

A Fund or an underlying fund’s investments in certain debt obligations, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and derivative instruments may require the Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. In order to generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, a Fund may be required to liquidate other investments in its portfolio that it otherwise would have continued to hold, including when it is not advantageous to do so. A Fund or an underlying fund’s investment in REIT securities also may result in the Fund’s receipt of cash in excess of the REIT’s earnings; if the Fund distributes such amounts, such distributions could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for federal income tax purposes.

A Fund or an underlying fund’s transactions in futures contracts, short sales, swaps and other derivatives will be subject to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to accelerate income to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund’s securities, and convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. A Fund or an underlying fund’s use of these types of transactions may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions.

An increase in the principal amount of an inflation-linked security will be original issue discount which is taxable as ordinary income and is required to be distributed, even though the Fund will not receive the principal, including any increases thereto, until maturity.

A Fund’s use of a fund-of-funds structure could affect the amount, timing and character of distributions from the Fund, and therefore, may increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. See “Distributions and Tax Matters — Investment in Other Funds” in the Statement of Additional Information.

Please see the Statement of Additional Information for additional discussion of the tax consequences of the above-described and other investments to a Fund and its shareholders.

The dates on which net investment income and capital gain dividends, if any, will be distributed are available online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

Early in each calendar year, each Fund will send you a notice showing the amount of distributions you received in the preceding year and the tax status of those distributions.

Any investor for whom a Fund does not have a valid Taxpayer Identification Number may be subject to backup withholding.

The Funds are not intended for foreign shareholders. Any foreign shareholders would generally be subject to U.S. tax-withholding on distributions by the Funds, as discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

The above is a general summary of tax implications of investing in the Funds. Because each investor’s tax consequences are unique, please consult your tax advisor to see how investing in a Fund and, for individuals and S corporations, selection of a particular cost method of accounting will affect your own tax situation.

 

 
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IMPORTANT TAX REPORTING CONSIDERATIONS

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) will report gains and losses realized on redemptions of shares for shareholders who are individuals and S corporations purchased after January 1, 2012 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This information will also be reported to you on Form 1099-B and the IRS each year. In calculating the gain or loss on redemptions of shares, the average cost method will be used to determine the cost basis of Fund shares purchased after January 1, 2012 unless you instruct the Fund in writing at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 that you want to use another available method for cost basis reporting (for example, First In, First Out (FIFO), Last In, First Out (LIFO). Specific Lot Identification (SLID) or High Cost, First Out (HIFO)). If you designate SLID as your cost basis method, you will also need to designate a secondary cost basis method (Secondary Method). If a Secondary Method is not provided, the Funds will designate FIFO as the Secondary Method and will use the Secondary Method with respect to systematic withdrawals.

Not all cost basis methods are available. Please contact the Fund at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 for more information on the available methods for cost basis reporting. To determine which available cost basis method is best for you, you should consult with your tax advisor. Please note that you will be responsible for calculating and reporting gains and losses on redemptions of shares purchased prior to January 1, 2012 to the IRS as such information will not be reported by the Fund and may not be maintained by your Financial Intermediary.

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) is also required to report gains and losses to the IRS in connection with redemptions of shares by S corporations. If a shareholder is a corporation and has not instructed the Fund that it is a C corporation in its account application or by written instruction to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, the Fund will treat the shareholder as an S corporation and file a Form 1099-B.

SHAREHOLDER STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

The Funds or your Financial Intermediary will send you transaction confirmation statements and quarterly account statements. Please review these statements carefully. The Funds will correct errors if notified within one year of the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement. Your Financial Intermediary may have a different cut-off time. J.P. Morgan Funds will charge a fee for requests for statements that are older than two years. Please retain all of your statements, as they could be needed for tax purposes.

To reduce expenses and conserve natural resources, the Funds will deliver a single copy of prospectuses and financial reports to individual investors who share a residential address, provided they have the same last name or the Funds reasonably believe they are members of the same family. If you would like to receive separate mailings, please call 1-800-480-4111 and the Funds will begin individual delivery within 30 days. If you would like to receive these documents by e-mail, please visit www.jpmorganfunds.com and sign up for electronic delivery.

After each fiscal half-year, you will receive a financial report from the Funds. In addition, the Funds will periodically send you proxy statements and other reports.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please write to J.P. Morgan Funds Services at P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, call 1-800-480-4111 or visit www.jpmorganfunds.com.

AVAILABILITY OF PROXY VOTING RECORD

The Trustees for each Fund have delegated the authority to vote proxies for securities owned by the Funds to the applicable investment adviser. A copy of each Fund’s voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com no later than August 31 of each year. Each Fund’s proxy voting record will include, among other things, a brief description of the matter voted on for each portfolio security, and will state how each vote was cast, for example, for or against the proposal.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, each Fund will make available a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that quarter. In addition to providing hard copies upon request, the Funds will post these quarterly schedules on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, from time to time, each Fund may post portfolio holdings on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website on a more timely basis.

 

 
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Each of the Funds may disclose the complete uncertified holdings list and the percentage allocations to each of the underlying funds, allocation to each JPMIM sub-portfolio and allocations to each unaffiliated sub-adviser and the percentage that each represents of the respective Fund’s portfolio as of the most recent month end online at www.jpmorganfunds.com, no sooner than ten calendar days after month end.

Shareholders may request portfolio holdings schedules at no charge by calling 1-800-480-4111. A description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in the Statement of Additional Information.

 

 
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Glossary of Common Investment Terminology

 

For the purpose of the “INVESTING WITH J.P. MORGAN FUNDS” section, references to “account” and “Fund” are not interchangeable. Fund refers to an individual mutual fund position. An account may be invested in a single Fund or multiple Funds.

Capital Gains Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of gains realized on securities that a Fund has sold at a profit, minus any realized losses.

Dividend Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of income from interest or dividends generated by a Fund’s investments.

Financial Intermediaries — Include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with the Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent. Shares purchased this way will typically be held for you by the Financial Intermediary.

Group Retirement Plans — Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and the shares must be held a) at a plan level or b) at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper. Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing

and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Class R2 Shares generally are not available to non-retirement accounts, traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, individual 401(k) plans or individual 403(b) plans.

Medallion Signature Guarantee — A special stamp used to verify the authenticity of certain documents. It is a guarantee by a financial institution that the signature is genuine and the financial institution accepts liability for any forgery. Medallion signature guarantees protect shareholders by preventing unauthorized transfer of assets that could result in monetary losses to the investor due to fraud. Medallion guarantee stamps can be obtained at many bank branches or brokerage firms.

Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) — The distribution amount that Traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRA owners must begin to take from their retirement accounts by April 1st the year after they reach age 70 1/2.

Uncollected Shares — Shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check are not available for redemption for up to five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check has cleared.

Wire — refers to a method used for payment or redemptions. While J.P. Morgan Funds does not charge to send a wire, your bank may charge a fee for this service.

 

 

 
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Management of the Funds

 

THE ADVISER, SUB-ADVISERS, ADMINISTRATOR AND DISTRIBUTOR

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM) is the investment adviser to the Funds and makes the day-to-day investment decisions for the Funds. JPMIM is located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017. JPMIM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase, a bank holding company.

JPMIM may serve as the “manager of managers” for the Funds and will have responsibility for monitoring and coordinating the overall management of the Funds. In this capacity, JPMIM: (i) evaluates, selects, and recommends to the Trustees affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers needed to manage all or part of the assets of the Funds; (ii) reviews the Funds’ portfolio holdings and monitors concentration in a particular security or industry; (iii) monitors and evaluates the sub-advisers’ investment programs and results as well as the performance of sub-advisers relative to the applicable benchmark indexes; and (iv) reviews the Funds’ compliance with its investment objectives, strategies, policies and restrictions. JPMIM may also directly manage certain portions of the Funds. The sub-adviser(s), and JPMIM, to the extent it directly manages certain portions of the Funds, are responsible for deciding which securities to purchase and sell for their respective portions of the Funds and for placing orders for each Fund’s transactions. JPMIM has obtained an exemptive order of the SEC granting exemptions from certain provisions of the 1940 Act (the Exemptive Order), pursuant to which JPMIM is permitted, subject to supervision and approval of the Trust’s Trustees, to enter into and materially amend sub-advisory agreements with unaffiliated sub-advisers without such agreements being approved by the shareholders of each Fund. JPMIM may not enter into any sub-advisory agreement with an affiliated sub-adviser without such agreement being approved by shareholders of each Fund. Accordingly, each Fund and JPMIM may hire, terminate, or replace unaffiliated sub-advisers without shareholder approval (except as noted above), including, without limitation, the replacement or reinstatement of any sub-advisers with respect to which a sub-advisory agreement has automatically terminated as a result of an assignment. JPMIM will continue to have the ultimate responsibility to oversee the sub-advisers and recommend their hiring, termination and replacement. Shareholders will be notified of any changes in sub-advisers. Shareholders of each Fund have the right to terminate a sub-advisory agreement for each Fund at any time by a vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. The Exemptive Order also permits each Fund to disclose to shareholders the management fees only in the aggregate.

JPMIM (the Administrator) (1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43240) provides administrative services and oversees the Funds’ other service providers. The Administrator receives a pro-rata portion of the following annual fee on behalf of each

Fund for administrative services: 0.15% of the first $25 billion of average daily net assets of all Funds (excluding certain funds of funds and money market funds) in the J.P. Morgan Funds Complex plus 0.075% of average daily net assets of such Funds over $25 billion.

JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (the Distributor or JPMDS) (1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43240) is the distributor for the Funds. The Distributor is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase.

A discussion of the basis the Board of Trustees of the Trust used in reapproving the investment advisory agreement for each Fund is available in the semi-annual report for the most recent fiscal period ended in December 31.

ADVISORY FEES

Prior to July 1, 2016, each Fund paid the Adviser a management fee of 0.30% as a percentage of average daily net assets. Effective July 1, 2016, each Fund pays the Adviser a management fee of 0.25% as a percentage of average daily net assets.

ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

JPMIM, JPMDS, and from time to time, other affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, may also, at their own expense and out of their own legitimate profits, provide additional cash payments to Financial Intermediaries who sell shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds. For this purpose, Financial Intermediaries include investment advisers, financial advisors, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase that have entered into an agreement with JPMDS. These additional cash payments are payments over and above any sales charges (including Rule 12b-1 fees), shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency and/or networking fees that are paid to such Financial Intermediaries, as described elsewhere in this prospectus. These additional cash payments are generally made to Financial Intermediaries, that provide shareholder, sub-transfer agency or administrative services, or marketing support. Marketing support may include access to sales meetings, sales representatives and Financial Intermediary management representatives, inclusion of the J.P. Morgan Funds on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or other sales programs and/or for training and educating a Financial Intermediary’s employees. These additional cash payments also may be made as an expense reimbursement in cases where the Financial Intermediary provides shareholder services to J.P. Morgan Fund shareholders. JPMIM and JPMDS may also pay cash compensation in the form of finders’ fees that vary depending on the J.P. Morgan Fund and the dollar amount of shares sold. Such additional compensation may provide such Financial Intermediaries with an incentive to favor

 

 

 
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sales of shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds over other investment options they make available to their customers. See the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

THE FUND MANAGERS

The Funds are managed by JPMIM’s Multi-Asset Solutions Team. The members of the Multi-Asset Solutions Team responsible for management and oversight of the Funds are Jeffrey A. Geller, Anne Lester, Daniel Oldroyd, Michael Schoenhaut and Eric J. Bernbaum. In their capacity as portfolio managers, Mr. Geller, Ms. Lester, Mr. Oldroyd, Mr. Schoenhaut and Mr. Bernbaum and the team of analysts manage the portfolio construction, investment strategy selection and tactical asset allocation processes for each Fund. Mr. Geller, Managing Director, is Chief Investment Officer (CIO) for the Americas of Multi-Asset Solutions and has had investment

oversight responsibility for the Funds since their inception. Before joining JPMIM in 2006, he was director of Hedge Fund Investments at Russell Investment Group, where he served as chairman of Russell’s hedge fund investment committee. Ms. Lester, Managing Director, has been an employee of JPMIM since 1992, a member of Multi-Asset Solutions since 2000, and a portfolio manager of the Funds since their inception. An employee since 2000 and a portfolio manager of the Funds since their inception, Mr. Oldroyd, Managing Director and CFA and CAIA charterholder, is Head of Target Date Strategies for JPMIM. Mr. Schoenhaut, Managing Director and a CFA charterholder, has been an employee of JPMIM since 1997 and a portfolio manager of the Funds since their inception. Mr. Bernbaum, Vice President and CFA charterholder, has been an employee of JPMIM and Multi-Asset Solutions since 2008 and a portfolio manager of the Funds since November 2014.

 

 

 
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Financial Highlights

 

The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each Fund’s financial performance for each of the past one through five fiscal years or periods, as applicable. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the tables represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information for each period presented has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, whose reports, along with each Fund’s financial statements, are included in the respective Fund’s annual report, which is available upon request.

Because each Fund invests in other Funds, the Total Annual Operating Expenses included in the Fee Table will not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights below.

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund                    
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 16.77       $ 0.23      $ (0.17    $ 0.06       $ (0.24    $ (0.12    $ (0.36
Year Ended June 30, 2014      15.44         0.26 (h)      1.32         1.58         (0.24      (0.01      (0.25
July 2, 2012 (j) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.28 (k)      0.41         0.69         (0.25      (l)       (0.25
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(j) Commencement of operations.
(k) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of classes.
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 16.47        0.35   $ 57,882        0.81     1.41     1.62     24
  16.77        10.28        57,700        0.76 (i)      1.59 (i)      2.12 (i)      86   
  15.44        4.61        52,315        0.79 (i)      1.81 (i)(k)      12.38 (i)      84   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2015 Fund                    
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 17.29       $ 0.25 (h)    $ (0.15    $ 0.10       $ (0.25    $ (0.12    $ (0.37
Year Ended June 30, 2014      15.71         0.28 (h)      1.61         1.89         (0.30      (0.01      (0.31
July 2, 2012 (k) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.31 (j)      0.66         0.97         (0.26              (0.26
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (c)(d)
   

Net assets,

end of

period

    Net
expenses (e)(f)
   

Net
investment

income
(loss) (b)

        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings  credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 17.02        0.61   $ 60,030        0.81     1.48     1.49     23
  17.29        12.09        59,663        0.76 (i)      1.69 (i)      1.78 (i)      75   
  15.71        6.47        53,245        0.80 (i)      1.98 (i)(j)      11.31 (i)      50   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance          
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2020 Fund                    
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 18.03       $ 0.28 (h)    $ (0.05    $ 0.23       $ (0.27    $ (0.08    $ (0.35
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.03         0.29 (h)(i)      2.02         2.31         (0.30      (0.01      (0.31
July 2, 2012 (k) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.33 (i)      0.96         1.29         (0.26              (0.26
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credit and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(j) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 17.91        1.29   $ 62,995        0.82     1.55     1.36     17
  18.03        14.47        62,195        0.78 (j)      1.69 (i)(j)      1.53 (j)      49   
  16.03        8.66        54,320        0.81 (j)      2.08 (i)(j)      10.82 (j)      31   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2025 Fund                   
Class R2                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 18.58       $ 0.28      $ (0.01 )(h)    $ 0.27       $ (0.27    $ (0.07    $ (0.34
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.27         0.29 (i)(j)      2.35        2.64         (0.31      (0.02      (0.33
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.33 (i)      1.20        1.53         (0.26              (0.26
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.
(i) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(j) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(l) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 18.51        1.46   $ 65,072        0.83     1.49     1.39     14
  18.58        16.29        64,120        0.78 (k)      1.63 (i)(k)      1.67 (k)      40   
  16.27        10.28        55,156        0.82 (k)      2.08 (i)(k)      11.11 (k)      25   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
    

Total

distributions

 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2030 Fund                    
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.14       $ 0.28 (h)    $ 0.03 (i)     $ 0.31       $ (0.27    $ (0.08    $ (0.35
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.48         0.28 (h)(j)      2.68         2.96         (0.29      (0.01      (0.30
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.33 (j)      1.40         1.73         (0.25              (0.25
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(l) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
   

    
Expenses

without waivers,

reimbursements

and earnings credits (f)

    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.10        1.65   $ 66,965        0.83     1.44     1.36     14
  19.14        18.03        65,871        0.79 (k)      1.56 (j)(k)      1.70 (k)      36   
  16.48        11.62        55,807        0.83 (k)      2.06 (j)(k)      11.42 (k)      30   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance                  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2035 Fund                   
Class R2                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.57       $ 0.27      $ 0.07 (h)    $ 0.34       $ (0.27    $ (0.07    $ (0.34
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.67         0.27 (i)(j)      2.92        3.19         (0.27      (0.02      (0.29
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.33 (i)      1.60        1.93         (0.26              (0.26
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.
(i) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(j) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(l) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.57        1.72   $ 68,472        0.83     1.39     1.44     14
  19.57        19.21        67,306        0.79 (k)      1.46 (i)(k)      2.18 (k)      37   
  16.67        12.93        56,455        0.84 (k)      2.04 (i)(k)      13.04 (k)      41   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2040 Fund                    
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.80       $ 0.27 (h)    $ 0.08 (i)     $ 0.35       $ (0.27    $ (0.06    $ (0.33
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.72         0.27 (h)(j)      3.10         3.37         (0.27      (0.02      (0.29
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.32 (j)      1.65         1.97         (0.25              (0.25
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(l) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings  credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
  $19.82        1.77   $ 69,287        0.83     1.37     1.45     12
  19.80        20.21        68,055        0.81 (k)      1.45 (j)(k)      2.18 (k)      22   
  16.72        13.25        56,635        0.85 (k)      2.03 (j)(k)      14.68 (k)      52   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2045 Fund                   
Class R2                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.71       $ 0.27      $ 0.07 (h)    $ 0.34       $ (0.27    $ (0.04    $ (0.31
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.72         0.27 (i)(j)      3.05        3.32         (0.28      (0.05      (0.33
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.33 (j)      1.65        1.98         (0.26              (0.26
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.
(i) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(l) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.74        1.77   $ 69,190        0.83     1.37     1.67     15
  19.71        20.00        67,969        0.78 (k)      1.48 (j)(k)      3.59 (k)      31   
  16.72        13.29        56,632        0.85 (k)      2.03 (j)(k)      16.10 (k)      64   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance                  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2050 Fund                    
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.71       $ 0.27      $ 0.08       $ 0.35       $ (0.28    $ (0.04    $ (0.32
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.72         0.28 (h)(i)      3.06         3.34         (0.30      (0.05      (0.35
July 2, 2012 (k) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.32 (i)      1.66         1.98         (0.26              (0.26
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes interest expense, if applicable, which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(j) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(k) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.74        1.78   $ 69,207        0.83     1.38     1.82     11
  19.71        20.08        68,021        0.80 (j)      1.52 (i)(j)      3.67 (j)      23   
  16.72        13.28        56,654        0.85 (j)      2.02 (i)(j)      15.85 (j)      49   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2055 Fund                   
Class R2                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.35       $ 0.27      $ 0.09 (h)    $ 0.36       $ (0.28    $ (0.03    $ (0.31
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.71         0.29 (i)(j)      2.94        3.23         (0.36      (0.23      (0.59
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.32 (j)      1.65        1.97         (0.26              (0.26
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.
(i) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(l) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.40        1.87   $ 68,954        0.83     1.38     3.28     16
  19.35        19.57        67,693        0.75 (k)      1.59 (j)(k)      9.86 (k)      23   
  16.71        13.21        56,597        0.85 (k)      2.02 (j)(k)      16.79 (k)      52   

 

 
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HOW TO REACH US

 

MORE INFORMATION

For investors who want more information on these Funds the following documents are available free upon request:

ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS

Our annual and semi-annual reports contain more information about each Fund’s investments and performance. The annual report also includes details about the market conditions and investment strategies that had a significant effect on each Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)

The SAI contains more detailed information about the Funds and their policies. It is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. That means, by law, it is considered to be part of this prospectus.

You can get a free copy of these documents and other information, or ask us any questions, by calling us at 1-800-480-4111 or writing to:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

If you buy shares through a Financial Intermediary, please contact that Financial Intermediary directly for more information. You can also find information online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

You can write or e-mail the SEC’s Public Reference Room and ask them to mail you information about the Funds, including the SAI. They will charge you a copying fee for this service. You can also visit the Public Reference Room and copy the documents while you are there.

Public Reference Room of the SEC

Washington, DC 20549-1520

1-202-551-8090

E-mail: publicinfo@sec.gov

Reports, a copy of the SAI and other information about the Funds are also available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Investment Company Act File No. 811-21295

 

©JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2016. All rights reserved. July 2016.

 

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Prospectus

JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds

Class R5 & Class R6 Shares

November 1, 2015, as supplemented July 1, 2016

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend Income Fund

Class/Ticker: R5/JIBBX; R6/JIYBX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2015 Fund

Class/Ticker: R5/JSBWX; R6/JSBYX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2020 Fund

Class/Ticker: R5/JBSRX; R6/JSYRX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2025 Fund

Class/Ticker: R5/JBBSX; R6/JBYSX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2030 Fund

Class/Ticker: R5/JRBBX; R6/JRBYX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2035 Fund

Class/Ticker: R5/JPBRX; R6/JPYRX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2040 Fund

Class/Ticker: R5/JOBBX; R6/JOBYX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2045 Fund

Class/Ticker: R5/JMBRX; R6/JMYAX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2050 Fund

Class/Ticker: R5/JNABX; R6/JNYAX

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2055 Fund

Class/Ticker: R5/JTBBX; R6/JTYBX

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

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Risk/Return Summaries:   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund      1   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2015 Fund      7   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2020 Fund      14   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2025 Fund      21   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2030 Fund      28   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2035 Fund      35   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2040 Fund      42   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2045 Fund      49   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2050 Fund      56   
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2055 Fund      63   
More About the Funds      70   

Principal Investment Strategies

     70   

Investment Risks

     72   

Conflicts of Interest

     79   

Temporary Defensive Positions

     79   

Expenses of Underlying Funds

     79   

Additional Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

     80   
Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds      81   

Choosing A Share Class

     81   

Financial Intermediary Compensation

     82   

Purchasing Fund Shares

     83   

Exchanging Fund Shares

     85   

Redeeming Fund Shares

     86   

Minimum Account Balance

     88   

Frequent Trading Policy

     88   

Valuation

     89   

Distributions and Taxes

     90   

Shareholder Statements and Reports

     92   

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

     93   

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure

     93   
Glossary of Common Investment Terminology      94   
Management of the Funds      95   

The Adviser, Sub-Advisers, Administrator and Distributor

     95   

Advisory Fees

     95   

Additional Compensation to Financial Intermediaries

     95   

The Fund Managers

     96   
Financial Highlights      98   
How to Reach Us      Back cover   
 

 

 


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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend Income Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R5/JIBBX; R6/JIYBX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks current income and some capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.47        0.12   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.42        0.12   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.27        0.27   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     0.99        0.64   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1     (0.60     (0.35
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     0.39        0.29   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.39% and 0.29% of the average daily net assets of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     40        255        489        1,158   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     30        170        322        765   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 24% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds), and is generally intended for investors who are retired or about to retire soon. The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, with an emphasis on fixed income funds over equity funds and other funds. “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund’s strategic target allocations among various asset classes and types of underlying funds are anticipated to be as follows as of the date of this prospectus.

 

Strategic Target Allocations1          
Fixed Income        52.5
U.S. Fixed Income        34.5
Inflation Managed        7.5
High Yield        7.8
Emerging Markets Debt        2.8
Equity        36.0
U.S. Large Cap Equity        19.0
U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity        4.0
REIT        2.5
International Equity        7.0
Emerging Markets Equity        3.5
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents        10.0
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents        10.0
Commodities        1.5
Commodities        1.5

 

1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

The table above shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income, +/- 10% for equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

 

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular

 

 

 
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instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments listed above. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index.

Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal

 

 

 
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Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

Inflation-Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (e.g., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts

(REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

 

 

 
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High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a

derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that the Fund or an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R6 Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date Retirement Income Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Today Funds Average. The Lipper index is based on the total return of all mutual funds within the Fund’s designated

 

 

 
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category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      3.24%   
Worst Quarter    2nd quarter, 2013    1.47%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –2.13%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
CLASS R6 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     4.74     6.56
Return After Taxes on Distributions     3.44        5.47   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     2.69        4.57   
CLASS R5 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     4.76        6.52   
S&P TARGET DATE RETIREMENT INCOME INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.13        6.19   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET TODAY FUNDS AVERAGE      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     0.33        4.42   

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

the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

  

    $15,000,000 for Direct Investors

    $5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts

To add to an account

   No minimum levels

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a
401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2015 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R5/JSBWX; R6/JSBYX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.41        0.32   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.36        0.32   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.27        0.27   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     0.93        0.84   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1     (0.54     (0.55
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     0.39        0.29   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.39% and 0.29% of the average daily net assets of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     40        242        462        1,093   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     30        213        412        986   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 23% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2015 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2015 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that

attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income, +/- 10% for equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds

 

 

 
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benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as

general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

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prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying fund than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Underlying funds that invest in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other

instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Inflation-Managed Strategy Risk. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, the Fund may be exposed to inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments on inflation-protected securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (e.g., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). Exposure to TIPS and other inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of a TIPS tends to decline when real interest rates increase.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

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futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that the Fund or an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R6 Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2015 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2015 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      3.92%   
Worst Quarter    2nd quarter, 2013      –1.23%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –2.22%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since  (7/2/12)
 
CLASS R6 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     5.32     8.11
Return After Taxes on Distributions     4.02        6.95   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.03        5.74   
CLASS R5 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     5.22        8.04   
S&P TARGET DATE 2015 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.75        9.40   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2015 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     1.69        7.17   

After-tax returns are shown for only the Class R6 Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

 

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

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

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a
401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2020 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R5/JBSRX; R6/JSYRX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.28        0.19   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.23        0.19   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.26        0.26   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     0.79        0.70   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1     (0.40     (0.41
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     0.39        0.29   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.39% and 0.29% of the average daily net assets of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     40        212        399        944   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     30        183        349        832   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 17% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2020 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2020 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that

attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income, +/- 10% for equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates

 

 

 
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provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if

their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

 

 

 
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The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Underlying funds that invest in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain

markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate

 

 

 
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the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that the Fund or an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the

Fund’s Class R6 Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2020 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2020 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      4.85%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.28%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –3.09%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
CLASS R6 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.34     10.11
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.13        9.00   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.60        7.32   
CLASS R5 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.29        10.07   
S&P TARGET DATE 2020 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.93        10.74   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2020 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     1.70        8.44   
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are shown for only the Class R6 Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

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

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a
401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2025 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R5/JBBSX; R6/JBYSX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.32        0.21   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.27        0.21   

Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and

Expenses

    0.25        0.25   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     0.82        0.71   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1     (0.43     (0.42
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     0.39        0.29   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.39% and 0.29% of the average daily net assets of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     40        219        413        974   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     30        185        354        843   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 14% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2025 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2025 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that

attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates

 

 

 
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provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

 

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are

 

 

 
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called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to

increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain

 

 

 
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derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the

Fund’s Class R6 Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2025 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2025 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      5.62%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.42%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –3.68%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since  (7/2/12)
 
CLASS R6 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.71     11.48
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.55        10.37   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.81        8.40   
CLASS R5 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.72        11.46   
S&P TARGET DATE 2025 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.83        11.82   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2025 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.17        9.80   
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are shown for only the Class R6 Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

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

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a
401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2030 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R5/JRBBX; R6/JRBYX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.30        0.20   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.25        0.20   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.25        0.25   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     0.80        0.70   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1     (0.41     (0.41
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     0.39        0.29   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.39% and 0.29% of the average daily net assets of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     40        214        404        952   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     30        183        349        832   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 14% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2030 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2030 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that

attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates

 

 

 
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provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the underlying fund’s securities goes down, the Fund’s investment in the underlying fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Underlying funds that invest in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded

“delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher

 

 

 
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interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

 

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation

 

 

 
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(including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R6 Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2030 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2030 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      6.30%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.59%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –4.32%.

 

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
CLASS R6 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.89     12.66
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.73        11.58   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.92        9.35   
CLASS R5 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes      
S&P TARGET DATE 2030 INDEX     6.85        12.62   
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.90        12.87   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2030 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.06        10.95   

After-tax returns are shown for only the Class R6 Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

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

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a
401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2035 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R5/JPBRX; R6/JPYRX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.35        0.24   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.30        0.24   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.25        0.25   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     0.85        0.74   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1     (0.46     (0.45
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     0.39        0.29   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.39% and 0.29% of the average daily net assets of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     40        225        426        1,006   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     30        191        367        876   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 14% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2035 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2035 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that

attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates

 

 

 
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provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the underlying fund’s securities goes down, the Fund’s investment in the underlying fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Underlying funds that invest in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain

markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover

 

 

 
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additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain

 

 

 
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derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s

Class R6 Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2035 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2035 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      6.87%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.73%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –4.75%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since  (7/2/12)
 
CLASS R6 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.94     13.62
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.84        12.57   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.95        10.12   
CLASS R5 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.89        13.57   
S&P TARGET DATE 2035 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.95        13.70   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2035 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.83        12.00   
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are shown for only the Class R6 Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

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

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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Class/Ticker: R5/JOBBX; R6/JOBYX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.37        0.25   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.32        0.25   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.25        0.25   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     0.87        0.75   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1     (0.48     (0.46
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     0.39        0.29   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.39% and 0.29% of the average daily net assets of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     40        230        435        1,028   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     30        193        372        887   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 12% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2040 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2040 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that

attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates

 

 

 
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provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the underlying fund’s securities goes down, the Fund’s investment in the underlying fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Underlying funds that invest in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain

markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover

 

 

 
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additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation

 

 

 
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(including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R6 Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2040 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2040 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      7.10%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.86%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –5.22%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
CLASS R6 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     7.00     14.08
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.92        13.05   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.98        10.49   
CLASS R5 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.95        14.06   
S&P TARGET DATE 2040 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.96        14.32   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2040 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.35        12.23   

After-tax returns are shown for only the Class R6 Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

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

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2045 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R5/JMBRX; R6/JMYAX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.51        0.36   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.46        0.36   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.25        0.25   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.01        0.86   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1     (0.62     (0.57
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     0.39        0.29   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.39% and 0.29% of the average daily net assets of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     40        260        497        1,180   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     30        217        421        1,008   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 15% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2045 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2045 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that

attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates

 

 

 
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provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where

securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover

 

 

 
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additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain

 

 

 
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derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the

Fund’s Class R6 Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2045 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2045 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      7.16%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.83%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –5.20%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
CLASS R6 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.97     14.04
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.91        12.96   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.96        10.43   
CLASS R5 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.92        13.97   
S&P TARGET DATE 2045 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.93        13.46   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2045 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.05        12.83   
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are shown for only the Class R6 Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

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

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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Class/Ticker: R5/JNABX; R6/JNYAX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.65        0.51   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.60        0.51   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.26        0.26   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.16        1.02   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1     (0.77     (0.73
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     0.39        0.29   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.39% and 0.29% of the average daily net assets of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR
SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:
               
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     40        292        564        1,340   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     30        252        492        1,182   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 11% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2050 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2050 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that

attempt to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates

 

 

 
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provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where

securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover

 

 

 
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additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain

 

 

 
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derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the

Fund’s Class R6 Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2050 Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2050 Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      7.08%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.83%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –5.25%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (7/2/12)
 
CLASS R6 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.97     14.06
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.91        12.97   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.96        10.45   
CLASS R5 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.92        13.99   
S&P TARGET DATE 2050 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.95        15.29   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2050 FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     1.25        12.45   
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are shown for only the Class R6 Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

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

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a
401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2055 Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R5/JTBBX; R6/JTYBX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks high total return with a shift to current income and some capital appreciation over time as the Fund approaches and passes the target retirement date.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     1.20        1.12   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    1.15        1.12   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.26        0.26   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.71        1.63   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements1     (1.32     (1.34
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements 1     0.39        0.29   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.39% and 0.29% of the average daily net assets of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 6/30/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 6/30/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     40        410        804        1,909   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     30        383        760        1,820   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 16% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2055 Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds) and are generally intended for investors expecting to retire around the year 2055 (the target retirement year). “Blend” in the Fund’s name means that the Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser), uses underlying funds and strategies that attempt

to replicate performance of various indexes as well as actively-managed underlying funds and strategies.

The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes through investments in underlying funds, and over time the Fund’s asset allocation strategy will change. The “glide path” depicted in the chart below shows how the Fund’s strategic target allocations among asset and sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds generally become more conservative as it nears the target retirement year (i.e., more emphasis on fixed income funds and less on equity funds). The table accompanying the chart is simply the glide path in tabular form.

 

 

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Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                        
Years to Target Retirement Date   40+     35     30     25     20     15     10     5     0     -5     -10  
Equity     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0     79.0     72.0     62.0     52.0     36.0     36.0     36.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3     40.0     36.8     31.5     26.3     19.0     19.0     19.0

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0     9.3     8.5     7.3     6.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

REITs

    6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5     5.0     4.5     4.0     2.5     2.5     2.5

International Equity

    18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5     16.8     15.0     13.0     11.0     7.0     7.0     7.0

Emerging Markets Equity

    8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3     7.5     6.8     5.8     4.8     3.5     3.5     3.5
Commodities     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5

Commodities

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
Fixed Income     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0     21.0     28.0     38.0     47.5     52.5     52.5     52.5

U.S. Fixed Income

    9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5     16.0     22.5     31.8     36.5     34.5     34.5     34.5

Inflation Managed

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     3.0     7.5     7.5     7.5

High Yield

    3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.5     4.0     5.5     7.8     7.8     7.8

Emerging Markets Debt

    1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.5     2.8     2.8     2.8
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

  1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

 
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The glide path shows the Fund’s long term strategic target allocations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives.

In allocating the Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds which are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations shown in the glide path and table above may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for equity and fixed income, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the glide path and table above. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

The Fund is a “to” target date fund. This means that the Fund intends to reach its most conservative strategic target allocations by the end of the year of the target retirement date. When the strategic target allocations of the Fund are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Fund may be merged into the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund at the discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use derivatives such as futures contracts to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund may also use exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain market exposure pending investment in underlying funds.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Funds’ Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investment Risk. The Fund is not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Fund will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance in choosing whether to invest in the Fund. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in the Fund periodically.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates

 

 

 
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provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments shown in the glide path. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund or the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of such securities goes down, the Fund’s investment in the underlying fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign currencies and foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where

securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover

 

 

 
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additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. The risk of default for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of principal and interest. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information. An underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

 

No active trading market may exist for some securities and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the underlying fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund and underlying fund. Because some securities may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other securities are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these securities, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund may be exposed through its direct investments or investments in underlying funds to real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs). These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. In addition, investments in REITS are subject to risks associated with management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives, including futures contracts and exchange traded futures. Derivatives may be riskier than other investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund and the underlying funds. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation (including credit risk associated with the counterparty.) Certain

 

 

 
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derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund and the underlying funds may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund and underlying funds to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk).

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R6 Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P Target Date 2055+ Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2055+ Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other indexes, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      6.93%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –1.81%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –5.10%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since  (7/2/12)
 
CLASS R6 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     7.15     13.88
Return After Taxes on Distributions     6.10        12.52   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     4.07        10.17   
CLASS R5 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     7.05        13.81   
S&P TARGET DATE 2055+ INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.90        15.66   
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET 2055+ FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.80        13.25   

After-tax returns are shown for only the Class R6 Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

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

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains because your investment is in a
401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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More About the Funds

 

Each of the Funds described in this prospectus is a series of JPMorgan Trust I (the Trust) and is managed by JPMIM. The underlying funds that are J.P. Morgan Funds are managed by JPMIM. As a result, the Adviser is considered a control affiliate and the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds advised by JPMIM are in the same group of investment companies. In the future, certain underlying J.P. Morgan Funds may be advised or sub-advised by affiliates of JPMIM, such as Security Capital Research & Management Incorporated (SCR&M) or JF International Management Inc. (JFIMI). For more information about the Funds and JPMIM, please read “Management of the Funds” and the Statement of Additional Information.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The mutual funds described in this prospectus are “Funds of Funds.” Each Fund’s investment strategy is to invest in a diversified group of other mutual funds within the same group of investment companies (i.e., J.P. Morgan Funds) and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds). ETFs are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are purchased and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be structured as investment companies, depositary receipts or other pooled investment vehicles. A passively managed or index ETF seeks to track the performance of a particular market index. These indexes include not only broad-based market indexes but more specific indexes as well, including those relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Ordinarily, a Fund’s investments in a single ETF is limited to 5% of its total assets and in all ETFs to 10% of its total assets. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued exemptive orders to many ETFs that allow any fund investing in such ETFs to disregard these 5% and 10% limitations. The Fund intends to invest in ETFs that have received such exemptive orders and may invest any amount of its total assets in a single ETF or in multiple ETFs. ETFs that are not structured as investment companies as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act) are not subject to these percentage limitations although ordinarily the Fund will limit its investments to no more than 10% of its total assets in a single ETF that is not a registered fund.

The Funds are designed to provide exposure to a variety of asset classes including U.S. large cap, mid cap, and small cap equities, REITs, international and emerging markets equities, U.S. fixed income securities, emerging markets debt securities,

high yield, commodities and money market instruments. The Funds attempt to take advantage of the most attractive types of investments by focusing on securities that the Adviser believes would outperform the Funds’ benchmarks and peer group over the long term. Exposure and diversification to such asset classes is achieved by investing in the underlying funds as well as by investing directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives, to the extent permitted by applicable law or the exemptive relief obtained from the SEC.

In connection with their main investment strategies, the Funds may use futures including exchange traded futures. The Funds are also permitted to use other derivatives such as options, swaps and exchange traded notes (ETNs). Under certain market conditions, the use of derivatives could be significant. Generally, ETNs are structured as senior, unsecured notes in which an issuer such as a bank agrees to pay a return based on the target commodity index less any fees. ETNs are synthetic instruments that allow individual investors to have access to derivatives linked to commodities and assets such as oil, currencies and foreign stock indexes. ETNs combine certain aspects of bonds and ETFs. Similar to ETFs, ETNs are traded on a major exchange (e.g., the New York Stock Exchange) during normal trading hours. However, investors can also hold the ETN until maturity. At maturity, the issuer pays to the investor a cash amount equal to principal amount, subject to the day’s index factor. ETN returns are based upon the performance of a market index minus applicable fees.

JPMIM may hire affiliated and/or unaffiliated sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described under each Fund’s “What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?” section in the “Risk/Return Summary”. When using sub-advisers to manage each Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Funds’ Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval. Each Fund will notify shareholders of changes to sub-advisers. Please see “The Adviser, Sub-Advisers, Administrator, Distributor and Shareholder Servicing Agent” on page 95 for more details.

All of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds, except the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund (the Target Date Funds), are designed for investors who expect to retire near the applicable target retirement date (for example, 2015 for the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2015 Fund). The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund is designed for investors who are retired or expect to retire soon.

 

 

 
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FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES
A Fund’s investment strategy may involve “fundamental policies.” A policy is fundamental if it cannot be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Each Fund’s investment objective is fundamental, although over time, each Target Date Fund’s investment objective migrates from seeking total return to seeking current income and some capital appreciation as the Target Date Fund approaches its target date. All other fundamental policies are specifically identified in the Statement of Additional Information.

Glide Path. JPMIM uses a strategic asset allocation strategy for each of the Target Date Funds that changes over time as a Fund approaches its target retirement date. This is known as the “glide path.” As a Fund approaches its target retirement date, each Target Date Fund’s investment objective migrates from seeking total return to current income. It is intended that each Fund’s strategic target allocations will approximate that of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund by the end of the target retirement date. Once a Target Date Fund’s strategic target allocations are substantially the same as those of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, the Target Date Fund may, but is not required to, combine with the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund upon approval of the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The Target Date Funds are “to” funds rather than “through” funds.

 

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A “THROUGH”
AND “TO” TARGET DATE FUND?
A “through” target date fund has a longer glide path that goes beyond the retirement year. “Through” funds are designed for investors with longer investment horizons that go 10 to 20 years past their retirement age. These funds are more aggressive in their strategic target allocations to equities at retirement than “to” funds, and become more conservative over a longer period of time after retirement. A “to” target date fund generally treats the target date as the end point of the glide path. These funds generally reach their most conservative strategic target allocations close to the target retirement date. The Target Date Funds are “to” target date funds and are designed for investors who are seeking current income and some capital appreciation rather than continuing to seek total return on their retirement date.

Strategic Target Allocations. The table below represents the strategic target allocations for each Fund as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s actual allocations may differ due to changes to these strategic target allocations or due to tactical allocations. In establishing the Fund’s strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on asset classes and underlying

funds that the Adviser believes will outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term (i.e., over multiple year periods). The Adviser will use tactical allocations to take advantage of short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including derivatives. For example, the Adviser may over-weight or under-weight a strategic target allocation to take advantage of a particular investment opportunity it believes is present in the shorter-term based on, among other things, its current market outlook or specific market events, and the Adviser will review regularly its tactical allocations to determine whether to maintain such positions.

The Adviser will review the Fund’s strategic target allocations at least annually (generally, in the first quarter of each calendar year), and may adjust the targets in its discretion, consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy. These changes might include modifying the existing strategic target allocations among the asset and sub-asset classes or, among other things, adding or removing asset and sub-asset classes or maintaining long-term strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time. Consistent with this strategy, the Fund’s strategic target allocations as shown in the table below may be different from the Fund’s actual strategic target allocations by +/-5% for the equity, fixed income, money market/cash and cash equivalents and commodity asset and sub-asset classes. Additionally, as a result of short to intermediate term tactical allocations, the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund, JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2015 Fund and JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2020 Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income, +/- 10% for equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes, while the other JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by up to +/- 15% for fixed income and equity, +/- 20% for money market/cash and cash equivalents, and +/- 5% for commodity asset and sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical decisions on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion.

As a result of the Adviser’s ability to make these modifications, the Fund’s actual allocations may differ from what is shown in the table below. Updated information concerning the Fund’s strategic target allocations and actual allocations to underlying funds and investments is available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

In allocating a Fund’s assets between actively-managed underlying funds and underlying funds that are designed to replicate an index (index funds), the Adviser generally uses index funds for asset classes that are widely regarded as operating in efficient markets. An efficient market is a market in which the

 

 

 
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prices of the securities of a particular asset class reflect available information at any point in time. Generally, the amount of each Fund’s assets allocated to index funds will decrease the closer a Fund is to its target date with the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund allocating approximately

45% of its assets to index funds and the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2055 Fund allocating approximately 75% of its assets to index funds. These percentages are estimates only and the Adviser may allocate more or less to index funds in its discretion.

 

 

Strategic Target Allocations1                                                                      
Allocation Ranges (%)   Income
Fund
Target
    2015
Fund
Target
    2020
Fund
Target
    2025
Fund
Target
    2030
Fund
Target
    2035
Fund
Target
    2040
Fund
Target
    2045
Fund
Target
    2050
Fund
Target
    2055
Fund
Target
 
Equity     36.0     39.2     54.0     64.0     73.4     80.4     86.0     86.0     86.0     86.0

U.S. Large Cap Equity

    19.0     20.5     27.3     32.6     37.4     40.7     43.3     43.3     43.3     43.3

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

    4.0     4.4     6.3     7.5     8.7     9.4     10.0     10.0     10.0     10.0

REIT

    2.5     2.8     4.1     4.6     5.1     5.6     6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0

International Equity

    7.0     7.8     11.4     13.4     15.4     17.1     18.5     18.5     18.5     18.5

Emerging Markets Equity

    3.5     3.8     5.0     6.0     6.9     7.7     8.3     8.3     8.3     8.3
                     
Commodities     1.5     1.3     0.4     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Commodities

    1.5     1.3     0.4     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0
                     
Fixed Income     52.5     51.5     45.6     36.0     26.6     19.6     14.0     14.0     14.0     14.0

U.S. Fixed Income

    34.5     34.9     35.6     29.9     21.2     14.7     9.5     9.5     9.5     9.5

Inflation Managed

    7.5     6.6     2.4     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

High Yield

    7.8     7.3     5.2     3.9     3.5     3.2     3.0     3.0     3.0     3.0

Emerging Markets Debt

    2.8     2.7     2.5     2.2     2.0     1.7     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.5
                     
Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents     10.0     8.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Money Market/Cash and Cash Equivalents

    10.0     8.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

 

Note: Above allocations may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

 

1 As of the date of this prospectus, each Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although each Fund has flexibility to also utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

 

Direct Investments in Securities and Financial Instruments.

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds invest in J.P. Morgan Funds, unaffiliated ETFs and cash and cash equivalents. The Funds, to the extent permitted by applicable law or the exemptive relief obtained from the SEC, may also invest directly in securities, including exchange traded notes (ETNs), and other financial instruments, such as futures, swaps and other derivatives, in lieu of the underlying funds to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight allocations among, various sectors and markets. While not part of their principal investment strategies, the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds may also use futures and other derivatives for interest rate risk management to adjust the duration position of a JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Fund.

INVESTMENT RISKS

The JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds invest in a variety of other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs. The J.P. Morgan Funds and ETFs in which the Funds may invest are referred to in this prospectus as the “underlying funds.” The main risks associated with investing in the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds are summarized in the “Risk/Return Summaries” at the front of this prospectus. More detailed descriptions of the risks associated with JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds and the underlying funds are described below. The degree to which these risks apply to a JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Fund will vary according to its point along the glide path and its use of tactical allocations and each may be considered a main risk of such Fund over the course of time. Risks that are not expected to be main risks of the JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds are described under “Additional Risks.”

 

 

 
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Main Risks

Investment Risk. JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds are subject to investment risk, including stock and fixed income market risk. These markets may be volatile causing a Fund’s share price to drop and an investor to lose money. The Target Date Funds become more conservative over time meaning they allocate more of their assets to fixed income investments than equity investments as they near the target retirement date. Despite the more conservative allocation, the Target Date Funds and JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund will continue to be exposed to market risk, including stock market risk and the share price of a Fund may decline even after a Fund’s allocation is at its most conservative. In determining whether to invest in a JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Fund, investors should consider their estimated retirement date, retirement needs and expectations, and risk tolerance.

JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds are not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that the Funds will provide sufficient retirement income to an investor.

 

1. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors including the amount you save and the period over which you do so.

 

2. You should consider your expected retirement date, individual retirement needs (i.e., how much money you expect to need), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets, and risk tolerance when choosing a Target Date Fund.

 

3. Target Date Funds are not a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any of the Funds will provide sufficient retirement income, and you may lose money before or after retirement.

 

4. Your risk tolerance may change over time and the Adviser may change the Fund’s strategic target allocation model. It is important that you re-evaluate your investment in a Target Date Fund periodically.

 

5. If you need help making an investment decision, you should consult a financial advisor.

Investments in Mutual Funds and ETFs Risk. Each JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Fund invests in underlying J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so each Fund’s performance is directly related to the performance of the underlying funds. Each Fund’s net asset value will change with the value of the underlying funds and changes in the markets where the underlying funds invest. Because the Funds’ Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, investments in a Fund benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, a Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund

may create a conflict of interest. In addition, the underlying funds may include equity index funds that replicate the holdings on an index that hold the common stock of JPMorgan Chase & Co., the indirect parent of the Adviser.

In addition to investing in underlying J.P. Morgan Funds, the Funds may also invest in unaffiliated ETFs. ETFs are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are purchased and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be structured as investment companies, depositary receipts or other pooled investment vehicles and may be passively or actively managed. Passively managed ETFs generally seek to track the performance of a particular market index, including broad-based market indexes, as well as indexes relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Actively managed ETFs do not seek to track the performance of a particular market index. The price movement of an index-based ETF may not track the underlying index and may result in a loss. In addition, ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to asset classes and investments. A Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the glide path from time to time.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Funds may use derivatives in connection with their investment strategies. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed a Fund’s or underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives are subject to the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. The use of derivatives may not be successful, resulting in losses to the Fund or underlying fund, and the cost of such strategies may reduce the Fund’s or underlying fund’s returns. Derivatives also expose the Fund and underlying funds to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation), including credit risk of the derivative counterparty. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or the underlying fund do not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. In addition, the Fund or underlying fund may use derivatives for non-hedging purposes, which increases the Fund’s or underlying fund’s potential for loss.

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more volatile than if the Fund or underlying fund had not been leveraged because the leverage tends to exaggerate any effect of the increase or decrease in the value of a Fund’s or underlying fund’s portfolio securities. Registered investment companies such as the underlying funds are limited in their ability to engage in derivative transactions and are required to identify and earmark assets to provide asset coverage for derivative transactions.

A Fund’s or underlying fund’s transactions in futures contracts, swaps and other derivatives could also affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders which may result in a Fund or underlying fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions, which may adversely impact a Fund’s or underlying fund’s after-tax return.

 

WHAT IS A DERIVATIVE?
Derivatives are securities or contracts (like futures and options) that derive their value from the performance of underlying assets or securities.

Securities and Financial Instruments Risks. JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, such as derivatives. The intention of doing so is to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight their investments, among various sectors or markets and for interest rate management. There is no guarantee that the use of these securities and financial instruments will produce the intended result of effectively allocating a Fund’s investments to a specific market or sector or interest rate management. In addition, securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk). Depending on the type of security or instrument, the market value may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably causing a security or instrument to be worth less than the price originally paid for it. To the extent that a security or instrument decreases in value, the value of your investment in a Fund will be affected.

High Yield Securities Risk. Some of the underlying funds may invest in debt securities that are considered to be speculative (known as junk bonds). These securities are issued by companies which are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. Non-investment grade debt securities can be more sensitive to short-term corporate, economic and market developments. During periods of economic uncertainty and change, the market price of an underlying fund’s investments and a Fund’s or underlying fund’s net asset value may be volatile.

Furthermore, though these investments generally provide a higher yield than higher-rated debt securities, the high degree of risk involved in the investments can result in substantial or total losses. These securities are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and a potential lack of a secondary or public market for securities. The market price of these securities can change suddenly and unexpectedly.

Loan Risk. Some of the underlying funds may invest in loan assignments and participations and commitments to purchase loan assignments (Loans) including Loans that are rated below investment grade. Like other high yield, corporate debt instruments, such Loans are subject to an increased risk of default in the payment of principal and interest as well as the other risks described under “Interest Rate Risk,” “Credit Risk,” and “High Yield Securities Risk.” Although certain Loans are secured by collateral, an underlying fund could experience delays or limitations in realizing on such collateral or have its interest subordinated to other indebtedness of the obligor. Loans are vulnerable to market sentiment such that economic conditions or other events may reduce the demand for Loans and cause their value to decline rapidly and unpredictably. Although an underlying fund will limit its investments in illiquid securities to no more than 15% of an underlying fund’s net assets at the time of purchase, Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some of the Loans and certain Loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. The inability to dispose of Loans in a timely fashion could result in losses to an underlying fund. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. Because some Loans that an underlying fund invests in may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for an underlying fund than for funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. Typically, Loans are not registered securities and are not listed on any national securities exchange. Consequently, there may be less public information available about an underlying fund’s investments and the market for certain Loans may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. As a result, an underlying fund may be more dependent upon the analytical ability of its adviser.

Affiliates of the Adviser may participate in the primary and secondary market for Loans. Because of limitations imposed by applicable law, the presence of the Adviser’s affiliates in the Loan market may restrict an underlying fund’s ability to acquire some Loans, affect the timing of such acquisition or affect the price at which the Loan is acquired. Also, because the Adviser may wish to invest in the publicly traded securities of an obligor, it may not have access to material non-public information regarding the obligor to which other investors have access.

 

 

 
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Interest Rate Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in debt securities that increase or decrease in value based on changes in interest rates. If rates increase, the value of these underlying funds’ investments generally declines. On the other hand, if rates fall, the value of the investments generally increases. Your investment will decline in value if the value of the underlying funds’ investments decreases. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Usually, changes in the value of fixed income securities will not affect cash income generated, but may affect the value of your investment.

The underlying funds may invest in variable and floating rate Loans and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of variable and floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly or as much as general interest rates. Many factors can cause interest rates to rise. Some examples include central bank monetary policy, rising inflation rates and general economic conditions. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Credit Risk. There is a risk that issuers and/or counterparties will not make payments on securities and repurchase agreements held by the underlying funds. Such default could result in losses to the underlying funds and to the Funds. In addition, the credit quality of securities held by an underlying fund may be lowered if an issuer’s or a counterparty’s financial condition changes. Lower credit quality may lead to greater volatility in the price of a security and in shares of an underlying fund. Lower credit quality also may affect liquidity and make it difficult for the underlying fund to sell the security. Although U.S. government securities issued directly by the U.S. government are guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury, other U.S. government securities issued by an agency or instrumentality of the U.S. government may not be. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support.

Prices of an underlying fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the underlying fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities. These securities are subject to certain other risks. The value of these securities will be influenced by

the factors affecting the property market and the assets underlying such securities. As a result, during periods of declining asset value, difficult or frozen credit markets, swings in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities: may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid. Additionally, during such periods and also under normal conditions, these securities are also subject to prepayment, contraction and call risk. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. In periods of rising interest rates, an underlying fund may be subject to extension risk, and may receive principal later than expected. As a result, in periods of rising interest rates, an underlying fund may exhibit additional volatility. Some of these securities may receive little or no collateral protection from the underlying assets and are thus subject to the risk of default described under Credit Risk”. The risk of such defaults is generally higher in the case of mortgage-backed investments that include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Some of the underlying funds may invest in collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs). CMOs are issued in multiple classes, and each class may have its own interest rate and/or final payment date. A class with an earlier final payment date may have certain preferences in receiving principal payments or earning interest. As a result, the value of some classes in which the underlying fund invests may be more volatile and may be subject to higher risk of nonpayment.

Some of the underlying funds may invest in interest-only (IO) and principal-only (PO) mortgage-related securities. The values of IO and PO mortgage-backed securities are more volatile than other types of mortgage-related securities. They are very sensitive to changes in interest rates and to the rate of prepayments. A rapid or unexpected increase in prepayments can significantly depress the price of interest-only securities, while a rapid or unexpected decrease could have the same effect on principal-only securities. In addition, because there may be a drop in trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or the imposition of legal restrictions on the resale of securities, these instruments may be illiquid.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

 

 

 

 
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Foreign Securities and Emerging Market Risk. Because the underlying funds may invest in foreign currencies or securities of foreign issuers, investments in such underlying funds are subject to special risks in addition to those of U.S. investments. These risks include political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of the underlying fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

The risks associated with foreign securities are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” These countries may have relatively unstable governments and less-established market economies than developed countries and you may sustain sudden, and sometimes substantial, fluctuations in the value of your investments. Emerging markets may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. These risks make emerging market securities more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in more developed countries. The underlying fund’s investments in foreign and emerging market securities may also be subject to foreign withholding and/or other taxes, which would decrease an underlying fund’s yield on those securities.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies. Investments by underlying funds in smaller, newer companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. In addition, smaller companies may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, the changes in value of their securities may be more sudden or erratic than in large capitalization companies, especially over the short term. Because smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or may depend on a few key

employees, they may be more susceptible to particular economic events or competitive factors than large capitalization companies. This may cause unexpected and frequent decreases in the value of underlying funds investing in small companies, and may affect your investment in the Funds.

Sovereign Debt Risk. Certain of the underlying funds may invest in sovereign debt securities. Sovereign debt securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign governmental entities. These investments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or other failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multi-lateral agencies. If a governmental entity defaults, it may ask for more time in which to pay or further loans. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debts that a government does not pay nor are there bankruptcy proceedings through which all or part of the sovereign debt that a governmental entity has not repaid may be collected.

Real Estate Securities Risk. Investments by certain of the underlying funds will be highly concentrated in the securities of companies in the real estate sector. The value of real estate securities in general, and REITs in particular, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. The underlying mortgage loans may be subject to the risks of default or of prepayments that occur earlier or later than expected, and such loans may also include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The value of REITs will rise and fall in response to the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties. REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities. The underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying fund.

Government Securities Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac).

 

 

 
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U.S. government securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of interest or principal. This would result in losses to an underlying fund. Securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. U.S. government securities include zero-coupon securities, which tend to be subject to greater market risk than interest-paying securities of similar maturities.

Non-Diversified Risk. Certain of the underlying funds are non-diversified and they may invest a greater percentage of their assets in a particular issuer or group of issuers than a diversified fund would. This increased investment in fewer issuers may result in the underlying fund’s shares being more sensitive to the economic results of those issuing the securities.

Inflation-Managed Strategies Risk. Certain underlying funds may use inflation-managed strategies including using swaps that are based on the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in combination with a core portfolio of fixed income securities to create the equivalent of a portfolio of inflation-protected fixed income securities. There is no guarantee that the use of derivatives and debt securities will mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds or reflect the actual rate of inflation. In addition, some of the underlying funds may make direct investments in inflation-protected securities. Inflation-linked securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of an inflation-linked security tends to decrease when real interest rates increase and can increase when real interest rates decrease. Interest payments on inflation-linked securities are unpredictable and will fluctuate as the principal and interest are adjusted for inflation. Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-linked debt security will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though the underlying fund will not receive the principal until maturity. There can be no assurance that the inflation index used will accurately measure the real rate of inflation in the prices of goods and services. An underlying fund’s investments in inflation-linked securities may lose value in the event that the actual rate of inflation is different than the rate of the inflation index.

Commodity Risk. Certain underlying funds will have a significant portion of their assets concentrated in commodity-linked securities and derivatives. Some of the underlying funds may have direct investments in commodities. Developments affecting commodities will have a disproportionate impact on such underlying funds. An underlying fund’s investment in commodities, commodity-linked securities and derivatives may subject the underlying fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodities, commodity-linked securities and derivatives may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, environmental incidents, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The natural resources and energy sector can be significantly affected by changes in the prices and supplies of oil, gas and other energy fuels, energy conservation, the success of exploration projects and tax and other government regulations, policies of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and oil importing nations.

The metals sector can be affected by sharp price volatility over short periods caused by global economic, financial and political factors, resource availability, government regulation, economic cycles, changes in inflation or expectations about inflation in various countries, interest rates, currency fluctuations, metal sales by governments, central banks or international agencies, investment speculation and fluctuations in industrial and commercial supply and demand. Use of leveraged commodity-linked derivatives creates an opportunity for increased return but, at the same time, creates the possibility for greater loss (including the likelihood of greater volatility of the underlying fund’s net asset value), and there can be no assurance that the underlying fund’s use of leverage will be successful.

In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Some of the underlying funds may concentrate in certain commodity sectors such as natural resources. When an underlying fund concentrates in a particular industry or group of industries, events impacting that sector will have a greater effect on an underlying fund than they would on a fund that is more widely diversified among a number of unrelated industries. In addition, certain commodity sub-sectors are subject to greater governmental regulation than are other industries, therefore, changes in tax and other government regulations may be more likely to adversely affect such underlying funds.

 

 

 
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Index Strategy Risk. The Funds use index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index. Certain index funds may hold securities of affiliates of the Funds’ adviser and sub-adviser if such securities are in the index.

Strategy Risk. A main investment strategy of some of the underlying funds is to invest in common stocks considered to be attractive and to short sell stocks considered to be unattractive. This strategy may fail to produce the intended results. There is no guarantee that the use of long and short positions will succeed in limiting the underlying fund’s exposure to domestic stock market movements, capitalization, sector-swings or other factors. The strategy used by these underlying funds involves complex securities transactions, including short sales, that involve risks different than direct equity investments. Some of the other underlying funds also use short sales. The use of short sales may result in these underlying funds realizing more short-term capital gains and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than they would if they did not engage in such short sales.

High Portfolio Turnover Risk. The techniques and strategies contemplated by some of the underlying funds are expected to result in a high degree of portfolio turnover. Portfolio turnover rate may vary greatly from year to year as well as within a particular year. High portfolio turnover (e.g. over 100%) may involve correspondingly greater expenses to the underlying funds, including brokerage commissions or dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs on the sale of securities and reinvestments in other securities. Such sales may also result in realization of taxable capital gain, including short-term capital gain that will generally be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income, and may adversely impact the underlying fund’s after-tax returns. The trading costs or tax effects associated with portfolio turnover may adversely affect an underlying fund’s performance.

Transactions Risk. An underlying fund could experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders and its liquidity may be negatively impacted. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are large or frequent, occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for the securities sold, or when the securities an underlying fund wishes to or is required to sell are illiquid. An underlying fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at its desired time or price. Illiquidity can be caused by a drop in overall market trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or legal restrictions on the securities’ resale. Other market participants may be attempting to sell debt securities at the same time as an

underlying fund, causing downward pricing pressure and contributing to illiquidity. The capacity for bond dealers to engage in trading or “make a market” in debt securities has not kept pace with the growth of bond markets. This could potentially lead to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the debt markets. Certain securities that were liquid when purchased may later become illiquid, particularly in times of overall economic distress. Similarly, large purchases of an underlying fund shares may adversely affect a Fund’s performance to the extent that a Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Additional Risks

The risks outlined below are not main risks of the Funds.

Currency Risk. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates may affect the value of an underlying fund’s securities and the price of the underlying fund’s shares. Generally, when the value of the U.S. dollar rises in value relative to a foreign currency, an investment in that country loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates. Devaluation of a currency by a country’s government or banking authority also will have a significant impact on the value of any investments denominated in that currency. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets.

Exchange Traded Notes Risk. Generally, ETNs are structured as senior, unsecured notes in which an issuer such as a bank agrees to pay a return based on the target commodity index less any fees. ETNs are synthetic instruments that allow individual investors to have access to derivatives linked to commodities and assets such as oil, currencies and foreign stock indexes. ETNs combine certain aspects of bonds and ETFs. Similar to ETFs, ETNs are traded on a major exchange (e.g., the New York Stock Exchange) during normal trading hours. However, investors can also hold the ETN until maturity. At maturity, the issuer pays to the investor a cash amount equal to principal amount, subject to the day’s index factor. ETN returns are based upon the performance of a market index minus applicable fees. The value of an ETN may be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying commodities markets, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer’s credit rating and economic, legal, political or geographic events that affect the referenced commodity. The value of the ETN may drop due to a downgrade in the issuer’s credit rating, even if the underlying index remains unchanged. Investments in ETNs are subject to the risks facing income securities in general including the risk that a counterparty will fail to make payments when due or default. In addition, investors in ETNs generally have no right with respect to the

 

 

 
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instruments underlying the index or any right to receive delivery of the instruments underlying the index.

Securities Lending Risk. Some of the underlying funds may engage in securities lending. Securities lending involves counterparty risk, including the risk that the loaned securities may not be returned or returned in a timely manner and/or a loss of rights in the collateral if the borrower or the lending agent defaults. This risk is increased when an underlying fund’s loans are concentrated with a single or limited number of borrowers. In addition, an underlying fund bears the risk of loss in connection with its investments of the cash collateral it receives from the borrower. To the extent that the value or return of the underlying fund’s investments of the cash collateral declines below the amount owed to a borrower, an underlying fund may incur losses that exceed the amount it earned on lending the security. In situations where the Adviser does not believe that it is prudent to sell the cash collateral investments in the market, the underlying fund may borrow money to repay the borrower the amount of cash collateral owed to the borrower upon return of the loaned securities. This will result in financial leverage, which may cause the underlying fund to be more volatile because financial leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the underlying fund’s portfolio securities.

Volcker Rule Risk. Pursuant to section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and certain rules promulgated thereunder known as the Volcker Rule, if the adviser and/or its affiliates own 25% or more of the outstanding ownership interests of a Fund after the permitted seeding period from the implementation of a Fund’s investment strategy, a Fund could be subject to restrictions on trading that would adversely impact a Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy. As a result, the adviser and/or its affiliates may be required to reduce their ownership interests in a Fund at a time that is sooner than would otherwise be desirable, which may result in a Fund’s liquidation or, if a Fund is able to continue operating, may result in losses, increased transaction costs and adverse tax consequences as a result of the sale of portfolio securities.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

An investment in a Fund is subject to a number of actual or potential conflicts of interest. For example, the Adviser and/or its affiliates provide a variety of different services to a Fund, for which a Fund compensates them. As a result, the Adviser and/or its affiliates have an incentive to enter into arrangements with a Fund, and face conflicts of interest when balancing that incentive against the best interests of a Fund. The Adviser and/or its affiliates also face conflicts of interest in their service as investment adviser to other clients, and, from time to time, make investment decisions that differ from and/ or negatively impact those made by the Adviser on behalf of a Fund. In

addition, affiliates of the Adviser provide a broad range of services and products to their clients and are major participants in the global currency, equity, commodity, fixed income and other markets in which a Fund invests or will invest. In certain circumstances by providing services and products to their clients, these affiliates’ activities will disadvantage or restrict a Fund and/or benefit these affiliates. The Adviser may also acquire material non-public information which would negatively affect the Adviser’s ability to transact in securities for a Fund. JPMorgan and the Funds have adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to appropriately prevent, limit or mitigate conflicts of interest. In addition, many of the activities that create these conflicts of interest are limited and/or prohibited by law, unless an exception is available. For more information about conflicts of interest, see the Potential Conflicts of Interest section in the SAI.

TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS

For liquidity and to respond to unusual market conditions, the Funds may invest all or most of their total assets in cash and cash equivalents for temporary defensive purposes. These investments may result in a lower yield than lower-quality or longer-term investments, and prevent the Funds from meeting their investment objectives.

 

WHAT IS A CASH EQUIVALENT?
Cash equivalents are highly liquid, high-quality instruments with maturities of three months or less on the date they are purchased. They include securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, repurchase agreements (other than equity repurchase agreements), certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper (rated in one of the two highest rating categories), variable rate master demand notes, money market mutual funds and bank money market deposit accounts.

While the Funds are engaged in a temporary defensive position, they may not meet their investment objectives. Therefore, the Funds will pursue a temporary defensive position only when market conditions warrant.

Expenses of Underlying Funds

The percentage of each Fund’s assets that will be allocated to underlying funds may be changed from time to time. To the extent that allocations among the underlying funds are changed or new underlying funds are utilized, or to the extent that the expense ratios of the underlying funds change, the weighted average operating expenses borne by a Fund may increase or decrease.

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underlying J.P. Morgan Fund does not offer Class R6 Shares, the Funds will invest in Class R5 Shares of the underlying

J.P. Morgan Funds. Many of the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds do not offer Class R5 or Class R6 Shares; therefore the Fund will invest in institutional Class Shares, if available. To the extent that an underlying J.P. Morgan Fund does not offer Class R6, Class R5 or Institutional Class Shares, the Fund will invest in Select Class Shares, if available. The shares of the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds in which the Funds invest may impose a separate shareholder service fee. The shareholder servicing agent will waive shareholder service fees with respect to a Fund in an amount equal to the weighted average pro rata amount of shareholder service fees charged by the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds up to 0.05% for Class R5 Shares. This amount is shown as a waiver under “Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements” in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table. Class R6 Shares do not impose shareholder servicing fees, therefore shareholder service fees charged by the underlying funds will not be waived by Class R6 Shares.

Each Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend

and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund or an underlying fund and (2) acquired fund fees incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 0.50% and 0.45% of the average daily net assets of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 10/31/16 at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it. The adviser and/or its affiliates will not waive fees or reimburse expenses related to the underlying funds if prohibited by law.

ADDITIONAL FEE WAIVER AND/OR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT

Service providers to a Fund may, from time to time, voluntarily waive all or a portion of any fees to which they are entitled and/or reimburse certain expenses as they may determine from time to time. A Fund’s service providers may discontinue or modify these voluntary actions at any time without notice. Performance for Funds reflects the voluntary waiver of fees and/or the reimbursement of expenses, if any. Without these voluntary waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would have been less favorable.

 

 

 

 
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CHOOSING A SHARE CLASS

Each share class represents an investment in the same portfolio of securities, but each has different availability and eligibility criteria, expenses, dividends and distributions.

Please read this prospectus carefully, and then select the Fund and share class most appropriate for you and decide how much you want to invest. Each Fund may offer other classes of shares not included in this prospectus that have different expense levels, performance and eligibility requirements from the share classes offered in this prospectus. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning these or other share classes. A Financial Intermediary may receive different compensation based on the share class sold.

Class R shares are primarily used in Group Retirement Plans. The particular Group Retirement Plan will determine the share class available to its participants.

 

Shares of the Funds have not been registered for sale outside of the United States. This prospectus is not intended for distribution to prospective investors outside of the United States. The Funds generally do not market or sell shares to investors domiciled outside of the United States, even, with regard to individuals, if they are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.

 

     Class R5   Class R6
Eligibility  

May be purchased by

  Group Retirement Plans,1 and

  Section 529 college savings plans.

 

May be purchased by

  Group Retirement Plans,1

  Certain discretionary accounts at JPMIM or JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or their affiliates (the Investment Manager) as defined below,

  Certain direct investors as defined below, and

  Section 529 college savings plans.

Minimum Investment2,3   No minimum  

$5,000,000 — Discretionary Accounts.

$15,000,000 — Direct Investors.

Accounts cannot be aggregated to meet the initial minimum investment. You are required to maintain a minimum account balance equal to the minimum initial investment in the Fund.

Minimum Subsequent Investments   No minimum   No minimum
Distribution (12b-1) Fee   None   None
Shareholder Service Fee   0.05% of the average daily net assets.   None
Redemption Fee   None   None

 

1 

For more information about eligible Group Retirement Plans, see “Group Retirement Plans” below.

2 

Financial Intermediaries or other organizations making the Funds available to their clients or customers may impose minimums which may be different from the requirements for investors purchasing directly from the Funds.

3 

Please see “MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE” for more information about minimum balance requirements.

Financial Intermediaries may include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with JPMDS as Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent.

Accounts may be opened either directly with a Fund’s transfer agent or through Financial Intermediaries. If you have questions about eligibility, please call 1-800-480-4111.

 

   

Class R5 and Class R6 Shares are not subject to Rule 12b-1 fees.

 

   

Class R6 Shares have lower annual expense ratios than other share classes, as the Class R6 Shares have no ongoing shareholder service fees.

 

 
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A Fund may issue other classes of shares that have different sales charges, expense levels and performance and different requirements for who may invest. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning all of a Fund’s other share classes. A Financial Intermediary who receives compensation for selling Fund shares may receive different amounts of compensation for sales of different classes of shares.

Group Retirement Plans

The only retirement plans that are eligible to purchase Class R5 and Class R6 Shares are employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and the shares must be held a) at a plan level or b) at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper. Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Class R5 and Class R6 Shares generally are not available to non-retirement accounts, traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) plans or individual 403(b) plans.

There is no minimum investment requirement for Group Retirement Plans and Section 529 college savings plans.

Discretionary Accounts

Class R6 Shares may also be purchased by an account for an investor:

 

  1. Whose investments in a Fund are made and directed on their behalf by investment representatives at the Investment Manager pursuant to a discretionary investment management agreement or trust agreement that provides for discretionary investment management services between the Investment Manager and the investor (a Discretionary Account), and

 

  2. Whose Discretionary Account’s initial investment in a Fund is at least $5,000,000. Accounts cannot be aggregated to meet the initial minimum.

Direct Investors

Class R6 Shares also may be purchased by individuals, institutions, trusts, and foundations whose:

 

  1. Account is not held for the benefit of multiple underlying, unrelated investors, and

 

  2. Initial investment in the Fund is at least $15,000,000. Accounts cannot be aggregated to meet the initial minimum.

College Savings Plans

To be eligible to invest in Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, Section 529 college savings plans must hold their shares through plan level or omnibus accounts held on the books of a Fund.

FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION

The following section describes the various fees that you will pay if you purchase shares of the Fund. In addition, it describes the types of compensation paid to Financial Intermediaries for services related to the Fund.

To obtain information, visit www.jpmorganfunds.com or call 1-800-766-7722.

Networking and Sub-Transfer Agency Fees

J.P. Morgan Funds have entered into agreements directly with Financial Intermediaries pursuant to which the Funds will pay the Financial Intermediary for services such as networking or sub-transfer agency (collectively, the “Sub-TA Agreements”). Sub-TA Agreement payments are generally based on either (1) a percentage of the average daily net assets of clients serviced by such Financial Intermediary up to a set maximum dollar amount per shareholder account serviced, or (2) a per account fee based on the number of accounts serviced by such Financial Intermediary. Sub-TA Agreement payments are in addition to, rather than in lieu of, Rule 12b-1 fees the Financial Intermediary may also be receiving pursuant to agreements with the Distributor for classes with Rule 12b-1 fees. The J.P. Morgan Funds will no longer enter into new Sub TA Agreements that require fee payments with respect to Class R6 Shares. From time to time, JPMIM or its affiliates may pay a portion of the fees for networking or sub-transfer agency at its or their own expense and out of its or their legitimate profits.

 

 
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Shareholder Servicing

The Distributor, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of up to the following fee (based on the average daily net assets of each class of a Fund).

 

Class    Shareholder Servicing  Fee
Class R5    0.05%
Class R6    None

The Distributor may enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of that fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services.

PURCHASING FUND SHARES

You may purchase shares directly from the Funds through the Distributor or through your Financial Intermediary.

Purchase and redemption orders will be accepted only on days that J.P. Morgan Funds are open for business. The Funds are open for business on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NYSE is closed for trading on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. A purchase or redemption order received by a Fund prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. ET) (“NYSE Close”), on a day the Funds are open for business, will be effected at that day’s NAV. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in HYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculated NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects on the NYSE. An order received after the NYSE Close will generally be effected at the NAV determined on the next business day. However, orders received by Financial Intermediaries on a business day prior to the NYSE Close and communicated to the Funds prior to such time as agreed upon by the Funds and the Financial Intermediary will be effected at the NAV determined on the business day the order was received by the Financial Intermediary.

A purchase order must be supported by all appropriate documentation and information in the proper form. The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete purchase orders.

Share ownership is electronically recorded; therefore, no certificate will be issued. A shareholder who purchases shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily will not accrue a dividend on the day of the purchase.

If you purchase shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your purchase order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for purchase orders.

 

 
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If you purchase shares directly with the Funds, see the information below.

 

HOW TO PURCHASE DIRECTLY WITH THE FUNDS
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Phone or Online

 

1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

 

A new account generally may not be opened by phone or online.

 

A new fund position can be added to an existing account by phone or online if you have bank information on file. The minimum initial investment requirement must be met.

  You must already have bank information on file. If we do not have bank information on file, you must submit written instructions. Please call for instructions on how to add bank information to your account.

By Mail

 

Regular mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

Mail the completed and signed application with a check to our Regular or Overnight mailing address.

 

Refer to the Additional Information Regarding Purchases section

  Please mail your check and include your name, the Fund name, and your fund account number.
 

All checks must be made payable to one of the following:

  J.P. Morgan Funds; or

  The specific Fund in which you are investing.

 

Please include your existing account number, if applicable.

 

All checks must be in U.S. dollars. The Funds do not accept credit cards, cash, starter checks, money orders or credit card checks. The Funds reserve the right to refuse “third-party” checks and checks drawn on non-U.S. financial institutions even if payment may be effected through a U.S. financial institution. Checks made payable to any individual or company and endorsed to J.P. Morgan Funds or a Fund are considered third-party checks.

By Wire1

 

1-800-480-4111

 

Wire Instructions:

Boston Financial Data Services

2000 Crown Colony Drive

Quincy, MA 02169

 

Attn: J.P. Morgan Funds Services

ABA: 021 000 021

DDA: 323 125 832

FBO: Fund Name

Fund: Fund #

Account: Your Account # and

Your Account Registration

  Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Funds of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.   Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Funds of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.

 

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The Funds currently do not charge for these services, but may impose a charge in the future. However, your bank may impose a charge for debiting your bank account.

 

 
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Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct certain transactions for Class R6 Shares using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make purchases over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Purchases

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When you open an account, we will ask for your name, residential or business street address, date of birth (for an individual), and other information that will allow us to identify you, including your social security number, tax identification number or other identifying number. The Funds cannot waive these requirements. The Funds are required by law to reject your Account Application if the required identifying information is not provided.

We will attempt to collect any missing information required on the Account Application by contacting either you or your Financial Intermediary. If we cannot obtain this information within the established time frame, your Account Application will be rejected. Amounts received prior to receipt of the required information will be held un-invested and will be returned to you without interest if your Account Application is rejected. If the required information is obtained, your investment will be accepted and you will pay the NAV per share next calculated after all of the required information is received.

Once we have received all of the required information, federal law requires us to verify your identity. After an account is opened, we may restrict your ability to purchase additional shares until your identity is verified. If we are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time, the Funds reserve the right to close your account at the current day’s NAV per share. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the NAV per share next calculated after the account is closed, less any applicable fees.

Purchases by wire may be canceled if J.P. Morgan Funds Services does not receive payment by 4:00 p.m. ET on the settlement date. You will be responsible for any expenses and/or losses to the Funds.

EXCHANGING FUND SHARES

An exchange is selling shares of one J.P. Morgan Fund and taking the proceeds to simultaneously purchase shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund. Before making an exchange request, you should read the prospectus of the J.P. Morgan Fund whose shares you would like to purchase by exchange. You can obtain a prospectus for any J.P. Morgan Fund by contacting your Financial Intermediary, by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com, or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES

Class R5 Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

 Class R5 Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

 Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Class R6 Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

 Class R6 Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

 Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

 
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In general, the same rules and procedures that apply to redemptions and purchases apply to exchanges:

 

   

All exchanges are subject to meeting any investment minimum or eligibility requirements of the new Fund and class.

 

   

The J.P. Morgan Funds will provide 60 days’ written notice of any termination of or material change to your exchange privilege.

 

   

All exchanges are based upon the net asset value that is next calculated after the Fund receives your order, provided the exchange out of one Fund must occur before the exchange into the other Fund.

 

   

In order for an exchange to take place on the date that the order is submitted, the order must be received prior to the close of both the Fund that you wish to exchange into and the Fund that you wish to exchange out of, otherwise, the exchange will occur on the following business day on which both Funds are open.

 

   

A shareholder that exchanges into shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily, including a money market fund, will not accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange. A shareholder that exchanges out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange.

 

   

The exchange privilege is not intended as a way for you to speculate on short-term movements in the market. Therefore, to prevent disruptions in the management of J.P. Morgan Funds, certain J.P. Morgan Funds limit excessive exchange activity as described in the “Frequent Trading Policy” section. Your exchange privilege will be limited or revoked if the exchange activity is considered excessive. In addition, any J.P. Morgan Fund may reject any exchange request for any reason, including if it is not in the best interests of the Fund and/or its shareholders to accept the exchange.

Tax Consequences on Exchanges

Generally, an exchange between J.P. Morgan Funds is considered a sale and generally results in a capital gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. An exchange between classes of shares of the same Fund is generally not taxable for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making an exchange.

REDEEMING FUND SHARES

If you sell shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your redemption order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders.

If you sell shares directly with the Fund, see the information below.

Your redemption proceeds may be mailed to you at your address of record1 or wired to a pre-existing bank account on file.

 

HOW TO REDEEM
By Phone or Online  

Call us at 1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

By Mail  

Regular Mailing Address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

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You cannot request redemption by check to be sent to an address updated within 30 days.

 

 
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You may redeem some or all of your shares on any day that the Fund is open for business. You will not be permitted to enter a redemption order for shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check for five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check has cleared (sometimes referred to as uncollected shares).

If the Fund or Financial Intermediary receives your redemption order before the close of the NYSE (normally 4 p.m. ET or before 4:00 p.m. ET, if the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. ET), you will receive the NAV per share calculated after your redemption order is received in good order (meaning that it includes the information required by, and complies with security requirements implemented by, the Funds’ transfer agent or the Funds), minus the amount of any applicable fees. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders and may charge a fee to process redemption of shares. A shareholder that redeems out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the redemption.

All redemption requests must be supported by valid identity authentication, the appropriate documentation (if applicable) and any necessary information in good order. Additional information may be required depending on the situation. For accounts held directly with the Funds, your redemption proceeds will typically be paid within one to seven days after receipt of the redemption order.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct certain transactions for Class R6 Shares using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make redemptions over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone or online. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares online or by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Redemptions

Medallion signature guarantees may be required if:

 

   

You want to redeem shares with a value of $50,000 or more and you want to receive your proceeds in the form of a check; or

 

   

You want your payment sent to an address, bank account or payee other than the one currently designated on your Fund account.

The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete redemption orders.

The Fund may suspend your ability to redeem when:

 

  1. Trading on the NYSE is restricted;

 

  2. The NYSE is closed (other than weekend and holiday closings);

 

  3. Federal securities laws permit;

 

  4. The SEC has permitted a suspension; or

 

  5. An emergency exists, as determined by the SEC.

You generally will recognize a gain or loss on a redemption for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making a redemption.

Generally, all redemptions will be for cash; however, if you redeem shares worth $250,000 or more, the Fund reserves the right to pay part or all of your redemption proceeds in readily marketable securities instead of cash. If payment is made in securities, the Fund will value the securities selected in the same manner in which it computes its NAV. This process minimizes the effect of large redemptions on the Fund and its remaining shareholders. If you receive a distribution in-kind, securities received by you may be subject to market risk and you could incur taxable gains and brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

 

 
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MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE

If your account value falls below the required minimum balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem all of the remaining shares in your account and close your account. Before this action is taken, you will be given 60 days advance written notice in order to provide you with time to increase your account balance to the required minimum, by purchasing sufficient shares, in accordance with the terms of this prospectus.

Closings, Reorganizations and Liquidations

To the extent authorized by law, each Fund reserves the right to discontinue offering shares at any time, to merge or reorganize itself or a share class, or to cease operations and liquidate at any time.

The Funds reserve the right to change these policies at any time.

FREQUENT TRADING POLICY

J.P. Morgan Funds do not authorize market timing and, except for the Funds identified below, use reasonable methods to identify market timers and to prevent such activity. However, there can be no assurance that these methods will prevent market timing or other trading that may be deemed abusive. Market timing is an investment strategy using frequent purchases, redemptions and/or exchanges in an attempt to profit from short-term market movements. Market timing may result in dilution of the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, disrupt portfolio management and increase Fund expenses for all shareholders. Although market timing may affect any Fund, these risks may be higher for Funds that invest significantly in non-U.S. securities or thinly traded securities (e.g., certain small cap securities), such as international, global or emerging market funds or small cap funds. For example, when a Fund invests in securities trading principally in non-U.S. markets that close prior to the close of the NYSE, market timers may seek to take advantage of the difference between the prices of these securities at the close of their non-U.S. markets and the value of such securities when the Fund calculates its net asset value.

J.P. Morgan Funds or the Distributor will prohibit any purchase order (including exchanges) with respect to one investor, a related group of investors or their agent(s) where they detect a pattern of either purchases and sales of one of the J.P. Morgan Funds, or exchanges between or among J.P. Morgan Funds, that indicates market timing or trading that they determine is abusive.

Although J.P. Morgan Funds use a variety of methods to detect and deter market timing, there is no assurance that the Funds’ own operational systems and procedures will identify and eliminate all market timing strategies. For example, certain accounts, which are known as omnibus accounts, include multiple investors and such accounts typically provide the Funds with a net purchase or redemption order on any given day where purchasers of Fund shares and redeemers of Fund shares are netted against one another and the identity of individual purchasers and redeemers are not known by the Funds. While the Funds seek to monitor for market timing activities in omnibus accounts, the netting effect limits the Funds’ ability to locate and eliminate individual market timers. As a result, the Funds are often dependent upon Financial Intermediaries who utilize their own policies and procedures to identify market timers. These policies and procedures may be different than those utilized by the Funds.

The Boards of J.P. Morgan Funds have adopted various policies and procedures to identify market timers, including reviewing “round trips” in and out of J.P. Morgan Funds by investors. A “round trip” includes a purchase or exchange into a Fund followed or preceded by a redemption or exchange out of the same Fund. If the Distributor detects that you have completed two round trips within 60 days in the same Fund, the Distributor will reject your purchase and exchange orders for a period of at least 90 days. For subsequent violations, the Distributor may, in its sole discretion, reject your purchase and exchange orders temporarily or permanently. In identifying market timers, the Distributor may also consider activity of accounts that it believes to be under common ownership or control.

J.P. Morgan Funds have attempted to put safeguards in place to assure that Financial Intermediaries have implemented procedures designed to deter market timing and abusive trading. Despite these safeguards, there is no assurance that the Funds will be able to effectively identify and eliminate market timing and abusive trading in the Funds particularly with respect to omnibus accounts.

J.P. Morgan Funds will seek to apply the Funds’ market timing policies and restrictions as uniformly as practicable to accounts with the Funds, except with respect to the following:

 

  1. Trades that occur through omnibus accounts at Financial Intermediaries as described above;

 

  2. Purchases, redemptions and exchanges made on a systematic basis;

 

  3. Automatic reinvestments of dividends and distributions;

 

 
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  4. Purchases, redemptions or exchanges that are part of a rebalancing program, such as a wrap, advisory or bona fide asset allocation program, which includes investment models developed and maintained by a financial intermediary;

 

  5. Redemptions of shares to pay fund or account fees;

 

  6. Transactions initiated by the trustee or adviser to a donor-advised charitable gift fund;

 

  7. Transactions in Section 529 college savings plans;

 

  8. Transactions in Fund of Fund Products;

 

  9. Transactions within a Retirement account such as:

 

   

Shares redeemed to return an excess contribution

 

   

Transactions initiated by sponsors of group employee benefit plans or other related accounts,

 

   

Retirement plan contributions, loans, distributions, and hardship withdrawals,

 

   

IRA re-characterizations and conversions.

 

   

IRA purchases of shares by asset transfer or direct rollover

In addition to rejecting purchases, in connection with suspected market timing activities, the Distributor can reject a purchase (including purchases for the Funds listed below) for any reason, including purchases that it does not think are in the best interests of a Fund and/or its shareholders or if it determines the trading to be abusive. Your Financial Intermediary may also have additional procedures for identifying market timers and rejecting or otherwise restricting purchases and/or exchanges.

Certain J.P. Morgan Funds are intended for short-term investment horizons and do not monitor for market timers or prohibit such short-term trading activity. Those Funds are the JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund, JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Managed Income Fund and the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds. Although these Funds are managed in a manner that is consistent with their investment objectives, frequent trading by shareholders may disrupt their management and increase their expenses.

VALUATION

Shares are purchased at net asset value (NAV) per share. This is also known as the offering price. Shares are also redeemed at NAV. The NAV of each class within a Fund varies, primarily because each class has different class-specific expenses such as distribution and shareholder servicing fees.

The NAV per share of a class of a Fund is equal to the value of all the assets attributable to that class, minus the liabilities attributable to that class, divided by the number of outstanding shares of that class. The following is a summary of the procedures generally used to value J.P. Morgan Funds’ investments.

Securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at their current market value. Other securities and assets, including securities for which market quotations are not readily available; market quotations are determined not to be reliable; or, their value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of trading on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded but before a Fund’s NAV is calculated, may be valued at fair value in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Board of Trustees. Fair value represents a good faith determination of the value of a security or other asset based upon specifically applied procedures. Fair valuation may require subjective determinations. There can be no assurance that the fair value of an asset is the price at which the asset could have been sold during the period in which the particular fair value was used in determining a Fund’s NAV.

Equity securities listed on a North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchange are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Other foreign equity securities are fair valued using quotations from an independent pricing service, as applicable. The value of securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. is generally the NASDAQ official closing price.

Fixed income securities are valued using prices supplied by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing services or broker/dealers. Those prices are determined using a variety of inputs and factors as more fully described in the Statement of Additional Information.

 

 
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Assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates from an approved independent pricing service as of 4:00 p.m. ET.

Shares of ETFs are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the ETF is principally traded. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.

Options (e.g., on stock indices or equity securities) traded on U.S. equity securities exchanges are valued at the composite mean price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes at the close of options trading on such exchanges.

Options traded on foreign exchanges or U.S. commodity exchanges are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price available prior to the calculation of a Fund’s NAV and will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable, for any options involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges.

Exchange traded futures (e.g., on stock indices, debt securities or commodities) are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price as of the close of the exchanges on which they trade. Any futures involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

Non-listed over-the-counter options and futures are valued utilizing market quotations provided by approved pricing services.

Swaps and structured notes are priced generally by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing service or at an evaluated price provided by a counterparty or broker/ dealer.

Any derivatives involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

NAV is calculated each business day as of the close of the NYSE, which is typically 4:00 p.m. ET. On occasion, the NYSE will close before 4:00 p.m. ET. When that happens, NAV will be calculated as of the time the NYSE closes. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. The price at which a purchase is effected is based on the next calculation of NAV after the order is received in proper form in accordance with this prospectus. To the extent a Fund invests in securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges or other markets that trade on weekends or other days when a Fund does not price its shares, the value of a Fund’s shares may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Each Fund has elected to be treated and intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company is not subject to tax at the corporate level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. A Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would result in corporate-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.

Each Fund can earn income and realize capital gain. Each Fund deducts any expenses and then pays out these earnings, if any, to shareholders as distributions.

Each Fund generally distributes net investment income, if any, on a quarterly basis. The Funds will distribute their net realized capital gains (that is, the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss), if any, at least annually. For each taxable year, each Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains.

You have the following options for your distributions. You may:

 

   

Reinvest all distributions in additional Fund shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net investment income in cash and reinvest distributions of net capital gain in additional shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net capital gain in cash and reinvest distributions of net income; or

 

   

Take all distributions in cash.

If you do not select an option when you open your account, we will reinvest all distributions. If your distributions are reinvested, they will be in the form of shares of the same class. If you take your distributions in cash, you can choose to have a check mailed to you or you can have them deposited in a pre-assigned bank account. The taxation of dividends will not be affected by the form in which you receive them.

 

 
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Distributions by a Fund to retirement plans and other entities that qualify for tax-exempt or tax-deferred treatment under federal income tax laws will generally not be taxable. Special tax rules apply to investments through such plans. The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to such tax-exempt or tax-deferred entities or accounts. You should consult your tax advisor to determine the suitability of a Fund as an investment and the tax treatment of distributions.

Distributions of net investment income generally are taxable as ordinary income. Dividends of net investment income paid to a non-corporate U.S. shareholder that are properly reported as qualified dividend income generally will be taxable to such shareholder at preferential rates. The maximum individual rate applicable to “qualified dividend income” is either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. The amount of dividend income that may be so reported by a Fund generally will be limited to the aggregate of the eligible dividends received by each Fund. In addition, the Fund must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the shares on which a Fund received the eligible dividends, and the non-corporate U.S. shareholder must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund shares. Dividends of net investment income that are not reported as qualified dividend income and dividends of net short-term capital gain will be taxable as ordinary income.

Distributions of net capital gain (that is, the excess of the net gains from the sale of investments that a Fund owned for more than one year over the net losses from investments that the Fund owned for one year or less) that are properly reported by a Fund as capital gain dividends will be taxable as long-term capital gain, regardless of how long you have held your shares in the Fund. The maximum individual rate applicable to long-term capital gains is generally either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Distributions of net short-term capital gain (that is, the excess of any net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss), if any, will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Capital gain of a corporate shareholder is taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.

An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.

A Fund or an underlying fund’s investment in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes. In that case, the Fund’s yield on those securities would be decreased. In addition, a Fund or an underlying fund’s investment in certain foreign securities or foreign currencies may increase or accelerate the Fund’s recognition of ordinary income and may affect the timing or amount of Fund distributions.

A Fund or an underlying fund’s investments in certain debt obligations, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and derivative instruments may require the Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. In order to generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, a Fund may be required to liquidate other investments in its portfolio that it otherwise would have continued to hold, including when it is not advantageous to do so. A Fund or an underlying fund’s investment in REIT securities also may result in the Fund’s receipt of cash in excess of the REIT’s earnings; if the Fund distributes such amounts, such distributions could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for federal income tax purposes.

A Fund or an underlying fund’s transactions in futures contracts, short sales, swaps and other derivatives will be subject to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to accelerate income to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund’s securities, and convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. A Fund or an underlying fund’s use of these types of transactions may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions.

An increase in the principal amount of an inflation-linked security will be original issue discount which is taxable as ordinary income and is required to be distributed, even though the Fund will not receive the principal, including any increases thereto, until maturity.

A Fund’s use of a fund-of-funds structure could affect the amount, timing and character of distributions from the Fund, and therefore, may increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. See “Distributions and Tax Matters — Investment in Other Funds” in the Statement of Additional Information.

Please see the Statement of Additional Information for additional discussion of the tax consequences of the above-described and other investments to a Fund and its shareholders.

The dates on which net investment income and capital gain dividends, if any, will be distributed are available online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

 

 
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Early in each calendar year, each Fund will send you a notice showing the amount of distributions you received in the preceding year and the tax status of those distributions.

Any investor for whom a Fund does not have a valid Taxpayer Identification Number may be subject to backup withholding.

The Funds are not intended for foreign shareholders. Any foreign shareholders would generally be subject to U.S. tax-withholding on distributions by the Funds, as discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

The above is a general summary of tax implications of investing in the Funds. Because each investor’s tax consequences are unique, please consult your tax advisor to see how investing in a Fund and, for individuals and S corporations, selection of a particular cost method of accounting will affect your own tax situation.

 

IMPORTANT TAX REPORTING CONSIDERATIONS

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) will report gains and losses realized on redemptions of shares for shareholders who are individuals and S corporations purchased after January 1, 2012 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This information will also be reported to you on Form 1099-B and the IRS each year. In calculating the gain or loss on redemptions of shares, the average cost method will be used to determine the cost basis of Fund shares purchased after January 1, 2012 unless you instruct the Fund in writing at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 that you want to use another available method for cost basis reporting (for example, First In, First Out (FIFO), Last In, First Out (LIFO). Specific Lot Identification (SLID) or High Cost, First Out (HIFO)). If you designate SLID as your cost basis method, you will also need to designate a secondary cost basis method (Secondary Method). If a Secondary Method is not provided, the Funds will designate FIFO as the Secondary Method and will use the Secondary Method with respect to systematic withdrawals.

Not all cost basis methods are available. Please contact the Fund at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 for more information on the available methods for cost basis reporting. To determine which available cost basis method is best for you, you should consult with your tax advisor. Please note that you will be responsible for calculating and reporting gains and losses on redemptions of shares purchased prior to January 1, 2012 to the IRS as such information will not be reported by the Fund and may not be maintained by your Financial Intermediary.

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) is also required to report gains and losses to the IRS in connection with redemptions of shares by S corporations. If a shareholder is a corporation and has not instructed the Fund that it is a C corporation in its account application or by written instruction to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, the Fund will treat the shareholder as an S corporation and file a Form 1099-B.

SHAREHOLDER STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

The Funds or your Financial Intermediary will send you transaction confirmation statements and quarterly account statements. Please review these statements carefully. The Funds will correct errors if notified within one year of the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement. Your Financial Intermediary may have a different cut-off time. J.P. Morgan Funds will charge a fee for requests for statements that are older than two years. Please retain all of your statements, as they could be needed for tax purposes.

To reduce expenses and conserve natural resources, the Funds will deliver a single copy of prospectuses and financial reports to individual investors who share a residential address, provided they have the same last name or the Funds reasonably believe they are members of the same family. If you would like to receive separate mailings, please call 1-800-480-4111 and the Funds will begin individual delivery within 30 days. If you would like to receive these documents by e-mail, please visit www.jpmorganfunds.com and sign up for electronic delivery.

If you are the record owner of your Fund shares (that is, you did not use a Financial Intermediary to buy your shares), you may access your account statements at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

After each fiscal half-year, you will receive a financial report from the Funds. In addition, the Funds will periodically send you proxy statements and other reports.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please write to J.P. Morgan Funds Services at P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, call 1-800-480-4111 or visit www.jpmorganfunds.com.

 

 
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AVAILABILITY OF PROXY VOTING RECORD

The Trustees for each Fund have delegated the authority to vote proxies for securities owned by the Funds to the applicable investment adviser. A copy of each Fund’s voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com no later than August 31 of each year. Each Fund’s proxy voting record will include, among other things, a brief description of the matter voted on for each portfolio security, and will state how each vote was cast, for example, for or against the proposal.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, each Fund will make available a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that quarter. In addition to providing hard copies upon request, the Funds will post these quarterly schedules on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, from time to time, each Fund may post portfolio holdings on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website on a more timely basis.

Each of the Funds may disclose the complete uncertified holdings list and the percentage allocations to each of the underlying funds, allocation to each JPMIM sub-portfolio and allocations to each unaffiliated sub-adviser and the percentage that each represents of the respective Fund’s portfolio as of the most recent month end online at www.jpmorganfunds.com, no sooner than ten calendar days after month end.

Shareholders may request portfolio holdings schedules at no charge by calling 1-800-480-4111. A description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in the Statement of Additional Information.

 

 
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Glossary of Common Investment Terminology

 

For the purpose of the “INVESTING WITH J.P. MORGAN FUNDS” section, references to “account” and “Fund” are not interchangeable. Fund refers to an individual mutual fund position. An account may be invested in a single Fund or multiple Funds.

Capital Gains Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of gains realized on securities that a Fund has sold at a profit, minus any realized losses.

Dividend Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of income from interest or dividends generated by a Fund’s investments.

Financial Intermediaries — Include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with the Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent. Shares purchased this way will typically be held for you by the Financial Intermediary.

Group Retirement Plans — Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and the shares must be held a) at a plan level or b) at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper. Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing

and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Class R5 and Class R6 Shares generally are not available to non-retirement accounts, traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, individual 401(k) plans or individual 403(b) plans.

Medallion Signature Guarantee — A special stamp used to verify the authenticity of certain documents. It is a guarantee by a financial institution that the signature is genuine and the financial institution accepts liability for any forgery. Medallion signature guarantees protect shareholders by preventing unauthorized transfer of assets that could result in monetary losses to the investor due to fraud. Medallion guarantee stamps can be obtained at many bank branches or brokerage firms.

Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) — The distribution amount that Traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRA owners must begin to take from their retirement accounts by April 1st the year after they reach age 70  1/2.

Uncollected Shares — Shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check are not available for redemption for up to five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check has cleared.

Wire — refers to a method used for payment or redemptions. While J.P. Morgan Funds does not charge to send a wire, your bank may charge a fee for this service.

 

 

 
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Management of the Funds

 

THE ADVISER, SUB-ADVISERS, ADMINISTRATOR AND DISTRIBUTOR

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM) is the investment adviser to the Funds and makes the day-to-day investment decisions for the Funds. JPMIM is located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017. JPMIM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase, a bank holding company.

JPMIM may serve as the “manager of managers” for the Funds and will have responsibility for monitoring and coordinating the overall management of the Funds. In this capacity, JPMIM: (i) evaluates, selects, and recommends to the Trustees affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers needed to manage all or part of the assets of the Funds; (ii) reviews the Funds’ portfolio holdings and monitors concentration in a particular security or industry; (iii) monitors and evaluates the sub-advisers’ investment programs and results as well as the performance of sub-advisers relative to the applicable benchmark indexes; and (iv) reviews the Funds’ compliance with its investment objectives, strategies, policies and restrictions. JPMIM may also directly manage certain portions of the Funds. The sub-adviser(s), and JPMIM, to the extent it directly manages certain portions of the Funds, are responsible for deciding which securities to purchase and sell for their respective portions of the Funds and for placing orders for each Fund’s transactions. JPMIM has obtained an exemptive order of the SEC granting exemptions from certain provisions of the 1940 Act (the Exemptive Order), pursuant to which JPMIM is permitted, subject to supervision and approval of the Trust’s Trustees, to enter into and materially amend sub-advisory agreements with unaffiliated sub-advisers without such agreements being approved by the shareholders of each Fund. JPMIM may not enter into any sub-advisory agreement with an affiliated sub-adviser without such agreement being approved by shareholders of each Fund. Accordingly, each Fund and JPMIM may hire, terminate, or replace unaffiliated sub-advisers without shareholder approval (except as noted above), including, without limitation, the replacement or reinstatement of any sub-advisers with respect to which a sub-advisory agreement has automatically terminated as a result of an assignment. JPMIM will continue to have the ultimate responsibility to oversee the sub-advisers and recommend their hiring, termination and replacement. Shareholders will be notified of any changes in sub-advisers. Shareholders of each Fund have the right to terminate a sub-advisory agreement for each Fund at any time by a vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. The Exemptive Order also permits each Fund to disclose to shareholders the management fees only in the aggregate.

JPMIM (the Administrator) (1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43240) provides administrative services and oversees the Funds’ other service providers. The Administrator receives a pro-rata portion of the following annual fee on behalf of each Fund for administrative services: 0.15% of the first $25 billion

of average daily net assets of all Funds (excluding certain funds of funds and money market funds) in the J.P. Morgan Funds Complex plus 0.075% of average daily net assets of such Funds over $25 billion.

JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (the Distributor or JPMDS) (1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43240) is the distributor for the Funds. The Distributor is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase.

A discussion of the basis the Board of Trustees of the Trust used in reapproving the investment advisory agreement for each Fund is available in the semi-annual report for the most recent fiscal period ended December 31.

ADVISORY FEES

Prior to July 1, 2016, each Fund paid the Adviser a management fee of 0.30% as a percentage of average daily net assets. Effective July 1, 2016, each Fund pays the Adviser a management fee of 0.25% as a percentage of average daily net assets.

ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

JPMIM, JPMDS, and from time to time, other affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, may also, at their own expense and out of their own legitimate profits, provide additional cash payments to Financial Intermediaries who sell shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds. For this purpose, Financial Intermediaries include investment advisers, financial advisors, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase that have entered into an agreement with JPMDS. These additional cash payments are payments over and above any sales charges (including Rule 12b-1 fees), shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency and/or networking fees that are paid to such Financial Intermediaries, as described elsewhere in this prospectus. These additional cash payments are generally made to Financial Intermediaries, that provide shareholder, sub-transfer agency or administrative services, or marketing support. Marketing support may include access to sales meetings, sales representatives and Financial Intermediary management representatives, inclusion of the J.P. Morgan Funds on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or other sales programs and/or for training and educating a Financial Intermediary’s employees. These additional cash payments also may be made as an expense reimbursement in cases where the Financial Intermediary provides shareholder services to J.P. Morgan Fund shareholders. JPMIM and JPMDS may also pay cash compensation in the form of finders’ fees that vary depending on the J.P. Morgan Fund and the dollar amount of shares sold. Such additional compensation may provide such Financial Intermediaries with an incentive to favor sales of shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds over other investment

 

 

 
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options they make available to their customers. See the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

THE FUND MANAGERS

The Funds are managed by JPMIM’s Multi-Asset Solutions Team. The members of the Multi-Asset Solutions Team responsible for management and oversight of the Funds are Jeffrey A. Geller, Anne Lester, Daniel Oldroyd, Michael Schoenhaut and Eric J. Bernbaum. In their capacity as portfolio managers, Mr. Geller, Ms. Lester, Mr. Oldroyd, Mr. Schoenhaut and Mr. Bernbaum and the team of analysts manage the portfolio construction, investment strategy selection and tactical asset allocation processes for each Fund. Mr. Geller, Managing Director, is Chief Investment Officer (CIO) for the Americas of Multi-Asset Solutions and has had investment oversight responsibility for the Funds since their inception. Before joining JPMIM in 2006, he was director of Hedge Fund Investments at Russell Investment Group, where he served as chairman of Russell’s hedge fund investment committee. Ms. Lester, Managing Direc-

tor, has been an employee of JPMIM since 1992, a member of Multi-Asset Solutions since 2000, and a portfolio manager of the Funds since their inception. An employee since 2000 and a portfolio manager of the Funds since their inception, Mr. Oldroyd, Managing Director and CFA and CAIA charterholder, is the Head of Target Date Strategies for JPMIM. Mr. Schoenhaut, Managing Director and a CFA charterholder, has been an employee of JPMIM since 1997 and a portfolio manager of the Funds since their inception. Mr. Bernbaum, Vice President and CFA charterholder, has been an employee of JPMIM and Multi-Asset Solutions since 2008 and a portfolio manager of the Funds since November 2014.

JPMIM serves as the Adviser to the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds, for which it receives a fee.

The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, the other accounts managed by the portfolio managers, and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities in the Funds.

 

 

 
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The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each Fund’s financial performance for each of the past one through five fiscal years or periods, as applicable. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the tables represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information for each period presented has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, whose reports, along with each Fund’s financial statements, are included in the respective Fund’s annual report, which is available upon request.

Because each Fund invests in other Funds, the Total Annual Operating Expenses included in the Fee Table will not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights below.

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
    Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Income Fund                   
Class R5                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 16.77       $ 0.33      $ (0.17    $ 0.16       $ (0.34    $ (0.12   $ (0.46
Year Ended June 30, 2014      15.44         0.38 (h)      1.30         1.68         (0.34      (0.01     (0.35
July 2, 2012 (j) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.33 (k)      0.45         0.78         (0.34      (l)      (0.34
Class R6                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015      16.78         0.34        (0.18      0.16         (0.34      (0.12     (0.46
Year Ended June 30, 2014      15.45         0.39 (h)      1.30         1.69         (0.35      (0.01     (0.36
July 2, 2012 (j) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.37 (k)      0.43         0.80         (0.35      (l)      (0.35
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(j) Commencement of operations.
(k) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of classes.
(l) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 16.47        0.95   $ 22,682,759        0.20     2.02     0.87     24
  16.77        10.94        21,940,682        0.19 (i)      2.33 (i)      0.95 (i)      86   
  15.44        5.24        398,244        0.20 (i)      3.20 (i)(k)      9.64 (i)      84   
           
  16.48        0.99        20,191,251        0.16        2.08        0.77        24   
  16.78        10.97        13,960,559        0.12 (i)      2.37 (i)      1.27 (i)      86   
  15.45        5.34        3,874,952        0.17 (i)      2.47 (i)(k)      4.40 (i)      84   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2015 Fund                    
Class R5                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 17.29       $ 0.36 (h)    $ (0.15    $ 0.21       $ (0.36    $ (0.12    $ (0.48
Year Ended June 30, 2014      15.71         0.39 (h)      1.60         1.99         (0.40      (0.01      (0.41
July 2, 2012 (k) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.35 (j)      0.71         1.06         (0.35              (0.35
Class R6                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      17.29         0.37 (h)      (0.16      0.21         (0.36      (0.12      (0.48
Year Ended June 30, 2014      15.72         0.41 (h)      1.58         1.99         (0.41      (0.01      (0.42
July 2, 2012 (k) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.39 (j)      0.69         1.08         (0.36              (0.36
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(k) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (c)(d)
   

Net assets,

end of

period

    Net
expenses (e)(f)
   

Net
investment

income
(loss) (b)

        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings  credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 17.02        1.21   $ 25,280,472        0.20     2.10     0.73     23
  17.29        12.75        21,360,913        0.19 (i)      2.32 (i)      0.88 (i)      75   
  15.71        7.11        1,664,879        0.22 (i)      4.74 (i)(j)      4.81 (i)      50   
           
  17.02        1.26        26,706,166        0.16        2.13        0.67        23   
  17.29        12.73        23,135,359        0.12 (i)      2.44 (i)      1.01 (i)      75   
  15.72        7.22        12,260,353        0.17 (i)      2.70 (i)(j)      1.91 (i)      50   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2020 Fund                    
Class R5                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 18.03       $ 0.40 (h)    $ (0.06    $ 0.34       $ (0.38    $ (0.08    $ (0.46
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.03         0.46 (h)(i)      1.95         2.41         (0.40      (0.01      (0.41
July 2, 2012 (k) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.37 (i)      1.02         1.39         (0.36              (0.36
Class R6                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      18.03         0.40 (h)      (0.04      0.36         (0.39      (0.08      (0.47
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.03         0.44 (h)(i)      1.98         2.42         (0.41      (0.01      (0.42
July 2, 2012 (k) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.41 (i)      0.98         1.39         (0.36              (0.36
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credit and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(j) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(k) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 17.91        1.89   $ 58,510,251        0.22     2.19     0.60     17
  18.03        15.15        45,752,633        0.21 (j)      2.60 (i)(j)      0.68 (j)      49   
  16.03        9.31        667,513        0.22 (j)      4.48 (i)(j)      6.18 (j)      31   
           
  17.92        2.00        75,032,153        0.17        2.21        0.53        17   
  18.03        15.19        48,730,493        0.14 (j)      2.53 (i)(j)      0.76 (j)      49   
  16.03        9.35        17,419,901        0.18 (j)      2.84 (i)(j)      1.56 (j)      31   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2025 Fund                   
Class R5                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 18.59       $ 0.38      $ (h)(m)    $ 0.38       $ (0.38    $ (0.07    $ (0.45
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.28         0.47 (i)(j)      2.27        2.74         (0.41      (0.02      (0.43
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.39 (i)      1.25        1.64         (0.36              (0.36
Class R6                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015      18.58         0.38        0.02 (h)      0.40         (0.39      (0.07      (0.46
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.27         0.44 (i)(j)      2.31        2.75         (0.42      (0.02      (0.44
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.42 (i)      1.21        1.63         (0.36              (0.36
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.
(i) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(j) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(l) Commencement of operations.
(m) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 18.52        2.07   $ 57,570,135        0.22     2.17     0.63     14
  18.59        16.96        41,884,578        0.21 (k)      2.62 (i)(k)      0.76 (k)      40   
  16.28        11.01        1,386,248        0.24 (k)      5.51 (i)(k)      4.79 (k)      25   
           
  18.52        2.17        57,094,878        0.18        2.19        0.55        14   
  18.58        17.02        31,592,373        0.14 (k)      2.47 (i)(k)      0.90 (k)      40   
  16.27        10.98        13,347,658        0.20 (k)      2.79 (i)(k)      1.76 (k)      25   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
    

Total

distributions

 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2030 Fund                    
Class R5                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.14       $ 0.40 (h)    $ 0.03 (i)     $ 0.43       $ (0.39    $ (0.08    $ (0.47
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.48         0.52 (h)(j)      2.55         3.07         (0.40      (0.01      (0.41
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.40 (j)      1.43         1.83         (0.35              (0.35
Class R6                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      19.14         0.41 (h)      0.04 (i)       0.45         (0.40      (0.08      (0.48
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.48         0.46 (h)(j)      2.61         3.07         (0.40      (0.01      (0.41
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.42 (j)      1.41         1.83         (0.35              (0.35
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(l) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.10        2.26   $ 72,055,507        0.23     2.09     0.62     14
  19.14        18.73        58,548,233        0.22 (k)      2.78 (j)(k)      0.73 (k)      36   
  16.48        12.29        974,686        0.26 (k)      4.51 (j)(k)      5.45 (k)      30   
           
  19.11        2.36        54,851,499        0.18        2.13        0.53        14   
  19.14        18.77        29,155,385        0.16 (k)      2.50 (j)(k)      0.89 (k)      36   
  16.48        12.33        6,769,334        0.22 (k)      2.80 (j)(k)      2.85 (k)      30   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2035 Fund                   
Class R5                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.58       $ 0.38      $ 0.07 (h)    $ 0.45       $ (0.38    $ (0.07    $ (0.45
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.67         0.51 (i)(j)      2.80        3.31         (0.38      (0.02      (0.40
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.41 (i)      1.61        2.02         (0.35              (0.35
Class R6                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015      19.57         0.38        0.09 (h)      0.47         (0.39      (0.07      (0.46
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.67         0.48 (i)(j)      2.83        3.31         (0.39      (0.02      (0.41
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.43 (i)      1.60        2.03         (0.36              (0.36
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.
(i) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(j) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(l) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.58        2.33   $ 39,097,276        0.23     2.09     0.71     14
  19.58        19.98        26,317,740        0.22 (k)      2.67 (i)(k)      0.91 (k)      37   
  16.67        13.60        606,414        0.26 (k)      5.21 (i)(k)      10.33 (k)      41   
           
  19.58        2.43        44,103,932        0.18        2.10        0.60        14   
  19.57        19.96        23,185,570        0.16 (k)      2.59 (i)(k)      1.08 (k)      37   
  16.67        13.65        1,295,293        0.23 (k)      2.78 (i)(k)      7.67 (k)      41   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2040 Fund                    
Class R5                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.80       $ 0.41 (h)    $ 0.07 (i)     $ 0.48       $ (0.39    $ (0.06    $ (0.45
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.72         0.52 (h)(j)      2.96         3.48         (0.38      (0.02      (0.40
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.42 (j)      1.65         2.07         (0.35              (0.35
Class R6                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      19.80         0.42 (h)      0.07 (i)       0.49         (0.40      (0.06      (0.46
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.72         0.48 (h)(j)      3.01         3.49         (0.39      (0.02      (0.41
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.42 (j)      1.66         2.08         (0.36              (0.36
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(l) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.83        2.43   $ 37,700,436        0.23     2.06     0.72     12
  19.80        20.92        27,542,352        0.22 (k)      2.74 (j)(k)      0.88 (k)      22   
  16.72        13.92        669,908        0.27 (k)      5.57 (j)(k)      12.70 (k)      52   
           
  19.83        2.48        37,529,276        0.18        2.09        0.61        12   
  19.80        20.97        19,605,778        0.16 (k)      2.56 (j)(k)      1.04 (k)      22   
  16.72        13.96        504,437        0.23 (k)      2.67 (j)(k)      11.68 (k)      52   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2045 Fund                   
Class R5                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.71       $ 0.38      $ 0.09 (h)    $ 0.47       $ (0.39    $ (0.04    $ (0.43
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.72         0.55 (i)(j)      2.88        3.43         (0.39      (0.05      (0.44
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.42 (j)      1.65        2.07         (0.35              (0.35
Class R6                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015      19.72         0.39        0.09 (h)      0.48         (0.40      (0.04      (0.44
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.72         0.50 (i)(j)      2.95        3.45         (0.40      (0.05      (0.45
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.43 (j)      1.65        2.08         (0.36              (0.36
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.
(i) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(l) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.75        2.44   $ 23,577,304        0.23     2.07     0.94     15
  19.71        20.71        15,862,556        0.21 (k)      2.87 (j)(k)      1.32 (k)      31   
  16.72        13.96        197,653        0.26 (k)      3.43 (j)(k)      15.73 (k)      64   
           
  19.76        2.48        19,533,673        0.18        2.15        0.79        15   
  19.72        20.81        7,446,757        0.16 (k)      2.67 (j)(k)      1.97 (k)      31   
  16.72        14.00        162,602        0.23 (k)      2.41 (j)(k)      14.36 (k)      64   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2050 Fund                    
Class R5                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.71       $ 0.39      $ 0.08       $ 0.47       $ (0.40    $ (0.04    $ (0.44
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.72         0.53 (h)(i)      2.92         3.45         (0.41      (0.05      (0.46
July 2, 2012 (k) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.42 (i)      1.65         2.07         (0.35              (0.35
Class R6                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      19.72         0.41        0.07         0.48         (0.41      (0.04      (0.45
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.73         0.49 (h)(i)      2.97         3.46         (0.42      (0.05      (0.47
July 2, 2012 (k) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.43 (i)      1.66         2.09         (0.36              (0.36
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes interest expense, if applicable, which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(j) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(k) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.74        2.38   $ 15,617,460        0.23     2.06     1.09     11
  19.71        20.79        11,027,186        0.21 (j)      2.78 (i)(j)      1.74 (j)      23   
  16.72        13.95        503,559        0.27 (j)      4.14 (i)(j)      14.51 (j)      49   
           
  19.75        2.43        9,591,809        0.18        2.20        0.92        11   
  19.72        20.82        3,503,945        0.16 (j)      2.60 (i)(j)      2.52 (j)      23   
  16.73        14.06        238,087        0.22 (j)      3.09 (i)(j)      14.50 (j)      49   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend 2055 Fund                   
Class R5                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 19.36       $ 0.39      $ 0.08 (h)    $ 0.47       $ (0.39    $ (0.03    $ (0.42
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.71         0.58 (i)(j)      2.77        3.35         (0.47      (0.23      (0.70
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.42 (j)      1.64        2.06         (0.35              (0.35
Class R6                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015      19.36         0.40        0.08 (h)      0.48         (0.40      (0.03      (0.43
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.71         0.46 (i)(j)      2.89        3.35         (0.47      (0.23      (0.70
July 2, 2012 (l) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.43 (j)      1.64        2.07         (0.36              (0.36
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.
(i) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(j) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2014 and for the period ended June 30, 2013.
(l) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 19.41        2.48   $ 6,710,477        0.23     2.13     2.43     16
  19.36        20.34        3,988,320        0.21 (k)      3.10 (j)(k)      4.01 (k)      23   
  16.71        13.88        71,611        0.25 (k)      2.68 (j)(k)      16.17 (k)      52   
           
  19.41        2.52        2,025,206        0.18        2.24        2.01        16   
  19.36        20.38        363,385        0.14 (k)      2.51 (j)(k)      8.79 (k)      23   
  16.71        13.93        108,546        0.21 (k)      2.85 (j)(k)      16.21 (k)      52   

 

 
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HOW TO REACH US

 

MORE INFORMATION

For investors who want more information on these Funds the following documents are available free upon request:

ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS

Our annual and semi-annual reports contain more information about each Fund’s investments and performance. The annual report also includes details about the market conditions and investment strategies that had a significant effect on each Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)

The SAI contains more detailed information about the Funds and their policies. It is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. That means, by law, it is considered to be part of this prospectus.

You can get a free copy of these documents and other information, or ask us any questions, by calling us at 1-800-480-4111 or writing to:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

If you buy shares through a Financial Intermediary, please contact that Financial Intermediary directly for more information. You can also find information online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

You can write or e-mail the SEC’s Public Reference Room and ask them to mail you information about the Funds, including the SAI. They will charge you a copying fee for this service. You can also visit the Public Reference Room and copy the documents while you are there.

Public Reference Room of the SEC

Washington, DC 20549-1520

1-202-551-8090

E-mail: publicinfo@sec.gov

Reports, a copy of the SAI and other information about the Funds are also available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Investment Company Act File No. 811-21295

 

©JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2016. All rights reserved. July 2016.

 

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Prospectus

JPMorgan SmartAllocation Funds

Class A, Class C & Select Class Shares

November 1, 2015, as supplemented July 1, 2016

JPMorgan SmartAllocation Equity Fund

Class/Ticker: A/SAEAX; C/SAECX; Select/SMESX

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

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JPMorgan SmartAllocation Equity Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/SAEAX; C/SAECX; Select/SMESX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 14 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as % of Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.50     0.50     0.50
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.77        0.77        0.71   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses¹

    0.52        0.52        0.46   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.49        0.49        0.49   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     2.01        2.51        1.70   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements²     (0.88     (0.88     (0.82
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement²     1.13        1.63        0.88   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.
2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund and any underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 1.13%, 1.63% and 0.88% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C, and Select Class Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the advisor and/or affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     634        1,042        1,474        2,673   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     266        698        1,256        2,780   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     90        456        846        1,940   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     634        1,042        1,474        2,673   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     166        698        1,256        2,780   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     90        456        846        1,940   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 16% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund seeks to provide exposure to a broadly diversified portfolio of equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S. companies (including companies in emerging markets) across all market capitalization ranges. J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser) will strategically and tactically allocate the Fund’s assets across equity sub-asset classes seeking attractive risk-adjusted returns. The Fund intends to gain exposure to equity securities primarily by investing in J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively, the “underlying funds”).

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Equity securities include common stock, preferred stock, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), American Depositary Shares (ADSs), convertible securities, warrants and rights, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and underlying funds that invest primarily in such instruments.

In managing the Fund, the Adviser establishes strategic target allocations among equity sub-asset classes at least on an annual basis. In determining the strategic target allocations,

the Adviser focuses on equity sub-asset classes and underlying funds that it believes will outperform the Fund’s Benchmark over the long term. The Adviser will review these allocations at least annually and may make changes when it believes it is beneficial to the Fund, including, but not limited to, adding or removing equity sub-asset classes or underlying funds, changing the equity sub-asset class allocations or allocations to underlying funds or maintaining the strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time.

The Fund’s strategic target allocations among equity sub-asset classes as of the date of this prospectus are set forth below:

 

Asset Class   Strategic  Target1
Allocation
     Ranges
U.S. Equity, including Small-, Mid- and Large-Cap Equity     59.5%       +/- 15%
REITs     6.0%       +/- 10%
International Equity     22.0%       +/- 15%
Emerging Markets Equity     12.5%       +/- 10%

 

1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

The Adviser will also use tactical allocations to pursue short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including futures contracts. As a result of tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by the ranges indicated above. These ranges apply to both the equity sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds that provide exposure to these equity sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical allocations on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion. Updated information concerning the Fund’s actual allocations to underlying funds and investments will be available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may also invest directly in individual securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use futures contracts for purposes of cash management and to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. Futures may also be used for interest rate risk management to adjust the duration position of the Fund.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the subasset classes noted above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using subadvisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of

 

 

 
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Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace subadvisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

ETF Risk. The Fund and underlying funds may invest in shares of ETFs. The Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the underlying funds. The price movement of an index-based ETF may not track the underlying index and may result in a loss. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to equity sub-asset classes and investments. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the strategic target allocation from time to time.

Equity Securities Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition,

sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the underlying fund’s securities goes down, the Fund’s investment in the underlying fund decreases in value.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Underlying funds that invest in foreign currencies, foreign issuers and foreign securities (including depositary receipts) are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payments,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Country and Region Risk. Some of the underlying funds concentrate their investments in securities of a single country or region (e.g., China Region, India, Latin America or Russia). Because these underlying funds concentrate their investments in a single country or region, their performance may be more volatile than that of a fund that can invest globally.

Real Estate Securities Risk. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs. These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated

 

 

 
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renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy, environmental factors and, in the case of mortgages, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, investments in REITs are subject to risks associated with the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and could result in losses that significantly exceed the original investment. Many derivatives create leverage thereby causing the Fund or underlying fund to be more volatile than it would be if it had not used derivatives. Derivatives also expose the Fund and underlying funds to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation), including credit risk of the derivative counterparty. In addition, the Fund and certain of the underlying funds may use derivatives for non-hedging purposes, which increases the Fund’s or the underlying funds’ potential for loss. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund and the underlying funds do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Index Investing Risk. Certain of the underlying funds, including ETFs, in which the Fund may invest are index funds. Index funds are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Preferred Stock Risk. The Fund and certain underlying funds may invest in preferred stock. Preferred stock generally has a preference as to dividends and liquidation over an issuer’s common stock but ranks junior to debt securities in an issuer’s capital structure. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks).

Transactions Risk. The Fund and/or an underlying fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the MSCI World Index (net of foreign withholding taxes), the S&P 500 Index and the Lipper Global Multi-Cap Core Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other indexes, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      7.57%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –2.06%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –6.05%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
(Since 7/2/12)
 
SELECT CLASS      
Return Before Taxes     6.73     15.27
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.73        14.56   
Return After Taxes on Distributions
and Sale of Fund Shares
    4.05        11.66   
CLASS A      
Return Before Taxes     0.86        12.54   
CLASS C      
Return Before Taxes     4.88        14.40   
MSCI World Index (net of foreign withholding taxes)      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes, Except Foreign Withholding Taxes)     4.94        16.00   
S&P 500 Index      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.69        20.45   
Lipper Global Multi-Cap Core Funds Index      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     0.59        13.63   

After-tax returns are shown for only the Select Class Shares and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2015    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $500   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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More About the Fund

 

The Fund described in this prospectus is a series of JPMorgan Trust I (the Trust) and is managed by JPMIM. The underlying J.P. Morgan Funds are managed by JPMIM or its affiliates. These advisers are considered control affiliates and the underlying funds advised by those entities are in the same group of investment companies as the Fund. For more information about the Fund and JPMIM, please read “Management of the Fund” and the Statement of Additional Information.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The mutual fund described in this prospectus is a “Fund of Funds.” The Fund’s investment strategy is to invest in a diversified group of other mutual funds within the same group of investment companies (i.e., J.P. Morgan Funds) and unaffiliated exchange traded funds (ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds). The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of equity sub-asset classes including U.S. large cap, mid cap, and small cap equities, REITs, international and emerging markets equities. The Fund attempts to take advantage of the most attractive types of investments by focusing on securities that the Adviser believes would outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. Exposure and diversification to such equity sub-asset classes is achieved by investing in the underlying funds as well as by investing directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives, to the extent permitted by applicable law or the exemptive relief obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In connection with its main investment strategies, the Fund may use futures, including exchange traded futures, for purposes of cash management and to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund is also permitted to use other derivatives such as options, swaps and exchange traded notes (ETNs) as additional strategies. Under certain market conditions, the use of derivatives could be significant.

JPMIM may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the equity sub-asset classes described under the Fund’s “What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?” section in the “Risk/Return Summary”. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval. The Fund will notify shareholders of changes to sub-advisers. Please see “The Adviser, Sub-Advisers, Administrator, Distributor and Shareholder Servicing Agent” on page 33 for more details.

The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ prior notice of any change in its 80% investment policy above.

NON-FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
An investment objective is fundamental if it cannot be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund’s investment objective is not fundamental and may be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

Direct Investments in Securities and Financial Instruments.

The Fund invests in J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs. The Fund, to the extent permitted by applicable law or the exemptive relief obtained from the SEC, may also invest directly in securities, including ETNs, and other financial instruments, such as futures, swaps and other derivatives, in lieu of the underlying funds to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight allocations among, various sectors and markets. For temporary defensive purposes or to respond to unusual market conditions or large cash flows, the Fund may invest all of its assets directly in securities and financial instruments and may invest all or most of its assets in cash or cash equivalents.

INVESTMENT RISKS

The Fund invests in a variety of other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs. The J.P. Morgan Funds and ETFs in which the Fund may invest are referred to in this prospectus as the “underlying funds.” The main risks associated with investing in the Fund are summarized in the “Risk/Return Summary” at the front of this prospectus. More detailed descriptions of the risks associated with the Fund and the underlying funds are described below. The degree to which these risks apply to the Fund will vary according to its use of tactical allocations and each may be considered a main risk of the Fund over the course of time.

Main Risks

Investment Risk. The Fund is subject to investment risk, including stock market risk. The market may be volatile causing the Fund’s share price to drop and an investor to lose money.

Investments in Mutual Funds and ETFs Risk. The Fund invests in underlying J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s performance is directly related to the performance of the underlying funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with the value of the underlying funds and changes in the markets where the underlying funds invest. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, investments in the Fund benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

 

 

 
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In addition to investing in underlying J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund may also invest in ETFs. ETFs are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are purchased and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be structured as investment companies, depositary receipts or other pooled investment vehicles and may be passively or actively managed. Passively managed ETFs generally seek to track the performance of a particular market index, including broad-based market indexes, as well as indexes relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Actively managed ETFs do not seek to track the performance of a particular market index. The price movement of an index-based ETF may not track the underlying index and may result in a loss. In addition, ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to equity sub-asset classes and investments. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the strategic target allocation from time to time.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives in connection with their investment strategies. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives are subject to the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. The use of derivatives may not be successful, resulting in losses to the Fund or underlying fund, and the cost of such strategies may reduce the Fund’s or underlying fund’s returns. Derivatives also expose the Fund and underlying funds to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation), including credit risk of the derivative counterparty. In addition, the Fund or underlying fund may use derivatives for non-hedging purposes, which increases the Fund’s or underlying fund’s potential for loss. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund and the underlying funds do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Investing in derivatives will result in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks. The Fund or underlying fund may be more volatile than if the Fund or underlying fund had not been leveraged because the leverage tends to exaggerate any effect on the value of the Fund’s or underlying fund’s portfolio securities. Registered investment companies such as the underlying funds are limited in their ability to engage in derivative transactions and are required to identify and earmark assets to provide asset coverage for derivative transactions.

The Fund’s or underlying fund’s transactions in futures contracts, swaps and other derivatives could also affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders which may result in the Fund or underlying fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions, which may adversely impact the Fund’s or underlying fund’s after-tax return.

 

WHAT IS A DERIVATIVE?
Derivatives are securities or contracts (like futures and options) that derive their value from the performance of underlying assets or securities.

Securities and Financial Instruments Risk. The Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, such as derivatives. The intention of doing so is to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight their investments, among various sectors or markets. There is no guarantee that the use of these securities and financial instruments will produce the intended result of effectively allocating the Fund’s investments to a specific market or sector. In addition, securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks). Depending on the type of security or instrument, the market value may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably causing a security or instrument to be worth less than the price originally paid for it. To the extent that a security or instrument decreases in value, the value of your investment in the Fund will be affected.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Market Risk. Because the underlying funds may invest in foreign currencies or securities of foreign issuers (including depositary receipts), investments in such underlying funds are subject to special risks in addition to those of U.S. investments. These risks include political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of the underlying fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payments,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it

 

 

 
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has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

The risks associated with foreign securities are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” These countries may have relatively unstable governments and less-established market economies than developed countries and you may sustain sudden, and sometimes substantial, fluctuations in the value of your investments. Emerging markets may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. These risks make emerging market securities more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in more developed countries. The underlying fund’s investments in foreign and emerging market securities may also be subject to foreign withholding and/or other taxes, which would decrease an underlying fund’s yield on these securities.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies. Investments by underlying funds in smaller, newer companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. In addition, smaller companies may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, the changes in value of their securities may be more sudden or erratic than in large capitalization companies, especially over the short term. Because smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or may depend on a few key employees, they may be more susceptible to particular economic events or competitive factors than large capitalization companies. This may cause unexpected and frequent decreases in the value of underlying funds investing in small companies, and may affect your investment in the Fund.

Real Estate Securities Risk. Investments by certain of the underlying funds will be highly concentrated in the securities of companies in the real estate sector. The value of real estate securities in general, and REITs in particular, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. The underlying mortgage loans may be subject to the risks of default or of prepayments that occur earlier or later than expected, and such loans may also include

so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The value of REITs will rise and fall in response to the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties. REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities. The underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index. Certain index funds may hold securities of affiliates of the Fund’s investment adviser and sub-adviser if such securities are in the index.

Transactions Risk. The Fund and/or an underlying fund could experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders and its liquidity may be negatively impacted. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent, occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for the securities sold, or when the securities an underlying fund wishes to or is required to sell are illiquid. The Fund and/or an underlying fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at its desired time or price. Illiquidity can be caused by a drop in overall market trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or legal restrictions on the securities’ resale. Certain securities that were liquid when purchased may later become illiquid, particularly in times of overall economic distress. Similarly, large purchases of Fund or underlying fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s and/or an underlying fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Additional Risks

Exchange Traded Notes Risk. Generally, ETNs are structured as senior, unsecured notes in which an issuer such as a bank agrees to pay a return based on the target commodity index less any fees. ETNs are synthetic instruments that allow individual investors to have access to derivatives linked to commodities and assets such as oil, currencies and foreign stock indexes. ETNs combine certain aspects of bonds and ETFs. Similar to ETFs, ETNs are traded on a major exchange (e.g., the New York Stock Exchange) during normal trading hours. However, investors can also hold the ETN until maturity. At maturity, the issuer pays to the investor a cash amount equal to principal amount, subject to the day’s index factor. ETN

 

 

 
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returns are based upon the performance of a market index minus applicable fees. The value of an ETN may be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying commodities markets, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer’s credit rating and economic, legal, political or geographic events that affect the referenced commodity. The value of the ETN may drop due to a downgrade in the issuer’s credit rating, even if the underlying index remains unchanged. Investments in ETNs are subject to the risks facing income securities in general including the risk that a counterparty will fail to make payments when due or default. In addition, investors in ETNs generally have no right with respect to the instruments underlying the index or any right to receive delivery of the instruments underlying the index.

Securities Lending Risk. Some of the underlying funds engage in securities lending. Securities lending involves counterparty risk, including the risk that the loaned securities may not be returned or returned in a timely manner and/or a loss of rights in the collateral if the borrower or the lending agent defaults. This risk is increased when an underlying fund’s loans are concentrated with a single or limited number of borrowers. In addition, an underlying fund bears the risk of loss in connection with its investments of the cash collateral it receives from the borrower. To the extent that the value or return of the underlying fund’s investments of the cash collateral declines below the amount owed to a borrower, an underlying fund may incur losses that exceed the amount it earned on lending the security. In situations where the adviser does not believe that it is prudent to sell the cash collateral investments in the market, the underlying fund may borrow money to repay the borrower the amount of cash collateral owed to the borrower upon return of the loaned securities. This will result in financial leverage, which may cause the underlying fund to be more volatile because financial leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the underlying fund’s portfolio securities.

For more information about risks associated with the types of investments that the Fund purchases, please read the Statement of Additional Information.

There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Please note that the Fund also may use strategies that are not described herein, but which are described in the Statement of Additional Information.

Volcker Rule Risk. Pursuant to section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and certain rules promulgated thereunder known as the Volcker Rule, if the adviser and/or its affiliates own 25% or more of the outstanding

ownership interests of a Fund after the permitted seeding period from the implementation of a Fund’s investment strategy, a Fund could be subject to restrictions on trading that would adversely impact the Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy. As a result, the adviser and/or its affiliates may be required to reduce their ownership interests in a Fund at a time that is sooner than would otherwise be desirable, which may result in a Fund’s liquidation or, if a Fund is able to continue operating, may result in losses, increased transaction costs and adverse tax consequences as a result of the sale of portfolio securities.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

An investment in the Fund is subject to a number of actual or potential conflicts of interest. For example, the Adviser and/or its affiliates provide a variety of different services to the Fund, for which the Fund compensates them. As a result, the Adviser and/or its affiliates have an incentive to enter into arrangements with the Fund, and face conflicts of interest when balancing that incentive against the best interests of the Fund. The Adviser and/or its affiliates also face conflicts of interest in their service as investment adviser to other clients, and, from time to time, make investment decisions that differ from and/or negatively impact those made by the Adviser on behalf of the Fund. In addition, affiliates of the Adviser provide a broad range of services and products to their clients and are major participants in the global currency, equity, commodity, fixed-income and other markets in which the Fund invests or will invest. In certain circumstances by providing services and products to their clients, these affiliates’ activities will disadvantage or restrict the Fund and/or benefit these affiliates. The Adviser may also acquire material non-public information which would negatively affect the Adviser’s ability to transact in securities for the Fund. JPMorgan and the Fund have adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to appropriately prevent, limit or mitigate conflicts of interest. In addition, many of the activities that create these conflicts of interest are limited and/or prohibited by law, unless an exception is available. For more information about conflicts of interest, see the Potential Conflicts of Interest section in the SAI.

TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS

For liquidity and to respond to unusual market conditions, the Fund may invest all or most of its total assets in cash and cash equivalents for temporary defensive purposes. These investments may result in a lower yield than lower-quality or longer-term investments, and prevent the Fund from meeting its investment objective.

 

 

 
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WHAT IS A CASH EQUIVALENT?
Cash equivalents are highly liquid, high-quality instruments with maturities of three months or less on the date they are purchased. They include securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, repurchase agreements (other than equity repurchase agreements), certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper (rated in one of the two highest rating categories), variable rate master demand notes, money market mutual funds and bank money market deposit accounts.

While the Fund is engaged in a temporary defensive position, it may not meet its investment objective. Therefore, the Fund will pursue a temporary defensive position only when market conditions warrant.

ADDITIONAL FEE WAIVER AND/OR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT

Service providers to a Fund may, from time to time, voluntarily waive all or a portion of any fees to which they are entitled and/or reimburse certain expenses as they may determine from time to time. A Fund’s service providers may discontinue or modify these voluntary actions at any time without notice. Performance for Funds reflects the voluntary waiver of fees and/or the reimbursement of expenses, if any. Without these voluntary waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would have been less favorable.

EXPENSES OF UNDERLYING FUNDS

The percentage of the Fund’s assets that will be allocated to each of the underlying funds may be changed from time to time by JPMIM within the parameters set forth in this prospectus. In addition, new J.P. Morgan Funds may be added to the list of underlying funds from time to time. To the extent that the allocations among the underlying funds are changed,

or to the extent that the expense ratios of the underlying funds change, the weighted average operating expenses borne by the Fund may increase or decrease.

The Fund will invest in Class R6 Shares of the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds to the extent they are available. If an underlying J.P. Morgan Fund does not offer Class R6 Shares, the Fund will invest in Class R5 Shares of the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds. Many of the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds do not offer Class R5 or Class R6 Shares; therefore, the Fund will invest in Institutional Class Shares, if available. To the extent that an underlying J.P. Morgan Fund does not offer Class R6, Class R5 or Institutional Class Shares, the Fund will invest in Select Class Shares of an underlying J.P. Morgan Fund, if available. The shares of the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds in which the Fund invest may impose a separate shareholder service fee. To avoid charging a separate shareholder service fee at an effective rate above 0.25%, the shareholder servicing agent will waive shareholder service fees with respect to the Fund in an amount equal to the weighted average pro rata amount of shareholder service fees charged by the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds. This amount is shown as a waiver under “Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements” in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table.

The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, extraordinary expenses and expenses related to the Board of Trustees’ deferred compensation plan incurred by the Fund and any underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 1.13%, 1.63% and 0.88% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C, and Select Class Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the advisor and/or affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

 

 

 
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CHOOSING A SHARE CLASS

Each share class represents an investment in the same portfolio of securities, but each has different availability and eligibility criteria, sales charges, expenses, dividends and distributions. These arrangements allow you to choose the available class that best meets your needs. You should read this section carefully to determine which share class is best for you. Factors you should consider in choosing a share class include:

 

   

The amount you plan to invest;

 

   

The length of time you expect to hold your investment;

 

   

The total costs associated with your investment, including any sales charges that you pay when you buy or sell your Fund shares and expenses that are paid out of Fund assets over time;

 

   

Whether you qualify for any reduction or waiver of sales charges;

 

   

Whether you plan to take any distributions in the near future;

 

   

The availability of the share class;

 

   

The services that will be available to you;

 

   

The amount of compensation that your Financial Intermediary will receive; and

 

   

The advantages and disadvantages of each share class.

Please read this prospectus carefully, and then select the share class most appropriate for you and decide how much you want to invest. The Fund may offer other classes of shares not included in this prospectus that have different expense levels, performance and eligibility requirements from the share classes offered in this prospectus. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning these or other share classes. A Financial Intermediary may receive different compensation based on the share class sold.

 

Shares of the Fund have not been registered for sale outside of the United States. This prospectus is not intended for distribution to prospective investors outside of the United States. The Fund generally does not market or sell shares to investors domiciled outside of the United States, even, with regard to individuals, if they are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.

 

 

 
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     Class A   Class C   Select
Eligibility1   May be purchased by the general public   May be purchased by the general public  

Limited to certain investors, including:

 Purchases directly from the Fund through JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (the “Distributor”) by institutional investors, such as corporations, pension and profit sharing plans and foundations meeting the minimum investment requirements;

 Purchases through your Financial Intermediary or any other organization, including affiliates of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase), authorized to act in a fiduciary, advisory or custodial capacity for its clients or customers; and

 Purchases by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Fund.2

Minimum Investment1,3,4  

$500 for the Fund or

$50, if establishing a Systematic Investment Plan

 

$500 for the Fund or

$50, if establishing a Systematic Investment Plan

 

$1,000,000 — An investor can combine purchases of Select Class Shares of other J.P. Morgan Funds in order to meet the minimum.

$1,000 — Investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Fund2 or

$50 for employees, if establishing a Systematic Purchase Plan.

Minimum Subsequent Investments1   $505   $505   No minimum except $50 for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.
Systematic Purchase Plan   Yes   Yes   No except for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.

 

 
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     Class A   Class C   Select
Systematic Redemption Plan   Yes   Yes   No except for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.

Front-End Sales Charge

(refer to Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation Section for more details)

  Up to 5.25% reduced or waived for large purchases and certain investors, eliminated for purchases of $1 million or more.   None   None

Contingent Deferred

Sales Charge (CDSC)

(refer to Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation Section for more details)

 

On purchases of $1 million or more:

1.00% on redemptions made within 12 months after purchase.

0.50% on redemptions made between 12 and 18 months after purchase.

Waived under certain circumstances.

 

1.00% on redemptions made within 12 months after purchase.

Waived under certain circumstances.

  None
Distribution (12b-1) Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.75% of the average daily net assets.   None
Shareholder Service Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.25% of the average daily net assets.
Redemption Fee   None   None   None
Advantages   If you are eligible to have the sales charge reduced or eliminated or you have a long-term investment horizon, these shares have lower distribution fees over a longer term investment horizon than Class C Shares.   No front-end sales charge is assessed so you own more shares initially. These shares may make sense for investors who have a shorter investment horizon relative to Class A Shares.   No front-end sales charge or CDSC is assessed so you own more shares initially. In addition, Select Class Shares have lower fees than Class A and Class C Shares.
Disadvantages   A front-end sales charge is generally assessed, diminishing the number of shares owned. If you are eligible to have the sales charge reduced or eliminated, you may be subject to a CDSC. Class A Shares may not make sense for investors who have a shorter investment horizon relative to Class C Shares.   Shares are subject to CDSC and have higher ongoing distribution fees. This means that over the long term Class C Shares accrue higher fees than Class A Shares.   Limited availability and higher minimum initial investment than Class A and Class C Shares.

 

1 

Financial Intermediaries or other organizations making the Fund available to their clients or customers may impose minimums which may be different from the requirements for investors purchasing directly from the Fund.

2

May also be purchased directly from the Fund by officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees and their immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the person, as defined in section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) of:

   

J.P. Morgan Funds

   

JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates

 

 
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3

Investment minimums may be waived for certain types of Group Retirement Plans (as defined in the glossary), as well as for certain fee-based programs. The Fund reserves the right to waive any initial or subsequent investment minimum.

4

Please see “MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE” for more information about minimum balance requirements.

5

Minimum subsequent investment for Systematic Purchase Plans established before 3/1/15 was $25.

SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION

The following section describes the various sales charges and other fees that you will pay if you purchase shares of the Fund. In addition, it describes the types of compensation paid to Financial Intermediaries for the sale of Fund shares and related services. The Distributor reserves the right to change sales charges, commissions and finder’s fees at any time.

To obtain information regarding sales charges and the reduction, and elimination or waiver of sales charges on Class A and Class C Shares of the Fund, visit www.jpmorganfunds.com or call 1-800-480-4111. You may also contact your Financial Intermediary about the reduction, elimination or waiver of sales charges.

Class A Shares

The public offering price of Class A Shares of the Fund is the net asset value (NAV) per share plus the applicable sales charge, unless you qualify for a waiver of the sales charge. The sales charge is allocated between your Financial Intermediary and the Distributor as shown in the tables below, except if the Distributor, in its discretion, re-allows the entire amount to your Financial Intermediary. In those instances in which the entire amount is re-allowed, such Financial Intermediaries may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act of 1933.

The table below shows the front-end sales charge you would pay at different levels of investment, the commission paid to Financial Intermediaries, any finders fees paid to Financial Intermediaries and any applicable CDSC. Purchases at certain dollar levels, known as “breakpoints,” allow for a reduction in the front-end sales charge.

 

Class A Shares

Amount of Investment

   Sales Charge
as a % of
Offering Price
   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
1
  

Commission

as a % of

Offering Price2

     CDSC
Less than $50,000    5.25    5.54    4.75      0.00
$50,000 to $99,999    4.50    4.71    4.05      0.00
$100,000 to $249,999    3.50    3.63    3.05      0.00
$250,000 to $499,999    2.50    2.56    2.05      0.00
$500,000 to $999,999    2.00    2.04    1.60      0.00
         
Amount of Investment   

Sales Charge
as a % of

Offering Price

   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
  

Finder’s Fee

as a % of your
Investment
3

    

CDSC

as a % of your

Redemption3,4

$1,000,000 to $3,999,999    0.00    0.00    1.00      0-12 months — 1.00%

 

12-18 months — 0.50%

$4,000,000 to $9,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.75     
$10,000,000 to $49,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.50     
$50,000,000 or more    0.00    0.00    0.25     

 

1 

The actual sales charge you pay may differ slightly from the rates disclosed above due to rounding calculations.

2 

The sales charge is allocated between your Financial Intermediary and the Distributor. The Distributor, at its discretion, may re-allow the entire sales charge to your Financial Intermediary; in those instances such Financial Intermediaries may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act of 1933.

3 

The Distributor or its affiliates pays any finder’s fee to your Financial Intermediary. The Distributor or its affiliates may withhold finder’s fees with respect to short-term investments.

4 

Please see the “Exchanging Fund Shares” section for details regarding CDSC and exchanges.

The Distributor may also pay Financial Intermediaries a finder’s fee on sales to defined contribution plans with no minimum investment amount.

 

 
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Finder’s Fee Schedule for Defined Contribution Plans

 

Class A Shares

Amount of Investment

   Sales Charge
as a % of
Offering Price
   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
   Finder’s Fee
as a % of your
Investment
    

CDSC

as a % of your
Redemption
1

$0 to $3,999,999    0.00    0.00    1.00      0.00
$4,000,000 to $9,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.75      0.00
$10,000,000 to $49,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.50      0.00
$50,000,000 or more    0.00    0.00    0.25      0.00

 

1 

If a plan redeems the shares of certain funds for which a finder’s fee has been paid within 18 months of the purchase date, no CDSC is charged; however, the Distributor reserves the right to reclaim the finder’s fee paid to the Financial Intermediary.

Class C Shares

The table below shows the amount of sales charge, commission paid and any CDSC that may be charged.

 

Class C Shares

Amount of Investment

  

Sales Charge

as a % of

Offering Price

   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
  

Commission

as a % of

Offering Price

    

CDSC

as a % of your
Redemption

All Investments    0.00    0.00    1.00      0-12 months — 1.00%

Select Class Shares

There is no sales charge, commission or CDSC associated with Select Class Shares.

Reducing Your Class A Sales Charges

The Fund permits you to reduce the front-end sales charge you pay on Class A Shares by exercising your Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges. Both of these are described below.

Rights of Accumulation: For Class A Shares, a front-end sales charge can be reduced by breakpoint discounts based on the amount of a single purchase or through Rights of Accumulation. By using Rights of Accumulation, you may combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types (as described below) with the amount of the current purchase to qualify for a breakpoint and reduced sales charge on the current purchase. The amount of the sales charge will be calculated based on the market value of your qualifying holdings as of the last calculated NAV prior to your investment.

Letter of Intent: By signing a Letter of Intent, you may combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types with the value that you intend to buy over a 13 month period to calculate the front-end sales charge and any breakpoint discounts. Each purchase that you make during that 13 month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount. The 13 month Letter of Intent period commences on the day that the Letter of Intent is received by the Fund or your Financial Intermediary, and you must inform your Financial Intermediary or the Fund that you have a Letter of Intent each time you make an investment. Purchases submitted prior to the date on which the Letter of Intent is received by the Fund or your Financial Intermediary are considered only in determining the level of sales charge that will be paid. The Letter of Intent will not result in a reduction in the amount of any previously paid sales charges.

A percentage of your investment will be held in escrow until the full amount covered by the Letter of Intent has been invested. If the terms of the Letter of Intent are not fulfilled by the end of the 13th month, you must pay the Distributor the difference between the sales charges applicable to the purchases at the time they were made and the reduced sales charges previously paid or the Distributor will liquidate sufficient escrowed shares to obtain the difference and/or adjust the shareholder’s account to reflect the correct number of shares that would be held after deduction of the sales charge. The Letter of Intent will be considered completed if the shareholder dies within the 13 month period covered by the Letter of Intent. Commissions to dealers will not be adjusted or paid on the difference between the Letter of Intent amount and the amount actually invested before the shareholder’s death. Calculations made to determine whether a Letter of Intent commitment has been fulfilled will be made on the basis of the amount invested prior to the deduction of any applicable sales charge.

 

 
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Below are the qualifying holdings and account types that may be aggregated in order to exercise your Rights of Accumulation and Letter of Intent privileges to qualify for a reduced front-end sales charge on Class A Shares.

Qualifying Holdings: Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares of J.P. Morgan Funds and Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class units in New York’s 529 Advisor-Guided College Savings Program (NY529 Advisor-Guided Plan). Investments in the Institutional Class Shares of the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds and in the JPMorgan 529 U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio are not included.

Qualifying Accounts:

  1. Your account(s);
  2. Account(s) of your spouse or domestic partner;
  3. Account(s) of children under the age of 21 who share your residential address;
  4. Trust accounts established by any of the individuals in items (1) through (3) above. If the person(s) who established the trust is deceased, the trust account may be aggregated with the account(s) of the primary beneficiary of the trust;
  5. Solely controlled business accounts; and
  6. Single-participant retirement plans of any of the individuals in items (1) through (3) above.

You may use your qualifying holdings and account types even if they are held at different Financial Intermediaries. In order to obtain any reduction in the sales charge by utilizing either the Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges, you must, before each purchase of Class A Shares, inform your Financial Intermediary or the Fund if you have any existing holdings that may be aggregated with your current purchase in order to qualify for a reduced front-end sales charge.

In order to verify your eligibility for a reduced sales charge, you may be required to provide appropriate documentation, such as an account statement or the social security or tax identification number on an account, so that J.P. Morgan Funds may confirm (1) the value of each of your accounts invested in J.P. Morgan Funds or in the NY 529 Advisor-Guided Plan and (2) the value of the accounts owned by your spouse or domestic partner and by children under the age of 21 who share your residential address.

Certain Financial Intermediaries may not participate in extending the Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges to your holdings in the NY529 Advisor-Guided Plan. Please check with your Financial Intermediary to determine whether the Financial Intermediary makes these privileges available with respect to NY 529 Advisor-Guided Plan investments.

Additional information regarding the reduction of Class A sales charges is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. To determine if you are eligible for Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges or to request a copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call 1-800-480-4111. These programs may be terminated or amended at any time.

Waiver of the Class A Sales Charge

No sales charge is imposed on Class A Shares of the Fund if the shares were:

 

  1. Bought with the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

  2. Acquired in exchange for shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund if a comparable sales charge has been paid for the exchanged shares.

 

  3. Bought by officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees, and their immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the person, as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) of:

 

   

J.P. Morgan Funds.

 

   

JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Former employees and their immediate family members can make subsequent purchases in accounts established during the employee’s employment. Officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees, and their immediate family members of J.P. Morgan Funds and JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates may open new Select Class Share accounts subject to a $1,000 minimum investment requirement provided such accounts are opened directly from the Fund and not through a Financial Intermediary. Select Class Shares have lower expenses than Class A Shares. Please call 1-800-480-4111 for more information concerning all of the Fund’s other share classes.

 

 
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  4. Bought by employees of:

 

   

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries or financial institutions that have entered into dealer agreements with the Fund or the Distributor and their subsidiaries and affiliates (or otherwise have an arrangement with a Financial Intermediary or financial institution with respect to sales of Fund shares). This waiver includes the employees’ immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the employee, as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code).

 

  5. Bought by:

 

   

Group Retirement Plans which are employer sponsored retirement, deferred compensation, employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the Group Retirement Plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and

 

   

Shares must be held at a plan level or

 

   

Shares must be held at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan record-keeper

Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGH’s, individual 401(k) or individual 403(b) plans do not qualify under this waiver.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries, including affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, who have a dealer arrangement with the Distributor, act in a custodial capacity, or who place trades for their own accounts or for the accounts of their clients and who charge a management, asset allocation, consulting, or other fee for their services.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries who have entered into an agreement with the Distributor and have been approved by the Distributor to offer Fund shares to investment brokerage programs in which the end shareholder makes investment decisions independent of an financial advisor; these programs may or may not charge a transaction fee.

 

   

Tuition programs that qualify under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

   

A bank, trust company or thrift institution which is acting as a fiduciary exercising investment discretion, provided that appropriate notification of such fiduciary relationship is reported at the time of the investment to the Fund or the Fund’s Distributor.

 

  6. Bought in connection with plans of reorganization of a J.P. Morgan Fund, such as mergers, asset acquisitions and exchange offers to which the Fund is a party. However, you may pay a CDSC when you redeem the Fund shares you received in connection with the plan of reorganization.

 

  7. Purchased in Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) established prior to September 2, 2014:

 

  i. That were established through a rollover from a qualified retirement plan for which J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services LLC had a contractual relationship to provide recordkeeping for the plan (an “RPS Rollover IRA”) or an IRA that was subsequently established in connection with the RPS Rollover IRA;

 

  ii. Where JPMorgan Institutional Investments Inc. continues to be the broker of record for the IRA; and

 

  iii. Where State Street Bank & Trust Company continues to serve as custodian for the IRA.

To determine if you qualify for a sales charge waiver, call 1-800-480-4111 or contact your Financial Intermediary. These waivers may not continue indefinitely and may be discontinued at any time without notice.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC)

Certain redemptions of Class A and Class C Shares are subject to a CDSC. Please “SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” for the amount of the applicable CDSC. The CDSC is calculated by multiplying the original cost of the shares by the CDSC rate. For Class A Shares, the CDSC is calculated from the date of the purchase of the applicable shares. For Class C Shares, the Fund assumes that all purchases made in a given month were made on the first day of the month.

No CDSC is imposed on share appreciation, nor is a CDSC imposed on shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions.

 

 

 
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To keep your CDSC as low as possible, the Fund will first redeem any shares that are not subject to a CDSC (i.e., shares that have been held for longer than the CDSC period or shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions), followed by the shares held for the longest time. You should retain any records necessary to substantiate historical costs because the Distributor, the Fund, the transfer agent and your Financial Intermediary may not maintain such information.

If you received Fund shares in connection with the fund reorganization, the CDSC applicable to your original shares (including the period of time you have held those shares) will be applied to the shares received in the reorganization.

Waiver of the Class A and Class C CDSC

No CDSC is imposed on redemptions of shares:

 

  1. If you participate in a Systematic Withdrawal Plan and withdraw no more than the amount permitted to be withdrawn without a CDSC. Please refer to Systematic Withdrawal Plan in the “HOW TO REDEEM” table below.

 

  2. Made due to the death or disability of a shareholder. For shareholders that become disabled, the redemption must be made within one year of initial qualification for Social Security disability payments or within one year of becoming disabled as defined in section 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code. This waiver is only available for accounts opened prior to the shareholder’s disability. In order to qualify for the waiver, the Distributor must be notified of the death or disability at the time of the redemption order and be provided with satisfactory evidence of such death or disability.

 

  3. That represent a required minimum distribution from your IRA Account or other qualifying retirement plan but only if you are at least age 70 1/2. If the shareholder maintains more than one IRA, only the assets in the IRA that is invested in one or more of the J.P. Morgan Funds are considered when calculating that portion of your required minimum distribution that qualifies for the waiver.

 

  4. That are part of a Fund-initiated event, such as mergers, liquidations, asset acquisitions, and exchange offers to which the Fund is a party, or result from a failure to maintain the required minimum balance in an account. However, you may pay a sales charge when you redeem the Fund shares you received in connection with the Fund-initiated event.

 

  5. Exchanged into the same share class of other J.P. Morgan Funds. Your new Fund will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged and the current holding period is carried over to your new shares. Please read “Exchanging Fund Shares” for more information.

 

  6. For Class C Shares only, if your Financial Intermediary has notified the Distributor before you invest that it is waiving its commission.

To see if you qualify for a CDSC waiver, call 1-800-480-4111 or contact your Financial Intermediary. These waivers may not continue indefinitely and may be discontinued at any time without notice.

Repurchase Rights

If you redeem shares in a mutual fund, Repurchase Rights may allow you to reinvest or repurchase shares at new asset value during a defined time period.

 

  1. There is no sales charge on Class A Shares if they are bought with proceeds from the sale of Class A Shares of a J.P. Morgan Fund, but only if the purchase is made within 90 days of the sale or distribution. For purposes of this reinvestment policy, automatic transactions (for example, systematic purchases, systematic withdrawals, and payroll deductions) are not eligible. Appropriate documentation may be required.

 

  2. There is no sales charge on Class A Shares if they are bought with proceeds from the sale of Select Class Shares of a J.P. Morgan Fund or acquired in an exchange of Select Class Shares of a J.P. Morgan Fund for Class A Shares of the same Fund, but only if the purchase is made within 90 days of the sale or distribution. For purposes of this reinvestment policy, automatic transactions (for example, systematic purchases, systematic withdrawals, and payroll deductions) are not eligible. Appropriate documentation may be required.

 

  3. If you repurchase Class C Shares within 90 days of a redemption, there will be no CDSC on the new Class C Shares. Appropriate documentation may be required.

 

 
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Rule 12b–1 Fees

The Fund described in this prospectus has adopted a Distribution Plan under Rule 12b-1 with respect to Class A and Class C Shares that allows it to pay distribution fees for the sale and distribution of those shares of the Fund. These fees are called “Rule 12b-1 fees.” Rule 12b-1 fees are paid by the Fund to the Distributor as compensation for its services and expenses in connection with the sale and distribution of Fund shares. The Distributor in turn pays all or part of these Rule 12b-1 fees to Financial Intermediaries that have agreements with the Distributor to sell shares of the Fund. The Distributor may pay Rule 12b-1 fees to its affiliates. Payments are not tied to actual expenses incurred.

The Rule 12b-1 fees (based on average daily net assets of the share class) vary by share class as follows:

 

Class    Rule 12b-1 Fee
Class A    0.25%
Class C    0.75%
Select Class    None

Rule 12b-1 fees, together with the CDSC, help the Distributor sell Class C Shares without an upfront sales charge by defraying the costs of advancing brokerage commissions and other expenses paid to Financial Intermediaries.

Because Rule 12b-1 fees are paid out of Fund assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

Networking and Sub-Transfer Agency Fees

J.P. Morgan Funds have entered into agreements directly with Financial Intermediaries pursuant to which the Fund will pay the Financial Intermediary for services such as networking or sub-transfer agency (collectively, the “Sub-TA Agreements”). Sub-TA Agreement payments are generally based on either (1) a percentage of the average daily net assets of clients serviced by such Financial Intermediary up to a set maximum dollar amount per shareholder account serviced, or (2) a per account fee based on the number of accounts serviced by such Financial Intermediary. Sub-TA Agreement payments are in addition to, rather than in lieu of, Rule 12b-1 fees the Financial Intermediary may also be receiving pursuant to agreements with the Distributor for classes with Rule 12b-1 fees. From time to time, JPMIM or its affiliates may pay a portion of the fees for networking or sub-transfer agency at its or their own expense and out of its or their legitimate profits.

Shareholder Servicing

The Distributor, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of up to the following fee (based on the average daily net assets of each class of the Fund).

 

Class    Shareholder Servicing  Fee
Class A    0.25%
Class C    0.25%
Select Class    0.25%

The Distributor may enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of that fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services.

PURCHASING FUND SHARES

You may purchase shares directly from the Fund through the Distributor or through your Financial Intermediary.

This prospectus offers multiple share classes. Each share class has different sales charges and/or expenses. When deciding what share class to buy, you should consider the amount of your investment, the length of time you intend to hold the shares, the sales charges and expenses applicable to each share class and whether you qualify for any sales charge discounts. Please refer to “Choosing a Share Class” for investment minimums for initial and subsequent purchases and to help you determine which share class would be best for you.

 

 

 
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Purchase and redemption orders will be accepted only on days that J.P. Morgan Funds are open for business. The Fund is open for business on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NYSE is closed for trading on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. A purchase or redemption order received by the Fund prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. ET) (“NYSE Close”), on a day the Fund is open for business, will be effected at that day’s NAV. The Fund will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. An order received after the NYSE Close will generally be effected at the NAV determined on the next business day. However, orders received by Financial Intermediaries on a business day prior to the NYSE Close and communicated to the Fund prior to such time as agreed upon by the Fund and the Financial Intermediary will be effected at the NAV determined on the business day the order was received by the Financial Intermediary.

A purchase order must be supported by all appropriate documentation and information in the proper form. The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete purchase orders.

Share ownership is electronically recorded; therefore, no certificate will be issued. A shareholder who purchases shares of the Fund that accrues dividends daily will not accrue a dividend on the day of the purchase.

If you purchase shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your purchase order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for purchase orders.

If you purchase shares directly with the Fund, see the information below.

 

HOW TO PURCHASE
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Phone or Online

 

1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

 

A new account generally may not be opened by phone or online.

 

Employees of JPMorgan Chase & Co. may open a new account online.

 

A new fund position can be added to an existing account by phone or online if you have bank information on file. The minimum initial investment requirement must be met.

  You must already have bank information on file. If we do not have bank information on file, you must submit written instructions. Please call for instructions on how to add bank information to your account.

By Mail

 

Regular mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

Mail the completed and signed application with a check to our Regular or Overnight mailing address.

 

Refer to the Additional Information Regarding Purchases section

  Please mail your check and include your name, the Fund name, and your fund account number.
 

All checks must be made payable to one of the following:

   J.P. Morgan Funds; or

   The specific Fund in which you are investing.

 

Please include your existing account number, if applicable.

 

All checks must be in U.S. dollars. The Fund does not accept credit cards, cash, starter checks, money orders or credit card checks. The Fund reserves the right to refuse “third-party” checks and checks drawn on non-U.S. financial institutions even if payment may be effected through a U.S. financial institution. Checks made payable to any individual or company and endorsed to J.P. Morgan Funds or the Fund are considered third-party checks.

 

 
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HOW TO PURCHASE
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By ACH or Wire1

 

1-800-480-4111

 

Wire Instructions:

Boston Financial Data Services

2000 Crown Colony Drive

Quincy, MA 02169

 

Attn: J.P.Morgan Funds Services

ABA: 021 000 021

DDA: 323 125 832

FBO: Fund Name

Fund: Fund #

Account: Your Account # and
Your Account Registration

 

You may include bank information on your application for your initial purchase to be processed via Automated Clearing House (ACH) rather than sending a check.

 

New accounts cannot be opened by wire purchase.

 

Purchase by ACH: To process a purchase via ACH using bank information on file you may call us or process the purchase online.

 

Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Fund of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.

Systematic Investment Plan1  

You may include instructions to set up a Systematic Investment Plan on your application. Bank Information must be included.

 

Refer to Choosing A Share Class for fund minimums.

 

If bank information is on file, you may call, go online or mail written instructions to start, edit or delete a Systematic Investment Plan.

 

You cannot have a Systematic Investment Plan and a Systematic Withdrawal Plan or Systematic Exchange Plan on the same fund account.

 

If bank information is not on file, you will be required to submit a completed form with your bank information and Systematic Investment Plan details.

 

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The Fund currently does not charge for these services, but may impose a charge in the future. However, your bank may impose a charge for debiting your bank account.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct transactions using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Fund and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make purchases over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Purchases

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When you open an account, we will ask for your name, residential or business street address, date of birth (for an individual), and other information that will allow us to identify you, including your social security number, tax identification number

 

 
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or other identifying number. The Fund cannot waive these requirements. The Fund is required by law to reject your Account Application if the required identifying information is not provided.

We will attempt to collect any missing information required on the Account Application by contacting either you or your Financial Intermediary. If we cannot obtain this information within the established time frame, your Account Application will be rejected. Amounts received prior to receipt of the required information will be held un-invested and will be returned to you without interest if your Account Application is rejected. If the required information is obtained, your investment will be accepted and you will pay the NAV per share next calculated after all of the required information is received, plus any applicable sales charge.

Once we have received all of the required information, federal law requires us to verify your identity. After an account is opened, we may restrict your ability to purchase additional shares until your identity is verified. If we are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time, the Fund reserves the right to close your account at the current day’s NAV per share. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the NAV per share next calculated after the account is closed, less any applicable CDSC or fees. In addition, you will not be entitled to recoup any sales charges paid to the Fund in connection with your purchase of Fund shares.

Purchases by wire may be canceled if J.P. Morgan Funds Services does not receive payment by 4:00 p.m. ET on the settlement date. You will be responsible for any expenses and/or losses to the Fund.

EXCHANGING FUND SHARES

An exchange is selling shares of one J.P. Morgan Fund and taking the proceeds to simultaneously purchase shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund. Before making an exchange request, you should read the prospectus of the J.P. Morgan Fund whose shares you would like to purchase by exchange. You can obtain a prospectus for any J.P. Morgan Fund by contacting your Financial Intermediary, by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com, or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES

Class A Shares of the Fund may be exchanged for:

  Class A Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

  Morgan Shares of a J.P. Morgan money market fund (except for JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund beginning 10/1/16), or

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Class C Shares of the Fund may also be exchanged for:

  Class C Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund (except for JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund beginning 10/1/16). Your new Class C Shares will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged, and the current holding period for your exchanged Class C Shares is carried over to your new shares.

  Select Class or Institutional Class Shares, if available, of the same fund (except any of the J.P. Morgan money market funds) provided you meet the eligibility requirements for the class you are exchanging into. In addition, the Class C Shares that you wish to exchange must not currently be subject to any CDSC.

 

Select Class Shares of the Fund may be exchanged for:

  Select Class Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund, or

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

In general, the same rules and procedures that apply to redemptions and purchases apply to exchanges:

 

   

All exchanges are subject to meeting any investment minimum or eligibility requirements of the new Fund and class.

 

   

The J.P. Morgan Funds will provide 60 days’ written notice of any termination of or material change to your exchange privilege.

 

   

All exchanges are based upon the net asset value that is next calculated after the Fund receives your order, provided the exchange out of one Fund must occur before the exchange into the other Fund.

 

   

In order for an exchange to take place on the date that the order is submitted, the order must be received prior to the close of both the Fund that you wish to exchange into and the Fund that you wish to exchange out of, otherwise, the exchange will occur on the following business day on which both Funds are open.

 

   

A shareholder that exchanges into shares of the Fund that accrues dividends daily, including a money market fund, will not accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange. A shareholder that exchanges out of shares of the Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange.

 

 
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The exchange privilege is not intended as a way for you to speculate on short-term movements in the market. Therefore, to prevent disruptions in the management of J.P. Morgan Funds, certain J.P. Morgan Funds limit excessive exchange activity as described in the “Frequent Trading Policy” section. Your exchange privilege will be limited or revoked if the exchange activity is considered excessive. In addition, any J.P. Morgan Fund may reject any exchange request for any reason, including if it is not in the best interests of the Fund and/or its shareholders to accept the exchange.

 

   

For Class A and Class C Shares only, you can set up a systematic exchange program to automatically exchange shares on a regular basis. However, you cannot have simultaneous systematic investment plans for the same Fund. You may call 1-800-480-4111 for complete instructions.

Generally, you will not pay a sales charge on an exchange except as specified below.

If you exchange Class A Shares or Class C Shares of the Fund that are subject to a CDSC for Class A or Class C Shares, respectively, of another Fund, you will not pay a CDSC at the time of the exchange, however:

 

  1. Your new Class A Shares or Class C Shares will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged, and

 

  2. The current holding period for your exchanged Class A Shares or Class C Shares, is carried over to your new shares.

If you exchange Class A Shares of a Fund that is subject to a CDSC into Morgan Shares of a J.P. Morgan money market fund, you will be subject to the applicable CDSC at the time of the exchange.

Tax Consequences on Exchanges

Generally, an exchange between J.P. Morgan Funds is considered a sale and generally results in a capital gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. An exchange between classes of shares of the same Fund is generally not taxable for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making an exchange.

REDEEMING FUND SHARES

If you sell shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your redemption order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders.

If you sell shares directly with the Fund, see the information below.

Your redemption proceeds may be mailed to you at your address of record1, wired, or sent by ACH to a pre-existing bank account on file.

 

HOW TO REDEEM

By Phone or Online

Note: certain account types are not available for online account access.

 

Call us at 1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

By Mail  

Regular Mailing Address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

 
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HOW TO REDEEM

Systematic Redemption Plan2

Note: The Fund currently does not charge for this service, but may impose a charge in the future.

 

You may include instructions to set up a Systematic Redemption Plan on your application. Payment instructions must be included.

 

You may call, or mail written instructions to start, edit or delete a Systematic Redemption Plan.

 

You may send a written redemption request to your Financial Intermediary, if applicable, or to the Fund at the following address:

 

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

You may redeem over the phone. Please see “Can I redeem by phone?” for more information.

 

If you own Class A or Class C Shares, the applicable CDSC will be deducted from those payments unless such payments are made: 3

 

  Monthly and constitute no more than 1/12 of 10% of your then-current balance in the Fund each month; or

  Quarterly and constitute no more than 1/4 of 10% of your then-current balance in the Fund each quarter.

 

It may not be in your best interest to buy additional Class A Shares while participating in a Systematic Withdrawal Plan. This is because Class A Shares have an upfront sales charge.

 

1 

You cannot request a redemption by check to be sent to an address updated within 30 days.

2 

If the amount of the systematic payment exceeds the income earned by your account since the previous payment under the Systematic Redemption Plan, payments will be made by redeeming some of your shares. This will reduce the amount of your investment, up to possibly closing your account

3 

Your current balance in the Fund for purposes of these calculations will be determined by multiplying the number of shares held by the last calculated NAV per share of the applicable class.

You may redeem some or all of your shares on any day that the Fund is open for business. You will not be permitted to enter a redemption order for shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check or through an ACH transaction for five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check or ACH transaction has cleared (sometimes referred to as uncollected shares).

If the Fund or Financial Intermediary receives your redemption order before the close of the NYSE (normally 4 p.m. ET or before 4:00 p.m. ET, if the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. ET), you will receive the NAV per share calculated after your redemption order is received in good order (meaning that it includes the information required by, and complies with security requirements implemented by, the Fund’s transfer agent or the Fund), minus the amount of any applicable CDSC or fees. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders and may charge a fee to process redemption of shares. A shareholder that redeems out of shares of the Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the redemption.

All redemption requests must be supported by valid identity authentication, the appropriate documentation (if applicable) and any necessary information in good order. Additional information may be required depending on the situation. For accounts held directly with the Fund, your redemption proceeds will typically be paid within one to seven days after receipt of the redemption order.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct transactions using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Fund and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make redemptions over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone or online. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares online or by phone without notice.

 

 
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Additional Information Regarding Redemptions

Medallion signature guarantees may be required if:

 

   

You want to redeem shares with a value of $50,000 or more and you want to receive your proceeds in the form of a check; or

 

   

You want your payment sent to an address, bank account or payee other than the one currently designated on your Fund account.

The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete redemption orders.

The Fund may suspend your ability to redeem when:

 

  1. Trading on the NYSE is restricted;

 

  2. The NYSE is closed (other than weekend and holiday closings);

 

  3. Federal securities laws permit;

 

  4. The SEC has permitted a suspension; or

 

  5. An emergency exists, as determined by the SEC.

You generally will recognize a gain or loss on a redemption for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making a redemption.

Generally, all redemptions will be for cash; however, if you redeem shares worth $250,000 or more, the Fund reserves the right to pay part or all of your redemption proceeds in readily marketable securities instead of cash. If payment is made in securities, the Fund will value the securities selected in the same manner in which it computes its NAV. This process minimizes the effect of large redemptions on the Fund and its remaining shareholders. If you receive a distribution in-kind, securities received by you may be subject to market risk and you could incur taxable gains and brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE

Due to the relatively high cost of maintaining small accounts, if your account value falls below the required minimum balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem all of the remaining shares in your account and close your account or charge an annual below minimum account fee of $10 per Fund. This fee only applies to Class A and Class C accounts and Select Class accounts held by employees. Before either of these actions is taken, you will be given 60 days advance written notice in order to provide you with time to increase your account balance to the required minimum, by purchasing sufficient shares, in accordance with the terms of this prospectus. Accounts participating in a qualifying Systematic Investment Plan will not be subject to redemption fees or the imposition of the $10 fee as long as the systematic payments to be made will increase the account value above the required minimum balance within one year of the establishment of the account.

 

  1. To collect the $10 below minimum account fee, the Fund will redeem $10 worth of shares from your account. Shares redeemed for this reason will not be charged a CDSC, if applicable.

 

  2. If your account falls below the required minimum balance and is closed as a result, you will not be charged a CDSC, if applicable.

Closings, Reorganizations and Liquidations

To the extent authorized by law, the Fund reserves the right to discontinue offering shares at any time, to merge or reorganize itself or a share class, or to cease operations and liquidate at any time.

FREQUENT TRADING POLICY

J.P. Morgan Funds do not authorize market timing and, except for the Fund identified below, use reasonable methods to identify market timers and to prevent such activity. However, there can be no assurance that these methods will prevent market timing or other trading that may be deemed abusive. Market timing is an investment strategy using frequent purchases, redemptions and/or exchanges in an attempt to profit from short-term market movements. Market timing may result in dilution of the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, disrupt portfolio management and increase Fund expenses for all shareholders. Although market timing may affect any Fund, these risks may be higher for Funds that invest significantly in non-U.S. securities or thinly traded securities (e.g., certain small cap securities), such as international, global or emerging market funds or small cap funds. For example,

 

 
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when the Fund invests in securities trading principally in non-U.S. markets that close prior to the close of the NYSE, market timers may seek to take advantage of the difference between the prices of these securities at the close of their non-U.S. markets and the value of such securities when the Fund calculates its net asset value.

J.P. Morgan Funds or the Distributor will prohibit any purchase order (including exchanges) with respect to one investor, a related group of investors or their agent(s) where they detect a pattern of either purchases and sales of one of the J.P. Morgan Funds, or exchanges between or among J.P. Morgan Funds, that indicates market timing or trading that they determine is abusive.

Although J.P. Morgan Funds use a variety of methods to detect and deter market timing, there is no assurance that the Fund’s own operational systems and procedures will identify and eliminate all market timing strategies. For example, certain accounts, which are known as omnibus accounts, include multiple investors and such accounts typically provide the Fund with a net purchase or redemption order on any given day where purchasers of Fund shares and redeemers of Fund shares are netted against one another and the identity of individual purchasers and redeemers are not known by the Fund. While the Fund seeks to monitor for market timing activities in omnibus accounts, the netting effect limits the Fund’s ability to locate and eliminate individual market timers. As a result, the Fund is often dependent upon Financial Intermediaries who utilize their own policies and procedures to identify market timers. These policies and procedures may be different than those utilized by the Fund.

The Boards of J.P. Morgan Funds have adopted various policies and procedures to identify market timers, including reviewing “round trips” in and out of J.P. Morgan Funds by investors. A “round trip” includes a purchase or exchange into the Fund followed or preceded by a redemption or exchange out of the same Fund. If the Distributor detects that you have completed two round trips within 60 days in the same Fund, the Distributor will reject your purchase and exchange orders for a period of at least 90 days. For subsequent violations, the Distributor may, in its sole discretion, reject your purchase and exchange orders temporarily or permanently. In identifying market timers, the Distributor may also consider activity of accounts that it believes to be under common ownership or control.

J.P. Morgan Funds have attempted to put safeguards in place to assure that Financial Intermediaries have implemented procedures designed to deter market timing and abusive trading. Despite these safeguards, there is no assurance that the Fund will be able to effectively identify and eliminate market timing and abusive trading in the Fund particularly with respect to omnibus accounts.

J.P. Morgan Funds will seek to apply the Fund’s market timing policies and restrictions as uniformly as practicable to accounts with the Fund, except with respect to the following:

 

  1. Trades that occur through omnibus accounts at Financial Intermediaries as described above;

 

  2. Purchases, redemptions and exchanges made on a systematic basis;

 

  3. Automatic reinvestments of dividends and distributions;

 

  4. Purchases, redemptions or exchanges that are part of a rebalancing program, such as a wrap, advisory or bona fide asset allocation program, which includes investment models developed and maintained by a financial intermediary;

 

  5. Redemptions of shares to pay fund or account fees;

 

  6. Transactions initiated by the trustee or adviser to a donor-advised charitable gift fund;

 

  7. Transactions in Section 529 college savings plans;

 

  8. Transactions in Fund of Fund Products;

 

  9. Transactions within a Retirement account such as:

 

   

Shares redeemed to return an excess contribution

 

   

Transactions initiated by sponsors of group employee benefit plans or other related accounts,

 

   

Retirement plan contributions, loans, distributions, and hardship withdrawals,

 

   

IRA re-characterizations and conversions.

 

   

IRA purchases of shares by asset transfer or direct rollover

In addition to rejecting purchases, in connection with suspected market timing activities, the Distributor can reject a purchase (including purchases for the Funds listed below) for any reason, including purchases that it does not think are in the best interests of the Fund and/or its shareholders or if it determines the trading to be abusive. Your Financial Intermediary may also have additional procedures for identifying market timers and rejecting or otherwise restricting purchases and/or exchanges.

 

 
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Certain J.P. Morgan Funds are intended for short-term investment horizons and do not monitor for market timers or prohibit such short-term trading activity. Those Funds are the JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund, JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Managed Income Fund and the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds. Although these Funds are managed in a manner that is consistent with their investment objectives, frequent trading by shareholders may disrupt their management and increase their expenses.

VALUATION

Shares are purchased at net asset value (NAV) per share, plus a sales charge, if any. This is also known as the offering price. Shares are also redeemed at NAV, minus any applicable CDSC. The NAV of each class within the Fund varies, primarily because each class has different class-specific expenses such as distribution and shareholder servicing fees.

The NAV per share of a class of the Fund is equal to the value of all the assets attributable to that class, minus the liabilities attributable to that class, divided by the number of outstanding shares of that class. The following is a summary of the procedures generally used to value J.P. Morgan Funds’ investments.

Securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at their current market value. Other securities and assets, including securities for which market quotations are not readily available; market quotations are determined not to be reliable; or, their value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of trading on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded but before the Fund’s NAV is calculated, may be valued at fair value in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Board of Trustees. Fair value represents a good faith determination of the value of a security or other asset based upon specifically applied procedures. Fair valuation may require subjective determinations. There can be no assurance that the fair value of an asset is the price at which the asset could have been sold during the period in which the particular fair value was used in determining the Fund’s NAV.

Equity securities listed on a North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchange are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Other foreign equity securities are fair valued using quotations from an independent pricing service, as applicable. The value of securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. is generally the NASDAQ official closing price.

Fixed income securities are valued using prices supplied by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing services or broker/dealers. Those prices are determined using a variety of inputs and factors as more fully described in the Statement of Additional Information.

Assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates from an approved independent pricing service as of 4:00 p.m. ET.

Shares of ETFs are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the ETF is principally traded. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.

Options (e.g., on stock indices or equity securities) traded on U.S. equity securities exchanges are valued at the composite mean price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes at the close of options trading on such exchanges.

Options traded on foreign exchanges or U.S. commodity exchanges are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price available prior to the calculation of the Fund’s NAV and will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable, for any options involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges.

Exchange traded futures (e.g., on stock indices, debt securities or commodities) are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price as of the close of the exchanges on which they trade. Any futures involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

Non-listed over-the-counter options and futures are valued utilizing market quotations provided by approved pricing services.

Swaps and structured notes are priced generally by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing service or at an evaluated price provided by a counterparty or broker/dealer.

Any derivatives involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

 

 
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NAV is calculated each business day as of the close of the NYSE, which is typically 4:00 p.m. ET. On occasion, the NYSE will close before 4:00 p.m. ET. When that happens, NAV will be calculated as of the time the NYSE closes. The Fund will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. The price at which a purchase is effected is based on the next calculation of NAV after the order is received in proper form in accordance with this prospectus. To the extent the Fund invests in securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges or other markets that trade on weekends or other days when the Fund does not price its shares, the value of the Fund’s shares may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

The Fund has elected to be treated and intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company is not subject to tax at the corporate level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. The Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would result in corporate-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.

The Fund can earn income and realize capital gain. The Fund deducts any expenses and then pays out the earnings, if any, to shareholders as distributions.

The Fund generally declares net investment income, if any, at least annually. The Fund will distribute net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. For each taxable year, the Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains.

You have the following options for your distributions. You may:

 

   

Reinvest all distributions in additional Fund shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net investment income in cash and reinvest distributions of net capital gain in additional shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net capital gain in cash and reinvest distributions of net investment income; or

 

   

Take all distributions in cash.

If you do not select an option when you open your account, we will reinvest all distributions. If your distributions are reinvested, they will be in the form of shares of the same class without a sales charge. If you take your distributions in cash, you can choose to have a check mailed to your address of record or you can have them deposited into a pre-assigned bank account. The taxation of the dividends will not be affected whether you have them deposited into a bank account or sent by check.

Distributions of net investment income generally are taxable as ordinary income. Dividends of net investment income paid to a non-corporate U.S. shareholder properly reported as qualified dividend income generally will be taxable to such shareholder at preferential rates. The maximum individual rate applicable to “qualified dividend income” is either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. The amount of dividend income that may be so reported by the Fund generally will be limited to the aggregate of the eligible dividends received by the Fund. In addition, the Fund must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the shares on which the Fund received the eligible dividends, and the non-corporate U.S. shareholder must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund shares. Dividends of net investment income that are not reported as qualified dividend income and dividends of net short-term capital gain will be taxable as ordinary income.

If you receive distributions that are properly designated as capital gain dividends, the tax rate will be based on how long the Fund held a particular asset, not on how long you have owned your shares. Distributions of net capital gain (that is, the excess of the net gains from the sale of investments that the Fund owned for more than one year over the net losses from investments that the Fund owned for one year or less that are properly reported by the Fund as capital gain dividends will be taxable as long-term capital gain. The maximum individual rate applicable to long-term capital gains is generally either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Distributions of net short-term capital gain (that is, the excess of any net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss), if any, will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Capital gain of a corporate shareholder is taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.

An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from the Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceed certain threshold amounts.

 

 
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The Fund or an underlying fund’s investment in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes. In that case, the Fund’s yield on those securities would be decreased. In addition, the Fund or an underlying fund’s investment in certain foreign securities or foreign currencies may increase or accelerate the Fund’s recognition of ordinary income and may affect the timing or amount of Fund distributions.

The Fund or an underlying fund’s investments in certain mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, and derivative instruments may require the Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. In order to generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, the Fund may be required to liquidate other investments in its portfolio that it otherwise would have continued to hold, including when it is not advantageous to do so. The Fund or an underlying fund’s investment in REIT securities also may result in the Fund’s receipt of cash in excess of the REIT’s earnings; if the Fund distributes such amounts, such distributions could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for federal income tax purposes.

The Fund or an underlying fund’s transactions in futures contracts, swaps and other derivatives will be subject to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to accelerate income to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund’s securities, and convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. The Fund or an underlying fund’s use of these types of transactions may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions.

The Fund’s use of a fund-of-funds structure could affect the amount, timing and character of distributions from the Fund, and therefore, may increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. See “Distributions and Tax Matters — Investment in Other Funds” in the Statement of Additional Information.

Please see the Statement of Additional Information for additional discussion of the tax consequences of the above-described and other investments to the Fund and its shareholders.

The dates on which net investment income and capital gain dividends will be distributed are available online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

Early in each calendar year, the Fund will send you a notice showing the amount of distributions you received in the preceding year and the tax status of those distributions.

Any investor for whom the Fund does not have a valid Taxpayer Identification Number may be subject to backup withholding.

Distributions by the Fund to retirement plans and other entities that qualify for tax-exempt or tax-deferred treatment under federal income tax laws will generally not be taxable. Special tax rules apply to investment through such plans. The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to such tax-exempt or tax-deferred entities or accounts. You should consult your tax advisor to determine the suitability of the Fund as an investment and the tax treatment of distributions.

The Fund is not intended for foreign shareholders. Any foreign shareholders would generally be subject to U.S. tax-withholding on distributions by the Fund, as discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to tax-deferred or other non-taxable entities.

The above is a general summary of tax implications of investing in the Fund. Because each investor’s tax consequences are unique, please consult your tax advisor to see how investing in the Fund and, for individuals and S corporations, selection of a particular cost method of accounting will affect your own tax situation.

 

 
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IMPORTANT TAX REPORTING CONSIDERATIONS

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in the Fund direct account) will report gains and losses realized on redemptions of shares for shareholders who are individuals and S corporations purchased after January 1, 2012 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This information will also be reported to you on Form 1099-B and the IRS each year. In calculating the gain or loss on redemptions of shares, the average cost method will be used to determine the cost basis of Fund shares purchased after January 1, 2012 unless you instruct the Fund in writing at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 that you want to use another available method for cost basis reporting (for example, First In, First Out (FIFO), Last In, First Out (LIFO), Specific Lot Identification (SLID) or High Cost, First Out (HIFO)). If you designate SLID as your cost basis method, you will also need to designate a secondary cost basis method (Secondary Method). If a Secondary Method is not provided, the Fund will designate FIFO as the Secondary Method and will use the Secondary Method with respect to systematic withdrawals.

Not all cost basis methods are available. Please contact the Fund at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 for more information on the available methods for cost basis reporting. To determine which available cost basis method is best for you, you should consult with your tax advisor. Please note that you will be responsible for calculating and reporting gains and losses on redemptions of shares purchased prior to January 1, 2012 to the IRS as such information will not be reported by the Fund and may not be maintained by your Financial Intermediary.

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in the Fund direct account) is also required to report gains and losses to the IRS in connection with redemptions of shares by S corporations. If a shareholder is a corporation and has not instructed the Fund that it is a C corporation in its account application or by written instruction to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, the Fund will treat the shareholder as an S corporation and file a Form 1099-B.

SHAREHOLDER STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

The Fund or your Financial Intermediary will send you transaction confirmation statements and quarterly account statements. Please review these statements carefully. The Fund will correct errors if notified within one year of the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement, except that, with respect to unfulfilled Letters of Intent, the Fund may process corrections up to 15 months after the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement. Your Financial Intermediary may have a different cut-off time. J.P. Morgan Funds will charge a fee for requests for statements that are older than two years. Please retain all of your statements, as they could be needed for tax purposes.

To reduce expenses and conserve natural resources, the Fund will deliver a single copy of prospectuses and financial reports to individual investors who share a residential address, provided they have the same last name or the Fund reasonably believes they are members of the same family. If you would like to receive separate mailings, please call 1-800-480-4111 and the Fund will begin individual delivery within 30 days. If you would like to receive these documents by e-mail, please visit www.jpmorganfunds.com and sign up for electronic delivery.

If you hold your Fund shares directly, you may access your account statements at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

After each fiscal half year you will receive a financial report from the Fund. In addition, the Fund will periodically send you proxy statements and other reports.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please write to J.P. Morgan Funds Services at P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, call 1-800-480-4111 or visit www.jpmorganfunds.com.

AVAILABILITY OF PROXY VOTING RECORD

The Trustees for the Fund have delegated the authority to vote proxies for securities owned by the Fund to the applicable investment adviser. A copy of the Fund’s voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com no later than August 31 of each year. The Fund’s proxy voting record will include, among other things, a brief description of the matter voted on for each portfolio security, and will state how each vote was cast, for example, for or against the proposal.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

No sooner than 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, the Fund will make available upon request the uncertified, complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that fiscal quarter.

 

 
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The Fund will post these quarterly schedules on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

In addition, from time to time, the Fund may post portfolio holdings on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website on a more frequent basis.

The Fund may disclose the complete uncertified holdings list and the percentage allocation to each of the underlying funds, allocations to each JPMIM sub-portfolio and allocations to each unaffiliated sub-adviser and the percentage that each represents of the Fund’s portfolio as of the most recent month’s end, online at www.jpmorganfunds.com, no sooner than 10 calendar days after month’s end.

Shareholders may request portfolio holdings schedules at no charge by calling 1-800-480-4111. A description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in the Statement of Additional Information.

 

 
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Glossary of Common Investment Terminology

 

For the purpose of the “INVESTING WITH J.P. MORGAN FUNDS” section, references to “account” and “Fund” are not interchangeable. Fund refers to an individual mutual fund position. An account may be invested in a single Fund or multiple Funds.

Breakpoints — Differences in sales charges that are assessed based on the amount of purchases. The larger the investment, the lower the sales charge.

Capital Gains Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of gains realized on securities that the Fund has sold at a profit, minus any realized losses.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) — A back-end sales charge imposed when shares are redeemed from the Fund. This fee usually declines over time.

Dividend Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of income from interest or dividends generated by the Fund’s investments.

Financial Intermediaries — Include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with the Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent. Shares purchased this way will typically be held for you by the Financial Intermediary.

Group Retirement Plans — Refers to employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and

 

   

Shares must be held at a plan level or

 

   

Shares must be held at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper.

Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) or individual 403(b) plans do not qualify under this waiver.

Institutional Investors — Include fee-based “wrap” account sponsors (provided they have an agreement covering the arrangement with the Distributor), corporations, qualified non-profit organizations, charitable trusts, foundations and endowments, state, county, city or any instrumentality, department, authority or agency thereof, and banks, trust companies or other depository institutions investing for their own account or on behalf of their clients.

Letter of Intent (LOI) — A Letter of Intent is signed by an investor stating the investor’s intention to buy a specified amount over a period of 13 months in order to receive a reduced front-end sales charge. Each purchase the investor makes during the 13 month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount specified in the Letter of Intent. If the amount is not met within the 13 month period, the investor must pay the Distributor the difference between the sales charges applicable to the purchases at the time they were made and the reduced sales charges previously paid.

Medallion Signature Guarantee — A special stamp used to verify the authenticity of certain documents. It is a guarantee by a financial institution that the signature is genuine and the financial institution accepts liability for any forgery. Medallion signature guarantees protect shareholders by preventing unauthorized transfer of assets that could result in monetary losses to the investor due to fraud. Medallion guarantee stamps can be obtained at many bank branches or brokerage firms.

Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) — The distribution amount that Traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRA owners must begin to take from their retirement accounts by April 1st the year after they reach age 70 1/2.

Rights of Accumulation (ROA) — When utilizing “rights of accumulation,” the investor can combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types with the amount of the current purchase to qualify for a breakpoint and reduced front-end sales charge on the current purchase.

Uncollected Shares — Shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check or through an ACH transaction are not available for redemption for up to five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check or ACH transaction has cleared.

Wire or ACH — refers to the method used for payment or redemptions. Movement of money by wire is typically faster than money sent by ACH (Automated Clearing House). While J.P. Morgan Funds does not charge for either method, your bank may charge a fee for these services.

 

 

 
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Management of the Fund

 

THE ADVISER, SUB-ADVISERS, ADMINISTRATOR AND DISTRIBUTOR

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM) is the investment adviser to the Fund and makes the day-to-day investment decisions for the Fund. JPMIM is located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017. JPMIM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase, a bank holding company.

JPMIM may serve as the “manager of managers” for the Fund and will have responsibility for monitoring and coordinating the overall management of the Fund. In this capacity, JPMIM: (i) evaluates, selects, and recommends to the Trustees affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers needed to manage all or part of the assets of the Fund; (ii) reviews the Fund’s portfolio holdings and monitors concentration in a particular security or industry; (iii) monitors and evaluates the sub-advisers’ investment programs and results as well as the performance of sub-advisers relative to the applicable benchmark indexes; and (iv) reviews the Fund’s compliance with its investment objectives, strategies, policies and restrictions. JPMIM may also directly manage certain portions of the Fund. The sub-adviser(s), and JPMIM, to the extent it directly manages certain portions of the Fund, are responsible for deciding which securities to purchase and sell for their respective portions of the Fund and for placing orders for the Fund’s transactions. JPMIM has obtained an exemptive order of the SEC granting exemptions from certain provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the Exemptive Order), pursuant to which JPMIM is permitted, subject to supervision and approval of the Trust’s Trustees, to enter into and materially amend sub-advisory agreements with unaffiliated sub-advisers without such agreements being approved by the shareholders of the Fund. JPMIM may not enter into any sub-advisory agreement with an affiliated sub-adviser without such agreement being approved by shareholders of the Fund. Accordingly, the Fund and JPMIM may hire, terminate, or replace unaffiliated sub-advisers without shareholder approval (except as noted above), including, without limitation, the replacement or reinstatement of any sub-advisers with respect to which a sub-advisory agreement has automatically terminated as a result of an assignment. JPMIM will continue to have the ultimate responsibility to oversee the sub-advisers and recommend their hiring, termination and replacement. Shareholders will be notified of any changes in sub-advisers. Shareholders of the Fund have the right to terminate a sub-advisory agreement for the Fund at any time by a vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. The Exemptive Order also permits the Fund to disclose to shareholders the management fees only in the aggregate.

During the most recent fiscal year ended 6/30/15, the Adviser was paid a management fee (net of waivers) of 0% as a percentage of average daily net assets.

A discussion of the basis the Board of Trustees of the Trust used in approving the investment advisory agreement for the Fund is

available in the semi-annual report for the most recent fiscal period ended December 31.

THE FUND’S ADMINISTRATOR

JPMIM (the Administrator) provides administrative services and oversees the Fund’s other service providers. The Administrator receives a pro-rata portion of the following annual fee on behalf of the Fund for administrative services: 0.15% of the first $25 billion of average daily net assets of all Funds (excluding certain funds of funds and money market funds) in the J.P. Morgan Funds Complex plus 0.075% of average daily net assets of such Funds over $25 billion.

THE FUND’S DISTRIBUTOR

JPMDS (the Distributor) is the distributor for the Fund. The Distributor is an affiliate of JPMIM and the Administrator.

ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

JPMIM, JPMDS, and from time to time, other affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, may also, at their own expense and out of their own legitimate profits, provide additional cash payments to Financial Intermediaries who sell shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds. For this purpose, Financial Intermediaries include investment advisers, financial advisors, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase that have entered into an agreement with JPMDS. These additional cash payments are payments over and above any sales charges (including Rule 12b-1 fees), shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency and/or networking fees that are paid to such Financial Intermediaries, as described elsewhere in this prospectus. These additional cash payments are generally made to Financial Intermediaries, that provide shareholder, sub-transfer agency or administrative services, or marketing support. Marketing support may include access to sales meetings, sales representatives and Financial Intermediary management representatives, inclusion of the J.P. Morgan Funds on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or other sales programs and/or for training and educating a Financial Intermediary’s employees. These additional cash payments also may be made as an expense reimbursement in cases where the Financial Intermediary provides shareholder services to J.P. Morgan Fund shareholders. JPMIM and JPMDS may also pay cash compensation in the form of finders’ fees that vary depending on the J.P. Morgan Fund and the dollar amount of shares sold. Such additional compensation may provide such Financial Intermediaries with an incentive to favor sales of shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds over other investment options they make available to their customers. See the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

 

 
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THE FUND MANAGERS

The Fund is managed by JPMIM’s Global Investment Management Solutions – Global Multi Asset Group (GIM Solutions-GMAG). The members of the GIM Solutions-GMAG team responsible for management and oversight of the Fund are Jeffrey A. Geller, Anne Lester, Daniel Oldroyd, Michael Schoenhaut and Eric J. Bernbaum. In their capacity as portfolio managers, Mr. Geller, Ms. Lester, Mr. Oldroyd, Mr. Schoenhaut and Mr. Bernbaum and the team of analysts manage the portfolio construction, investment strategy selection and tactical asset allocation processes for the Fund, which is comprised of the underlying equity strategies. Mr. Geller, Managing Director, is Chief Investment Officer (CIO) for the Americas of GIM Solutions-GMAG and has had investment oversight responsibility for the Fund since its inception. Before joining JPMIM in 2006, he was director of Hedge Fund Investments at Russell Investment Group, where he served as chairman of Russell’s hedge fund investment committee.

Ms. Lester, Managing Director, has been an employee of JPMIM since 1992, a member of GIM Solutions-GMAG since 2000, and a portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception. An employee since 2000 and a portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception, Mr. Oldroyd, Managing Director and CFA and CAIA charterholder, has held several positions including investment strategist for J.P. Morgan Retirement Plans Services. Mr. Schoenhaut, Managing Director and a CFA charterholder, has been an employee of JPMIM since 1997 and a portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception. Mr. Bernbaum, Vice President and a CFA charterholder, has been an employee of JPMIM since 2008 and a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2015.

JPMIM serves as the adviser, and certain affiliates serve as sub-advisers, to the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds, for which they receive a fee.

The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, the other accounts managed by the portfolio managers, and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities in the Fund.

 

 

 
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Financial Highlights

 

The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each Fund’s financial performance for each of the past one through five fiscal years or periods, as applicable. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the tables represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information for each period presented has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose reports, along with the Fund’s financial statements, are included in the respective Fund’s annual report, which is available upon request.

To the extent the Fund invests in other Funds, the Total Annual Operating Expenses included in the Fee Table will not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights below.

             Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
     

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

    

Net

investment

income

(loss) (b)

   

Net realized

and unrealized

gains

(losses) on

investments

    

Total from

investment

operations

    

Net

investment

income

    

Net

realized

gain

    

Total

distributions

 
SmartAllocation Equity Fund                    
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 20.82       $ 0.23 (h)(i)    $ 0.41       $ 0.64       $ (0.38    $ (0.19    $ (0.57
Year Ended June 30, 2014      17.29         0.25 (h)(i)      3.50         3.75         (0.20      (0.02      (0.22
July 2, 2012 (k) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.23        2.13         2.36         (0.07              (0.07
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      20.81         0.10 (h)(i)      0.43         0.53         (0.29      (0.19      (0.48
Year Ended June 30, 2014      17.24         0.16 (h)(i)      3.49         3.65         (0.06      (0.02      (0.08
July 2, 2012 (k) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.16        2.11         2.27         (0.03              (0.03
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      20.90         0.18 (h)(i)      0.51         0.69         (0.37      (0.19      (0.56
Year Ended June 30, 2014      17.31         0.28 (h)(i)      3.53         3.81         (0.20      (0.02      (0.22
July 2, 2012 (k) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.28        2.12         2.40         (0.09              (0.09
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(j) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the period ended June 30, 2013 and for the year ended June 30, 2014.
(k) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        

Net asset

value,

end of

period

   

Total return

(excludes

sales charge) (c)(d)

   

Net assets,

end of

period

   

Net

expenses (e)(f)

   

Net

investment

income

(loss) (b)

   

    
Expenses

without waivers,

reimbursements and

earnings credits (f)

   

Portfolio

turnover

rate (c)(g)

 
           
           
$ 20.89        3.14   $ 498,867        0.64     1.10 %(i)      1.39     16
  20.82        21.76        314,143        0.55 (j)      1.31 (i)(j)      2.15 (j)      18   
  17.29        15.77        68,166        0.64 (j)      1.56 (j)      19.01 (j)      47   
           
  20.86        2.59        365,005        1.14        0.48 (i)      1.86        16   
  20.81        21.18        177,347        1.04 (j)      0.83 (i)(j)      2.78 (j)      18   
  17.24        15.16        57,583        1.14 (j)      0.99 (j)      19.29 (j)      47   
           
  21.03        3.41        393,436        0.38        0.84 (i)      1.15        16   
  20.90        22.04        1,266,572        0.26 (j)      1.42 (i)(j)      2.36 (j)      18   
  17.31        16.04        870,195        0.39 (j)      1.74 (j)      18.55 (j)      47   

 

 
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HOW TO REACH US

 

MORE INFORMATION

For investors who want more information on the Fund the following documents are available free upon request:

ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS

Our annual and semi-annual reports contain more information about the Fund’s investments and performance. The annual report also includes details about the market conditions and investment strategies that had a significant effect on the Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)

The SAI contains more detailed information about the Fund and its policies. It is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. That means, by law, it is considered to be part of this prospectus.

You can get a free copy of these documents and other information, or ask us any questions, by calling us at 1-800-480-4111 or writing to:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

If you buy shares through a Financial Intermediary, please contact that Financial Intermediary directly for more information. You can also find information online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

You can write or e-mail the SEC’s Public Reference Room and ask them to mail you information about the Fund, including the SAI. They will charge you a copying fee for this service. You can also visit the Public Reference Room and copy the documents while you are there.

Public Reference Room of the SEC

Washington, DC 20549-1520

1-202-551-8090

E-mail: publicinfo@sec.gov

Reports, a copy of the SAI and other information about the Fund is also available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Investment Company Act File No. 811-21295

 

©JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2016. All rights reserved. July 2016.

 

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Prospectus

JPMorgan SmartAllocation Funds

Class R2, Class R5 & Class R6 Shares

November 1, 2015, as supplemented July 1, 2016

JPMorgan SmartAllocation Equity Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JSMRX; R5/JSRRX; R6/JSARX

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

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Risk/Return Summary:   
JPMorgan SmartAllocation Equity Fund      1   
More About the Fund      6   

Principal Investment Strategies

     6   

Investment Risks

     6   

Conflicts of Interest

     9   

Temporary Defensive Positions

     9   

Additional Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

     10   

Expenses of Underlying Funds

     10   

Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds

     11   

Choosing a Share Class

     11   

Financial Intermediary Compensation

     12   

Purchasing Fund Shares

     13   

Exchanging Fund Shares

     16   

Redeeming Fund Shares

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JPMorgan SmartAllocation Equity Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JSMRX; R5/JSRRX; R6/JSARX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.50     0.50     0.50
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     2.11        1.91        0.30   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses¹

    1.86        1.86        0.30   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.49        0.49        0.49   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     3.60        2.90        1.29   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements²     (2.22     (2.22     (0.66
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement²     1.38        0.68        0.63   
1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund and any underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 1.38%, 0.68% and 0.63% of the average daily net assets of Class R2, Class R5, and Class R6 Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the advisor and/or affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     140        897        1,675        3,717   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     69        687        1,331        3,064   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     64        344        644        1,499   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 16% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund seeks to provide exposure to a broadly diversified portfolio of equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S. companies (including companies in emerging markets) across all market capitalization ranges. J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser) will strategically and tactically allocate the Fund’s assets across equity sub-asset classes seeking attractive risk-adjusted returns. The Fund intends to gain exposure to equity securities primarily by investing in J.P. Morgan Funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (unaffiliated ETFs) (collectively, the “underlying funds”).

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Equity securities include common stock, preferred stock, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), American Depositary Shares (ADSs), convertible securities, warrants and rights, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and underlying funds that invest primarily in such instruments.

In managing the Fund, the Adviser establishes strategic target allocations among equity sub-asset classes at least on an annual basis. In determining the strategic target allocations, the Adviser focuses on equity sub-asset classes and underlying funds that it believes will outperform the Fund’s Benchmark over the long term. The Adviser will review these allocations at least annually and may make changes when it believes it is beneficial to the Fund, including, but not limited to, adding or removing equity sub-asset classes or underlying funds, changing the equity sub-asset class allocations or allocations to underlying funds or maintaining the strategic target allocations for longer or shorter periods of time.

The Fund’s strategic target allocations among equity sub-asset classes as of the date of this prospectus are set forth below:

 

Asset Class   Strategic  Target1
Allocation
     Ranges
U.S. Equity, including Small-, Mid- and Large-Cap Equity     59.5%       +/- 15%
REITs     6.0%       +/- 10%
International Equity     22.0%       +/- 15%
Emerging Markets Equity     12.5%       +/- 10%

 

1 As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund utilizes underlying funds to implement its strategic target allocations although the Fund also has flexibility to utilize direct investments in securities and derivatives to implement its strategic target allocations in the future.

The Adviser will also use tactical allocations to pursue short to intermediate term opportunities through a combination of positions in underlying funds and direct investments, including

futures contracts. As a result of tactical allocations, the Fund may deviate from the strategic target allocations at any given time by the ranges indicated above. These ranges apply to both the equity sub-asset classes and types of underlying funds that provide exposure to these equity sub-asset classes. The Adviser will review its tactical allocations on a periodic basis and may make modifications in its discretion. Updated information concerning the Fund’s actual allocations to underlying funds and investments will be available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and on the Fund’s website from time to time.

In addition to investing in underlying funds, the Fund may also invest directly in individual securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use futures contracts for purposes of cash management and to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. Futures may also be used for interest rate risk management to adjust the duration position of the Fund.

The Adviser may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the subasset classes noted above and to make direct investments in securities and other financial instruments. When using subadvisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace subadvisers without shareholder approval.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the Adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by the underlying funds. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

 

 

 
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General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

ETF Risk. The Fund and underlying funds may invest in shares of ETFs. The Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the underlying funds. The price movement of an index-based ETF may not track the underlying index and may result in a loss. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to equity sub-asset classes and investments. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the strategic target allocation from time to time.

Equity Securities Risk. Certain underlying funds invest in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the underlying fund’s securities goes down, the Fund’s investment in the underlying fund decreases in value.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Underlying funds that invest in foreign currencies, foreign issuers and foreign securities (including depositary receipts) are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payments,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries

typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Country and Region Risk. Some of the underlying funds concentrate their investments in securities of a single country or region (e.g., China Region, India, Latin America or Russia). Because these underlying funds concentrate their investments in a single country or region, their performance may be more volatile than that of a fund that can invest globally.

Real Estate Securities Risk. Certain underlying funds are highly concentrated in real estate securities, including REITs. These securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy, environmental factors and, in the case of mortgages, credit risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, investments in REITs are subject to risks associated with the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer and underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies which may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and could result in losses that significantly exceed the original investment. Many derivatives create leverage thereby causing the Fund or underlying fund to be more volatile than it would be if it had not used derivatives. Derivatives also expose the Fund and underlying funds to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation), including credit risk of the derivative counterparty. In addition, the Fund and certain of the underlying funds may use derivatives for non-hedging purposes, which increases the Fund’s or the underlying funds’ potential for loss. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain

 

 

 
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reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund and the underlying funds do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Index Investing Risk. Certain of the underlying funds, including ETFs, in which the Fund may invest are index funds. Index funds are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Preferred Stock Risk. The Fund and certain underlying funds may invest in preferred stock. Preferred stock generally has a preference as to dividends and liquidation over an issuer’s common stock but ranks junior to debt securities in an issuer’s capital structure. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

Direct Investment Risk. The Fund’s direct investments in securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks).

Transactions Risk. The Fund and/or an underlying fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund’s Class R6 Shares for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the MSCI World Index (net of foreign withholding taxes), the S&P 500 Index and the Lipper Global Multi-Cap Core Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by

Lipper. Unlike the other indexes, the Lipper index includes the expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      7.68%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      -2.05%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was -5.91%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
(since 7/2/12)
 
CLASS R6 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.99     15.55
Return After Taxes on Distributions     5.89        14.75   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     4.21        11.85   
CLASS R2 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.20        14.70   
CLASS R5 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.91        15.50   
MSCI WORLD INDEX     4.94        16.00   

(Net of Foreign Withholding Taxes)

(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes, Except Foreign Withholding Taxes)

     
S&P 500 INDEX     13.69        20.45   
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)      
LIPPER GLOBAL MULTI-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX     0.59        13.63   
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)                
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are shown for only the Class R6 Shares and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey A. Geller   2012    Managing Director
Anne Lester   2012    Managing Director
Daniel Oldroyd   2012    Managing Director
Michael Schoenhaut   2012    Managing Director
Eric J. Bernbaum   2015    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

 

For Class R6 Shares   
To establish an account   

For Direct Investors

     $15,000,000   

For Discretionary Accounts

     $5,000,000   
To add to an account      No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111.

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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More About the Fund

 

The Fund described in this prospectus is a series of JPMorgan Trust I (the Trust) and is managed by JPMIM. The underlying J.P. Morgan Funds are managed by JPMIM or its affiliates. These advisers are considered control affiliates and the underlying funds advised by those entities are in the same group of investment companies as the Fund. For more information about the Fund and JPMIM, please read “Management of the Fund” and the Statement of Additional Information.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The mutual fund described in this prospectus is a “Fund of Funds.” The Fund’s investment strategy is to invest in a diversified group of other mutual funds within the same group of investment companies (i.e., J.P. Morgan Funds) and unaffiliated exchange traded funds (ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the underlying funds). The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a variety of equity sub-asset classes including U.S. large cap, mid cap, and small cap equities, REITs, international and emerging markets equities. The Fund attempts to take advantage of the most attractive types of investments by focusing on securities that the Adviser believes would outperform the Fund’s benchmarks and peer group over the long term. Exposure and diversification to such equity sub-asset classes is achieved by investing in the underlying funds as well as by investing directly in securities and other financial instruments, including derivatives, to the extent permitted by applicable law or the exemptive relief obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In connection with its main investment strategies, the Fund may use futures, including exchange traded futures, for purposes of cash management and to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight its investments among, various sectors or markets. The Fund is also permitted to use other derivatives such as options, swaps and exchange traded notes (ETNs) as additional strategies. Under certain market conditions, the use of derivatives could be significant.

JPMIM may hire sub-advisers to manage any of the equity sub-asset classes described under the Fund’s “What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?” section in the “Risk/Return Summary”. When using sub-advisers to manage the Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval. The Fund will notify shareholders of changes to sub-advisers. Please see “The Adviser, Sub-Advisers, Administrator, Distributor and Shareholder Servicing Agent” on page 26 for more details.

The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ prior notice of any change in its 80% investment policy above.

NON-FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
An investment objective is fundamental if it cannot be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund’s investment objective is not fundamental and may be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

Direct Investments in Securities and Financial Instruments.

The Fund invests in J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs. The Fund, to the extent permitted by applicable law or the exemptive relief obtained from the SEC, may also invest directly in securities, including ETNs, and other financial instruments, such as futures, swaps and other derivatives, in lieu of the underlying funds to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight allocations among, various sectors and markets. For temporary defensive purposes or to respond to unusual market conditions or large cash flows, the Fund may invest all of its assets directly in securities and financial instruments and may invest all or most of its assets in cash or cash equivalents.

INVESTMENT RISKS

The Fund invests in a variety of other J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs. The J.P. Morgan Funds and ETFs in which the Fund may invest are referred to in this prospectus as the “underlying funds.” The main risks associated with investing in the Fund are summarized in the “Risk/Return Summary” at the front of this prospectus. More detailed descriptions of the risks associated with the Fund and the underlying funds are described below. The degree to which these risks apply to the Fund will vary according to its use of tactical allocations and each may be considered a main risk of the Fund over the course of time.

Main Risks

Investment Risk. The Fund is subject to investment risk, including stock market risk. The market may be volatile causing the Fund’s share price to drop and an investor to lose money.

Investments in Mutual Funds and ETFs Risk. The Fund invests in underlying J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s performance is directly related to the performance of the underlying funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with the value of the underlying funds and changes in the markets where the underlying funds invest. Because the Fund’s Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from certain of the underlying funds, investments in the Fund benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the

 

 

 
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Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

In addition to investing in underlying J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund may also invest in ETFs. ETFs are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are purchased and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be structured as investment companies, depositary receipts or other pooled investment vehicles and may be passively or actively managed. Passively managed ETFs generally seek to track the performance of a particular market index, including broad-based market indexes, as well as indexes relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Actively managed ETFs do not seek to track the performance of a particular market index. The price movement of an index-based ETF may not track the underlying index and may result in a loss. In addition, ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Tactical Allocation Risk. The Adviser has discretion to make short to intermediate term tactical allocations that increase or decrease the exposure to equity sub-asset classes and investments. The Fund’s tactical allocation strategy may not be successful in adding value, may increase losses to the Fund and/or cause the Fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed in the strategic target allocation from time to time.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Fund may use derivatives in connection with their investment strategies. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s or underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives are subject to the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. The use of derivatives may not be successful, resulting in losses to the Fund or underlying fund, and the cost of such strategies may reduce the Fund’s or underlying fund’s returns. Derivatives also expose the Fund and underlying funds to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligation), including credit risk of the derivative counterparty. In addition, the Fund or underlying fund may use derivatives for non-hedging purposes, which increases the Fund’s or underlying fund’s potential for loss. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund and the underlying funds do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Investing in derivatives will result in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks. The Fund or underlying fund may be more volatile than if the Fund or underlying fund had not been leveraged because the leverage tends to exaggerate any effect on the value of the Fund’s or underlying fund’s

portfolio securities. Registered investment companies such as the underlying funds are limited in their ability to engage in derivative transactions and are required to identify and earmark assets to provide asset coverage for derivative transactions.

The Fund’s or underlying fund’s transactions in futures contracts, swaps and other derivatives could also affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders which may result in the Fund or underlying fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions, which may adversely impact the Fund’s or underlying fund’s after-tax return.

 

WHAT IS A DERIVATIVE?
Derivatives are securities or contracts (like futures and options) that derive their value from the performance of underlying assets or securities.

Securities and Financial Instruments Risk. The Fund may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments, such as derivatives. The intention of doing so is to gain exposure to, or to overweight or underweight their investments, among various sectors or markets. There is no guarantee that the use of these securities and financial instruments will produce the intended result of effectively allocating the Fund’s investments to a specific market or sector. In addition, securities and financial instruments are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market (e.g., futures and swaps on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment, emerging market and derivative risks). Depending on the type of security or instrument, the market value may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably causing a security or instrument to be worth less than the price originally paid for it. To the extent that a security or instrument decreases in value, the value of your investment in the Fund will be affected.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Market Risk. Because the underlying funds may invest in foreign currencies or securities of foreign issuers (including depositary receipts), investments in such underlying funds are subject to special risks in addition to those of U.S. investments. These risks include political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of the

 

 

 
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underlying fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payments,” an underlying fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

The risks associated with foreign securities are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” These countries may have relatively unstable governments and less-established market economies than developed countries and you may sustain sudden, and sometimes substantial, fluctuations in the value of your investments. Emerging markets may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. These risks make emerging market securities more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in more developed countries. The underlying fund’s investments in foreign and emerging market securities may also be subject to foreign withholding and/or other taxes, which would decrease an underlying fund’s yield on these securities.

Smaller Companies Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in securities of smaller companies. Investments by underlying funds in smaller, newer companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. In addition, smaller companies may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, the changes in value of their securities may be more sudden or erratic than in large capitalization companies, especially over the short term. Because smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or may depend on a few key employees, they may be more susceptible to particular economic events or competitive factors than large capitalization companies. This may cause unexpected and frequent decreases in the value of underlying funds investing in small companies, and may affect your investment in the Fund.

Real Estate Securities Risk. Investments by certain of the underlying funds will be highly concentrated in the securities of companies in the real estate sector. The value of real estate securities in general, and REITs in particular, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate, which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building,

environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. The underlying mortgage loans may be subject to the risks of default or of prepayments that occur earlier or later than expected, and such loans may also include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The value of REITs will rise and fall in response to the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties. REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities. The underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds.

Index Strategy Risk. The Fund uses index funds and other strategies that are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund or as part of an indexing strategy at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s or strategy’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index. Certain index funds may hold securities of affiliates of the Fund’s investment adviser and sub-adviser if such securities are in the index.

Transactions Risk. The Fund and/or an underlying fund could experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders and its liquidity may be negatively impacted. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent, occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for the securities sold, or when the securities an underlying fund wishes to or is required to sell are illiquid. The Fund and/or an underlying fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at its desired time or price. Illiquidity can be caused by a drop in overall market trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or legal restrictions on the securities’ resale. Certain securities that were liquid when purchased may later become illiquid, particularly in times of overall economic distress. Similarly, large purchases of Fund or underlying fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s and/or an underlying fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Additional Risks

Exchange Traded Notes Risk. Generally, ETNs are structured as senior, unsecured notes in which an issuer such as a bank agrees to pay a return based on the target commodity index less any fees. ETNs are synthetic instruments that allow individual investors to have access to derivatives linked to commodities and assets such as oil, currencies and foreign stock indexes. ETNs combine certain aspects of bonds and ETFs.

 

 

 
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Similar to ETFs, ETNs are traded on a major exchange (e.g., the New York Stock Exchange) during normal trading hours. However, investors can also hold the ETN until maturity. At maturity, the issuer pays to the investor a cash amount equal to principal amount, subject to the day’s index factor. ETN returns are based upon the performance of a market index minus applicable fees. The value of an ETN may be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying commodities markets, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer’s credit rating and economic, legal, political or geographic events that affect the referenced commodity. The value of the ETN may drop due to a downgrade in the issuer’s credit rating, even if the underlying index remains unchanged. Investments in ETNs are subject to the risks facing income securities in general including the risk that a counterparty will fail to make payments when due or default. In addition, investors in ETNs generally have no right with respect to the instruments underlying the index or any right to receive delivery of the instruments underlying the index.

Securities Lending Risk. Some of the underlying funds engage in securities lending. Securities lending involves counterparty risk, including the risk that the loaned securities may not be returned or returned in a timely manner and/or a loss of rights in the collateral if the borrower or the lending agent defaults. This risk is increased when an underlying fund’s loans are concentrated with a single or limited number of borrowers. In addition, an underlying fund bears the risk of loss in connection with its investments of the cash collateral it receives from the borrower. To the extent that the value or return of the underlying fund’s investments of the cash collateral declines below the amount owed to a borrower, an underlying fund may incur losses that exceed the amount it earned on lending the security. In situations where the adviser does not believe that it is prudent to sell the cash collateral investments in the market, the underlying fund may borrow money to repay the borrower the amount of cash collateral owed to the borrower upon return of the loaned securities. This will result in financial leverage, which may cause the underlying fund to be more volatile because financial leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the underlying fund’s portfolio securities.

For more information about risks associated with the types of investments that the Fund purchases, please read the Statement of Additional Information.

There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Please note that the Fund also may use strategies that are not described herein, but which are described in the Statement of Additional Information.

Volcker Rule Risk. Pursuant to section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and certain

rules promulgated thereunder known as the Volcker Rule, if the adviser and/or its affiliates own 25% or more of the outstanding ownership interests of a Fund after the permitted seeding period from the implementation of a Fund’s investment strategy, a Fund could be subject to restrictions on trading that would adversely impact the Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy. As a result, the adviser and/or its affiliates may be required to reduce their ownership interests in a Fund at a time that is sooner than would otherwise be desirable, which may result in a Fund’s liquidation or, if a Fund is able to continue operating, may result in losses, increased transaction costs and adverse tax consequences as a result of the sale of portfolio securities.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

An investment in the Fund is subject to a number of actual or potential conflicts of interest. For example, the Adviser and/or its affiliates provide a variety of different services to the Fund, for which the Fund compensates them. As a result, the Adviser and/or its affiliates have an incentive to enter into arrangements with the Fund, and face conflicts of interest when balancing that incentive against the best interests of the Fund. The Adviser and/or its affiliates also face conflicts of interest in their service as investment adviser to other clients, and, from time to time, make investment decisions that differ from and/or negatively impact those made by the Adviser on behalf of the Fund. In addition, affiliates of the Adviser provide a broad range of services and products to their clients and are major participants in the global currency, equity, commodity, fixed-income and other markets in which the Fund invests or will invest. In certain circumstances by providing services and products to their clients, these affiliates’ activities will disadvantage or restrict the Fund and/or benefit these affiliates. The Adviser may also acquire material non-public information which would negatively affect the Adviser’s ability to transact in securities for the Fund. JPMorgan and the Fund have adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to appropriately prevent, limit or mitigate conflicts of interest. In addition, many of the activities that create these conflicts of interest are limited and/or prohibited by law, unless an exception is available. For more information about conflicts of interest, see the Potential Conflicts of Interest section in the SAI.

TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS

For liquidity and to respond to unusual market conditions, the Fund may invest all or most of its total assets in cash and cash equivalents for temporary defensive purposes. These investments may result in a lower yield than lower-quality or longer-term investments, and prevent the Fund from meeting its investment objective.

 

 

 
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WHAT IS A CASH EQUIVALENT?
Cash equivalents are highly liquid, high-quality instruments with maturities of three months or less on the date they are purchased. They include securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, repurchase agreements (other than equity repurchase agreements), certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper (rated in one of the two highest rating categories), variable rate master demand notes, money market mutual funds and bank money market deposit accounts.

While the Fund is engaged in a temporary defensive position, it may not meet its investment objective. Therefore, the Fund will pursue a temporary defensive position only when market conditions warrant.

ADDITIONAL FEE WAIVER AND/OR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT

Service providers to a Fund may, from time to time, voluntarily waive all or a portion of any fees to which they are entitled and/or reimburse certain expenses as they may determine from time to time. A Fund’s service providers may discontinue or modify these voluntary actions at any time without notice. Performance for Funds reflects the voluntary waiver of fees and/or the reimbursement of expenses, if any. Without these voluntary waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would have been less favorable.

EXPENSES OF UNDERLYING FUNDS

The percentage of the Fund’s assets that will be allocated to each of the underlying funds may be changed from time to time by JPMIM within the parameters set forth in this prospectus. In addition, new J.P. Morgan Funds may be added to the list of underlying funds from time to time. To the extent that the allocations among the underlying funds are changed, or to the extent that the expense ratios of the underlying funds change, the weighted average operating expenses borne by the Fund may increase or decrease.

The Fund will invest in Class R6 Shares of the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds to the extent they are available. If an underlying J.P. Morgan Fund does not offer Class R6 Shares, the Fund will invest in Class R5 Shares of the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds. Many of the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds do not offer Class R5 or Class R6 Shares; therefore, the Fund will invest in Institutional Class Shares, if available. To the extent that an underlying J.P. Morgan Fund does not offer Class R6, Class R5 or Institutional Class Shares, the Fund will invest in Select Class Shares of an underlying J.P. Morgan Fund, if available. The shares of the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds in which the Fund invest may impose a separate shareholder service fee. To avoid charging a separate shareholder service fee at an effective rate above 0.25%, the shareholder servicing agent will waive shareholder service fees with respect to the Fund in an amount equal to the weighted average pro rata amount of shareholder service fees charged by the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds. This amount is shown as a waiver under “Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements” in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table.

The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding (1) dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, extraordinary expenses and expenses related to the Board of Trustees’ deferred compensation plan incurred by the Fund and any underlying fund and (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses incurred by an underlying fund) exceed 1.38%, 0.68% and 0.63% of the average daily net assets of Class R2, Class R5, and Class R6 Shares, respectively. This waiver is in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the advisor and/or affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise it. The Service Providers will not waive fees or reimburse expenses related to the underlying funds if prohibited by law.

 

 

 
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CHOOSING A SHARE CLASS

Each share class represents an investment in the same portfolio of securities, but each has different availability and eligibility criteria, expenses, dividends and distributions.

Please read this prospectus carefully, and then select the Fund and share class most appropriate for you and decide how much you want to invest. Each Fund may offer other classes of shares not included in this prospectus that have different expense levels, performance and eligibility requirements from the share classes offered in this prospectus. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning these or other share classes. A Financial Intermediary may receive different compensation based on the share class sold.

Class R shares are primarily used in Group Retirement Plans. The particular Group Retirement Plan will determine the share class available to its participants.

 

Shares of the Fund have not been registered for sale outside of the United States. This prospectus is not intended for distribution to prospective investors outside of the United States. The Fund generally do not market or sell shares to investors domiciled outside of the United States, even, with regard to individuals, if they are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.

 

     Class R2   Class R5   Class R6
Eligibility   May be purchased by Group Retirement Plans.1  

May be purchased by

  Group Retirement Plans1

  Section 529 college savings plans

 

May be purchased by

  Group Retirement Plans1

  Certain discretionary accounts at JPMIM or JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or their affiliates (the Investment Manager) as defined below

  Certain direct investors as defined below

  Section 529 college savings plans

Minimum Investment2,3   No minimum   No minimum  

$5,000,000 — Discretionary Accounts.

$15,000,000 — Direct Investors.

Accounts cannot be aggregated to meet the initial minimum investment. You are required to maintain a minimum account balance equal to the minimum initial investment in the Fund.

Minimum Subsequent Investments   No minimum   No minimum   No minimum
Distribution (12b-1) Fee   0.50% of the average daily net assets.   None   None
Shareholder Service Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.05% of the average daily net assets.   None
Redemption Fee   None   None   None

 

1 

For more information about eligible Group Retirement Plans, see “Group Retirement Plans” below.

2 

Financial Intermediaries or other organizations making the Fund available to their clients or customers may impose minimums which may be different from the requirements for investors purchasing directly from the Fund.

3 

Please see “MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE” for more information about minimum balance requirements.

 

 

 
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Financial Intermediaries may include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with JPMDS as Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent.

Accounts may be opened either directly with a Fund’s transfer agent or through Financial Intermediaries. If you have questions about eligibility, please call 1-800-480-4111.

 

   

Class R5 and Class R6 Shares are not subject to Rule 12b-1 fees.

 

   

Class R6 Shares have lower annual expense ratios than other share classes, as the Class R6 Shares have no ongoing shareholder service fees.

 

   

The Fund may issue other classes of shares that have different sales charges, expense levels and performance and different requirements for who may invest. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning all of a Fund’s other share classes. A Financial Intermediary who receives compensation for selling Fund shares may receive different amounts of compensation for sales of different classes of shares.

Group Retirement Plans

The only retirement plans that are eligible to purchase Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares are employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and the shares must be held a) at a plan level or b) at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper. Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares generally are not available to non-retirement accounts, traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) plans or individual 403(b) plans.

There is no minimum investment requirement for Group Retirement Plans, Section 529 college savings plans and eligible investments by other J.P. Morgan Funds or unaffiliated investment companies.

Discretionary Accounts

Class R6 Shares may also be purchased by an account for an investor:

 

  1. Whose investments in a Fund are made and directed on their behalf by investment representatives at the Investment Manager pursuant to a discretionary investment management agreement or trust agreement that provides for discretionary investment management services between the Investment Manager and the investor (a Discretionary Account), and

 

  2. Whose Discretionary Account’s initial investment in a Fund is at least $5,000,000. Accounts cannot be aggregated to meet the initial minimum.

Direct Investors

Class R6 Shares also may be purchased by individuals, institutions, trusts, and foundations whose:

 

  1. Account is not held for the benefit of multiple underlying, unrelated investors, and

 

  2. Initial investment in the Fund is at least $15,000,000. Accounts cannot be aggregated to meet the initial minimum.

College Savings Plans

To be eligible to invest in Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, Section 529 college savings plans must hold their shares through plan level or omnibus accounts held on the books of a Fund.

FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION

The following section describes the types of compensation paid to Financial Intermediaries for the sale of Fund shares and related services.

To obtain information, visit www.jpmorganfunds.com or call 1-800-480-4111.

 

 
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Rule 12b–1 Fees

The Fund described in this prospectus has adopted a Distribution Plan under Rule 12b-1 with respect to Class R2 Shares that allows it to pay distribution fees for the sale and distribution of these shares of the Fund. These fees are called “Rule 12b-1 fees.” Rule 12b-1 fees are paid by the Fund to the Distributor as compensation for its services and expenses in connection with the sale and distribution of Fund shares. The Distributor in turn pays all or part of these Rule 12b-1 fees to Financial Intermediaries that have agreements with the Distributor to sell shares of the Fund. The Distributor may pay Rule 12b-1 fees to its affiliates. Payments are not tied to actual expenses incurred.

The Rule 12b-1 fees (based on average daily net assets of the share class) vary by share class as follows:

 

Class    Rule 12b-1 Fee
Class R2    0.50%
Class R5    None
Class R6    None

Because Rule 12b-1 fees are paid out of Fund assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

Networking and Sub-Transfer Agency Fees

J.P. Morgan Funds have entered into agreements directly with Financial Intermediaries pursuant to which the Fund will pay the Financial Intermediary for services such as networking or sub-transfer agency (collectively, the “Sub-TA Agreements”). Sub-TA Agreement payments are generally based on either (1) a percentage of the average daily net assets of clients serviced by such Financial Intermediary up to a set maximum dollar amount per shareholder account serviced, or (2) a per account fee based on the number of accounts serviced by such Financial Intermediary. Sub-TA Agreement payments are in addition to, rather than in lieu of, Rule 12b-1 fees the Financial Intermediary may also be receiving pursuant to agreements with the Distributor for classes with Rule 12b-1 fees. The J.P. Morgan Funds will no longer enter into new Sub TA Agreements that require fee payments with respect to Class R6 Shares. From time to time, JPMIM or its affiliates may pay a portion of the fees for networking or sub-transfer agency at its or their own expense and out of its or their legitimate profits.

Shareholder Servicing

The Distributor, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of up to the following fee (based on the average daily net assets of each class of a Fund).

 

Class    Shareholder Servicing Fee
Class R2    0.25%
Class R5    0.05%
Class R6    None

The Distributor may enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of that fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services.

PURCHASING FUND SHARES

You may purchase shares directly from the Fund through the Distributor or through your Financial Intermediary.

Purchase and redemption orders will be accepted only on days that J.P. Morgan Funds are open for business. The Fund is open for business on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NYSE is closed for trading on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. A purchase or redemption order received by a Fund prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. ET) (“NYSE Close”), on a day the Fund is open for business, will be effected at that day’s NAV. The Fund will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. An order received after the NYSE Close will generally be effected at the NAV determined on the next business day. However, orders received by Financial Intermediaries on a business day prior to the NYSE

 

 
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Close and communicated to the Fund prior to such time as agreed upon by the Fund and the Financial Intermediary will be effected at the NAV determined on the business day the order was received by the Financial Intermediary.

A purchase order must be supported by all appropriate documentation and information in the proper form. The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete purchase orders.

Share ownership is electronically recorded; therefore, no certificate will be issued. A shareholder who purchases shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily will not accrue a dividend on the day of the purchase.

If you purchase shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your purchase order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for purchase orders.

If you purchase shares directly with the Fund, see the information below.

 

HOW TO PURCHASE DIRECTLY WITH THE FUNDS
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Phone or Online

 

1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

 

A new account generally may not be opened by phone or online.

 

A new fund position can be added to an existing account by phone or online if you have bank information on file. The minimum initial investment requirement must be met.

  You must already have bank information on file. If we do not have bank information on file, you must submit written instructions. Please call for instructions on how to add bank information to your account.

By Mail

 

Regular mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

Mail the completed and signed application with a check to our Regular or Overnight mailing address.

 

Refer to the Additional Information Regarding Purchases section

  Please mail your check and include your name, the Fund name, and your fund account number.
 

All checks must be made payable to one of the following:

  J.P. Morgan Funds; or

  The specific Fund in which you are investing.

 

Please include your existing account number, if applicable.

 

All checks must be in U.S. dollars. The Fund does not accept credit cards, cash, starter checks, money orders or credit card checks. The Fund reserves the right to refuse “third-party” checks and checks drawn on non-U.S. financial institutions even if payment may be effected through a U.S. financial institution. Checks made payable to any individual or company and endorsed to J.P. Morgan Funds or the Fund are considered third-party checks.

 

 
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HOW TO PURCHASE DIRECTLY WITH THE FUNDS
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Wire1

 

1-800-480-4111

 

Wire Instructions:

Boston Financial Data Services

2000 Crown Colony Drive

Quincy, MA 02169

 

Attn: J.P. Morgan Funds Services

ABA: 021 000 021

DDA: 323 125 832

FBO: Fund Name

Fund: Fund #

Account: Your Account # and
Your Account Registration

  Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Fund of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.   Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Fund of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.

 

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The Fund currently does not charge for these services, but may impose a charge in the future. However, your bank may impose a charge for debiting your bank account.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct certain transactions for Class R6 Shares using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Fund and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make purchases over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Purchases

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When you open an account, we will ask for your name, residential or business street address, date of birth (for an individual), and other information that will allow us to identify you, including your social security number, tax identification number or other identifying number. The Fund cannot waive these requirements. The Fund is required by law to reject your Account Application if the required identifying information is not provided.

We will attempt to collect any missing information required on the Account Application by contacting either you or your Financial Intermediary. If we cannot obtain this information within the established time frame, your Account Application will be rejected. Amounts received prior to receipt of the required information will be held un-invested and will be returned to you without interest if your Account Application is rejected. If the required information is obtained, your investment will be accepted and you will pay the NAV per share next calculated after all of the required information is received.

Once we have received all of the required information, federal law requires us to verify your identity. After an account is opened, we may restrict your ability to purchase additional shares until your identity is verified. If we are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time, the Fund reserves the right to close your account at the current day’s NAV per share. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the NAV per share next calculated after the account is closed, less any applicable fees.

Purchases by wire may be canceled if J.P. Morgan Funds Services does not receive payment by 4:00 p.m. ET on the settlement date. You will be responsible for any expenses and/or losses to the Fund.

 

 

 
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EXCHANGING FUND SHARES

An exchange is selling shares of one J.P. Morgan Fund and taking the proceeds to simultaneously purchase shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund. Before making an exchange request, you should read the prospectus of the J.P. Morgan Fund whose shares you would like to purchase by exchange. You can obtain a prospectus for any J.P. Morgan Fund by contacting your Financial Intermediary, by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com, or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES

Class R2 Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

 Class R2 Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

 Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Class R5 Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

 Class R5 Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

 Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Class R6 Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

 Class R6 Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

 Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

In general, the same rules and procedures that apply to redemptions and purchases apply to exchanges:

 

   

All exchanges are subject to meeting any investment minimum or eligibility requirements of the new Fund and class.

 

   

The J.P. Morgan Funds will provide 60 days’ written notice of any termination of or material change to your exchange privilege.

 

   

All exchanges are based upon the net asset value that is next calculated after the Fund receives your order, provided the exchange out of one Fund must occur before the exchange into the other Fund.

 

   

In order for an exchange to take place on the date that the order is submitted, the order must be received prior to the close of both the Fund that you wish to exchange into and the Fund that you wish to exchange out of, otherwise, the exchange will occur on the following business day on which both Funds are open.

 

   

A shareholder that exchanges into shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily, including a money market fund, will not accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange. A shareholder that exchanges out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange.

 

   

The exchange privilege is not intended as a way for you to speculate on short-term movements in the market. Therefore, to prevent disruptions in the management of J.P. Morgan Funds, certain J.P. Morgan Funds limit excessive exchange activity as described in the “Frequent Trading Policy” section. Your exchange privilege will be limited or revoked if the exchange activity is considered excessive. In addition, any J.P. Morgan Fund may reject any exchange request for any reason, including if it is not in the best interests of the Fund and/or its shareholders to accept the exchange.

Tax Consequences on Exchanges

Generally, an exchange between J.P. Morgan Funds is considered a sale and generally results in a capital gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. An exchange between classes of shares of the same Fund is generally not taxable for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making an exchange.

REDEEMING FUND SHARES

If you sell shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your redemption order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders.

If you sell shares directly with the Fund, see the information below.

Your redemption proceeds may be mailed to you at your address of record1 or wired to a pre-existing bank account on file.

 

 

 
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HOW TO REDEEM
By Phone or Online  

Call us at 1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

By Mail  

Regular Mailing Address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

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You cannot request redemption by check to be sent to an address updated within 30 days.

You may redeem some or all of your shares on any day that the Fund is open for business. You will not be permitted to enter a redemption order for shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check for five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check has cleared (sometimes referred to as uncollected shares).

If the Fund or Financial Intermediary receives your redemption order before the close of the NYSE (normally 4 p.m. ET or before 4:00 p.m. ET, if the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. ET), you will receive the NAV per share calculated after your redemption order is received in good order (meaning that it includes the information required by, and complies with security requirements implemented by, the Fund’s transfer agent or the Fund), minus the amount of any applicable fees. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders and may charge a fee to process redemption of shares. A shareholder that redeems out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the redemption.

All redemption requests must be supported by valid identity authentication, the appropriate documentation (if applicable) and any necessary information in good order. Additional information may be required depending on the situation. For accounts held directly with the Fund, your redemption proceeds will typically be paid within one to seven days after receipt of the redemption order.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct certain transactions for Class R6 Shares using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Fund and its agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make redemptions over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone or online. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares online or by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Redemptions

Medallion signature guarantees may be required if:

 

   

You want to redeem shares with a value of $50,000 or more and you want to receive your proceeds in the form of a check; or

 

   

You want your payment sent to an address, bank account or payee other than the one currently designated on your Fund account.

 

 

 
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The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete redemption orders.

The Fund may suspend your ability to redeem when:

 

  1. Trading on the NYSE is restricted;

 

  2. The NYSE is closed (other than weekend and holiday closings);

 

  3. Federal securities laws permit;

 

  4. The SEC has permitted a suspension; or

 

  5. An emergency exists, as determined by the SEC.

You generally will recognize a gain or loss on a redemption for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making a redemption.

Generally, all redemptions will be for cash; however, if you redeem shares worth $250,000 or more, the Fund reserves the right to pay part or all of your redemption proceeds in readily marketable securities instead of cash. If payment is made in securities, the Fund will value the securities selected in the same manner in which it computes its NAV. This process minimizes the effect of large redemptions on the Fund and its remaining shareholders. If you receive a distribution in-kind, securities received by you may be subject to market risk and you could incur taxable gains and brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE

If your account value falls below the required minimum balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem all of the remaining shares in your account and close your account. Before this action is taken, you will be given 60 days advance written notice in order to provide you with time to increase your account balance to the required minimum, by purchasing sufficient shares, in accordance with the terms of this prospectus.

Closings, Reorganizations and Liquidations

To the extent authorized by law, each Fund reserves the right to discontinue offering shares at any time, to merge or reorganize itself or a share class, or to cease operations and liquidate at any time.

FREQUENT TRADING POLICY

J.P. Morgan Funds do not authorize market timing and, except for the Funds identified below, use reasonable methods to identify market timers and to prevent such activity. However, there can be no assurance that these methods will prevent market timing or other trading that may be deemed abusive. Market timing is an investment strategy using frequent purchases, redemptions and/or exchanges in an attempt to profit from short-term market movements. Market timing may result in dilution of the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, disrupt portfolio management and increase Fund expenses for all shareholders. Although market timing may affect any Fund, these risks may be higher for Funds that invest significantly in non-U.S. securities or thinly traded securities (e.g., certain small cap securities), such as international, global or emerging market funds or small cap funds. For example, when a Fund invests in securities trading principally in non-U.S. markets that close prior to the close of the NYSE, market timers may seek to take advantage of the difference between the prices of these securities at the close of their non-U.S. markets and the value of such securities when the Fund calculates its net asset value.

J.P. Morgan Funds or the Distributor will prohibit any purchase order (including exchanges) with respect to one investor, a related group of investors or their agent(s) where they detect a pattern of either purchases and sales of one of the J.P. Morgan Funds, or exchanges between or among J.P. Morgan Funds, that indicates market timing or trading that they determine is abusive.

Although J.P. Morgan Funds use a variety of methods to detect and deter market timing, there is no assurance that the Funds’ own operational systems and procedures will identify and eliminate all market timing strategies. For example, certain accounts, which are known as omnibus accounts, include multiple investors and such accounts typically provide the Funds with a net purchase or redemption order on any given day where purchasers of Fund shares and redeemers of Fund shares are netted against one another and the identity of individual purchasers and redeemers are not known by the Funds. While the Funds seek to monitor for market timing activities in omnibus accounts, the netting effect limits the Funds’ ability to locate and eliminate individual market timers. As a result, the Funds are often dependent upon Financial Intermediaries who utilize their own policies and procedures to identify market timers. These policies and procedures may be different than those utilized by the Funds.

 

 

 
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The Boards of J.P. Morgan Funds have adopted various policies and procedures to identify market timers, including reviewing “round trips” in and out of J.P. Morgan Funds by investors. A “round trip” includes a purchase or exchange into a Fund followed or preceded by a redemption or exchange out of the same Fund. If the Distributor detects that you have completed two round trips within 60 days in the same Fund, the Distributor will reject your purchase and exchange orders for a period of at least 90 days. For subsequent violations, the Distributor may, in its sole discretion, reject your purchase and exchange orders temporarily or permanently. In identifying market timers, the Distributor may also consider activity of accounts that it believes to be under common ownership or control.

J.P. Morgan Funds have attempted to put safeguards in place to assure that Financial Intermediaries have implemented procedures designed to deter market timing and abusive trading. Despite these safeguards, there is no assurance that the Funds will be able to effectively identify and eliminate market timing and abusive trading in the Funds particularly with respect to omnibus accounts.

J.P. Morgan Funds will seek to apply the Funds’ market timing policies and restrictions as uniformly as practicable to accounts with the Funds, except with respect to the following:

 

  1. Trades that occur through omnibus accounts at Financial Intermediaries as described above;

 

  2. Purchases, redemptions and exchanges made on a systematic basis;

 

  3. Automatic reinvestments of dividends and distributions;

 

  4. Purchases, redemptions or exchanges that are part of a rebalancing program, such as a wrap, advisory or bona fide asset allocation program, which includes investment models developed and maintained by a financial intermediary;

 

  5. Redemptions of shares to pay fund or account fees;

 

  6. Transactions initiated by the trustee or adviser to a donor-advised charitable gift fund;

 

  7. Transactions in Section 529 college savings plans;

 

  8. Transactions in Fund of Fund Products;

 

  9. Transactions within a Retirement account such as:

 

   

Shares redeemed to return an excess contribution

 

   

Transactions initiated by sponsors of group employee benefit plans or other related accounts,

 

   

Retirement plan contributions, loans, distributions, and hardship withdrawals,

 

   

IRA re-characterizations and conversions.

 

   

IRA purchases of shares by asset transfer or direct rollover

In addition to rejecting purchases, in connection with suspected market timing activities, the Distributor can reject a purchase (including purchases for the Funds listed below) for any reason, including purchases that it does not think are in the best interests of a Fund and/or its shareholders or if it determines the trading to be abusive. Your Financial Intermediary may also have additional procedures for identifying market timers and rejecting or otherwise restricting purchases and/or exchanges.

Certain J.P. Morgan Funds are intended for short-term investment horizons and do not monitor for market timers or prohibit such short-term trading activity. Those Funds are the JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund, JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Managed Income Fund and the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds. Although these Funds are managed in a manner that is consistent with their investment objectives, frequent trading by shareholders may disrupt their management and increase their expenses.

VALUATION

Shares are purchased at net asset value (NAV) per share. This is also known as the offering price. Shares are also redeemed at NAV. The NAV of each class within a Fund varies, primarily because each class has different class-specific expenses such as distribution and shareholder servicing fees.

The NAV per share of a class of a Fund is equal to the value of all the assets attributable to that class, minus the liabilities attributable to that class, divided by the number of outstanding shares of that class. The following is a summary of the procedures generally used to value J.P. Morgan Funds’ investments.

 

 

 
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Securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at their current market value. Other securities and assets, including securities for which market quotations are not readily available; market quotations are determined not to be reliable; or, their value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of trading on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded but before a Fund’s NAV is calculated, may be valued at fair value in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Board of Trustees. Fair value represents a good faith determination of the value of a security or other asset based upon specifically applied procedures. Fair valuation may require subjective determinations. There can be no assurance that the fair value of an asset is the price at which the asset could have been sold during the period in which the particular fair value was used in determining a Fund’s NAV.

Equity securities listed on a North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchange are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Other foreign equity securities are fair valued using quotations from an independent pricing service, as applicable. The value of securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. is generally the NASDAQ official closing price.

Fixed income securities are valued using prices supplied by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing services or broker/dealers. Those prices are determined using a variety of inputs and factors as more fully described in the Statement of Additional Information.

Assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates from an approved independent pricing service as of 4:00 p.m. ET.

Shares of ETFs are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the ETF is principally traded. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.

Options (e.g., on stock indices or equity securities) traded on U.S. equity securities exchanges are valued at the composite mean price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes at the close of options trading on such exchanges.

Options traded on foreign exchanges or U.S. commodity exchanges are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price available prior to the calculation of a Fund’s NAV and will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable, for any options involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges.

Exchange traded futures (e.g., on stock indices, debt securities or commodities) are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price as of the close of the exchanges on which they trade. Any futures involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

Non-listed over-the-counter options and futures are valued utilizing market quotations provided by approved pricing services.

Swaps and structured notes are priced generally by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing service or at an evaluated price provided by a counterparty or broker/ dealer.

Any derivatives involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

NAV is calculated each business day as of the close of the NYSE, which is typically 4:00 p.m. ET. On occasion, the NYSE will close before 4:00 p.m. ET. When that happens, NAV will be calculated as of the time the NYSE closes. The Fund will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. The price at which a purchase is effected is based on the next calculation of NAV after the order is received in proper form in accordance with this prospectus. To the extent a Fund invests in securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges or other markets that trade on weekends or other days when a Fund does not price its shares, the value of a Fund’s shares may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

The Fund has elected to be treated and intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company is not subject to tax at the corporate level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. A Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would result in corporate-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.

 

 
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The Fund can earn income and realize capital gain. Each Fund deducts any expenses and then pays out the earnings, if any, to shareholders as distributions.

The Fund generally declares net investment income, if any, at least annually. The Fund will distribute net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. For each taxable year, the Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains.

You have the following options for your distributions. You may:

 

   

Reinvest all distributions in additional Fund shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net investment income in cash and reinvest distributions of net capital gain in additional shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net capital gain in cash and reinvest distributions of net investment income; or

 

   

Take all distributions in cash.

If you do not select an option when you open your account, we will reinvest all distributions. If your distributions are reinvested, they will be in the form of shares of the same class without a sales charge. If you take your distributions in cash, you can choose to have a check mailed to your address of record or you can have them deposited into a pre-assigned bank account. The taxation of the dividends will not be affected whether you have them deposited into a bank account or sent by check.

Distributions of net investment income generally are taxable as ordinary income. Dividends of net investment income paid to a non-corporate U.S. shareholder properly reported as qualified dividend income generally will be taxable to such shareholder at preferential rates. The maximum individual rate applicable to “qualified dividend income” is either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. The amount of dividend income that may be so reported by the Fund generally will be limited to the aggregate of the eligible dividends received by the Fund. In addition, the Fund must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the shares on which the Fund received the eligible dividends, and the non-corporate U.S. shareholder must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund shares. Dividends of net investment income that are not reported as qualified dividend income and dividends of net short-term capital gain will be taxable as ordinary income.

If you receive distributions that are properly designated as capital gain dividends, the tax rate will be based on how long the Fund held a particular asset, not on how long you have owned your shares. Distributions of net capital gain (that is, the excess of the net gains from the sale of investments that the Fund owned for more than one year over the net losses from investments that the Fund owned for one year or less that are properly reported by the Fund as capital gain dividends will be taxable as long-term capital gain. The maximum individual rate applicable to long-term capital gains is generally either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Distributions of net short-term capital gain (that is, the excess of any net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss), if any, will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Capital gain of a corporate shareholder is taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.

An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from the Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceed certain threshold amounts.

The Fund or an underlying fund’s investment in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes. In that case, the Fund’s yield on those securities would be decreased. In addition, the Fund or an underlying fund’s investment in certain foreign securities or foreign currencies may increase or accelerate the Fund’s recognition of ordinary income and may affect the timing or amount of Fund distributions.

The Fund or an underlying fund’s investments in certain mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, and derivative instruments may require the Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. In order to generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, the Fund may be required to liquidate other investments in its portfolio that it otherwise would have continued to hold, including when it is not advantageous to do so. The Fund or an underlying fund’s investment in REIT securities also may result in the Fund’s receipt of cash in excess of the REIT’s earnings; if the Fund distributes such amounts, such distributions could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for federal income tax purposes.

The Fund or an underlying fund’s transactions in futures contracts, swaps and other derivatives will be subject to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to accelerate income to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of

 

 
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the Fund’s securities, and convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. The Fund or an underlying fund’s use of these types of transactions may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions.

The Fund’s use of a fund-of-funds structure could affect the amount, timing and character of distributions from the Fund, and therefore, may increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. See “Distributions and Tax Matters — Investment in Other Funds” in the Statement of Additional Information.

Please see the Statement of Additional Information for additional discussion of the tax consequences of the above-described and other investments to the Fund and its shareholders.

The dates on which net investment income and capital gain dividends will be distributed are available online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

Early in each calendar year, the Fund will send you a notice showing the amount of distributions you received in the preceding year and the tax status of those distributions.

Any investor for whom the Fund does not have a valid Taxpayer Identification Number may be subject to backup withholding.

Distributions by the Fund to retirement plans and other entities that qualify for tax-exempt or tax-deferred treatment under federal income tax laws will generally not be taxable. Special tax rules apply to investment through such plans. The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to such tax-exempt or tax-deferred entities or accounts. You should consult your tax advisor to determine the suitability of the Fund as an investment and the tax treatment of distributions.

The Fund is not intended for foreign shareholders. Any foreign shareholders would generally be subject to U.S. tax-withholding on distributions by the Fund, as discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to tax-deferred or other non-taxable entities.

The above is a general summary of tax implications of investing in the Fund. Because each investor’s tax consequences are unique, please consult your tax advisor to see how investing in the Fund and, for individuals and S corporations, selection of a particular cost method of accounting will affect your own tax situation.

 

IMPORTANT TAX REPORTING CONSIDERATIONS

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) will report gains and losses realized on redemptions of shares for shareholders who are individuals and S corporations purchased after January 1, 2012 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This information will also be reported to you on Form 1099-B and the IRS each year. In calculating the gain or loss on redemptions of shares, the average cost method will be used to determine the cost basis of Fund shares purchased after January 1, 2012 unless you instruct the Fund in writing at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 that you want to use another available method for cost basis reporting (for example, First In, First Out (FIFO), Last In, First Out (LIFO). Specific Lot Identification (SLID) or High Cost, First Out (HIFO)). If you designate SLID as your cost basis method, you will also need to designate a secondary cost basis method (Secondary Method). If a Secondary Method is not provided, the Funds will designate FIFO as the Secondary Method and will use the Secondary Method with respect to systematic withdrawals.

Not all cost basis methods are available. Please contact the Fund at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 for more information on the available methods for cost basis reporting. To determine which available cost basis method is best for you, you should consult with your tax advisor. Please note that you will be responsible for calculating and reporting gains and losses on redemptions of shares purchased prior to January 1, 2012 to the IRS as such information will not be reported by the Fund and may not be maintained by your Financial Intermediary.

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) is also required to report gains and losses to the IRS in connection with redemptions of shares by S corporations. If a shareholder is a corporation and has not instructed the Fund that it is a C corporation in its account application or by written instruction to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, the Fund will treat the shareholder as an S corporation and file a Form 1099-B.

 

 
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SHAREHOLDER STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

The Fund or your Financial Intermediary will send you transaction confirmation statements and quarterly account statements. Please review these statements carefully. The Fund will correct errors if notified within one year of the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement. Your Financial Intermediary may have a different cut-off time. J.P. Morgan Funds will charge a fee for requests for statements that are older than two years. Please retain all of your statements, as they could be needed for tax purposes.

To reduce expenses and conserve natural resources, the Fund will deliver a single copy of prospectuses and financial reports to individual investors who share a residential address, provided they have the same last name or the Fund reasonably believes they are members of the same family. If you would like to receive separate mailings, please call 1-800-480-4111 and the Fund will begin individual delivery within 30 days. If you would like to receive these documents by e-mail, please visit www.jpmorganfunds.com and sign up for electronic delivery.

If you hold your Fund shares directly, you may access your account statements at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

After each fiscal half-year, you will receive a financial report from the Fund. In addition, the Fund will periodically send you proxy statements and other reports.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please write to J.P. Morgan Funds Services at P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, call 1-800-480-4111 or visit www.jpmorganfunds.com.

AVAILABILITY OF PROXY VOTING RECORD

The Trustees for the Fund have delegated the authority to vote proxies for securities owned by the Fund to the applicable investment adviser. A copy of the Fund’s voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com no later than August 31 of each year. Each Fund’s proxy voting record will include, among other things, a brief description of the matter voted on for each portfolio security, and will state how each vote was cast, for example, for or against the proposal.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

No sooner than 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, the Fund will make available upon request the uncertified, complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that fiscal quarter.

The Fund will post these quarterly schedules on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

In addition, from time to time, the Fund may post portfolio holdings on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website on a more frequent basis.

The Fund may disclose the complete uncertified holdings list and the percentage allocation to each of the underlying funds, allocations to each JPMIM sub-portfolio and allocations to each unaffiliated sub-adviser and the percentage that each represents of the Fund’s portfolio as of the most recent month’s end, online at www.jpmorganfunds.com, no sooner than 10 calendar days after month’s end.

Shareholders may request portfolio holdings schedules at no charge by calling 1-800-480-4111. A description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in the Statement of Additional Information.

 

 
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Glossary of Common Investment Terminology

 

For the purpose of the “INVESTING WITH J.P. MORGAN FUNDS” section, references to “account” and “Fund” are not interchangeable. Fund refers to an individual mutual fund position. An account may be invested in a single Fund or multiple Funds.

Capital Gains Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of gains realized on securities that a Fund has sold at a profit, minus any realized losses.

Dividend Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of income from interest or dividends generated by a Fund’s investments.

Financial Intermediaries — Include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with the Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent. Shares purchased this way will typically be held for you by the Financial Intermediary.

Group Retirement Plans — Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and the shares must be held a) at a plan level or b) at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper. Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares generally are not available to non-retirement accounts, traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) plans or individual 403(b) plans.

Medallion Signature Guarantee — A special stamp used to verify the authenticity of certain documents. It is a guarantee by a financial institution that the signature is genuine and the financial institution accepts liability for any forgery. Medallion signature guarantees protect shareholders by preventing unauthorized transfer of assets that could result in monetary losses to the investor due to fraud. Medallion guarantee stamps can be obtained at many bank branches or brokerage firms.

Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) — The distribution amount that Traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRA owners must begin to take from their retirement accounts by April 1st the year after they reach age 70 1/2.

Uncollected Shares — Shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check are not available for redemption for up to five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check has cleared.

Wire — refers to a method used for payment or redemptions. While J.P. Morgan Funds does not charge to send a wire, your bank may charge a fee for this service.

 

 

 
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THE ADVISER, SUB-ADVISERS, ADMINISTRATOR AND DISTRIBUTOR

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM) is the investment adviser to the Fund and makes the day-to-day investment decisions for the Fund. JPMIM is located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017. JPMIM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase, a bank holding company.

JPMIM may serve as the “manager of managers” for the Fund and will have responsibility for monitoring and coordinating the overall management of the Fund. In this capacity, JPMIM: (i) evaluates, selects, and recommends to the Trustees affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers needed to manage all or part of the assets of the Fund; (ii) reviews the Fund’s portfolio holdings and monitors concentration in a particular security or industry; (iii) monitors and evaluates the sub-advisers’ investment programs and results as well as the performance of sub-advisers relative to the applicable benchmark indexes; and (iv) reviews the Fund’s compliance with its investment objectives, strategies, policies and restrictions. JPMIM may also directly manage certain portions of the Fund. The sub-adviser(s), and JPMIM, to the extent it directly manages certain portions of the Fund, are responsible for deciding which securities to purchase and sell for their respective portions of the Fund and for placing orders for the Fund’s transactions. JPMIM has obtained an exemptive order of the SEC granting exemptions from certain provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the Exemptive Order), pursuant to which JPMIM is permitted, subject to supervision and approval of the Trust’s Trustees, to enter into and materially amend sub-advisory agreements with unaffiliated sub-advisers without such agreements being approved by the shareholders of the Fund. JPMIM may not enter into any sub-advisory agreement with an affiliated sub-adviser without such agreement being approved by shareholders of the Fund. Accordingly, the Fund and JPMIM may hire, terminate, or replace unaffiliated sub-advisers without shareholder approval (except as noted above), including, without limitation, the replacement or reinstatement of any sub-advisers with respect to which a sub-advisory agreement has automatically terminated as a result of an assignment. JPMIM will continue to have the ultimate responsibility to oversee the sub-advisers and recommend their hiring, termination and replacement. Shareholders will be notified of any changes in sub-advisers. Shareholders of the Fund have the right to terminate a sub-advisory agreement for the Fund at any time by a vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. The Exemptive Order also permits the Fund to disclose to shareholders the management fees only in the aggregate.

During the most recent fiscal year ended 6/30/15, the Adviser was paid a management fee (net of waivers) of 0% as a percentage of average daily net assets.

A discussion of the basis the Board of Trustees of the Trust used in approving the investment advisory agreement for the Fund is available in the semi-annual report for the most recent fiscal period ended December 31.

THE FUND’S ADMINISTRATOR

JPMIM (the Administrator) provides administrative services and oversees the Fund’s other service providers. The Administrator receives a pro-rata portion of the following annual fee on behalf of the Fund for administrative services: 0.15% of the first $25 billion of average daily net assets of all Funds (excluding certain funds of funds and money market funds) in the J.P. Morgan Funds Complex plus 0.075% of average daily net assets of such Funds over $25 billion.

THE FUND’S DISTRIBUTOR

JPMDS (the Distributor) is the distributor for the Fund. The Distributor is an affiliate of JPMIM and the Administrator.

ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

JPMIM, JPMDS, and from time to time, other affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, may also, at their own expense and out of their own legitimate profits, provide additional cash payments to Financial Intermediaries who sell shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds. For this purpose, Financial Intermediaries include investment advisers, financial advisors, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase that have entered into an agreement with JPMDS. These additional cash payments are payments over and above any sales charges (including Rule 12b-1 fees), shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency and/or networking fees that are paid to such Financial Intermediaries, as described elsewhere in this prospectus. These additional cash payments are generally made to Financial Intermediaries, that provide shareholder, sub-transfer agency or administrative services, or marketing support. Marketing support may include access to sales meetings, sales representatives and Financial Intermediary management representatives, inclusion of the J.P. Morgan Funds on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or other sales programs and/or for training and educating a Financial Intermediary’s employees. These additional cash payments also may be made as an expense reimbursement in cases where the Financial Intermediary provides shareholder services to J.P. Morgan Fund shareholders. JPMIM and JPMDS may also pay cash compensation in the form of finders’ fees that vary depending on the J.P. Morgan Fund and the dollar amount of shares sold. Such additional compensation may provide such Financial Intermediaries with an incentive to favor sales of shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds over other investment

 

 

 
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options they make available to their customers. See the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

THE FUND MANAGERS

The Fund is managed by JPMIM’s Global Investment Management Solutions-Global Multi Asset Group (GIM Solutions-GMAG). The members of the GIM Solutions-GMAG team responsible for management and oversight of the Fund are Jeffrey A. Geller, Anne Lester, Daniel Oldroyd and Michael Schoenhaut. In their capacity as portfolio managers, Mr. Geller, Ms. Lester, Mr. Oldroyd and Mr. Schoenhaut and the team of analysts manage the portfolio construction, investment strategy selection and tactical asset allocation processes for the Fund, which is comprised of the underlying equity strategies. Mr. Geller, Managing Director, is Chief Investment Officer (CIO) for the Americas of GIM Solutions-GMAG and has had investment oversight responsibility for the Fund since its inception. Before joining JPMIM in 2006, he was director of Hedge Fund Investments at Russell Investment Group, where he served as chairman of Russell’s hedge fund investment committee.

Ms. Lester, Managing Director, has been an employee of JPMIM since 1992, a member of GIM Solutions-GMAG since 2000, and a portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception. An employee since 2000 and a portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception, Mr. Oldroyd, Managing Director and CFA and CAIA charterholder, has held several positions including investment strategist for J.P. Morgan Retirement Plans Services. Mr. Schoenhaut, Managing Director and a CFA charterholder, has been an employee of JPMIM since 1997 and a portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception.

JPMIM serves as the adviser, and certain affiliates serve as sub-advisers, to the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds, for which they receive a fee.

The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, the other accounts managed by the portfolio managers, and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities in the Fund.

 

 

 
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Financial Highlights

 

The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance for each of the past one through five fiscal years or periods, as applicable. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the tables represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information for each period presented has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose reports, along with the Fund’s financial statements, are included in the Fund’s annual report, which is available upon request.

To the extent the Fund invests in other Funds, the Total Annual Operating Expenses included in the Fee Table will not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights below.

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
     

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

    

Net

investment

income

(loss) (b)

   

Net realized

and unrealized

gains

(losses) on

investments

    

Total from

investment

operations

    

Net

investment

income

    

Net

realized

gain

    

Total

distributions

 
SmartAllocation Equity Fund                    
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 20.84       $ 0.16 (h)(i)    $ 0.42       $ 0.58       $ (0.35    $ (0.19    $ (0.54
Year Ended June 30, 2014      17.26         0.18 (h)(i)      3.53         3.71         (0.11      (0.02      (0.13
July 2, 2012 (k) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.20        2.11         2.31         (0.05              (0.05
Class R5                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      20.93         0.31 (h)(i)      0.42         0.73         (0.42      (0.19      (0.61
Year Ended June 30, 2014      17.33         0.31 (h)(i)      3.54         3.85         (0.23      (0.02      (0.25
July 2, 2012 (k) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.32        2.12         2.44         (0.11              (0.11
Class R6                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      20.94         0.35 (h)(i)      0.39         0.74         (0.43      (0.19      (0.62
Year Ended June 30, 2014      17.33         0.41 (h)(i)      3.46         3.87         (0.24      (0.02      (0.26
July 2, 2012 (k) through June 30, 2013      15.00         0.32        2.12         2.44         (0.11              (0.11

 

(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(j) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the period ended June 30, 2013 and for the year ended June 30, 2014.
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        

Net asset

value,

end of

period

    Total
return (c)(d)
   

Net assets,

end of

period

   

Net

expenses (e)(f)

   

Net

investment

income

(loss) (b)

   

    
Expenses

without waivers,

reimbursements and

earnings credits (f)

   

Portfolio

turnover

rate (c)(g)

 
           
           
$ 20.88        2.86   $ 72,127        0.89     0.79 %(i)      1.64     16
  20.84        21.50        70,122        0.75 (j)      0.92 (i)(j)      2.95 (j)      18   
  17.26        15.43        57,726        0.89 (j)      1.24 (j)      19.04 (j)      47   
           
  21.05        3.59        73,655        0.19        1.49 (i)      0.94        16   
  20.93        22.30        71,108        0.05 (j)      1.62 (i)(j)      2.25 (j)      18   
  17.33        16.29        58,128        0.19 (j)      1.94 (j)      18.35 (j)      47   
           
  21.06        3.61        151,527,926        0.15        1.68 (i)      0.81        16   
  20.94        22.40        47,440,627        0.13 (j)      2.10 (i)(j)      1.14 (j)      18   
  17.33        16.31        58,152        0.15 (j)      1.99 (j)      18.30 (j)      47   

 

 
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HOW TO REACH US

 

MORE INFORMATION

For investors who want more information on the Fund the following documents are available free upon request:

ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS

Our annual and semi-annual reports contain more information about the Fund’s investments and performance. The annual report also includes details about the market conditions and investment strategies that had a significant effect on the Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)

The SAI contains more detailed information about the Fund and its policies. It is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. That means, by law, it is considered to be part of this prospectus.

You can get a free copy of these documents and other information, or ask us any questions, by calling us at 1-800-480-4111 or writing to:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

If you buy shares through a Financial Intermediary, please contact that Financial Intermediary directly for more information. You can also find information online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

You can write or e-mail the SEC’s Public Reference Room and ask them to mail you information about the Fund, including the SAI. They will charge you a copying fee for this service. You can also visit the Public Reference Room and copy the documents while you are there.

Public Reference Room of the SEC

Washington, DC 20549-1520

1-202-551-8090

E-mail: publicinfo@sec.gov

Reports, a copy of the SAI and other information about the Fund is also available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Investment Company Act File No. 811-21295

 

©JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2016. All rights reserved. July 2016.

 

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JPMORGAN TRUST II

(the “Trust”)

J.P. Morgan U.S. Equity Funds

JPMorgan Equity Index Fund

(All Share Classes)

(the “Fund”)

Supplement dated July 1, 2016

to the Prospectus and Summary Prospectus dated November 1, 2015, as supplemented

Changes to Investment Advisory Agreement effective September 1, 2016.

The Board of Trustees of the Trust has approved changes to the investment advisory fee of the Fund as set forth below. Effective September 1, 2016 (the “Effective Date”), the advisory fee for the Fund, which is currently 0.25%, will be changed to 0.04%.

In connection with this change, the sections “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” and “Example” in the Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus will be replaced by the following on the Effective Date:

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Class A      Class C      Select
Class
 
Management Fees1        0.04      0.04      0.04
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        0.25         0.75         NONE   
Other Expenses        0.44         0.41         0.40   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.25         0.25         0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       0.19 2       0.16         0.15 2 
      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses1        0.73         1.20         0.44   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements3        (0.28      (0.00      (0.24
      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1,3        0.45         1.20         0.20   

 

1 As of September 1, 2016, the Fund’s advisory fee was reduced; therefore, the Management Fees and Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses have been restated to reflect the current fees.

 

2 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

3 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.45%, 1.20% and 0.20%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder serving agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 8/31/2017, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 08/31/2017 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
        1 Year        3 Years        5 Years        10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)        569           719           884           1,359   
CLASS C SHARES ($)        222           381           660           1,455   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)        20           117           222           531   

 

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IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
        1 Year        3 Years        5 Years        10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)        569           719           884           1,359   
CLASS C SHARES ($)        122           381           660           1,455   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)        20           117           222           531   

Changes to Additional Fee and Expense Information. In connection with the change to the investment advisory agreement, the section “Additional Fee and Expense Information” in the Fund’s prospectus will be replaced with the following:

 

NON-REDUCED RATE FUNDS  
        Class      Net Expense Ratio      Gross Expense Ratio  
JPMorgan Equity Index Fund      Class A        0.45      0.73
       Class C        1.20      1.20
       Select Class        0.20      0.44

JPMorgan Equity Index Fund

 

 

     Class A     Class C1  
Period Ended    Annual
Costs
     Gross
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Annual
Return
    Annual
Costs
     Gross
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Annual
Return
 
August 31, 2017    $ 569         -0.51     -0.94     -0.94   $ 122         5.00     3.80     3.80
August 31, 2018      74         4.46        3.29        4.27        127         10.25        7.74        3.80   
August 31, 2019      77         9.68        7.70        4.27        132         15.76        11.84        3.80   
August 31, 2020      80         15.17        12.30        4.27        137         21.55        16.09        3.80   
August 31, 2021      84         20.93        17.10        4.27        142         27.63        20.50        3.80   
August 31, 2022      87         26.97        22.10        4.27        147         34.01        25.08        3.80   
August 31, 2023      91         33.32        27.31        4.27        153         40.71        29.83        3.80   
August 31, 2024      95         39.99        32.75        4.27        159         47.75        34.77        3.80   
August 31, 2025      99         46.99        38.41        4.27        165         55.13        39.89        3.80   
August 31, 2026      103         54.34        44.32        4.27        171         62.89        45.20        3.80   

 

1 The disclosure and numbers for Class C Shares shown above assume that the shareholder did not redeem the shares. With redemption, the numbers for Class C Shares for the first year (period ended August 31, 2017) would be as follows:

 

         

Annual
Cost

 

Gross
Cumulative
Return

 

Net
Cumulative
Return

 

Net

Annual
Return

    
$222   4.00%   2.80%   2.80%    

 

       Select Class  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
August 31, 2017      $ 20           5.00      4.80      4.80
August 31, 2018        47           10.25         9.58         4.56   
August 31, 2019        49           15.76         14.58         4.56   
August 31, 2020        52           21.55         19.80         4.56   
August 31, 2021        54           27.63         25.26         4.56   
August 31, 2022        56           34.01         30.98         4.56   
August 31, 2023        59           40.71         36.95         4.56   
August 31, 2024        62           47.75         43.19         4.56   
August 31, 2025        64           55.13         49.72         4.56   
August 31, 2026        67           62.89         56.55         4.56   

 

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Prospectus

J.P. Morgan U.S. Equity Funds

Class A, Class C, Select Class & Institutional Class Shares

November 1, 2015, as supplemented July 1, 2016

 

JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JDEAX; Select/JDESX; Institutional/JPIEX

JPMorgan Diversified Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JDVAX; C/JDVCX; Select/JDVSX; Institutional/JPDVX

JPMorgan Dynamic Growth Fund

Class/Ticker: A/DGAAX; C/DGXCX; Select/JDGSX

JPMorgan Equity Focus Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JPFAX; C/JPFCX; Select/JPFSX

JPMorgan Equity Income Fund

Class/Ticker: A/OIEIX; C/OINCX; Select/HLIEX

JPMorgan Equity Index Fund

Class/Ticker: A/OGEAX; C/OEICX; Select/HLEIX

JPMorgan Growth and Income Fund

Class/Ticker: A/VGRIX; C/VGICX; Select/VGIIX

JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JHQAX; C/JHQCX; Select/JHEQX

 

JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JIAAX; C/JIACX; Select/JPIAX

JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JIGAX; C/JCICX; Select/JPGSX

JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JIVAX; C/JIVCX; Select/JPIVX

JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund

Class/Ticker: A/OLGAX; C/OLGCX; Select/SEEGX

JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund

Class/Ticker: A/OLVAX; C/OLVCX; Select/HLQVX

JPMorgan U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JPSAX; C/JPSCX; Select/JILSX

JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JUEAX; C/JUECX; Select/JUESX;
Institutional/JMUEX

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund*

Class/Ticker: A/JLCAX; C/JLPCX; Select/JLPSX

 

*   Closed to new investors.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

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CONTENTS

 

 

Risk/Return Summaries:   
JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund      1   
JPMorgan Diversified Fund      5   
JPMorgan Dynamic Growth Fund      11   
JPMorgan Equity Focus Fund      15   
JPMorgan Equity Income Fund      20   
JPMorgan Equity Index Fund      24   
JPMorgan Growth and Income Fund      28   
JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund      32   
JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund      37   
JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund      41   
JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund      45   
JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund      49   
JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund      53   
JPMorgan U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund      57   
JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund      61   
JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund      65   
More About the Funds      70   

Additional Information About the Funds’ Investment Strategies

     70   

Investment Risks

     79   

Conflicts of Interest

     85   

Temporary Defensive and Cash Positions

     85   

Additional Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

     85   

Additional Historical Performance Information

     85   
The Funds’ Management and Administration      86   
Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds      89   

Choosing A Share Class

     89   

Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation

     92   

Purchasing Fund Shares

     98   

Exchanging Fund Shares

     101   

Redeeming Fund Shares

     102   

Minimum Account Balance

     104   

Frequent Trading Policy

     105   

Valuation

     106   

Distributions and Taxes

     107   

Shareholder Statements and Reports

     109   

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

     110   

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure

     110   
Glossary of Common Investment Terminology      111   
Risk and Reward Elements for the Funds      112   
Financial Highlights      120   
Additional Fee and Expense Information      152   
How to Reach Us      Back cover   
 

 

 


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JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund

 

Class/Ticker:

A/JDEAX; Select/JDESX; Institutional/JPIEX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide a consistently high total return from a broadly diversified portfolio of equity securities with risk characteristics similar to the Standard and Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500 Index).

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 92 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Select
Class
  Institutional
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   NONE   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Select
Class
    Institutional
Class
 
Management Fees     0.25     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.46        0.41       0.24  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25       0.10  

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.21        0.16       0.14  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     0.96        0.66       0.49  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.11     (0.06 )     (0.04 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     0.85        0.60       0.45  
1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.85%, 0.60% and 0.45%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     607        804        1,018        1,632   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     61        205        362        817   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     46        153        270        612  

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 144% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing this strategy, the Fund primarily invests in the common stocks of U.S. companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the S&P 500 Index (which includes both large cap and mid cap companies). As of the reconstitution of the S&P 500 Index on September 30, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $629 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the S&P 500 Index. Within each sector, the Fund modestly overweights equity securities that it considers undervalued or fairly valued while modestly underweighting or not holding equity securities that appear overvalued. By owning a large number of equity securities within the S&P 500 Index, with an emphasis on those that appear undervalued or fairly valued, the Fund seeks returns that modestly exceed those of the S&P 500 Index over the long term with a modest level of volatility.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value.

On behalf of the Fund, the adviser then buys and sells equity securities, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the adviser buys equity securities that are identified as undervalued and considers selling them when they appear overvalued. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria:

 

 

catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock’s price

 

 

Impact on the overall risk of the portfolio relative to the S&P 500 Index

 

 

high perceived potential reward compared to perceived potential risk

 

 

possible temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s securities are out of favor.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

 

 

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

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the S&P 500 Index and the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      16.82%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –21.38%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –7.45%

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     15.74     16.26     8.36
Return After Taxes on Distributions     12.68        14.69        7.46  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     9.64        12.62        6.55  
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     15.51        16.08        8.18   
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     9.25        14.54        7.33  
S&P 500 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.69        15.45        7.67  
LIPPER LARGE-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     5.25        16.43        15.82  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Institutional Class Shares, and the after-tax return for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund (continued)

 

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Raffaele Zingone   2002    Managing Director
Steven G. Lee   2013    Managing Director
Aryeh Glatter   2014    Executive Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   
For Institutional Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $3,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Diversified Fund

 

Class/Ticker:

A/JDVAX; C/JDVCX; Select/JDVSX; Institutional/JPDVX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide a high total return from a diversified portfolio of equity and fixed income investments.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 92 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
  Institutional
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   4.50%   NONE   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
           

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
    Institutional
Class
 
Management Fees     0.55     0.55     0.55     0.55
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.50        0.45        0.45       0.26  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25       0.10  

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.25        0.20        0.20       0.16  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.16        0.16        0.16       0.16  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.46        1.91        1.16       0.97  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.16     (0.10     (0.11 )     (0.16 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.30        1.81        1.05       0.81  

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.14%, 1.65%, 0.89% and 0.65%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Diversified Fund (continued)

 

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     576        876        1,197        2,105   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     284        590        1,022        2,225   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     107        358        628        1,399   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     83        293        521        1,175   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     576        876        1,197        2,105   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     184        590        1,022        2,225   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     107        358        628        1,399   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     83        293        521        1,175   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 49% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Drawing on a variety of analytical tools, the Fund’s adviser allocates assets among various types of equity and fixed income investments, based on the following model allocation:

 

 

30%–75% U.S. equity securities, including small–, medium– and large-cap securities

 

25%–50% U.S. and foreign fixed income securities

 

0%–30% foreign equity securities

The Fund invests in separate underlying strategies by investing directly in individual securities or in other J.P. Morgan Funds, across asset classes, including: U.S. equity and developed international equity across market capitalizations, emerging markets equity, domestic and foreign fixed income, high yield fixed income, emerging markets debt, and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

The adviser may periodically increase or decrease the Fund’s actual asset allocation according to the relative attractiveness of each asset class.

Within its equity allocations, the Fund primarily invests in the common stock and convertible securities of U.S. and foreign companies.

Within its fixed income allocations, the Fund primarily invests in corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities, mortgage “dollar rolls” and U.S. government securities. The Fund’s bond investments will primarily be rated investment grade by a national rating organization but the Fund may also invest up to 15% of its assets in certain high yield, high risk, non-investment grade securities (also known as junk bonds). This limit will include all investments held directly by the Fund, as well as J.P. Morgan Funds held by the Fund which invest primarily in high yield, non-investment grade securities.

In addition to purchasing securities directly, the Fund may invest up to 30% of its assets in shares of other J.P. Morgan Funds in order to expose the Fund to certain asset classes when the adviser believes it is appropriate.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. With respect to its fixed income allocations, the Fund may use futures contracts to manage and hedge interest rate risk associated with these investments, as well as to lengthen or shorten the duration of this portion of the portfolio. With respect to its equity and fixed income allocations, the Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to all or a portion of the stock or fixed income markets, respectively and for cash management. The Fund may use forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge or manage its foreign currency risk, as well as to gain exposure to certain currencies.

The adviser establishes the strategic and tactical allocation for the Fund and makes the day-to-day decisions concerning strategies and overall construction of the Fund. As attractive investments arise across asset classes and strategies, the adviser attempts to capture these opportunities by allocating the Fund’s assets among strategies and asset classes within pre-defined ranges.

Investment decisions within strategies and asset classes are implemented either by the portfolio managers of the Fund’s underlying strategies who select individual securities for the Fund or with the Fund’s purchase of other J.P. Morgan Funds.

The frequency with which the Fund buys and sells underlying investments will vary from year to year, depending on, but not limited to: market conditions, performance of the underlying investments, and changes in the adviser’s investment views.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

 

 
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The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and its investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risks. Investments in foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments is has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

Smaller Cap Company Risk. Investments in securities of smaller companies may be riskier, more volatile and vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than securities of larger, more established companies. As a result, changes in the price of debt or equity issued by such companies may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term. These risks are higher for small cap companies.

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. To the extent the Fund invests in underlying J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses charged by those underlying funds. Because the adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, the Fund’s investments in the underlying funds benefit the adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest.

Interest Rate Risk. The Fund’s investments in bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. If rates increase, the value of these investments generally declines. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. The Fund may invest in variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than fixed rate instruments, the value of variable and floating rate securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Mortgage-Related and Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, the Fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. In periods of rising interest rates, the Fund may be subject to extension risk, and may receive principal later than expected. As a result, in periods of rising interest rates, the Fund may exhibit additional volatility. During periods of difficult or frozen credit markets, significant changes in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, such securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, become more volatile and/or become illiquid.

 

 

 
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The risk of default, as described under “Credit Risk”, for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Government Securities Risk. The Fund invests in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). U.S. government securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of interest or principal. This would result in losses to the Fund. Securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

Credit Risk. Some of the Fund’s investments are subject to the risk that an issuer and/or a counterparty will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Prepayment Risk. The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield. The Fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities Risk. Some of the Fund’s investments are in securities and instruments that are issued by companies that

are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed (known as junk bonds). These investments are considered to be speculative and are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund, will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures and foreign currency exchange contracts, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

 

 

 

 
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The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Diversified Composite Benchmark, a customized benchmark, the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) World Index (net of foreign withholding taxes), a broad-based securities market index, and the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The Diversified Composite Benchmark is a composite benchmark of unmanaged indexes that corresponds to the Fund’s model allocation and that consists of MSCI World (60%) and Barclays U.S. Aggregate (40%) indexes. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      14.15%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –13.83%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –3.73%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.07     10.59     7.10
Return After Taxes on Distributions     4.73        9.12        5.79  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     5.00        8.02        5.40  
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     6.86        10.33        6.85   
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     1.77        9.04        6.08  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     5.01        9.48        6.03  
DIVERSIFIED COMPOSITE BENCHMARK        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     5.43        8.16        5.83  
MSCI WORLD INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes, Except Foreign Withholding Taxes)     4.94        10.20        6.03  
LIPPER MIXED-ASSET TARGET ALLOCATION GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.22        11.94        11.74  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Institutional Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Michael Schoenhaut   2009    Managing Director
Nicole Goldberger   2011    Executive Director
John R. Speer   2014    Vice President
 

 

 
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Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

For Institutional Class Shares

  

To establish an account

     $3,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Dynamic Growth Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/DGAAX; C/DGXCX; Select/JDGSX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 92 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
      Class A    Class C    Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price    5.25%    NONE    NONE
        
        
        
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   

NONE

  

1.00%

   NONE
     (under
$1 million)
         
        
        
        

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.60     0.60     0.60
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.55        0.50        0.40  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.30        0.25        0.15  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.41        1.86        1.01  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.22     (0.17     (0.07 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.19        1.69        0.94  

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.19%, 1.69% and 0.94%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     640        927        1,236        2,109   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     272        568        990        2,166   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     96        315        551        1,230   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     640        927        1,236        2,109   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     172        568        990        2,166   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     96        315        551        1,230   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 74% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests in a focused portfolio of equity securities of large capitalization companies. Large cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 1000® Growth Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Growth Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $2.2 billion to $722.6 billion. Typically, the Fund invests in common stocks of companies with a history of above-average growth or companies expected to enter periods of above-average growth. Although the Fund will invest primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 20% of its total assets in foreign securities, including depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are financial instruments representing a foreign company’s publicly traded securities. A depository receipt trades on a stock exchange in a country different from the company’s local market.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Since the Fund is non-diversified, it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer or group of issuers

than a diversified fund would. In implementing this policy, the Fund will typically hold less than 50 securities in its portfolio.

Investment Process: The Fund’s adviser will utilize a combination of qualitative analysis and quantitative metrics in order to seek to achieve target returns which are higher than the Fund’s benchmark while attempting to maintain a moderate risk profile. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. The adviser looks for companies with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. The adviser may sell a security due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or a change in the original reason for purchase of an investment, or if the adviser no longer considers the security to be reasonably valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Growth Investing Risk. Because growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience

 

 

 
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rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks, growth stocks may also trade at higher multiples of current earnings, compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s securities are out of favor.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Foreign Securities Risk. Investments in foreign issuers are subject to additional risks including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, expropriation and nationalization risks, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of the Fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

Non-Diversified Fund Risk. Since the Fund is non-diversified, it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer or group of issuers than a diversified fund would. This increased investment in fewer issuers may result in the Fund’s shares being more sensitive to economic results among those issuing the securities.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past seven calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the Russell 1000® Growth Index and the Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Subsequent to the inception of the Fund on 11/30/07 until 8/6/10, the Fund did not experience any shareholder purchase and sale activity. If such shareholder activity had occurred, the Fund’s performance may have been impacted. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

 

 
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LOGO

 

Best Quarter    1st quarter, 2012      21.56%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –24.70%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –0.08%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(since
11/30/07)
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     1.38     14.69     7.41
Return After Taxes on Distributions     1.01        14.61        7.36  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     1.07        11.84        5.92  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (4.20     13.20        6.34  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (0.37     13.84        6.62  
RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.05        15.81        8.25  
LIPPER LARGE-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     10.56        18.11        6.76  

After-tax returns are shown only for Select Class Shares and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Greg Luttrell   2007    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an accounts

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish as account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-200-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Equity Focus Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/JPFAX; C/JPFCX; Select/JPFSX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks long term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 92 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as a % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as a % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under

$1 million)

       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.57        0.56        0.46  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.32        0.31        0.21  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.48        1.97        1.12  

Fee Waivers and Expense

Reimbursements2

    (0.23     (0.22     (0.12 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.25        1.75        1.00  

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.25%, 1.75% and 1.00%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     646        947        1,270        2,182   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     278        597        1,042        2,278   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     102        344        605        1,352   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     646        947        1,270        2,182   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     178        597        1,042        2,278   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     102        344        605        1,352   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 52% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund is a non-diversified equity portfolio which is normally managed as a core portfolio, but which has the ability to proactively invest more heavily in either growth or value securities depending on market conditions and the convictions of the adviser. The Fund invests in a limited number of U.S. equity securities, generally not more than 40. In choosing securities, the Fund seeks to invest in companies with one or more of the following characteristics:

 

 

A durable franchise

 

 

A sustainable competitive position relative to its peers

 

 

A market leader

 

 

A strong management team focused on increasing shareholder value

 

 

A strong balance sheet.

The size of the allocation of the Fund to growth and value securities will vary based on market conditions, and the convictions of the adviser each ranging from 35% to 65% of the equity investments in the Fund.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund typically invests in equity securities with market capitalizations

of $1 billion or more. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs), but it may also invest up to 20% of its total assets in common stocks of foreign companies, including depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are financial instruments representing a foreign company’s publicly traded securities. A depository receipt trades on a stock exchange in a country different from the company’s local market.

Since the Fund is non-diversified, it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer or group of issuers than a diversified fund would.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

If the Fund’s portfolio managers cannot find attractive investments, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in cash and cash equivalents until appropriate investments are identified.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the portfolio managers employ a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection.

In selecting growth stocks, the adviser focuses on companies whose revenue growth potential is underappreciated by investors, specifically looking for companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. These companies have one or more of the following characteristics:

 

 

A favorable supply/demand imbalance for the company’s product or service

 

 

Underappreciated growth opportunities

 

 

Differentiated business model

 

 

Ability to gain market share

 

 

Growth opportunities in emerging industries or those that emerge from industry changes

In selecting value stocks, the adviser seeks to invest in companies which have durable franchises and which appear to be undervalued and have the ability to grow intrinsic value per share. Companies with durable franchises generally have a sustainable competitive position relative to peers, high returns on capital, a diversified client or asset base and a strong brand.

The adviser may sell a security due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or a change in the original reason for purchase of an investment, or if the adviser no longer considers the security to be attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if a portfolio manager identifies a stock that he believes

 

 

 
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offers a better investment opportunity or to reallocate the Fund’s assets between growth and value securities.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Non-Diversified Fund Risk. The Fund is non-diversified and typically invests in no more than 40 securities. This increased investment in fewer issuers may result in the Fund’s shares being more sensitive to economic results of those issuing the securities. The value of the Fund’s shares may also be more volatile than the value of a Fund which invests in more securities.

Strategy Risk. Although the Fund is normally managed as a core portfolio, it may invest more heavily in either growth or value securities depending on market conditions and the convictions of the adviser.

If the Fund invests more heavily in growth securities, it will be more subject to risks related to growth investing. Specifically, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

If the Fund invests more heavily in value securities, it will be more subject to risks related to value investing. Specifically, a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price

as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

Smaller Cap Company Risk. Investments in companies with capitalizations as low as $1 billion may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term. These risks are higher for small cap companies.

Foreign Securities Risk. Investments in foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, expropriation and nationalization risks, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of the Fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit- worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility

 

 

 
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of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past three calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P 500 Index and the Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Index and the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index, both of which are indexes based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper indexes include the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the indexes. Subsequent to the inception of the Fund on 7/29/11 until 8/1/13, the Fund did not experience any shareholder purchase and sale activity. If such activity had occurred, the Fund’s performance may have been impacted. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the

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

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    1st quarter, 2012      18.58%   
Worst Quarter    2nd quarter, 2012      –5.10%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –1.68%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
(since 7/29/11)
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     8.08     16.32
Return After Taxes on Distributions     7.87        16.05  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     4.74        12.90  
CLASS A SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     2.15        14.23  
CLASS C SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     6.28        15.45  
S&P 500 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.69        17.13  
LIPPER LARGE-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     10.56        14.10  
LIPPER LARGE-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     5.25        13.67  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Select Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The

 

 

 
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after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager  

Managed the

Fund Since

  

Primary Title with

Investment Adviser

Jonathan K.L. Simon   2011    Managing Director
Greg Luttrell   2011    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Equity Income Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/OIEIX; C/OINCX; Select/HLIEX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks capital appreciation and current income.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 92 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.40     0.40     0.40
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.44        0.41        0.40  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.19        0.16        0.15  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.09        1.56        0.80  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     (0.05     (0.02     (0.01 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement1     1.04        1.54        0.79  
1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.04%, 1.54% and 0.79%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     625        849        1,090        1,780   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     257        491        848        1,855   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     81        254        443        989   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     625        849        1,090        1,780   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     157        491        848        1,855   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     81        254        443        989   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 22% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in the equity securities of corporations that regularly pay dividends, including common stocks and debt securities and preferred stock convertible to common stock. Although the Fund invests primarily in securities of large cap companies, it may invest in equity investments of companies across all market capitalizations. In implementing this strategy, the Fund invests primarily in common stock and real estate investment trusts (REITs). “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: The Fund employs a fundamental bottom- up stock selection process to invest in common stock of corporations that regularly pay dividends and have favorable long-term fundamental characteristics. Because yield is a key consideration in selecting securities, the Fund may purchase stocks of companies that are out of favor in the financial community and, therefore, are selling below what the Fund’s adviser believes to be their long-term investment value. The adviser seeks to invest in undervalued companies with durable franchises, strong management and the ability to grow their intrinsic value per share.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or

unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

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

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

Smaller Cap Company Risk. Although the Fund invests primarily in securities of large cap companies, it may invest in equity investments of companies across all market capitalizations and, to the extent it does, the Fund’s risks increase as it invests more heavily in smaller companies (mid cap and small cap companies). Smaller companies may be more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term. These risks are higher for small cap companies.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their

 

 

 
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value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund, will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares the performance to the Russell 1000® Value Index and the Lipper Equity Income Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      13.10%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –17.96%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –7.30%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     13.76     16.79     8.89
Return After Taxes on Distributions     12.70        16.08        7.41  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     8.61        13.58        7.15  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.53        15.20        7.99  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     11.87        15.88        8.02  
RUSSELL 1000 VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.45        15.42        7.30   
LIPPER EQUITY INCOME FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.60        14.59        15.03   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Select Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

 

 
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Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Clare Hart   2004    Managing Director
Jonathan K.L. Simon   2004    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Equity Index Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/OGEAX; C/OEICX; Select/HLEIX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the aggregate price and dividend performance of securities in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500 Index).

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 92 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.25     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.44        0.41        0.40  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.19 1      0.16        0.15 1 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     0.94        1.41        0.65  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.49     (0.21     (0.45 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     0.45        1.20        0.20  
1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.45%, 1.20% and 0.20%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     569        762        972        1,577   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     222        426        751        1,673   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     20        163        318        768   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     569        762        972        1,577   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     122        426        751        1,673   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     20        163        318        768   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a

 

 

 
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taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 5% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund invests in stocks included in the S&P 500 Index1 and also may invest in stock index futures. The Fund’s adviser attempts to track the aggregate price and dividend performance of securities in the S&P 500 Index to achieve a correlation of at least 0.95 between the performance of the Fund and that of the index without taking into account the Fund’s expenses. Perfect correlation would be 1.00.

The percentage of a stock that the Fund holds will be approximately the same percentage that the stock represents in the S&P 500 Index. The adviser generally picks stocks in the order of their weightings in the S&P 500 Index, starting with the heaviest weighted stock. The Fund may acquire, hold and dispose of the common stock of JPMorgan Chase & Co. for the sole purpose of maintaining conformity with the S&P 500 Index on which the Fund is based and measured. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in stocks of companies included in the index or indices identified by the Fund and in derivative instruments that provide exposure to stocks of such companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 500 Index on September 30, 2015, the market capitalization of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $629 billion.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Index Investing Risk. The Fund is not actively managed and is designed to track the performance of the S&P 500 Index. Therefore, securities may be purchased, retained and sold by the Fund at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. If the value of securities that are heavily weighted in the index changes, you can expect a greater risk of loss than would be the case if the Fund were not fully invested in such securities. There is also the risk that the Fund’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s securities are out of favor.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or

 

 

 
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1 “S&P 500” is a registered service mark of Standard & Poor’s Corporation, which does not sponsor and is in no way affiliated with the Fund.


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other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares the performance to the S&P 500 Index (including the aggregate price and dividend performance) and the Lipper S&P 500 Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      15.90%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –21.92%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –5.42%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     13.40     15.21     7.49
Return After Taxes on Distributions     11.07        14.12        6.82  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     9.40        12.22        6.04  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.18        13.70        6.64  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     11.24        14.07        6.42  
S&P 500 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.69        15.45        7.67  
LIPPER S&P 500 FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     7.12        16.98        17.03  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Select Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

 

 
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Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Michael Loeffler   2004    Executive Director
Nicholas W. D’Eramo   2014    Vice President

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   

For Select Class Shares

  

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Growth and Income Fund

 

Class/Ticker:
A/VGRIX; C/VGICX; Select/VGIIX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide capital growth over the long-term and to earn income from dividends.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 92 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as a % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as a % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under

$1 million)

       

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select

Class
 
Management Fees     0.40     0.40     0.40
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.47        0.44        0.46  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.22        0.19        0.21  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.12        1.59        0.86  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.08     (0.05     (0.07 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.04        1.54        0.79  
1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.04%, 1.54% and 0.79%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     625        855        1,102        1,810   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     257        497        861        1,885   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     81        267        470        1,054   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     625        855        1,102        1,810   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     157        497        861        1,885   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     81        267        470        1,054   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable

 

 

 
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account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 39% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in common stocks. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund’s adviser applies an active equity management style focused on identifying attractively valued securities given their growth potential over a long-term time horizon. The securities held by the Fund will predominantly be of companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell 1000 Value Index (which includes both large cap and mid cap companies). As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Value Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.6 billion to $357.2 billion.

While common stocks are the Fund’s primary investment, the Fund may also invest significantly in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are financial instruments representing a foreign company’s publicly traded securities. A depository receipt trades on a stock exchange in a country different from the company’s local market.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser will emphasize companies which it believes are leaders within their sectors. The Fund will also emphasize companies it believes have attractive valuations and low price-to-cash flows ratios. Some but not all of the companies may regularly pay dividends. The adviser employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals, quantitative screening and proprietary fundamental analysis. The adviser looks for undervalued companies with durable franchises, strong management and the ability to grow their intrinsic value per share.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

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

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s securities are out of favor.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Growth and Income Fund (continued)

 

subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Foreign Securities Risk. To the extent that the Fund invests in depositary receipts, such investments are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, expropriation and nationalization risks, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of the Fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 1000 Value Index. It also compares that performance to the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index and Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index, both of which are indexes based on the total returns of certain large cap mutual funds categories as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other indexes, the Lipper indexes include the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

The performance figures in the bar chart do not reflect any deduction for the front-end sales load which is assessed on Class A Shares. If the load were reflected, the performance figures would have been lower.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      15.74%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –22.43%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was —7.84%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     8.11     14.84     6.56
Return After Taxes on Distributions     7.23        14.47        5.93  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     5.26        11.95        5.26  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     12.50        15.51        6.60  
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     14.39        16.40        7.46  
RUSSELL 1000 VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.45        15.42        7.30  
LIPPER LARGE-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     5.25        16.43        15.82  
LIPPER LARGE-CAP VALUE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.89        16.83        15.36  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class A Shares, and after-tax returns for other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
  

Primary Title with

Investment Adviser

Clare Hart   2004    Managing Director
Jonathan K.L. Simon   2002    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/JHQAX; C/JHQCX; Select/JHEQX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 92 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as a % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as a % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under

$1 million)

       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.25     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.73        0.64        0.65  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.48        0.39        0.40  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.24        1.65        0.91  

Fee Waivers and Expense

Reimbursements2

    (0.39     (0.30     (0.31 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     0.85        1.35        0.60  

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.85%, 1.35% and 0.60%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     607        861        1,135        1,914   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     237        491        869        1,929   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     61        259        474        1,091   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     607        861        1,135        1,914   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     137        491        869        1,929   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     61        259        474        1,091   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal period, the Fund’s portfolios turnover rate was 42% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation through participation in the broad equity markets while hedging overall market exposure relative to traditional long-only equity strategies.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund uses an enhanced index strategy to invest in these equity securities, which primarily consist of common stocks of large capitalization U.S. companies. Because the Fund uses an enhanced index strategy, not all of the stocks in the S&P 500 Index, its primary benchmark, are included in the Fund, and the Fund’s position in an individual stock may be overweighted or underweighted when compared to the index. The Fund will also systematically purchase and sell exchange traded put options and sell exchange traded call options, employing an option overlay known as a “Put/Spread Collar” strategy. The options may be based on the S&P 500 Index or on exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that replicate the S&P 500 Index (S&P 500 ETFs). The combination of the diversified portfolio of equity securities, the downside protection from index put options and the income from the index call options is intended to provide the Fund with a portion of the returns associated with equity market investments while exposing investors to less risk than traditional

long-only equity strategies. Specifically, the Fund seeks to provide a competitive risk adjusted return over a full market cycle (defined as three to five years) relative to the S&P 500 Index with lower volatility than traditional long-only equity strategies.

The Fund’s investments in equity securities will be primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the S&P 500 Index. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 500 Index on September 30, 2015, the market capitalization of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $629 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the S&P 500 Index. Within each sector, however, the Fund modestly overweights equity securities that it considers undervalued or fairly valued while modestly underweighting or not holding equity securities that appear overvalued. Because each stock’s weighting in the Fund is controlled relative to that stock’s weight in the S&P 500 Index, the Fund’s weighted average market capitalization will be close to that of the S&P 500 Index.

The Fund constructs a Put/Spread Collar by buying a put option on the S&P 500 Index at a higher strike price and writing (or selling) a put option on the same index at a relatively lower strike price, resulting in what is known as a put option spread, while simultaneously selling a S&P 500 Index call option. The Fund may need to construct additional Put/Spread Collars if the size of the Fund increases, either through purchases or appreciation. The Fund’s options overlay strategy is intended to provide the Fund with downside protection, while foregoing some upside potential. A put option spread seeks to protect the Fund against a decline in price, but only to the extent of the difference between the strike prices of the put option purchased and the put option sold. Entering into put option spreads is typically less expensive than a strategy of only purchasing put options and may benefit the Fund in a flat to upwardly moving market by reducing the cost of the downside protection; the downside protection of the put option spread, however, is limited as compared to just owning a put option. The premiums received from writing index call options are intended to provide income which substantially offsets the cost of the put option spread, but writing the call options also reduces the Fund’s ability to profit from increases in the value of its equity portfolio because in rising markets the call option will be exercised once the market price rises to the option’s strike price. While the Fund typically constructs the Put/Spread Collar utilizing index options, it may also construct the Put/Spread Collar utilizing options on S&P 500 ETFs.

In addition to the use of the Put/Spread Collar strategy described above, the Fund may use future contracts, primarily futures on indexes, to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions and to hedge the Fund’s portfolio if it is unable to purchase or write the necessary options for its overlay strategy.

 

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund (continued)

 

Investment Process — Enhanced Index: To implement the enhanced index strategy, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value.

On behalf of the Fund, the adviser then buys and sells equity securities, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the adviser buys equity securities that are identified as attractive and considers selling them when they appear less attractive based on the Fund’s process. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria:

 

 

catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock’s price

 

 

impact on the overall risk of the portfolio relative to the S&P 500 Index

 

 

high perceived potential reward compared to perceived potential risk

 

 

possible temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

Investment Process — Options Overlay Strategy: To implement the Put/Spread Collar strategy, the adviser utilizes exchange traded equity options based either on the S&P 500 Index or on S&P 500 ETFs. The Put/Spread Collar is constructed by buying a put option at a higher strike price while writing a put option at a relatively lower strike price and simultaneously selling a call option that substantially offsets the cost of the put option spread. The Put/Spread Collar strategy is an actively managed process and is designed to provide a continuous market hedge for the portfolio. The put option spread is generally maintained at a level whereby the Fund is protected from a decrease in the market of five to twenty percent. The options are systematically reset on at least a quarterly basis to better capitalize on current market conditions and opportunities while seeking to provide predictable returns in all market cycles.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Strategy Risk. The Fund’s investment strategies may not always provide greater market protection than other equity instruments particularly in rising equity markets when the Fund is expected to underperform traditional long-only equity strategies. In addition, as a result of the structure of the options overlay strategy, the Fund is not expected to provide market protection during times of low market volatility; during such periods, the Fund is expected to perform in line with broad equity markets.

Options Risk. The value of the Fund’s positions in equity index options or options on S&P 500 ETFs will fluctuate in response to changes in the value of the underlying index. Writing index call options or options on S&P 500 ETFs can reduce equity market risk, but it limits the opportunity to profit from an increase in the market value of stocks in exchange for upfront cash at the time of selling the call option. The Fund also risks losing all or part of the cash paid for purchasing put options. Unusual market conditions or the lack of a ready market for any particular option at a specific time may reduce the effectiveness of the Fund’s option strategies, and for these and other reasons, the Fund’s option strategies may not reduce the Fund’s volatility to the extent desired and could result in losses.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives, including options and futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk

 

 

 
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associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares for the past calendar year. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P 500 Index, the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index and the Lipper Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds Average, an average based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other indexes, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Subsequent to the inception of the Fund on 12/13/13 until 5/30/14, the Fund did not experience any shareholder purchase and sale activity. If such shareholder activity had occurred, the Fund’s performance may have been impacted. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2014      4.05%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      0.85%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was —5.15%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
(since 12/13/13)
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     9.62     10.95
Return After Taxes on Distributions     9.37        10.67  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     5.64        8.31  
CLASS A SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     3.65        5.15  
CLASS C SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     7.82        10.15  
S&P 500 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.69        17.54  
BOFA MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH U.S. TREASURY BILL INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     0.03        0.04  
LIPPER ALTERNATIVE LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUNDS AVERAGE      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     1.43        4.56  
 

 

 
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JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund (continued)

 

After-tax returns are shown only for Select Class Shares and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager  

Managed the

Fund Since

  

Primary Title with

Investment Adviser

Hamilton Reiner   2013    Managing Director
Raffaele Zingone   2013    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/JIAAX; C/JIACX; Select/JPIAX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 92 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.40     0.40     0.40
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.54        0.44        0.36  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.29 1      0.19 1      0.11  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.20        1.60        0.77  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.16     (0.06     (0.01
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.04        1.54        0.76  

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend expenses related to short sales, interest expenses related to short sales (beginning interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.04%, 1.54% and 0.80%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     625        871        1,135        1,890   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     257        499        865        1,895   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     78        245        427        953   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     625        871        1,135        1,890   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     157        499        865        1,895   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     78        245        427        953   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 49% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity investments of large and mid capitalization U.S. companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund generally defines large capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization over $10 billion at the time of purchase, and mid capitalization companies as those with market capitalization between $1 billion and $10 billion at the time of purchase.

In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the adviser believes have characteristics such as attractive valuations, high quality and/or strong momentum that should lead to relative outperformance. Generally these will be equity securities of companies within the S&P 500 Index. In identifying high quality securities, the adviser looks for profitable companies with sustainable earnings and disciplined management. In identifying securities that have strong momentum, the adviser looks for securities which have prices and/or earnings that have been increasing and that the adviser believes will continue to increase. In implementing this strategy, the Fund invests primarily in common stock and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

 

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

The Fund will sell a stock if the adviser determines that the issuer no longer meets the Fund’s investment criteria or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

 

 

 
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Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more established companies. Mid cap companies may be more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the S&P 500 Index and the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance of the Class A and Class C Shares in the table is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to their inception. The actual returns of the Class A and Class C Shares would have been lower because each of these classes has higher expenses than Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      17.87%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –22.19%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –6.20%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     16.15     15.82     8.03
Return After Taxes on Distributions     14.55        15.32        7.59  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     10.40        12.79        6.54  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     9.78        14.29        7.19  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     14.27        14.95        7.24  
S&P 500 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.69        15.45        7.67  
LIPPER LARGE-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     5.25        16.43        15.82  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Select Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Dennis S. Ruhl   2012    Managing Director
Jason Alonzo   2005    Managing Director
Pavel Vaynshtok   2012    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   

For Select Class Shares

  

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/JIGAX; C/JCICX; Select/JPGSX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 92 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.50     0.50     0.50
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.44        0.43        0.37  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.19 1      0.18 1      0.12  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.20        1.69        0.88  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.27     (0.27     (0.20 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     0.93        1.42        0.68  

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.93%, 1.42% and 0.68%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund (continued)

 

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     615        861        1,125        1,881   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     245        506        892        1,975   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     69        261        468        1,066   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     615        861        1,125        1,881   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     145        506        892        1,975   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     69        261        468        1,066   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 64% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity investments of large and mid capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund generally defines large capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization over $10 billion at the time of purchase, and mid capitalization companies as those with market capitalization between $1 billion and $10 billion, at the time of purchase.

In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the adviser believes have characteristics such as attractive valuations, high quality and/or strong momentum that should lead to relative outperformance. Generally these will be equity securities of companies within the Russell 1000 Growth Index. In identifying high quality securities, the adviser looks for profitable companies with sustainable earnings and disciplined management. In identifying securities that have strong momentum, the adviser looks for securities which have prices and/or earnings that have been increasing and that the adviser believes will continue to increase. In implementing this strategy, the Fund invests primarily in common stock and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

 

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

The Fund will sell a stock if the adviser determines that the issuer no longer meets the Fund’s investment criteria or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

 

 

 
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Growth Investing Risk. Because growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more established companies. Mid cap companies may be more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may

adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 1000® Growth Index and the Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance of the Class A and Class C Shares in the table is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to their inception. The actual returns of the Class A and Class C Shares would have been lower because each of these classes has higher expenses than Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      15.81%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –22.16%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –4.41%.

 

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     16.39     16.32     8.64
Return After Taxes on Distributions     16.25        16.16        8.50  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     9.40        13.22        7.08  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     10.03        14.79        7.79  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     14.55        15.45        7.84  
RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.05        15.81        8.49  
LIPPER LARGE-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     10.56        18.11        17.23  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Select Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Dennis S. Ruhl   2012    Managing Director
Jason Alonzo   2005    Managing Director
Pavel Vaynshtok   2012    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   

For Select Class Shares

  

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/JIVAX; C/JIVCX; Select/JPIVX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 92 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your Investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.40     0.40     0.40
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.43        0.46        0.51  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.18        0.21        0.26  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.09        1.62        0.92  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.26     (0.29     (0.24 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     0.83        1.33        0.68  

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.83%, 1.33% and 0.68%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     605        829        1,070        1,762   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     235        483        854        1,898   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     69        269        486        1,109   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     605        829        1,070        1,762   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     135        483        854        1,898   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     69        269        486        1,109   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 52% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity investments of large and mid capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund generally defines large capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization over $10 billion at the time of purchase, and mid capitalization companies as those with market capitalization between $1 billion and $10 billion, at the time of purchase.

In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the adviser believes have characteristics such as attractive valuations, high quality and/or strong momentum that should lead to relative outperformance. Generally these will be equity securities of companies within the Russell 1000 Value Index. In identifying high quality securities, the adviser looks for profitable companies with sustainable earnings and disciplined management. In identifying securities that have strong momentum, the adviser looks for securities which have prices and/or earnings that have been increasing and that the adviser believes will continue to increase. In implementing this strategy, the Fund invests primarily in common stock and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

The Fund will sell a stock if the adviser determines that the issuer no longer meets the Fund’s investment criteria or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

 

 

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

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more established companies. Mid cap companies may be more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may

adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 1000® Value Index and the Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance of the Class A and Class C Shares in the table is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to their inception. The actual returns of the Class A and Class C Shares would have been lower because each of these classes has higher expenses than Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      18.43%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –22.75%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –9.69%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     13.93     15.47     8.15
Return After Taxes on Distributions     11.39        14.72        7.58  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     9.59        12.43        6.61  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.77        14.04        7.35  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     12.16        14.70        7.39  
RUSSELL 1000 VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.45        15.42        7.30  
LIPPER LARGE-CAP VALUE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.89        16.83        15.36  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Select Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Dennis S. Ruhl   2012    Managing Director
Jason Alonzo   2005    Managing Director
Pavel Vaynshtok   2012    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/OLGAX; C/OLGCX; Select/SEEGX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 92 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.50     0.50     0.50
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.49        0.43        0.42  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.24 1      0.18        0.17  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.24        1.68        0.92  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.19     (0.13     (0.02 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.05        1.55        0.90  

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency
  and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.05%, 1.55% and 0.90%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     626        880        1,153        1,930   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     258        517        900        1,976   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     92        291        507        1,129   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     626        880        1,153        1,930   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     158        517        900        1,976   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     92        291        507        1,129   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the

 

 

 
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Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 19% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in the equity securities of large, well-established companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Large, well-established companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 1000® Growth Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Growth Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $2.2 billion to $722.6 billion. Typically, in implementing its strategy, the Fund invests in common stocks of companies with a history of above-average growth or companies expected to enter periods of above-average growth.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a fundamental bottom-up approach that seeks to identify companies with positive price momentum and attractive fundamental dynamics. The adviser seeks structural disconnects which allow businesses to exceed market expectations. These disconnects may result from: demographic/cultural changes, technological advancements and/or regulatory changes. The adviser seeks to identify long-term imbalances in supply and demand.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the original investment thesis, if market expectations exceed the company’s potential to deliver and/or due to balance sheet deterioration. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Growth Investing Risk. Because growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s securities are out of favor.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

 

 

 
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Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 1000® Growth Index and the Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2010      17.35%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –21.53%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was 0.14%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     10.86     15.79     8.86
Return After Taxes on Distributions     10.39        15.67        8.80  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     6.53        12.77        7.28  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     4.84        14.32        8.04  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     9.13        14.98        8.06  
RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.05        15.81        8.49  
LIPPER LARGE-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     10.56        18.11        17.23  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Select Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Giri Devulapally   2004    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   
 

 

 
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JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund (continued)

 

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/OLVAX; C/OLVCX; Select/HLQVX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks capital appreciation with the incidental goal of achieving current income by investing primarily in equity securities.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 92 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.40     0.40     0.40
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.46        0.45        0.36  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.21        0.20        0.11  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.11        1.60        0.76  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.18     (0.15     NONE   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Reimbursement2     0.93        1.45        0.76  
1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.93%, 1.45% and 0.80%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     615        842        1,088        1,790   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     248        490        857        1,888   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     78        243        422        942   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     615        842        1,088        1,790   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     148        490        857        1,888   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     78        243        422        942   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a

 

 

 
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taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 143% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in equity securities of large companies, including common stocks, and debt and preferred stocks which are convertible to common stock. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Large companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 1000® Value Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Value Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.6 billion to $357.2 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: The Fund’s adviser invests in companies whose securities are, in the adviser’s opinion, undervalued when purchased but which have the potential to increase their intrinsic value per share. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each industry group according to their relative value.

On behalf of the Fund, the adviser then buys and sells securities, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the adviser buys equity securities that are identified as undervalued and considers selling them when they appear overvalued. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria:

 

 

catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock’s price

 

 

high potential reward compared to potential risk

 

 

temporary mispricings caused by market overreactions.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

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

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s securities are out of favor.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

 

 

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

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 1000® Value Index and the Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      21.51%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –20.54%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –6.59%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     14.47     14.16     6.86
Return After Taxes on Distributions     8.57        12.58        5.16  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     10.22        11.00        5.18  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     8.28        12.73        6.07  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     12.77        13.40        6.09  
RUSSELL 1000 VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     13.45        15.42        7.30  
LIPPER LARGE-CAP VALUE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.89        16.83        15.36  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Select Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

 

 
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Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Scott Blasdell   2013    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/JPSAX; C/JPSCX; Select/JILSX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 92 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.75     0.75     0.75
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     1.18        1.16        0.98  

Dividend Expenses on Short Sales

    0.60        0.60        0.60  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.33        0.31        0.13  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     2.19        2.67        1.74  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.39     (0.37     (0.19 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.80        2.30        1.55  

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.20%, 1.70% and 0.95%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     698        1,139        1,604        2,887  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     333        794        1,382        2,976  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     158        530        926        2,036   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     698        1,139        1,604        2,887  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     233        794        1,382        2,976  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     158        530        926        2,036   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (including short sales) was 73% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in long and short positions with respect to equity securities of U.S. companies. These equity securities will primarily be common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs). “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

“Plus” in the Fund’s name refers to the additional return the Fund endeavors to add both relative to the S&P 500 Index as well as relative to traditional strategies which do not have the ability to sell stock short. At the same time, by controlling factor or risk exposures through portfolio construction, the Fund seeks to limit its volatility to that of the overall market, as represented by the S&P 500 Index. Short sales involve the sale of a security which the fund does not own in hopes of purchasing the same security at a later date at a lower price. To make delivery to the buyer, the Fund must borrow the security, and the fund is obligated to return the security to the lender, which is accomplished by a later purchase of the security by the Fund.

The Fund intends to maintain an approximate net 100% long exposure to the equity market (long market value minus short market value). However the long and short positions held by the Fund will vary in size as market opportunities change. The

Fund’s long positions and their equivalents will range between 90% and 150% of the value of the Fund’s net assets. The Fund’s short positions will range between 0% and 50% of the value of the Fund’s net assets.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

The investment process identifies securities that have been mispriced by behavioral biases. Stocks are ranked based on their value, momentum and quality characteristics. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector and are sold if the adviser determines that the issuer no longer meets the Fund’s investment criteria or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available. The adviser considers selling short or initiating underweight positions in the lowest ranked securities. Risk or factor exposures are actively managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and style and size characteristics of the Fund.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or

 

 

 
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unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Short Selling Risk. The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security sold short increases in value between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund purchases the security to replace the borrowed security. In addition, a lender may request, or market conditions may dictate, that securities sold short be returned to the lender on short notice, and the Fund may have to buy the securities sold short at an unfavorable price. If this occurs, any anticipated gain to the Fund may be reduced or eliminated or the short sale may result in a loss. The Fund’s losses are potentially unlimited in a short sale transaction. Short sales are speculative transactions and involve special risks, including greater reliance on the adviser’s ability to accurately anticipate the future value of a security. Furthermore, taking short positions in securities results in a form of leverage which may cause the Fund to be more volatile.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s securities are out of favor.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more established companies. Mid cap companies may be more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a

derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for securities held long (or appreciating prices of securities held short). Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past eight calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and the life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P 500 Index and the Lipper Alternative Active Extension Funds Average, an average based on the total return of all funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

 

 
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LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      18.11%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –21.26%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –7.48%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(since
1/31/06)
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     15.44     14.02     6.26
Return After Taxes on Distributions     13.90        12.30        5.34  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     9.96        10.85        4.79  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     9.09        12.52        5.36  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     13.58        13.19        5.47  
S&P 500 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.69        15.45        7.75  
LIPPER ALTERNATIVE ACTIVE EXTENSION FUNDS AVERAGE        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     7.52        17.94        7.76  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Select Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The

after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager  

Managed the

Fund Since

  

Primary Title with

Investment Adviser

Dennis S. Ruhl   2012    Managing Director
Shudong Huang   2013    Executive Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   

For Select Class Shares

  

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

 

Class/Ticker:

A/JUEAX; C/JUECX; Select/JUESX; Institutional/JMUEX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide high total return from a portfolio of selected equity securities.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 92 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
  Institutional
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE   NONE
    (under

$1 million)

           

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
    Institutional
Class
 
Management Fees     0.40     0.40     0.40     0.40
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.46        0.43        0.39       0.27  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25       0.10  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.21 1      0.18 1      0.14       0.17  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.11        1.58        0.79       0.67  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.17     (0.14     (0.03 )     (0.06 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     0.94        1.44        0.76       0.61  

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these
  expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.94%, 1.44%, 0.76% and 0.61%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     616        843        1,089        1,791  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     247        485        847        1,866  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     78        249        436        975  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     62        208        367        829   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     616        843        1,089        1,791  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     147        485        847        1,866  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     78        249        436        975  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     62        208        367        829   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 79% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of U.S. companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing its strategy, the Fund primarily invests in common stocks of large- and medium-capitalization U.S. companies, but it may also invest up to 20% of its Assets in common stocks of foreign companies, including depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are financial instruments representing a foreign company’s publicly traded securities. A depository receipt trades on a stock exchange in a country different from the company’s local market.

Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the S&P 500 Index. Within each sector, the Fund focuses on those equity securities that it considers most undervalued and seeks to outperform the S&P 500 through superior stock selection. By emphasizing undervalued equity securities, the Fund seeks to produce returns that exceed those of the S&P 500 Index. At the same time, by controlling the sector weightings of the Fund so they can differ only moderately from the sector weightings of the S&P 500 Index, the Fund seeks to limit its volatility to that of the overall market, as represented by this index. It will also look to identify companies that regularly pay dividends.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value.

On behalf of the Fund, the adviser then buys and sells equity securities, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the adviser buys equity securities that are identified as undervalued and considers selling them when they appear to be overvalued. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria:

 

 

catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock’s price

 

 

high potential reward compared to potential risk

 

 

temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s securities are out of favor.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of mid cap companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

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

Foreign Securities Risk. Investments in foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, expropriation and nationalization risks, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in

 

 

 
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a foreign currency, the value of the Fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the S&P 500 Index and the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      17.29%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –20.66%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –5.89%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     

 

Past

1 Year

  

  

   

 

Past

5 Years

  

  

   

 

Past

10 Years

  

  

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     13.83     15.42     9.04
Return After Taxes on Distributions     10.86        14.06        7.67  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     9.41        12.18        7.07  
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     13.69        15.25        8.87   
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.48        13.79        8.03  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     11.88        14.44        8.07  
S&P 500 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.69        15.45        7.67  
LIPPER LARGE-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     5.25        16.43        15.82  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Institutional Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager  

Managed the

Fund Since

  

Primary Title with

Investment Adviser

Thomas Luddy   2006    Managing Director
Susan Bao   2001    Managing Director
Helge Skibeli   2009    Managing Director
Scott Davis   2014    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares

  

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   

For Select Class Shares

  

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

For Institutional Class Shares

  

To establish an account

     $3,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/JLCAX; C/JLPCX; Select/JLPSX

Currently, the Fund is publicly offered on a limited basis. (See “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus for more information.)

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide a high total return from a portfolio of selected equity securities.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 92 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.80     0.80     0.80
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     1.45        1.44        1.41   

Dividend Expenses on Short Sales

    1.03        1.03        1.03  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.17 1      0.16 1      0.13  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     2.51        3.00        2.22  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.22     (0.21     (0.19 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     2.29        2.79        2.03  

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.25%, 1.75% and 0.99%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund (continued)

 

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     745        1,246        1,772        3,206  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     382        908        1,559        3,303  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     206        676        1,172        2,540  

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     745        1,246        1,772        3,206  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     282        908        1,559        3,303  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     206        676        1,172        2,540  

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (including short sales) was 127% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of the Fund’s Assets, which are expected to include both long and short positions, will consist of different U.S. securities, selected from a universe of publicly traded large capitalization securities with characteristics similar to those comprising the Russell 1000 and the S&P 500 Indices. The Fund takes long and short positions mainly in equity securities and derivatives on equity securities. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.6 billion to $722.6 billion. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 500 Index on September 30, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $629 billion.

“Plus” in the Fund’s name refers to the additional return the Fund endeavors to add both relative to the S&P 500 Index as well as relative to traditional strategies which do not have the ability to sell stock short. Selling stock short allows the Fund to more fully exploit insights in stocks that the Fund’s adviser expects to underperform, as well as enabling the Fund to establish additional long positions while keeping the Fund’s net exposure to the market at a level similar to a traditional “long-only” strategy. Short sales involve the sale of a security which

the fund does not own in hopes of purchasing the same security at a later date at a lower price. To make delivery to the buyer, the Fund must borrow the security, and the fund is obligated to return the security to the lender, which is accomplished by a later purchase of the security by the Fund. The Fund may also periodically short index futures in order to hedge its market exposure in instances when it is not preferable to enter into short positions on particular securities in the amount desired.

The Fund intends to maintain an approximate net 100% long exposure to the equity market (long market value minus short market value). However the long and short positions held by the Fund will vary in size as market opportunities change. The Fund’s long positions and their equivalents will range between 90% and 150% of the value of the Fund’s net assets. The Fund’s short positions will range between 0% and 50% of the value of the Fund’s net assets.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions or as described above.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value.

On behalf of the Fund, the adviser buys and sells, as well as shorts and covers shorts in, equity securities and derivatives on those securities according to its own policies, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the adviser buys and covers shorts in equity securities that are identified as undervalued and considers selling or shorting them when they appear overvalued. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria such as:

 

 

catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock’s price

 

 

high potential reward compared to potential risk

 

 

temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

 

 
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An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Short Selling Risk. The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security sold short increases in value between the date of the short sale and the date on which the fund purchases the security to replace the borrowed security. In addition, a lender may request, or market conditions may dictate, that securities sold short be returned to the lender on short notice, and the fund may have to buy the securities sold short at an unfavorable price. If this occurs, any anticipated gain to the Fund may be reduced or eliminated or the short sale may result in a loss. The Fund’s losses are potentially unlimited in a short sale transaction. Short sales are speculative transactions and involve special risks, including greater reliance on the adviser’s ability to accurately anticipate the future value of a security. Furthermore, taking short positions in securities results in a form of leverage which may cause the Fund to be more volatile.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s securities are out of favor.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of

certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Foreign Securities Risk. Investments in foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, expropriation and nationalization risks, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of the Fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

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

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for securities held long (or appreciating prices of securities held short). Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

 

 
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Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past nine calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and the life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P 500 Index and the Lipper Alternative Active Extension Funds Average, an average based on the total return of all funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      17.90%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –20.28%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –6.77%.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(since
11/1/05)
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     14.59     15.21     11.16
Return After Taxes on Distributions     12.53        14.13        10.39  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     9.88        12.23        9.11  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     8.32        13.71        10.24  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     12.75        14.36        10.33  
S&P 500 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.69        15.45        8.32  
LIPPER ALTERNATIVE ACTIVE EXTENSION FUNDS AVERAGE        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     7.52        17.94        10.44  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Select Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Thomas Luddy   2005    Managing Director
Susan Bao   2005    Managing Director
Scott Davis   2016    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Shares of the Fund are no longer generally available to new purchasers. Existing shareholders can still purchase additional shares, reinvest their dividends and exchange into the Fund from other J.P. Morgan Funds. In addition, certain group retirement plans, fee-based advisory programs, college savings plans and J.P. Morgan Funds can continue to purchase shares as described in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” of the prospectus.

 

 

 

 
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Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS’ INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Each of the Funds

Except for the Diversified Fund, each Fund will invest primarily in equity securities as described below. The Diversified Fund will invest at least 50% of its assets in equity securities. Each Fund invests in common stock as a main strategy. Although not a main strategy, a Fund’s investment in equity securities may also include:

 

 

preferred stock

 

 

convertible securities

 

 

trust or partnership interests

 

 

warrants and rights to buy common stock

 

 

equity securities purchased in initial public offerings.

All of these securities may be included as equity securities for the purpose of calculating a Fund’s 80% policy.

The main investment strategies for a Fund may also include:

 

 

real estate investment trusts (REITs) which are pooled vehicles which invest primarily in income-producing real estate or loans related to real estate

 

 

foreign securities, often in the form of depositary receipts

 

 

derivatives, including futures, options and swaps. In connection with its main investment strategies, a Fund may use futures to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash position. Each Fund is also permitted to use derivatives such as futures, options and swaps in order to hedge various investments, for risk management and to opportunistically enhance the Fund’s returns. Under certain market conditions, a Fund’s use of derivatives for cash management or other investment management purposes could be significant.

These investments may be part of a Fund’s main investment strategies. If the investment is part of the main investment strategies for a particular Fund, it is summarized below.

Although not main strategies, the Funds may also utilize the following, some of which may be equity securities:

 

 

other investment companies (for Diversified Fund, this is a main strategy as described below)

 

   

exchange-traded funds (ETFs) which are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are purchased and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be passively or actively managed. Passively managed ETFs generally seek to track the performance of a particular market index, including broad-based market indexes, as well as indexes relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Actively managed ETFs do not seek to track the performance of a particular market index.

 

   

affiliated money market funds

 

 

securities lending (except for Diversified Fund, Dynamic Growth Fund, Equity Focus Fund, Hedged Equity Fund, U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund and U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund).

The Funds will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ prior notice of any change in their 80% investment policies as described below.

The frequency with which each Fund buys and sells securities will vary from year to year, depending on market conditions.

 

FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES

An investment objective is fundamental if it cannot be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The investment objectives for Equity Income Fund, Equity Index Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund and Large Cap Value Fund are fundamental. The investment objectives for the remaining Funds can be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of that Fund.

Disciplined Equity Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing this strategy, the Fund primarily invests in the common stocks of U.S. companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the S&P 500 Index (which includes both large cap and mid cap companies). As of the reconstitution of the S&P 500 Index on September 30, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $629 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the S&P 500 Index. Within each sector, the Fund modestly overweights equity securities that it considers undervalued or fairly valued while modestly underweighting or not holding equity securities that appear overvalued. By owning a large number of equity securities within the S&P 500 Index, with an emphasis on those that appear undervalued or fairly valued, the Fund seeks returns that modestly exceed those of the S&P 500 Index over the long term with a modest level of volatility.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at

 

 

 
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company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value.

On behalf of the Fund, the adviser then buys and sells equity securities, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the adviser buys equity securities that are identified as undervalued and considers selling them when they appear overvalued. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria:

 

 

catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock’s price

 

 

Impact on the overall risk of the portfolio relative to the S&P 500 Index

 

 

high perceived potential reward compared to perceived potential risk

 

 

possible temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

The Fund’s investment strategies may involve active and frequent trading resulting in high portfolio turnover.

Diversified Fund

Drawing on a variety of analytical tools, the Fund’s adviser allocates assets among various types of equity and fixed income investments, based on the following model allocation:

 

 

30%–75% U.S. equity securities, including small–, medium– and large-cap securities

 

 

25%–50% U.S. and foreign fixed income securities

 

 

0%–30% foreign equity securities

The Fund invests in separate underlying strategies by investing directly in individual securities or in other J.P. Morgan Funds, across asset classes, including: U.S. equity and developed international equity across market capitalizations, emerging markets equity, domestic and foreign fixed income, high yield fixed income, emerging markets debt, and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

The adviser may periodically increase or decrease the Fund’s actual asset allocation according to the relative attractiveness of each asset class.

Within its equity allocations, the Fund primarily invests in the common stock and convertible securities of U.S. and foreign companies.

Within its fixed income allocations, the Fund primarily invests in corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities, mortgage “dollar rolls” and U.S. government securities. Some of these securities may be purchased on a forward commitment basis. The Fund may also invest in floating rate securities, whose interest rates

adjust automatically whenever a specified interest rate changes, and in variable rate securities, whose interest rates are changed periodically.

The Fund may invest up to 15% of its assets in high yield, non-investment grade securities. Non-investment grade securities are sometimes called junk bonds. This limit will include all investments held directly by the Fund, as well as J.P. Morgan Funds held by the Fund which invest primarily in high yield, non-investment grade securities. The remainder of the Fund’s bond investments must be rated investment grade by Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s), Standard & Poor’s (S&P), Fitch Ratings (Fitch), or the equivalent by another national rating organization, including at least 65% A or better.

The Fund may invest in mortgage-backed securities issued by governmental entities and private issuers. These may include investments in collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) and principal-only (PO) and interest-only (IO) stripped mortgage-backed securities.

The Fund may enter into “dollar rolls,” in which the Fund sells mortgage-backed securities and at the same time contracts to buy back very similar securities at a future date.

In addition to purchasing securities directly, the Fund may invest up to 30% of its assets in shares of other J.P. Morgan Funds in order to expose the Fund to certain asset classes when the adviser believes it is appropriate. The investments in the J.P. Morgan Funds will be considered part of the applicable asset class when the percentages for the asset allocation model are calculated.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. With respect to its fixed income allocations, the Fund may use futures contracts to manage and hedge interest rate risk associated with these investments, as well as to lengthen or shorten the duration of this portion of the portfolio. With respect to its equity and fixed income allocations, the Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to all or a portion of the stock or fixed income markets, respectively and for cash management. The Fund may use forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge or manage its foreign currency risk, as well as to gain exposure to certain currencies. The Fund is also permitted to use derivatives such as futures, options and swaps in order to hedge various investments, for risk management and to opportunistically enhance the Fund’s returns. Under certain market conditions, the use of derivatives for cash management or other investment management purposes could be significant.

The adviser establishes the strategic and tactical allocation for the Fund and makes the day-to-day decisions concerning strategies and overall construction of the Fund. As attractive

 

 

 
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investments arise across asset classes and strategies, the adviser attempts to capture these opportunities by allocating the Fund’s assets among strategies and asset classes within pre-defined ranges.

Investment decisions within strategies and asset classes are implemented either by the portfolio managers of the Fund’s underlying strategies who select individual securities for the Fund or with the Fund’s purchase of other J.P. Morgan Funds.

The frequency with which the Fund buys and sells underlying investments will vary from year to year, depending on, but not limited to: market conditions, performance of the underlying investments, and changes in the adviser’s investment views.

Expenses of Acquired Funds. The percentage of the Diversified Fund’s assets that will be allocated to other J.P. Morgan Funds may be changed from time to time by the Fund’s adviser. To the extent that the allocations among the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds are changed, or to the extent that the expense ratios of the underlying funds change, the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses reflected in the Fund’s “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” table may increase or decrease.

The Diversified Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds (other than money market funds) as described above. For the year ended June 30, 2015, the cost of investing in other J.P. Morgan Funds was 0.16% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Fund’s adviser and distributor have voluntarily agreed to waive the Fund’s fees in the pro rata amount of the advisory and shareholder service fees charged by the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds, which was 0.14% for the year ended June 30, 2015. Therefore, the increase in “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” after considering the effect of the increased “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” was 0.16% and the increase in Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements after considering the effect of the increased “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” and any corresponding fee waivers was 0.02% for the year ended June 30, 2015. “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” and the amount of the voluntary waiver will vary with changes in the expenses of the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds, as well as the allocation of the Fund’s assets; as a result, the waiver may be higher or lower than 0.14% going forward.

Dynamic Growth Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests in a focused portfolio of equity securities of large capitalization companies. Large cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 1000® Growth Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Growth Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $2.2 billion to $722.6 billion. Typically, the Fund invests in common stocks of companies with a history of above-average growth or companies expected to

enter periods of above-average growth. Although the Fund will invest primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 20% of its total assets in foreign securities, including depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are financial instruments representing a foreign company’s publicly traded securities. A depository receipt trades on a stock exchange in a country different from the company’s local market.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Since the Fund is non-diversified, it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer or group of issuers than a diversified fund would. In implementing this policy, the Fund will typically hold less than 50 securities in its portfolio.

Investment Process: The Fund’s adviser will utilize a combination of qualitative analysis and quantitative metrics in order to seek to achieve target returns which are higher than the Fund’s benchmark while attempting to maintain a moderate risk profile. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. The adviser looks for companies with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. The adviser may sell a security due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or a change in the original reason for purchase of an investment, or if the adviser no longer considers the security to be reasonably valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Equity Focus Fund

The Fund is a non-diversified equity portfolio which is normally managed as a core portfolio, but which has the ability to proactively invest more heavily in either growth or value securities depending on market conditions and the convictions of the adviser. The Fund invests in a limited number of U.S. equity securities, generally not more than 40. In choosing securities, the Fund seeks to invest in companies with one or more of the following characteristics:

 

 

A durable franchise

 

 

A sustainable competitive position relative to its peers

 

 

A market leader

 

 

A strong management team focused on increasing shareholder value

 

 

A strong balance sheet.

 

 

 
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The size of the allocation of the Fund to growth and value securities will vary based on market conditions, and the convictions of the adviser each ranging from 35% to 65% of the equity investments in the Fund.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund typically invests in equity securities with market capitalizations of $1 billion or more. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs), but it may also invest up to 20% of its total assets in common stocks of foreign companies, including depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are financial instruments representing a foreign company’s publicly traded securities. A depository receipt trades on a stock exchange in a country different from the company’s local market.

Since the Fund is non-diversified, it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer or group of issuers than a diversified fund would.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

If the Fund’s portfolio managers cannot find attractive investments, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in cash and cash equivalents until appropriate investments are identified.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the portfolio managers employ a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection.

In selecting growth stocks, the adviser focuses on companies whose revenue growth potential is underappreciated by investors, specifically looking for companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. These companies have one or more of the following characteristics:

 

 

A favorable supply/demand imbalance for the company’s product or service

 

 

Underappreciated growth opportunities

 

 

Differentiated business model

 

 

Ability to gain market share

 

 

Growth opportunities in emerging industries or those that emerge from industry changes

In selecting value stocks, the adviser seeks to invest in companies which have durable franchises and which appear to be undervalued and have the ability to grow intrinsic value per share. Companies with durable franchises generally have a

sustainable competitive position relative to peers, high returns on capital, a diversified client or asset base and a strong brand.

The adviser may sell a security due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or a change in the original reason for purchase of an investment, or if the adviser no longer considers the security to be attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if a portfolio manager identifies a stock that he believes offers a better investment opportunity or to reallocate the Fund’s assets between growth and value securities.

Equity Income Fund

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in the equity securities of corporations that regularly pay dividends, including common stocks and debt securities and preferred stock convertible to common stock. Although the Fund invests primarily in securities of large cap companies, it may invest in equity investments of companies across all market capitalizations. In implementing this strategy, the Fund invests primarily in common stock and real estate investment trusts (REITs). “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: The Fund employs a fundamental bottom- up stock selection process to invest in common stock of corporations that regularly pay dividends and have favorable long-term fundamental characteristics. Because yield is a key consideration in selecting securities, the Fund may purchase stocks of companies that are out of favor in the financial community and, therefore, are selling below what the Fund’s adviser believes to be their long-term investment value. The adviser seeks to invest in undervalued companies with durable franchises, strong management and the ability to grow their intrinsic value per share.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Equity Index Fund

The Fund invests in stocks included in the S&P 500 Index1 and also may invest in stock index futures. The Fund’s adviser attempts to track the aggregate price and dividend performance of securities in the S&P 500 Index to achieve a correlation of at least 0.95 between the performance of the Fund and that

 

1 “S&P 500” is a registered service mark of Standard & Poor’s Corporation, which does not sponsor and is in no way affiliated with the Fund.

 

 

 

 
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of the index without taking into account the Fund’s expenses. Perfect correlation would be 1.00.

The percentage of a stock that the Fund holds will be approximately the same percentage that the stock represents in the S&P 500 Index. The adviser generally picks stocks in the order of their weightings in the S&P 500 Index, starting with the heaviest weighted stock. The Fund may acquire, hold and dispose of the common stock of JPMorgan Chase & Co. for the sole purpose of maintaining conformity with the S&P 500 Index on which the Fund is based and measured. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in stocks of companies included in the index or indices identified by the Fund and in derivative instruments that provide exposure to stocks of such companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 500 Index on September 30, 2015, the market capitalization of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $629 billion.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Growth and Income Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in common stocks. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund’s adviser applies an active equity management style focused on identifying attractively valued securities given their growth potential over a long-term time horizon. The securities held by the Fund will predominantly be of companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell 1000 Value Index (which includes both large cap and mid cap companies). As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Value Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.6 billion to $357.2 billion.

While common stocks are the Fund’s primary investment, the Fund may also invest significantly in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are financial instruments representing a foreign company’s publicly traded securities. A depository receipt trades on a stock exchange in a country different from the company’s local market.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as

substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser will emphasize companies which it believes are leaders within their sectors. The Fund will also emphasize companies it believes have attractive valuations and low price-to-cash flows ratios. It will also look to identify companies that regularly pay dividends. The adviser employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals, quantitative screening and proprietary fundamental analysis. The adviser looks for undervalued companies with durable franchises, strong management and the ability to grow their intrinsic value per share.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Hedged Equity Fund

The Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation through participation in the broad equity markets while hedging overall market exposure relative to traditional long-only equity strategies.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund uses an enhanced index strategy to invest in these equity securities, which primarily consist of common stocks of large capitalization U.S. companies. Because the Fund uses an enhanced index strategy, not all of the stocks in the S&P 500 Index, its primary benchmark, are included in the Fund, and the Fund’s position in an individual stock may be overweighted or underweighted when compared to the index. The Fund will also systematically purchase and sell exchange traded put options and sell exchange traded call options, employing an option overlay known as a “Put/Spread Collar” strategy. The options may be based on the S&P 500 Index or on exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that replicate the S&P 500 Index (S&P 500 ETFs). The combination of the diversified portfolio of equity securities, the downside protection from index put options and the income from the index call options is intended to provide the Fund with a portion of the returns associated with equity market investments while exposing investors to less risk than traditional long-only equity strategies. Specifically, the Fund seeks to provide a competitive risk adjusted return over a full market cycle (defined as three to five years) relative to the S&P 500 Index with lower volatility than traditional long-only equity strategies.

 

 

 
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The Fund’s investments in equity securities will be primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the S&P 500 Index. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 500 Index on September 30, 2015, the market capitalization of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $629 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the S&P 500 Index. Within each sector, however, the Fund modestly overweights equity securities that it considers undervalued or fairly valued while modestly underweighting or not holding equity securities that appear overvalued. Because each stock’s weighting in the Fund is controlled relative to that stock’s weight in the S&P 500 Index, the Fund’s weighted average market capitalization will be close to that of the S&P 500 Index.

The Fund constructs a Put/Spread Collar by buying a put option on the S&P 500 Index at a higher strike price and writing (or selling) a put option on the same index at a relatively lower strike price, resulting in what is known as a put option spread, while simultaneously selling a S&P 500 Index call option. The Fund may need to construct additional Put/Spread Collars if the size of the Fund increases, either through purchases or appreciation. The Fund’s options overlay strategy is intended to provide the Fund with downside protection, while foregoing some upside potential. A put option spread seeks to protect the Fund against a decline in price, but only to the extent of the difference between the strike prices of the put option purchased and the put option sold. Entering into put option spreads is typically less expensive than a strategy of only purchasing put options and may benefit the Fund in a flat to upwardly moving market by reducing the cost of the downside protection; the downside protection of the put option spread, however, is limited as compared to just owning a put option. The premiums received from writing index call options are intended to provide income which substantially offsets the cost of the put option spread, but writing the options also reduces the Fund’s ability to profit from increases in the value of its equity portfolio because in rising markets the call option will be exercised once the market price rises to the option’s strike price. While the Fund typically constructs the Put/Spread Collar utilizing index options, it may also construct the Put/Spread Collar utilizing options on S&P 500 ETFs.

Options positions are marked to market daily. The value of options is affected by changes in the value and dividend rates of the securities represented in the S&P 500 Index underlying the option, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived volatility of the S&P 500 Index and the remaining time to the options’ expiration, as well as trading conditions in the options market.

In addition to the use of the Put/Spread Collar strategy described above, the Fund may use future contracts, primarily futures on indexes, to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions and to hedge the Fund’s port-

folio if it is unable to purchase or write the necessary options for its overlay strategy.

The Fund is also permitted to use other derivatives such as futures, options and swaps in order to hedge various investments, for risk management and to opportunistically enhance the Fund’s returns. Under certain market conditions, the Fund’s use of other derivatives for cash management or other investment management purposes could be significant.

Investment Process — Enhanced Index: To implement the enhanced index strategy, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value.

On behalf of the Fund, the adviser then buys and sells equity securities, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the adviser buys equity securities that are identified as attractive and considers selling them when they appear less attractive based on the Fund’s process. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria:

 

 

catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock’s price

 

 

impact on the overall risk of the portfolio relative to the S&P 500 Index

 

 

high perceived potential reward compared to perceived potential risk

 

 

possible temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

Investment Process — Options Overlay Strategy: To implement the Put/Spread Collar strategy, the adviser utilizes exchange traded equity options based either on the S&P 500 Index or on S&P 500 ETFs. The Put/Spread Collar is constructed by buying a put option at a higher strike price while writing a put option at a relatively lower strike price and simultaneously selling a call option that substantially offsets the cost of the put option spread. The Put/Spread Collar strategy is an actively managed process and is designed to provide a continuous market hedge for the portfolio. The put option spread is generally maintained at a level whereby the Fund is protected from a decrease in the market of five to twenty percent. The options are systematically reset on at least a quarterly basis to better capitalize on current market conditions and opportunities while seeking to provide predictable returns in all market cycles.

Intrepid America Fund

Intrepid Growth Fund

Intrepid Value Fund

Under normal circumstances, each Fund invests at least 80% of their Assets in equity investments of large and mid capitalization

 

 

 
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companies (specifically, U.S. companies for Intrepid America Fund). “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Each Fund generally defines large capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization over $10 billion at the time of purchase, and mid capitalization companies as those with market capitalization between $1 billion and $10 billion at the time of purchase.

In implementing its main strategies, each Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the adviser believes have characteristics such as attractive valuations, high quality and/or strong momentum that should lead to relative outperformance. Generally these will be equity securities of companies within the Fund’s Index (the S&P 500 Index for Intrepid America Fund, Russell 1000 Growth Index for Intrepid Growth Fund and Russell 1000 Value Index for Intrepid Value Fund). In identifying high quality securities, the adviser looks for profitable companies with sustainable earnings and disciplined management. In identifying securities that have strong momentum, the adviser looks for securities which have prices and/or earnings that have been increasing and that the adviser believes will continue to increase. In implementing this strategy, each Fund invests primarily in common stock and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which a Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: Each Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. Each Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

Each Fund will sell a stock if the adviser determines that the issuer no longer meets the Fund’s investment criteria or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available.

Large Cap Growth Fund

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in the equity securities of large, well-established companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Large, well-established companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 1000®

Growth Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Growth Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $2.2 billion to $722.6 billion. Typically, in implementing its strategy, the Fund invests in common stocks of companies with a history of above-average growth or companies expected to enter periods of above-average growth.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a fundamental bottom-up approach that seeks to identify companies with positive price momentum and attractive fundamental dynamics. The adviser seeks structural disconnects which allow businesses to exceed market expectations. These disconnects may result from: demographic/cultural changes, technological advancements and/or regulatory changes. The adviser seeks to identify long-term imbalances in supply and demand.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the original investment thesis, if market expectations exceed the company’s potential to deliver and/or due to balance sheet deterioration. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Large Cap Value Fund

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in equity securities of large companies, including common stocks, and debt and preferred stocks which are convertible to common stock. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Large companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 1000® Value Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Value Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.6 billion to $357.2 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

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intrinsic value per share. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each industry group according to their relative value.

On behalf of the Fund, the adviser then buys and sells securities, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the adviser buys equity securities that are identified as undervalued and considers selling them when they appear overvalued. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria:

 

 

catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock’s price

 

 

high potential reward compared to potential risk

 

 

temporary mispricings caused by market overreactions.

The Fund’s investment strategies may involve active and frequent trading resulting in high portfolio turnover.

U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in long and short positions with respect to equity securities of U.S. companies. These equity securities will primarily be common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs). “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

“Plus” in the Fund’s name refers to the additional return the Fund endeavors to add both relative to the S&P 500 Index as well as relative to traditional strategies which do not have the ability to sell stock short. At the same time, by controlling factor or risk exposures through portfolio construction, the Fund seeks to limit its volatility to that of the overall market, as represented by the S&P 500 Index. Short sales involve the sale of a security which the fund does not own in hopes of purchasing the same security at a later date at a lower price. To make delivery to the buyer, the Fund must borrow the security, and the fund is obligated to return the security to the lender, which is accomplished by a later purchase of the security by the Fund.

The Fund intends to maintain an approximate net 100% long exposure to the equity market (long market value minus short market value). However the long and short positions held by the Fund will vary in size as market opportunities change. The Fund’s long positions and their equivalents will range between 90% and 150% of the value of the Fund’s net assets. The Fund’s short positions will range between 0% and 50% of the value of the Fund’s net assets.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as

substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

The investment process identifies securities that have been mispriced by behavioral biases. Stocks are ranked based on their value, momentum and quality characteristics. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector and are sold if the adviser determines that the issuer no longer meets the Fund’s investment criteria or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available. The adviser considers selling short or initiating underweight positions in the lowest ranked securities. Risk or factor exposures are actively managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and style and size characteristics of the Fund.

U.S. Equity Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of U.S. companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing its strategy, the Fund primarily invests in common stocks of large- and medium-capitalization U.S. companies, but it may also invest up to 20% of its Assets in common stocks of foreign companies, including depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are financial instruments representing a foreign company’s publicly traded securities. A depository receipt trades on a stock exchange in a country different from the company’s local market.

Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the S&P 500 Index. Within each sector, the Fund focuses on those equity securities that it considers most undervalued and seeks to outperform the S&P 500 through superior stock selection. By emphasizing undervalued equity securities, the Fund seeks to produce returns that exceed those of the S&P 500 Index. At the same time, by controlling the sector weightings of the Fund so they can differ only moderately from the sector weightings of the S&P 500 Index, the Fund seeks to limit its volatility to that of the overall market, as represented by this

 

 

 
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index. It will also look to identify companies that regularly pay dividends.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value.

On behalf of the Fund, the adviser then buys and sells equity securities, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the adviser buys equity securities that are identified as undervalued and considers selling them when they appear to be overvalued. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria:

 

 

catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock’s price

 

 

high potential reward compared to potential risk

 

 

temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of the Fund’s Assets, which are expected to include both long and short positions, will consist of different U.S. securities, selected from a universe of publicly traded large capitalization securities with characteristics similar to those comprising the Russell 1000 and the S&P 500 Indices. The Fund takes long and short positions mainly in equity securities and derivatives on equity securities. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.6 billion to $722.6 billion. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 500 Index on September 30, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $629 billion.

“Plus” in the Fund’s name refers to the additional return the Fund endeavors to add both relative to the S&P 500 Index as well as relative to traditional strategies which do not have the ability to sell stock short. Selling stock short allows the Fund to more fully exploit insights in stocks that the Fund’s adviser expects to underperform, as well as enabling the Fund to establish additional long positions while keeping the Fund’s net

exposure to the market at a level similar to a traditional “long-only” strategy. Short sales involve the sale of a security which the fund does not own in hopes of purchasing the same security at a later date at a lower price. To make delivery to the buyer, the Fund must borrow the security, and the fund is obligated to return the security to the lender, which is accomplished by a later purchase of the security by the Fund. The Fund may also periodically short index futures in order to hedge its market exposure in instances when it is not preferable to enter into short positions on particular securities in the amount desired.

The Fund intends to maintain an approximate net 100% long exposure to the equity market (long market value minus short market value). However the long and short positions held by the Fund will vary in size as market opportunities change. The Fund’s long positions and their equivalents will range between 90% and 150% of the value of the Fund’s net assets. The Fund’s short positions will range between 0% and 50% of the value of the Fund’s net assets.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions or as described above.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value.

On behalf of the Fund, the adviser buys and sells, as well as shorts and covers shorts in, equity securities and derivatives on those securities according to its own policies, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the adviser buys and covers shorts in equity securities that are identified as undervalued and considers selling or shorting them when they appear overvalued. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria such as:

 

 

catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock’s price

 

 

high potential reward compared to potential risk

 

 

temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

The Fund’s investment strategies may involve active and frequent trading resulting in high portfolio turnover.

 

 

 
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U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund and U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

Short Selling. “Plus” in each Fund’s name refers to the additional return the Fund endeavors to add both relative to its index as well as relative to traditional strategies which do not have the ability to sell stock short. Selling stock short allows the Fund to more fully exploit insights in stocks that the Fund’s adviser expects to underperform, as well as enabling the Fund to establish additional long positions while keeping the Fund’s net exposure to the market at a level similar to a traditional “long-only” strategy.

By purchasing equity securities expected to outperform and underweighting or selling short equity securities expected to underperform while maintaining a full exposure to the equity market, the U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund seeks to produce returns that exceed those of the S&P 500 Index. At the same time, by controlling factor or risk exposures through portfolio construction, the Fund seeks to limit its volatility to that of the overall market, as represented by the S&P 500 Index.

Viewed sector by sector, U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund’s net weightings of equity securities are similar to those of its index. The Fund can moderately underweight or overweight industry sectors when it believes such underweighting or overweighting will benefit performance. Within each industry sector, the Fund purchases equity securities that it believes are undervalued and underweights, or sells short, equity securities that it believes are overvalued.

By following this process, the U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund seeks to produce returns that exceed those of its index. At the same time, by controlling the industry sector weightings of the Fund and allowing them to differ only moderately from the industry sector weightings of the index, the Fund seeks to limit its volatility to that of the overall market, as represented by its index.

Each Fund intends to invest in a variety of equity securities and, ordinarily, no single equity exposure is expected to make up more than 5% of the gross long exposure except that companies with large weights in the Fund’s index may be held as overweights in the Fund, resulting in positions of greater than 5% in those securities.

Each Fund intends to maintain an approximate net 100% long exposure to the equity market (long market value minus short market value). However the long and short positions held by the Fund will vary in size as market opportunities change. Each Fund’s long positions and their equivalents will range between 90% and 150% of the value of the Fund’s net assets. Each Fund’s short positions will range between 0% and 50% of the value of the Fund’s net assets.

Intrepid America Fund, U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund, U.S. Equity Fund and U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

For each Fund, an issuer of a security will be deemed to be located in the United States if: (i) the principal trading market for the security is in the United States, (ii) the issuer is organized under the laws of the United States, or (iii) the issuer derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from the United States or has at least 50% of its total assets situated in the United States.

INVESTMENT RISKS

There can be no assurance that the Funds will achieve their objectives.

The main risks associated with investing in each Fund are summarized in the Risk/Return Summary for that Fund at the front of this prospectus. More detailed descriptions of the main risks and additional risks of the Funds are described below.

Please note that each Fund also may use strategies that are not described herein, but which are described in the “Risk and Reward Elements for the Funds” later in the prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information.

Main Risks

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for a Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. Equity securities are subject to “stock market risk” meaning that stock prices in general (or in particular, the prices of the types of securities in which a Fund invests) may decline over short or extended periods of time. When the value of a Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in that Fund decreases in value.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Market Risk. To the extent a Fund invests in foreign securities (including depositary receipts), these investments are subject to special risks in addition to those of U.S. investments. These risks include political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of a Fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates

 

 

 
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and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” a Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

Certain of the Funds may invest in securities in “emerging markets,” but these are not principal investments for any of the Funds except that they may be for Diversified Fund. The risks associated with foreign securities are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” These countries may have relatively unstable governments and less-established market economies than developed countries. Emerging markets may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. These risks make emerging market securities more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in more developed countries and you may sustain sudden, and sometimes substantial fluctuations in the value of your investments. A Fund’s investments in foreign and emerging market securities may also be subject to foreign withholding and/or other taxes, which would decrease a Fund’s yield on those securities.

Smaller Cap Company Risk (Small Cap Company and Mid Cap Company Risk). Investments in smaller, newer companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more-established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. In addition, smaller companies may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of large capitalization companies, especially over the short term. Because smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or may depend on a few key employees, they may be more susceptible to particular economic events or competitive factors than large capitalization companies. This may cause unexpected and frequent decreases in the value of a Fund’s investments.

Growth Investing Risk (applicable to Dynamic Growth Fund, Intrepid Growth Fund and Large Cap Growth Fund). Growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks. The value of these stocks generally is much more sensitive to current or expected earnings than stocks of other types of companies. Short-term events, such as a failure to meet industry earnings expectations, can cause dramatic decreases in the growth stock price compared to other types of stock. Growth stocks may also trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other

stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value. The Fund’s performance may be better or worse than the performance of equity funds that focus on value stocks or that have a broader investment style.

Value Investing Risk (applicable to Intrepid Value Fund and Large Cap Value Fund). Value investing attempts to identify companies that, according to the adviser’s estimate of their true worth, are undervalued. The adviser selects stocks at prices that it believes are temporarily low relative to factors such as the company’s earnings, cash flow or dividends. A value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur. The Fund’s performance may be better or worse than the performance of equity funds that focus on growth stocks or that have a broader investment style.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The value of real estate securities in general, and REITs in particular, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. The underlying mortgage loans may be subject to the risks of default or of prepayments that occur earlier or later than expected, and such loans may also include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The value of REITs will also rise and fall in response to the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties. REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities. Each Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. A Fund could experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders and its liquidity may be negatively impacted. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are large or frequent, occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for the securities sold, or when the securities a Fund wishes to or is required to sell are illiquid. A Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at its desired time or price. Illiquidity can be caused by a drop in overall market trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or legal restrictions on the securities’

 

 

 
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resale. Certain securities that were liquid when purchased may later become illiquid, particularly in times of overall economic distress. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Derivatives Risk. The Funds may use derivatives in connection with their investment strategies. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed a Fund’s original investment. Derivatives are subject to the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. The use of derivatives may not be successful, resulting in losses to a Fund and the cost of such strategies may reduce a Fund’s returns. Derivatives also expose a Fund to counter-party risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations), including credit risk of the derivative counterparty. In addition, a Fund may use derivatives for non-hedging purposes, which increases that Fund’s potential for loss. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, a Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

 

WHAT IS A DERIVATIVE?
Derivatives are securities or contracts (like futures and options) that derive their value from the performance of underlying assets or securities.

Investing in derivatives and engaging in short sales will result in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks. A Fund may be more volatile than if the Fund had not been leveraged because the leverage tends to exaggerate any effect on the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. Registered investment companies are limited in their ability to engage in derivative transactions and are required to identify and earmark assets to provide asset coverage for derivative transactions.

A Fund’s transactions in futures contracts, swaps and other derivatives could also affect the amount, timing and character

of distributions to shareholders which may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income

subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions, which may adversely impact the Fund’s after-tax return.

Additional Main Risks for Diversified Fund

The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized in “More About the Funds” through both its direct investments and its investments in underlying Funds.

Interest Rate Risk. The Fund’s debt securities will increase or decrease in value based on changes in interest rates. If rates increase, the value of the Fund’s investments generally declines. On the other hand, if rates fall, the value of these investments increases. Your investment will decline in value if the value of these investments decreases. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Usually, changes in the value of fixed income securities will not affect cash income generated, but may affect the value of your investment. The Fund may invest in variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than fixed rate instruments, the value of variable and floating rate securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Many factors can cause interest rates to rise. Some examples include central bank monetary policy, rising inflation rates and general economic conditions. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Credit Risk. There is a risk that issuers and/or counterparties will not make payments on securities, repurchase agreements or other investments held by the Fund. Such defaults could result in losses to the Fund. In addition, the credit quality of securities held by the Fund may be lowered if an issuer’s or a counterparty’s financial condition changes. Lower credit quality may lead to greater volatility in the price of a security and in shares of the Fund. Lower credit quality also may affect liquidity and make it difficult for the Fund to sell the security. The Fund may invest in securities that are rated in the lowest investment grade category. Such securities also are considered to have speculative characteristics similar to high yield securities, and issuers or counterparties of such securities are more vulnerable to changes in economic conditions than issuers or counterparties of higher grade securities. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

 

 

 
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High Yield Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in high yield, high risk securities (also known as junk bonds) which are considered to be speculative. These investments may be issued by companies which are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. Non-investment grade debt securities can be more sensitive to short-term corporate, economic and market developments. During periods of economic uncertainty and change, the market price of the Fund’s investments and the Fund’s net asset value may be volatile. Furthermore, though these investments generally provide a higher yield than higher-rated debt securities, the high degree of risk involved in these investments can result in substantial or total losses. These securities are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and a potential lack of a secondary or public market for securities. The market price of these securities can change suddenly and unexpectedly.

As part of its high yield strategy, the Fund may invest in debt securities of smaller, newer companies. The Fund’s risks increase as it invests more heavily in smaller companies (mid cap and small cap companies). The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. In addition, smaller companies may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, the changes in value of their debt securities may be more sudden or erratic than in large capitalization companies, especially over the short term. Because smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or may depend on a few key employees, they may be more susceptible to particular economic events or competitive factors than large capitalization companies. This may cause unexpected and frequent decreases in the value of the Fund’s investments.

Asset-Backed, Mortgage-Related and Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk. The Fund invests in asset-backed, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities, which are subject to certain other risks. The value of these securities will be influenced by the factors affecting the property market and the assets underlying such securities. As a result, during periods of declining asset values, difficult or frozen credit markets, significant changes in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, become more volatile and/or become illiquid. Additionally, during such periods and also under normal conditions, these securities are also subject to prepayment and call risk. Gains and losses associated with prepayments will increase or decrease the Fund’s yield and the income available for distribution by the Fund. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, the Fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates,

resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. In periods of declining interest rates, the Funds may be subject to contraction risk which is the risk that borrowers will increase the rate at which they prepay the maturity value of mortgages and other obligations. In periods of rising interest rates, the Fund may be subject to extension risk which is the risk that the expected maturity of an obligation will lengthen in duration due to a decrease in prepayments. As a result, in certain interest rate environments, the Fund may exhibit additional volatility. Some of these securities may receive little or no collateral protection from the underlying assets and are thus subject to the risk of default described under “Credit Risk”. The risk of such defaults is generally higher in the case of mortgage-backed investments that include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

The Fund may invest in collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs). CMOs are issued in multiple classes, and each class may have its own interest rate and/or final payment date. A class with an earlier final payment date may have certain preferences in receiving principal payments or earning interest. As a result, the value of some classes in which the Fund invests may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates.

The Fund may invest in interest-only (IO) and principal-only (PO) mortgage-related securities. The values of IO and PO mortgage-backed securities are more volatile than other types of mortgage-related securities. They are very sensitive not only to changes in interest rates, but also to the rate of prepayments. A rapid or unexpected increase in prepayments can significantly depress the price of interest-only securities, while a rapid or unexpected decrease could have the same effect on principal-only securities. In addition, because there may be a drop in trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or the imposition of legal restrictions on the resale of securities, these instruments may be illiquid.

Government Securities Risk. The Fund invests in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). U.S. government securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that those securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of interest or principal. This would result in losses to the Fund. Securities issued or

 

 

 
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guaranteed by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. U.S. government securities include zero coupon securities, which tend to be subject to greater market risk than interest-paying securities of similar maturities.

Investment Company Risk. To the extent that the Fund invests in underlying J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund’s investment performance is related to the performance of the underlying funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with changes in the equity and bond markets and the value of the underlying funds in which it invests. Because the Fund’s adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, investments in the Fund benefit the adviser and/or its affiliates and may create a conflict of interest. Shareholders will bear not only their proportionate share of the Fund’s expenses, but also indirectly pay a portion of the expenses incurred by the underlying funds. As the underlying funds or the Fund’s allocations to underlying funds change from time to time, or to the extent that the expense ratios of the underlying funds change, the weighted average operating expenses borne by the Fund may increase or decrease. Because the Fund’s adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, investments in the Fund benefit the adviser and its affiliates.

Additional Main Risk for Equity Focus Fund

Strategy Risk. Although the Fund is normally managed as a core portfolio, it may invest more heavily in either growth or value securities depending on market conditions and the convictions of the adviser.

If the Fund invests more heavily in growth securities, it will be more subject to risks related to growth investing. Growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stock. The value of these stocks generally is more sensitive to current or expected earnings than stocks of other types of companies. Short-term events, such as a failure to meet industry earnings expectations, can cause dramatic decreases in the growth stock price compared to other types of stock. Growth stocks may also trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value. During times when the Fund focuses more heavily on growth stocks, the Fund’s performance may be better or worse than the performance of equity funds that focus on value stocks or that have a broader investment style.

If the Fund invests more heavily in value securities, it will be more subject to risks related to value investing. Value investing

attempts to identify companies that, according to the adviser’s estimate of their true worth, are undervalued. The adviser selects stocks at prices that it believes are temporarily low relative to factors such as the company’s earnings, cash flow or dividends. A value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur. During times when the Fund focuses more heavily on value stocks, the Fund’s performance may be better or worse than the performance of equity funds that focus on growth stocks or that have a broader investment style.

Additional Main Risks for Hedged Equity Fund 

Strategy Risk. The Fund’s investment strategies may not always provide greater market protection than other equity instruments, particularly in rising equity markets when the Fund is expected to underperform traditional long-only equity strategies. In addition, as a result of the structure of the options overlay strategy, the Fund is not expected to provide market protection during times of low market volatility; during such periods, the Fund is expected to perform in line with broad equity markets.

Options Risk. The value of the Fund’s positions in equity index options or options on S&P 500 ETFs will fluctuate in response to changes in the value of the underlying index. Writing index call options or options on S&P 500 ETFs can reduce equity market risk, but it limits the opportunity to profit from an increase in the market value of stocks in exchange for upfront cash at the time of selling the call option. The Fund also risks losing all or part of the cash paid for purchasing put options. Unusual market conditions or the lack of a ready market for any particular option at a specific time may reduce the effectiveness of the Fund’s option strategies, and for these and

other reasons, the Fund’s option strategies may not reduce the Fund’s volatility to the extent desired and could result in losses.

Additional Main Risk for U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund and U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

Short Selling Risk. Each Fund’s strategy may involve more risk than other funds that do not engage in short selling. A Fund’s use of short sales in combination with long positions in the Fund’s portfolio in an attempt to improve performance or to reduce overall portfolio risk may not be successful and may result in greater losses or lower positive returns than if the Fund held only long positions. It is possible that a Fund’s long equity positions will decline in value at the same time that the value of its short equity positions increase, thereby increasing potential losses to the Fund.

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other institution. A Fund may not always be able to obtain the security at a particular time or at an acceptable price. Thus, there is risk that a Fund may be unable to implement its investment strategy due to the lack of available securities or for other reasons.

After short selling a security, a Fund may subsequently seek to close this position by purchasing and returning the security to the lender on a later date. A Fund may not always be able to complete or “close out” the short position by replacing the borrowed securities at a particular time or at an acceptable price.

In addition, a Fund may be prematurely forced to close out a short position if the lender demands the return of the borrowed security. A Fund incurs a loss as a result of a short sale if the market value of the borrowed security increases between the date of the short sale and the date when the Fund replaces the security. A Fund’s loss on a short sale is potentially unlimited because there is no upward limit on the price a borrowed security could attain.

Further, if other short sellers of the same security want to close out their positions at the same time, a “short squeeze” can occur. A short squeeze occurs when demand exceeds the supply for the security sold short. A short squeeze makes it more likely that a Fund will need to replace the borrowed security at an unfavorable price, thereby increasing the likelihood that the Fund will lose some or all of the potential profit from, or incur a loss on, the short sale. Furthermore, taking short positions in securities results in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks described under “Derivatives Risk”.

The Securities and Exchange Commission and financial industry regulatory authorities in other countries have, in the past, imposed temporary prohibitions and restrictions on certain types of short sale transactions. These prohibitions and restrictions, or the imposition of other regulatory requirements on short selling in the future, could inhibit the ability of the adviser to sell securities short on behalf of a Fund.

Additional Risks

Securities Lending Risk (except for Diversified Fund, Dynamic Growth Fund, Equity Focus Fund, Hedged Equity Fund, U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund and U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund). Certain Funds engage in securities lending. Securities lending involves counterparty risk, including the risk that the loaned securities may not be returned or returned in a timely manner and/or a loss of rights in the collateral if the borrower or the lending agent defaults. This risk is increased when a Fund’s loans are concentrated with a single or limited number of borrowers. In addition, a Fund bears the risk of loss in connection with its investments of the cash collateral it receives from the borrower. To the extent that the value or return of a Fund’s investments of the cash collateral declines below the amount owed to a borrower, a Fund may incur losses that exceed the amount it earned on lending the security.

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) and Investment Company Risk. A Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies and ETFs. Shareholders bear both their proportionate share of a Fund’s expenses and similar expenses of the underlying investment company or ETF when a Fund invests in shares of another investment company or ETF. The price movement of an index-based ETF may not track the underlying index and may result in a loss. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Convertible Securities Risk. A convertible security generally entitles the holder to receive interest paid or accrued on debt securities or the dividend paid on preferred stock until the convertible security matures or is redeemed, converted or exchanged. Before conversion, convertible securities generally have characteristics similar to both debt and equity securities. The value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates rise and, because of the conversion feature, tends to vary with fluctuations in the market value of the underlying securities. Convertible securities are usually subordinated to comparable nonconvertible securities. Convertible securities generally do not participate directly in any dividend increases or decreases of the underlying securities, although the market prices of convertible securities may be affected by any dividend changes or other changes in the underlying securities.

Initial Public Offering (IPO) Risk. IPO securities have no trading history, and information about the companies may be available for very limited periods. The prices of securities sold in IPOs may be highly volatile and their purchase may involve high transaction costs. At any particular time or from time to time, a Fund may not be able to invest in securities issued in IPOs, or invest to the extent desired, because, for example, only a small portion (if any) of the securities being offered in an IPO may be made available to a Fund. In addition, under certain market conditions, a relatively small number of companies may issue securities in IPOs. Similarly, as the number of purchasers to which IPO securities are allocated increases, the number of securities issued to a Fund may decrease. The performance of a Fund during periods when it is unable to invest significantly or at all in IPOs may be lower than during periods when a Fund is able to do so. In addition, as a Fund increases in size, the impact of IPOs on a Fund’s performance will generally decrease.

Preferred Stock Risk. Preferred stock generally has a preference as to dividends and liquidations over an issuer’s common stock but ranks junior to debt securities in an issuer’s capital structure. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Because preferred stocks generally pay dividends only after the issuing company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt, the value of preferred stocks generally is more sensitive than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

 

 

 
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Volcker Rule Risk. Pursuant to section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and certain rules promulgated thereunder known as the Volcker Rule, if the adviser and/or its affiliates own 25% or more of the outstanding ownership interests of a Fund after the permitted seeding period from the implementation of a Fund’s investment strategy, a Fund could be subject to restrictions on trading that would adversely impact a Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy. As a result, the adviser and/or its affiliates may be required to reduce their ownership interests in a Fund at a time that is sooner than would otherwise be desirable, which may result in a Fund’s liquidation or, if a Fund is able to continue operating, may result in losses, increased transaction costs and adverse tax consequences as a result of the sale of portfolio securities.

For more information about risks associated with the types of investments that the Funds purchase, please read the “Risk/Return Summaries” and the “Risk and Reward Elements for the Funds” later in the prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

An investment in a Fund is subject to a number of actual or potential conflicts of interest. For example, the Adviser and/or its affiliates provide a variety of different services to a Fund, for which the Fund compensates them. As a result, the Adviser and/or its affiliates have an incentive to enter into arrangements with a Fund, and face conflicts of interest when balancing that incentive against the best interests of a Fund. The Adviser and/or its affiliates also face conflicts of interest in their service as investment adviser to other clients, and, from time to time, make investment decisions that differ from and/or negatively impact those made by the Adviser on behalf of a Fund. In addition, affiliates of the Adviser provide a broad range of services and products to their clients and are major participants in the global currency, equity, commodity, fixed-income and other markets in which a Fund invests or will invest. In certain circumstances by providing services and products to their clients, these affiliates’ activities will disadvantage or restrict the Fund and/or benefit these affiliates. The Adviser may also acquire material non-public information which would negatively affect the Adviser’s ability to transact in securities for a Fund. JPMorgan and the Fund have adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to appropriately prevent, limit or mitigate conflicts of interest. In addition, many of the activities that create these conflicts of interest are limited and/or prohibited by law, unless an exception is available. For more information about conflicts of interest, see the Potential Conflicts of Interest section in the SAI.

TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE AND CASH POSITIONS

For liquidity and to respond to unusual market conditions, the Funds (except the Equity Index Fund) may invest all or most of their total assets in cash and cash equivalents for temporary

defensive purposes. These investments may result in a lower yield than lower-quality or longer-term investments, and prevent the Funds from meeting their investment objectives.

 

WHAT IS A CASH EQUIVALENT?
Cash equivalents are highly liquid, high-quality instruments with maturities of three months or less on the date they are purchased. They include securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, repurchase agreements (other than equity repurchase agreements), certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper (rated in one of the two highest rating categories), variable rate master demand notes, money market mutual funds and bank money market deposit accounts.

While a Fund is engaged in a temporary defensive position, it may not meet its investment objective. These investments may be inconsistent with a Fund’s main investment strategies. Therefore, a Fund will pursue a temporary defensive position only when market conditions warrant.

Whether engaging in temporary defensive purposes or otherwise, the Equity Index Fund may not hold more than 10% of its total assets in cash and cash equivalents. These amounts are in addition to assets held for derivative margin deposits or other segregated accounts.

ADDITIONAL FEE WAIVER AND/OR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT

Service providers to a Fund may, from time to time, voluntarily waive all or a portion of any fees to which they are entitled and/or reimburse certain expenses as they may determine from time to time. A Fund’s service providers may discontinue or modify these voluntary actions at any time without notice. Performance for the Funds reflects the voluntary waiver of fees and/or the reimbursement of expenses, if any. Without these voluntary waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would have been less favorable.

ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Intrepid America Fund

Intrepid Growth Fund

Intrepid Value Fund

Historical performance shown for Class A and Class C Shares of each Fund prior to their inception on 2/19/05 is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares of the applicable Fund, which invest in the same portfolio of securities. During this period, the actual returns of Class A Shares and Class C Shares would have been lower than the returns shown because Class A and Class C Shares have higher expense ratios.

 

 

 
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The Funds’ Management and Administration

 

The following Funds are series of JPMorgan Trust I (JPMT I), a Delaware statutory trust:

Disciplined Equity Fund

Diversified Fund

Dynamic Growth Fund

Equity Focus Fund

Growth and Income Fund

Hedged Equity Fund

Intrepid America Fund

Intrepid Growth Fund

Intrepid Value Fund

U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund

U.S. Equity Fund

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

The following Funds are series of JPMorgan Trust II (JPMT II), a Delaware statutory trust:

Equity Income Fund

Equity Index Fund

Large Cap Growth Fund

Large Cap Value Fund

The trustees of each trust are responsible for overseeing all business activities of their respective Funds.

Each of the Funds operates in a multiple class structure. A multiple class fund is an open-end investment company that issues two or more classes of shares representing interests in the same investment portfolio.

Each class in a multiple class fund can set its own transaction minimums and may vary with respect to expenses for distribution, administration and shareholder services. This means that one class could offer access to a Fund on different terms than another class. Certain classes may be more appropriate for a particular investor.

Each Fund may issue other classes of shares that have different expense levels and performance and different requirements for who may invest. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning all of the Funds’ other share classes. A Financial Intermediary who receives compensation for selling Fund shares may receive a different amount of compensation for sales of different classes of shares.

The Funds’ Investment Adviser

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM) is the investment adviser to the Funds and makes the day-to-day investment decisions for the Funds.

JPMIM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase), a bank holding company. JPMIM is located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

During the most recent fiscal period ended 6/30/15, JPMIM was paid management fees (net of waivers), as shown below, as a percentage of average daily net assets:

 

JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund     0.25
JPMorgan Diversified Fund     0.39
JPMorgan Dynamic Growth Fund     0.57
JPMorgan Equity Focus Fund     0.58
JPMorgan Equity Income Fund     0.40
JPMorgan Equity Index Fund     0.12
JPMorgan Growth and Income Fund     0.40
JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund     0.13
JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund     0.40
JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund     0.42
JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund     0.35
JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund     0.50
JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund     0.40
JPMorgan U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund     0.72
JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund     0.40
JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund     0.76

A discussion of the basis the trustees of each trust used in reapproving the investment advisory agreements for the Funds is available in the semi-annual report for the most recent fiscal period ended December 31.

The Portfolio Managers

Disciplined Equity Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Raffaele Zingone, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, Steven G. Lee, Managing Director of JPMIM and Aryeh Glatter, Executive Director of JPMIM. Mr. Zingone has been a portfolio manager in the U.S. Equity Group since 2000 and has been a JPMIM employee since 1991. Mr. Lee has been a portfolio manager since 2013 and prior to that time he was a research analyst in the U.S. Equity Research Group. Mr. Lee has been an employee of JPMIM since 2004. Mr. Glatter has been a portfolio manager on the Large Cap Value team since 2011 when he joined the firm. Prior to joining the firm in 2011, he was a portfolio manager at AllianceBernstein, where he managed large cap equities from 2000 to 2009.

Diversified Fund

The Diversified Fund utilizes a team-based portfolio management approach. Michael Schoenhaut, Managing Director of JPMIM, Nicole Goldberger, Executive Director of JPMIM, and John R. Speer, Vice President of JPMIM, are the portfolio managers responsible for oversight of the Fund. Together with a team of portfolio managers and analysts, they manage the portfolio construction, investment strategy selection and asset allocation

 

 

 
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processes for the overall portfolio, which is comprised of underlying equity and fixed income strategies. Mr. Schoenhaut, a CFA charterholder, has been an employee of JPMIM since 1997 and a portfolio manager since 2006. Ms. Goldberger, a CFA charterholder, who has been an employee of JPMIM since 2003, is responsible for portfolio management, manager research and portfolio construction across multi-asset class portfolios and has been a portfolio manager since 2009. Prior to that time, she was a junior portfolio manager within the Global Multi-Asset Group, helping to support the global asset allocation and balanced portfolios. Mr. Speer, a CFA charterholder, has been an employee of JPMorgan Chase since 2007 and a portfolio manager since 2014. Prior to that time, he worked on portfolio construction and tactical asset allocation in the Global Multi-Asset Group at JPMIM from 2011-2014 and on portfolio construction and quantitative analysis at J.P. Morgan Private Bank from 2009-2011.

Dynamic Growth Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Greg Luttrell, Managing Director of JPMIM. Mr. Luttrell has been a portfolio manager at JPMIM since 2007 when he joined the firm.

Equity Focus Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Jonathan K.L. Simon, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Greg Luttrell, Managing Director of JPMIM, each of whom manages a portion of the Fund. Mr. Simon has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM and its affiliates (or their predecessors) since 1987 and has been employed by the firm since 1980. Information about Mr. Luttrell is discussed earlier in this section.

Equity Income Fund

Clare Hart, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Jonathan K.L. Simon, Managing Director of JPMIM, are the portfolio managers for the Fund. Ms. Hart has been a portfolio manager since 2002 and also has extensive experience as an investment analyst covering the financial services and real estate sectors. She has been employed by the firm since 1999. Information about Mr. Simon is discussed earlier in this section.

Equity Index Fund

The Fund is managed by Michael Loeffler, Executive Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, and Nicholas D’Eramo, Vice President of JPMIM. Mr. Loeffler is a portfolio manager on the Fund and oversees the day-to-day management of the Fund, a position he has held since 2004. Mr. Loeffler has been employed by JPMIM or predecessor firms since 1999. Mr. D’Eramo is a portfolio manager on the Fund and assists in the day-to-day management of the Fund, a position that he has held since November 1, 2014. An employee of JPMIM or one of its predecessors since 1999, he has also been responsible for trading strategies and trade implementation, as well as performance and process analytics, for the Columbus Investment Team.

Growth and Income Fund

Jonathan K.L. Simon, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Clare Hart, Managing Director of JPMIM, are the portfolio managers for the Fund. Information about Mr. Simon and Ms. Hart is discussed earlier in this section.

Hedged Equity Fund

Hamilton Reiner, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Raffaele Zingone, Managing Director of JPMIM, are the portfolio managers primarily responsible for the management of the Fund. Mr. Zingone is primarily responsible for investing the Fund’s equity securities according to its enhanced index process while Mr. Reiner is responsible for implementing the Fund’s overlay options strategy and for providing insight with respect to the impact to the options strategy of purchasing certain securities. Mr. Reiner has been the head of U.S. Equity Derivatives at JPMIM since 2012. He joined JPMorgan Chase in 2009 and from 2009 to 2012, he was a portfolio manager and head of U.S. Equity Derivatives at JPMorgan Chase.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Reiner was head of the Equity Long/Short Prime Brokerage platform at Barclays Capital. Mr. Zingone has been a portfolio manager in the U.S. Equity Group since 2000 and has been a JPMIM employee since 1991.

Intrepid America Fund

Intrepid Growth Fund

Intrepid Value Fund

The portfolio managers are Dennis S. Ruhl, Jason Alonzo and Pavel Vaynshtok. Mr. Ruhl, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, is the Chief Investment Officer of the U.S. Behavioral Finance Group. He has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM or its affiliates since 2001 and has been employed with the firm since 1999. Mr. Alonzo, Managing Director of JPMIM, has been with JPMIM or its affiliates (or one of their predecessors) since 2000 and has been a member of the portfolio management team since 2003. Mr. Vaynshtok, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM or its affiliates since 2011. From 2004 to 2011, Mr. Vaynshtok was a portfolio manager and the head of quantitative research at ING Investment Management.

Large Cap Growth Fund

The portfolio management team for the Fund is led by Giri Devulapally, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder. Mr. Devulapally has been a portfolio manager in the JPMorgan U.S. Equity Group since 2003 when he joined JPMIM.

Large Cap Value Fund

Scott Blasdell, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, serves as the portfolio manager for the Fund.

 

 

 
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Mr. Blasdell has been a portfolio manager on the Structured Equity Team since 2008 and an employee of JPMIM since 1999.

U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund

The portfolio managers are Dennis S. Ruhl and Shudong Huang. Mr. Huang, Executive Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, has been a portfolio manager since 2013 and has been with JPMIM and its affiliates or predecessor firms since 1997. He is a senior portfolio manager of the U.S. Behavioral Finance Group. Information about Mr. Ruhl is discussed earlier in this section.

U.S. Equity Fund

The portfolio managers primarily responsible for daily management of the Fund are Thomas Luddy, Managing Director of JPMIM; Susan Bao, Managing Director of JPMIM; Helge Skibeli, Managing Director of JPMIM; and Scott Davis, Managing Director of JPMIM, each of whom has day to day management responsibility for a portion of the Fund. An employee since 1976, Mr. Luddy has held numerous key positions in the firm, including Global Head of Equity, Head of Equity Research and Chief Investment Officer. He began as an equity research analyst, becoming a portfolio manager in 1982. Ms. Bao has been a portfolio manager in the U.S. Equity Group since 2002 and has been employed by the firm since 1997. Mr. Skibeli, an employee since 1990, has been managing U.S. equity portfolios since 2002 and has been head of the U.S. Equity Research Group since 2002. Mr. Davis has been an employee since 2006 and has been a portfolio manager since 2013. Previously, he was an analyst in the U.S. Equity Research Group. Each of the portfolio managers except Mr. Davis is a CFA charterholder.

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

The Fund is managed by Thomas Luddy, Managing Director of JPMIM and CFA charterholder, Susan Bao, Managing Director of JPMIM and CFA charterholder, and Scott Davis, Managing Director of JPMIM. Information about Mr. Luddy, Ms. Bao and Mr. Davis is discussed earlier in this section.

The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities in the Funds.

The Funds’ Administrator

JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. (the Administrator) provides administrative services for and oversees the other service providers of each Fund. The Administrator receives a pro-rata portion of the following annual fee on behalf of each Fund for administrative services: 0.15% of the first $25 billion of average daily net assets of all Funds (excluding certain funds of funds and money market funds) in the J.P. Morgan Funds Complex plus 0.075% of average daily net assets of such Funds over $25 billion.

The Funds’ Shareholder Servicing Agent

The trusts, on behalf of the Funds, have entered into shareholder servicing agreements with JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (JPMDS) under which JPMDS has agreed to provide certain support services to the Funds’ shareholders. For performing these services, JPMDS, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares of each Fund, as applicable. For performing these services, JPMDS, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of up to 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Institutional Class Shares of each Fund, as applicable. JPMDS may enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of the annual fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services.

The Funds’ Distributor

JPMDS (the Distributor) is the distributor for the Funds. The Distributor is an affiliate of JPMIM and the Administrator.

Additional Compensation to Financial Intermediaries

JPMIM, JPMDS and, from time to time, other affiliates of JPMorgan Chase may also, at their own expense and out of their own legitimate profits, provide additional cash payments to Financial Intermediaries whose customers invest in shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds. For this purpose, Financial Intermediaries include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with JPMDS. These additional cash payments are payments over and above any sales charges (including Rule 12b-1 fees), shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency and/or networking fees that are paid to such Financial Intermediaries, as described elsewhere in this prospectus. These additional cash payments are generally made to Financial Intermediaries that provide shareholder, sub-transfer agency or administrative services or marketing support. Marketing support may include access to sales meetings, sales representatives and Financial Intermediary management representatives, inclusion of the J.P. Morgan Funds on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or other sales programs and/or for training and educating a Financial Intermediary’s employees. These additional cash payments also may be made as an expense reimbursement in cases where the Financial Intermediary provides shareholder services to J.P. Morgan Fund shareholders. JPMIM and JPMDS may also pay cash compensation in the form of finders’ fees that vary depending on the J.P. Morgan Fund and the dollar amount of shares sold. Such additional compensation may provide such Financial Intermediaries with an incentive to favor sales of shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds over other investment options they make available to their customers. See the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

 

 
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CHOOSING A SHARE CLASS

Each share class represents an investment in the same portfolio of securities, but each has different availability and eligibility criteria, sales charges, expenses, dividends and distributions. These arrangements allow you to choose the available class that best meets your needs. You should read this section carefully to determine which share class is best for you. Factors you should consider in choosing a share class include:

 

   

The amount you plan to invest;

 

   

The length of time you expect to hold your investment;

 

   

The total costs associated with your investment, including any sales charges that you pay when you buy or sell your Fund shares and expenses that are paid out of Fund assets over time;

 

   

Whether you qualify for any reduction or waiver of sales charges;

 

   

Whether you plan to take any distributions in the near future;

 

   

The availability of the share class;

 

   

The services that will be available to you;

 

   

The amount of compensation that your Financial Intermediary will receive; and

 

   

The advantages and disadvantages of each share class.

Please read this prospectus carefully, and then select the Fund and share class most appropriate for you and decide how much you want to invest. Each Fund may offer other classes of shares not included in this prospectus that have different expense levels, performance and eligibility requirements from the share classes offered in this prospectus. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning these or other share classes. A Financial Intermediary may receive different compensation based on the share class sold.

 

Shares of the Funds have not been registered for sale outside of the United States. This prospectus is not intended for distribution to prospective investors outside of the United States. The Funds generally do not market or sell shares to investors domiciled outside of the United States, even, with regard to individuals, if they are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.

 

 

 
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     Class A   Class C   Select   Institutional
Eligibility1,2   May be purchased by the general public   May be purchased by the general public  

Limited to certain investors, including:

  Purchases directly from the Fund through JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (the “Distributor”) by institutional investors, such as corporations, pension and profit sharing plans and foundations meeting the minimum investment requirements;

  Purchases through your Financial Intermediary or any other organization, including affiliates of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase), authorized to act in a fiduciary, advisory or custodial capacity for its clients or customers; and

  Purchases by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.3

 

Limited to certain investors, including:

  Purchases directly from the Fund through the Distributor by institutional investors such as corporations, pension and profit sharing plans and foundations that meet the minimum investment requirements; and

  Purchases through your Financial Intermediary or any other organization, including affiliates of JPMorgan Chase authorized to act in a fiduciary, advisory or custodial capacity for its clients or customers.

Minimum Investment2,4,5  

$1,000 for each Fund or

$50, if establishing a Systematic Investment Plan

 

$1,000 for each Fund or

$50, if establishing a Systematic Investment Plan

 

$1,000,000 — An investor can combine purchases of Select Class Shares of other J.P. Morgan Funds in order to meet the minimum.

 

$1,000 — Investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds3 or

 

$50 for employees, if establishing a Systematic Purchase Plan.

  $3,000,000 — An investor can combine purchases of Institutional Class Shares of other J.P. Morgan Funds in order to meet the minimum.

 

 
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     Class A   Class C   Select   Institutional
Minimum Subsequent Investments2   $506   $506   No minimum except $50 for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.   No minimum
Systematic Purchase Plan   Yes   Yes   No except for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.   No
Systematic Redemption Plan   Yes   Yes   No except for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.   No

Front-End Sales Charge

(refer to Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation Section for more details)

  Up to 5.25% reduced or waived for large purchases and certain investors, eliminated for purchases of $1 million or more.   None   None   None

Contingent Deferred

Sales Charge (CDSC)

(refer to Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation Section for more details)

 

On purchases of $1 million or more:

1.00% on redemptions made within 12 months after purchase.

0.50% on redemptions made between 12 and 18 months after purchase.

Waived under certain circumstances.

 

1.00% on redemptions made within 12 months after purchase.

Waived under certain circumstances.

  None   None
Distribution (12b-1) Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.75% of the average daily net assets.   None   None
Shareholder Service Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.10% of the average daily net assets.
Redemption Fee   None   None   None   None

 

 
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     Class A   Class C   Select   Institutional
Advantages   If you are eligible to have the sales charge reduced or eliminated or you have a long-term investment horizon, these shares have lower distribution fees over a longer term investment horizon than Class C Shares.   No front-end sales charge is assessed so you own more shares initially. These shares may make sense for investors who have a shorter investment horizon relative to Class A Shares.   No front-end sales charge or CDSC is assessed so you own more shares initially. In addition, Select Class Shares have lower fees than Class A and Class C Shares.   No front-end sales charge or CDSC is assessed so you own more shares initially. In addition, Institutional Class Shares have the lowest fee structure of the shares offered in this prospectus.
Disadvantages   A front-end sales charge is generally assessed, diminishing the number of shares owned. If you are eligible to have the sales charge reduced or eliminated, you may be subject to a CDSC. Class A Shares may not make sense for investors who have a shorter investment horizon relative to Class C Shares.   Shares are subject to CDSC and have higher ongoing distribution fees. This means that over the long term Class C Shares accrue higher fees than Class A Shares.   Limited availability and higher minimum initial investment than Class A and Class C Shares.   Limited availability and higher minimum initial investment than Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares. Not all Funds have Institutional Class Shares.

 

1 

Certain Funds may be subject to limited offering. Please see the FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING section for more information about applicable limited offerings.

2 

Financial Intermediaries or other organizations making the Funds available to their clients or customers may impose minimums which may be different from the requirements for investors purchasing directly from the Funds.

3 

May also be purchased directly from the Funds by officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees and their immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the person, as defined in section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) of:

   

J.P. Morgan Funds

   

JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates

4 

Investment minimums may be waived for certain types of Group Retirement Plans (as defined in the glossary), as well as for certain fee-based programs. The Funds reserve the right to waive any initial or subsequent investment minimum.

5 

Please see “MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE” for more information about minimum balance requirements.

6 

Minimum subsequent investment for Systematic Purchase Plans established before 3/1/15 was $25.

SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION

The following section describes the various sales charges and other fees that you will pay if you purchase shares of the Funds. In addition, it describes the types of compensation paid to Financial Intermediaries for the sale of Fund shares and related services. The Distributor reserves the right to change sales charges, commissions and finder’s fees at any time.

To obtain information regarding sales charges and the reduction, and elimination or waiver of sales charges on Class A and Class C Shares of the Funds, visit www.jpmorganfunds.com or call 1-800-480-4111. You may also contact your Financial Intermediary about the reduction, elimination or waiver of sales charges.

Class A Shares

The public offering price of Class A Shares of each Fund is the net asset value (NAV) per share plus the applicable sales charge, unless you qualify for a waiver of the sales charge. The sales charge is allocated between your Financial Intermediary and the Distributor as shown in the tables below, except if the Distributor, in its discretion, re-allows the entire amount to your Financial Intermediary. In those instances in which the entire amount is re-allowed, such Financial Intermediaries may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

 
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The table below shows the front-end sales charge you would pay at different levels of investment, the commission paid to Financial Intermediaries, any finders fees paid to Financial Intermediaries and any applicable CDSC. Purchases at certain dollar levels, known as “breakpoints,” allow for a reduction in the front-end sales charge.

 

Class A Shares

Amount of Investment

   Sales Charge
as a % of
Offering Price
   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
1
  

Commission

as a % of

Offering Price2

     CDSC

For All Funds except Diversified Fund

Less than $50,000    5.25    5.54    4.75      0.00
$50,000-$99,999    4.50    4.71    4.05      0.00
$100,000-$249,999    3.50    3.63    3.05      0.00
$250,000 to $499,999    2.50    2.56    2.05      0.00
$500,000 to $999,999    2.00    2.04    1.60      0.00

For Diversified Fund

Less than $100,000    4.50    4.71    4.05      0.00
$100,000 to $249,999    3.50    3.63    3.05      0.00
$250,000 to $499,999    2.50    2.56    2.05      0.00
$500,000 to $999,999    2.00    2.04    1.60      0.00
         
Amount of Investment (All
Funds)
  

Sales Charge
as a % of

Offering Price

   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
  

Finder’s Fee

as a % of your
Investment
3

    

CDSC

as a % of your

Redemption3, 4

$1,000,000 to $3,999,999    0.00    0.00    1.00     

 

0-12 months — 1.00%

 

12-18 months — 0.50%

$4,000,000 to $9,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.75     
$10,000,000 to $49,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.50     
$50,000,000 or more    0.00    0.00    0.25     

 

1 

The actual sales charge you pay may differ slightly from the rates disclosed above due to rounding calculations.

2 

The sales charge is allocated between your Financial Intermediary and the Distributor. The Distributor, at its discretion, may re-allow the entire sales charge to your Financial Intermediary; in those instances such Financial Intermediaries may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act of 1933.

3 

The Distributor or its affiliates pays any finder’s fee to your Financial Intermediary. The Distributor or its affiliates may withhold finder’s fees with respect to short-term investments. The Distributor does not pay a finder’s fee to Financial Intermediaries on Class A Shares of the Equity Index Fund and no CDSC is charged on Class A Shares of that Fund. See “Financial Intermediaries” in Part I of the SAI for more Information.

4 

Please see the “Exchanging Fund Shares” section for details regarding CDSC and exchanges.

The Distributor may also pay Financial Intermediaries a finder’s fee on sales to defined contribution plans with no minimum investment amount.

Finder’s Fee Schedule for Defined Contribution Plans1

 

Class A Shares

Amount of Investment

   Sales Charge
as a % of
Offering Price
   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
   Finder’s Fee
as a % of your
Investment
1
    

CDSC

as a % of your
Redemption
2

$0 to $3,999,999    0.00    0.00    1.00      0.00
$4,000,000 to $9,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.75      0.00
$10,000,000 to $49,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.50      0.00
$50,000,000 or more    0.00    0.00    0.25      0.00

 

1 

The Distributor does not pay a finder’s fee for Equity Index Fund.

2 

If a plan redeems the shares of certain funds for which a finder’s fee has been paid within 18 months of the purchase date, no CDSC is charged; however, the Distributor reserves the right to reclaim the finder’s fee paid to the Financial Intermediary.

 

 
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Class C Shares

The table below shows the amount of sales charge, commission paid and any CDSC that may be charged.

 

Class C Shares

Amount of Investment

  

Sales Charge

as a % of

Offering Price

   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
  

Commission

as a % of

Offering Price

    

CDSC

as a % of your
Redemption

All Investments    0.00    0.00    1.00      0-12 months — 1.00%

Select Class Shares and Institutional Class Shares

There is no sales charge, commission or CDSC associated with Select Class Shares or Institutional Class Shares.

Reducing Your Class A Sales Charges

Each Fund permits you to reduce the front-end sales charge you pay on Class A Shares by exercising your Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges. Both of these are described below.

Rights of Accumulation: For Class A Shares, a front-end sales charge can be reduced by breakpoint discounts based on the amount of a single purchase or through Rights of Accumulation. By using Rights of Accumulation, you may combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types (as described below) with the amount of the current purchase to qualify for a breakpoint and reduced sales charge on the current purchase. The amount of the sales charge will be calculated based on the market value of your qualifying holdings as of the last calculated NAV prior to your investment.

Letter of Intent: By signing a Letter of Intent, you may combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types with the value that you intend to buy over a 13 month period to calculate the front-end sales charge and any breakpoint discounts. Each purchase that you make during that 13 month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount. The 13 month Letter of Intent period commences on the day that the Letter of Intent is received by the Funds or your Financial Intermediary, and you must inform your Financial Intermediary or the Funds that you have a Letter of Intent each time you make an investment. Purchases submitted prior to the date on which the Letter of Intent is received by the Funds or your Financial Intermediary are considered only in determining the level of sales charge that will be paid. The Letter of Intent will not result in a reduction in the amount of any previously paid sales charges.

A percentage of your investment will be held in escrow until the full amount covered by the Letter of Intent has been invested. If the terms of the Letter of Intent are not fulfilled by the end of the 13th month, you must pay the Distributor the difference between the sales charges applicable to the purchases at the time they were made and the reduced sales charges previously paid or the Distributor will liquidate sufficient escrowed shares to obtain the difference and/or adjust the shareholder’s account to reflect the correct number of shares that would be held after deduction of the sales charge. The Letter of Intent will be considered completed if the shareholder dies within the 13 month period covered by the Letter of Intent. Commissions to dealers will not be adjusted or paid on the difference between the Letter of Intent amount and the amount actually invested before the shareholder’s death. Calculations made to determine whether a Letter of Intent commitment has been fulfilled will be made on the basis of the amount invested prior to the deduction of any applicable sales charge.

 

Below are the qualifying holdings and account types that may be aggregated in order to exercise your Rights of Accumulation and Letter of Intent privileges to qualify for a reduced front-end sales charge on Class A Shares.

Qualifying Holdings: Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares of J.P. Morgan Funds and Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class units in New York’s 529 Advisor-Guided College Savings Program (NY529 Advisor-Guided Plan). Investments in the Institutional Class Shares of the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds and in the JPMorgan 529 U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio are not included.

Qualifying Accounts:

  1. Your account(s);
  2. Account(s) of your spouse or domestic partner;
  3. Account(s) of children under the age of 21 who share your residential address;
  4. Trust accounts established by any of the individuals in items (1) through (3) above. If the person(s) who established the trust is deceased, the trust account may be aggregated with the account(s) of the primary beneficiary of the trust;
  5. Solely controlled business accounts; and
  6. Single-participant retirement plans of any of the individuals in items (1) through (3) above.

 

 
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You may use your qualifying holdings and account types even if they are held at different Financial Intermediaries. In order to obtain any reduction in the sales charge by utilizing either the Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges, you must, before each purchase of Class A Shares, inform your Financial Intermediary or the Funds if you have any existing holdings that may be aggregated with your current purchase in order to qualify for a reduced front-end sales charge.

In order to verify your eligibility for a reduced sales charge, you may be required to provide appropriate documentation, such as an account statement or the social security or tax identification number on an account, so that J.P. Morgan Funds may confirm (1) the value of each of your accounts invested in J.P. Morgan Funds or in the NY 529 Advisor-Guided Plan and (2) the value of the accounts owned by your spouse or domestic partner and by children under the age of 21 who share your residential address.

Certain Financial Intermediaries may not participate in extending the Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges to your holdings in the NY529 Advisor-Guided Plan. Please check with your Financial Intermediary to determine whether the Financial Intermediary makes these privileges available with respect to NY 529 Advisor-Guided Plan investments.

Additional information regarding the reduction of Class A sales charges is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. To determine if you are eligible for Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges or to request a copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call 1-800-480-4111. These programs may be terminated or amended at any time.

Waiver of the Class A Sales Charge

No sales charge is imposed on Class A Shares of the Funds if the shares were:

 

  1. Bought with the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

  2. Acquired in exchange for shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund if a comparable sales charge has been paid for the exchanged shares.

 

  3. Bought by officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees, and their immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the person, as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) of:

 

   

J.P. Morgan Funds.

 

   

JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Former employees and their immediate family members can make subsequent purchases in accounts established during the employee’s employment. Officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees, and their immediate family members of J.P. Morgan Funds and JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates may open new Select Class Share accounts subject to a $1,000 minimum investment requirement provided such accounts are opened directly from the Funds and not through a Financial Intermediary. Select Class Shares have lower expenses than Class A Shares. Please call 1-800-480-4111 for more information concerning all of the Funds’ other share classes.

 

  4. Bought by employees of:

 

   

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries or financial institutions that have entered into dealer agreements with the Funds or the Distributor and their subsidiaries and affiliates (or otherwise have an arrangement with a Financial Intermediary or financial institution with respect to sales of Fund shares). This waiver includes the employees’ immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the employee, as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code).

 

  5. Bought by:

 

   

Group Retirement Plans which are employer sponsored retirement, deferred compensation, employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a Group Retirement Plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and

 

   

Shares must be held at a plan level or

 

   

Shares must be held at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan record-keeper

 

 
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Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGH’s, individual 401(k) or individual 403(b) plans do not qualify under this waiver.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries, including affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, who have a dealer arrangement with the Distributor, act in a custodial capacity, or who place trades for their own accounts or for the accounts of their clients and who charge a management, asset allocation, consulting, or other fee for their services.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries who have entered into an agreement with the Distributor and have been approved by the Distributor to offer Fund shares to investment brokerage programs in which the end shareholder makes investment decisions independent of an financial advisor; these programs may or may not charge a transaction fee.

 

   

Tuition programs that qualify under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

   

A bank, trust company or thrift institution which is acting as a fiduciary exercising investment discretion, provided that appropriate notification of such fiduciary relationship is reported at the time of the investment to the Fund or the Fund’s Distributor.

 

  6. Bought in connection with plans of reorganization of a J.P. Morgan Fund, such as mergers, asset acquisitions and exchange offers to which a Fund is a party. However, you may pay a CDSC when you redeem the Fund shares you received in connection with the plan of reorganization.

 

  7. Purchased in Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) established prior to September 2, 2014:

 

  i. That were established through a rollover from a qualified retirement plan for which J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services LLC had a contractual relationship to provide recordkeeping for the plan (an “RPS Rollover IRA”) or an IRA that was subsequently established in connection with the RPS Rollover IRA;

 

  ii. Where JPMorgan Institutional Investments Inc. continues to be the broker of record for the IRA; and

 

  iii. Where State Street Bank & Trust Company continues to serve as custodian for the IRA.

To determine if you qualify for a sales charge waiver, call 1-800-480-4111 or contact your Financial Intermediary. These waivers may not continue indefinitely and may be discontinued at any time without notice.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC)

Certain redemptions of Class A and Class C Shares are subject to a CDSC. Please “SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” for the amount of the applicable CDSC. The CDSC is calculated by multiplying the original cost of the shares by the CDSC rate. For Class A Shares, the CDSC is calculated from the date of the purchase of the applicable shares. For Class C Shares, the Fund assumes that all purchases made in a given month were made on the first day of the month.

No CDSC is imposed on share appreciation, nor is a CDSC imposed on shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions.

To keep your CDSC as low as possible, the Funds will first redeem any shares that are not subject to a CDSC (i.e., shares that have been held for longer than the CDSC period or shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions), followed by the shares held for the longest time. You should retain any records necessary to substantiate historical costs because the Distributor, the Funds, the transfer agent and your Financial Intermediary may not maintain such information.

If you received Fund shares in connection with a fund reorganization, the CDSC applicable to your original shares (including the period of time you have held those shares) will be applied to the shares received in the reorganization.

Waiver of the Class A and Class C CDSC

No CDSC is imposed on redemptions of shares:

 

  1. If you participate in a Systematic Withdrawal Plan and withdraw no more than the amount permitted to be withdrawn without a CDSC. Please refer to Systematic Withdrawal Plan in the “HOW TO REDEEM” table below.

 

  2.

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  defined in section 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code. This waiver is only available for accounts opened prior to the shareholder’s disability. In order to qualify for the waiver, the Distributor must be notified of the death or disability at the time of the redemption order and be provided with satisfactory evidence of such death or disability.

 

  3. That represent a required minimum distribution from your IRA Account or other qualifying retirement plan but only if you are at least age 70 1/2. If the shareholder maintains more than one IRA, only the assets in the IRA that is invested in one or more of the J.P. Morgan Funds are considered when calculating that portion of your required minimum distribution that qualifies for the waiver.

 

  4. That are part of a Fund-initiated event, such as mergers, liquidations, asset acquisitions, and exchange offers to which a Fund is a party, or result from a failure to maintain the required minimum balance in an account. However, you may pay a sales charge when you redeem the Fund shares you received in connection with the Fund-initiated event.

 

  5. Exchanged into the same share class of other J.P. Morgan Funds. Your new Fund will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged and the current holding period is carried over to your new shares. Please read “Exchanging Fund Shares” for more information.

 

  6. For Class C Shares only, if your Financial Intermediary has notified the Distributor before you invest that it is waiving its commission.

To see if you qualify for a CDSC waiver, call 1-800-480-4111 or contact your Financial Intermediary. These waivers may not continue indefinitely and may be discontinued at any time without notice.

Repurchase Rights

If you redeem shares in a mutual fund, Repurchase Rights may allow you to reinvest or repurchase shares at new asset value during a defined time period.

 

  1. There is no sales charge on Class A Shares if they are bought with proceeds from the sale of Class A Shares of a J.P. Morgan Fund, but only if the purchase is made within 90 days of the sale or distribution. For purposes of this reinvestment policy, automatic transactions (for example, systematic purchases, systematic withdrawals, and payroll deductions) are not eligible. Appropriate documentation may be required.

 

  2. There is no sales charge on Class A Shares if they are bought with proceeds from the sale of Select Class Shares of a J.P. Morgan Fund or acquired in an exchange of Select Class Shares of a J.P. Morgan Fund for Class A Shares of the same Fund, but only if the purchase is made within 90 days of the sale or distribution. For purposes of this reinvestment policy, automatic transactions (for example, systematic purchases, systematic withdrawals, and payroll deductions) are not eligible. Appropriate documentation may be required.

 

  3. If you repurchase Class C Shares within 90 days of a redemption, there will be no CDSC on the new Class C Shares. Appropriate documentation may be required.

Rule 12b–1 Fees

Each Fund described in this prospectus has adopted a Distribution Plan under Rule 12b-1 with respect to Class A and Class C Shares that allows it to pay distribution fees for the sale and distribution of those shares of the Funds. These fees are called “Rule 12b-1 fees.” Rule 12b-1 fees are paid by the Funds to the Distributor as compensation for its services and expenses in connection with the sale and distribution of Fund shares. The Distributor in turn pays all or part of these Rule 12b-1 fees to Financial Intermediaries that have agreements with the Distributor to sell shares of the Funds. The Distributor may pay Rule 12b-1 fees to its affiliates. Payments are not tied to actual expenses incurred.

The Rule 12b-1 fees (based on average daily net assets of the share class) vary by share class as follows:

 

Class    Rule 12b-1 Fee
Class A    0.25%
Class C    0.75%
Select Class    None
Institutional Class    None

Rule 12b-1 fees, together with the CDSC, help the Distributor sell Class C Shares without an upfront sales charge by defraying the costs of advancing brokerage commissions and other expenses paid to Financial Intermediaries.

 

 
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Because Rule 12b-1 fees are paid out of Fund assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

Networking and Sub-Transfer Agency Fees

J.P. Morgan Funds have entered into agreements directly with Financial Intermediaries pursuant to which the Funds will pay the Financial Intermediary for services such as networking or sub-transfer agency (collectively, the “Sub-TA Agreements”). Sub-TA Agreement payments are generally based on either (1) a percentage of the average daily net assets of clients serviced by such Financial Intermediary up to a set maximum dollar amount per shareholder account serviced, or (2) a per account fee based on the number of accounts serviced by such Financial Intermediary. Sub-TA Agreement payments are in addition to, rather than in lieu of, Rule 12b-1 fees the Financial Intermediary may also be receiving pursuant to agreements with the Distributor for classes with Rule 12b-1 fees. From time to time, JPMIM or its affiliates may pay a portion of the fees for networking or sub-transfer agency at its or their own expense and out of its or their legitimate profits.

Shareholder Servicing

The Distributor, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of up to the following fee (based on the average daily net assets of each class of a Fund).

 

Class    Shareholder Servicing  Fee
Class A    0.25%
Class C    0.25%
Select Class    0.25%
Institutional Class    0.10%

The Distributor may enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of that fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services.

PURCHASING FUND SHARES

You may purchase shares directly from the Funds through the Distributor or through your Financial Intermediary.

This prospectus offers multiple share classes. Each share class has different sales charges and/or expenses. When deciding what share class to buy, you should consider the amount of your investment, the length of time you intend to hold the shares, the sales charges and expenses applicable to each share class and whether you qualify for any sales charge discounts. Please refer to “Choosing a Share Class” for investment minimums for initial and subsequent purchases and to help you determine which share class would be best for you.

Purchase and redemption orders will be accepted only on days that J.P. Morgan Funds are open for business. The Funds are open for business on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NYSE is closed for trading on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. A purchase or redemption order received by a Fund prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. ET) (“NYSE Close”), on a day the Funds are open for business, will be effected at that day’s NAV. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. An order received after the NYSE Close will generally be effected at the NAV determined on the next business day. However, orders received by Financial Intermediaries on a business day prior to the NYSE Close and communicated to the Funds prior to such time as agreed upon by the Funds and the Financial Intermediary will be effected at the NAV determined on the business day the order was received by the Financial Intermediary.

A purchase order must be supported by all appropriate documentation and information in the proper form. The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete purchase orders.

Share ownership is electronically recorded; therefore, no certificate will be issued. A shareholder who purchases shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily will not accrue a dividend on the day of the purchase.

If you purchase shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your purchase order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for purchase orders.

 

 
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If you purchase shares directly with the Funds, see the information below.

 

HOW TO PURCHASE
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Phone or Online

 

1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

 

A new account generally may not be opened by phone or online.

 

Employees of JPMorgan Chase & Co. may open a new account online.

 

A new fund position can be added to an existing account by phone or online if you have bank information on file. The minimum initial investment requirement must be met.

  You must already have bank information on file. If we do not have bank information on file, you must submit written instructions. Please call for instructions on how to add bank information to your account.

By Mail

 

Regular mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

Mail the completed and signed application with a check to our Regular or Overnight mailing address.

 

Refer to the Additional Information Regarding Purchases section

  Please mail your check and include your name, the Fund name, and your fund account number.
 

All checks must be made payable to one of the following:

   J.P. Morgan Funds; or

   The specific Fund in which you are investing.

 

Please include your existing account number, if applicable.

 

All checks must be in U.S. dollars. The Funds do not accept credit cards, cash, starter checks, money orders or credit card checks. The Funds reserve the right to refuse “third-party” checks and checks drawn on non-U.S. financial institutions even if payment may be effected through a U.S. financial institution. Checks made payable to any individual or company and endorsed to J.P. Morgan Funds or a Fund are considered third-party checks.

By ACH or Wire1

 

1-800-480-4111

 

Wire Instructions:

Boston Financial Data Services

2000 Crown Colony Drive

Quincy, MA 02169

 

Attn: J.P.Morgan Funds Services

ABA: 021 000 021

DDA: 323 125 832

FBO: Fund Name

Fund: Fund #

Account: Your Account # and
Your Account Registration

 

You may include bank information on your application for your initial purchase to be processed via Automated Clearing House (ACH) rather than sending a check.

 

New accounts cannot be opened by wire purchase.

 

Purchase by ACH: To process a purchase via ACH using bank information on file you may call us or process the purchase online.

 

Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Funds of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.

 

 
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HOW TO PURCHASE
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account
Systematic Investment Plan1  

You may include instructions to set up a Systematic Investment Plan on your application. Bank Information must be included.

 

Refer to Choosing A Share Class for fund minimums.

 

If bank information is on file, you may call, go online or mail written instructions to start, edit or delete a Systematic Investment Plan.

 

You cannot have a Systematic Investment Plan and a Systematic Withdrawal Plan or Systematic Exchange Plan on the same fund account.

 

If bank information is not on file, you will be required to submit a completed form with your bank information and Systematic Investment Plan details.

 

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The Funds currently do not charge for these services, but may impose a charge in the future. However, your bank may impose a charge for debiting your bank account.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct transactions using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make purchases over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Purchases

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When you open an account, we will ask for your name, residential or business street address, date of birth (for an individual), and other information that will allow us to identify you, including your social security number, tax identification number or other identifying number. The Funds cannot waive these requirements. The Funds are required by law to reject your Account Application if the required identifying information is not provided.

We will attempt to collect any missing information required on the Account Application by contacting either you or your Financial Intermediary. If we cannot obtain this information within the established time frame, your Account Application will be rejected. Amounts received prior to receipt of the required information will be held un-invested and will be returned to you without interest if your Account Application is rejected. If the required information is obtained, your investment will be accepted and you will pay the NAV per share next calculated after all of the required information is received, plus any applicable sales charge.

Once we have received all of the required information, federal law requires us to verify your identity. After an account is opened, we may restrict your ability to purchase additional shares until your identity is verified. If we are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time, the Funds reserve the right to close your account at the current day’s NAV per share. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the NAV per share next calculated after the account is closed, less any applicable CDSC or fees. In addition, you will not be entitled to recoup any sales charges paid to a Fund in connection with your purchase of Fund shares.

Purchases by wire may be canceled if J.P. Morgan Funds Services does not receive payment by 4:00 p.m. ET on the settlement date. You will be responsible for any expenses and/or losses to the Funds.

 

 
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EXCHANGING FUND SHARES

An exchange is selling shares of one J.P. Morgan Fund and taking the proceeds to simultaneously purchase shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund. Before making an exchange request, you should read the prospectus of the J.P. Morgan Fund whose shares you would like to purchase by exchange. You can obtain a prospectus for any J.P. Morgan Fund by contacting your Financial Intermediary, by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com, or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES

Class A Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Class A Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

  Morgan Shares of a J.P. Morgan money market fund (except for JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund beginning 10/1/16), or

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Class C Shares of any Fund may also be exchanged for:

  Class C Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund (except for JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund beginning 10/1/16). Your new Class C Shares will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged, and the current holding period for your exchanged Class C Shares is carried over to your new shares.

  Select Class or Institutional Class Shares, if available, of the same fund (except any of the J.P. Morgan money market funds) provided you meet the eligibility requirements for the class you are exchanging into. In addition, the Class C Shares that you wish to exchange must not currently be subject to any CDSC.

 

Select Class Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Select Class Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund, or

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Institutional Class Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Institutional Class Shares of another non-money market J.P. Morgan Fund, or

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

In general, the same rules and procedures that apply to redemptions and purchases apply to exchanges:

 

   

All exchanges are subject to meeting any investment minimum or eligibility requirements of the new Fund and class.

 

   

The J.P. Morgan Funds will provide 60 days’ written notice of any termination of or material change to your exchange privilege.

 

   

All exchanges are based upon the net asset value that is next calculated after the Fund receives your order, provided the exchange out of one Fund must occur before the exchange into the other Fund.

 

   

In order for an exchange to take place on the date that the order is submitted, the order must be received prior to the close of both the Fund that you wish to exchange into and the Fund that you wish to exchange out of, otherwise, the exchange will occur on the following business day on which both Funds are open.

 

   

A shareholder that exchanges into shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily, including a money market fund, will not accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange. A shareholder that exchanges out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange.

 

   

The exchange privilege is not intended as a way for you to speculate on short-term movements in the market. Therefore, to prevent disruptions in the management of J.P. Morgan Funds, certain J.P. Morgan Funds limit excessive exchange activity as described in the “Frequent Trading Policy” section. Your exchange privilege will be limited or revoked if the exchange activity is considered excessive. In addition, any J.P. Morgan Fund may reject any exchange request for any reason, including if it is not in the best interests of the Fund and/or its shareholders to accept the exchange.

 

   

For Class A and Class C Shares only, you can set up a systematic exchange program to automatically exchange shares on a regular basis. However, you cannot have simultaneous systematic investment plans for the same Fund. You may call 1-800-480-4111 for complete instructions.

Generally, you will not pay a sales charge on an exchange except as specified below.

 

 
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If you exchange Class A Shares or Class C Shares of a Fund that are subject to a CDSC for Class A or Class C Shares, respectively, of another Fund, you will not pay a CDSC at the time of the exchange, however:

 

  1. Your new Class A Shares or Class C Shares will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged, and

 

  2. The current holding period for your exchanged Class A Shares or Class C Shares, is carried over to your new shares.

If you exchange Class A Shares of a Fund that is subject to a CDSC into Morgan Shares of a J.P. Morgan money market fund, you will be subject to the applicable CDSC at the time of the exchange.

Tax Consequences on Exchanges

Generally, an exchange between J.P. Morgan Funds is considered a sale and generally results in a capital gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. An exchange between classes of shares of the same Fund is generally not taxable for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making an exchange.

REDEEMING FUND SHARES

If you sell shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your redemption order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders.

If you sell shares directly with the Fund, see the information below.

Your redemption proceeds may be mailed to you at your address of record1, wired, or sent by ACH to a pre-existing bank account on file.

 

HOW TO REDEEM

By Phone or Online

Note: certain account types are not available for online account access.

 

Call us at 1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

By Mail  

Regular Mailing Address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

Systematic Redemption Plan2

Note: The Funds currently do not charge for this service, but may impose a charge in the future.

 

You may include instructions to set up a Systematic Redemption Plan on your application. Payment instructions must be included.

 

You may call, or mail written instructions to start, edit or delete a Systematic Redemption Plan.

 

You may send a written redemption request to your Financial Intermediary, if applicable, or to the Fund at the following address:

 

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

You may redeem over the phone. Please see “Can I redeem by phone?” for more information.

 

If you own Class A or Class C Shares, the applicable CDSC will be deducted from those payments unless such payments are made: 3

 

 Monthly and constitute no more than 1/12 of 10% of your then-current balance in the Fund each month; or

 Quarterly and constitute no more than 1/4 of 10% of your then-current balance in the Fund each quarter.

 

It may not be in your best interest to buy additional Class A Shares while participating in a Systematic Withdrawal Plan. This is because Class A Shares have an upfront sales charge.

 

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If the amount of the systematic payment exceeds the income earned by your account since the previous payment under the Systematic Redemption Plan, payments will be made by redeeming some of your shares. This will reduce the amount of your investment, up to possibly closing your account

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Your current balance in the Fund for purposes of these calculations will be determined by multiplying the number of shares held by the last calculated NAV per share of the applicable class.

You may redeem some or all of your shares on any day that the Fund is open for business. You will not be permitted to enter a redemption order for shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check or through an ACH transaction for five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check or ACH transaction has cleared (sometimes referred to as uncollected shares).

If the Fund or Financial Intermediary receives your redemption order before the close of the NYSE (normally 4 p.m. ET or before 4:00 p.m. ET, if the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. ET), you will receive the NAV per share calculated after your redemption order is received in good order (meaning that it includes the information required by, and complies with security requirements implemented by, the Funds’ transfer agent or the Funds), minus the amount of any applicable CDSC or fees. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders and may charge a fee to process redemption of shares. A shareholder that redeems out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the redemption.

All redemption requests must be supported by valid identity authentication, the appropriate documentation (if applicable) and any necessary information in good order. Additional information may be required depending on the situation. For accounts held directly with the Funds, your redemption proceeds will typically be paid within one to seven days after receipt of the redemption order.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct transactions using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make redemptions over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone or online. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares online or by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Redemptions

Medallion signature guarantees may be required if:

 

   

You want to redeem shares with a value of $50,000 or more and you want to receive your proceeds in the form of a check; or

 

   

You want your payment sent to an address, bank account or payee other than the one currently designated on your Fund account.

The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete redemption orders.

The Fund may suspend your ability to redeem when:

 

  1. Trading on the NYSE is restricted;

 

  2. The NYSE is closed (other than weekend and holiday closings);

 

  3. Federal securities laws permit;

 

  4. The SEC has permitted a suspension; or

 

  5. An emergency exists, as determined by the SEC.

You generally will recognize a gain or loss on a redemption for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making a redemption.

 

 
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Generally, all redemptions will be for cash; however, if you redeem shares worth $250,000 or more, the Fund reserves the right to pay part or all of your redemption proceeds in readily marketable securities instead of cash. If payment is made in securities, the Fund will value the securities selected in the same manner in which it computes its NAV. This process minimizes the effect of large redemptions on the Fund and its remaining shareholders. If you receive a distribution in-kind, securities received by you may be subject to market risk and you could incur taxable gains and brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE

Due to the relatively high cost of maintaining small accounts, if your account value falls below the required minimum balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem all of the remaining shares in your account and close your account or charge an annual below minimum account fee of $10 per Fund. This fee only applies to Class A and Class C accounts and Select Class accounts held by employees. Before either of these actions is taken, you will be given 60 days advance written notice in order to provide you with time to increase your account balance to the required minimum, by purchasing sufficient shares, in accordance with the terms of this prospectus. Accounts participating in a qualifying Systematic Investment Plan will not be subject to redemption fees or the imposition of the $10 fee as long as the systematic payments to be made will increase the account value above the required minimum balance within one year of the establishment of the account.

 

  1. To collect the $10 below minimum account fee, the Fund will redeem $10 worth of shares from your account. Shares redeemed for this reason will not be charged a CDSC, if applicable.

 

  2. If your account falls below the required minimum balance and is closed as a result, you will not be charged a CDSC, if applicable.

Closings, Reorganizations and Liquidations

To the extent authorized by law, each Fund reserves the right to discontinue offering shares at any time, to merge or reorganize itself or a share class, or to cease operations and liquidate at any time.

FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING

The following Fund is offered on a limited basis as described below. Except as otherwise described below, shareholders permitted to continue to purchase include shareholders of record and if the shareholder of record is an omnibus account, beneficial owners in that account as of the effective date of the limited offering.

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

The JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund is publicly offered on a limited basis. Investors will not be eligible to purchase shares of the Fund, except as described below:

 

   

New and existing shareholders accessing the Fund through a commission-based brokerage platform may purchase shares of the Fund;

 

   

New and existing shareholders that establish accounts directly with the Funds may purchase shares of the Fund;

 

   

Group employer retirement plans including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans may purchase shares of the Fund;

 

   

Fee-based advisory programs may continue to utilize the Fund for new and existing program accounts. After April 17, 2014, new fee-based advisory programs may utilize the Fund for program accounts only with approval by the Fund and its Distributor;

 

   

Section 529 college savings plans may utilize the Fund for new and existing accounts. In order to be eligible, the plan must hold their shares through plan level or omnibus accounts held on the books of the Fund; and

 

   

Current and future J.P. Morgan Funds which are permitted to invest in other J.P. Morgan Funds may purchase shares of the Fund.

Additional information that applies to all limited offerings:

If all shares of the Fund in an existing shareholder’s account are voluntarily redeemed or involuntarily redeemed (due to instances when a shareholder does not meet aggregate account balance minimums or when participants in Systematic Investment Plans do not meet minimum investment requirements), then the shareholder’s account will be closed. Such former Fund shareholders will not be able to buy additional Fund shares or reopen their accounts in the Fund unless a former shareholder makes his or her repurchase

 

 
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within 90 days of the redemption. Repurchases during this 90 day period will not be subject to any applicable sales charges if such sales charges are normally waived for repurchases within 90 days of the redemption as described in the “Repurchase Rights” section above. These repurchase restrictions, however, do not apply to participants in groups listed above as eligible to continue to purchase even if the plan, program or fund would liquidate its entire position. If shares are purchased through a Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures.

If the Fund receives a purchase order directly from an investor who is not eligible to purchase shares of the Fund, after the limited offering dates outlined above, J.P. Morgan Funds Services will attempt to contact the investor to determine whether he or she would like to purchase shares of another Fund or would prefer that the investment be refunded. If J.P. Morgan Funds Services cannot contact the investor within 30 days, the entire investment will be refunded.

The Fund reserves the right to change these policies at any time.

FREQUENT TRADING POLICY

J.P. Morgan Funds do not authorize market timing and, except for the Funds identified below, use reasonable methods to identify market timers and to prevent such activity. However, there can be no assurance that these methods will prevent market timing or other trading that may be deemed abusive. Market timing is an investment strategy using frequent purchases, redemptions and/or exchanges in an attempt to profit from short-term market movements. Market timing may result in dilution of the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, disrupt portfolio management and increase Fund expenses for all shareholders. Although market timing may affect any Fund, these risks may be higher for Funds that invest significantly in non-U.S. securities or thinly traded securities (e.g., certain small cap securities), such as international, global or emerging market funds or small cap funds. For example, when a Fund invests in securities trading principally in non-U.S. markets that close prior to the close of the NYSE, market timers may seek to take advantage of the difference between the prices of these securities at the close of their non-U.S. markets and the value of such securities when the Fund calculates its net asset value.

J.P. Morgan Funds or the Distributor will prohibit any purchase order (including exchanges) with respect to one investor, a related group of investors or their agent(s) where they detect a pattern of either purchases and sales of one of the J.P. Morgan Funds, or exchanges between or among J.P. Morgan Funds, that indicates market timing or trading that they determine is abusive.

Although J.P. Morgan Funds use a variety of methods to detect and deter market timing, there is no assurance that the Funds’ own operational systems and procedures will identify and eliminate all market timing strategies. For example, certain accounts, which are known as omnibus accounts, include multiple investors and such accounts typically provide the Funds with a net purchase or redemption order on any given day where purchasers of Fund shares and redeemers of Fund shares are netted against one another and the identity of individual purchasers and redeemers are not known by the Funds. While the Funds seek to monitor for market timing activities in omnibus accounts, the netting effect limits the Funds’ ability to locate and eliminate individual market timers. As a result, the Funds are often dependent upon Financial Intermediaries who utilize their own policies and procedures to identify market timers. These policies and procedures may be different than those utilized by the Funds.

The Boards of J.P. Morgan Funds have adopted various policies and procedures to identify market timers, including reviewing “round trips” in and out of J.P. Morgan Funds by investors. A “round trip” includes a purchase or exchange into a Fund followed or preceded by a redemption or exchange out of the same Fund. If the Distributor detects that you have completed two round trips within 60 days in the same Fund, the Distributor will reject your purchase and exchange orders for a period of at least 90 days. For subsequent violations, the Distributor may, in its sole discretion, reject your purchase and exchange orders temporarily or permanently. In identifying market timers, the Distributor may also consider activity of accounts that it believes to be under common ownership or control.

J.P. Morgan Funds have attempted to put safeguards in place to assure that Financial Intermediaries have implemented procedures designed to deter market timing and abusive trading. Despite these safeguards, there is no assurance that the Funds will be able to effectively identify and eliminate market timing and abusive trading in the Funds particularly with respect to omnibus accounts.

J.P. Morgan Funds will seek to apply the Funds’ market timing policies and restrictions as uniformly as practicable to accounts with the Funds, except with respect to the following:

 

  1. Trades that occur through omnibus accounts at Financial Intermediaries as described above;

 

  2. Purchases, redemptions and exchanges made on a systematic basis;

 

  3. Automatic reinvestments of dividends and distributions;

 

  4. Purchases, redemptions or exchanges that are part of a rebalancing program, such as a wrap, advisory or bona fide asset allocation program, which includes investment models developed and maintained by a financial intermediary;

 

 
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  5. Redemptions of shares to pay fund or account fees;

 

  6. Transactions initiated by the trustee or adviser to a donor-advised charitable gift fund;

 

  7. Transactions in Section 529 college savings plans;

 

  8. Transactions in Fund of Fund Products;

 

  9. Transactions within a Retirement account such as:

 

   

Shares redeemed to return an excess contribution

 

   

Transactions initiated by sponsors of group employee benefit plans or other related accounts,

 

   

Retirement plan contributions, loans, distributions, and hardship withdrawals,

 

   

IRA re-characterizations and conversions.

 

   

IRA purchases of shares by asset transfer or direct rollover

In addition to rejecting purchases, in connection with suspected market timing activities, the Distributor can reject a purchase (including purchases for the Funds listed below) for any reason, including purchases that it does not think are in the best interests of a Fund and/or its shareholders or if it determines the trading to be abusive. Your Financial Intermediary may also have additional procedures for identifying market timers and rejecting or otherwise restricting purchases and/or exchanges.

Certain J.P. Morgan Funds are intended for short-term investment horizons and do not monitor for market timers or prohibit such short-term trading activity. Those Funds are the JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund, JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Managed Income Fund and the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds. Although these Funds are managed in a manner that is consistent with their investment objectives, frequent trading by shareholders may disrupt their management and increase their expenses.

VALUATION

Shares are purchased at net asset value (NAV) per share, plus a sales charge, if any. This is also known as the offering price. Shares are also redeemed at NAV, minus any applicable CDSC. The NAV of each class within a Fund varies, primarily because each class has different class-specific expenses such as distribution and shareholder servicing fees.

The NAV per share of a class of a Fund is equal to the value of all the assets attributable to that class, minus the liabilities attributable to that class, divided by the number of outstanding shares of that class. The following is a summary of the procedures generally used to value J.P. Morgan Funds’ investments.

Securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at their current market value. Other securities and assets, including securities for which market quotations are not readily available; market quotations are determined not to be reliable; or, their value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of trading on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded but before a Fund’s NAV is calculated, may be valued at fair value in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Board of Trustees. Fair value represents a good faith determination of the value of a security or other asset based upon specifically applied procedures. Fair valuation may require subjective determinations. There can be no assurance that the fair value of an asset is the price at which the asset could have been sold during the period in which the particular fair value was used in determining a Fund’s NAV.

Equity securities listed on a North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchange are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Other foreign equity securities are fair valued using quotations from an independent pricing service, as applicable. The value of securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. is generally the NASDAQ official closing price.

Fixed income securities are valued using prices supplied by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing services or broker/dealers. Those prices are determined using a variety of inputs and factors as more fully described in the Statement of Additional Information.

Assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates from an approved independent pricing service as of 4:00 p.m. ET.

Shares of ETFs are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the ETF is principally traded. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.

 

 
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Options (e.g., on stock indices or equity securities) traded on U.S. equity securities exchanges are valued at the composite mean price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes at the close of options trading on such exchanges.

Options traded on foreign exchanges or U.S. commodity exchanges are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price available prior to the calculation of a Fund’s NAV and will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable, for any options involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges.

Exchange traded futures (e.g., on stock indices, debt securities or commodities) are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price as of the close of the exchanges on which they trade. Any futures involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

Non-listed over-the-counter options and futures are valued utilizing market quotations provided by approved pricing services.

Swaps and structured notes are priced generally by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing service or at an evaluated price provided by a counterparty or broker/dealer.

Any derivatives involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

NAV is calculated each business day as of the close of the NYSE, which is typically 4:00 p.m. ET. On occasion, the NYSE will close before 4:00 p.m. ET. When that happens, NAV will be calculated as of the time the NYSE closes. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. The price at which a purchase is effected is based on the next calculation of NAV after the order is received in proper form in accordance with this prospectus. To the extent a Fund invests in securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges or other markets that trade on weekends or other days when a Fund does not price its shares, the value of a Fund’s shares may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Each Fund has elected to be treated and intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company is not subject to tax at the corporate level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. A Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would result in corporate-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.

Each Fund can earn income and realize capital gain. Each Fund deducts any expenses and then pays out the earnings, if any, to shareholders as distributions.

The Disciplined Equity Fund, Diversified Fund, Equity Index Fund, Growth and Income Fund, Hedged Equity Fund, Intrepid Value Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, and U.S. Equity Fund generally distribute net investment income, if any, at least quarterly. The Equity Income Fund generally distributes net investment income, if any, at least monthly. The Dynamic Growth Fund, Equity Focus Fund, Intrepid America Fund, Intrepid Growth Fund, U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund and U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund generally distribute net investment income, if any, at least annually. The Funds will distribute net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. For each taxable year, each Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains.

You have the following options for your distributions. You may:

 

   

Reinvest all distributions in additional Fund shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net investment income in cash and reinvest distributions of net capital gain in additional shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net capital gain in cash and reinvest distributions of net investment income; or

 

   

Take all distributions in cash.

If you do not select an option when you open your account, we will reinvest all distributions. If your distributions are reinvested, they will be in the form of shares of the same class without a sales charge. If you take your distributions in cash, you can choose to have a check mailed to your address of record or you can have them deposited into a pre-assigned bank account. The taxation of the dividends will not be affected whether you have them deposited into a bank account or sent by check.

 

 
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Distributions of net investment income generally are taxable as ordinary income. Dividends of net investment income paid to a non-corporate U.S. shareholder that are properly reported as qualified dividend income generally will be taxable to such shareholder at preferential rates. The maximum individual rate applicable to “qualified dividend income” is either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. The amount of dividend income that may be so reported by a Fund generally will be limited to the aggregate of the eligible dividends received by the Fund. In addition, each Fund must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the shares on which the Fund received the eligible dividends, and the non-corporate U.S. shareholder must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund shares. Dividends of net investment income that are not reported as qualified dividend income and dividends of net short-term capital gain will be taxable as ordinary income.

Distributions of net capital gain (that is, the excess of the net gains from the sale of investments that the Fund owned for more than one year over the net losses from investments that the Fund owned for one year or less) that are properly reported by a Fund as capital gain dividends will be taxable as long-term capital gain, regardless of how long you have held your shares in the Fund. The maximum individual rate applicable to long-term capital gains is generally either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Distributions of net short-term capital gain (that is, the excess of any net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss), if any, will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Capital gain of a corporate shareholder is taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.

An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.

If you buy shares of a Fund just before a distribution, you will be subject to tax on the entire amount of the taxable distribution you receive. Distributions are taxable to you even if they are paid from income or gains earned by a Fund before your investment (and thus were included in the price you paid for your Fund shares). Any gain resulting from the sale or exchange of Fund shares generally will be taxable as long-term or short-term gain, depending upon how long you have held your shares.

A Fund’s investment in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding taxes or other taxes. In that case, the Fund’s yield on those securities would be decreased. In addition, a Fund’s investment in certain foreign securities or foreign currencies may increase or accelerate the Fund’s recognition of ordinary income and may affect the timing or amount of the distributions.

A Fund’s investments in certain debt securities, mortgage-backed securities, and derivative instruments may cause the Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. In order to generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, a Fund may be required to liquidate other investments in its portfolio that it otherwise would have continued to hold, including when it is not advantageous to do so. A Fund’s investment in REIT securities also may result in the Fund’s receipt of cash in excess of the REIT’s earnings; if the Fund distributes such amounts, such distributions could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for federal income tax purposes.

A Fund’s transactions in futures contracts, short sales, swaps and other derivatives will be subject to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to accelerate income to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund’s securities, and convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. A Fund’s use of these types of transactions may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions.

The extent to which a Fund can invest in master limited partnerships is limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code.

An increase in the principal amount of an floating-rate debt security will be original issue discount which is taxable as ordinary income and is required to be distributed, even though the Fund will not receive the principal, including any increases thereto, until maturity.

Please see the Statement of Additional Information for additional discussion of the tax consequences of the above-described and other investments to each Fund and its shareholders.

The dates on which net investment income and capital gain dividends, if any, will be distributed are available online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

Early in each calendar year, each Fund will send you a notice showing the amount of distributions you received in the preceding year and the tax status of those distributions.

 

 
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The Funds are not intended for foreign shareholders. Any foreign shareholders would generally be subject to U.S. tax-withholding on distributions by the Funds, as discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

Distributions by a Fund to retirement plans and other entities that qualify for tax-exempt or tax-deferred treatment under federal income tax laws will generally not be taxable. Special tax rules apply to investments through such plans. The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to such tax-exempt or tax-deferred entities or accounts. You should consult your tax advisor to determine the suitability of a Fund as an investment and the tax treatment of distributions.

Any investor for whom a Fund does not have a valid Taxpayer Identification Number may be subject to backup withholding.

The above is a general summary of tax implications of investing in the Funds. Because each investor’s tax consequences are unique, please consult your tax advisor to see how investing in a Fund and, for individuals and S corporations, selection of a particular cost method of accounting will affect your own tax situation.

 

IMPORTANT TAX REPORTING CONSIDERATIONS

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) will report gains and losses realized on redemptions of shares for shareholders who are individuals and S corporations purchased after January 1, 2012 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This information will also be reported to you on Form 1099-B and the IRS each year. In calculating the gain or loss on redemptions of shares, the average cost method will be used to determine the cost basis of Fund shares purchased after January 1, 2012 unless you instruct the Fund in writing at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 that you want to use another available method for cost basis reporting (for example, First In, First Out (FIFO), Last In, First Out (LIFO), Specific Lot Identification (SLID) or High Cost, First Out (HIFO)). If you designate SLID as your cost basis method, you will also need to designate a secondary cost basis method (Secondary Method). If a Secondary Method is not provided, the Funds will designate FIFO as the Secondary Method and will use the Secondary Method with respect to systematic withdrawals.

Not all cost basis methods are available. Please contact the Fund at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 for more information on the available methods for cost basis reporting. To determine which available cost basis method is best for you, you should consult with your tax advisor. Please note that you will be responsible for calculating and reporting gains and losses on redemptions of shares purchased prior to January 1, 2012 to the IRS as such information will not be reported by the Fund and may not be maintained by your Financial Intermediary.

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) is also required to report gains and losses to the IRS in connection with redemptions of shares by S corporations. If a shareholder is a corporation and has not instructed the Fund that it is a C corporation in its account application or by written instruction to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, the Fund will treat the shareholder as an S corporation and file a Form 1099-B.

SHAREHOLDER STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

The Funds or your Financial Intermediary will send you transaction confirmation statements and quarterly account statements. Please review these statements carefully. The Funds will correct errors if notified within one year of the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement, except that, with respect to unfulfilled Letters of Intent, the Funds may process corrections up to 15 months after the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement. Your Financial Intermediary may have a different cut-off time. J.P. Morgan Funds will charge a fee for requests for statements that are older than two years. Please retain all of your statements, as they could be needed for tax purposes.

To reduce expenses and conserve natural resources, the Funds will deliver a single copy of prospectuses and financial reports to individual investors who share a residential address, provided they have the same last name or the Funds reasonably believe they are members of the same family. If you would like to receive separate mailings, please call 1-800-480-4111 and the Funds will begin individual delivery within 30 days. If you would like to receive these documents by e-mail, please visit www.jpmorganfunds.com and sign up for electronic delivery.

If you hold your Fund shares directly, you may access your account statements at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

After each fiscal half year you will receive a financial report from the Funds. In addition, the Funds will periodically send you proxy statements and other reports.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please write to J.P. Morgan Funds Services at P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, call 1-800-480-4111 or visit www.jpmorganfunds.com.

 

 
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AVAILABILITY OF PROXY VOTING RECORD

The Trustees for each Fund have delegated the authority to vote proxies for securities owned by the Funds to the applicable investment adviser. A copy of each Fund’s voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com no later than August 31 of each year. Each Fund’s proxy voting record will include, among other things, a brief description of the matter voted on for each portfolio security, and will state how each vote was cast, for example, for or against the proposal.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

No sooner than 30 days after the end of each month, each Fund will make available upon request the uncertified, complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that month.

Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, each Fund will make available upon request a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that quarter.

Each Fund will post these quarterly schedules on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

In addition, from time to time, the Fund may post portfolio holdings on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website on a more frequent basis.

Each Fund may disclose the Fund’s 10 largest portfolio holdings and the percentage that each of these 10 holdings represent of the Fund’s portfolio as of the most recent month’s end, online at www.jpmorganfunds.com, no sooner than 10 calendar days after month’s end.

In addition, the top five holdings that contributed to Fund performance and top five holdings that detracted from Fund performance are also posted on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com no sooner than 10 calendar days after month end.

Shareholders may request portfolio holdings schedules at no charge by calling 1-800-480-4111. A description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in the Statement of Additional Information.

 

 
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Glossary of Common Investment Terminology

 

For the purpose of the “INVESTING WITH J.P. MORGAN FUNDS” section, references to “account” and “Fund” are not interchangeable. Fund refers to an individual mutual fund position. An account may be invested in a single Fund or multiple Funds.

Breakpoints — Differences in sales charges that are assessed based on the amount of purchases. The larger the investment, the lower the sales charge.

Capital Gains Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of gains realized on securities that a Fund has sold at a profit, minus any realized losses.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) — A back-end sales charge imposed when shares are redeemed from a Fund. This fee usually declines over time.

Dividend Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of income from interest or dividends generated by a Fund’s investments.

Financial Intermediaries — Include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with the Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent. Shares purchased this way will typically be held for you by the Financial Intermediary.

Group Retirement Plans — Refers to employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and

 

   

Shares must be held at a plan level or

 

   

Shares must be held at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper.

Group Retirement Plans include group emploer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) or individual 403(b) plans do not qualify under this waiver.

Institutional Investors — Include fee-based “wrap” account sponsors (provided they have an agreement covering the arrangement with the Distributor), corporations, qualified non-profit organizations, charitable trusts, foundations and endowments, state, county, city or any instrumentality, department, authority or agency thereof, and banks, trust companies or other depository institutions investing for their own account or on behalf of their clients.

Letter of Intent (LOI) — A Letter of Intent is signed by an investor stating the investor’s intention to buy a specified amount over a period of 13 months in order to receive a reduced front-end sales charge. Each purchase the investor makes during the 13 month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount specified in the Letter of Intent. If the amount is not met within the 13 month period, the investor must pay the Distributor the difference between the sales charges applicable to the purchases at the time they were made and the reduced sales charges previously paid.

Medallion Signature Guarantee — A special stamp used to verify the authenticity of certain documents. It is a guarantee by a financial institution that the signature is genuine and the financial institution accepts liability for any forgery. Medallion signature guarantees protect shareholders by preventing unauthorized transfer of assets that could result in monetary losses to the investor due to fraud. Medallion guarantee stamps can be obtained at many bank branches or brokerage firms.

Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) — The distribution amount that Traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRA owners must begin to take from their retirement accounts by April 1st the year after they reach age 70 1/2.

Rights of Accumulation (ROA) — When utilizing “rights of accumulation,” the investor can combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types with the amount of the current purchase to qualify for a breakpoint and reduced front-end sales charge on the current purchase.

Uncollected Shares — Shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check or through an ACH transaction are not available for redemption for up to five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check or ACH transaction has cleared.

Wire or ACH — refers to the method used for payment or redemptions. Movement of money by wire is typically faster than money sent by ACH (Automated Clearing House). While J.P. Morgan Funds does not charge for either method, your bank may charge a fee for these services.

 

 

 
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Risk and Reward Elements for the Funds

 

This table discusses the main elements that may make up a Fund’s overall risk and reward characteristics. It also outlines each Fund’s policies toward various investments, including those that are designed to help the Funds manage risk.

 

POTENTIAL RISKS    POTENTIAL REWARDS    POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD
Market conditions affecting equity securities      

 Each Fund’s share price and performance will fluctuate in response to stock market movements

 

 The market value of convertible securities and other debt securities tends to fall when prevailing interest rates rise. The value of convertible securities also tends to change whenever the market value of the underlying common or preferred stock fluctuates

 

 Adverse market, economic, political or other conditions may from time to time cause a Fund to take temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with its principal investment strategies and may hinder the Fund from achieving its investment objective

 

 The Dynamic Growth Fund and Equity Focus Fund are non-diversified, which means that a relatively high percentage of each Fund’s assets may be invested in a limited number of issuers. Therefore, each Fund’s performance may be more vulnerable to changes in the market value of a single issuer or group of issuers.

  

 Stocks have generally outperformed more stable investments (such as bonds and cash equivalents) over the long term

 

 With respect to the Diversified Fund, a diversified, balanced portfolio should mitigate the effects of wide market fluctuations, especially when stock and bond prices move in different directions

  

 Under normal circumstances each Fund plans to remain fully invested in accordance with its policies and each Fund may invest uninvested cash in affiliated money market funds; in addition to the securities described in the “What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?” section, equity securities may include common stocks, convertible securities1 , preferred stocks2, depositary receipts, (such as American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts), trust or partnership interests, warrants and rights3 and investment company securities

 

 Each Fund seeks to limit risk and enhance performance through active management and/or diversification

 

 During severe market downturns, each Fund (except the Equity Index Fund) has the option of investing up to 100% of its total assets in high quality, short-term instruments

 

1 Convertible securities are bonds or preferred stock that can convert to common stock.

 

2 Preferred stock is a class of stock that generally pays a dividend at a specified rate and has preference over common stock in the payment of dividends and in liquidation.

 

3 Warrants and rights are securities, typically issued with preferred stock or bonds, that give the holder the right to buy a proportionate amount of common stock at a specified price.

 

 
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Market conditions affecting debt securities (including U.S. government and agency securities)      

The value of most debt securities, including government and agency securities, will fall when interest rates rise; the longer a security’s maturity and the lower its credit quality, the more its value typically falls

 

Indebtedness of certain government issuers whose securities may be held by the Fund, including the well-known Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), is not entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States and is thus subject to the risk of default in the payment of interest and/or principal like the indebtedness of private issuers

 

Mortgage-backed securities (securities representing an interest in, or secured by, a pool of mortgages) could generate capital losses or periods of low yields if they are paid off substantially earlier or later than anticipated; the risk of default is generally higher in the case of mortgage-backed investments that include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages

 

Government agency issued mortgage-backed securities (securities representing an interest in, or secured by, a pool of mortgages) involve risk of loss due to payments that occur earlier or later than expected

  

Most bonds will rise in value when interest rates fall

 

Debt securities have generally outperformed money market instruments over the long term with less risk than stocks. Government and agency securities generally also have less risk than debt securities of lower quality issuers

 

Mortgage-backed securities can offer attractive returns

  

A Fund seeks to limit risk and enhance performance through active management

 

The advisers monitor interest rate trends, as well as geographic and demographic information related to mortgage-backed securities

     
Credit quality (applicable to Diversified Fund)      

The default of an issuer would leave the Fund with unpaid interest or principal

 

Junk Bonds (those rated BB, Ba or lower) have a higher risk of default, tend to be less liquid, and may be more difficult to value

  

Investment-grade bonds have a lower risk of default

 

Junk bonds offer higher yields and higher potential gains

  

The Fund maintains its own policies for balancing credit quality against potential yields and gains in light of its investment goals

 

The adviser develops its own ratings of unrated securities and makes a credit quality determination for unrated securities

     
Management choices      

A Fund could underperform its benchmark due to its securities and asset allocation choices

  

A Fund could outperform its benchmark due to these same choices

  

The adviser focuses its active management on securities selection, the area where it believes its commitment to research can most enhance returns and manage risks in a consistent way

 

 
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POTENTIAL RISKS    POTENTIAL REWARDS    POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD
Derivatives*      

 Derivatives such as futures, options, swaps, contracts for difference and forward foreign currency contracts1 that are used for hedging the portfolio or specific securities may not fully offset the underlying positions and this could result in losses to a Fund that would not have otherwise occurred

 

 A Fund may have difficulty exiting a derivatives position

 

 Derivatives used for risk management or, for certain Funds, to increase a Fund’s gain may not have the intended effects and may result in losses or missed opportunities

 

 The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default

 

 Derivatives that involve leverage could magnify losses

 

 Certain types of derivatives involve costs to a Fund which can reduce returns

 

 Segregated or earmarked assets and collateral accounts established in connection with derivatives may limit a Fund’s investment flexibility

 

 Derivatives used for non-hedging purposes could cause losses that exceed the original investment

 

 Derivatives may, for tax purposes, affect the character of gain and loss realized by a Fund, accelerate recognition of income to a Fund, affect the holding period of a Fund’s assets and defer recognition of certain of a Fund’s losses

  

 Hedges that correlate well with underlying positions can reduce or eliminate losses at low cost

 

 A Fund could make money and protect against losses if management’s analysis proves correct

 

 Derivatives that involve leverage could generate substantial gains at low cost

  

 A Fund may use derivatives to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions, for hedging and for risk management (i.e., to adjust duration or yield curve exposure or to establish or adjust exposure to particular securities, markets or currencies); risk management may include management of a Fund’s exposure relative to its benchmark; the Funds may also use derivatives in an effort to enhance returns

 

 A Fund only establishes hedges that it expects will be highly correlated with underlying positions

 

 To the extent a Fund that sells securities short also uses derivatives that involve leverage to its portfolio, the shorts may offset the additional market exposure caused by that leverage

 

 While the Funds may use derivatives that incidentally involve leverage, they do not use them for the specific purpose of leveraging their portfolios

 

 A Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets to cover its derivatives and offset a portion of the leverage risk

 

* The Funds are not subject to registration or regulation as a “commodity pool operator” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act because the Funds have claimed an exclusion from that definition.

 

1 A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a set quantity of an underlying instrument at a future date, or to make or receive a cash payment based on changes in the value of a securities index. An option is the right to buy or sell a set quantity of an underlying instrument at a predetermined price. A swap is a privately negotiated agreement to exchange one stream of payments for another. A contract for difference (CFD) is a contract between two parties in which one pays to the other a sum of money based on the difference between the current value of a security or instrument and its value on a specified future date. A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to buy or sell a given currency on a future date and at a set price.

 

 
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Short selling by U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund and U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund      

Short sales may not have the intended effects and may result in losses

 

A Fund may not be able to close out a short position at a particular time or at an acceptable price

 

A Fund may not be able to borrow certain securities to sell short, resulting in missed opportunities

 

Segregated or earmarked assets and posting collateral with respect to short sales may limit a Fund’s investment flexibility

 

Short sales involve leverage risk, credit exposure to the brokers that execute the short sale and retain the proceeds, have no cap on maximum losses and gains are limited to the price of the securities at the time of the short sale

  

A Fund could make money and protect against losses if management’s analysis proves correct

 

Short selling may allow a Fund to implement insights into securities it expects to underperform

 

Short selling may allow a Fund to diversify its holdings across a larger number of securities

  

A Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets to cover short positions and offset a portion of the leverage risk

 

A Fund makes short sales through brokers that the adviser has determined to be highly creditworthy

 

The U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund, U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund and U.S. Large Cap Value Plus Fund will not engage in short selling if the total market value of all securities sold short would exceed 50% of the Fund’s net assets

     
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)1 and other investment companies      

If a Fund invests in shares of another investment company or pooled investment vehicle, shareholders would bear not only their proportionate share of the Fund’s expenses, but also similar expenses of the ETF or other investment company

 

The price movement of an ETF (whether passively or actively managed) may not track the underlying index, market, sector, regions or industries and may result in a loss

  

Investments in other investment companies or pooled investment vehicles help to manage smaller cash flows

 

Investing in ETFs offers instant exposure to an index or a broad range of markets, sectors, geographic regions and industries

  

Generally, a Fund’s investments in other investment companies, including ETFs structured as investment companies are subject to the percentage limitations of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act)

 

Exemptive orders granted to various ETFs and their investment advisers by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permit a Fund to invest beyond the 1940 Act limits, subject to certain terms and conditions, including a finding of the Board of Trustees that the advisory fees charged by a Fund’s adviser are for services that are in addition to, and not duplicative of, the advisory services provided to those ETFs

 

Under SEC Rule 12d1-1, a Fund may invest in both affiliated and unaffiliated money market funds without limit subject to a Fund’s investment policies and restrictions and the conditions of the rule

 

1 ETFs are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are purchased and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be structured as investment companies, depositary receipts or other pooled investment vehicles. Passively managed ETFs generally seek to track the performance of a particular market index, including broad-based market indexes, as well as indexes relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Actively managed ETFs do not seek to track the performance of a particular market index.

 

 
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Foreign investments      

 Currency exchange rate movements could reduce gains or create losses

 

 A Fund could lose money because of foreign government actions, political instability or lack of adequate and accurate information

 

 Currency and investment risks tend to be higher in emerging markets; these markets also present higher liquidity and valuation risks

  

 Favorable exchange rate movements could generate gains or reduce losses

 

 Foreign investments, which represent a major portion of the world’s securities, offer attractive potential performance and opportunities for diversification

 

 Emerging markets can offer higher returns

  

 Except for the Diversified Fund, the Funds anticipate that total foreign investments will not exceed 20% of total assets

 

 The Funds may actively manage the currency exposure of their foreign investments relative to their benchmarks, and may hedge back into the U.S. dollar from time to time (see also “Derivatives”); these currency management techniques may not be available for certain emerging markets investments

     
Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs)      

 Holders of MLP units have limited control and voting rights, similar to those of a limited partner

 An MLP could be taxed, contrary to its intention, as a corporation, resulting in decreased returns

 

 MLPs may, for tax purposes, affect the character of the gain and loss realized by a Fund and affect the holding period of a Fund’s assets

  

 MLPs can offer attractive returns

 

 MLPs may offer more attractive yields or potential growth than comparable equity securities

 

 MLPs offer attractive potential performance and opportunities for diversification

  

 A Fund will limit its direct and indirect investments in MLPs to maintain its status as a registered investment company

 

 Each Fund anticipates that its total investments in MLPs will not exceed 10% of total assets

 

 
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Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)1      

The value of real estate securities in general, and REITs in particular, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and will depend on the value of the underlying properties or the underlying loans or interests

 

The value of these securities will rise and fall in response to many factors, including economic conditions, the demand for rental property and interest rates. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties

 

REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities

 

If a REIT fails to distribute its required taxable income or to satisfy the other requirements of REIT status, it would be taxed as a corporation, and amounts available for distribution to shareholders (including a Fund) would be reduced by any corporate taxes payable by the REIT

  

A Fund can gain exposure to an additional asset class in order to further diversify its assets

 

A Fund may receive current income from its REIT investments

 

If a REIT meets the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, it will not be taxed on income it distributes to its shareholders; as a result, more income can be distributed by the REIT

  

A Fund’s adviser will carefully evaluate particular REITs before and after investment based on its investment process and will also monitor economic and real estate trends affecting the value of REITs

 

Unless investing in REITs is described in the “What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?” section, a Fund’s investments in REITs will generally be limited to less than 10% of the Fund’s assets

     
Securities lending      

When a Fund2 lends a security, there is a risk that the loaned securities may not be returned if the borrower or the lending agent defaults

 

The collateral will be subject to the risks of the securities in which it is invested

  

The Funds may enhance income through the investment of the collateral received from the borrower

  

The adviser maintains a list of approved borrowers

 

The Funds receive collateral equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities loaned

 

The lending agents indemnify the Funds against borrower default

 

The adviser’s collateral investment guidelines limit the quality and duration of collateral investment to minimize losses

 

Upon recall, the borrower must return the securities loaned within the normal settlement period

 

1 REITs are pooled investment vehicles which invest primarily in income-producing real estate or loans related to real estate.

 

2 The Diversified Fund, Dynamic Growth Fund, Equity Focus Fund, Hedged Equity Fund, U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund and U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund do not engage in securities lending.

 

 
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Illiquid holdings      

 Each Fund could have difficulty valuing these holdings precisely

 

 Each Fund could be unable to sell these holdings at the time or price desired

  

 These holdings may offer more attractive yields or potential growth than comparable widely traded securities

  

 No Fund may invest more than 15% of net assets in illiquid holdings

 

 To maintain adequate liquidity to meet redemptions, each Fund may hold high quality, short-term securities (including repurchase agreements) and may borrow from banks as permitted by law

     
Short-term trading      

 Increased trading would raise a Fund’s transaction costs

 

 Increased short-term capital gain distributions would raise shareholders’ income tax liability. Such an increase in transaction costs and/or tax liability, if not offset by gain from short-term trading, would reduce a Fund’s returns

  

 A Fund could realize gain in a short period of time

 

 A Fund could protect against losses if a security is overvalued and its value later falls

  

 The Funds generally avoid short-term trading, except to take advantage of attractive or unexpected opportunities or to meet demands generated by shareholder activity

     
When-issued and delayed delivery securities      

 When a Fund buys securities before issue or for delayed delivery, it could be exposed to leverage risk if it does not segregate or earmark liquid assets

  

 The Funds can take advantage of attractive transaction opportunities

  

 The Funds segregate or earmark liquid assets to offset leverage risks

 

 
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Financial Highlights

 

The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each Fund’s financial performance for each share class for each of the past one through five fiscal years or periods, as applicable. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the tables represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information for each period presented has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose reports, along with each Fund’s financial statements, are included in the respective Fund’s annual report, which is available upon request.

To the extent a Fund invests in other Funds, the Total Annual Operating Expenses included in the Fee Table will not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights below.

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Disciplined Equity Fund                    
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 23.73       $ 0.20 (d)    $ 1.85       $ 2.05       $ (0.19    $ (1.60    $ (1.79
Year Ended June 30, 2014      20.27         0.23 (d)      4.79         5.02         (0.21      (1.35      (1.56
Year Ended June 30, 2013      17.42         0.20 (d)      3.56         3.76         (0.23      (0.68      (0.91
Year Ended June 30, 2012      16.80         0.21 (d)      0.61         0.82         (0.20              (0.20
Year Ended June 30, 2011      13.07         0.17 (d)      3.72         3.89         (0.16              (0.16
Institutional Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      23.85         0.29 (d)      1.89         2.18         (0.28      (1.60      (1.88
Year Ended June 30, 2014      20.36         0.32 (d)      4.81         5.13         (0.29      (1.35      (1.64
Year Ended June 30, 2013      17.48         0.30 (d)      3.55         3.85         (0.29      (0.68      (0.97
Year Ended June 30, 2012      16.83         0.27 (d)      0.63         0.90         (0.25              (0.25
Year Ended June 30, 2011      13.09         0.24 (d)      3.72         3.96         (0.22              (0.22
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      23.88         0.26 (d)      1.87         2.13         (0.23      (1.60      (1.83
Year Ended June 30, 2014      20.39         0.28 (d)      4.82         5.10         (0.26      (1.35      (1.61
Year Ended June 30, 2013      17.51         0.27 (d)      3.56         3.83         (0.27      (0.68      (0.95
Year Ended June 30, 2012      16.86         0.25 (d)      0.63         0.88         (0.23              (0.23
Year Ended June 30, 2011      13.11         0.21 (d)      3.73         3.94         (0.19              (0.19
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
    
    
Net asset
value, end
of  period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 23.99        9.04   $ 483,296        0.85     0.84     0.97     144
  23.73        25.73        206,635        0.85        1.02        0.86        113   
  20.27        22.33        103,755        0.85        1.04        0.87        178   
  17.42        4.98        20,831        0.85        1.21        0.88        198   
  16.80        29.86        3,399        0.85        1.07        0.89        169   
           
  24.15        9.53        796,919        0.45        1.21        0.51        144   
  23.85        26.20        389,507        0.45        1.42        0.46        113   
  20.36        22.79        221,638        0.45        1.57        0.47        178   
  17.48        5.47        171,872        0.45        1.66        0.49        198   
  16.83        30.33        119,152        0.44        1.59        0.50        169   
           
  24.18        9.34        260,618        0.60        1.09        0.64        144   
  23.88        26.00        82,899        0.59        1.28        0.61        113   
  20.39        22.61        40,522        0.60        1.40        0.62        178   
  17.51        5.31        15,979        0.60        1.50        0.64        198   
  16.86        30.17        12,490        0.60        1.33        0.64        169   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
    Total
distributions
 
Diversified Fund                   
Class A                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 17.20       $ 0.23 (f)    $ 0.32       $ 0.55       $ (0.26    $ (0.86   $ (1.12
Year Ended June 30, 2014      15.60         0.26 (f)      2.34         2.60         (0.30      (0.70     (1.00
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.26         0.28 (f)      1.63         1.91         (0.28      (0.29     (0.57
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.46         0.30 (f)      (0.18      0.12         (0.32      (g)      (0.32
Year Ended June 30, 2011      12.08         0.27 (f)      2.38         2.65         (0.27             (0.27
Class C                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015      17.11         0.15 (f)      0.30         0.45         (0.18      (0.86     (1.04
Year Ended June 30, 2014      15.53         0.18 (f)      2.33         2.51         (0.23      (0.70     (0.93
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.22         0.21 (f)      1.62         1.83         (0.23      (0.29     (0.52
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.43         0.23 (f)      (0.18      0.05         (0.26      (g)      (0.26
Year Ended June 30, 2011      12.06         0.21 (f)      2.37         2.58         (0.21             (0.21
Institutional Class                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015      17.25         0.32 (f)      0.32         0.64         (0.34      (0.86     (1.20
Year Ended June 30, 2014      15.64         0.35 (f)      2.34         2.69         (0.38      (0.70     (1.08
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.29         0.36 (f)      1.63         1.99         (0.35      (0.29     (0.64
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.49         0.37 (f)      (0.18      0.19         (0.39      (g)      (0.39
Year Ended June 30, 2011      12.10         0.34 (f)      2.38         2.72         (0.33             (0.33
Select Class                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015      17.28         0.27 (f)      0.31         0.58         (0.29      (0.86     (1.15
Year Ended June 30, 2014      15.66         0.32 (f)      2.35         2.67         (0.35      (0.70     (1.05
Year Ended June 30, 2013      14.31         0.32 (f)      1.64         1.96         (0.32      (0.29     (0.61
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.51         0.33 (f)      (0.17      0.16         (0.36      (g)      (0.36
Year Ended June 30, 2011      12.12         0.31 (f)      2.38         2.69         (0.30             (0.30
(a) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(c) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(d) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(g) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (c)(d)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (c)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (e)
 
           
           
$ 16.63        3.40   $ 150,561        1.00     1.37     1.25     49
  17.20        17.10        153,904        1.04        1.59        1.24        58   
  15.60        13.67        139,734        1.02        1.87        1.25        53   
  14.26        1.04        128,999        1.02        2.17        1.27        66   
  14.46        22.03        134,738        0.99        1.98        1.27        76   
           
  16.52        2.87        38,224        1.51        0.87        1.74        49   
  17.11        16.53        29,994        1.55        1.12        1.74        58   
  15.53        13.10        18,843        1.53        1.37        1.75        53   
  14.22        0.49        10,566        1.53        1.67        1.77        66   
  14.43        21.48        9,647        1.51        1.52        1.77        76   
           
  16.69        3.96        1,115,749        0.51        1.86        0.82        49   
  17.25        17.67        916,735        0.55        2.10        0.84        58   
  15.64        14.24        650,287        0.53        2.36        0.85        53   
  14.29        1.53        447,930        0.53        2.65        0.87        66   
  14.49        22.64        507,286        0.50        2.49        0.87        76   
           
  16.71        3.63        85,893        0.75        1.60        0.99        49   
  17.28        17.46        111,022        0.79        1.90        0.99        58   
  15.66        13.96        68,741        0.77        2.12        1.00        53   
  14.31        1.27        58,910        0.77        2.40        1.02        66   
  14.51        22.32        75,018        0.74        2.22        1.02        76   

 

 
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       Per share operating performance  
                Investment operations        Distributions  
        Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
       Net
investment
income
(loss)
       Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
       Total from
investment
operations
       Net
realized
gain
 
Dynamic Growth Fund                         
Class A                         
Year Ended June 30, 2015      $ 23.95         $ (0.14 )(d)       $ 1.90         $ 1.76         $ (0.37
Year Ended June 30, 2014        18.94           (0.07 )(d)(e)(f)         5.08           5.01             
Year Ended June 30, 2013        15.89           (0.05 )(d)(g)         3.10           3.05             
Year Ended June 30, 2012        15.47           (0.12        0.54           0.42             
Year Ended June 30, 2011        11.44           (0.10 )(d)         4.13           4.03             
Class C                         
Year Ended June 30, 2015        23.19           (0.26 )(d)         1.83           1.57           (0.37
Year Ended June 30, 2014        18.43           (0.20 )(d)(e)(f)         4.96           4.76             
Year Ended June 30, 2013        15.54           (0.14 )(d)(g)         3.03           2.89             
Year Ended June 30, 2012        15.21           (0.19        0.52           0.33             
Year Ended June 30, 2011        11.29           (0.17 )(d)         4.09           3.92             
Select Class                         
Year Ended June 30, 2015        24.34           (0.08 )(d)         1.94           1.86           (0.37
Year Ended June 30, 2014        19.20           (0.08 )(d)(e)(f)         5.22           5.14             
Year Ended June 30, 2013        16.07           (0.03 )(d)(g)         3.16           3.13             
Year Ended June 30, 2012        15.61           (0.09        0.55           0.46             
Year Ended June 30, 2011        11.51           (0.06 )(d)         4.16           4.10             
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.08), $(0.21) and $(0.09) for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.35)%, (0.92)% and (0.40)% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively. These amounts have been revised to correct a calculation error in the previously issued June 30, 2014 financial highlights’ footnote disclosure. These revisions are not considered material to the previously issued financial statements.
(f) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(g) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.10), $(0.19) and $(0.08) for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.60)%, (1.10)% and (0.45)% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
    
    
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 25.34        7.46   $ 39,153        1.20     (0.57 )%      1.43     74
  23.95        26.45        16,996        1.24        (0.30 )(e)(f)      1.25        55   
  18.94        19.19        126        1.25        (0.30 )(g)      1.42        82   
  15.89        2.71        106        1.24        (0.81     1.44        99   
  15.47        35.23        103        1.23        (0.71     3.18        97   
           
  24.39        6.88        8,894        1.71        (1.08     1.88        74   
  23.19        25.83        4,416        1.74        (0.86 )(e)(f)      1.75        55   
  18.43        18.60        123        1.74        (0.80 )(g)      1.92        82   
  15.54        2.17        104        1.74        (1.31     1.94        99   
  15.21        34.72        102        1.73        (1.21     3.68        97   
           
  25.83        7.76        289,100        0.96        (0.34     1.01        74   
  24.34        26.77        261,308        1.00        (0.35 )(e)(f)      1.04        55   
  19.20        19.48        101,999        1.00        (0.16 )(g)      1.14        82   
  16.07        2.95        38,953        0.99        (0.56     1.19        99   
  15.61        35.62        43,617        0.97        (0.41     1.59        97   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Equity Focus Fund                    
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 23.56       $ (0.02 )(f)    $ 1.42       $ 1.40       $ (0.02    $ (0.16    $ (0.18
Year Ended June 30, 2014      19.18         (0.02 )(f)      4.86         4.84                 (0.46      (0.46
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.79         (0.02     3.41         3.39                           
July 29, 2011 (h) through June 30, 2012      15.00         0.01        0.79         0.80         (0.01              (0.01
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      23.24         (0.13 )(f)      1.39         1.26                 (0.16      (0.16
Year Ended June 30, 2014      19.01         (0.15 )(f)      4.84         4.69                 (0.46      (0.46
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.73         (0.11     3.39         3.28                           
July 29, 2011 (h) through June 30, 2012      15.00         (0.06     0.79         0.73         (i)                 
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      23.67         0.04 (f)      1.44         1.48         (0.04      (0.16      (0.20
Year Ended June 30, 2014      19.22         0.04 (f)      4.87         4.91         (i)       (0.46      (0.46
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.81         0.02        3.42         3.44         (0.03              (0.03
July 29, 2011 (h) through June 30, 2012      15.00         0.04        0.80         0.84         (0.03              (0.03
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(d) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(g) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2013 and for the period ended June 30, 2012.
(h) Commencement of operations.
(i) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        

Net asset
value, end
of period

    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (b)(c)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (d)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (e)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (b)(e)
 
           
           
$ 24.78        5.98   $ 1,452        1.24     (0.07 )%      1.42     52
  23.56        25.43        423        1.24        (0.10     2.11        76   
  19.18        21.47        64        1.25 (g)      (0.13     3.75 (g)      61   
  15.79        5.37        53        1.25 (g)      0.04        5.09 (g)      71   
           
  24.34        5.44        873        1.74        (0.54     1.93        52   
  23.24        24.86        133        1.74        (0.67     2.82        76   
  19.01        20.85        63        1.75 (g)      (0.63     4.25 (g)      61   
  15.73        4.87        52        1.75 (g)      (0.46     5.58 (g)      71   
           
  24.95        6.26        81,179        0.99        0.15        1.12        52   
  23.67        25.75        72,064        0.99        0.19        1.51        76   
  19.22        21.77        3,730        1.00 (g)      0.12        3.51 (g)      61   
  15.81        5.61        3,063        1.00 (g)      0.29        4.84 (g)      71   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
     

Net asset
value,
beginning
of period

     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Equity Income Fund                    
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 13.66       $ 0.25      $ 0.39       $ 0.64       $ (0.25    $ (0.28    $ (0.53
Year Ended June 30, 2014      11.62         0.21 (d)      2.26         2.47         (0.21      (0.22      (0.43
Year Ended June 30, 2013      9.84         0.24 (d)(e)      1.84         2.08         (0.23      (0.07      (0.30
Year Ended June 30, 2012      9.38         0.21 (d)      0.46         0.67         (0.17      (0.04      (0.21
Year Ended June 30, 2011      7.26         0.19 (d)      2.12         2.31         (0.19              (0.19
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      13.49         0.18        0.38         0.56         (0.19      (0.28      (0.47
Year Ended June 30, 2014      11.49         0.15 (d)      2.23         2.38         (0.16      (0.22      (0.38
Year Ended June 30, 2013      9.74         0.18 (d)(e)      1.83         2.01         (0.19      (0.07      (0.26
Year Ended June 30, 2012      9.30         0.16 (d)      0.45         0.61         (0.13      (0.04      (0.17
Year Ended June 30, 2011      7.20         0.15 (d)      2.11         2.26         (0.16              (0.16
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      13.85         0.29        0.40         0.69         (0.29      (0.28      (0.57
Year Ended June 30, 2014      11.77         0.25 (d)      2.29         2.54         (0.24      (0.22      (0.46
Year Ended June 30, 2013      9.96         0.27 (d)(e)      1.86         2.13         (0.25      (0.07      (0.32
Year Ended June 30, 2012      9.50         0.24 (d)      0.45         0.69         (0.19      (0.04      (0.23
Year Ended June 30, 2011      7.35         0.22 (d)      2.14         2.36         (0.21              (0.21
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.21, $0.16 and $0.24 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 1.97%, 1.46% and 2.23% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        

Net asset
value, end
of period

    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
   

Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits

    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 13.77        4.71   $ 3,014,937        1.04     1.83     1.09     22
  13.66        21.60        2,360,750        1.04        1.68        1.06        20   
  11.62        21.53        1,285,400        1.03        2.22 (e)      1.08        34   
  9.84        7.30        580,848        1.04        2.22        1.08        44   
  9.38        32.06        217,462        1.05        2.16        1.14        37   
           
  13.58        4.18        1,160,002        1.54        1.32        1.56        22   
  13.49        20.95        805,494        1.54        1.19        1.56        20   
  11.49        20.94        407,911        1.53        1.71 (e)      1.58        34   
  9.74        6.72        130,366        1.54        1.74        1.58        44   
  9.30        31.52        28,947        1.55        1.69        1.63        37   
           
  13.97        4.96        4,639,250        0.79        2.08        0.80        22   
  13.85        21.94        3,467,542        0.79        1.92        0.81        20   
  11.77        21.84        2,337,565        0.78        2.48 (e)      0.83        34   
  9.96        7.48        1,313,214        0.78        2.48        0.83        44   
  9.50        32.42        204,331        0.80        2.45        0.89        37   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

             Per share operating performance          
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Equity Index Fund                    
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 41.94       $ 0.68 (d)    $ 2.11       $ 2.79       $ (0.66    $ (2.95    $ (3.61
Year Ended June 30, 2014      36.43         0.64 (d)      7.78         8.42         (0.63      (2.28      (2.91
Year Ended June 30, 2013      30.92         0.63 (d)      5.52         6.15         (0.64              (0.64
Year Ended June 30, 2012      29.96         0.51 (d)      0.96         1.47         (0.51              (0.51
Year Ended June 30, 2011      23.40         0.45 (d)      6.56         7.01         (0.45              (0.45
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      41.72         0.37 (d)      2.09         2.46         (0.37      (2.95      (3.32
Year Ended June 30, 2014      36.28         0.35 (d)      7.73         8.08         (0.36      (2.28      (2.64
Year Ended June 30, 2013      30.81         0.37 (d)      5.50         5.87         (0.40              (0.40
Year Ended June 30, 2012      29.87         0.29 (d)      0.94         1.23         (0.29              (0.29
Year Ended June 30, 2011      23.34         0.24 (d)      6.54         6.78         (0.25              (0.25
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      41.96         0.79 (d)      2.10         2.89         (0.76      (2.95      (3.71
Year Ended June 30, 2014      36.44         0.74 (d)      7.79         8.53         (0.73      (2.28      (3.01
Year Ended June 30, 2013      30.92         0.71 (d)      5.53         6.24         (0.72              (0.72
Year Ended June 30, 2012      29.97         0.58 (d)      0.95         1.53         (0.58              (0.58
Year Ended June 30, 2011      23.40         0.52 (d)      6.57         7.09         (0.52              (0.52
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings  credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 41.12        6.94   $ 689,107        0.45     1.63     0.92     5
  41.94        23.95        694,974        0.45        1.63        0.91        5   
  36.43        20.04        585,946        0.45        1.86        0.94        4   
  30.92        5.03        520,294        0.45        1.74        0.94        7   
  29.96        30.09        540,743        0.45        1.63        0.94        7   
           
  40.86        6.15        88,842        1.20        0.88        1.41        5   
  41.72        23.01        77,644        1.20        0.88        1.41        5   
  36.28        19.16        58,831        1.20        1.10        1.45        4   
  30.81        4.21        45,854        1.20        0.99        1.44        7   
  29.87        29.11        49,126        1.20        0.88        1.44        7   
           
  41.14        7.19        1,114,957        0.20        1.88        0.66        5   
  41.96        24.27        1,120,177        0.20        1.89        0.66        5   
  36.44        20.35        1,087,877        0.20        2.11        0.69        4   
  30.92        5.26        1,188,683        0.20        1.99        0.69        7   
  29.97        30.45        1,281,370        0.20        1.87        0.69        7   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
     

Net asset
value,
beginning
of period

     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Growth and Income Fund                    
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 44.70       $ 0.59 (d)    $ 1.72       $ 2.31       $ (0.56    $ (0.99    $ (1.55
Year Ended June 30, 2014      36.53         0.47 (d)      8.17         8.64         (0.47              (0.47
Year Ended June 30, 2013      29.43         0.40 (d)      7.11         7.51         (0.41              (0.41
Year Ended June 30, 2012      28.26         0.35 (d)      1.16         1.51         (0.34              (0.34
Year Ended June 30, 2011      22.30         0.28 (d)      5.96         6.24         (0.28              (0.28
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      41.31         0.32 (d)      1.59         1.91         (0.40      (0.99      (1.39
Year Ended June 30, 2014      33.83         0.25 (d)      7.55         7.80         (0.32              (0.32
Year Ended June 30, 2013      27.32         0.22 (d)      6.59         6.81         (0.30              (0.30
Year Ended June 30, 2012      26.27         0.20 (d)      1.08         1.28         (0.23              (0.23
Year Ended June 30, 2011      20.77         0.14 (d)      5.53         5.67         (0.17              (0.17
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      46.58         0.73 (d)      1.79         2.52         (0.66      (0.99      (1.65
Year Ended June 30, 2014      38.03         0.58 (d)      8.52         9.10         (0.55              (0.55
Year Ended June 30, 2013      30.63         0.51 (d)      7.40         7.91         (0.51              (0.51
Year Ended June 30, 2012      29.39         0.45 (d)      1.21         1.66         (0.42              (0.42
Year Ended June 30, 2011      23.18         0.37 (d)      6.20         6.57         (0.36              (0.36
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        

Net asset
value, end
of period

    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 45.46        5.24   $ 434,573        1.10     1.30     1.10     39
  44.70        23.74        419,465        1.13        1.16        1.15        42   
  36.53        25.65        356,127        1.15        1.23        1.16        35   
  29.43        5.45        293,520        1.19        1.28        1.19        28   
  28.26        28.03        306,850        1.19        1.07        1.19        23   
           
  41.83        4.68        24,647        1.62        0.77        1.63        39   
  41.31        23.12        14,619        1.64        0.66        1.65        42   
  33.83        25.02        7,769        1.65        0.72        1.65        35   
  27.32        4.94        4,137        1.69        0.79        1.69        28   
  26.27        27.35        3,837        1.69        0.56        1.69        23   
           
  47.45        5.48        36,099        0.88        1.53        0.88        39   
  46.58        24.05        27,124        0.89        1.39        0.90        42   
  38.03        25.97        28,339        0.88        1.45        0.90        35   
  30.63        5.78        7,474        0.89        1.58        0.94        28   
  29.39        28.41        5,733        0.90        1.32        0.95        23   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Return of
capital
     Total
distributions
 
Hedged Equity Fund                    
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 15.74       $ 0.19 (g)    $ 0.67       $ 0.86       $ (0.13    $       $ (0.13
December 13, 2013 (h) through June 30, 2014      15.00         0.07        0.84         0.91         (0.07      (0.10      (0.17
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      15.76         0.10 (g)      0.67         0.77         (0.10              (0.10
December 13, 2013 (h) through June 30, 2014      15.00         0.05        0.83         0.88         (0.02      (0.10      (0.12
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      15.76         0.23 (g)      0.66         0.89         (0.15              (0.15
December 13, 2013 (h) through June 30, 2014      15.00         0.10        0.84         0.94         (0.08      (0.10      (0.18
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(d) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(e) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2015 and for the period ended June 30, 2014.
(f) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(g) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(h) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        

Net asset
value, end
of period

    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (b)(c)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (d)(e)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (e)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (e)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (b)(f)
 
           
           
$ 16.47        5.45   $ 93,007        0.85     1.14     1.21     42
  15.74        6.11        569        0.85        0.96        16.65        36   
           
  16.43        4.85        3,405        1.35        0.59        1.65        42   
  15.76        5.87        53        1.35        0.56        10.04        36   
           
  16.50        5.66        105,397        0.60        1.39        0.91        42   
  15.76        6.28        4,307        0.60        1.30        9.91        36   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Intrepid America Fund                    
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 37.28       $ 0.44 (d)    $ 2.57       $ 3.01       $ (0.38    $ (1.83    $ (2.21
Year Ended June 30, 2014      29.76         0.30 (d)      7.49         7.79         (0.27              (0.27
Year Ended June 30, 2013      24.68         0.34 (d)      5.15         5.49         (0.41              (0.41
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.55         0.19 (d)      0.10         0.29         (0.16              (0.16
Year Ended June 30, 2011      18.54         0.17 (d)      6.01         6.18         (0.17              (0.17
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      36.99         0.22 (d)      2.57         2.79         (0.21      (1.83      (2.04
Year Ended June 30, 2014      29.53         0.13 (d)      7.42         7.55         (0.09              (0.09
Year Ended June 30, 2013      24.48         0.20 (d)      5.12         5.32         (0.27              (0.27
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.29         0.07 (d)      0.12         0.19                           
Year Ended June 30, 2011      18.33         0.06 (d)      5.94         6.00         (0.04              (0.04
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      37.61         0.53 (d)      2.61         3.14         (0.43      (1.83      (2.26
Year Ended June 30, 2014      30.00         0.38 (d)      7.56         7.94         (0.33              (0.33
Year Ended June 30, 2013      24.88         0.41 (d)      5.20         5.61         (0.49              (0.49
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.73         0.25 (d)      0.10         0.35         (0.20              (0.20
Year Ended June 30, 2011      18.68         0.23 (d)      6.04         6.27         (0.22              (0.22
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        

Net asset
value, end
of period

    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 38.08        8.27   $ 184,225        1.03     1.16     1.11     49
  37.28        26.26        97,155        1.04        0.90        1.05        67   
  29.76        22.48        87,954        1.24        1.25        1.26        68   
  24.68        1.26        81,139        1.25        0.82        1.27        95   
  24.55        33.39        47,376        1.24        0.77        1.28        102   
           
  37.74        7.72        14,978        1.53        0.58        1.56        49   
  36.99        25.62        8,774        1.54        0.39        1.55        67   
  29.53        21.90        7,336        1.74        0.75        1.76        68   
  24.48        0.78        7,117        1.75        0.31        1.78        95   
  24.29        32.74        9,570        1.74        0.28        1.78        102   
           
  38.49        8.56        1,492,209        0.75        1.37        0.76        49   
  37.61        26.56        1,514,180        0.79        1.14        0.80        67   
  30.00        22.83        1,391,748        0.99        1.50        1.02        68   
  24.88        1.52        1,332,607        1.00        1.07        1.02        95   
  24.73        33.69        1,370,056        0.99        1.04        1.03        102   

 

 
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       Per share operating performance  
                Investment operations        Distributions  
        Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
       Net
investment
income
(loss)
     Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
       Total from
investment
operations
       Net
investment
income
 
Intrepid Growth Fund                       
Class A                       
Year Ended June 30, 2015      $ 37.05         $ 0.25 (d)     $ 3.88         $ 4.13         $ (0.19
Year Ended June 30, 2014        29.36           0.18 (d)(e)       7.64           7.82           (0.13
Year Ended June 30, 2013        25.00           0.21 (d)       4.34           4.55           (0.19
Year Ended June 30, 2012        24.39           0.10 (d)       0.57           0.67           (0.06
Year Ended June 30, 2011        17.93           0.12 (d)       6.48           6.60           (0.14
Class C                       
Year Ended June 30, 2015        36.45           0.05 (d)       3.81           3.86           (0.05
Year Ended June 30, 2014        28.93           0.01 (d)(e)       7.52           7.53           (0.01
Year Ended June 30, 2013        24.64           0.07 (d)       4.27           4.34           (0.05
Year Ended June 30, 2012        24.09           (0.02 )(d)       0.57           0.55             
Year Ended June 30, 2011        17.70           0.01 (d)       6.40           6.41           (0.02
Select Class                       
Year Ended June 30, 2015        37.23           0.32 (d)       3.93           4.25           (0.21
Year Ended June 30, 2014        29.52           0.26 (d)(e)       7.69           7.95           (0.24
Year Ended June 30, 2013        25.15           0.28 (d)       4.35           4.63           (0.26
Year Ended June 30, 2012        24.55           0.16 (d)       0.57           0.73           (0.13
Year Ended June 30, 2011        18.04           0.17 (d)       6.53           6.70           (0.19
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.17, $0.00 and $0.26 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.51%, 0.01% and 0.76% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings  credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 40.99        11.16   $ 106,573        0.96     0.62     1.16     64
  37.05        26.68        33,563        1.16        0.54 (e)      1.17        67   
  29.36        18.27        33,582        1.24        0.76        1.30        67   
  25.00        2.76        32,027        1.25        0.42        1.32        110   
  24.39        36.86        41,424        1.24        0.54        1.33        129   
           
  40.26        10.60        49,309        1.46        0.12        1.66        64   
  36.45        26.05        19,566        1.65        0.03 (e)      1.67        67   
  28.93        17.66        15,462        1.74        0.26        1.79        67   
  24.64        2.28        14,298        1.75        (0.09     1.82        110   
  24.09        36.21        17,811        1.74        0.05        1.83        129   
           
  41.27        11.43        708,276        0.74        0.80        0.87        64   
  37.23        27.00        597,963        0.91        0.79 (e)      0.92        67   
  29.52        18.52        538,378        0.99        1.02        1.05        67   
  25.15        3.04        502,640        1.00        0.67        1.07        110   
  24.55        37.25        510,623        0.99        0.77        1.07        129   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Intrepid Value Fund                    
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 37.13       $ 0.46 (d)    $ 1.38       $ 1.84       $ (0.44    $ (2.87    $ (3.31
Year Ended June 30, 2014      29.76         0.40 (d)      7.36         7.76         (0.39              (0.39
Year Ended June 30, 2013      23.99         0.42 (d)      5.79         6.21         (0.44              (0.44
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.35         0.35 (d)      (0.34      0.01         (0.37              (0.37
Year Ended June 30, 2011      18.64         0.30 (d)      5.65         5.95         (0.24              (0.24
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      36.80         0.27 (d)      1.37         1.64         (0.28      (2.87      (3.15
Year Ended June 30, 2014      29.52         0.23 (d)      7.28         7.51         (0.23              (0.23
Year Ended June 30, 2013      23.80         0.29 (d)      5.74         6.03         (0.31              (0.31
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.16         0.24 (d)      (0.35      (0.11      (0.25              (0.25
Year Ended June 30, 2011      18.53         0.19 (d)      5.60         5.79         (0.16              (0.16
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      37.25         0.51 (d)      1.40         1.91         (0.49      (2.87      (3.36
Year Ended June 30, 2014      29.85         0.45 (d)      7.38         7.83         (0.43              (0.43
Year Ended June 30, 2013      24.06         0.46 (d)      5.81         6.27         (0.48              (0.48
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.42         0.39 (d)      (0.35      0.04         (0.40              (0.40
Year Ended June 30, 2011      18.70         0.33 (d)      5.67         6.00         (0.28              (0.28
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings  credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 35.66        5.24   $ 173,149        0.86     1.26     1.13     52
  37.13        26.17        114,036        0.94        1.19        1.17        49   
  29.76        26.07        71,116        0.94        1.57        1.38        48   
  23.99        0.14        61,097        0.95        1.54        1.47        82   
  24.35        32.01        83,202        0.97        1.34        1.40        72   
           
  35.29        4.72        53,413        1.36        0.76        1.62        52   
  36.80        25.50        35,963        1.44        0.69        1.67        49   
  29.52        25.48        25,538        1.44        1.07        1.88        48   
  23.80        (0.37     22,086        1.45        1.04        1.96        82   
  24.16        31.30        30,172        1.47        0.84        1.90        72   
           
  35.80        5.41        1,424,101        0.71        1.39        0.90        52   
  37.25        26.35        1,214,765        0.79        1.34        0.92        49   
  29.85        26.26        926,972        0.79        1.71        1.12        48   
  24.06        0.29        705,545        0.80        1.70        1.22        82   
  24.42        32.17        766,468        0.80        1.44        1.14        72   

 

 
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             Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Large Cap Growth Fund                   
Class A                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 32.49       $ (0.10 )(d)    $ 5.05       $ 4.95       $      $ (0.62    $ (0.62
Year Ended June 30, 2014      26.01         (0.10 )(d)      6.58         6.48                          
Year Ended June 30, 2013      23.64         0.08 (d)(e)      2.37         2.45         (0.08             (0.08
Year Ended June 30, 2012      22.38         (0.06 )(d)      1.32         1.26                          
Year Ended June 30, 2011      15.86         (0.04 )(d)      6.56         6.52                          
Class C                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015      28.33         (0.24 )(d)      4.39         4.15                (0.62      (0.62
Year Ended June 30, 2014      22.79         (0.22 )(d)      5.76         5.54                          
Year Ended June 30, 2013      20.79         (0.04 )(d)(e)      2.07         2.03         (0.03             (0.03
Year Ended June 30, 2012      19.77         (0.15 )(d)      1.17         1.02                          
Year Ended June 30, 2011      14.09         (0.13 )(d)      5.81         5.68                          
Select Class                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015      32.52         (0.04 )(d)      5.06         5.02                (0.62      (0.62
Year Ended June 30, 2014      25.99         (0.05 )(d)      6.58         6.53                          
Year Ended June 30, 2013      23.61         0.12 (d)(e)      2.37         2.49         (0.11             (0.11
Year Ended June 30, 2012      22.31         (0.01 )(d)      1.31         1.30         (f)              (f) 
Year Ended June 30, 2011      15.79         (d)(f)      6.52         6.52                          
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.02, $(0.09) and $0.07 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.08%, (0.42)% and 0.28% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(f) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)
   

Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)

    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 36.82        15.40   $ 4,670,460        1.06     (0.28 )%      1.21     19
  32.49        24.91        5,044,428        1.10        (0.34     1.19        39   
  26.01        10.40        2,824,115        1.09        0.30 (e)      1.19        47   
  23.64        5.63        1,660,335        1.09        (0.25     1.15        28   
  22.38        41.11        328,012        1.11        (0.19     1.23        84   
           
  31.86        14.83        600,404        1.56        (0.78     1.68        19   
  28.33        24.31        523,972        1.59        (0.85     1.69        39   
  22.79        9.80        396,862        1.59        (0.20 )(e)      1.69        47   
  20.79        5.16        205,723        1.59        (0.75     1.65        28   
  19.77        40.31        31,181        1.60        (0.68     1.71        84   
           
  36.92        15.60        5,515,626        0.90        (0.12     0.92        19   
  32.52        25.13        5,037,737        0.93        (0.18     0.94        39   
  25.99        10.58        4,811,907        0.91        0.50 (e)      0.94        47   
  23.61        5.85        3,320,683        0.89        (0.04     0.90        28   
  22.31        41.29        1,463,752        0.91        (0.01     0.95        84   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Large Cap Value Fund                    
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 16.63       $ 0.17 (d)    $ 0.94       $ 1.11       $ (0.17    $ (2.55    $ (2.72
Year Ended June 30, 2014      13.99         0.17 (d)      3.16         3.33         (0.18      (0.51      (0.69
Year Ended June 30, 2013      11.02         0.14 (d)      2.97         3.11         (0.14              (0.14
Year Ended June 30, 2012      11.45         0.11 (d)      (0.43      (0.32      (0.11              (0.11
Year Ended June 30, 2011      9.15         0.12 (d)      2.29         2.41         (0.11              (0.11
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      16.25         0.08 (d)      0.92         1.00         (0.10      (2.55      (2.65
Year Ended June 30, 2014      13.70         0.09 (d)      3.08         3.17         (0.11      (0.51      (0.62
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.80         0.08 (d)      2.91         2.99         (0.09              (0.09
Year Ended June 30, 2012      11.22         0.05 (d)      (0.41      (0.36      (0.06              (0.06
Year Ended June 30, 2011      8.97         0.06 (d)      2.25         2.31         (0.06              (0.06
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      16.42         0.19 (d)      0.92         1.11         (0.19      (2.55      (2.74
Year Ended June 30, 2014      13.82         0.19 (d)      3.11         3.30         (0.19      (0.51      (0.70
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.88         0.16 (d)      2.94         3.10         (0.16              (0.16
Year Ended June 30, 2012      11.30         0.12 (d)      (0.41      (0.29      (0.13              (0.13
Year Ended June 30, 2011      9.04         0.13 (d)      2.26         2.39         (0.13              (0.13
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (b)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 15.02        7.44   $ 93,078        0.93     1.07     1.05     143
  16.63        24.46        92,161        0.93        1.11        1.06        168   
  13.99        28.38        35,030        0.94        1.11        1.04        119   
  11.02        (2.75     25,789        0.95        1.00        1.06        144   
  11.45        26.42        25,668        0.97        1.09        1.08        65   
           
  14.60        6.88        14,307        1.45        0.55        1.55        143   
  16.25        23.78        11,646        1.44        0.59        1.56        168   
  13.70        27.77        4,890        1.44        0.62        1.54        119   
  10.80        (3.17     3,215        1.45        0.50        1.56        144   
  11.22        25.76        3,186        1.47        0.58        1.58        65   
           
  14.79        7.56        634,301        0.77        1.22        0.77        143   
  16.42        24.62        662,936        0.79        1.24        0.80        168   
  13.82        28.65        591,749        0.78        1.27        0.79        119   
  10.88        (2.54     567,551        0.79        1.16        0.81        144   
  11.30        26.52        597,026        0.80        1.26        0.83        65   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
       Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
   

    
Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments

     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
U.S. Dynamic Plus Fund                   
Class A                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 17.70       $ 0.08      $ 1.43       $ 1.51       $ (0.07   $ (0.95    $ (1.02
Year Ended June 30, 2014      15.40         0.09 (e)(f)      3.36         3.45         (0.10     (1.05      (1.15
Year Ended June 30, 2013      13.46         0.19 (e)(g)      2.39         2.58         (0.25     (0.39      (0.64
Year Ended June 30, 2012      15.02         0.08 (e)      0.26         0.34         (0.03     (1.87      (1.90
Year Ended June 30, 2011      11.84         0.01 (e)      3.23         3.24         (0.06             (0.06
Class C                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015      17.19         (h)      1.37         1.37         (h)      (0.95      (0.95
Year Ended June 30, 2014      14.99         (e)(f)(h)      3.26         3.26         (0.01     (1.05      (1.06
Year Ended June 30, 2013      13.10         0.12 (e)(g)      2.33         2.45         (0.17     (0.39      (0.56
Year Ended June 30, 2012      14.71         0.01 (e)      0.25         0.26                (1.87      (1.87
Year Ended June 30, 2011      11.61         (0.04 )(e)      3.14         3.10                          
Select Class                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015      17.88         0.12        1.45         1.57         (0.11     (0.95      (1.06
Year Ended June 30, 2014      15.51         0.13 (e)(f)      3.39         3.52         (0.10     (1.05      (1.15
Year Ended June 30, 2013      13.55         0.24 (e)(g)      2.40         2.64         (0.29     (0.39      (0.68
Year Ended June 30, 2012      15.08         0.11 (e)      0.28         0.39         (0.05     (1.87      (1.92
Year Ended June 30, 2011      11.89         0.06 (e)      3.22         3.28         (0.09             (0.09
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) The net expenses and expenses without waivers, reimbursements and earnings credits (excluding dividend and interest expense for securities sold short) for Class A are 1.29% and 1.81% for the year ended June 30, 2015, 1.29% and 1.79% for 2014, 1.29% and 1.99% for 2013, 1.40% and 2.03% for 2012 and 1.39% and 1.98% for 2011; for Class C are 1.79% and 2.26% for the year ended June 30, 2015, 1.79% and 2.29% for 2014, 1.78% and 2.48% for 2013, 1.90% and 2.53% for 2012 and 1.89% and 2.48% for 2011; for Select Class are 1.04% and 1.40% for the year ended June 30, 2015, 1.04% and 1.54% for 2014, 1.05% and 1.74% for 2013, 1.15% and 1.77% for 2012 and 1.14% and 1.73% for 2011, respectively.
(d) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(e) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the year by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.08, less than $0.01 and $0.13 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.51%, less than 0.01% and 0.76% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(g) Reflects special dividends paid out during the year by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.08, $0.02 and $0.14 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.57%, 0.16% and 0.95% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(h) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net expenses
(including
dividend
and interest
expense  for
securities
sold short) (b)(c)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements and
earnings credits
(including  dividend
and interest
expense for
securities
sold short) (c)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (excluding
securities
sold short) (d)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (including
securities
sold short) (d)
 
             
             
$ 18.19        8.71   $ 130,499        1.89     0.39     2.41     54     73
  17.70        23.12        93,114        1.87        0.53 (f)      2.37        72        109   
  15.40        19.93        58,372        1.95        1.29 (g)      2.65        101        135   
  13.46        4.02        41,459        1.91        0.57        2.54        456        583   
  15.02        27.36        39,904        1.89        0.10        2.48        465        651   
             
  17.61        8.12        1,137        2.39        (0.12     2.86        54        73   
  17.19        22.48        1,004        2.37        0.02 (f)      2.87        72        109   
  14.99        19.36        463        2.44        0.88 (g)      3.14        101        135   
  13.10        3.49        492        2.41        0.06        3.04        456        583   
  14.71        26.70        461        2.39        (0.33     2.98        465        651   
             
  18.39        8.95        177,137        1.64        0.63        2.00        54        73   
  17.88        23.46        194,922        1.62        0.78 (f)      2.12        72        109   
  15.51        20.22        116,104        1.71        1.66 (g)      2.40        101        135   
  13.55        4.33        120,481        1.66        0.83        2.28        456        583   
  15.08        27.60        123,474        1.64        0.41        2.23        465        651   

 

 
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             Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
U.S. Equity Fund                    
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 14.92       $ 0.13      $ 1.10       $ 1.23       $ (0.13    $ (1.27    $ (1.40
Year Ended June 30, 2014      12.80         0.11 (d)      3.09         3.20         (0.11      (0.97      (1.08
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.73         0.13 (d)      2.31         2.44         (0.13      (0.24      (0.37
Year Ended June 30, 2012      10.65         0.10 (d)      0.13         0.23         (0.09      (0.06      (0.15
Year Ended June 30, 2011      8.30         0.08 (d)      2.35         2.43         (0.08              (0.08
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      14.61         0.07        1.06         1.13         (0.07      (1.27      (1.34
Year Ended June 30, 2014      12.56         0.04 (d)      3.03         3.07         (0.05      (0.97      (1.02
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.55         0.06 (d)      2.26         2.32         (0.07      (0.24      (0.31
Year Ended June 30, 2012      10.47         0.04 (d)      0.15         0.19         (0.05      (0.06      (0.11
Year Ended June 30, 2011      8.18         0.03 (d)      2.31         2.34         (0.05              (0.05
Institutional Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      14.96         0.19        1.09         1.28         (0.18      (1.27      (1.45
Year Ended June 30, 2014      12.82         0.16 (d)      3.10         3.26         (0.15      (0.97      (1.12
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.75         0.16 (d)      2.31         2.47         (0.16      (0.24      (0.40
Year Ended June 30, 2012      10.66         0.13 (d)      0.14         0.27         (0.12      (0.06      (0.18
Year Ended June 30, 2011      8.31         0.11 (d)      2.35         2.46         (0.11              (0.11
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      14.94         0.16        1.11         1.27         (0.16      (1.27      (1.43
Year Ended June 30, 2014      12.80         0.13 (d)      3.10         3.23         (0.12      (0.97      (1.09
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.74         0.15 (d)      2.30         2.45         (0.15      (0.24      (0.39
Year Ended June 30, 2012      10.65         0.12 (d)      0.14         0.26         (0.11      (0.06      (0.17
Year Ended June 30, 2011      8.30         0.10 (d)      2.34         2.44         (0.09              (0.09
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)
   

Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)

    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
   

Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements

and earnings credits

    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 14.75        8.70   $ 1,399,208        0.95     0.92     1.10     79
  14.92        25.90        1,172,752        0.97        0.77        1.05        73   
  12.80        23.14        874,571        0.97        1.06        1.06        88   
  10.73        2.27        662,367        0.97        0.93        1.08        83   
  10.65        29.29        426,536        0.97        0.81        1.07        69   
           
  14.40        8.15        253,608        1.45        0.41        1.57        79   
  14.61        25.30        175,265        1.47        0.28        1.55        73   
  12.56        22.43        110,837        1.46        0.56        1.56        88   
  10.55        1.83        75,962        1.47        0.43        1.58        83   
  10.47        28.56        57,089        1.48        0.30        1.57        69   
           
  14.79        9.01        4,932,896        0.62        1.25        0.66        79   
  14.96        26.41        4,178,050        0.64        1.12        0.65        73   
  12.82        23.48        1,214,707        0.64        1.36        0.67        88   
  10.75        2.67        610,670        0.64        1.25        0.68        83   
  10.66        29.60        500,991        0.64        1.16        0.66        69   
           
  14.78        8.92        2,375,538        0.77        1.08        0.79        79   
  14.94        26.21        2,288,734        0.79        0.94        0.80        73   
  12.80        23.22        3,874,926        0.79        1.24        0.81        88   
  10.74        2.52        3,617,633        0.79        1.12        0.83        83   
  10.65        29.47        3,129,167        0.79        1.00        0.82        69   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
       Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
        
    
    
    
Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund   
Class A   
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 29.50       $ 0.06      $ 2.49       $ 2.55       $ (0.11   $ (2.13    $ (2.24
Year Ended June 30, 2014      25.37         0.05 (e)(f)      6.44         6.49         (0.05     (2.31      (2.36
Year Ended June 30, 2013      21.30         0.12 (e)(g)      5.04         5.16         (0.11     (0.98      (1.09
Year Ended June 30, 2012      21.26         0.09 (e)      0.03         0.12         (0.08             (0.08
Year Ended June 30, 2011      16.72         0.05 (e)      4.54         4.59         (0.05             (0.05
Class C                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015      28.85         (0.09     2.44         2.35                (2.13      (2.13
Year Ended June 30, 2014      24.93         (0.09 )(e)(f)      6.32         6.23                (2.31      (2.31
Year Ended June 30, 2013      20.95         (e)(g)(h)      4.96         4.96         (h)      (0.98      (0.98
Year Ended June 30, 2012      20.93         (0.01 )(e)      0.03         0.02                          
Year Ended June 30, 2011      16.50         (0.05 )(e)      4.48         4.43                          
Select Class                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015      29.74         0.13        2.52         2.65         (0.19     (2.13      (2.32
Year Ended June 30, 2014      25.55         0.12 (e)(f)      6.50         6.62         (0.12     (2.31      (2.43
Year Ended June 30, 2013      21.44         0.18 (e)(g)      5.08         5.26         (0.17     (0.98      (1.15
Year Ended June 30, 2012      21.40         0.14 (e)      0.03         0.17         (0.13             (0.13
Year Ended June 30, 2011      16.82         0.10 (e)      4.57         4.67         (0.09             (0.09
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) The net expenses and expenses without waivers, reimbursements and earnings credits (excluding dividend and interest expense for securities sold short) for Class A are 1.30% and 1.66% for the year ended June 30, 2015, 1.29% and 1.63% for 2014, 1.29% and 1.63% for 2013, 1.40% and 1.64% for 2012 and 1.39% and 1.63% for 2011; for Class C are 1.80% and 2.15% for the year ended June 30, 2015, 1.79% and 2.12% for 2014, 1.80% and 2.13% for 2013, 1.90% and 2.14% for 2012 and 1.89% and 2.13% for 2011; for Select Class are 1.05% and 1.38% for the year ended June 30, 2015, 1.04% and 1.38% for 2014, 1.05% and 1.38% for 2013, 1.15% and 1.39% for 2012 and 1.14% and 1.38% for 2011, respectively.
(d) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(e) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.05, $(0.09) and $0.12 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.17%, (0.34)% and 0.42% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(g) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.09, ($0.03) and $0.15 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.37%, (0.13)% and 0.63% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(h) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.
(i) Amount rounds to less than 0.01%

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
            Ratios to average net assets              
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)
    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net expenses
(including
dividend
and interest
expense for
securities
sold short) (b)(c)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements and
earnings credits
(including dividend
and interest
expense for
securities
sold short) (c)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (excluding
securities
sold short) (d)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (including
securities
sold short) (d)
 
             
             
$ 29.81        9.05   $ 943,586        2.33     0.18     2.69     94     127
  29.50        26.73        955,036        2.14        0.19 (f)      2.48        90        122   
  25.37        25.08        743,290        2.21        0.49 (g)      2.55        90        119   
  21.30        0.57        642,076        2.13        0.45        2.37        99        129   
  21.26        27.49        761,412        1.98        0.25        2.22        73        102   
             
  29.07        8.51        263,257        2.83        (0.31     3.18        94        127   
  28.85        26.09        264,106        2.64        (0.32 )(f)      2.97        90        122   
  24.93        24.44        214,660        2.72        0.00 (g)(i)      3.05        90        119   
  20.95        0.10        200,604        2.63        (0.05     2.87        99        129   
  20.93        26.85        228,276        2.48        (0.25     2.72        73        102   
             
  30.07        9.32        10,354,676        2.08        0.45        2.41        94        127   
  29.74        27.05        9,277,524        1.89        0.44 (f)      2.23        90        122   
  25.55        25.41        6,969,655        1.97        0.75 (g)      2.30        90        119   
  21.44        0.84        5,625,671        1.88        0.70        2.12        99        129   
  21.40        27.78        6,406,976        1.73        0.50        1.97        73        102   

 

 
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Additional Fee and Expense Information

 

ADDITIONAL FEE AND EXPENSE INFORMATION

FOR JPMT II FUNDS AND FORMER ONE GROUP MUTUAL FUNDS

In connection with the 2004 final settlement between Banc One Investment Advisors Corporation (BOIA), subsequently known as JPMorgan Investment Advisors Inc. (JPMIA1), with the New York Attorney General arising out of market timing of certain mutual funds advised by BOIA, BOIA agreed, among other things, to disclose hypothetical information regarding investment and expense information to Fund shareholders. The hypothetical examples are provided for JPMT II Funds or those Funds that have acquired the assets and liabilities of a JPMT II Fund or a series of One Group Mutual Funds.

The “Gross Expense Ratio” includes the contractual expenses that make up the investment advisory, administration and shareholder servicing fees, Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, fees paid to vendors not affiliated with JPMIM that provide services to the Funds and other fees and expenses of the Funds. The “Net Expense Ratio” is Gross Expenses less any fee waivers or expense reimbursements memorialized in a written contract between the Funds and JPMIM and/or its affiliates, as applicable.

The table below shows the ratios for Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares of the affected Funds offered in this prospectus.

 

NON-REDUCED RATE FUNDS                            
        Class      Net
Expense Ratio
       Gross
Expense Ratio
 
JPMorgan Diversified Fund      Class A        1.30        1.46
       Class C        1.81        1.91
       Select Class        1.05        1.16
       Institutional        0.81        0.97
   
JPMorgan Equity Income Fund      Class A        1.04        1.09
       Class C        1.54        1.56
       Select Class        0.79        0.80
   
JPMorgan Equity Index Fund      Class A        0.45        0.94
       Class C        1.20        1.41
       Select Class        0.20        0.65
   
JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund      Class A        1.05        1.24
       Class C        1.55        1.68
       Select Class        0.90        0.92
   
JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund      Class A        0.93        1.11
       Class C        1.45        1.60
       Select Class        0.76        0.76
   
JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund      Class A        0.94        1.11
       Class C        1.44        1.58
       Select Class        0.76        0.79
       Institutional        0.61        0.67

 

 

1 Effective January 1, 2010, the investment advisory business of JPMorgan Investment Advisors Inc. (JPMIA), which was the adviser for certain of the J.P. Morgan Funds, was transferred to JPMIM and JPMIM became the investment adviser for certain J.P. Morgan Funds that were previously advised by JPMIA.

 

 
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A Fund’s annual return is reduced by its fees and expenses for that year. The examples below are intended to help you understand the annual and cumulative impact of the Fund’s fees and expenses on your investment through a hypothetical investment of $10,000 held for the next 10 years. The examples assume the following:

 

 

On 11/1/15, you invest $10,000 in the Fund and you will hold the shares for the entire 10 year period;

 

 

Your investment has a 5% return each year;

 

 

The Fund’s operating expenses remain at the levels discussed below and are not affected by increases or decreases in Fund assets over time;

 

 

At the time of purchase, any applicable initial sales charges (loads) are deducted; and

 

 

There is no sales charge (load) on reinvested dividends.

 

 

The annual costs are calculated using the Net Expense Ratios for the period through the expiration of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements memorialized in a written contract between the Funds and JPMIM and/or its affiliates; and the Gross Expense Ratios thereafter.

“Gross Cumulative Return” shows what the cumulative return on your investment at the end of each 12 month period (year) ended October 31 would be if Fund expenses are not deducted. “Net Cumulative Return” shows what the cumulative return on your investment at the end of each year would be assuming Fund expenses are deducted each year in the amount shown under “Annual Costs.” “Net Annual Return” shows what effect the “Annual Costs” will have on the assumed 5% annual return for each year.

Your actual costs may be higher or lower than those shown.

 

 
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JPMorgan Diversified Fund

 

 

       Class A      Class C1  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 576           0.28      –0.97      –0.97    $ 184           5.00      3.19      3.19
October 31, 2017        147           5.29         2.54         3.54         200           10.25         6.38         3.09   
October 31, 2018        152           10.55         6.17         3.54         206           15.76         9.67         3.09   
October 31, 2019        158           16.08         9.93         3.54         213           21.55         13.05         3.09   
October 31, 2020        163           21.88         13.82         3.54         219           27.63         16.55         3.09   
October 31, 2021        169           27.98         17.85         3.54         226           34.01         20.15         3.09   
October 31, 2022        175           34.38         22.02         3.54         233           40.71         23.86         3.09   
October 31, 2023        181           41.10         26.34         3.54         240           47.75         27.69         3.09   
October 31, 2024        188           48.15         30.81         3.54         248           55.13         31.63         3.09   
October 31, 2025        194           55.56         35.44         3.54         255           62.89         35.70         3.09   

 

1 The disclosure and numbers for Class C Shares shown above assume that the shareholder did not redeem the shares. With redemption, the numbers for Class C Shares for the first year (period ended October 31, 2016) would be as follows:

 

Annual
Costs
    Gross
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Annual
Return
 
$ 284        4.00%        2.19%        2.19%   

 

       Select Class      Institutional Class  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
    

Annual
Costs

      

Gross
Cumulative
Return

    

Net
Cumulative
Return

    

Net
Annual
Return

 
October 31, 2016      $ 107           5.00      3.95      3.95    $ 83           5.00      4.19      4.19
October 31, 2017        123           10.25         7.94         3.84         103           10.25         8.39         4.03   
October 31, 2018        128           15.76         12.09         3.84         107           15.76         12.76         4.03   
October 31, 2019        133           21.55         16.39         3.84         112           21.55         17.30         4.03   
October 31, 2020        138           27.63         20.86         3.84         116           27.63         22.03         4.03   
October 31, 2021        143           34.01         25.50         3.84         121           34.01         26.95         4.03   
October 31, 2022        148           40.71         30.32         3.84         126           40.71         32.06         4.03   
October 31, 2023        154           47.75         35.32         3.84         131           47.75         37.38         4.03   
October 31, 2024        160           55.13         40.52         3.84         136           55.13         42.92         4.03   
October 31, 2025        166           62.89         45.92         3.84         141           62.89         48.68         4.03   

 

 
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JPMorgan Equity Income Fund

 

 

       Class A      Class C1  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 625           –0.51      –1.50      –1.50    $ 157           5.00      3.46      3.46
October 31, 2017        109           4.46         2.35         3.91         164           10.25         7.02         3.44   
October 31, 2018        114           9.68         6.36         3.91         170           15.76         10.70         3.44   
October 31, 2019        118           15.17         10.51         3.91         176           21.55         14.51         3.44   
October 31, 2020        123           20.93         14.84         3.91         182           27.63         18.45         3.44   
October 31, 2021        128           26.97         19.33         3.91         188           34.01         22.52         3.44   
October 31, 2022        133           33.32         23.99         3.91         194           40.71         26.74         3.44   
October 31, 2023        138           39.99         28.84         3.91         201           47.75         31.10         3.44   
October 31, 2024        143           46.99         33.88         3.91         208           55.13         35.61         3.44   
October 31, 2025        149           54.34         39.11         3.91         215           62.89         40.27         3.44   

 

1 The disclosure and numbers for Class C Shares shown above assume that the shareholder did not redeem the shares. With redemption, the numbers for Class C Shares for the first year (period ended October 31, 2016) would be as follows:

 

Annual
Costs
    Gross
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Annual
Return
 
$ 257        4.00%        2.46%        2.46%   

 

       Select Class  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 81           5.00      4.21      4.21
October 31, 2017        85           10.25         8.59         4.20   
October 31, 2018        89           15.76         13.15         4.20   
October 31, 2019        92           21.55         17.90         4.20   
October 31, 2020        96           27.63         22.85         4.20   
October 31, 2021        100           34.01         28.01         4.20   
October 31, 2022        105           40.71         33.39         4.20   
October 31, 2023        109           47.75         38.99         4.20   
October 31, 2024        114           55.13         44.83         4.20   
October 31, 2025        118           62.89         50.91         4.20   

 

 
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JPMorgan Equity Index Fund

 

 

       Class A      Class C1  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 569           –0.51      –0.94      –0.94    $ 122           5.00      3.80      3.80
October 31, 2017        95           4.46         3.08         4.06         149           10.25         7.53         3.59   
October 31, 2018        99           9.68         7.27         4.06         154           15.76         11.39         3.59   
October 31, 2019        103           15.17         11.62         4.06         160           21.55         15.39         3.59   
October 31, 2020        107           20.93         16.16         4.06         166           27.63         19.53         3.59   
October 31, 2021        111           26.97         20.87         4.06         172           34.01         23.82         3.59   
October 31, 2022        116           33.32         25.78         4.06         178           40.71         28.26         3.59   
October 31, 2023        121           39.99         30.89         4.06         184           47.75         32.87         3.59   
October 31, 2024        126           46.99         36.20         4.06         191           55.13         37.64         3.59   
October 31, 2025        131           54.34         41.73         4.06         198           62.89         42.58         3.59   

 

1 The disclosure and numbers for Class C Shares shown above assume that the shareholder did not redeem the shares. With redemption, the numbers for Class C Shares for the first year (period ended October 31, 2016) would be as follows:

 

Annual
Costs
    Gross
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Annual
Return
 
$ 222        4.00%        2.80%        2.80%   

 

       Select Class  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 20           5.00      4.80      4.80
October 31, 2017        70           10.25         9.36         4.35   
October 31, 2018        73           15.76         14.12         4.35   
October 31, 2019        76           21.55         19.08         4.35   
October 31, 2020        79           27.63         24.26         4.35   
October 31, 2021        83           34.01         29.67         4.35   
October 31, 2022        86           40.71         35.31         4.35   
October 31, 2023        90           47.75         41.19         4.35   
October 31, 2024        94           55.13         47.33         4.35   
October 31, 2025        98           62.89         53.74         4.35   

 

 
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JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund

 

 

       Class A      Class C1  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 626           –0.51      –1.51      –1.51    $ 158           5.00      3.45      3.45
October 31, 2017        124           4.46         2.20         3.76         177           10.25         6.88         3.32   
October 31, 2018        129           9.68         6.04         3.76         183           15.76         10.43         3.32   
October 31, 2019        134           15.17         10.03         3.76         189           21.55         14.10         3.32   
October 31, 2020        139           20.93         14.16         3.76         195           27.63         17.89         3.32   
October 31, 2021        144           26.97         18.46         3.76         201           34.01         21.80         3.32   
October 31, 2022        150           33.32         22.91         3.76         208           40.71         25.85         3.32   
October 31, 2023        155           39.99         27.53         3.76         215           47.75         30.02         3.32   
October 31, 2024        161           46.99         32.33         3.76         222           55.13         34.34         3.32   
October 31, 2025        167           54.34         37.30         3.76         229           62.89         38.80         3.32   

 

1 The disclosure and numbers for Class C Shares shown above assume that the shareholder did not redeem the shares. With redemption, the numbers for Class C Shares for the first year (period ended October 31, 2016) would be as follows:

 

Annual
Costs
    Gross
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Annual
Return
 
$ 258        4.00%        2.45%        2.45%   

 

       Select Class  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 92           5.00      4.10      4.10
October 31, 2017        98           10.25         8.35         4.08   
October 31, 2018        102           15.76         12.77         4.08   
October 31, 2019        106           21.55         17.37         4.08   
October 31, 2020        110           27.63         22.16         4.08   
October 31, 2021        115           34.01         27.14         4.08   
October 31, 2022        119           40.71         32.33         4.08   
October 31, 2023        124           47.75         37.73         4.08   
October 31, 2024        129           55.13         43.35         4.08   
October 31, 2025        135           62.89         49.20         4.08   

 

 
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JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund

 

 

       Class A      Class C1  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 615           –0.51      –1.39      –1.39    $ 148           5.00      3.55      3.55
October 31, 2017        112           4.46         2.44         3.89         168           10.25         7.07         3.40   
October 31, 2018        116           9.68         6.43         3.89         174           15.76         10.71         3.40   
October 31, 2019        120           15.17         10.57         3.89         180           21.55         14.48         3.40   
October 31, 2020        125           20.93         14.87         3.89         186           27.63         18.37         3.40   
October 31, 2021        130           26.97         19.34         3.89         193           34.01         22.39         3.40   
October 31, 2022        135           33.32         23.98         3.89         199           40.71         26.55         3.40   
October 31, 2023        140           39.99         28.80         3.89         206           47.75         30.86         3.40   
October 31, 2024        146           46.99         33.81         3.89         213           55.13         35.31         3.40   
October 31, 2025        151           54.34         39.02         3.89         220           62.89         39.91         3.40   

 

1 The disclosure and numbers for Class C Shares shown above assume that the shareholder did not redeem the shares. With redemption, the numbers for Class C Shares for the first year (period ended October 31, 2016) would be as follows:

 

Annual
Costs
    Gross
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Annual
Return
 
$ 248        4.00%        2.55%        2.55%   

 

       Select Class  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 78           5.00      4.24      4.24
October 31, 2017        81           10.25         8.66         4.24   
October 31, 2018        84           15.76         13.27         4.24   
October 31, 2019        88           21.55         18.07         4.24   
October 31, 2020        92           27.63         23.08         4.24   
October 31, 2021        96           34.01         28.29         4.24   
October 31, 2022        100           40.71         33.73         4.24   
October 31, 2023        104           47.75         39.40         4.24   
October 31, 2024        108           55.13         45.31         4.24   
October 31, 2025        113           62.89         51.48         4.24   

 

 
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JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

 

 

       Class A      Class C1  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 616           –0.51      –1.40      –1.40    $ 147           5.00      3.56      3.56
October 31, 2017        112           4.46         2.43         3.89         166           10.25         7.10         3.42   
October 31, 2018        116           9.68         6.42         3.89         172           15.76         10.76         3.42   
October 31, 2019        120           15.17         10.56         3.89         178           21.55         14.55         3.42   
October 31, 2020        125           20.93         14.86         3.89         184           27.63         18.47         3.42   
October 31, 2021        130           26.97         19.33         3.89         190           34.01         22.52         3.42   
October 31, 2022        135           33.32         23.97         3.89         197           40.71         26.71         3.42   
October 31, 2023        140           39.99         28.79         3.89         204           47.75         31.05         3.42   
October 31, 2024        146           46.99         33.80         3.89         211           55.13         35.53         3.42   
October 31, 2025        151           54.34         39.00         3.89         218           62.89         40.16         3.42   

 

1 The disclosure and numbers for Class C Shares shown above assume that the shareholder did not redeem the shares. With redemption, the numbers for Class C Shares for the first year (period ended October 31, 2016) would be as follows:

 

Annual
Costs
    Gross
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Annual
Return
 
$ 247        4.00%        2.56%        2.56%   

 

       Select Class      Institutional Class  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
    

Annual
Costs

      

Gross
Cumulative
Return

    

Net
Cumulative
Return

    

Net
Annual
Return

 
October 31, 2016      $ 78           5.00      4.24      4.24    $ 62           5.00      4.39      4.39
October 31, 2017        84           10.25         8.63         4.21         71           10.25         8.91         4.33   
October 31, 2018        88           15.76         13.20         4.21         75           15.76         13.63         4.33   
October 31, 2019        91           21.55         17.97         4.21         78           21.55         18.55         4.33   
October 31, 2020        95           27.63         22.93         4.21         81           27.63         23.68         4.33   
October 31, 2021        99           34.01         28.11         4.21         85           34.01         29.03         4.33   
October 31, 2022        103           40.71         33.50         4.21         88           40.71         34.62         4.33   
October 31, 2023        108           47.75         39.12         4.21         92           47.75         40.45         4.33   
October 31, 2024        112           55.13         44.98         4.21         96           55.13         46.53         4.33   
October 31, 2025        117           62.89         51.08         4.21         100           62.89         52.88         4.33   

 

 
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HOW TO REACH US

 

MORE INFORMATION

For investors who want more information on these Funds, the following documents are available free upon request:

ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS

Our annual and semi-annual reports contain more information about each Fund’s investments and performance. The annual report also includes details about the market conditions and investment strategies that had a significant effect on each Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)

The SAIs contain more detailed information about the Funds and their policies. They are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. This means, by law, they are considered to be part of this prospectus.

You can get a free copy of these documents and other information, or ask us any questions, by calling us at 1-800-480-4111 or writing to:

J. P. Morgan Funds Services

P. O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

If you buy your shares through a Financial Intermediary, you should contact that Financial Intermediary directly for this information. You can also find information online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

You can write or e-mail the SEC’s Public Reference Room and ask them to mail you information about the Funds, including the SAIs. They will charge you a copying fee for this service. You can also visit the Public Reference Room and copy the documents while you are there.

Public Reference Room of the SEC

Washington, DC 20549-1520

1-202-551-8090

Email: publicinfo@sec.gov

Reports, a copy of the SAIs and other information about the Funds are also available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Investment Company Act File No. for each of the Funds except Equity Income Fund, Equity Index Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund and Large Cap Value Fund, is 811-21295.

Investment Company Act File No. for Equity Income Fund, Equity Index Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund and Large Cap Value Fund is 811-4236.

 

©JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2016. All rights reserved. July 2016.

 

 

 

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J.P. Morgan U.S. Equity Funds

Class A, Class C, Select Class & Institutional Class Shares

November 1, 2015, as supplemented July 1, 2016

 

JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund*

Class/Ticker: A/VSCOX; C/VSCCX; Select/JDSCX

JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund

Class/Ticker: A/VHIAX; C/JGACX; Select/JGASX

JPMorgan Intrepid Advantage Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JICAX; C/JICCX; Select/JIISX

JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

Class/Ticker: A/PECAX; C/ODMCX; Select/WOOPX

JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

Class/Ticker: A/OMEAX; C/OMECX; Select/PGMIX

JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund*

Class/Ticker: A/JCMAX; C/JMCCX; Select/VSNGX

JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund

Class/Ticker: A/OSGIX; C/OMGCX; Select/HLGEX

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund*

Class/Ticker: A/JAMCX; C/JCMVX; Select/JMVSX;
Institutional/FLMVX

 

JPMorgan Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

Class/Ticker: A/OGNAX; C/OGNCX; Select/OGNIX

JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund

Class/Ticker: A/VSSBX; C/VSSRX; Select/VSSCX

JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund

Class/Ticker: A/VSEAX; C/JSECX; Select/VSEIX

JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund*

Class/Ticker: A/PGSGX; C/OSGCX; Select/OGGFX;
Institutional/JISGX

JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund

Class/Ticker: A/PSOAX; C/OSVCX; Select/PSOPX

JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JTUAX; C/JTUCX; Select/JSCSX;
Institutional/JUSSX

JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JVAAX; C/JVACX; Select/JVASX;
Institutional/JVAIX

 

*   Closed to new investors.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

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Risk/Return Summaries:   
JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund      1   
JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund      5   
JPMorgan Intrepid Advantage Fund      9   
JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund      13   
JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund      17   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund      21   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund      25   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund      29   
JPMorgan Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund      33   
JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund      37   
JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund      41   
JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund      45   
JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund      49   
JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund      53   
JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund      57   
More About the Funds      61   

Additional Information About the Funds’ Investment Strategies

     61   

Investment Risks

     67   

Conflicts of Interest

     71   

Temporary Defensive and Cash Positions

     71   

Additional Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

     71   

Additional Historical Performance Information

     71   
The Funds’ Management and Administration      73   
Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds      76   

Choosing A Share Class

     76   

Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation

     79   

Purchasing Fund Shares

     85   

Exchanging Fund Shares

     88   

Redeeming Fund Shares

     89   

Minimum Account Balance

     91   

Frequent Trading Policy

     94   

Valuation

     95   

Distributions and Taxes

     96   

Shareholder Statements and Reports

     98   

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

     98   

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure

     99   
Glossary of Common Investment Terminology      100   
Risk and Reward Elements for the Funds      101   
Financial Highlights      108   
Additional Fee and Expense Information      136   
How to Reach Us      Back cover   
 

 

 


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JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/VSCOX; C/VSCCX; Select/JDSCX

Currently, the Fund is publicly offered on a limited basis. (See “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus for more information.)

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks capital growth over the long term.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 79 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.56        0.70        0.43  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses¹

    0.31        0.45        0.18  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.08        0.08        0.08  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.54        2.18        1.16  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements²     (0.21     (0.35     (0.08 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.33        1.83        1.08  

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.25%, 1.75% and 1.00%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     653        966        1,302        2,246  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     286        648        1,138        2,486  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     110        361        631        1,402  

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     653        966        1,302        2,246  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     186        648        1,138        2,486  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     110        361        631        1,402  

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 48% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Growth Index and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Growth Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $114 million to $4.7 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the Fund’s adviser seeks to outperform the Fund’s benchmark while maintaining a moderate risk profile. The adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth

in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Small Cap Company Risk. Investments in small cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Growth Investing Risk. Because growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

 

 

 
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Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 2000® Growth Index and Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

The performance figures in the bar chart do not reflect any deduction for the front-end sales load which is assessed on Class A Shares. If the load were reflected, the performance figures would have been lower.

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2010      18.90%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –26.98%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –7.37%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (5.68 )%      14.79     6.97
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (7.73     13.59        5.83  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (2.00     11.73        5.40  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (1.97     15.40        6.95  
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (0.17     16.40        7.94  
RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     5.60        16.80        8.54  
LIPPER SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     9.63        17.72        17.44  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class A Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The

 

 

 
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after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Eytan Shapiro   2004    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Shares of the Fund are no longer generally available to new purchasers. Existing shareholders can still purchase additional shares, reinvest their dividends and exchange into the Fund from other J.P. Morgan Funds. In addition, certain group retirement plans, fee-based advisory programs, college savings plans and J.P. Morgan Funds can continue to purchase shares as described in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus.

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   

For Select Class Shares

  

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/VHIAX; C/JGACX; Select/JGASX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 79 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.44        0.42        0.44   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.19 1      0.17 1      0.19   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.35        1.83        1.10   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements²     (0.10     (0.08     (0.01
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement²     1.25        1.75        1.09   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.25%, 1.75% and 1.10%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     646        921        1,217        2,055  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     278        568        983        2,141  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     111        349        605        1,339  

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     646        921        1,217        2,055  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     178        568        983        2,141  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     111        349        605        1,339  

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 46% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. The Fund may at any given time invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category, such as large capitalization companies.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: The Fund invests in companies that the adviser believes have strong earnings growth potential. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively

valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Growth Investing Risk. Because growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

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

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and

 

 

 
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market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 3000® Growth Index and the Lipper Multi-Cap Growth Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The Fund’s performance prior to 8/17/05 may be less pertinent for investors considering whether to purchase shares of the Fund because prior to that time the Fund operated as a mid cap growth fund pursuant to a different investment objective and different investment policies. The performance of Class C Shares prior to the inception of Class C Shares is based on the performance of Class B Shares (all of which were converted to Class A Shares on 6/19/15). The actual returns of the Class C Shares for this period would have been similar to those shown because Class C Shares had similar expenses to Class B Shares at the time of their inception. The performance for the Select Class Shares is

based on the performance of the Class A Shares prior to the inception of the Select Class Shares. The actual returns of Select Class Shares would have been different than those shown because Select Class Shares have different expenses than Class A Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

The performance figures in the bar chart do not reflect any deduction for the front-end sales load which is assessed on Class A Shares. If the load were reflected, the performance figures would have been lower.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    1st quarter, 2012      19.72%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –23.07%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was 1.47%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     3.82     15.62     9.99
Return After Taxes on Distributions     2.76        15.07        9.73  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     2.83        12.53        8.21  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.90        16.27        9.97  
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     9.66        17.10        10.80  
RUSSELL 3000 GROWTH INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     12.44        15.89        8.50  
LIPPER MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     11.41        19.24        17.89  
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are shown only for the Class A Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Timothy Parton   2002    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Intrepid Advantage Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/JICAX; C/JICCX; Select/JIISX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 79 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, Shown as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.99        0.96        0.93  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.74 1      0.71        0.68 1 
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.90        2.37        1.59  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.75     (0.72     (0.69 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.15        1.65        0.90  

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.15%, 1.65% and 0.90%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     636        1,022        1,432        2,573  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     268        671        1,200        2,651  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     92        434        800        1,831  

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     636        1,022        1,432        2,573  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     168        671        1,200        2,651  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     92        434        800        1,831  

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 35% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity investments across all market capitalizations. The Fund may at any given time invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category, such as large capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities of companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the Russell 3000 Index that the adviser believes are attractive based on certain characteristics, including quality, valuation, and momentum. In identifying securities that have attractive momentum characteristics, the adviser looks for securities which have prices that have been increasing and that the adviser believes will continue to increase. The Fund will primarily invest in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in

response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

The Fund will sell a stock if the adviser determines that the issuer no longer meets the Fund’s investment criteria or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

Smaller Cap Company Risk. Although the Fund may invest in equity investments of companies across all market capitalizations, the Fund’s risks increase as it invests in smaller

 

 

 
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companies (mid cap and small cap companies). Smaller companies may be more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term. These risks are higher for small cap companies.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 3000® Index and the Lipper Multi-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The Fund’s performance prior to 4/10/06 may be less pertinent for investors considering whether to purchase shares of the Fund because of changes made to the Fund’s investment policies beginning at that time. The performance of the Class A and Class C Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to their inception. The actual returns of the Class A and Class C Shares would have been lower because each of these classes has higher expenses than Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      18.50%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –24.34%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –6.41%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     13.33     16.15     7.29
Return After Taxes on Distributions     13.13        15.95        6.68  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     7.71        13.07        5.84  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.08        14.62        6.45  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     11.48        15.29        6.50  
RUSSELL 3000 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     12.56        15.63        7.94  
LIPPER MULTI-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     5.97        17.30        15.82  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Select Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Dennis S. Ruhl   2012    Managing Director
Jason Alonzo   2005    Managing Director
Garrett Fish   2012    Executive Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/PECAX; C/ODMCX; Select/WOOPX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth by investing primarily in equity securities of companies with intermediate capitalizations.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 79 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.49        0.49        0.42  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.24 1      0.24 1      0.17  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.40        1.90        1.08  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements²     (0.25     (0.11     (0.18 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement²     1.15        1.79        0.90  

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.15%, 1.79% and 0.90%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund (continued)

 

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     636        922        1,228        2,096  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     282        586        1,016        2,213  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     92        326        578        1,301  

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     636        922        1,228        2,096  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     182        586        1,016        2,213  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     92        326        578        1,301  

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 66% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in common and preferred stocks, rights, warrants, convertible securities and other equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.6 billion to $28.1 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

The Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the adviser believes are attractive based on certain characteristics, including valuation and momentum. In identifying securities that have attractive momentum characteristics, the adviser looks for securities which have prices that have been increasing and that the adviser believes will continue to increase.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to

its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

The Fund will sell a stock if the adviser determines that the issuer no longer meets the Fund’s investment criteria listed above or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

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

 

 

 
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established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell Midcap® Index and the Lipper Mid-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      18.98%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –23.42%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –9.44%.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund (continued)

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     15.62     17.24     9.67
Return After Taxes on Distributions     11.68        16.28        8.14  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     11.80        13.94        7.64  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     9.32        15.70        8.81  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     13.60        16.21        8.72  
RUSSELL MIDCAP INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.22        17.19        9.56  
LIPPER MID-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     5.21        18.23        16.46  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Select Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Dennis S. Ruhl   2008    Managing Director
Phillip D. Hart   2011    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment

is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/OMEAX; C/OMECX; Select/PGMIX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond to or incrementally exceed the total return performance of an index that tracks the performance of the small- and mid-capitalization equity markets.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 79 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.25     0.25     0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.46        0.49        0.37  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.21 1      0.24 1      0.12  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     0.97        1.50        0.63  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.28     (0.11     (0.19 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     0.69        1.39        0.44  

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.69%, 1.39% and 0.44%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     592        791        1,007        1,628  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     242        463        808        1,781  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     45        183        332        768  

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     592        791        1,007        1,628  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     142        463        808        1,781  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     45        183        332        768  

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 39% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will hold at least 80% of its Assets in stocks in the S&P 1000 Index1. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The S&P 1000 Index is an index which includes stocks of small- and mid-capitalization companies. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 1000 Index on September 30, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $37.9 million to $16.2 billion. These securities trade on national exchanges, as well as over-the-counter as part of the National Market System. Because the Fund uses an enhanced index strategy, not all of the stocks in the S&P 1000 Index are included in the Fund, and the Fund’s position in an individual stock may be overweighted or underweighted when compared to the index. In addition, the Fund may modestly overweight or underweight the sectors and industries within the index. The Fund seeks returns that modestly exceed those of the S&P 1000 Index over the long term with a modest divergence to the benchmark. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

 

1 “S&P 1000 Index,” is a registered service marks of Standard & Poor’s Corporation, which does not sponsor and is in no way affiliated with the Fund. The S&P 1000 Index is a market capitalization weighted combination of the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 and the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Indexes.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund uses an enhanced index strategy that seeks to provide investment results that correspond to or incrementally exceed the total return performance of the S&P 1000 Index. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks S&P 1000 Index stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency within constraints on sector and industry weights and position sizes. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer included in the S&P 1000 Index.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Index Investing Risk. Because the Fund uses an enhanced index strategy, securities may be purchased, retained and sold by the Fund at times when a more actively managed fund would not

 

 

 
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do so. If the value of securities that are heavily weighted in the index changes, you can expect a greater risk of loss than would be the case if the Fund were not invested in such securities. There is also the risk that the Fund’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Smaller Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap and small cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term. These risks are higher for small cap companies.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interest. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and creditworthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the S&P 1000 Index and the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index and Lipper Mid-Cap Core Funds Index, both of which are indexes based on the total returns of certain small cap and mid cap mutual funds within small cap and mid cap fund categories, respectively, as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper indexes include the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the indexes. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      20.48%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –25.97%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –4.53%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES       
Return Before Taxes     9.52     16.52     9.29
Return After Taxes on Distributions     6.13        14.70        7.65  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     7.79        13.27        7.38  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     3.54        14.96        8.43  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.56        15.43        8.25  
S&P 1000 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     8.54        16.77        9.47  
LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.89        17.02        16.02  
LIPPER MID-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     5.21        18.23        16.46  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Select Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Dennis S. Ruhl   2013    Managing Director
Phillip D. Hart   2013    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/JCMAX; C/JMCCX; Select/VSNGX

Currently, the Fund is publicly offered on a limited basis. (See “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” In the prospectus for more information.)

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund’s objective is long-term capital growth.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 79 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, Shown as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.54        0.52        0.53   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.29        0.27 1      0.28 1 
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.45        1.93        1.19   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements²     (0.20     (0.18     (0.29
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement²     1.25        1.75        0.90   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.25%, 1.75% and 0.90%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     646        941        1,258        2,153  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     278        589        1,025        2,239  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     92        349        626        1,417  

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     646        941        1,258        2,153  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     178        589        1,025        2,239  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     92        349        626        1,417  

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 41% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Index securities at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.6 billion to $28.1 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the portfolio management team employs an investment process that seeks to identify both growth and value securities for the Fund. The team seeks to identify companies with leading competitive positions, talented management teams and durable business models. In addition, the team will invest in companies that it

believes either have the capacity to achieve a sustainable level of above average growth or have sustainable free cash flow generation with management committed to increasing shareholder value.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Strategy Risk. Although the Fund invests in both growth and value securities, it may invest more heavily in either growth or value securities depending on market conditions and the convictions of the adviser. To the extent the Fund invests in growth securities, it will be subject to risks related to growth investing. Specifically, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to

 

 

 
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inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value. To the extent the Fund invests in value securities, it will be subject to risks related to value investing. Specifically, a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell Midcap® Index and the Lipper Mid-Cap Core Funds Index and Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index, both of which are indexes based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within mid cap funds category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance of the Class A and Class C Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to their inception on 11/2/09. The actual returns of the Class A and Class C Shares would have been lower because each of these classes has higher expenses than Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      17.24%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –24.38%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –3.28%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     12.86     17.29     9.67
Return After Taxes on Distributions     11.49        16.38        8.38  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     8.19        13.86        7.66  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     6.58        15.63        8.89  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     10.92        16.31        9.20  
RUSSELL MIDCAP INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.22        17.19        9.56  
LIPPER MID-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     5.21        18.23        16.46  
LIPPER MID-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     9.19        17.84        16.75  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Select Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jonathan K.L. Simon   2002    Managing Director
Timothy Parton   2010    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Shares of the Fund are not generally available to new purchasers. Existing shareholders can still purchase additional shares, reinvest their dividends and exchange into the Fund from

other J.P. Morgan Funds. In addition, certain group employer benefit plans, fee-based advisory programs, college savings plans, approved brokerage programs, shareholders of the JPMorgan Mid Cap Core Fund who received shares of the Fund upon completion of a reorganization between the two Funds and other J.P. Morgan Funds can continue to purchase shares as described in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” In the prospectus.

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/OSGIX; C/OMGCX; Select/HLGEX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 79 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.46        0.44        0.46  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses¹

    0.21        0.19        0.21  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.37        1.85        1.12  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements²     (0.13     (0.11     (0.19 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement²     1.24        1.74        0.93  

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.24%, 1.74% and 0.93%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     645        924        1,224        2,074  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     277        571        990        2,160  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     95        337        599        1,346  

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     645        924        1,224        2,074  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     177        571        990        2,160  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     95        337        599        1,346  

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 57% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in equity securities of mid cap companies, including common stocks and debt securities and preferred stocks that are convertible to common stocks. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid cap companies which the Fund’s adviser believes are capable of achieving sustained growth. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Growth Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Growth Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $2.2 billion to $28.1 billion.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of

above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Growth Investing Risk. Because growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

 

 

 
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Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell Midcap® Growth Index and the Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    1st quarter, 2012      18.23%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –27.10%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –0.75%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     11.00     16.71     9.69
Return After Taxes on Distributions     8.34        15.13        8.17  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     7.93        13.42        7.75  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     4.85        15.10        8.79  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     9.13        15.77        8.77  
RUSSELL MIDCAP GROWTH INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     11.90        16.94        9.43  
LIPPER MID-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     9.19        17.84        16.75  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Select Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

 

 
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Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Timothy Parton   2004    Managing Director
Felise Agranoff   2015    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/JAMCX; C/JCMVX; Select/JMVSX; Institutional/FLMVX

Currently, the Fund is publicly offered on a limited basis. (See “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus for more information.)

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks growth from capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 79 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
  Institutional
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
           

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
    Institutional
Class
 
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.50        0.43        0.46       0.28  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25       0.10  

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.25        0.18        0.21       0.18  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01       0.01  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.41        1.84        1.12       0.94  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.17     (0.09     (0.13 )     (0.19 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.24        1.75        0.99       0.75  

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.24%, 1.75%, 0.99% and 0.75%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund (continued)

 

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     645        932        1,240        2,113  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     278        570        987        2,151  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     101        343        604        1,352  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     77        281        502        1,137   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     645        932        1,240        2,113  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     178        570        987        2,151  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     101        343        604        1,352  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     77        281        502        1,137   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 18% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap Value Index and/or between $1 billion and $20 billion at the time of purchase. As of the date of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Value Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.6 billion to $27.5 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals, quantitative screening and proprietary fundamental analysis. The adviser looks for quality companies, which appear to be undervalued and to have the potential to grow intrinsic value per share. Quality companies generally have a sustainable competitive position, relatively lower levels of business cyclicality, high returns on invested capital and strong experienced management teams.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

 

 

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

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and creditworthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell Midcap® Value Index and the Lipper Mid-Cap Value Funds Index and Lipper Multi-Cap Core Funds Index, both of which are indexes based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within mid cap and multi cap fund categories, respectively, as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper indexes include the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the indexes. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      18.15%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –21.62%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –5.76%.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund (continued)

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     15.14     18.26     10.01
Return After Taxes on Distributions     12.90        17.34        9.12  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     10.33        14.81        8.13  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     8.59        16.43        8.88   
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     13.02        17.09        8.92  
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     14.85        17.98        9.75  
RUSSELL MIDCAP VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     14.75        17.43        9.43  
LIPPER MID-CAP VALUE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.05        18.75        16.62  
LIPPER MULTI-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     5.97        17.30        15.82  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Institutional Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jonathan K.L. Simon   1997    Managing Director
Lawrence E. Playford   2004    Managing Director
Gloria H. Fu   2006    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Shares of the Fund are no longer generally available to new purchasers. Existing shareholders can still purchase additional

shares, reinvest their dividends and exchange into the Fund from other J.P. Morgan Funds. In addition, certain group retirement plans, fee-based advisory programs and J.P. Morgan Funds can continue to purchase shares as described in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus.

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   
For Institutional Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $3,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/OGNAX; C/OGNCX; Select/OGNIX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks long-term capital preservation and growth by using strategies designed to produce returns which have no correlation with general domestic market performance.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 79 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.80     0.80     0.80
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     2.19        2.18        2.03  

Dividend Expenses on Short Sales

    1.20        1.20        1.20  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.74        0.73        0.58  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.02        0.02        0.02  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     3.26        3.75        2.85  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.81     (0.80     (0.66 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     2.45        2.95        2.19  

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.25%, 1.75% and 0.99%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     760        1,405        2,072        3,844  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     398        1,073        1,867        3,942  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     222        821        1,445        3,129  

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     760        1,405        2,072        3,844  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     298        1,073        1,867        3,942  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     222        821        1,445        3,129  

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (including short sales) was 204% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund attempts to neutralize exposure to general domestic market risk by primarily investing in common stocks that the Fund’s adviser considers to be attractive and ‘short selling’ stocks that the adviser considers to be unattractive. The Fund uses a multi-style approach, meaning that it may invest across different industries, sectors and capitalization levels targeting both value-and growth-oriented domestic companies. The Fund intends to maintain approximately equal value exposure in its long and short positions in order to offset the effects on its performance resulting from general domestic stock market movements or sector swings. By using this strategy, the Fund seeks to generate returns independent of the direction of the stock market. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

When the Fund makes a short sale, the Fund borrows the security in order to settle the sale and buys the security at a later date to return to the lender. The Fund must maintain collateral at least equal to the current market value of the security sold short.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The

Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

The Fund seeks to enhance returns by purchasing long positions in stocks that are ranked the highest by the model and selling short stocks that are ranked the lowest.

The Fund may achieve a gain if the securities in its long portfolio outperform the securities in its short portfolio, each taken as a whole. Conversely, it is expected that the Fund will incur a loss if the securities in its short portfolio outperform the securities in its long portfolio.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Strategy Risk. There is no guarantee that the use of long and short positions will succeed in limiting a Fund’s exposure to domestic stock market movements, capitalization, sector-swings or other risk factors.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which

 

 

 
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increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Short Selling Risk. The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security sold short increases in value between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund purchases the security to replace the borrowed security. In addition, a lender may request, or market conditions may dictate, that securities sold short be returned to the lender on short notice, and the Fund may have to buy the securities sold short at an unfavorable price. If this occurs, any anticipated gain to the Fund may be reduced or eliminated or the short sale may result in a loss. The Fund’s losses are potentially unlimited in a short sale transaction. Short sales are speculative transactions and involve special risks, including greater reliance on the adviser’s ability to accurately anticipate the future value of a security. Furthermore, taking short positions in securities results in a form of leverage which may cause the Fund to be more volatile.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

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

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Many derivatives create leverage thereby causing the Fund to be more volatile than it would be if it had not used derivatives. Derivatives also expose the Fund to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations), including the credit risk of the derivative counterparty. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate

interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and creditworthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund, will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

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

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for securities held long (appreciating prices of securities held short). Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month US Treasury Bill Index and the Lipper Alternative Equity Market Neutral Funds Average, an index based on the total returns of all mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

An investment in the Fund is different from an investment in 3-month U.S. Treasury bills because, among other things, Treasury bills are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. Treasury bills have a fixed rate of return,

 

 

 
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investors in Treasury bills do not risk losing their investment, and an investment in the Fund is more volatile than an investment in Treasury bills.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      5.12%   
Worst Quarter    1st quarter, 2009      –3.36%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was 0.10%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     1.68     0.31     1.07
Return After Taxes on Distributions     1.68        0.31        0.72  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     0.95        0.24        0.78  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (3.91     (1.02     0.28  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (0.05     (0.58     0.12  
BOFA MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH U.S. TREASURY BILL INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     0.03        0.09        1.54  
LIPPER ALTERNATIVE EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (1.31     1.22        2.17  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Select Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on

your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Dennis S. Ruhl   2013    Managing Director
Jason Alonzo   2013    Managing Director
Pavel Vaynshtok   2013    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/VSSBX; C/VSSRX; Select/VSSCX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks capital growth over the long term.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 79 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.47        0.47        0.47  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25       0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.22 1      0.22 1      0.22 2
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.37        1.87        1.12   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements     (0.12 )3      (0.12 )3      (0.32 )4 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement     1.25 3       1.75 3       0.80 4 

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
2 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

3 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A and Class C Shares (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.25% and 1.75%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 5/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

 

4 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Select Class Shares (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.80% of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 5/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     646        925        1,225        2,075   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     278        576        1,000        2,181   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     82        324        586        1,335   
 

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund (continued)

 

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     646        925        1,225        2,075   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     178        576        1,000        2,181   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     82        324        586        1,335   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 56% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of Russell 2000® Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $103 million to $4.7 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the Russell 2000 Index. The Fund can moderately underweight or overweight sectors when it believes it will benefit performance. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund pursues returns that exceed those of the Russell 2000 Index while seeking to limit its volatility relative to this index. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or

when the company is no longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Small Cap Company Risk. Investments in small cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference

 

 

 
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assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. Because Class A and Class C Shares have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus, no performance is shown for such classes. The table compares that performance to the Russell 2000® Index and Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The actual returns of the Class A and Class C Shares would be lower because each of these classes has higher expenses than Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will

perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      19.97%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –26.24%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 3/31/16 was (3.82)%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (5.38 )%      11.09     7.04
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (7.88     9.51        5.72   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (1.39     8.67        5.53   
RUSSELL 2000 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (4.41     9.19        6.80   
LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (4.23     8.64        6.69   

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

In some cases, the “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may exceed the “Return Before Taxes” due to an assumed benefit from any losses on a sale of shares at the end of the measurement period.

 

 

 
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Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Dennis S. Ruhl   2004    Managing Director
Phillip D. Hart   2010    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $ 1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $ 1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/VSEAX; C/JSECX; Select/VSEIX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks capital growth over the long term.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 79 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.51        0.46        0.52  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses¹

    0.26        0.21        0.27  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.42        1.87        1.18  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements²     (0.12     (0.07     (0.18 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement²     1.30        1.80        1.00  

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.30%, 1.80% and 1.00%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund (continued)

 

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     650        940        1,250        2,128  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     283        581        1,004        2,185  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     102        357        632        1,416  

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     650        940        1,250        2,128  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     183        581        1,004        2,185  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     102        357        632        1,416  

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 20% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Index stocks and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $103 million to $4.7 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a fundamental bottom-up investment process. The adviser seeks to invest in undervalued companies with leading competitive positions and predictable and durable business models. It also seeks companies whose management has a successful track record of prudent capital allocation.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Small Cap Company Risk. Investments in small cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the

 

 

 
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Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 2000® Index and the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance of Class C Shares prior to the inception of Class C Shares is based on the performance of Class B Shares (all of which were converted to Class A Shares on 6/19/15). The actual returns of the Class C Shares for this period would have been similar to those shown because Class C Shares had similar expenses to Class B Shares at the time of their inception. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

The performance figures in the bar chart do not reflect any deduction for the front-end sales load which is assessed on Class A Shares. If the load were reflected, the performance figures would have been lower.

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      17.65%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –18.88%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –4.53%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     1.38     15.94     10.70
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (1.21     14.26        9.45  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     2.79        12.77        8.67  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     5.47        16.62        10.75  
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.33        17.56        11.67  
RUSSELL 2000 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     4.89        15.55        7.77  
LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.89        17.02        16.02  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class A Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

 

 
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Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Don San Jose   2007    Managing Director
Daniel J. Percella   2014    Executive Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

 

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/PGSGX; C/OSGCX; Select/OGGFX; Institutional/JISGX

Currently, the Fund is publicly offered on a limited basis. (See “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus for more information.)

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth primarily by investing in a portfolio of equity securities of small-capitalization and emerging growth companies.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 79 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
  Institutional
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
           

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
    Institutional
Class
 
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.57        0.47        0.54       0.30  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25       0.10  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.32 1      0.22        0.29 1      0.20  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.08        0.08        0.08       0.08  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.55        1.95        1.27       1.03  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.22     (0.12     (0.19 )     (0.10 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.33        1.83        1.08       0.93  

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.25%, 1.75%, 1.00% and 0.85%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund

 

 

 
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operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     653        968        1,306        2,256  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     286        601        1,041        2,265  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     110        384        679        1,517  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     95        318        559        1,250   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     653        968        1,306        2,256  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     186        601        1,041        2,265  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     110        384        679        1,517  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     95        318        559        1,250   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 50% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in the securities of small capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Growth Index stocks and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Growth Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $114 million to $4.7 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund will invest primarily in common stocks. Typically, the Fund invests in securities of companies with a history of above-average growth, as well as companies expected to have above-average growth.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

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

 

 

 
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established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Growth Investing Risk. Because growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 2000® Growth Index and Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      23.14%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –25.97%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –7.03%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     0.19     16.88     9.26
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (1.59     15.57        7.70  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     1.46        13.64        7.33  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (5.46     15.16        8.25   
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (1.79     15.81        8.23  
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     0.05        16.71        9.11  
RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     5.60        16.80        8.54  
LIPPER SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     9.63        17.72        17.44  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Institutional Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Eytan Shapiro   2004    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Shares of the Fund are no longer generally available to new purchasers. Existing shareholders can still purchase additional shares, reinvest their dividends and exchange into the Fund

from other J.P. Morgan Funds. In addition, certain group retirement plans, fee-based advisory programs, college savings plans and J.P. Morgan Funds can continue to purchase shares as described in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus.

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   
For Institutional Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $3,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/PSOAX; C/OSVCX; Select/PSOPX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth primarily by investing in equity securities of small-capitalization companies.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 79 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.59        0.52        0.47  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.34        0.27        0.22  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.50        1.93        1.13  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.25     (0.07     (0.13 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.25        1.86        1.00  

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.25%, 1.86% and 1.00%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     646        951        1,278        2,201  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     289        599        1,035        2,248  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     102        346        610        1,363  

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     646        951        1,278        2,201  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     189        599        1,035        2,248  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     102        346        610        1,363  

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 38% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Value Index stocks at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Value Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $103 million to $4.3 billion. In reviewing investment opportunities for the Fund, its adviser uses a value-oriented approach. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s equity investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Small Cap Company Risk. Investments in small cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Value Investing Risk. A value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other

 

 

 
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investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 2000® Value Index and Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      21.55%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –25.48%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –10.13%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     4.29     15.70     7.98
Return After Taxes on Distributions     2.89        15.06        6.76  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.40        12.62        6.33  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (1.46     14.16        7.13  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     2.36        14.69        7.06  
RUSSELL 2000 VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     4.22        14.26        6.89  
LIPPER SMALL-CAP VALUE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (0.22     15.47        14.64  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Select Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Dennis S. Ruhl   2005    Managing Director
Phillip D. Hart   2010    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/JTUAX; C/JTUCX; Select/JSCSX; Institutional/JUSSX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide high total return from a portfolio of small company stocks.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 79 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
  Institutional
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
           

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
    Institutional
Class
 
Management Fees     0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.54        0.51        0.50       0.31  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25       0.10  

Remainder of Other Expenses¹

    0.29        0.26        0.25       0.21  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01       0.01  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.40        1.87        1.11       0.92  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements²     (0.14     (0.11     (0.10 )     (0.09 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement²     1.26        1.76        1.01       0.83  

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.26%, 1.76%, 1.01% and 0.83%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund (continued)

 

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     647        932        1,238        2,105  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     279        577        1,001        2,181  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     103        343        602        1,343  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     85        284        500        1,123   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     647        932        1,238        2,105  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     179        577        1,001        2,181  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     103        343        602        1,343  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     85        284        500        1,123   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 56% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap U.S. companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $103 million to $4.7 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the Russell 2000® Index. The Fund can moderately underweight or overweight sectors when it believes it will benefit performance. The Fund pursues returns that exceed those of the Russell 2000® Index while seeking to limit its volatility relative to this index. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The

Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Small Cap Company Risk. Investments in small cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic,

 

 

 
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market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the performance of the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 2000® Index and the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance in the table for Class A and Class C Shares is based on the performance of Select Class Shares prior to their inception on 11/1/07. The actual returns of Class A and Class C Shares would have been lower because each of these classes has higher expenses than Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      22.77%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –26.90%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –7.63%.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund (continued)

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     8.66     17.85     8.61
Return After Taxes on Distributions     7.51        17.38        7.42  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     5.37        14.40        6.83  
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     8.48        17.65        8.42   
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     2.45        16.08        7.62  
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     6.57        16.76        7.82  
RUSSELL 2000 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     4.89        15.55        7.77  
LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.89        17.02        16.02  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Institutional Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Dennis S. Ruhl   2004    Managing Director
Phillip D. Hart   2010    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   
For Institutional Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $3,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/JVAAX; C/JVACX; Select/JVASX; Institutional/JVAIX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide long-term total return from a combination of income and capital gains.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 79 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
  Institutional
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of the Offering Price   5.25%   NONE   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load), as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
           

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
    Institutional
Class
 
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.54        0.43        0.38       0.24  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25       0.10  

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.29 1      0.18        0.13 1      0.14 1
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.02        0.02        0.02       0.02  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.46        1.85        1.05       0.91  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.21     (0.10     (0.05 )     (0.16 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.25        1.75        1.00       0.75  

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.25%, 1.75%, 1.00% and 0.75%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund (continued)

 

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     646        943        1,262        2,163  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     278        572        991        2,161  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     102        329        575        1,278  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     77        274        488        1,105   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     646        943        1,262        2,163  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     178        572        991        2,161  
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     102        329        575        1,278  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     77        274        488        1,105   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 17% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund will invest primarily in equity securities across all market capitalizations. The Fund may at any given time invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category, such as large-capitalization companies. Equity securities in which the Fund primarily invests include common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals and proprietary fundamental analysis. The adviser’s aim is to identify undervalued companies that have the potential to grow their intrinsic values per share and to purchase these companies at a discount.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

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

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

 

 

 
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Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares has varied from year to year

for the past nine calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and the life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the Russell 3000® Value Index and the Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Index, an index based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      22.56%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –23.66%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –6.81%.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund (continued)

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(since

2/28/05)
 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     13.87     17.05     10.30
Return After Taxes on Distributions     12.90        16.47        9.61  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     8.63        13.79        8.31  
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.35        15.23        9.20   
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     11.70        15.90        9.26  
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     13.57        16.77        10.08  
RUSSELL 3000 VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     12.70        15.34        7.26  
LIPPER MULTI-CAP VALUE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.63        17.68        6.24  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Institutional Class Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jonathan K.L. Simon   2005    Managing Director
Lawrence E. Playford   2005    Managing Director
Gloria H. Fu   2006    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   
For Institutional Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $3,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS’ INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Each of the Funds

Each Fund will invest primarily in equity securities as described below. Each Fund invests in common stock as a main strategy. Although not a main strategy, a Fund’s investment in equity securities may also include:

 

 

preferred stock

 

 

convertible securities

 

 

trust or partnership interests

 

 

warrants and rights to buy common stock

 

 

equity securities purchased in initial public offerings

All of these securities may be included as equity securities for the purpose of calculating a Fund’s 80% policy.

The main investment strategies for a Fund may also include:

 

 

real estate investment trusts (REITs) which are pooled vehicles which invest primarily in income-producing real estate or loans related to real estate

 

 

derivatives, including futures, options and swaps. In connection with its main investment strategies, a Fund may use futures to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash position. Each Fund is also permitted to use derivatives such as futures, options and swaps in order to hedge various investments, for risk management and to opportunistically enhance the Fund’s returns. Under certain market conditions, a Fund’s use of derivatives for cash management or other investment management purposes could be significant.

These investments may be part of a Fund’s main investment strategies. If the investment is part of the main investment strategies for a particular Fund, it is summarized below.

Although not main strategies, the Funds may also utilize the following, some of which may be equity securities:

 

 

other investment companies

 

   

exchange-traded funds (ETFs) which are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are purchased and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be passively or actively managed. Passively managed ETFs generally seek to track the performance of a particular market index, including broad-based market indexes, as well as indexes relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Actively managed ETFs do not seek to track the performance of a particular market index.

 

   

affiliated money market funds

 

 

foreign securities, often in the form of depositary receipts

 

 

securities lending (except for Intrepid Advantage Fund, Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund and Value Advantage Fund)

The Funds will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ prior notice of any change in their 80% investment policies as described below.

The frequency with which each Fund buys and sells securities will vary from year to year, depending on market conditions.

 

FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES
An investment objective is fundamental if it cannot be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The investment objectives for Intrepid Mid Cap Fund, Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Value Fund are fundamental. The investment objectives for the remaining Funds can be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of that Fund.

Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Growth Index and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Growth Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $114 million to $4.7 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the Fund’s adviser seeks to outperform the Fund’s benchmark while maintaining a moderate risk profile. The adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

 

 

 
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Growth Advantage Fund

The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. The Fund may at any given time invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category, such as large capitalization companies.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: The Fund invests in companies that the adviser believes have strong earnings growth potential. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Intrepid Advantage Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity investments across all market capitalizations. The Fund may at any given time invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category, such as large capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities of companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the Russell 3000 Index that the adviser believes are attractive based on certain characteristics, including quality, valuation, and momentum. In identifying securities that have attractive momentum characteristics, the adviser looks for securities which have prices that have been increasing and that the adviser believes will continue to increase. The Fund will primarily invest in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In

managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

The Fund will sell a stock if the adviser determines that the issuer no longer meets the Fund’s investment criteria or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available.

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in common and preferred stocks, rights, warrants, convertible securities and other equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.6 billion to $28.1 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

The Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the adviser believes are attractive based on certain characteristics, including valuation, and momentum. In identifying securities that have attractive momentum characteristics, the adviser looks for securities which have prices that have been increasing and that the adviser believes will continue to increase.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist

 

 

 
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over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

The Fund will sell a stock if the adviser determines that the issuer no longer meets the Fund’s investment criteria listed above or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available.

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will hold at least 80% of its Assets in stocks in the S&P 1000 Index1. The S&P 1000 Index is a market capitalization weighted combination of the S&P SmallCap 6001 and S&P MidCap 4001 Indexes. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The S&P 1000 Index is an index which includes stocks of small- and mid-capitalization companies. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 1000 Index on September 30, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $37.9 million to $16.2 billion. These securities trade on national exchanges, as well as over-the-counter as part of the National Market System. Because the Fund uses an enhanced index strategy, not all of the stocks in the S&P 1000 Index are included in the Fund, and the Fund’s position in an individual stock may be overweighted or underweighted when compared to the index. In addition, the Fund may modestly overweight or underweight the sectors and industries within the index. The Fund seeks returns that modestly exceed those of the S&P 1000 Index over the long term with a modest divergence to the benchmark. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund uses an enhanced index strategy that seeks to provide investment results that correspond to or incrementally exceed the total return performance of the S&P 1000 Index. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks S&P 1000 Index stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency within constraints on sector and industry weights and position sizes.

 

1 “S&P 1000 Index,” “S&P SmallCap 600” and “S&P MidCap 400” are registered service marks of Standard & Poor’s Corporation, which does not sponsor and is in no way affiliated with the Fund.

The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer included in the S&P 1000 Index.

Mid Cap Equity Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Index securities at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.6 billion to $28.1 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the portfolio management team employs an investment process that seeks to identify both growth and value securities for the Fund. The team seeks to identify companies with leading competitive positions, talented management teams and durable business models. In addition, the team will invest in companies that it believes either have the capacity to achieve a sustainable level of above average growth or have sustainable free cash flow generation with management committed to increasing shareholder value.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Mid Cap Growth Fund

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in equity securities of mid cap companies, including common stocks and debt securities and preferred stocks that are convertible to common stocks. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid cap companies which the Fund’s adviser believes are capable of achieving sustained growth. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Growth Index at the time of purchase. As of the

 

 

 
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reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Growth Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $2.2 billion to $28.1 billion.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Mid Cap Value Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap Value Index and/or between $1 billion and $20 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Value Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.6 billion to $27.5 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals, quantitative screening and proprietary fundamental analysis. The adviser looks for quality companies, which appear to be undervalued and to have the potential to grow intrinsic value per share. Quality companies generally have a sustainable competitive position, relatively lower levels of business cyclicality, high

returns on invested capital and strong experienced management teams.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

The Fund attempts to neutralize exposure to general domestic market risk by primarily investing in common stocks that the Fund’s adviser considers to be attractive and ‘short selling’ stocks that the adviser considers to be unattractive. The Fund uses a multi-style approach, meaning that it may invest across different industries, sectors and capitalization levels targeting both value-and growth-oriented domestic companies. The Fund intends to maintain approximately equal value exposure in its long and short positions in order to offset the effects on its performance resulting from general domestic stock market movements or sector swings. By using this strategy, the Fund seeks to generate returns independent of the direction of the stock market. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

When the Fund makes a short sale, the Fund borrows the security in order to settle the sale and buys the security at a later date to return to the lender. The Fund must maintain collateral at least equal to the current market value of the security sold short.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process. In determining whether a stock is attractive or unattractive, the adviser uses a proprietary stock selection model that collects quantitative and fundamental investment data designed to evaluate the relative attractiveness of stocks.

 

 

 
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The Fund’s strategy is to be sector neutral meaning that both the long and short positions will have approximately the same weight in the market sectors in which the Fund invests. However, the stock selection model may result in the Fund’s long and short positions being overweighted in different industries within a sector. If the stock selection model finds most stocks within an industry to be attractive, then the Fund would automatically tend to overweight that industry. If the stock selection model finds most stocks within an industry to be unattractive, then the Fund would automatically tend to engage in more short sales with regard to that industry.

The Fund seeks to enhance return by purchasing long positions in stocks that are ranked the highest by the model and selling short stocks that are ranked the lowest.

The Fund may achieve a gain if the securities in its long portfolio outperform the securities in its short portfolio, each taken as a whole. Conversely, it is expected that the Fund will incur a loss if the securities in its short portfolio outperform the securities in its long portfolio. The adviser uses the return that an investor could achieve through an investment in 3-month U.S. Treasury bills as a benchmark against which to measure the Fund’s performance. The adviser attempts to achieve returns for the Fund’s shareholders that exceed the benchmark. An investment in the Fund is different from an investment in 3-month U.S. Treasury bills because, among other things, Treasury bills are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, Treasury bills have a fixed rate of return, investors in Treasury bills do not risk losing their investment, and an investment in the Fund is more volatile than an investment in Treasury bills.

The Fund’s investment strategies may involve active and frequent trading resulting in high portfolio turnover.

Small Cap Core Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of Russell 2000® Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $103 million to $4.7 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the Russell 2000 Index. The Fund can moderately underweight or overweight sectors when it believes it will benefit performance. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The

Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund pursues returns that exceed those of the Russell 2000 Index while seeking to limit its volatility relative to this index. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

Small Cap Equity Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Index stocks and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $103 million to $4.7 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a fundamental bottom-up investment process. The adviser seeks to invest in undervalued companies with leading competitive positions and predictable and durable business models. It also seeks companies whose management has a successful track record of prudent capital allocation.

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valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Small Cap Growth Fund

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in the securities of small capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Growth Index stocks and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Growth Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $114 million to $4.7 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund will invest primarily in common stocks. Typically, the Fund invests in securities of companies with a history of above-average growth, as well as companies expected to have above-average growth.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Small Cap Value Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Value Index stocks at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Value Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $103 million to $4.3 billion. In reviewing investment opportunities for the Fund, its adviser uses a value-oriented approach. In implementing its main strategies, the

Fund’s equity investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

U.S. Small Company Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap U.S. companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $103 million to $4.7 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the Russell 2000® Index. The Fund can moderately underweight or overweight sectors when it believes it will benefit performance. The Fund pursues returns that exceed those of the Russell 2000® Index while seeking to limit its volatility relative to this index. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in

 

 

 
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response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

An issuer of a security will be deemed to be located in the United States if: (i) the principal trading market for the security is in the United States, (ii) the issuer is organized under the laws of the United States, or (iii) the issuer derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from the United States or has at least 50% of its total assets situated in the United States.

Value Advantage Fund

The Fund will invest primarily in equity securities across all market capitalizations. The Fund may at any given time invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category, such as large-capitalization companies. Equity securities in which the Fund primarily invests include common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals and proprietary fundamental analysis. The adviser’s aim is to identify undervalued companies that have the potential to grow their intrinsic values per share, and to purchase these companies at a discount.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Value Advantage Fund may sell covered call options as an additional strategy. When it does so, the purchaser of the option has the right to buy that security at a predetermined price (exercise price) during the life of the option. If the purchaser exercises the option, the Fund must sell the stock to purchaser at the exercise price. The option is “covered” because the Fund owns the stock at the time it sells the option. As the seller of the option, the Fund receives a premium from the purchaser of the call option, which may provide additional returns to the Fund.

INVESTMENT RISKS

There can be no assurance that the Funds will achieve their objectives.

The main risks associated with investing in each Fund are summarized in the Risk/Return Summary for that Fund at the front of this prospectus. More detailed descriptions of the main risks and additional risks of the Funds are described below.

Please note that each Fund also may use strategies that are not described herein, but which are described in the “Risk and Reward Elements for the Funds” later in the prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information.

Main Risks

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for a Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. Equity securities are subject to “stock market risk” meaning that stock prices in general (or in particular, the prices of the types of securities in which a Fund invests) may decline over short or extended periods of time. When the value of a Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in that Fund decreases in value.

Growth Investing Risk. (applicable to Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund, Growth Advantage Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Growth Fund) Growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks. The value of these stocks generally is much more sensitive to current or expected earnings than stocks of other types of companies. Short-term events, such as a failure to meet industry earnings expectations, can cause dramatic decreases in the growth stock price compared to other types of stock. Growth stocks may also trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value. The Fund’s performance may be better or worse than the performance of equity funds that focus on value stocks or that have a broader investment style.

 

 

 
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Value Investing Risk. (applicable to Mid Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and Value Advantage Fund) Value investing attempts to identify companies that, according to the adviser’s estimate of their true worth, are undervalued. The adviser selects stocks at prices that it believes are temporarily low relative to factors such as the company’s earnings, cash flow or dividends. A value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur. The Fund’s performance may be better or worse than the performance of equity funds that focus on growth stocks or that have a broader investment style.

Smaller Cap Company Risk. (Small Cap Company and Mid Cap Company Risk) Investments in smaller, newer companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more-established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. In addition, smaller companies may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of large capitalization companies, especially over the short term. Because smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or may depend on a few key employees, they may be more susceptible to particular economic events or competitive factors than large capitalization companies. This may cause unexpected and frequent decreases in the value of a Fund’s investments.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The value of real estate securities in general, and REITs in particular, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. The underlying mortgage loans may be subject to the risks of default or of prepayments that occur earlier or later than expected, and such loans may also include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The value of REITs will also rise and fall in response to the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties. REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities. Each Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. A Fund could experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders and its liquidity may be negatively impacted. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are large or frequent, occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for the securities sold, or when the securities a Fund wishes to or is required to sell are illiquid. A Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at its desired time or price. Illiquidity can be caused by a drop in overall market trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or legal restrictions on the securities’ resale. Certain securities that were liquid when purchased may later become illiquid, particularly in times of overall economic distress. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Derivatives Risk. The Funds may use derivatives in connection with their investment strategies. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed a Fund’s original investment. Derivatives are subject to the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. The use of derivatives may not be successful, resulting in losses to a Fund, and the cost of such strategies may reduce a Fund’s returns. Derivatives also expose a Fund to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations), including credit risk of the derivative counterparty. In addition, a Fund may use derivatives for non-hedging purposes, which increases that Fund’s potential for loss. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, a Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

 

WHAT IS A DERIVATIVE?
Derivatives are securities or contracts (like futures and options) that derive their value from the performance of underlying assets or securities.

Investing in derivatives will result in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks. A Fund may be more volatile than if the Fund had not been leveraged because the leverage tends to exaggerate any effect on the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. Registered investment companies are limited in their ability to engage in derivative transactions and are required to identify and earmark assets to provide asset coverage for derivative transactions.

 

 

 
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A Fund’s transactions in futures contracts, swaps and other derivatives could also affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders which may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions, which may adversely impact the Fund’s after-tax return.

Additional Main Risks for Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

Strategy Risk. The strategy used by the Fund’s management may fail to produce the intended result. There is no guarantee that the use of long and short positions will succeed in limiting the Fund’s exposure to domestic stock market movements, capitalization, sector-swings or other risk factors. As a result, the Fund is intended for investors who plan to invest for the long-term and are able and willing to assume the risks of associated with this type of fund. The strategy used by the Fund involves complex securities transactions that involve risks different than direct equity investments.

Short Selling Risk. While the Fund’s market neutral approach seeks to minimize the risks of investing in the overall stock market, it may involve more risk than other funds that do not engage in short selling. The Fund’s use of short sales in combination with long positions in the Fund’s portfolio in an attempt to improve performance or to reduce overall portfolio risk may not be successful and may result in greater losses or lower positive returns than if the Fund held only long positions. It is possible that the Fund’s long equity positions will decline in value at the same time that the value of its short equity positions increase, thereby increasing potential losses to the Fund.

In order to establish a short position in a security, the Fund must first borrow the security from a lender, such as a broker or other institution. The Fund may not always be able to obtain the security at a particular time or at an acceptable price. Thus, there is risk that the Fund may be unable to implement its investment strategy due to the lack of available securities or for other reasons.

After short selling a security, the Fund may subsequently seek to close this position by purchasing and returning the security to the lender on a later date. The Fund may not always be able to complete or “close out” the short position by replacing the borrowed securities at a particular time or at an acceptable price.

In addition, the Fund may be prematurely forced to close out a short position if the lender demands the return of the borrowed security. The Fund incurs a loss as a result of a short sale if the market value of the borrowed security increases between the date of the short sale and the date when the Fund replaces the security. The Fund’s loss on a short sale is potentially unlimited because there is no upward limit on the price a borrowed security could attain.

Further, if other short sellers of the same security want to close out their positions at the same time, a “short squeeze” can occur. A short squeeze occurs when demand exceeds the supply for the security sold short. A short squeeze makes it more likely that the Fund will need to replace the borrowed security at an unfavorable price, thereby increasing the likelihood that the Fund will lose some or all of the potential profit from, or incur a loss on, the short sale. Furthermore, taking short positions in securities results in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks described under “Derivatives Risk”.

The Securities and Exchange Commission and financial industry regulatory authorities in other countries have, in the past, imposed temporary prohibitions and restrictions on certain types of short sale transactions. These prohibitions and restrictions, or the imposition of other regulatory requirements on short selling in the future, could inhibit the ability of the adviser to sell securities short on behalf of the Fund.

Additional Risks

Foreign Securities and Emerging Market Risk. To the extent a Fund invests in foreign securities (including depositary receipts), these investments are subject to special risks in addition to those of U.S. investments. These risks include political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of a Fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” a Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

The risks associated with foreign securities are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” These countries may have relatively unstable governments and less-established market economies than developed countries. Emerging markets may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. These risks make emerging market securities more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in more developed countries and you may sustain sudden, and

 

 

 
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sometimes substantial, fluctuations in the value of your investments. A Fund’s investments in foreign and emerging market securities may also be subject to foreign withholding and/or other taxes, which would decrease a Fund’s yield on those securities.

Securities Lending Risk. (except for Intrepid Advantage Fund, Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund and Value Advantage Fund) Certain Funds engage in securities lending. Securities lending involves counterparty risk, including the risk that the loaned securities may not be returned or returned in a timely manner and/or a loss of rights in the collateral if the borrower or the lending agent defaults. This risk is increased when a Fund’s loans are concentrated with a single or limited number of borrowers. In addition, a Fund bears the risk of loss in connection with its investments of the cash collateral it receives from the borrower. To the extent that the value or return of a Fund’s investments of the cash collateral declines below the amount owed to a borrower, a Fund may incur losses that exceed the amount it earned on lending the security.

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) and Investment Company Risk. A Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies and ETFs. Shareholders bear both their proportionate share of a Fund’s expenses and similar expenses of the underlying investment company or ETF when a Fund invests in shares of another investment company or ETF. The price movement of an index-based ETF may not track the underlying index and may result in a loss. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Convertible Securities Risk. A convertible security generally entitles the holder to receive interest paid or accrued on debt securities or the dividend paid on preferred stock until the convertible security matures or is redeemed, converted or exchanged. Before conversion, convertible securities generally have characteristics similar to both debt and equity securities. The value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates rise and, because of the conversion feature, tends to vary with fluctuations in the market value of the underlying securities. Convertible securities are usually subordinated to comparable nonconvertible securities. Convertible securities generally do not participate directly in any dividend increases or decreases of the underlying securities, although the market prices of convertible securities may be affected by any dividend changes or other changes in the underlying securities.

Initial Public Offering (IPO) Risk. IPO securities have no trading history, and information about the companies may be available for very limited periods. The prices of securities sold in IPOs may be highly volatile and their purchase may involve high transaction costs. At any particular time or from time to time, a Fund may not be able to invest in securities issued in IPOs, or invest to the extent desired, because, for example, only a small portion (if any) of the securities being offered in an IPO may be

made available to a Fund. In addition, under certain market conditions, a relatively small number of companies may issue securities in IPOs. Similarly, as the number of purchasers to which IPO securities are allocated increases, the number of securities issued to a Fund may decrease. The performance of a Fund during periods when it is unable to invest significantly or at all in IPOs may be lower than during periods when a Fund is able to do so. In addition, as a Fund increases in size, the impact of IPOs on a Fund’s performance will generally decrease.

Preferred Stock Risk. Preferred stock generally has a preference as to dividends and liquidations over an issuer’s common stock but ranks junior to debt securities in an issuer’s capital structure. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Because preferred stocks generally pay dividends only after the issuing company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt, the value of preferred stocks generally is more sensitive than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

Volcker Rule Risk. Pursuant to section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and certain rules promulgated thereunder known as the Volcker Rule, if the adviser and/or its affiliates own 25% or more of the outstanding ownership interests of a Fund after the permitted seeding period from the implementation of a Fund’s investment strategy, a Fund could be subject to restrictions on trading that would adversely impact a Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy. As a result, the adviser and/or its affiliates may be required to reduce their ownership interests in a Fund at a time that is sooner than would otherwise be desirable, which may result in a Fund’s liquidation or, if a Fund is able to continue operating, may result in losses, increased transaction costs and adverse tax consequences as a result of the sale of portfolio securities.

Additional Risk for Value Advantage Fund

Covered Call Option Risk. When the Fund sells covered call options, it receives cash but limits its opportunity to profit from an increase in the market value of the security beyond the exercise price (plus the premium received). The gain on an underlying stock will be equal to the difference between the exercise price and the original purchase price of the underlying security, plus the premium received. In a rising market, the option may require the Fund to sell a security at an exercise price that is lower than the Fund would receive if the security was sold at the market price. If a call expires unexercised, the Fund realizes a gain in the amount of the premium received, although there may have been a decline (unrealized loss) in the market value of the underlying security during the option period which may exceed such gain. If the underlying security

 

 

 
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should decline by more than the option premium the Fund received, there will be a loss on the overall position.

For more information about risks associated with the types of investments that the Funds purchase, please read the “Risk/ Return Summaries” and the “Risk and Reward Elements for the Funds” later in the prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

An investment in a Fund is subject to a number of actual or potential conflicts of interest. For example, the Adviser and/or its affiliates provide a variety of different services to a Fund, for which the Fund compensates them. As a result, the Adviser and/or its affiliates have an incentive to enter into arrangements with a Fund, and face conflicts of interest when balancing that incentive against the best interests of a Fund. The Adviser and/or its affiliates also face conflicts of interest in their service as investment adviser to other clients, and, from time to time, make investment decisions that differ from and/or negatively impact those made by the Adviser on behalf of a Fund. In addition, affiliates of the Adviser provide a broad range of services and products to their clients and are major participants in the global currency, equity, commodity, fixed-income and other markets in which a Fund invests or will invest. In certain circumstances by providing services and products to their clients, these affiliates’ activities will disadvantage or restrict the Funds and/or benefit these affiliates. The Adviser may also acquire material non-public information which would negatively affect the Adviser’s ability to transact in securities for a Fund. JPMorgan and the Funds have adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to appropriately prevent, limit or mitigate conflicts of interest. In addition, many of the activities that create these conflicts of interest are limited and/or prohibited by law, unless an exception is available. For more information about conflicts of interest, see the Potential Conflicts of Interest section in the SAI.

TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE AND CASH POSITIONS

For liquidity and to respond to unusual market conditions, the Funds (except the Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund) may invest all or most of their total assets in cash and cash equivalents for temporary defensive purposes. These investments may result in a lower yield than lower-quality or longer-term investments, and prevent the Funds from meeting their investment objectives.

WHAT IS A CASH EQUIVALENT?
Cash equivalents are highly liquid, high-quality instruments with maturities of three months or less on the date they are purchased. They include securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, repurchase agreements (other than equity repurchase agreements), certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper (rated in one of the two highest rating categories), variable rate master demand notes, money market mutual funds and bank money market deposit accounts.

While a Fund is engaged in a temporary defensive position, it may not meet its investment objective. These investments may be inconsistent with a Fund’s main investment strategies. Therefore, a Fund will pursue a temporary defensive position only when market conditions warrant.

Whether engaging in temporary defensive purposes or otherwise, the Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund may not hold more than 10% of its total assets in cash and cash equivalents. These amounts are in addition to assets held for derivative margin deposits or other segregated accounts.

ADDITIONAL FEE WAIVER AND/OR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT

Service providers to a Fund may, from time to time, voluntarily waive all or a portion of any fees to which they are entitled and/or reimburse certain expenses as they may determine from time to time. A Fund’s service providers may discontinue or modify these voluntary actions at any time without notice. Performance for the Funds reflects the voluntary waiver of fees and/or the reimbursement of expenses, if any. Without these voluntary waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would have been less favorable.

ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Growth Advantage Fund

As of 8/17/05, the Fund changed its name, investment objective, certain investment policies and benchmark. Prior to that time, the Fund operated as JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund. In view of these changes, the Fund’s performance record prior to 8/17/05 might be less pertinent for investors considering whether to purchase shares of the Fund. Historical performance shown for Class C Shares prior to their inception on 5/1/06 is based on the performance of the Class B Shares (all of which were converted to Class A Shares on 6/19/05), whose expenses were substantially similar to those of Class C Shares at the time of inception. Historical performance shown for Select Class Shares prior to their inception on 5/1/06 is based on the performance of the Class A Shares of the Fund, which invest in the same portfolio of securities. During this

 

 

 
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period, the actual returns of Select Class Shares would have been different than shown because Select Class Shares have different expenses than Class A Shares.

Intrepid Advantage Fund

As of 4/10/06, the Fund changed its name and certain investment policies. Prior to that time, the Fund operated as JPMorgan Intrepid Contrarian Fund. In view of these changes, the Fund’s performance record prior to this period might be

less pertinent for investors considering whether to purchase shares of the Fund. Historical performance shown for Class A and Class C Shares prior to their inception on 2/19/05 is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares of the Fund, which invest in the same portfolio of securities. During this period, the actual returns of Class A Shares and Class C Shares would have been lower than the returns shown because Class A and Class C Shares have higher expenses than Select Class Shares.

 

 

 
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The Funds’ Management and Administration

 

The following Funds are series of JPMorgan Trust I (JPMT I), a Delaware statutory trust:

Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

Intrepid Advantage Fund

Mid Cap Equity Fund

Small Cap Core Fund

Small Cap Equity Fund

U.S. Small Company Fund

Value Advantage Fund

The following Funds are series of JPMorgan Trust II (JPMT II), a Delaware statutory trust:

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

Mid Cap Growth Fund

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

Small Cap Growth Fund

Small Cap Value Fund

Growth Advantage Fund is a series of J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Investment Trust (JPMMFIT), a Massachusetts business trust.

Mid Cap Value Fund is a series of J.P. Morgan Fleming Mutual Fund Group, Inc. (JPMFMFG), a Maryland corporation.

The trustees of each trust and the directors of JPMFMFG are responsible for overseeing all business activities of their respective Funds.

Each of the Funds operates in a multiple class structure. A multiple class fund is an open-end investment company that issues two or more classes of shares representing interests in the same investment portfolio.

Each class in a multiple class fund can set its own transaction minimums and may vary with respect to expenses for distribution, administration and shareholder services. This means that one class could offer access to a Fund on different terms than another class. Certain classes may be more appropriate for a particular investor.

Each Fund may issue other classes of shares that have different expense levels and performance and different requirements for who may invest. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning all of the Funds’ other share classes. A Financial Intermediary who receives compensation for selling Fund shares may receive a different amount of compensation for sales of different classes of shares.

The Funds’ Investment Adviser

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM) is the investment adviser to the Funds and makes the day-to-day investment decisions for the Funds.

JPMIM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary

of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase), a bank holding company. JPMIM is located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

During the most recent fiscal period ended 6/30/15, JPMIM was paid management fees (net of waivers), as shown below, as a percentage of average daily net assets:

 

JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund     0.58
JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund     0.65   
JPMorgan Intrepid Advantage Fund     0.13   
JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund     0.60   
JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund     0.22   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund     0.62   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund     0.62   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund     0.61   
JPMorgan Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund     0.94   
JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund     0.42   
JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund     0.61   
JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund     0.62   
JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund     0.64   
JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund     0.59   
JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund     0.62   

A discussion of the basis the Boards of each trust and JPMFMFG used in reapproving the investment advisory agreements for the Funds is available in the semi-annual report for the most recent fiscal period ended December 31.

The Portfolio Managers

Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Eytan Shapiro, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder. Mr. Shapiro has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM or its affiliates (or their predecessors) since 1989 and has been employed by the firm since 1985.

Growth Advantage Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Timothy Parton, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder. Mr. Parton has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM or its affiliates (or their predecessors) since 1988 and has been employed with the firm since 1986.

Intrepid Advantage Fund

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

For the Intrepid Advantage Fund, the portfolio managers are Dennis S. Ruhl, Jason Alonzo and Garrett Fish. Mr. Ruhl, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, is the Chief Investment Officer of the U.S. Behavioral Finance Equity Group.

 

 

 
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He has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM or its affiliates since 2001 and has been employed with the firm since 1999. Mr. Alonzo, Managing Director of JPMIM, has been with JPMIM or its affiliates (or one of their predecessors) since 2000 and has been a member of the portfolio management team since 2003. Mr. Fish, Executive Director of JPMIM and CFA charterholder, has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM or its affiliates since 2002.

For the Intrepid Mid Cap Fund, the portfolio managers are Dennis S. Ruhl and Phillip D. Hart. Mr. Hart, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, has worked as a portfolio manager for the U.S. Behavioral Finance Equity Group at JPMIM since 2009 and has been employed by the firm since 2003. Prior to becoming a portfolio manager, he was a qualitative research analyst within this group. Information about Mr. Ruhl is discussed earlier in this section.

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

The portfolio managers for the Fund are Dennis S. Ruhl and Phillip D. Hart. Information about Mr. Ruhl and Mr. Hart is discussed earlier in this section.

Mid Cap Equity Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Jonathan K.L. Simon, Managing Director of JPMIM and Timothy Parton, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder. Mr. Simon is primarily responsible for the Fund’s value investments while Mr. Parton are primarily responsible for the Fund’s growth investments. Mr. Simon has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM and its affiliates (or their predecessors) since 1987 and has been employed by the firm since 1980. Information about Mr. Parton is discussed earlier in this section.

Mid Cap Growth Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Timothy Parton, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder and Felise L. Agranoff, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder. Information about Mr. Parton is discussed earlier in this section. An employee since 2004, Ms. Agranoff became a co-portfolio manager of the Mid Cap Growth Strategy in 2015 and has been a research analyst in the firm’s U.S. Equity Group since 2004.

Mid Cap Value Fund

Jonathan K.L. Simon, Managing Director of JPMIM, Lawrence E. Playford, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Gloria H. Fu, Executive Director of JPMIM, serve as the portfolio managers for the Fund. An employee of JPMIM or its affiliates since 1993, Mr. Playford, a CFA charterholder and CPA, joined the team as a research analyst in 2003 and became a portfolio manager in 2004. Ms. Fu, a CFA charterholder, has been a portfolio

manager since 2006 and has been employed by JPMIM and its affiliates since 2002. Information about Mr. Simon is discussed earlier in this section.

Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

The portfolio managers for the Fund are Dennis S. Ruhl , Jason Alonzo and Pavel Vaynshtok. Mr. Vaynshtok, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM or its affiliates since 2011. From 2004 to 2011, Mr. Vaynshtok was a portfolio manager and the head of quantitative research at ING Investment Management. Information about Mr. Ruhl and Mr. Alonzo is discussed earlier in this section.

Small Cap Core Fund

The portfolio managers for the Fund are Dennis S. Ruhl and Phillip D. Hart. Information about Mr. Ruhl and Mr. Hart is discussed earlier in this section.

Small Cap Equity Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Don San Jose, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Daniel J. Percella, Executive Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder. Mr. San Jose joined the U.S. Small Cap Equity Group as an analyst in 2004 and became a portfolio manager in 2007. Mr. San Jose has been employed by the firm since 2000. Mr. Percella has been a portfolio manager since 2014, and prior to that time he was a research analyst on the Small Cap Active Core Team. Mr. Percella has been an employee of JPMIM since 2008.

Small Cap Growth Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Eytan Shapiro, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder. Information about Mr. Shapiro is discussed earlier in this section.

Small Cap Value Fund

The portfolio managers of the Fund are Dennis S. Ruhl and Phillip D. Hart. Information about Mr. Ruhl and Mr. Hart is discussed earlier in this section.

U.S. Small Company Fund

The portfolio managers of the Fund are Dennis S. Ruhl and Phillip D. Hart. Information about Mr. Ruhl and Mr. Hart is discussed earlier in this section.

Value Advantage Fund

Jonathan K.L. Simon, Managing Director of JPMIM, Lawrence E. Playford, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Gloria H. Fu, Executive Director of JPMIM, serve as the portfolio managers for the Fund. Information about Mr. Simon, Mr. Playford and Ms. Fu are discussed earlier in this section.

 

 

 
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The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities in the Funds.

The Funds’ Administrator

JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. (the Administrator) provides administrative services for and oversees the other service providers of each Fund. The Administrator receives a pro-rata portion of the following annual fee on behalf of each Fund for administrative services: 0.15% of the first $25 billion of average daily net assets of all Funds (excluding certain funds of funds and money market funds) in the J.P. Morgan Funds Complex plus 0.075% of average daily net assets of such Funds over $25 billion.

The Funds’ Shareholder Servicing Agent

The trusts and the corporation, on behalf of the Funds, have entered into shareholder servicing agreements with JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (JPMDS) under which JPMDS has agreed to provide certain support services to the Funds’ shareholders. For performing these services, JPMDS, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares of each Fund, as applicable. For performing these services, JPMDS, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of up to 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Institutional Class Shares of each Fund, as applicable. JPMDS may enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of the annual fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services.

The Funds’ Distributor

JPMDS (the Distributor) is the distributor for the Funds. The Distributor is an affiliate of JPMIM and the Administrator.

Additional Compensation to Financial Intermediaries

JPMIM, JPMDS and, from time to time, other affiliates of JPMorgan Chase may also, at their own expense and out of their own legitimate profits, provide additional cash payments to Financial Intermediaries whose customers invest in shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds. For this purpose, Financial Intermediaries include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with JPMDS. These additional cash payments are payments over and above any sales charges (including Rule 12b-1 fees), shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency and/or networking fees that are paid to such Financial Intermediaries, as described elsewhere in this prospectus. These additional cash payments are generally made to Financial Intermediaries that provide shareholder, sub-transfer agency or administrative services or marketing support. Marketing support may include access to sales meetings, sales representatives and Financial Intermediary management representatives, inclusion of the J.P. Morgan Funds on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or other sales programs and/or for training and educating a Financial Intermediary’s employees. These additional cash payments also may be made as an expense reimbursement in cases where the Financial Intermediary provides shareholder services to J.P. Morgan Fund shareholders. JPMIM and JPMDS may also pay cash compensation in the form of finders’ fees that vary depending on the J.P. Morgan Fund and the dollar amount of shares sold. Such additional compensation may provide such Financial Intermediaries with an incentive to favor sales of shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds over other investment options they make available to their customers. See the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

 

 
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CHOOSING A SHARE CLASS

Each share class represents an investment in the same portfolio of securities, but each has different availability and eligibility criteria, sales charges, expenses, dividends and distributions. These arrangements allow you to choose the available class that best meets your needs. You should read this section carefully to determine which share class is best for you. Factors you should consider in choosing a share class include:

 

   

The amount you plan to invest;

 

   

The length of time you expect to hold your investment;

 

   

The total costs associated with your investment, including any sales charges that you pay when you buy or sell your Fund shares and expenses that are paid out of Fund assets over time;

 

   

Whether you qualify for any reduction or waiver of sales charges;

 

   

Whether you plan to take any distributions in the near future;

 

   

The availability of the share class;

 

   

The services that will be available to you;

 

   

The amount of compensation that your Financial Intermediary will receive; and

 

   

The advantages and disadvantages of each share class.

Please read this prospectus carefully, and then select the Fund and share class most appropriate for you and decide how much you want to invest. Each Fund may offer other classes of shares not included in this prospectus that have different expense levels, performance and eligibility requirements from the share classes offered in this prospectus. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning these or other share classes. A Financial Intermediary may receive different compensation based on the share class sold.

 

Shares of the Funds have not been registered for sale outside of the United States. This prospectus is not intended for distribution to prospective investors outside of the United States. The Funds generally do not market or sell shares to investors domiciled outside of the United States, even, with regard to individuals, if they are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.

 

 

 
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     Class A   Class C   Select   Institutional
Eligibility1,2   May be purchased by the general public   May be purchased by the general public  

Limited to certain investors, including:

  Purchases directly from the Fund through JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (the “Distributor”) by institutional investors, such as corporations, pension and profit sharing plans and foundations meeting the minimum investment requirements;

  Purchases through your Financial Intermediary or any other organization, including affiliates of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase), authorized to act in a fiduciary, advisory or custodial capacity for its clients or customers; and

  Purchases by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.3

 

Limited to certain investors, including:

  Purchases directly from the Fund through the Distributor by institutional investors such as corporations, pension and profit sharing plans and foundations that meet the minimum investment requirements; and

  Purchases through your Financial Intermediary or any other organization, including affiliates of JPMorgan Chase authorized to act in a fiduciary, advisory or custodial capacity for its clients or customers.

Minimum Investment2,4,5  

$1,000 for each Fund or

$50, if establishing a Systematic Investment Plan

 

$1,000 for each Fund or

$50, if establishing a Systematic Investment Plan

 

$1,000,000 — An investor can combine purchases of Select Class Shares of other J.P. Morgan Funds in order to meet the minimum.

 

$1,000 – Investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds3 or

 

$50 for employees, if establishing a Systematic Purchase Plan.

  $3,000,000 — An investor can combine purchases of Institutional Class Shares of other J.P. Morgan Funds in order to meet the minimum.

 

 
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     Class A   Class C   Select   Institutional
Minimum Subsequent Investments2   $506   $506   No minimum except $50 for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.   No minimum
Systematic Purchase Plan   Yes   Yes   No except for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.   No
Systematic Redemption Plan   Yes   Yes   No except for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.   No

Front-End Sales Charge

(refer to Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation Section for more details)

  Up to 5.25% reduced or waived for large purchases and certain investors, eliminated for purchases of $1 million or more.   None   None   None

Contingent Deferred

Sales Charge (CDSC)

(refer to Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation Section for more details)

 

On purchases of $1 million or more:

  1.00% on redemptions made within 12 months after purchase.

  0.50% on redemptions made between 12 and 18 months after purchase.

Waived under certain circumstances.

 

  1.00% on redemptions made within 12 months after purchase.

Waived under certain circumstances.

  None   None
Distribution (12b-1) Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.75% of the average daily net assets.   None   None
Shareholder Service Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.10% of the average daily net assets.
Redemption Fee   None   None   None   None

 

 
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     Class A   Class C   Select   Institutional
Advantages   If you are eligible to have the sales charge reduced or eliminated or you have a long-term investment horizon, these shares have lower distribution fees over a longer term investment horizon than Class C Shares.   No front-end sales charge is assessed so you own more shares initially. These shares may make sense for investors who have a shorter investment horizon relative to Class A Shares.   No front-end sales charge or CDSC is assessed so you own more shares initially. In addition, Select Class Shares have lower fees than Class A and Class C Shares.   No front-end sales charge or CDSC is assessed so you own more shares initially. In addition, Institutional Class Shares have the lowest fee structure of the shares offered in this prospectus.
Disadvantages   A front-end sales charge is generally assessed, diminishing the number of shares owned. If you are eligible to have the sales charge reduced or eliminated, you may be subject to a CDSC. Class A Shares may not make sense for investors who have a shorter investment horizon relative to Class C Shares.   Shares are subject to CDSC and have higher ongoing distribution fees. This means that over the long term Class C Shares accrue higher fees than Class A Shares.   Limited availability and higher minimum initial investment than Class A and Class C Shares.   Limited availability and higher minimum initial investment than Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares. Not all Funds have Institutional Class Shares.

 

1 

Certain Funds may be subject to limited offering. Please see the FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING section for more information about applicable limited offerings.

2 

Financial Intermediaries or other organizations making the Funds available to their clients or customers may impose minimums which may be different from the requirements for investors purchasing directly from the Funds.

3 

May also be purchased directly from the Funds by officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees and their immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the person, as defined in section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) of:

   

J.P. Morgan Funds

   

JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates

4 

Investment minimums may be waived for certain types of Group Retirement Plans (as defined in the glossary), as well as for certain fee-based programs. The Funds reserve the right to waive any initial or subsequent investment minimum.

5 

Please see “MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE” for more information about minimum balance requirements.

6 

Minimum subsequent investment for Systematic Purchase Plans established before 3/1/15 was $25.

SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION

The following section describes the various sales charges and other fees that you will pay if you purchase shares of the Funds. In addition, it describes the types of compensation paid to Financial Intermediaries for the sale of Fund shares and related services. The Distributor reserves the right to change sales charges, commissions and finder’s fees at any time.

To obtain information regarding sales charges and the reduction, and elimination or waiver of sales charges on Class A and Class C Shares of the Funds, visit www.jpmorganfunds.com or call 1-800-480-4111. You may also contact your Financial Intermediary about the reduction, elimination or waiver of sales charges.

Class A Shares

The public offering price of Class A Shares of each Fund is the net asset value (NAV) per share plus the applicable sales charge, unless you qualify for a waiver of the sales charge. The sales charge is allocated between your Financial Intermediary and the Distributor as shown in the tables below, except if the Distributor, in its discretion, re-allows the entire amount to your Financial Intermediary. In those instances in which the entire amount is re-allowed, such Financial Intermediaries may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

 
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The table below shows the front-end sales charge you would pay at different levels of investment, the commission paid to Financial Intermediaries, any finders fees paid to Financial Intermediaries and any applicable CDSC. Purchases at certain dollar levels, known as “breakpoints,” allow for a reduction in the front-end sales charge.

 

Class A Shares

Amount of Investment (All
Funds)

   Sales Charge
as a % of
Offering Price
   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
1
  

Commission

as a % of

Offering Price2

     CDSC
Less than $50,000    5.25    5.54    4.75      0.00
$50,000-$99,999    4.50    4.71    4.05      0.00
$100,000- $249,999    3.50    3.63    3.05      0.00
$250,000 to $499,999    2.50    2.56    2.05      0.00
$500,000 to $999,999    2.00    2.04    1.60      0.00
         
Amount of Investment   

Sales Charge
as a % of

Offering Price

   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
  

Finder’s Fee

as a % of your
Investment
3

    

CDSC

as a % of your

Redemption3,4

For All Funds except Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund
$1,000,000 to $3,999,999    0.00    0.00    1.00     

 

0-12 months — 1.00%

 

12-18 months — 0.50%

$4,000,000 to $9,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.75     
$10,000,000 to $49,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.50     
$50,000,000 or more    0.00    0.00    0.25     
For Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund
$1,000,000 or more    0.00    0.00    0.25      0-12 months — 0.25%

 

1 

The actual sales charge you pay may differ slightly from the rates disclosed above due to rounding calculations.

2 

The sales charge is allocated between your Financial Intermediary and the Distributor. The Distributor, at its discretion, may re-allow the entire sales charge to your Financial Intermediary; in those instances such Financial Intermediaries may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act of 1933.

3 

The Distributor or its affiliates pays any finder’s fee to your Financial Intermediary. The Distributor or its affiliates may withhold finder’s fees with respect to short-term investments.

4 

Please see the “Exchanging Fund Shares” section for details regarding CDSC and exchanges.

The Distributor may also pay Financial Intermediaries a finder’s fee on sales to defined contribution plans with no minimum investment amount.

Finder’s Fee Schedule for Defined Contribution Plans (All Funds except Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund)

 

Class A Shares

Amount of Investment

   Sales Charge
as a % of
Offering Price
   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
   Finder’s Fee
as a % of your
Investment
    

CDSC

as a % of your
Redemption1

$0 to $3,999,999    0.00    0.00    1.00      0.00
$4,000,000 to $9,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.75      0.00
$10,000,000 to $49,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.50      0.00
$50,000,000 or more    0.00    0.00    0.25      0.00

 

 
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Finder’s Fee Schedule for Defined Contribution Plans (Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund)

 

Class A Shares

Amount of Investment

   Sales Charge
as a % of
Offering Price
   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
   Finder’s Fee
as a % of your
Investment
    

CDSC

as a % of your
Redemption1

All Investments    0.00    0.00    0.25      0.00

 

1 

If a plan redeems the shares of certain funds for which a finder’s fee has been paid within 18 months (12 months for Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund) of the purchase date, no CDSC is charged; however, the Distributor reserves the right to reclaim the finder’s fee paid to the Financial Intermediary.

Class C Shares

The table below shows the amount of sales charge, commission paid and any CDSC that may be charged.

 

Class C Shares

Amount of Investment

  

Sales Charge

as a % of

Offering Price

   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
  

Commission

as a % of

Offering Price

    

CDSC

as a % of your
Redemption

All Investments    0.00    0.00    1.00      0-12 months —1.00%

Select Class Shares and Institutional Class Shares

There is no sales charge, commission or CDSC associated with Select Class Shares or Institutional Class Shares.

Reducing Your Class A Sales Charges

Each Fund permits you to reduce the front-end sales charge you pay on Class A Shares by exercising your Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges. Both of these are described below.

Rights of Accumulation: For Class A Shares, a front-end sales charge can be reduced by breakpoint discounts based on the amount of a single purchase or through Rights of Accumulation. By using Rights of Accumulation, you may combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types (as described below) with the amount of the current purchase to qualify for a breakpoint and reduced sales charge on the current purchase. The amount of the sales charge will be calculated based on the market value of your qualifying holdings as of the last calculated NAV prior to your investment.

Letter of Intent: By signing a Letter of Intent, you may combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types with the value that you intend to buy over a 13 month period to calculate the front-end sales charge and any breakpoint discounts. Each purchase that you make during that 13 month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount. The 13 month Letter of Intent period commences on the day that the Letter of Intent is received by the Funds or your Financial Intermediary, and you must inform your Financial Intermediary or the Funds that you have a Letter of Intent each time you make an investment. Purchases submitted prior to the date on which the Letter of Intent is received by the Funds or your Financial Intermediary are considered only in determining the level of sales charge that will be paid. The Letter of Intent will not result in a reduction in the amount of any previously paid sales charges.

A percentage of your investment will be held in escrow until the full amount covered by the Letter of Intent has been invested. If the terms of the Letter of Intent are not fulfilled by the end of the 13th month, you must pay the Distributor the difference between the sales charges applicable to the purchases at the time they were made and the reduced sales charges previously paid or the Distributor will liquidate sufficient escrowed shares to obtain the difference and/or adjust the shareholder’s account to reflect the correct number of shares that would be held after deduction of the sales charge. The Letter of Intent will be considered completed if the shareholder dies within the 13 month period covered by the Letter of Intent. Commissions to dealers will not be adjusted or paid on the difference between the Letter of Intent amount and the amount actually invested before the shareholder’s death. Calculations made to determine whether a Letter of Intent commitment has been fulfilled will be made on the basis of the amount invested prior to the deduction of any applicable sales charge.

 

 
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Below are the qualifying holdings and account types that may be aggregated in order to exercise your Rights of Accumulation and Letter of Intent privileges to qualify for a reduced front-end sales charge on Class A Shares.

Qualifying Holdings: Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares of J.P. Morgan Funds and Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class units in New York’s 529 Advisor-Guided College Savings Program (NY529 Advisor-Guided Plan). Investments in the Institutional Class Shares of the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds and in the JPMorgan 529 U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio are not included.

Qualifying Accounts:

  1. Your account(s);
  2. Account(s) of your spouse or domestic partner;
  3. Account(s) of children under the age of 21 who share your residential address;
  4. Trust accounts established by any of the individuals in items (1) through (3) above. If the person(s) who established the trust is deceased, the trust account may be aggregated with the account(s) of the primary beneficiary of the trust;
  5. Solely controlled business accounts; and
  6. Single-participant retirement plans of any of the individuals in items (1) through (3) above.

You may use your qualifying holdings and account types even if they are held at different Financial Intermediaries. In order to obtain any reduction in the sales charge by utilizing either the Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges, you must, before each purchase of Class A Shares, inform your Financial Intermediary or the Funds if you have any existing holdings that may be aggregated with your current purchase in order to qualify for a reduced front-end sales charge.

In order to verify your eligibility for a reduced sales charge, you may be required to provide appropriate documentation, such as an account statement or the social security or tax identification number on an account, so that J.P. Morgan Funds may confirm (1) the value of each of your accounts invested in J.P. Morgan Funds or in the NY 529 Advisor-Guided Plan and (2) the value of the accounts owned by your spouse or domestic partner and by children under the age of 21 who share your residential address.

Certain Financial Intermediaries may not participate in extending the Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges to your holdings in the NY529 Advisor-Guided Plan. Please check with your Financial Intermediary to determine whether the Financial Intermediary makes these privileges available with respect to NY 529 Advisor-Guided Plan investments.

Additional information regarding the reduction of Class A sales charges is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. To determine if you are eligible for Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges or to request a copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call 1-800-480-4111. These programs may be terminated or amended at any time.

Waiver of the Class A Sales Charge

No sales charge is imposed on Class A Shares of the Funds if the shares were:

 

  1. Bought with the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

  2. Acquired in exchange for shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund if a comparable sales charge has been paid for the exchanged shares.

 

  3. Bought by officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees, and their immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the person, as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) of:

 

   

J.P. Morgan Funds.

 

   

JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Former employees and their immediate family members can make subsequent purchases in accounts established during the employee’s employment. Officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees, and their immediate family members of J.P. Morgan Funds and JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates may open new Select Class Share accounts subject to a $1,000 minimum investment requirement provided such accounts are opened directly from the Funds and not through a Financial Intermediary. Select Class Shares have lower expenses than Class A Shares. Please call 1-800-480-4111 for more information concerning all of the Funds’ other share classes.

 

 
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  4. Bought by employees of:

 

   

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries or financial institutions that have entered into dealer agreements with the Funds or the Distributor and their subsidiaries and affiliates (or otherwise have an arrangement with a Financial Intermediary or financial institution with respect to sales of Fund shares). This waiver includes the employees’ immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the employee, as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code).

 

  5. Bought by:

 

   

Group Retirement Plans which are employer sponsored retirement, deferred compensation, employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a Group Retirement Plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and

 

   

Shares must be held at a plan level or

 

   

Shares must be held at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan record-keeper

Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGH’s, individual 401(k) or individual 403(b) plans do not qualify under this waiver.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries, including affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, who have a dealer arrangement with the Distributor, act in a custodial capacity, or who place trades for their own accounts or for the accounts of their clients and who charge a management, asset allocation, consulting, or other fee for their services.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries who have entered into an agreement with the Distributor and have been approved by the Distributor to offer Fund shares to investment brokerage programs in which the end shareholder makes investment decisions independent of an financial advisor; these programs may or may not charge a transaction fee.

 

   

Tuition programs that qualify under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

   

A bank, trust company or thrift institution which is acting as a fiduciary exercising investment discretion, provided that appropriate notification of such fiduciary relationship is reported at the time of the investment to the Fund or the Fund’s Distributor.

 

  6. Bought in connection with plans of reorganization of a J.P. Morgan Fund, such as mergers, asset acquisitions and exchange offers to which a Fund is a party. However, you may pay a CDSC when you redeem the Fund shares you received in connection with the plan of reorganization.

 

  7. Purchased in Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) established prior to September 2, 2014:

 

  i. That were established through a rollover from a qualified retirement plan for which J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services LLC had a contractual relationship to provide recordkeeping for the plan (an “RPS Rollover IRA”) or an IRA that was subsequently established in connection with the RPS Rollover IRA;

 

  ii. Where JPMorgan Institutional Investments Inc. continues to be the broker of record for the IRA; and

 

  iii. Where State Street Bank & Trust Company continues to serve as custodian for the IRA.

To determine if you qualify for a sales charge waiver, call 1-800-480-4111 or contact your Financial Intermediary. These waivers may not continue indefinitely and may be discontinued at any time without notice.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC)

Certain redemptions of Class A and Class C Shares are subject to a CDSC. Please “SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” for the amount of the applicable CDSC. The CDSC is calculated by multiplying the original cost of the shares by the CDSC rate. For Class A Shares, the CDSC is calculated from the date of the purchase of the applicable shares. For Class C Shares, the Fund assumes that all purchases made in a given month were made on the first day of the month.

 

 
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No CDSC is imposed on share appreciation, nor is a CDSC imposed on shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions.

To keep your CDSC as low as possible, the Funds will first redeem any shares that are not subject to a CDSC (i.e., shares that have been held for longer than the CDSC period or shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions), followed by the shares held for the longest time. You should retain any records necessary to substantiate historical costs because the Distributor, the Funds, the transfer agent and your Financial Intermediary may not maintain such information.

If you received Fund shares in connection with a fund reorganization, the CDSC applicable to your original shares (including the period of time you have held those shares) will be applied to the shares received in the reorganization.

Waiver of the Class A and Class C CDSC

No CDSC is imposed on redemptions of shares:

 

  1. If you participate in a Systematic Withdrawal Plan and withdraw no more than the amount permitted to be withdrawn without a CDSC. Please refer to Systematic Withdrawal Plan in the “HOW TO REDEEM” table below.

 

  2. Made due to the death or disability of a shareholder. For shareholders that become disabled, the redemption must be made within one year of initial qualification for Social Security disability payments or within one year of becoming disabled as defined in section 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code. This waiver is only available for accounts opened prior to the shareholder’s disability. In order to qualify for the waiver, the Distributor must be notified of the death or disability at the time of the redemption order and be provided with satisfactory evidence of such death or disability.

 

  3. That represent a required minimum distribution from your IRA Account or other qualifying retirement plan but only if you are at least age 70 1/2. If the shareholder maintains more than one IRA, only the assets in the IRA that is invested in one or more of the J.P. Morgan Funds are considered when calculating that portion of your required minimum distribution that qualifies for the waiver.

 

  4. That are part of a Fund-initiated event, such as mergers, liquidations, asset acquisitions, and exchange offers to which a Fund is a party, or result from a failure to maintain the required minimum balance in an account. However, you may pay a sales charge when you redeem the Fund shares you received in connection with the Fund-initiated event.

 

  5. Exchanged into the same share class of other J.P. Morgan Funds. Your new Fund will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged and the current holding period is carried over to your new shares. Please read “Exchanging Fund Shares” for more information.

 

  6. For Class C Shares only, if your Financial Intermediary has notified the Distributor before you invest that it is waiving its commission.

To see if you qualify for a CDSC waiver, call 1-800-480-4111 or contact your Financial Intermediary. These waivers may not continue indefinitely and may be discontinued at any time without notice.

Repurchase Rights

If you redeem shares in a mutual fund, Repurchase Rights may allow you to reinvest or repurchase shares at new asset value during a defined time period.

 

  1. There is no sales charge on Class A Shares if they are bought with proceeds from the sale of Class A Shares of a J.P. Morgan Fund, but only if the purchase is made within 90 days of the sale or distribution. For purposes of this reinvestment policy, automatic transactions (for example, systematic purchases, systematic withdrawals, and payroll deductions) are not eligible. Appropriate documentation may be required.

 

  2. There is no sales charge on Class A Shares if they are bought with proceeds from the sale of Select Class Shares of a J.P. Morgan Fund or acquired in an exchange of Select Class Shares of a J.P. Morgan Fund for Class A Shares of the same Fund, but only if the purchase is made within 90 days of the sale or distribution. For purposes of this reinvestment policy, automatic transactions (for example, systematic purchases, systematic withdrawals, and payroll deductions) are not eligible. Appropriate documentation may be required.

 

  3. If you repurchase Class C Shares within 90 days of a redemption, there will be no CDSC on the new Class C Shares. Appropriate documentation may be required.

 

 
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Rule 12b–1 Fees

Each Fund described in this prospectus has adopted a Distribution Plan under Rule 12b-1 with respect to Class A and Class C Shares that allows it to pay distribution fees for the sale and distribution of those shares of the Funds. These fees are called “Rule 12b-1 fees.” Rule 12b-1 fees are paid by the Funds to the Distributor as compensation for its services and expenses in connection with the sale and distribution of Fund shares. The Distributor in turn pays all or part of these Rule 12b-1 fees to Financial Intermediaries that have agreements with the Distributor to sell shares of the Funds. The Distributor may pay Rule 12b-1 fees to its affiliates. Payments are not tied to actual expenses incurred.

The Rule 12b-1 fees (based on average daily net assets of the share class) vary by share class as follows:

 

Class    Rule 12b-1 Fee
Class A    0.25%
Class C    0.75%
Select Class    None
Institutional Class    None

Rule 12b-1 fees, together with the CDSC, help the Distributor sell Class C Shares without an upfront sales charge by defraying the costs of advancing brokerage commissions and other expenses paid to Financial Intermediaries.

Because Rule 12b-1 fees are paid out of Fund assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

Networking and Sub-Transfer Agency Fees

J.P. Morgan Funds have entered into agreements directly with Financial Intermediaries pursuant to which the Funds will pay the Financial Intermediary for services such as networking or sub-transfer agency (collectively, the “Sub-TA Agreements”). Sub-TA Agreement payments are generally based on either (1) a percentage of the average daily net assets of clients serviced by such Financial Intermediary up to a set maximum dollar amount per shareholder account serviced, or (2) a per account fee based on the number of accounts serviced by such Financial Intermediary. Sub-TA Agreement payments are in addition to, rather than in lieu of, Rule 12b-1 fees the Financial Intermediary may also be receiving pursuant to agreements with the Distributor for classes with Rule 12b-1 fees. From time to time, JPMIM or its affiliates may pay a portion of the fees for networking or sub-transfer agency at its or their own expense and out of its or their legitimate profits.

Shareholder Servicing

The Distributor, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of up to the following fee (based on the average daily net assets of each class of a Fund).

 

Class    Shareholder Servicing Fee
Class A    0.25%
Class C    0.25%
Select Class    0.25%
Institutional Class    0.10%

The Distributor may enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of that fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services.

PURCHASING FUND SHARES

You may purchase shares directly from the Funds through the Distributor or through your Financial Intermediary.

This prospectus offers multiple share classes. Each share class has different sales charges and/or expenses. When deciding what share class to buy, you should consider the amount of your investment, the length of time you intend to hold the shares, the sales charges and expenses applicable to each share class and whether you qualify for any sales charge discounts. Please refer to “Choosing a Share Class” for investment minimums for initial and subsequent purchases and to help you determine which share class would be best for you.

 

 
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Purchase and redemption orders will be accepted only on days that J.P. Morgan Funds are open for business. The Funds are open for business on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NYSE is closed for trading on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. A purchase or redemption order received by a Fund prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. ET) (“NYSE Close”), on a day the Funds are open for business, will be effected at that day’s NAV. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. An order received after the NYSE Close will generally be effected at the NAV determined on the next business day. However, orders received by Financial Intermediaries on a business day prior to the NYSE Close and communicated to the Funds prior to such time as agreed upon by the Funds and the Financial Intermediary will be effected at the NAV determined on the business day the order was received by the Financial Intermediary.

A purchase order must be supported by all appropriate documentation and information in the proper form. The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete purchase orders.

Share ownership is electronically recorded; therefore, no certificate will be issued. A shareholder who purchases shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily will not accrue a dividend on the day of the purchase.

If you purchase shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your purchase order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for purchase orders.

If you purchase shares directly with the Funds, see the information below.

 

HOW TO PURCHASE
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Phone or Online

 

1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

 

A new account generally may not be opened by phone or online.

 

Employees of JPMorgan Chase & Co. may open a new account online.

 

A new fund position can be added to an existing account by phone or online if you have bank information on file. The minimum initial investment requirement must be met.

  You must already have bank information on file. If we do not have bank information on file, you must submit written instructions. Please call for instructions on how to add bank information to your account.

By Mail

 

Regular mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

Mail the completed and signed application with a check to our Regular or Overnight mailing address.

 

Refer to the Additional Information Regarding Purchases section

  Please mail your check and include your name, the Fund name, and your fund account number.
 

All checks must be made payable to one of the following:

   J.P. Morgan Funds; or

   The specific Fund in which you are investing.

 

Please include your existing account number, if applicable.

 

All checks must be in U.S. dollars. The Funds do not accept credit cards, cash, starter checks, money orders or credit card checks. The Funds reserve the right to refuse “third-party” checks and checks drawn on non-U.S. financial institutions even if payment may be effected through a U.S. financial institution. Checks made payable to any individual or company and endorsed to J.P. Morgan Funds or a Fund are considered third-party checks.

 

 
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HOW TO PURCHASE
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By ACH or Wire1

 

1-800-480-4111

 

Wire Instructions:

Boston Financial Data Services

2000 Crown Colony Drive

Quincy, MA 02169

 

Attn: J.P.Morgan Funds Services

ABA: 021 000 021

DDA: 323 125 832

FBO: Fund Name

Fund: Fund #

Account: Your Account # and
Your Account Registration

 

You may include bank information on your application for your initial purchase to be processed via Automated Clearing House (ACH) rather than sending a check.

 

New accounts cannot be opened by wire purchase.

 

Purchase by ACH: To process a purchase via ACH using bank information on file you may call us or process the purchase online.

 

Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Funds of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.

Systematic Investment Plan1  

You may include instructions to set up a Systematic Investment Plan on your application. Bank Information must be included.

 

Refer to Choosing A Share Class for fund minimums.

 

If bank information is on file, you may call, go online or mail written instructions to start, edit or delete a Systematic Investment Plan.

 

You cannot have a Systematic Investment Plan and a Systematic Withdrawal Plan or Systematic Exchange Plan on the same fund account.

 

If bank information is not on file, you will be required to submit a completed form with your bank information and Systematic Investment Plan details.

 

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The Funds currently do not charge for these services, but may impose a charge in the future. However, your bank may impose a charge for debiting your bank account.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct transactions using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make purchases over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Purchases

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When you open an account, we will ask for your name, residential or business street address, date of birth (for an individual), and other information that will allow us to identify you, including your social security number, tax identification number

 

 
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or other identifying number. The Funds cannot waive these requirements. The Funds are required by law to reject your Account Application if the required identifying information is not provided.

We will attempt to collect any missing information required on the Account Application by contacting either you or your Financial Intermediary. If we cannot obtain this information within the established time frame, your Account Application will be rejected. Amounts received prior to receipt of the required information will be held un-invested and will be returned to you without interest if your Account Application is rejected. If the required information is obtained, your investment will be accepted and you will pay the NAV per share next calculated after all of the required information is received, plus any applicable sales charge.

Once we have received all of the required information, federal law requires us to verify your identity. After an account is opened, we may restrict your ability to purchase additional shares until your identity is verified. If we are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time, the Funds reserve the right to close your account at the current day’s NAV per share. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the NAV per share next calculated after the account is closed, less any applicable CDSC or fees. In addition, you will not be entitled to recoup any sales charges paid to a Fund in connection with your purchase of Fund shares.

Purchases by wire may be canceled if J.P. Morgan Funds Services does not receive payment by 4:00 p.m. ET on the settlement date. You will be responsible for any expenses and/or losses to the Funds.

EXCHANGING FUND SHARES

An exchange is selling shares of one J.P. Morgan Fund and taking the proceeds to simultaneously purchase shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund. Before making an exchange request, you should read the prospectus of the J.P. Morgan Fund whose shares you would like to purchase by exchange. You can obtain a prospectus for any J.P. Morgan Fund by contacting your Financial Intermediary, by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com, or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES

Class A Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Class A Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

  Morgan Shares of a J.P. Morgan money market fund (except for JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund beginning 10/1/16), or

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Class C Shares of any Fund may also be exchanged for:

  Class C Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund (except for JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund beginning 10/1/16). Your new Class C Shares will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged, and the current holding period for your exchanged Class C Shares is carried over to your new shares.

  Select Class or Institutional Class Shares, if available, of the same fund (except any of the J.P. Morgan money market funds) provided you meet the eligibility requirements for the class you are exchanging into. In addition, the Class C Shares that you wish to exchange must not currently be subject to any CDSC.

 

Select Class Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Select Class Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund, or

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Institutional Class Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Institutional Class Shares of another non-money market J.P. Morgan Fund, or

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

In general, the same rules and procedures that apply to redemptions and purchases apply to exchanges:

 

   

All exchanges are subject to meeting any investment minimum or eligibility requirements of the new Fund and class.

 

   

The J.P. Morgan Funds will provide 60 days’ written notice of any termination of or material change to your exchange privilege.

 

   

All exchanges are based upon the net asset value that is next calculated after the Fund receives your order, provided the exchange out of one Fund must occur before the exchange into the other Fund.

 

 
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In order for an exchange to take place on the date that the order is submitted, the order must be received prior to the close of both the Fund that you wish to exchange into and the Fund that you wish to exchange out of, otherwise, the exchange will occur on the following business day on which both Funds are open.

 

   

A shareholder that exchanges into shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily, including a money market fund, will not accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange. A shareholder that exchanges out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange.

 

   

The exchange privilege is not intended as a way for you to speculate on short-term movements in the market. Therefore, to prevent disruptions in the management of J.P. Morgan Funds, certain J.P. Morgan Funds limit excessive exchange activity as described in the “Frequent Trading Policy” section. Your exchange privilege will be limited or revoked if the exchange activity is considered excessive. In addition, any J.P. Morgan Fund may reject any exchange request for any reason, including if it is not in the best interests of the Fund and/or its shareholders to accept the exchange.

 

   

For Class A and Class C Shares only, you can set up a systematic exchange program to automatically exchange shares on a regular basis. However, you cannot have simultaneous systematic investment plans for the same Fund. You may call 1-800-480-4111 for complete instructions.

Generally, you will not pay a sales charge on an exchange except as specified below.

If you exchange Class A Shares or Class C Shares of a Fund that are subject to a CDSC for Class A or Class C Shares, respectively, of another Fund, you will not pay a CDSC at the time of the exchange, however:

 

  1. Your new Class A Shares or Class C Shares will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged, and

 

  2. The current holding period for your exchanged Class A Shares or Class C Shares, is carried over to your new shares.

If you exchange Class A Shares of a Fund that is subject to a CDSC into Morgan Shares of a J.P. Morgan money market fund, you will be subject to the applicable CDSC at the time of the exchange.

Tax Consequences on Exchanges

Generally, an exchange between J.P. Morgan Funds is considered a sale and generally results in a capital gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. An exchange between classes of shares of the same Fund is generally not taxable for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making an exchange.

REDEEMING FUND SHARES

If you sell shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your redemption order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders.

If you sell shares directly with the Fund, see the information below.

Your redemption proceeds may be mailed to you at your address of record1, wired, or sent by ACH to a pre-existing bank account on file.

 

HOW TO REDEEM

By Phone or Online

Note: certain account types are not available for online account access.

 

Call us at 1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

By Mail  

Regular Mailing Address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

 
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HOW TO REDEEM

Systematic Redemption Plan2

Note: The Funds currently do not charge for this service, but may impose a charge in the future.

 

You may include instructions to set up a Systematic Redemption Plan on your application. Payment instructions must be included.

 

You may call, or mail written instructions to start, edit or delete a Systematic Redemption Plan.

 

You may send a written redemption request to your Financial Intermediary, if applicable, or to the Fund at the following address:

 

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

You may redeem over the phone. Please see “Can I redeem by phone?” for more information.

 

If you own Class A or Class C Shares, the applicable CDSC will be deducted from those payments unless such payments are made: 3

 

  Monthly and constitute no more than 1/12 of 10% of your then-current balance in the Fund each month; or

  Quarterly and constitute no more than 1/4 of 10% of your then-current balance in the Fund each quarter.

 

It may not be in your best interest to buy additional Class A Shares while participating in a Systematic Withdrawal Plan. This is because Class A Shares have an upfront sales charge.

 

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You cannot request a redemption by check to be sent to an address updated within 30 days.

2 

If the amount of the systematic payment exceeds the income earned by your account since the previous payment under the Systematic Redemption Plan, payments will be made by redeeming some of your shares. This will reduce the amount of your investment, up to possibly closing your account

3 

Your current balance in the Fund for purposes of these calculations will be determined by multiplying the number of shares held by the last calculated NAV per share of the applicable class.

You may redeem some or all of your shares on any day that the Fund is open for business. You will not be permitted to enter a redemption order for shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check or through an ACH transaction for five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check or ACH transaction has cleared (sometimes referred to as uncollected shares).

If the Fund or Financial Intermediary receives your redemption order before the close of the NYSE (normally 4 p.m. ET or before 4:00 p.m. ET, if the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. ET), you will receive the NAV per share calculated after your redemption order is received in good order (meaning that it includes the information required by, and complies with security requirements implemented by, the Funds’ transfer agent or the Funds), minus the amount of any applicable CDSC or fees. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders and may charge a fee to process redemption of shares. A shareholder that redeems out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the redemption.

All redemption requests must be supported by valid identity authentication, the appropriate documentation (if applicable) and any necessary information in good order. Additional information may be required depending on the situation. For accounts held directly with the Funds, your redemption proceeds will typically be paid within one to seven days after receipt of the redemption order.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct transactions using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make redemptions over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

 

 
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You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone or online. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares online or by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Redemptions

Medallion signature guarantees may be required if:

 

   

You want to redeem shares with a value of $50,000 or more and you want to receive your proceeds in the form of a check; or

 

   

You want your payment sent to an address, bank account or payee other than the one currently designated on your Fund account.

The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete redemption orders.

The Fund may suspend your ability to redeem when:

 

  1. Trading on the NYSE is restricted;

 

  2. The NYSE is closed (other than weekend and holiday closings);

 

  3. Federal securities laws permit;

 

  4. The SEC has permitted a suspension; or

 

  5. An emergency exists, as determined by the SEC.

You generally will recognize a gain or loss on a redemption for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making a redemption.

Generally, all redemptions will be for cash; however, if you redeem shares worth $250,000 or more, the Fund reserves the right to pay part or all of your redemption proceeds in readily marketable securities instead of cash. If payment is made in securities, the Fund will value the securities selected in the same manner in which it computes its NAV. This process minimizes the effect of large redemptions on the Fund and its remaining shareholders. If you receive a distribution in-kind, securities received by you may be subject to market risk and you could incur taxable gains and brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE

Due to the relatively high cost of maintaining small accounts, if your account value falls below the required minimum balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem all of the remaining shares in your account and close your account or charge an annual below minimum account fee of $10 per Fund. This fee only applies to Class A and Class C accounts and Select Class accounts held by employees. Before either of these actions is taken, you will be given 60 days advance written notice in order to provide you with time to increase your account balance to the required minimum, by purchasing sufficient shares, in accordance with the terms of this prospectus. Accounts participating in a qualifying Systematic Investment Plan will not be subject to redemption fees or the imposition of the $10 fee as long as the systematic payments to be made will increase the account value above the required minimum balance within one year of the establishment of the account.

 

  1. To collect the $10 below minimum account fee, the Fund will redeem $10 worth of shares from your account. Shares redeemed for this reason will not be charged a CDSC, if applicable.

 

  2. If your account falls below the required minimum balance and is closed as a result, you will not be charged a CDSC, if applicable.

Closings, Reorganizations and Liquidations

To the extent authorized by law, each Fund reserves the right to discontinue offering shares at any time, to merge or reorganize itself or a share class, or to cease operations and liquidate at any time.

FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING

Certain Funds are offered on a limited basis as described below. Except as otherwise described below, shareholders permitted to continue to purchase include shareholders of record and if the shareholder of record is an omnibus account, beneficial owners in that account as of the effective date of the limited offering.

 

 
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JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund and the JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund

The JP Morgan Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund and the JP Morgan Small Cap Growth Fund are publicly offered on a limited basis. Investors are not eligible to purchase shares of either Fund, except as described below:

 

   

Shareholders of each Fund as of August 12, 2011 are able to continue to purchase additional shares in their existing Fund accounts either through J.P. Morgan Funds Services or a Financial Intermediary and may continue to reinvest dividends or capital gains distributions from shares owned in such Fund;

 

   

Shareholders of each Fund as of August 12, 2011 are able to add to their existing Fund accounts through exchanges from other J.P. Morgan Funds;

 

   

Group employer retirement plans including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans (and their successor plans) which had one of the Funds available to participants on or before August 12, 2011, may continue to open accounts for new participants in that Fund and purchase additional shares in existing participant accounts. Other group employer retirement plans including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans (and their successor plans) may also establish new accounts with a Fund, pro- vided the group employer retirement plan had been accepted for investment by that Fund and its distributor on or before August 12, 2011. Additionally, certain approved fee-based advisory programs may continue to utilize a Fund for new and existing program accounts. These particular programs must have been accepted for continued investment by the Fund and its distributor on or before August 12, 2011;

 

   

Section 529 college savings plans may utilize a Fund for new and existing accounts. In order to be eligible, the plan must hold their shares through plan level or omnibus accounts held on the books of that Fund; or

 

   

Current and future J.P. Morgan Funds which are permitted to invest in other J.P. Morgan Funds may purchase shares of a Fund.

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

Effective as of November 16, 2015 (the “MCV Revised Closing Date”), the limited offering provisions for the Mid Cap Value Fund have been revised. After the MCV Revised Closing Date, investors are not eligible the Fund’s shares except as described below. In addition, both before and after the MCV Revised Closing Date, the Fund may from time to time, in its sole discretion based on the Fund’s net asset levels and other factors, limit new purchases into the Fund or otherwise modify the closure policy at any time on a case-by-case basis.

The following groups will be permitted to continue to purchase Fund shares. Except as otherwise described below, shareholders of record are permitted to continue to purchase shares; if the shareholder of record is an omnibus account, beneficial owners in that account as of the applicable closing date are permitted to continue to purchase.

 

   

Shareholders of the Fund as of February 22, 2013 are able to continue to purchase additional shares in their existing Fund accounts either through J.P. Morgan Funds Services or a Financial Intermediary and may continue to reinvest dividends or capital gains distributions from shares owned in the Fund;

 

   

Shareholders of the Fund as of February 22, 2013 are able to add to their existing Fund accounts through exchanges from other J.P. Morgan Funds;

 

   

Group employer benefit plans, including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans and health savings account programs (and their successor plans), utilizing the Fund on or before the MCV Revised Closing Date can continue to invest in the Fund. Additionally, after the MCV Revised Closing Date, new group employer benefit plans may utilize the Fund for their accounts only with the approval of the Fund and its distributor;

 

   

Fee-based advisory programs utilizing the Fund as of the MCV Revised Closing Date may continue to utilize the Fund for new and existing program accounts. Additionally, after the MCV Revised Closing Date, new fee-based advisory programs may utilize the Fund for program accounts only with the approval by the Fund and its distributor; or

 

   

Financial advisors who manage discretionary fee-based wrap accounts (including registered investment advisory firms) and who have included the Fund in their discretionary account models or programs may continue to utilize the Fund for new and existing accounts as of the MCV Revised Closing Date. Additionally, after the MCV Revised Closing Date, new discretionary account models or programs may utilize the Fund for program accounts only with the approval by the Fund and its distributor; or

 

   

Current and future J.P. Morgan Funds which are permitted to invest in other J.P. Morgan Funds may purchase shares of the Fund.

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund

Effective as of July 1, 2016 (the “MCE Revised Closing Date”) the limited offering provisions for the Mid Cap Equity Fund have been revised. After the MCE Revised Closing Date, investors are not eligible to purchase shares of the Fund, except as described below. In addition, both before and after the MCE Revised Closing Date, the Fund may from time to time, in its sole discretion based on the Fund’s net asset levels and other factors, limit new purchases into the Fund or otherwise modify the closure policy at any time on a case-by-case basis.

The following groups will be permitted to continue to purchase Fund shares. Except as otherwise described below, shareholders of record are permitted to continue to purchase shares; if the shareholder of record is an omnibus account, beneficial owners in that account as of the applicable closing date are permitted to continue to purchase.

 

   

Shareholders of the Fund as of the MCE Revised Closing Date are able to continue to purchase additional shares in their existing Fund accounts either through J.P. Morgan Funds Services or a Financial Intermediary and may continue to reinvest dividends or capital gains distributions from shares owned in the Fund;

 

   

Shareholders of the Fund as of the MCE Revised Closing Date are able to add to their existing Fund accounts through exchanges from other J.P. Morgan Funds;

 

   

Group employer benefit plans, including 401(k), 403(b), 457 plans and health savings account programs (and their successor, related and affiliated plans), which have the Fund available to participants on or before the MCE Revised Closing Date, may continue to open accounts for new participants in the Fund and purchase additional shares in existing participant accounts;

 

   

Approved discretionary fee-based advisory programs, in which the program’s sponsor has full authority to make investment changes without approval from the shareholder (“fully discretionary advisory programs”), may continue to utilize the Fund for new and existing program accounts if the program was approved on or before the MCE Revised Closing Date. Additionally, after the MCE Revised Closing Date, new fully discretionary fee-based advisory programs may utilize the Fund for program accounts with the approval by the Fund and its Distributor;

 

   

Approved brokerage and fee-based advisory programs where the Fund is currently included in a model portfolio may continue to utilize the Fund for new and existing program accounts. The Fund must also be included in the sponsor’s fully discretionary advisory program to be approved. These programs must be accepted for continued investments by the Fund and its distributor by the MCE Revised Closing Date;

 

   

Other fee-based advisory programs may continue to utilize the Fund for existing program accounts, but will not be able to open new program accounts after the MCE Revised Closing Date;

 

   

Current and future J.P. Morgan Funds which are permitted to invest in other J.P. Morgan Funds may purchase shares of the Fund;

 

   

Section 529 college savings plans currently utilizing the Fund may do so for new and existing accounts. In order to be eligible, the plan must hold their shares through plan level or omnibus accounts held on the books of that Fund.

In addition, shareholders of the JPMorgan Mid Cap Core Fund received shares of the Fund in a reorganization between the two Funds, which closed on March 14, 2014. Such shareholders can continue to purchase shares of the Fund in accounts which existed at the time of the reorganization. Group employer benefit plans, discretionary fee-based advisory programs, brokerage programs, other J.P. Morgan Funds and Section 529 college savings programs who were eligible to continue to purchase shares of the JPMorgan Mid Cap Core Fund after January 3, 2014 will be able to purchase shares of the Fund under the same terms after the reorganization.

Additional information that applies to all limited offerings:

If all shares of a Fund in an existing shareholder’s account are voluntarily redeemed or involuntarily redeemed (due to instances when a shareholder does not meet aggregate account balance minimums or when participants in Systematic Investment Plans do not meet minimum investment requirements), then the shareholder’s account will be closed. Such former Fund shareholders will not be able to buy additional Fund shares or reopen their accounts in the Fund unless a former shareholder makes his or her repurchase within 90 days of the redemption. Repurchases during this 90 day period will not be subject to any applicable sales charges if such sales charges are normally waived for repurchases within 90 days of the redemption as described in the “Repurchase Rights” section above. These repurchase restrictions, however, do not apply to participants in groups listed above as eligible to continue to purchase even if the plan, program or fund would liquidate its entire position. If shares are purchased through a Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures.

 

 
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If a Fund receives a purchase order directly from an investor who is not eligible to purchase shares of the Fund, after the limited offering dates outlined above, J.P. Morgan Funds Services will attempt to contact the investor to determine whether he or she would like to purchase shares of another Fund or would prefer that the investment be refunded. If J.P. Morgan Funds Services cannot contact the investor within 30 days, the entire investment will be refunded.

The Funds reserve the right to change these policies at any time.

FREQUENT TRADING POLICY

J.P. Morgan Funds do not authorize market timing and, except for the Funds identified below, use reasonable methods to identify market timers and to prevent such activity. However, there can be no assurance that these methods will prevent market timing or other trading that may be deemed abusive. Market timing is an investment strategy using frequent purchases, redemptions and/or exchanges in an attempt to profit from short-term market movements. Market timing may result in dilution of the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, disrupt portfolio management and increase Fund expenses for all shareholders. Although market timing may affect any Fund, these risks may be higher for Funds that invest significantly in non-U.S. securities or thinly traded securities (e.g., certain small cap securities), such as international, global or emerging market funds or small cap funds. For example, when a Fund invests in securities trading principally in non-U.S. markets that close prior to the close of the NYSE, market timers may seek to take advantage of the difference between the prices of these securities at the close of their non-U.S. markets and the value of such securities when the Fund calculates its net asset value.

J.P. Morgan Funds or the Distributor will prohibit any purchase order (including exchanges) with respect to one investor, a related group of investors or their agent(s) where they detect a pattern of either purchases and sales of one of the J.P. Morgan Funds, or exchanges between or among J.P. Morgan Funds, that indicates market timing or trading that they determine is abusive.

Although J.P. Morgan Funds use a variety of methods to detect and deter market timing, there is no assurance that the Funds’ own operational systems and procedures will identify and eliminate all market timing strategies. For example, certain accounts, which are known as omnibus accounts, include multiple investors and such accounts typically provide the Funds with a net purchase or redemption order on any given day where purchasers of Fund shares and redeemers of Fund shares are netted against one another and the identity of individual purchasers and redeemers are not known by the Funds. While the Funds seek to monitor for market timing activities in omnibus accounts, the netting effect limits the Funds’ ability to locate and eliminate individual market timers. As a result, the Funds are often dependent upon Financial Intermediaries who utilize their own policies and procedures to identify market timers. These policies and procedures may be different than those utilized by the Funds.

The Boards of J.P. Morgan Funds have adopted various policies and procedures to identify market timers, including reviewing “round trips” in and out of J.P. Morgan Funds by investors. A “round trip” includes a purchase or exchange into a Fund followed or preceded by a redemption or exchange out of the same Fund. If the Distributor detects that you have completed two round trips within 60 days in the same Fund, the Distributor will reject your purchase and exchange orders for a period of at least 90 days. For subsequent violations, the Distributor may, in its sole discretion, reject your purchase and exchange orders temporarily or permanently. In identifying market timers, the Distributor may also consider activity of accounts that it believes to be under common ownership or control.

J.P. Morgan Funds have attempted to put safeguards in place to assure that Financial Intermediaries have implemented procedures designed to deter market timing and abusive trading. Despite these safeguards, there is no assurance that the Funds will be able to effectively identify and eliminate market timing and abusive trading in the Funds particularly with respect to omnibus accounts.

J.P. Morgan Funds will seek to apply the Funds’ market timing policies and restrictions as uniformly as practicable to accounts with the Funds, except with respect to the following:

 

  1. Trades that occur through omnibus accounts at Financial Intermediaries as described above;

 

  2. Purchases, redemptions and exchanges made on a systematic basis;

 

  3. Automatic reinvestments of dividends and distributions;

 

  4. Purchases, redemptions or exchanges that are part of a rebalancing program, such as a wrap, advisory or bona fide asset allocation program, which includes investment models developed and maintained by a financial intermediary;

 

  5. Redemptions of shares to pay fund or account fees;

 

  6. Transactions initiated by the trustee or adviser to a donor-advised charitable gift fund;

 

  7. Transactions in Section 529 college savings plans;

 

 
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  8. Transactions in Fund of Fund Products;

 

  9. Transactions within a Retirement account such as:

 

   

Shares redeemed to return an excess contribution

 

   

Transactions initiated by sponsors of group employee benefit plans or other related accounts,

 

   

Retirement plan contributions, loans, distributions, and hardship withdrawals,

 

   

IRA re-characterizations and conversions.

 

   

IRA purchases of shares by asset transfer or direct rollover

In addition to rejecting purchases, in connection with suspected market timing activities, the Distributor can reject a purchase (including purchases for the Funds listed below) for any reason, including purchases that it does not think are in the best interests of a Fund and/or its shareholders or if it determines the trading to be abusive. Your Financial Intermediary may also have additional procedures for identifying market timers and rejecting or otherwise restricting purchases and/or exchanges.

Certain J.P. Morgan Funds are intended for short-term investment horizons and do not monitor for market timers or prohibit such short-term trading activity. Those Funds are the JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund, JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Managed Income Fund and the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds. Although these Funds are managed in a manner that is consistent with their investment objectives, frequent trading by shareholders may disrupt their management and increase their expenses.

VALUATION

Shares are purchased at net asset value (NAV) per share, plus a sales charge, if any. This is also known as the offering price. Shares are also redeemed at NAV, minus any applicable CDSC. The NAV of each class within a Fund varies, primarily because each class has different class-specific expenses such as distribution and shareholder servicing fees.

The NAV per share of a class of a Fund is equal to the value of all the assets attributable to that class, minus the liabilities attributable to that class, divided by the number of outstanding shares of that class. The following is a summary of the procedures generally used to value J.P. Morgan Funds’ investments.

Securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at their current market value. Other securities and assets, including securities for which market quotations are not readily available; market quotations are determined not to be reliable; or, their value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of trading on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded but before a Fund’s NAV is calculated, may be valued at fair value in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Board of Trustees. Fair value represents a good faith determination of the value of a security or other asset based upon specifically applied procedures. Fair valuation may require subjective determinations. There can be no assurance that the fair value of an asset is the price at which the asset could have been sold during the period in which the particular fair value was used in determining a Fund’s NAV.

Equity securities listed on a North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchange are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Other foreign equity securities are fair valued using quotations from an independent pricing service, as applicable. The value of securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. is generally the NASDAQ official closing price.

Fixed income securities are valued using prices supplied by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing services or broker/dealers. Those prices are determined using a variety of inputs and factors as more fully described in the Statement of Additional Information.

Assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates from an approved independent pricing service as of 4:00 p.m. ET.

Shares of ETFs are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the ETF is principally traded. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.

Options (e.g., on stock indices or equity securities) traded on U.S. equity securities exchanges are valued at the composite mean price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes at the close of options trading on such exchanges.

 

 
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Options traded on foreign exchanges or U.S. commodity exchanges are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price available prior to the calculation of a Fund’s NAV and will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable, for any options involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges.

Exchange traded futures (e.g., on stock indices, debt securities or commodities) are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price as of the close of the exchanges on which they trade. Any futures involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

Non-listed over-the-counter options and futures are valued utilizing market quotations provided by approved pricing services.

Swaps and structured notes are priced generally by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing service or at an evaluated price provided by a counterparty or broker/dealer.

Any derivatives involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

NAV is calculated each business day as of the close of the NYSE, which is typically 4:00 p.m. ET. On occasion, the NYSE will close before 4:00 p.m. ET. When that happens, NAV will be calculated as of the time the NYSE closes. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. The price at which a purchase is effected is based on the next calculation of NAV after the order is received in proper form in accordance with this prospectus. To the extent a Fund invests in securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges or other markets that trade on weekends or other days when a Fund does not price its shares, the value of a Fund’s shares may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Each Fund has elected to be treated and intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company is not subject to tax at the corporate level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. A Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would result in corporate-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.

Each Fund can earn income and realize capital gain. Each Fund deducts any expenses and then pays out the earnings, if any, to shareholders as distributions.

The Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund, Growth Advantage Fund, Intrepid Advantage Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Core Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, U.S. Small Company Fund and Value Advantage Fund generally distribute net investment income, if any, at least annually. The Intrepid Mid Cap Fund, Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund, Mid Cap Equity Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund and Small Cap Value Fund generally distribute net investment income, if any, at least quarterly. The Funds will distribute net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. For each taxable year, each Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains.

You have the following options for your distributions. You may:

 

   

Reinvest all distributions in additional Fund shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net investment income in cash and reinvest distributions of net capital gain in additional shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net capital gain in cash and reinvest distributions of net investment income; or

 

   

Take all distributions in cash.

If you do not select an option when you open your account, we will reinvest all distributions. If your distributions are reinvested, they will be in the form of shares of the same class without a sales charge. If you take your distributions in cash, you can choose to have a check mailed to your address of record or you can have them deposited into a pre-assigned bank account. The taxation of the dividends will not be affected whether you have them deposited into a bank account or sent by check.

Distributions of net investment income generally are taxable as ordinary income. Dividends of net investment income paid to a non-corporate U.S. shareholder that are properly reported as qualified dividend income generally will be taxable to such shareholder at

 

 
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preferential rates. The maximum individual rate applicable to “qualified dividend income” is either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. The amount of dividend income that may be so reported by a Fund generally will be limited to the aggregate of the eligible dividends received by the Fund. In addition, each Fund must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the shares on which the Fund received the eligible dividends, and the non-corporate U.S. shareholder must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund shares. Dividends of net investment income that are not reported as qualified dividend income and dividends of net short-term capital gain will be taxable as ordinary income.

Distributions of net capital gain (that is, the excess of the net gains from the sale of investments that the Fund owned for more than one year over the net losses from investments that the Fund owned for one year or less) that are properly reported by a Fund as capital gain dividends will be taxable as long-term capital gain, regardless of how long you have held your shares in the Fund. The maximum individual rate applicable to long-term capital gains is generally either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Distributions of net short-term capital gain (that is, the excess of any net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss), if any, will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Capital gain of a corporate shareholder is taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.

An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.

If you buy shares of a Fund just before a distribution, you will be subject to tax on the entire amount of the taxable distribution you receive. Distributions are taxable to you even if they are paid from income or gains earned by a Fund before your investment (and thus were included in the price you paid for your Fund shares). Any gain resulting from the sale or exchange of Fund shares generally will be taxable as long-term or short-term gain, depending upon how long you have held your shares.

A Fund’s investments in certain debt securities and derivative instruments may cause the Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. In order to generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, a Fund may be required to liquidate other investments in its portfolio that it otherwise would have continued to hold, including when it is not advantageous to do so. A Fund’s investment in REIT securities also may result in the Fund’s receipt of cash in excess of the REIT’s earnings; if the Fund distributes such amounts, such distributions could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for federal income tax purposes.

A Fund’s transactions in futures contracts, short sales, swaps and other derivatives will be subject to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to accelerate income to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund’s securities, and convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. A Fund’s use of these types of transactions may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions.

The extent to which a Fund can invest in master limited partnerships is limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code.

Please see the Statement of Additional Information for additional discussion of the tax consequences of the above-described and other investments to each Fund and its shareholders.

The dates on which net investment income and capital gain dividends, if any, will be distributed are available online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

Early in each calendar year, each Fund will send you a notice showing the amount of distributions you received in the preceding year and the tax status of those distributions.

The Funds are not intended for foreign shareholders. Any foreign shareholders would generally be subject to U.S. tax-withholding on distributions by the Funds, as discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

Distributions by a Fund to retirement plans and other entities that qualify for tax-exempt or tax-deferred treatment under federal income tax laws will generally not be taxable. Special tax rules apply to investments through such plans. The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to such tax-exempt or tax-deferred entities or accounts. You should consult your tax advisor to determine the suitability of a Fund as an investment and the tax treatment of distributions.

 

 
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Any investor for whom a Fund does not have a valid Taxpayer Identification Number may be subject to backup withholding.

The above is a general summary of tax implications of investing in the Funds. Because each investor’s tax consequences are unique, please consult your tax advisor to see how investing in a Fund and, for individuals and S corporations, selection of a particular cost method of accounting will affect your own tax situation.

 

IMPORTANT TAX REPORTING CONSIDERATIONS

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) will report gains and losses realized on redemptions of shares for shareholders who are individuals and S corporations purchased after January 1, 2012 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This information will also be reported to you on Form 1099-B and the IRS each year. In calculating the gain or loss on redemptions of shares, the average cost method will be used to determine the cost basis of Fund shares purchased after January 1, 2012 unless you instruct the Fund in writing at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 that you want to use another available method for cost basis reporting (for example, First In, First Out (FIFO), Last In, First Out (LIFO), Specific Lot Identification (SLID) or High Cost, First Out (HIFO)). If you designate SLID as your cost basis method, you will also need to designate a secondary cost basis method (Secondary Method). If a Secondary Method is not provided, the Funds will designate FIFO as the Secondary Method and will use the Secondary Method with respect to systematic withdrawals.

Not all cost basis methods are available. Please contact the Fund at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 for more information on the available methods for cost basis reporting. To determine which available cost basis method is best for you, you should consult with your tax advisor. Please note that you will be responsible for calculating and reporting gains and losses on redemptions of shares purchased prior to January 1, 2012 to the IRS as such information will not be reported by the Fund and may not be maintained by your Financial Intermediary.

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) is also required to report gains and losses to the IRS in connection with redemptions of shares by S corporations. If a shareholder is a corporation and has not instructed the Fund that it is a C corporation in its account application or by written instruction to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, the Fund will treat the shareholder as an S corporation and file a Form 1099-B.

SHAREHOLDER STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

The Funds or your Financial Intermediary will send you transaction confirmation statements and quarterly account statements. Please review these statements carefully. The Funds will correct errors if notified within one year of the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement, except that, with respect to unfulfilled Letters of Intent, the Funds may process corrections up to 15 months after the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement. Your Financial Intermediary may have a different cut-off time. J.P. Morgan Funds will charge a fee for requests for statements that are older than two years. Please retain all of your statements, as they could be needed for tax purposes.

To reduce expenses and conserve natural resources, the Funds will deliver a single copy of prospectuses and financial reports to individual investors who share a residential address, provided they have the same last name or the Funds reasonably believe they are members of the same family. If you would like to receive separate mailings, please call 1-800-480-4111 and the Funds will begin individual delivery within 30 days. If you would like to receive these documents by e-mail, please visit www.jpmorganfunds.com and sign up for electronic delivery.

If you hold your Fund shares directly, you may access your account statements at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

After each fiscal half year you will receive a financial report from the Funds. In addition, the Funds will periodically send you proxy statements and other reports.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please write to J.P. Morgan Funds Services at P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, call 1-800-480-4111 or visit www.jpmorganfunds.com.

AVAILABILITY OF PROXY VOTING RECORD

The Trustees for each Fund have delegated the authority to vote proxies for securities owned by the Funds to the applicable investment adviser. A copy of each Fund’s voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com no later than August 31 of each year. Each Fund’s proxy voting record will include, among other things, a brief description of the matter voted on for each portfolio security, and will state how each vote was cast, for example, for or against the proposal.

 

 
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PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

No sooner than 30 days after the end of each month, each Fund will make available upon request the uncertified, complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that month.

Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, each Fund will make available upon request a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that quarter.

Each Fund will post these quarterly schedules on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

In addition, from time to time, the Fund may post portfolio holdings on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website on a more frequent basis.

Each Fund may disclose the Fund’s 10 largest portfolio holdings and the percentage that each of these 10 holdings represent of the Fund’s portfolio as of the most recent month’s end, online at www.jpmorganfunds.com, no sooner than 10 calendar days after month’s end.

In addition, with the exception of the Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund, the top five holdings that contributed to Fund performance and top five holdings that detracted from Fund performance are also posted on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com no sooner than 10 calendar days after month end.

Shareholders may request portfolio holdings schedules at no charge by calling 1-800-480-4111. A description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in the Statement of Additional Information.

 

 
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Glossary of Common Investment Terminology

 

For the purpose of the “INVESTING WITH J.P. MORGAN FUNDS” section, references to “account” and “Fund” are not interchangeable. Fund refers to an individual mutual fund position. An account may be invested in a single Fund or multiple Funds.

Breakpoints — Differences in sales charges that are assessed based on the amount of purchases. The larger the investment, the lower the sales charge.

Capital Gains Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of gains realized on securities that a Fund has sold at a profit, minus any realized losses.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) — A back-end sales charge imposed when shares are redeemed from a Fund. This fee usually declines over time.

Dividend Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of income from interest or dividends generated by a Fund’s investments.

Financial Intermediaries — Include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with the Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent. Shares purchased this way will typically be held for you by the Financial Intermediary.

Group Retirement Plans — Refers to employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and

 

   

Shares must be held at a plan level or

 

   

Shares must be held at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper.

Group Retirement Plans include group emploer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) or individual 403(b) plans do not qualify under this waiver.

Institutional Investors — Include fee-based “wrap” account sponsors (provided they have an agreement covering the arrangement with the Distributor), corporations, qualified non-profit organizations, charitable trusts, foundations and endowments, state, county, city or any instrumentality, department, authority or agency thereof, and banks, trust companies or other depository institutions investing for their own account or on behalf of their clients.

Letter of Intent (LOI) — A Letter of Intent is signed by an investor stating the investor’s intention to buy a specified amount over a period of 13 months in order to receive a reduced front-end sales charge. Each purchase the investor makes during the 13 month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount specified in the Letter of Intent. If the amount is not met within the 13 month period, the investor must pay the Distributor the difference between the sales charges applicable to the purchases at the time they were made and the reduced sales charges previously paid.

Medallion Signature Guarantee — A special stamp used to verify the authenticity of certain documents. It is a guarantee by a financial institution that the signature is genuine and the financial institution accepts liability for any forgery. Medallion signature guarantees protect shareholders by preventing unauthorized transfer of assets that could result in monetary losses to the investor due to fraud. Medallion guarantee stamps can be obtained at many bank branches or brokerage firms.

Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) — The distribution amount that Traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRA owners must begin to take from their retirement accounts by April 1st the year after they reach age 70 1/2.

Rights of Accumulation (ROA) — When utilizing “rights of accumulation,” the investor can combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types with the amount of the current purchase to qualify for a breakpoint and reduced front-end sales charge on the current purchase.

Uncollected Shares — Shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check or through an ACH transaction are not available for redemption for up to five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check or ACH transaction has cleared.

Wire or ACH — refers to the method used for payment or redemptions. Movement of money by wire is typically faster than money sent by ACH (Automated Clearing House). While J.P. Morgan Funds does not charge for either method, your bank may charge a fee for these services.

 

 

 
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Risk and Reward Elements for the Funds

 

This table discusses the main elements that may make up a Fund’s overall risk and reward characteristics. It also outlines each Fund’s policies toward various investments, including those that are designed to help the Funds manage risk.

 

POTENTIAL RISKS    POTENTIAL REWARDS    POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD
Market conditions affecting equity securities      

 Each Fund’s share price and performance will fluctuate in response to stock market movements

 

 The market value of convertible securities and other debt securities tends to fall when prevailing interest rates rise. The value of convertible securities also tends to change whenever the market value of the underlying common or preferred stock fluctuates

 

 Adverse market, economic, political or other conditions may from time to time cause a Fund to take temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with its principal investment strategies and may hinder the Fund from achieving its investment objective

  

 Stocks have generally outperformed more stable investments (such as bonds and cash equivalents) over the long term

  

 Under normal circumstances each Fund plans to remain fully invested in accordance with its policies and each Fund may invest uninvested cash in affiliated money market funds; in addition to the securities described in the “What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?” section, equity securities may include common stocks, convertible securities1, preferred stocks2, depositary receipts, (such as American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts), trust or partnership interests, warrants and rights3 and investment company securities

 

 Each Fund seeks to limit risk and enhance performance through active management and/or diversification

 

 During severe market downturns, each Fund (except the Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund) has the option of investing up to 100% of its total assets in high quality, short-term instruments

 

 

1 Convertible securities are bonds or preferred stock that can convert to common stock.

 

2 Preferred stock is a class of stock that generally pays a dividend at a specified rate and has preference over common stock in the payment of dividends and in liquidation.

 

3 Warrants and rights are securities, typically issued with preferred stock or bonds, that give the holder the right to buy a proportionate amount of common stock at a specified price.

 

 

 
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Risk and Reward Elements for the Funds (continued)

 

POTENTIAL RISKS    POTENTIAL REWARDS    POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD
Market conditions affecting debt securities (including U.S. government securities)      

 The value of most debt securities, including government and agency securities, will fall when interest rates rise; the longer a security’s maturity and the lower its credit quality, the more its value typically falls

 

  Indebtedness of certain government issuers whose securities may be held by the Fund, including the well-known Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), is not entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States and is thus subject to the risk of default in the payment of interest and/or principal like the indebtedness of private issuers

 

 Mortgage-backed securities (securities representing an interest in, or secured by, a pool of mortgages) could generate capital losses or periods of low yields if they are paid off substantially earlier or later than anticipated; the risk of default is generally higher in the case of mortgage- backed investments that include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages

 

 Government agency issued mortgage- backed securities (securities representing an interest in, or secured by, a pool of mortgages) involve risk of loss due to payments that occur earlier or later than expected

 

  

 Most bonds will rise in value when interest rates fall

 

 Debt securities have generally outperformed money market instruments over the long term, with less risk than stocks. Government and agency securities generally also have less risk than debt securities of lower quality issuers

 

  Mortgage-backed securities can offer attractive returns

  

 A Fund seeks to limit risk and enhance performance through active management

 

  The adviser monitors interest rate trends, as well as geographic and demographic information related to mortgage-backed securities

     
Management choices      

 A Fund could underperform its benchmark due to its securities and asset allocation choices

  

 A Fund could outperform its benchmark due to these same choices

  

 The adviser focuses its active management on securities selection, the area where it believes its commitment to research can most enhance returns and manage risks in a consistent way

 

 
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Derivatives*      

 Derivatives such as futures, options, swaps, contracts for difference, and forward foreign currency contracts1 that are used for hedging the portfolio or specific securities may not fully offset the underlying positions and this could result in losses to a Fund that would not have otherwise occurred

 

 A Fund may have difficulty exiting a derivatives position

 

 Derivatives used for risk management or, for certain Funds, to increase a Fund’s gain may not have the intended effects and may result in losses or missed opportunities

 

 The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default

 

 Derivatives that involve leverage could magnify losses

 

 Certain types of derivatives involve costs to a Fund which can reduce returns

 

 Segregated or earmarked assets and collateral accounts established in connection with derivatives may limit a Fund’s investment flexibility

 

 Derivatives used for non-hedging purposes could cause losses that exceed the original investment

 

 Derivatives may, for tax purposes, affect the character of gain and loss realized by a Fund, accelerate recognition of income to a Fund, affect the holding period of a Fund’s assets and defer recognition of certain of a Fund’s losses

  

 Hedges that correlate well with underlying positions can reduce or eliminate losses at low cost

 

 A Fund could make money and protect against losses if management’s analysis proves correct

 

 Derivatives that involve leverage could generate substantial gains at low cost

  

 A Fund may use derivatives to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions, for hedging and for risk management (i.e., to adjust duration or yield curve exposure or to establish or adjust exposure to particular securities, markets or currencies); risk management may include management of a Fund’s exposure relative to its benchmark; the Funds may also use derivatives in an effort to enhance returns

 

 A Fund only establishes hedges that it expects will be highly correlated with underlying positions

 

 While the Funds may use derivatives that incidentally involve leverage, they do not use them for the specific purpose of leveraging their portfolios

 

 A Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets to cover its derivatives and offset a portion of the leverage risk

 

 

* The Funds are not subject to registration or regulation as a “commodity pool operator” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act because the Funds have claimed an exclusion from that definition.

 

1 A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a set quantity of an underlying instrument at a future date, or to make or receive a cash payment based on changes in the value of a securities index. An option is the right to buy or sell a set quantity of an underlying instrument at a predetermined price. A swap is a privately negotiated agreement to exchange one stream of payments for another. A contract for difference (CFD) is a contract between two parties in which one pays to the other a sum of money based on the difference between the current value of a security or instrument and its value on a specified future date. A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to buy or sell a given currency on a future date and at a set price.

 

 
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POTENTIAL RISKS    POTENTIAL REWARDS    POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD
     
Short selling by Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund      

 Short sales may not have the intended effects and may result in losses

 

 The Fund may not be able to close out a short position at a particular time or at an acceptable price

 

 The Fund may not be able to borrow certain securities to sell short, resulting in missed opportunities

 

 Segregated or earmarked assets and posting collateral with respect to short sales may limit the Fund’s investment flexibility

 

 Short sales involve leverage risk, create credit exposure to the brokers that execute the short sale and retain the proceeds, have no cap on maximum losses and gains are limited to the price of the securities at the time of the short sale

  

 The Fund could make money and protect against losses if management’s analysis proves correct

 

 Short selling may allow the Fund to implement insights into securities it expects to underperform

 

 Short selling may allow the Fund to diversify its holdings across a larger number of securities

  

 The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets to cover short positions and offset a portion of the leverage risk

 

 The Fund makes short sales through brokers that the adviser has determined to be highly creditworthy

     
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)1 and other investment companies      

 If a Fund invests in shares of another investment company or pooled investment vehicle, shareholders would bear not only their proportionate share of the Fund’s expenses, but also similar expenses of the ETF or other investment company

 

 The price movement of an ETF (whether passively or actively managed) may not track the underlying index, market, sector, regions or industries and may result in a loss

  

 Investments in other investment companies or pooled investment vehicles help to manage smaller cash flows

 

 Investing in ETFs offers instant exposure to an index or a broad range of markets, sectors, geographic regions and industries

  

 Generally, a Fund’s investments in other investment companies, including ETFs structured as investment companies, are subject to the percentage limitations of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act)

 

 Exemptive orders granted to various ETFs and their investment advisers by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permit a Fund to invest beyond the 1940 Act limits, subject to certain terms and conditions, including a finding of the Board of Trustees that the advisory fees charged by a Fund’s adviser are for services that are in addition to, and not duplicative of, the advisory services provided to those ETFs

 

 Under SEC Rule 12d1-1, a Fund may invest in both affiliated and unaffiliated money market funds without limit subject to a Fund’s investment policies and restrictions and the conditions of the rule

 

1 ETFs are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are bought and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be structured as investment companies, depositary receipts or other pooled investment vehicles. Passively managed ETFs generally seek to track the performance of a particular market index, including broad-based market indexes, as well as indexes relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Actively managed ETFs do not seek to track the performance of a particular market index.

 

 
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Foreign investments      

 Currency exchange rate movements could reduce gains or create losses

 

 A Fund could lose money because of foreign government actions, political instability or lack of adequate and accurate information

 

 Currency and investment risks tend to be higher in emerging markets; these markets also present higher liquidity and valuation risks

  

 Favorable exchange rate movements could generate gains or reduce losses

 

 Foreign investments, which represent a major portion of the world’s securities, offer attractive potential performance and opportunities for diversification

 

 Emerging markets can offer higher returns

  

 The Funds anticipate that total foreign investments will not exceed 20% of total assets (10% of the net assets for the Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund)

 

 The Funds may actively manage the currency exposure of their foreign investments relative to their benchmarks, and may hedge back into the U.S. dollar from time to time (see also “Derivatives”); these currency management techniques may not be available for certain emerging markets investments

     
Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs)      

 Holders of MLP units have limited control and voting rights, similar to those of a limited partner

 

 An MLP could be taxed, contrary to its intention, as a corporation, resulting in decreased returns

 

 MLPs may, for tax purposes, affect the character of the gain and loss realized by a Fund and affect the holding period of a Fund’s assets

  

 MLPs can offer attractive returns

 

 MLPs may offer more attractive yields or potential growth than comparable equity securities

 

 MLPs offer attractive potential performance and opportunities for diversification

  

 A Fund will limit its direct and indirect investments in MLPs to maintain its status as a registered investment company

 

 Each Fund anticipates that its total investments in MLPs will not exceed 10% of total assets

     
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)1      

 The value of real estate securities in general, and REITs in particular, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and will depend on the value of the underlying properties or the underlying loans or interests

 

 The value of these securities will rise and fall in response to many factors, including economic conditions, the demand for rental property and interest rates. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties

 

 REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities

 

 If a REIT fails to distribute its required taxable income or to satisfy the other requirements of REIT status, it would be taxed as a corporation, and amounts available for distribution to shareholders (including a Fund) would be reduced by any corporate taxes payable by the REIT

  

 A Fund can gain exposure to an additional asset class in order to further diversify its assets

 

 A Fund may receive current income from its REIT investments

 

 If a REIT meets the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, it will not be taxed on income it distributes to its shareholders; as a result, more income can be distributed by the REIT

  

 A Fund’s adviser will carefully evaluate particular REITs before and after investment based on its investment process and will also monitor economic and real estate trends affecting the value of REITs

 

 Unless investing in REITs is described in the “What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?” section, a Fund’s investments in REITs will generally be limited to less than 10% of the Fund’s assets

 

1 REITs are pooled investment vehicles which invest primarily in income-producing real estate or loans related to real estate.

 

 
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POTENTIAL RISKS    POTENTIAL REWARDS    POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD
     
Securities lending      

 When a Fund1 lends a security, there is a risk that the loaned securities may not be returned if the borrower or the lending agent defaults

 

 The collateral will be subject to the risks of the securities in which it is invested

  

 The Funds may enhance income through the investment of the collateral received from the borrower

  

 The adviser maintains a list of approved borrowers

 

 The Funds receive collateral equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities loaned

 

 The lending agents indemnify the Funds against borrower default

 

 The adviser’s collateral investment guidelines limit the quality and duration of collateral investment to minimize losses

 

 Upon recall, the borrower must return the securities loaned within the normal settlement period

     
Illiquid holdings      

 Each Fund could have difficulty valuing these holdings precisely

 

 Each Fund could be unable to sell these holdings at the time or price desired

  

 These holdings may offer more attractive yields or potential growth than comparable widely traded securities

  

 No Fund may invest more than 15% of net assets in illiquid holdings

 

 To maintain adequate liquidity to meet redemptions, each Fund may hold high quality, short-term securities (including repurchase agreements) and, may borrow from banks as permitted by law

     
Short-term trading      

 Increased trading would raise a Funds transaction costs

 

 Increased short-term capital gain distributions would raise shareholders’ income tax liability. Such an increase in transaction costs and/or tax liability, if not offset by gain from short-term trading, would reduce a Fund’s returns

  

 A Fund could realize gain in a short period of time

 

 A Fund could protect against losses if a security is overvalued and its value later falls

  

 The Funds generally avoid short-term trading, except to take advantage of attractive or unexpected opportunities or to meet demands generated by shareholder activity

     
When-issued and delayed delivery securities      

 When a Fund buys securities before issue or for delayed delivery, it could be exposed to leverage risk if it does not segregate or earmark liquid assets

  

 The Funds can take advantage of attractive transaction opportunities

  

 The Funds segregate or earmark liquid assets to offset leverage risks

 

1 The Intrepid Advantage Fund, Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund and Value Advantage Fund do not engage in securities lending.

 

 
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Financial Highlights

 

The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each Fund’s financial performance for each share class for each of the past one through five fiscal years or periods, as applicable. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the tables represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). The financial highlights of the Small Cap Core Fund are shown only for the Select Class Shares as the Class A and Class C Shares have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. This information for each period presented has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose reports, along with each Fund’s financial statements, are included in the respective Fund’s annual report, which is available upon request.

To the extent a Fund invests in other Funds, the Total Annual Operating Expenses included in the Fee Table will not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights below.

                 Per share operating performance  
                Investment operations        Distributions  
        Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
       Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
       Total from
investment
operations
      

Net

realized

gain

 
Dynamic Small Cap Growth Fund                      
Class A                      
Year Ended June 30, 2015      $ 25.11         $ (0.20 )(d)    $ 3.17         $ 2.97         $ (2.04
Year Ended June 30, 2014        23.10           (0.24 )(d)      4.44           4.20           (2.19
Year Ended June 30, 2013        18.83           (0.14 )(d)(e)      5.17           5.03           (0.76
Year Ended June 30, 2012        20.20           (0.13 )(d)(f)      (1.24        (1.37          
Year Ended June 30, 2011        13.80          (0.16 )(d)      6.56          6.40            
Class C                      
Year Ended June 30, 2015        21.61           (0.28 )(d)      2.68           2.40           (2.04
Year Ended June 30, 2014        20.25           (0.32 )(d)      3.87           3.55           (2.19
Year Ended June 30, 2013        16.68           (0.22 )(d)(e)      4.55           4.33           (0.76
Year Ended June 30, 2012        17.98           (0.20 )(d)(f)      (1.10        (1.30          
Year Ended June 30, 2011        12.35          (0.23 )(d)      5.86          5.63            
Select Class                      
Year Ended June 30, 2015        27.08           (0.15 )(d)      3.45           3.30           (2.04
Year Ended June 30, 2014        24.70           (0.19 )(d)      4.76           4.57           (2.19
Year Ended June 30, 2013        20.02           (0.07 )(d)(e)      5.51           5.44           (0.76
Year Ended June 30, 2012        21.39           (0.06 )(d)(f)      (1.31        (1.37          
Year Ended June 30, 2011        14.56          (0.11 )(d)      6.94          6.83            
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.20), $(0.27) and $(0.14) for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (1.00)%, (1.51)% and (0.64)% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.17), $(0.23) and $(0.10) for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.94)%, (1.43)% and (0.53)% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return

(excludes sales
charge) (a)

    Net assets
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 26.04        13.02   $ 73,175        1.25     (0.82 )%      1.44     48
  25.11        18.56        86,997        1.33        (0.95     1.38        65   
  23.10        27.61        77,408        1.44        (0.70 )(e)      1.44        65   
  18.83        (6.78     64,997        1.47        (0.72 )(f)      1.48        63   
  20.20       46.38        159,290       1.42        (0.91     1.50        79   
           
  21.97        12.46        50,162        1.75        (1.32     2.02        48   
  21.61        17.93        55,458        1.83        (1.45     1.88        65   
  20.25        26.96        54,171        1.94        (1.20 )(e)      1.94        65   
  16.68        (7.23     50,144        1.97        (1.21 )(f)      1.98        63   
  17.98       45.59       64,298       1.98       (1.47 )     2.02       79  
           
  28.34        13.30        386,459        1.00        (0.57     1.11        48   
  27.08        18.87        417,048        1.06        (0.69     1.13        65   
  24.70        28.02        387,402        1.09        (0.33 )(e)      1.19        65   
  20.02        (6.40     219,805        1.10        (0.32 )(f)      1.22        63   
  21.39       46.91       150,921       1.08       (0.57 )     1.24       79  

 

 
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       Per share operating performance  
                Investment operations        Distributions  
        Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
       Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
       Total from
investment
operations
       Net
investment
income
       Net
realized
gain
       Total
distributions
 
Growth Advantage Fund                                
Class A                                
Year Ended June 30, 2015      $ 14.24         $ (0.10 )(d)    $ 2.17         $ 2.07         $         $ (0.57      $ (0.57
Year Ended June 30, 2014        11.43           (0.07 )(d)      3.52           3.45                     (0.64        (0.64
Year Ended June 30, 2013        9.49           0.01 (d)(e)      1.97           1.98           (0.01        (0.03        (0.04
Year Ended June 30, 2012        9.28           (0.03 )(d)(f)      0.24           0.21                                 
Year Ended June 30, 2011        6.76          (0.04 )(d)      2.56          2.52                                
Class C                                
Year Ended June 30, 2015        12.98           (0.15 )(d)      1.96           1.81                     (0.57        (0.57
Year Ended June 30, 2014        10.51           (0.12 )(d)      3.23           3.11                     (0.64        (0.64
Year Ended June 30, 2013        8.77           (0.04 )(d)(e)      1.81           1.77                     (0.03        (0.03
Year Ended June 30, 2012        8.61           (0.07 )(d)(f)      0.23           0.16                                 
Year Ended June 30, 2011        6.31          (0.08 )(d)      2.38          2.30                                
Select Class                                
Year Ended June 30, 2015        14.50           (0.07 )(d)      2.20           2.13                     (0.57        (0.57
Year Ended June 30, 2014        11.60           (0.04 )(d)      3.58           3.54                     (0.64        (0.64
Year Ended June 30, 2013        9.63           0.04 (d)(e)      1.98           2.02           (0.02        (0.03        (0.05
Year Ended June 30, 2012        9.39           (0.02 )(d)(f)      0.26           0.24                                 
Year Ended June 30, 2011        6.83          (0.02 )(d)      2.58          2.56                                
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.02), $(0.06) and $0.01 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.17)%, (0.66)% and 0.09% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(f) Reflects a special dividend paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividend, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.05), $(0.09) and $(0.03) for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.56)%, (1.03)% and (0.37)% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(g) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
        
Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)
    Net assets
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 15.74        14.99   $ 1,174,260        1.24     (0.65 )%      1.35     46
  14.24        30.69        717,564        1.24        (0.51     1.31        62   
  11.43        20.95        276,670        1.24        0.11 (e)      1.28        76   
  9.49        2.26        194,911        1.25        (0.37 )(f)      1.30        86   
  9.28       37.28        176,492       1.25        (0.45     1.31        96   
           
  14.22        14.43        321,500        1.74        (1.14     1.84        46   
  12.98        30.12        144,229        1.74        (1.01     1.81        62   
  10.51        20.27        42,655        1.74        (0.38 )(e)      1.78        76   
  8.77        1.86        27,469        1.75        (0.84 )(f)      1.80        86   
  8.61       36.45       20,676       1.75       (0.95 )     1.81       96  
           
  16.06        15.14        1,219,501        1.09        (0.48     1.09        46   
  14.50        31.03        975,175        1.05        (0.30     1.06        62   
  11.60        21.14        842,783        1.03        0.37 (e)      1.03        76   
  9.63        2.56        662,786        1.05        (0.18 )(f)      1.05        86   
  9.39       37.48       836,154       1.06       (0.27 )     1.06       96  

 

 
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                 Per share operating performance  
                Investment operations        Distributions  
        Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
       Net
investment
income
(loss)
     Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
       Total from
investment
operations
       Net
investment
income
 
Intrepid Advantage Fund                       
Class A                       
Year Ended June 30, 2015      $ 31.93         $ 0.28 (d)     $ 2.02         $ 2.30         $ (0.22
Year Ended June 30, 2014        25.54           0.20 (d)       6.37           6.57           (0.18
Year Ended June 30, 2013        21.13           0.21 (d)(e)       4.44           4.65           (0.24
Year Ended June 30, 2012        20.60           0.13 (d)       0.63           0.76           (0.23
Year Ended June 30, 2011        15.44          0.17 (d)       5.03          5.20          (0.04 )
Class C                       
Year Ended June 30, 2015        31.38           0.12 (d)       1.98           2.10           (0.19
Year Ended June 30, 2014        25.14           0.05 (d)       6.26           6.31           (0.07
Year Ended June 30, 2013        20.81           0.10 (d)(e)       4.37           4.47           (0.14
Year Ended June 30, 2012        20.25           0.04 (d)       0.62           0.66           (0.10
Year Ended June 30, 2011        15.22          0.08 (d)       4.95          5.03            
Select Class                       
Year Ended June 30, 2015        32.07           0.37 (d)       2.04           2.41           (0.26
Year Ended June 30, 2014        25.65           0.28 (d)       6.39           6.67           (0.25
Year Ended June 30, 2013        21.21           0.28 (d)(e)       4.45           4.73           (0.29
Year Ended June 30, 2012        20.70           0.19 (d)       0.62           0.81           (0.30
Year Ended June 30, 2011        15.51          0.21 (d)       5.06          5.27          (0.08 )
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.17, $0.06 and $0.23 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.73%, 0.24% and 1.00% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)

    Net assets
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 34.01        7.22   $ 10,933        1.15     0.85     1.87     35
  31.93        25.78        9,466        1.17        0.68        2.19        49   
  25.54        22.15        8,765        1.25        0.92 (e)      2.40        82   
  21.13        3.83        7,329        1.25        0.68        2.51        57   
  20.60       33.71        9,291       1.25        0.91        2.44        75   
           
  33.29        6.71        6,874        1.65        0.36        2.36        35   
  31.38        25.13        3,709        1.66        0.19        2.66        49   
  25.14        21.55        2,294        1.75        0.43 (e)      2.91        82   
  20.81        3.33        1,747        1.75        0.19        3.02        57   
  20.25       33.05       2,266       1.75       0.43       2.94       75   
           
  34.22        7.51        4,833        0.90        1.10        1.59        35   
  32.07        26.10        3,438        0.91        0.95        1.90        49   
  25.65        22.46        1,516        1.00        1.19 (e)      2.16        82   
  21.21        4.09        1,164        1.00        0.94        2.28        57   
  20.70       34.04       1,249       1.00       1.13       2.19       75  

 

 
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                 Per share operating performance  
                Investment operations        Distributions  
        Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
       Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
       Total from
investment
operations
       Net
investment
income
       Net
realized
gain
       Total
distributions
 
Intrepid Mid Cap Fund                                
Class A                                
Year Ended June 30, 2015      $ 24.11         $ 0.08 (d)    $ 1.18         $ 1.26         $ (0.09      $ (3.46      $ (3.55
Year Ended June 30, 2014        18.79           0.08 (d)(e)      5.41           5.49           (0.07        (0.10        (0.17
Year Ended June 30, 2013        14.99           0.13 (d)(f)      3.80           3.93           (0.13                  (0.13
Year Ended June 30, 2012        15.79           0.10 (d)      (0.79        (0.69        (0.11                  (0.11
Year Ended June 30, 2011        11.54          0.04 (d)      4.26          4.30          (0.05 )                  (0.05 )
Class C                                
Year Ended June 30, 2015        21.56           (0.06 )(d)      1.06           1.00           (0.03        (3.46        (3.49
Year Ended June 30, 2014        16.87           (0.05 )(d)(e)      4.84           4.79                     (0.10        (0.10
Year Ended June 30, 2013        13.48           0.02 (d)(f)      3.41           3.43           (0.04                  (0.04
Year Ended June 30, 2012        14.24           0.01 (d)      (0.72        (0.71        (0.05                  (0.05
Year Ended June 30, 2011        10.45          (0.04 )(d)      3.85          3.81          (0.02 )                  (0.02 )
Select Class                                
Year Ended June 30, 2015        24.97           0.14 (d)      1.24           1.38           (0.12        (3.46        (3.58
Year Ended June 30, 2014        19.45           0.14 (d)(e)      5.60           5.74           (0.12        (0.10        (0.22
Year Ended June 30, 2013        15.51           0.18 (d)(f)      3.93           4.11           (0.17                  (0.17
Year Ended June 30, 2012        16.33           0.14 (d)      (0.82        (0.68        (0.14                  (0.14
Year Ended June 30, 2011        11.92          0.08 (d)      4.41          4.49          (0.08 )                  (0.08 )
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.04, $(0.08) and $0.10 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.20%, (0.42)% and 0.45% for Class A, Class C, and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(f) Reflects a special dividend paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividend, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.08, $(0.03) and $0.13 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.47%, (0.17)%, and 0.72% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)

    Net assets
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 21.82        5.64   $ 377,893        1.14     0.33     1.37     66
  24.11        29.30        193,342        1.16        0.38 (e)      1.32        64   
  18.79        26.30        144,405        1.23        0.78 (f)      1.38        52   
  14.99        (4.36     122,217        1.24        0.68        1.38        51   
  15.79       37.29        138,937       1.23        0.31        1.39        47   
           
  19.07        5.02        87,191        1.78        (0.31     1.87        66   
  21.56        28.43        49,796        1.79        (0.25 )(e)      1.82        64   
  16.87        25.51        36,073        1.87        0.13 (f)      1.88        52   
  13.48        (4.97     28,079        1.88        0.04        1.88        51   
  14.24       36.42       30,773       1.88       (0.34 )     1.88       47  
           
  22.77        5.97        510,465        0.89        0.58        1.07        66   
  24.97        29.61        348,077        0.91        0.62 (e)      1.08        64   
  19.45        26.60        327,834        0.98        1.03 (f)      1.13        52   
  15.51        (4.11     269,693        0.99        0.94        1.13        51   
  16.33       37.67       289,967       0.99       0.56       1.14       47   

 

 
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               Per share operating performance  
              Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
       Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund                      
Class A                      
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 13.85         $ 0.10 (d)    $ 0.72       $ 0.82       $ (0.10    $ (1.59    $ (1.69
Year Ended June 30, 2014      12.17           0.09 (d)(e)      2.81         2.90         (0.08      (1.14      (1.22
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.32           0.11 (d)(f)      2.45         2.56         (0.11      (0.60      (0.71
Year Ended June 30, 2012      11.52           0.07 (d)      (0.42      (0.35      (0.07      (0.78      (0.85
Year Ended June 30, 2011      8.42          0.05 (d)      3.11        3.16        (0.06 )              (0.06 )
Class C                      
Year Ended June 30, 2015      12.58           0.01 (d)      0.65         0.66         (0.03      (1.59      (1.62
Year Ended June 30, 2014      11.18           (d)(e)(g)      2.56         2.56         (0.02      (1.14      (1.16
Year Ended June 30, 2013      9.55           0.03 (d)(f)      2.25         2.28         (0.05      (0.60      (0.65
Year Ended June 30, 2012      10.74           (0.01 )(d)      (0.39      (0.40      (0.01      (0.78      (0.79
Year Ended June 30, 2011      7.88          (0.02 )(d)      2.90        2.88        (0.02 )              (0.02 )
Select Class                      
Year Ended June 30, 2015      13.94           0.13 (d)      0.74         0.87         (0.13      (1.59      (1.72
Year Ended June 30, 2014      12.24           0.12 (d)(e)      2.83         2.95         (0.11      (1.14      (1.25
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.37           0.14 (d)(f)      2.46         2.60         (0.13      (0.60      (0.73
Year Ended June 30, 2012      11.57           0.09 (d)      (0.42      (0.33      (0.09      (0.78      (0.87
Year Ended June 30, 2011      8.45          0.08 (d)      3.11        3.19        (0.07 )              (0.07 )
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share remained the same for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.65%, (0.03)% and 0.90% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.09, $0.01 and $0.12 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.82%, 0.13% and 1.07% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(g) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.
(h) Amount rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)

    Net assets
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 12.98        6.90   $ 110,138        0.68     0.75     0.92     39
  13.85        24.96        116,727        0.69        0.68 (e)      0.87        25   
  12.17        25.91        84,296        0.69        0.95 (f)      0.88        51   
  10.32        (2.22     62,820        0.69        0.64        0.89        77   
  11.52       37.50        77,638       0.69        0.50        0.89        78   
           
  11.62        6.25        23,705        1.38        0.06        1.44        39   
  12.58        24.03        23,248        1.37        (e)(h)      1.37        25   
  11.18        25.07        16,636        1.37        0.27 (f)      1.38        51   
  9.55        (2.85     12,330        1.39        (0.07     1.39        77   
  10.74       36.53       13,613       1.39       (0.21 )     1.39       78  
           
  13.09        7.26        1,203,536        0.43        1.00        0.62        39   
  13.94        25.26        1,413,937        0.44        0.92 (e)      0.62        25   
  12.24        26.26        1,296,602        0.44        1.21 (f)      0.63        51   
  10.37        (1.96     1,100,332        0.44        0.89        0.64        77   
  11.57       37.84       1,145,121       0.44       0.75       0.64       78  

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

                 Per share operating performance          
                Investment operations      Distributions  
        Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
       Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
    

Net

realized

gain

     Total
distributions
 
Mid Cap Equity Fund                        
Class A                        
Year Ended June 30, 2015      $ 44.91         $ (0.03 )(d)    $ 4.32       $ 4.29       $ (0.02    $ (2.06    $ (2.08
Year Ended June 30, 2014        38.10           (0.04 )(d)      10.25         10.21         (0.02      (3.38      (3.40
Year Ended June 30, 2013        30.97           0.10 (d)(e)      7.36         7.46         (0.07      (0.26      (0.33
Year Ended June 30, 2012        31.29           0.10 (d)(e)      (0.34      (0.24      (0.08              (0.08
Year Ended June 30, 2011        22.95          0.04 (d)      8.36        8.40        (0.06 )              (0.06 )
Class C                        
Year Ended June 30, 2015        44.21           (0.25 )(d)      4.23         3.98                 (2.03      (2.03
Year Ended June 30, 2014        37.71           (0.24 )(d)      10.12         9.88                 (3.38      (3.38
Year Ended June 30, 2013        30.75           (0.07 )(d)(e)      7.29         7.22         (g)       (0.26      (0.26
Year Ended June 30, 2012        31.16           (0.05 )(d)(e)      (0.35      (0.40      (0.01              (0.01
Year Ended June 30, 2011        22.93          (0.12 )(d)      8.37        8.25        (0.02 )             (0.02 )
Select Class                        
Year Ended June 30, 2015        45.15           0.13 (d)      4.34         4.47         (0.09      (2.06      (2.15
Year Ended June 30, 2014        38.22           0.11 (d)      10.30         10.41         (0.10      (3.38      (3.48
Year Ended June 30, 2013        31.05           0.20 (d)(e)      7.40         7.60         (0.17      (0.26      (0.43
Year Ended June 30, 2012        31.36           0.19 (d)(e)      (0.33      (0.14      (0.17              (0.17
Year Ended June 30, 2011        22.97          0.14 (d)      8.37        8.51        (0.12 )              (0.12 )
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.03, $(0.14) and $0.14 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.09%, (0.39)% and 0.39% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(f) Reflects a special dividend paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividend the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.05, $(0.10) and $0.14 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.18%, (0.33)% and 0.48% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(g) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)

    Net assets
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 47.12        9.99   $ 232,320        1.24     (0.06 )%      1.44     41
  44.91        27.96        156,016        1.24        (0.08     1.41        47   
  38.10        24.23        21,171        1.24        0.27 (e)      1.49        67   
  30.97        (0.76     6,965        1.24        0.34 (f)      1.54        55   
  31.29       36.60        2,918       1.24        0.14        1.53        88   
           
  46.16        9.44        25,597        1.74        (0.56     1.91        41   
  44.21        27.34        20,018        1.74        (0.57     1.93        47   
  37.71        23.60        6,136        1.74        (0.21 )(e)      2.00        67   
  30.75        (1.29     1,244        1.75        (0.18 )(f)      2.03        55   
  31.16       35.98       447       1.74       (0.40     2.06       88  
           
  47.47        10.35        1,773,929        0.89        0.29        1.16        41   
  45.15        28.45        1,773,321        0.89        0.27        1.18        47   
  38.22        24.64        932,920        0.89        0.57 (e)      1.23        67   
  31.05        (0.42     813,125        0.89        0.64 (f)      1.30        55   
  31.36       37.09       568,854       0.89       0.50        1.27       88  

 

 
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                 Per share operating performance  
                Investment operations        Distributions  
        Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
       Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
       Total from
investment
operations
       Net
realized
gain
 
Mid Cap Growth Fund                      
Class A                      
Year Ended June 30, 2015      $ 27.49         $ (0.18 )(d)    $ 3.19         $ 3.01         $ (2.79
Year Ended June 30, 2014        22.99           (0.13 )(d)(e)      7.42           7.29           (2.79
Year Ended June 30, 2013        19.52           (0.04 )(d)(f)      4.50           4.46           (0.99
Year Ended June 30, 2012        23.30           (0.05 )(d)(g)      (1.72        (1.77        (2.01
Year Ended June 30, 2011        16.35          (0.09 )(d)      7.04           6.95            
Class C                      
Year Ended June 30, 2015        23.35           (0.26 )(d)      2.63           2.37           (2.79
Year Ended June 30, 2014        19.97           (0.22 )(d)(e)      6.39           6.17           (2.79
Year Ended June 30, 2013        17.17           (0.12 )(d)(f)      3.91           3.79           (0.99
Year Ended June 30, 2012        20.88           (0.13 )(d)(g)      (1.57        (1.70        (2.01
Year Ended June 30, 2011        14.73          (0.18 )(d)      6.33          6.15            
Select Class                      
Year Ended June 30, 2015        30.39           (0.11 )(d)      3.57           3.46           (2.79
Year Ended June 30, 2014        25.08           (0.06 )(d)(e)      8.16           8.10           (2.79
Year Ended June 30, 2013        21.15           0.03 (d)(f)      4.89           4.92           (0.99
Year Ended June 30, 2012        24.97           0.02 (d)(g)      (1.83        (1.81        (2.01
Year Ended June 30, 2011        17.47          (0.03 )(d)      7.53          7.50            
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.14), $(0.23) and $(0.06) for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.53)%, (1.03)% and (0.22)% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.09), $(0.17) and $(0.02) for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.42)%, (0.92)% and (0.10)% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(g) Reflects a special dividend paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividend, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.09), $(0.17) and $(0.03) for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.46)%, (0.97)% and (0.14)% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)

    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 27.71        12.37   $ 984,262        1.23     (0.68 )%      1.35     57
  27.49        33.44        765,310        1.24        (0.51 )(e)      1.37        69   
  22.99        23.70        586,787        1.23        (0.17 )(f)      1.45        70   
  19.52        (6.61     538,323        1.24        (0.23 )(g)      1.38        70   
  23.30       42.51        696,334       1.24        (0.44     1.36        79   
           
  22.93        11.78        75,494        1.73        (1.19     1.86        57   
  23.35        32.85        41,047        1.73        (1.01 )(e)      1.86        69   
  19.97        23.03        23,745        1.73        (0.67 )(f)      1.95        70   
  17.17        (7.06     22,190        1.75        (0.75 )(g)      1.88        70   
  20.88       41.75       29,187       1.77       (0.97 )     1.86       79  
           
  31.06        12.68        1,562,284        0.92        (0.37     1.12        57   
  30.39        33.91        1,254,748        0.93        (0.20 )(e)      1.12        69   
  25.08        24.06        894,740        0.93        0.14 (f)      1.20        70   
  21.15        (6.31     827,306        0.93        0.09 (g)      1.13        70   
  24.97       42.93        1,031,463       0.93       (0.13 )     1.10       79  

 

 
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               Per share operating performance  
              Investment operations        Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
       Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
       Total from
investment
operations
       Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Mid Cap Value Fund                          
Class A                          
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 37.25         $ 0.20 (d)    $ 2.52         $ 2.72         $ (0.20    $ (2.79    $ (2.99
Year Ended June 30, 2014      31.68           0.15 (d)(e)      7.02           7.17           (0.15      (1.45      (1.60
Year Ended June 30, 2013      25.80           0.19 (d)(f)      6.20           6.39           (0.29      (0.22      (0.51
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.76           0.20 (d)      1.00           1.20           (0.16              (0.16
Year Ended June 30, 2011      18.91          0.18 (d)      5.85          6.03          (0.18 )              (0.18 )
Class C                          
Year Ended June 30, 2015      36.19           0.01 (d)      2.44           2.45           (0.06      (2.79      (2.85
Year Ended June 30, 2014      30.84           (0.03 )(d)(e)      6.83           6.80           (g)       (1.45      (1.45
Year Ended June 30, 2013      25.14           0.05 (d)(f)      6.03           6.08           (0.16      (0.22      (0.38
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.13           0.07 (d)      0.98           1.05           (0.04              (0.04
Year Ended June 30, 2011      18.44          0.07 (d)      5.69          5.76          (0.07 )              (0.07 )
Institutional Class                          
Year Ended June 30, 2015      37.99           0.40 (d)      2.56           2.96           (0.40      (2.79      (3.19
Year Ended June 30, 2014      32.26           0.32 (d)(e)      7.17           7.49           (0.31      (1.45      (1.76
Year Ended June 30, 2013      26.24           0.34 (d)(f)      6.31           6.65           (0.41      (0.22      (0.63
Year Ended June 30, 2012      25.19           0.32 (d)      1.01           1.33           (0.28              (0.28
Year Ended June 30, 2011      19.22           0.30 (d)      5.95           6.25           (0.28              (0.28
Select Class                          
Year Ended June 30, 2015      37.61           0.28 (d)      2.55           2.83           (0.29      (2.79      (3.08
Year Ended June 30, 2014      31.95           0.23 (d)(e)      7.10           7.33           (0.22      (1.45      (1.67
Year Ended June 30, 2013      26.01           0.27 (d)(f)      6.24           6.51           (0.35      (0.22      (0.57
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.97           0.26 (d)      1.01           1.27           (0.23              (0.23
Year Ended June 30, 2011      19.07          0.24 (d)      5.90          6.14          (0.24 )              (0.24 )
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.14, $(0.03), $0.23 and $0.32 for Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares, respectively and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.41%, (0.10)%, 0.66% and 0.90% for Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares, respectively.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.16, $0.01, $0.23 and $0.31 for Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares, respectively and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.55%, 0.04%, 0.80% and 1.04% for Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares, respectively.
(g) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return

(excludes sales
charge) (a)

    Net assets
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 36.98        7.68   $ 2,623,772        1.23     0.53     1.38     18
  37.25        23.25        3,404,974        1.23        0.42 (e)      1.37        25   
  31.68        25.06        3,157,503        1.23        0.67 (f)      1.38        23   
  25.80        4.92        1,986,930        1.24        0.83        1.41        30   
  24.76       31.96        1,979,270       1.23        0.81        1.39        41   
           
  35.79        7.12        595,385        1.74        0.03        1.84        18   
  36.19        22.63        608,283        1.74        (0.09 )(e)      1.87        25   
  30.84        24.43        534,813        1.74        0.16 (f)      1.88        23   
  25.14        4.38        370,781        1.75        0.32        1.91        30   
  24.13       31.29       373,415       1.74       0.30       1.89       41  
           
  37.76        8.19        10,320,516        0.74        1.05        0.94        18   
  37.99        23.88        8,581,992        0.74        0.92 (h)      0.97        25   
  32.26        25.68        6,627,529        0.74        1.16 (i)      0.98        23   
  26.24        5.43        3,543,900        0.74        1.33        1.01        30   
  25.19        32.66        2,812,296        0.74        1.29        0.99        41   
           
  37.36        7.92        2,347,703        0.98        0.75        1.10        18   
  37.61        23.59        2,967,759        0.98        0.67 (e)      1.12        25   
  31.95        25.35        2,870,752        0.98        0.92 (f)      1.13        23   
  26.01        5.20        1,836,012        0.98        1.09        1.16        30   
  24.97       32.29       1,513,926       0.98       1.05       1.14       41  

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

                 Per share operating performance  
                Investment operations  
       

Net asset

value,

beginning

of period

      

Net

investment

income

(loss)

      

Net realized

and unrealized

gains

(losses) on

investments

      

Total from

investment

operations

 
Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund                  
Class A                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      $ 9.91         $ (0.11 )(e)       $ 0.07         $ (0.04
Year Ended June 30, 2014        9.79           (0.13 )(e)         0.25           0.12   
Year Ended June 30, 2013        9.69           (0.11 )(e)(f)         0.21           0.10   
Year Ended June 30, 2012        9.81           (0.14 )(e)         0.02           (0.12
Year Ended June 30, 2011        9.71          (0.16 )(e)         0.26          0.10  
Class C                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015        9.40           (0.15 )(e)         0.06           (0.09
Year Ended June 30, 2014        9.33           (0.17 )(e)         0.24           0.07   
Year Ended June 30, 2013        9.30           (0.17 )(e)(f)         0.20           0.03   
Year Ended June 30, 2012        9.48           (0.20 )(e)         0.02           (0.18
Year Ended June 30, 2011        9.46          (0.23 )(e)         0.25          0.02  
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015        10.09           (0.09 )(e)         0.07           (0.02
Year Ended June 30, 2014        9.94           (0.11 )(e)         0.26           0.15   
Year Ended June 30, 2013        9.82           (0.09 )(e)(f)         0.21           0.12   
Year Ended June 30, 2012        9.91           (0.12 )(e)         0.03           (0.09
Year Ended June 30, 2011        9.79          (0.14 )(e)         0.26          0.12  
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% or unless otherwise noted.
(c) The net expenses and expenses without waivers, reimbursements and earnings credits (excluding dividend expense and interest expense for securities sold short) for Class A are 1.48% and 1.95% for the year ended June 30, 2015, 1.49% and 1.91% for the year ended June 30, 2014, 1.48% and 1.88% for the year ended June 30, 2013, 1.48% and 1.94% for 2012, and 1.49% and 1.95% for 2011; for Class C are 1.98% and 2.45% for the year ended June 30, 2015, 1.99% and 2.40% for the year ended June 30, 2014, 2.15% and 2.38% for the year ended June 30, 2013, 2.23% and 2.44% for 2012, and 2.24% and 2.45% for 2011; for Select Class are 1.23% and 1.64% for the year ended June 30, 2015, 1.23% and 1.65% for the year ended June 30, 2014, 1.23% and 1.63% for the year ended June 30, 2013, 1.23% and 1.69% for 2012, and 1.24% and 1.70% for 2011, respectively.
(d) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(e) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.13), $(0.19) and $(0.11) for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (1.38)%, (2.06)% and (1.16)% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
            Ratios to average net assets              
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)

    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
   

Net

expenses
(including
dividend
and interest
expense for
securities
sold short) (b)(c)

    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements and
earnings credits
(including dividend
and interest expense for
securities sold short) (c)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (d)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (including
securities
sold short) (d)
 
             
             
$ 9.87        (0.40 )%    $ 6,273        2.68     (1.14 )%      3.15     74     204
  9.91        1.23        10,301        2.78        (1.36     3.20        106        227   
  9.79        1.03        14,101        3.04        (1.13 )(f)      3.44        94        251   
  9.69        (1.22     19,759        2.86        (1.42     3.32        151        316   
  9.81       1.03        29,216       2.92        (1.65     3.38        145        339   
             
  9.31        (0.96     6,760        3.18        (1.62     3.65        74        204   
  9.40        0.75        8,602        3.28        (1.85     3.70        106        227   
  9.33        0.32        11,181        3.69        (1.81 )(f)      3.92        94        251   
  9.30        (1.90     15,677        3.61        (2.17     3.82        151        316   
  9.48       0.21       22,094       3.67       (2.46 )     3.88       145       339  
             
  10.07        (0.20     277,647        2.43        (0.89     2.84        74        204   
  10.09        1.51        431,890        2.52        (1.07     2.94        106        227   
  9.94        1.22        317,974        2.78        (0.90 )(f)      3.18        94        251   
  9.82        (0.91     476,803        2.61        (1.17     3.07        151        316   
  9.91       1.23       491,653       2.67       (1.39 )     3.13       145       339   

 

 
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             Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations     Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
    Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gain
    Total
distributions
 
Small Cap Core Fund                
Select Class                
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 58.70       $ 0.37 (g)    $ 3.20      $ 3.57      $ (0.10   $ (5.99   $ (6.09
Year Ended June 30, 2014      48.11         0.15 (d)      13.44        13.59        (0.27     (2.73     (3.00
Year Ended June 30, 2013      37.54         0.37 (e)      10.63        11.00        (0.43            (0.43
Year Ended June 30, 2012      39.44         0.27 (f)      (1.98     (1.71     (0.19            (0.19
Year Ended June 30, 2011      28.60        0.17       10.80       10.97       (0.13 )            (0.13 )
Small Cap Equity Fund                
Class A                
Year Ended June 30, 2015      46.56         0.08 (g)      2.98        3.06        (0.08     (4.86     (4.94
Year Ended June 30, 2014      39.94         0.10 (g)(h)      8.97        9.07        (0.07     (2.38     (2.45
Year Ended June 30, 2013      36.02         0.29 (g)(i)      7.39        7.68        (0.36     (3.40     (3.76
Year Ended June 30, 2012      36.72         0.07 (g)      1.09        1.16        (0.10     (1.76     (1.86
Year Ended June 30, 2011      27.54        0.14 (g)      10.15       10.29       (0.06 )     (1.05 )     (1.11 )
Class C                
Year Ended June 30, 2015      37.96         (0.12 )(g)      2.34        2.22               (4.86     (4.86
Year Ended June 30, 2014      33.06         (0.10 )(g)(h)      7.38        7.28               (2.38     (2.38
Year Ended June 30, 2013      30.46         0.09 (g)(i)      6.15        6.24        (0.24     (3.40     (3.64
Year Ended June 30, 2012      31.41         (0.08 )(g)      0.89        0.81               (1.76     (1.76
Year Ended June 30, 2011      23.75        (0.02 )(g)      8.73       8.71              (1.05 )     (1.05 )
Select Class                
Year Ended June 30, 2015      51.78         0.24 (g)      3.36        3.60        (0.21     (4.86     (5.07
Year Ended June 30, 2014      44.14         0.26 (g)(h)      9.94        10.20        (0.18     (2.38     (2.56
Year Ended June 30, 2013      39.41         0.44 (g)(i)      8.15        8.59        (0.46     (3.40     (3.86
Year Ended June 30, 2012      39.98         0.19 (g)      1.20        1.39        (0.20     (1.76     (1.96
Year Ended June 30, 2011      29.88        0.27 (g)      11.02       11.29       (0.14 )     (1.05 )     (1.19 )
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.09 and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.17% for Select Class Shares.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.19 and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.44% for Select Class Shares.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.14 and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.39% for Select Class Shares.
(g) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(h) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.04), $(0.21) and $0.10 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.09)%, (0.59)% and 0.21% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(i) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.05, $(0.11) and $0.18 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.14%, (0.36)% and 0.44% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)

    Net assets
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 56.18        7.01   $ 815,652        0.80     0.66     1.13     56
  58.70        28.95        703,307        0.79        0.28 (d)      1.12        51   
  48.11        29.50        522,295        0.79        0.84 (e)      1.19        55   
  37.54        (4.29     406,590        0.80        0.64 (f)      1.02        45   
  39.44       38.37        549,530       0.79        0.39        1.09        38   
           
           
  44.68        7.49        674,619        1.29        0.17        1.39        20   
  46.56        23.27        738,967        1.29        0.23 (h)      1.37        30   
  39.94        23.11        696,784        1.29        0.78 (i)      1.39        25   
  36.02        3.79        618,705        1.30        0.21        1.41        27   
  36.72       37.77        699,042       1.29        0.43        1.40        39   
           
  35.32        6.92        35,783        1.79        (0.33     1.87        20   
  37.96        22.67        39,824        1.79        (0.26 )(h)      1.87        30   
  33.06        22.50        37,039        1.79        0.28 (i)      1.88        25   
  30.46        3.26        34,994        1.80        (0.29     1.91        27   
  31.41       37.13       39,403       1.79       (0.06     1.90       39  
           
  50.31        7.81        1,435,112        0.99        0.48        1.14        20   
  51.78        23.65        1,443,768        0.99        0.53 (h)      1.12        30   
  44.14        23.48        1,134,887        0.99        1.07 (i)      1.14        25   
  39.41        4.09        1,076,509        1.00        0.51        1.16        27   
  39.98       38.21       1,200,332       0.99       0.75       1.15       39  

 

 
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                 Per share operating performance  
                Investment operations        Distributions  
        Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
       Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
       Total from
investment
operations
       Net
realized gain
 
Small Cap Growth Fund                      
Class A                      
Year Ended June 30, 2015      $ 13.96         $ (0.11 )(d)(e)    $ 1.77         $ 1.66         $ (1.12
Year Ended June 30, 2014        13.00           (0.12 )(d)      2.52           2.40           (1.44
Year Ended June 30, 2013        11.13           (0.06 )(d)(f)      2.94           2.88           (1.01
Year Ended June 30, 2012        12.17           (0.05 )(d)(g)      (0.77        (0.82        (0.22
Year Ended June 30, 2011        8.28          (0.08 )(d)      3.97          3.89            
Class C                      
Year Ended June 30, 2015        11.36           (0.14 )(d)(e)      1.40           1.26           (1.12
Year Ended June 30, 2014        10.87           (0.16 )(d)      2.09           1.93           (1.44
Year Ended June 30, 2013        9.51           (0.10 )(d)(f)      2.47           2.37           (1.01
Year Ended June 30, 2012        10.48           (0.09 )(d)(g)      (0.66        (0.75        (0.22
Year Ended June 30, 2011        7.17          (0.12 )(d)      3.43          3.31            
Institutional Class                      
Year Ended June 30, 2015        15.17           (0.06 )(d)(e)      1.94           1.88           (1.12
Year Ended June 30, 2014        13.96           (0.07 )(d)      2.72           2.65           (1.44
Year Ended June 30, 2013        11.84           (0.01 )(d)(f)      3.14           3.13           (1.01
Year Ended June 30, 2012        12.87           (0.01 )(d)(g)      (0.80        (0.81        (0.22
Year Ended June 30, 2011        8.73           (0.04 )(d)      4.18           4.14             
Select Class                      
Year Ended June 30, 2015        14.91           (0.08 )(d)(e)      1.90           1.82           (1.12
Year Ended June 30, 2014        13.77           (0.09 )(d)      2.67           2.58           (1.44
Year Ended June 30, 2013        11.70           (0.03 )(d)(f)      3.11           3.08           (1.01
Year Ended June 30, 2012        12.74           (0.02 )(d)(g)      (0.80        (0.82        (0.22
Year Ended June 30, 2011        8.65          (0.05 )(d)      4.14          4.09            
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(e) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.09), $(0.13), $(0.07) and $(0.05) for Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.80)%, (1.30)%, (0.54)% and (0.40)% for Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares, respectively.
(g) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.07), $(0.11), $(0.40) and $(0.27) for Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.68)%, (1.18)%, (0.05)% and (0.03)% for Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares, respectively.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)

    Net assets
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 14.50        13.04   $ 266,805        1.25     (0.82 )%(e)      1.42     50
  13.96        18.94        282,408        1.25        (0.86     1.37        58   
  13.00        27.94        249,986        1.24        (0.50 )(f)      1.42        60   
  11.13        (6.59     219,946        1.25        (0.46 )(g)      1.44        58   
  12.17       46.98        271,606       1.24        (0.72     1.39        79   
           
  11.50        12.47        26,297        1.75        (1.32 )(e)      1.87        50   
  11.36        18.29        28,035        1.75        (1.36     1.87        58   
  10.87        27.30        25,415        1.74        (1.00 )(f)      1.92        60   
  9.51        (6.99     23,689        1.75        (0.97 )(g)      1.94        58   
  10.48       46.16       31,665       1.78       (1.26 )     1.89       79  
           
  15.93        13.47        279,248        0.85        (0.42 )(e)      0.95        50   
  15.17        19.46        302,087        0.85        (0.46     0.97        58   
  13.96        28.39        230,458        0.85        (0.11 )(f)      1.02        60   
  11.84        (6.15     226,834        0.85        (0.06 )(g)      1.04        58   
  12.87        47.42        207,977        0.85        (0.32     1.00        79   
           
  15.61        13.29        157,631        1.00        (0.57 )(e)      1.16        50   
  14.91        19.20        156,585        1.00        (0.62     1.12        58   
  13.77        28.30        148,078        1.00        (0.25 )(f)      1.17        60   
  11.70        (6.29     123,887        1.00        (0.21 )(g)      1.19        58   
  12.74       47.28       128,617       0.99       (0.47 )     1.14       79  

 

 
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                 Per share operating performance  
                Investment operations        Distributions  
        Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
       Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
       Total from
investment
operations
       Net
investment
income
       Net
realized
gain
       Total
distributions
 
Small Cap Value Fund                                
Class A                                
Year Ended June 30, 2015      $ 27.98         $ 0.22 (d)    $ (0.01      $ 0.21         $ (0.20      $ (1.34      $ (1.54
Year Ended June 30, 2014        23.77           0.12 (d)(e)      4.87           4.99           (0.11        (0.67        (0.78
Year Ended June 30, 2013        18.75           0.21 (d)(f)      5.04           5.25           (0.23                  (0.23
Year Ended June 30, 2012        18.99           0.14 (d)      (0.22        (0.08        (0.16                  (0.16
Year Ended June 30, 2011        14.53          0.12 (d)      4.46           4.58          (0.12 )                  (0.12 )
Class C                                
Year Ended June 30, 2015        24.19           0.05 (d)      (0.02        0.03           (0.11        (1.34        (1.45
Year Ended June 30, 2014        20.73           (0.03 )(d)(e)      4.22           4.19           (0.06        (0.67        (0.73
Year Ended June 30, 2013        16.40           0.06 (d)(f)      4.41           4.47           (0.14                  (0.14
Year Ended June 30, 2012        16.64           0.03 (d)      (0.19        (0.16        (0.08                  (0.08
Year Ended June 30, 2011        12.78          0.01 (d)      3.92           3.93          (0.07 )                  (0.07 )
Select Class                                
Year Ended June 30, 2015        29.31           0.31 (d)      (0.02        0.29           (0.26        (1.34        (1.60
Year Ended June 30, 2014        24.86           0.20 (d)(e)      5.09           5.29           (0.17        (0.67        (0.84
Year Ended June 30, 2013        19.58           0.26 (d)(f)      5.29           5.55           (0.27                  (0.27
Year Ended June 30, 2012        19.82           0.19 (d)      (0.23        (0.04        (0.20                  (0.20
Year Ended June 30, 2011        15.15          0.17 (d)      4.65           4.82          (0.15 )                  (0.15 )
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.11, $(0.05) and $0.18 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.41%, (0.20)% and 0.66% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.12, $(0.01) and $0.17 for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.57%, (0.08)% and 0.77% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)

    Net assets
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 26.65        1.04   $ 618,977        1.24     0.84     1.44     38
  27.98        21.24        516,950        1.24        0.46 (e)      1.40        40   
  23.77        28.08        332,177        1.24        0.98 (f)      1.39        38   
  18.75        (0.36     184,920        1.25        0.79        1.41        38   
  18.99       31.56        202,094       1.25        0.68        1.43        43   
           
  22.77        0.42        49,815        1.85        0.23        1.89        38   
  24.19        20.45        52,909        1.84        (0.15 )(e)      1.89        40   
  20.73        27.35        41,108        1.85        0.34 (f)      1.89        38   
  16.40        (0.96     28,834        1.86        0.18        1.91        38   
  16.64       30.72        31,602       1.85       0.07        1.93       43  
           
  28.00        1.27        495,605        0.99        1.10        1.14        38   
  29.31        21.52        404,848        0.99        0.71 (e)      1.15        40   
  24.86        28.47        266,018        0.99        1.19 (f)      1.14        38   
  19.58        (0.11     196,102        1.00        1.04        1.16        38   
  19.82       31.86        190,632       0.99       0.92        1.18       43   

 

 
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                 Per share operating performance  
                Investment operations        Distributions  
        Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
       Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
       Net
investment
income
       Net
realized
gain
       Total
distributions
 
U.S. Small Company Fund                              
Class A                              
Year Ended June 30, 2015      $ 16.25         $ 0.03 (d)    $ 1.22       $ 1.25         $         $ (0.54      $ (0.54
Year Ended June 30, 2014        13.17           (0.01 )(d)(e)      3.39         3.38           (0.01        (0.29        (0.30
Year Ended June 30, 2013        10.31           0.04 (d)(f)      2.89         2.93           (0.07                  (0.07
Year Ended June 30, 2012        10.62          0.02 (d)      (0.33 )(g)      (0.31 )                            
Year Ended June 30, 2011        7.79          (d)(h)      2.86        2.86          (0.03 )                  (0.03 )
Class C                              
Year Ended June 30, 2015        15.86           (0.05 )(d)      1.19         1.14                     (0.54        (0.54
Year Ended June 30, 2014        12.91           (0.08 )(d)(e)      3.32         3.24                     (0.29        (0.29
Year Ended June 30, 2013        10.14           (0.02 )(d)(f)      2.83         2.81           (0.04                  (0.04
Year Ended June 30, 2012        10.50           (0.02 )(d)      (0.34 )(g)       (0.36                              
Year Ended June 30, 2011        7.71          (0.05 )(d)      2.84        2.79                                

Institutional Class

                             
Year Ended June 30, 2015        16.51           0.11 (d)      1.24         1.35           (0.04        (0.54        (0.58
Year Ended June 30, 2014        13.35           0.06 (d)(e)      3.44         3.50           (0.05        (0.29        (0.34
Year Ended June 30, 2013        10.43           0.10 (d)(f)      2.92         3.02           (0.10                  (0.10
Year Ended June 30, 2012        10.75           0.06 (d)      (0.34 )(g)       (0.28        (0.04                  (0.04
Year Ended June 30, 2011        7.84           0.04 (d)      2.90         2.94           (0.03                  (0.03
Select Class                              
Year Ended June 30, 2015        16.53           0.08 (d)      1.24         1.32           (0.02        (0.54        (0.56
Year Ended June 30, 2014        13.37           0.03 (d)(e)      3.45         3.48           (0.03        (0.29        (0.32
Year Ended June 30, 2013        10.45           0.08 (d)(f)      2.92         3.00           (0.08                  (0.08
Year Ended June 30, 2012        10.76           0.05 (d)      (0.33 )(g)       (0.28        (0.03                  (0.03
Year Ended June 30, 2011        7.86          0.03 (d)      2.89        2.92          (0.02 )                  (0.02 )
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.02), $(0.09), $0.02 and $0.05 for Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.12)%, (0.61)%, 0.13% and 0.34% for Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares, respectively.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.01), $(0.07), $0.03 and $0.05 for Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.08)%, (0.57)%, 0.25% and 0.41% for Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares, respectively.
(g) An affiliate of JPMorgan made a payment to the Fund for losses incurred from an operational error. Without this payment, the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments per share would have been $(0.34), $(0.35), $(0.34) and $0.01 for Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares, respectively, and the total return would have been (3.01)%, (3.52)%, (2.70)% and 0.01% for Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares, respectively.
(h) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)

    Net assets
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 16.96        7.98   $ 240,064        1.25     0.21     1.40     56
  16.25        25.86        126,858        1.25        (0.08 )(e)      1.34        51   
  13.17        28.54        49,607        1.25        0.31 (f)      1.43        54   
  10.31        (2.92 )(g)      8,411        1.26        0.17        1.59        74   
  10.62       36.78        12,271       1.25        0.02        1.50        48   
           
  16.46        7.47        45,202        1.75        (0.28     1.88        56   
  15.86        25.27        22,539        1.75        (0.57 )(e)      1.84        51   
  12.91        27.83        6,972        1.75        (0.18 )(f)      1.93        54   
  10.14        (3.43 )(g)      1,247        1.76        (0.26     2.10        74   
  10.50       36.19       1,173       1.75       (0.50 )     2.02       48  
           
  17.28        8.49        352,036        0.82        0.64        0.94        56   
  16.51        26.42        216,698        0.82        0.39 (h)      0.94        51   
  13.35        29.08        30,226        0.82        0.79 (i)      1.05        54   
  10.43        (2.59 )(j)      9,350        0.83        0.62        1.19        74   
  10.75        37.58        20,763        0.82        0.42        1.13        48   
           
  17.29        8.25        246,645        1.00        0.45        1.11        56   
  16.53        26.21        160,279        1.00        0.17 (e)      1.09        51   
  13.37        28.81        66,928        1.00        0.64 (f)      1.21        54   
  10.45        (2.60 )(g)      37,935        1.01        0.49        1.35        74   
  10.76       37.14       34,944       1.00       0.27        1.29       48  

 

 
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                 Per share operating performance  
                Investment operations        Distributions  
        Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
       Net
investment
income
(loss)
     Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
       Total from
investment
operations
       Net
investment
income
       Net
realized
gains
       Total
distributions
 
Value Advantage Fund                                 
Class A                                 
Year Ended June 30, 2015      $ 29.15         $ 0.19 (d)     $ 1.47         $ 1.66         $ (0.26      $ (0.71      $ (0.97
Year Ended June 30, 2014        24.64           0.34 (d)       5.03           5.37           (0.16        (0.70        (0.86
Year Ended June 30, 2013        19.96           0.22 (d)       4.75           4.97           (0.20        (0.09        (0.29
Year Ended June 30, 2012        19.07           0.25 (d)       0.84           1.09           (0.20                  (0.20
Year Ended June 30, 2011        15.22          0.23 (d)       3.79          4.02          (0.17 )                  (0.17 )
Class C                                 
Year Ended June 30, 2015        29.08           0.04 (d)       1.47           1.51           (0.16        (0.71        (0.87
Year Ended June 30, 2014        24.61           0.20 (d)       5.02           5.22           (0.05        (0.70        (0.75
Year Ended June 30, 2013        19.91           0.11 (d)       4.74           4.85           (0.06        (0.09        (0.15
Year Ended June 30, 2012        19.01           0.16 (d)       0.84           1.00           (0.10                  (0.10
Year Ended June 30, 2011        15.17          0.14 (d)       3.77           3.91          (0.07 )                  (0.07 )
Institutional Class                                 
Year Ended June 30, 2015        29.31           0.34 (d)       1.50           1.84           (0.38        (0.71        (1.09
Year Ended June 30, 2014        24.74           0.48 (d)       5.04           5.52           (0.25        (0.70        (0.95
Year Ended June 30, 2013        19.99           0.34 (d)       4.75           5.09           (0.25        (0.09        (0.34
Year Ended June 30, 2012        19.11           0.35 (d)       0.83           1.18           (0.30                  (0.30
Year Ended June 30, 2011        15.24           0.32 (d)       3.79           4.11           (0.24                  (0.24
Select Class                                 
Year Ended June 30, 2015        29.27           0.27 (d)       1.48           1.75           (0.32        (0.71        (1.03
Year Ended June 30, 2014        24.72           0.42 (d)       5.03           5.45           (0.20        (0.70        (0.90
Year Ended June 30, 2013        20.00           0.28 (d)       4.75           5.03           (0.22        (0.09        (0.31
Year Ended June 30, 2012        19.12           0.30 (d)       0.83           1.13           (0.25                  (0.25
Year Ended June 30, 2011        15.27          0.28 (d)       3.79          4.07          (0.22 )                  (0.22 )
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return
(excludes sales
charge) (a)

    Net assets
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 29.84        5.78   $ 2,440,061        1.24     0.64     1.41     17
  29.15        22.19        1,701,250        1.24        1.26        1.33        36   
  24.64        25.09        784,359        1.24        0.98        1.33        22   
  19.96        5.83        206,816        1.25        1.34        1.41        49   
  19.07       26.45        232,103       1.24        1.28        1.34        33   
           
  29.72        5.26        701,023        1.73        0.14        1.83        17   
  29.08        21.58        402,880        1.74        0.74        1.83        36   
  24.61        24.45        212,198        1.74        0.49        1.83        22   
  19.91        5.32        117,937        1.75        0.84        1.91        49   
  19.01       25.82       131,743       1.74       0.78       1.84       33  
           
  30.06        6.36        5,058,172        0.74        1.15        0.90        17   
  29.31        22.77        3,042,506        0.74        1.77        0.93        36   
  24.74        25.73        1,455,125        0.74        1.50        0.93        22   
  19.99        6.36        384,525        0.75        1.86        1.01        49   
  19.11        27.06        284,433        0.74        1.79        0.94        33   
           
  29.99        6.05        3,095,251        0.99        0.89        1.05        17   
  29.27        22.49        2,546,808        0.99        1.53        1.08        36   
  24.72        25.38        1,245,241        0.99        1.23        1.08        22   
  20.00        6.09        422,861        1.00        1.62        1.16        49   
  19.12       26.75       270,562       0.99       1.53       1.09       33  

 

 
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Additional Fee and Expense Information

 

ADDITIONAL FEE AND EXPENSE INFORMATION

FOR THE JPMT II FUNDS AND FORMER ONE GROUP MUTUAL FUNDS

In connection with the 2004 final settlement between Banc One Investment Advisors Corporation (BOIA), subsequently known as JPMorgan Investment Advisors Inc. (JPMIA1), with the New York Attorney General arising out of market timing of certain mutual funds advised by BOIA, BOIA agreed, among other things, to disclose hypothetical information regarding investment and expense information to Fund shareholders. The hypothetical examples are provided for JPMT II Funds or those Funds that have acquired the assets and liabilities of a JPMT II Fund or a series of One Group Mutual Funds.

The “Gross Expense Ratio” includes the contractual expenses that make up the investment advisory, administration and shareholder servicing fees, Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, fees paid to vendors not affiliated with JPMIM that provide services to the Funds and other fees and expenses of the Funds. The “Net Expense Ratio” is Gross Expenses less any fee waivers or expense reimbursements memorialized in a written contract between the Funds and JPMIM and/or its affiliates, as applicable.

The table below shows the ratios for Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares of the affected Funds offered in this prospectus.

 

NON-REDUCED RATE FUNDS                            
        Class      Net
Expense Ratio
       Gross
Expense Ratio
 
   
Intrepid Mid Cap Fund      A        1.15        1.40
       C        1.79        1.90
       Select        0.90        1.08
   
Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund      A        0.69        0.97
       C        1.39        1.50
       Select        0.44        0.63
   
Mid Cap Growth Fund      A        1.24        1.37
       C        1.74        1.85
       Select        0.93        1.12
   
Mid Cap Value Fund      A        1.24        1.41
       C        1.75        1.84
       Select        0.75        0.94
       Institutional        0.99        1.12
   
Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund      A        2.45        3.26
       C        2.95        3.75
       Select        2.19        2.85
   
Small Cap Growth Fund      A        1.33        1.55
       C        1.83        1.95
       Select        0.93        1.03
       Institutional        1.08        1.27
   
Small Cap Value Fund      A        1.25        1.50
       C        1.86        1.93
       Select        1.00        1.13

 

1 Effective January 1, 2010, the investment advisory business of JPMorgan Investment Advisors Inc. (JPMIA), which was the adviser for certain of the J.P. Morgan Funds, was transferred to JPMIM and JPMIM became the investment adviser for certain J.P. Morgan Funds that were previously advised by JPMIA.

 

 
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A Fund’s annual return is reduced by its fees and expenses for that year. The examples below are intended to help you understand the annual and cumulative impact of the Fund’s fees and expenses on your investment through a hypothetical investment of $10,000 held for the next 10 years. The examples assume the following:

 

 

On 11/1/15, you invest $10,000 in the Fund and you will hold the shares for the entire 10 year period;

 

 

Your investment has a 5% return each year;

 

 

The Fund’s operating expenses remain at the levels discussed below and are not affected by increases or decreases in Fund assets over time;

 

 

At the time of purchase, any applicable initial sales charges (loads) are deducted; and

 

 

There is no sales charge (load) on reinvested dividends.

 

 

The annual costs are calculated using the Net Expense Ratios for the period through the expiration of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements memorialized in a written contract between the Funds and JPMIM and/or its affiliates; and the Gross Expense Ratios thereafter.

“Gross Cumulative Return” shows what the cumulative return on your investment at the end of each 12 month period (year) ended October 31 would be if Fund expenses are not deducted. “Net Cumulative Return” shows what the cumulative return on your investment at the end of each year would be assuming Fund expenses are deducted each year in the amount shown under “Annual Costs.” “Net Annual Return” shows what effect the “Annual Costs” will have on the assumed 5% annual return for each year.

Your actual costs may be higher or lower than those shown.

 

 
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JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

 

 

       Class A      Class C1  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 636           -0.51      -1.60      -1.60    $ 182           5.00      3.21      3.21
October 31, 2017        140           4.46         1.94         3.60         199           10.25         6.41         3.10   
October 31, 2018        145           9.68         5.61         3.60         205           15.76         9.71         3.10   
October 31, 2019        151           15.17         9.41         3.60         212           21.55         13.11         3.10   
October 31, 2020        156           20.93         13.35         3.60         218           27.63         16.62         3.10   
October 31, 2021        162           26.97         17.43         3.60         225           34.01         20.23         3.10   
October 31, 2022        167           33.32         21.66         3.60         232           40.71         23.96         3.10   
October 31, 2023        173           39.99         26.04         3.60         239           47.75         27.80         3.10   
October 31, 2024        180           46.99         30.58         3.60         247           55.13         31.76         3.10   
October 31, 2025        186           54.34         35.28         3.60         254           62.89         35.85         3.10   

 

1 The disclosure and numbers for Class C Shares shown above assume that the shareholder did not redeem the shares. With redemption, the numbers for Class C Shares for the first year (period ended October 31, 2016) would be as follows:

 

Annual
Costs
    Gross
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Annual
Return
 
$ 282        4.00%        2.21%        2.21%   

 

       Select Class  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 92           5.00      4.10      4.10
October 31, 2017        115           10.25         8.18         3.92   
October 31, 2018        119           15.76         12.42         3.92   
October 31, 2019        124           21.55         16.83         3.92   
October 31, 2020        129           27.63         21.41         3.92   
October 31, 2021        134           34.01         26.17         3.92   
October 31, 2022        139           40.71         31.11         3.92   
October 31, 2023        144           47.75         36.25         3.92   
October 31, 2024        150           55.13         41.59         3.92   
October 31, 2025        156           62.89         47.14         3.92   

 

 
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JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

 

 

       Class A      Class C1  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 592           -0.51      -1.17      -1.17    $ 142           5.00      3.61      3.61
October 31, 2017        98           4.46         2.82         4.03         158           10.25         7.24         3.50   
October 31, 2018        102           9.68         6.96         4.03         164           15.76         10.99         3.50   
October 31, 2019        106           15.17         11.27         4.03         169           21.55         14.87         3.50   
October 31, 2020        110           20.93         15.75         4.03         175           27.63         18.89         3.50   
October 31, 2021        115           26.97         20.42         4.03         181           34.01         23.06         3.50   
October 31, 2022        119           33.32         25.27         4.03         188           40.71         27.36         3.50   
October 31, 2023        124           39.99         30.32         4.03         194           47.75         31.82         3.50   
October 31, 2024        129           46.99         35.57         4.03         201           55.13         36.43         3.50   
October 31, 2025        134           54.34         41.04         4.03         208           62.89         41.21         3.50   

 

1 The disclosure and numbers for Class C Shares shown above assume that the shareholder did not redeem the shares. With redemption, the numbers for Class C Shares for the first year (period ended October 31, 2016) would be as follows:

 

Annual
Costs
    Gross
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Annual
Return
 
$ 242        4.00%        2.61%        2.61%   

 

       Select Class  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 45           5.00      4.56      4.56
October 31, 2017        67           10.25         9.13         4.37   
October 31, 2018        70           15.76         13.90         4.37   
October 31, 2019        73           21.55         18.88         4.37   
October 31, 2020        77           27.63         24.07         4.37   
October 31, 2021        80           34.01         29.49         4.37   
October 31, 2022        83           40.71         35.15         4.37   
October 31, 2023        87           47.75         41.06         4.37   
October 31, 2024        91           55.13         47.22         4.37   
October 31, 2025        95           62.89         53.66         4.37   

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

 

       Class A      Class C1  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 645           -0.51      -1.69      -1.69    $ 177           5.00      3.26      3.26
October 31, 2017        137           4.46         1.88         3.63         194           10.25         6.51         3.15   
October 31, 2018        142           9.68         5.58         3.63         200           15.76         9.87         3.15   
October 31, 2019        147           15.17         9.41         3.63         206           21.55         13.33         3.15   
October 31, 2020        153           20.93         13.38         3.63         213           27.63         16.90         3.15   
October 31, 2021        158           26.97         17.50         3.63         220           34.01         20.58         3.15   
October 31, 2022        164           33.32         21.76         3.63         227           40.71         24.38         3.15   
October 31, 2023        170           39.99         26.18         3.63         234           47.75         28.30         3.15   
October 31, 2024        176           46.99         30.77         3.63         241           55.13         32.34         3.15   
October 31, 2025        182           54.34         35.51         3.63         249           62.89         36.51         3.15   

 

1 The disclosure and numbers for Class C Shares shown above assume that the shareholder did not redeem the shares. With redemption, the numbers for Class C Shares for the first year (period ended October 31, 2016) would be as follows:

 

Annual
Costs
    Gross
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Annual
Return
 
$ 277        4.00%        2.26%        2.26%   

 

       Select Class  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 95           5.00      4.07      4.07
October 31, 2017        119           10.25         8.11         3.88   
October 31, 2018        123           15.76         12.30         3.88   
October 31, 2019        128           21.55         16.66         3.88   
October 31, 2020        133           27.63         21.19         3.88   
October 31, 2021        138           34.01         25.89         3.88   
October 31, 2022        144           40.71         30.77         3.88   
October 31, 2023        149           47.75         35.85         3.88   
October 31, 2024        155           55.13         41.12         3.88   
October 31, 2025        161           62.89         46.59         3.88   

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

 

 

       Class A      Class C1  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 645           -0.51      -1.69      -1.69    $ 178           5.00      3.25      3.25
October 31, 2017        141           4.46         1.84         3.59         193           10.25         6.51         3.16   
October 31, 2018        146           9.68         5.50         3.59         199           15.76         9.88         3.16   
October 31, 2019        151           15.17         9.29         3.59         205           21.55         13.35         3.16   
October 31, 2020        157           20.93         13.21         3.59         212           27.63         16.93         3.16   
October 31, 2021        162           26.97         17.27         3.59         219           34.01         20.63         3.16   
October 31, 2022        168           33.32         21.48         3.59         225           40.71         24.44         3.16   
October 31, 2023        174           39.99         25.84         3.59         233           47.75         28.37         3.16   
October 31, 2024        181           46.99         30.36         3.59         240           55.13         32.43         3.16   
October 31, 2025        187           54.34         35.04         3.59         248           62.89         36.61         3.16   

 

1 The disclosure and numbers for Class C Shares shown above assume that the shareholder did not redeem the shares. With redemption, the numbers for Class C Shares for the first year (period ended October 31, 2016) would be as follows:

 

Annual
Costs
    Gross
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Annual
Return
 
$ 278        4.00%        2.25%        2.25%   

 

       Select Class      Institutional Class  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 101           5.00      4.01      4.01    $ 77           5.00      4.25      4.25
October 31, 2017        119           10.25         8.05         3.88         100           10.25         8.48         4.06   
October 31, 2018        123           15.76         12.24         3.88         104           15.76         12.89         4.06   
October 31, 2019        128           21.55         16.59         3.88         108           21.55         17.47         4.06   
October 31, 2020        133           27.63         21.12         3.88         113           27.63         22.24         4.06   
October 31, 2021        138           34.01         25.82         3.88         117           34.01         27.20         4.06   
October 31, 2022        144           40.71         30.70         3.88         122           40.71         32.37         4.06   
October 31, 2023        149           47.75         35.77         3.88         127           47.75         37.74         4.06   
October 31, 2024        155           55.13         41.04         3.88         132           55.13         43.33         4.06   
October 31, 2025        161           62.89         46.51         3.88         137           62.89         49.15         4.06   

 

 
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Additional Fee and Expense Information (continued)

 

JPMorgan Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

 

 

       Class A      Class C1  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 760           -0.51      -2.83      -2.83    $ 298           5.00      2.05      2.05
October 31, 2017        320           4.46         -1.14         1.74         385           10.25         3.33         1.25   
October 31, 2018        325           9.68         0.58         1.74         390           15.76         4.62         1.25   
October 31, 2019        331           15.17         2.33         1.74         395           21.55         5.92         1.25   
October 31, 2020        336           20.93         4.11         1.74         400           27.63         7.25         1.25   
October 31, 2021        342           26.97         5.92         1.74         405           34.01         8.59         1.25   
October 31, 2022        348           33.32         7.76         1.74         410           40.71         9.95         1.25   
October 31, 2023        354           39.99         9.64         1.74         415           47.75         11.32         1.25   
October 31, 2024        361           46.99         11.54         1.74         420           55.13         12.71         1.25   
October 31, 2025        367           54.34         13.49         1.74         425           62.89         14.12         1.25   

 

1 The disclosure and numbers for Class C Shares shown above assume that the shareholder did not redeem the shares. With redemption, the numbers for Class C Shares for the first year (period ended October 31, 2016) would be as follows:

 

Annual
Costs
    Gross
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Annual
Return
 
$ 398        4.00%        1.05%        1.05%   

 

       Select Class  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 222           5.00      2.81      2.81
October 31, 2017        296           10.25         5.02         2.15   
October 31, 2018        303           15.76         7.28         2.15   
October 31, 2019        309           21.55         9.58         2.15   
October 31, 2020        316           27.63         11.94         2.15   
October 31, 2021        322           34.01         14.35         2.15   
October 31, 2022        329           40.71         16.81         2.15   
October 31, 2023        336           47.75         19.32         2.15   
October 31, 2024        344           55.13         21.88         2.15   
October 31, 2025        351           62.89         24.50         2.15   

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

       Class A      Class C1  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 653           –0.51      –1.77      –1.77    $ 186           5.00      3.17      3.17
October 31, 2017        155           4.46         1.62         3.45         204           10.25         6.32         3.05   
October 31, 2018        160           9.68         5.12         3.45         210           15.76         9.56         3.05   
October 31, 2019        166           15.17         8.75         3.45         217           21.55         12.90         3.05   
October 31, 2020        171           20.93         12.50         3.45         224           27.63         16.34         3.05   
October 31, 2021        177           26.97         16.38         3.45         230           34.01         19.89         3.05   
October 31, 2022        184           33.32         20.40         3.45         237           40.71         23.55         3.05   
October 31, 2023        190           39.99         24.55         3.45         245           47.75         27.32         3.05   
October 31, 2024        196           46.99         28.85         3.45         252           55.13         31.20         3.05   
October 31, 2025        203           54.34         33.29         3.45         260           62.89         35.20         3.05   

 

1 The disclosure and numbers for Class C Shares shown above assume that the shareholder did not redeem the shares. With redemption, the numbers for Class C Shares for the first year (period ended October 31, 2016) would be as follows:

 

Annual
Costs
    Gross
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Annual
Return
 
$ 286        4.00%        2.17%        2.17%   

 

       Select Class      Institutional Class  
Period Ended     

Annual
Costs

      

Gross
Cumulative
Return

    

Net
Cumulative
Return

    

Net
Annual
Return

     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 110           5.00      3.92      3.92    $ 95           5.00      4.07      4.07
October 31, 2017        134           10.25         7.80         3.73         109           10.25         8.20         3.97   
October 31, 2018        139           15.76         11.82         3.73         114           15.76         12.50         3.97   
October 31, 2019        145           21.55         15.99         3.73         118           21.55         16.96         3.97   
October 31, 2020        150           27.63         20.31         3.73         123           27.63         21.61         3.97   
October 31, 2021        156           34.01         24.80         3.73         128           34.01         26.43         3.97   
October 31, 2022        161           40.71         29.46         3.73         133           40.71         31.45         3.97   
October 31, 2023        167           47.75         34.29         3.73         138           47.75         36.67         3.97   
October 31, 2024        174           55.13         39.29         3.73         144           55.13         42.10         3.97   
October 31, 2025        180           62.89         44.49         3.73         149           62.89         47.74         3.97   

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

       Class A      Class C1  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
     Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 646           -0.51      -1.70      -1.70    $ 189           5.00      3.14      3.14
October 31, 2017        150           4.46         1.74         3.50         202           10.25         6.31         3.07   
October 31, 2018        155           9.68         5.30         3.50         208           15.76         9.57         3.07   
October 31, 2019        161           15.17         8.99         3.50         215           21.55         12.93         3.07   
October 31, 2020        166           20.93         12.81         3.50         221           27.63         16.40         3.07   
October 31, 2021        172           26.97         16.75         3.50         228           34.01         19.97         3.07   
October 31, 2022        178           33.32         20.84         3.50         235           40.71         23.66         3.07   
October 31, 2023        184           39.99         25.07         3.50         242           47.75         27.45         3.07   
October 31, 2024        191           46.99         29.45         3.50         250           55.13         31.37         3.07   
October 31, 2025        198           54.34         33.98         3.50         257           62.89         35.40         3.07   

 

1 The disclosure and numbers for Class C Shares shown above assume that the shareholder did not redeem the shares. With redemption, the numbers for Class C Shares for the first year (period ended October 31, 2016) would be as follows:

 

Annual
Costs
    Gross
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Cumulative
Return
    Net
Annual
Return
 
$ 289        4.00%        2.14%        2.14%   

 

       Select Class  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 102           5.00      4.00      4.00
October 31, 2017        120           10.25         8.02         3.87   
October 31, 2018        124           15.76         12.21         3.87   
October 31, 2019        129           21.55         16.55         3.87   
October 31, 2020        134           27.63         21.06         3.87   
October 31, 2021        139           34.01         25.74         3.87   
October 31, 2022        145           40.71         30.61         3.87   
October 31, 2023        150           47.75         35.66         3.87   
October 31, 2024        156           55.13         40.91         3.87   
October 31, 2025        162           62.89         46.37         3.87   

 

 
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HOW TO REACH US

 

MORE INFORMATION

For investors who want more information on these Funds the following documents are available free upon request:

ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS

Our annual and semi-annual reports contain more information about each Fund’s investments and performance. The annual report also includes details about the market conditions and investment strategies that had a significant effect on each Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)

The SAI contains more detailed information about the Funds and their policies. They are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. This means, by law, they are considered to be part of this prospectus.

You can get a free copy of these documents and other information, or ask us any questions, by calling us at 1-800-480-4111 or writing to:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

If you buy your shares through a Financial Intermediary, you should contact that Financial Intermediary directly for this information. You can also find information online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

You can write or e-mail the SEC’s Public Reference Room and ask them to mail you information about the Funds, including the SAIs. They will charge you a copying fee for this service. You can also visit the Public Reference Room and copy the documents while you are there.

Public Reference Room of the SEC

Washington, DC 20549-1520

1-202-551-8090

Email: publicinfo@sec.gov

Reports, a copy of the SAIs and other information about the Funds are also available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Investment Company Act File No. for each of the Funds except Growth Advantage Fund, Intrepid Mid Cap Fund, Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Value Fund is 811-21295.

Investment Company Act File No. for Intrepid Mid Cap Fund, Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund, Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Value Fund is 811-4236.

Investment Company Act File No. for Growth Advantage Fund is 811-5526.

Investment Company Act File No. for Mid Cap Value Fund is 811-8189.

 

©JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2016. All rights reserved. July 2016.

 

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Prospectus

J.P. Morgan U.S. Equity Funds

Class R2, Class R5 & Class R6 Shares

November 1, 2015, as supplemented July 1, 2016

 

JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund

Class/Ticker: R6/JDEUX

JPMorgan Dynamic Growth Fund

Class/Ticker: R5/DGFRX

JPMorgan Equity Income Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/OIEFX; R5/OIERX; R6/OIEJX

JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund

Class/Ticker: R5/JGVRX; R6/JGVVX

JPMorgan Growth and Income Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/VGRTX; R5/VGIFX; R6/VGINX

JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund

Class/Ticker: R5/JHQPX; R6/JHQRX

JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JIAZX; R5/JIARX; R6/JIAPX

JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JIGZX; R5/JGIRX; R6/JGISX

JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

Class/Ticker: R6/WOOSX

JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JIVZX; R5/JIVRX; R6/JIVMX

JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JLGZX; R5/ JLGRX; R6/JLGMX

JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JLVZX; R5/JLVRX; R6/JLVMX

 

JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JMEZX

JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund*

Class/Ticker: R2/JMCEX; R5/JMEEX; R6/JPPEX

JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JMGZX; R5/JMGFX; R6/JMGMX

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund*

Class/Ticker: R2/JMVZX

JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund

Class/Ticker: R6/VSSLX

JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JSEZX; R5/JSERX; R6/VSENX

JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund*

Class/Ticker: R2/JSGZX; R6/JGSMX

JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JSVZX; R5/JSVRX; R6/JSVUX

JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JUEZX; R5/JUSRX; R6/JUEMX

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund*

Class/Ticker: R2/JLPZX; R5/JCPRX

JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JSCZX; R6/JUSMX

 

*   Closed to new investors.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

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CONTENTS

 

 

Risk/Return Summaries:   
JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund      1   
JPMorgan Dynamic Growth Fund      5   
JPMorgan Equity Income Fund      9   
JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund      13   
JPMorgan Growth and Income Fund      17   
JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund      21   
JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund      26   
JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund      30   
JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund      34   
JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund      38   
JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund      42   
JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund      46   
JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund      50   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund      54   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund      58   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund      62   
JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund      66   
JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund      70   
JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund      74   
JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund      78   
JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund      82   
JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund      86   
JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund      90   
More About the Funds      94   

Additional Information About the Funds’ Investment Strategies

     94   

Investment Risks

     104   

Conflicts of Interest

     107   

Temporary Defensive and Cash Positions

     108   

Expense Limitation

     108   

Additional Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

     108   

Additional Historical Performance Information

     108   
The Funds’ Management and Administration      112   

Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds

     116   

Choosing A Share Class

     116   

Financial Intermediary Compensation

     118   

Purchasing Fund Shares

     119   

Exchanging Fund Shares

     121   

Redeeming Fund Shares

     122   

Minimum Account Balance

     123   

Frequent Trading Policy

     126   

Valuation

     127   

Distributions and Taxes

     128   

Shareholder Statements and Reports

     130   

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

     131   

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure

     131   
Glossary of Common Investment Terminology      132   
Risk and Reward Elements for the Funds      133   
Financial Highlights      140   
Additional Fee and Expense Information      160   
How to Reach Us      Back cover   
 

 

 


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JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R6/JDEUX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide a consistently high total return from a broadly diversified portfolio of equity securities with risk characteristics similar to the Standard and Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500 Index).

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Class R6  
Management Fees        0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        NONE   
Other Expenses        0.11   

Shareholder Service Fees

       NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       0.11   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        0.36   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        (0.01
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement1        0.35   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R6 Shares (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.35% of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     36        115        201        455   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 144% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing this strategy, the Fund primarily invests in the common stocks of U.S. companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the S&P 500 Index (which includes both large cap and mid cap companies). As of the reconstitution of the S&P 500 Index on September 30, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $629 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the S&P 500 Index. Within each sector, the Fund modestly overweights equity securities that it considers undervalued or fairly valued while modestly underweighting or not holding equity securities that appear overvalued. By owning a large number of equity securities within the S&P 500 Index, with an emphasis on those that appear undervalued or fairly valued, the Fund seeks returns that modestly exceed those of the S&P 500 Index over the long term with a modest level of volatility.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value.

On behalf of the Fund, the adviser then buys and sells equity securities, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the adviser buys equity securities that are identified as undervalued and considers selling them when they appear overvalued. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria:

 

 

catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock’s price

 

 

impact on the overall risk of the portfolio relative to the S&P 500 Index

 

 

high perceived potential reward compared to perceived potential risk

 

 

possible temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk, and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s securities are out of favor.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

 

 

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

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R6 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the S&P 500 Index and the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      16.85%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –21.36%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –7.38%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     15.84     16.36     8.45
Return After Taxes on Distributions     12.74        14.76        7.54   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     9.70        12.70        6.63   
S&P 500 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.69        15.45        7.67   
LIPPER LARGE-CAP CORE
FUNDS INDEX
       
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     5.25        16.43        15.82   

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Raffaele Zingone   2002    Managing Director
Steven G. Lee   2013    Managing Director
Aryeh Glatter   2014    Executive Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

     $15,000,000 for Direct Investors   

$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts

  

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

 

 
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After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Dynamic Growth Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R5/DGFRX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Class R5  
Management Fees        0.60
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        NONE   
Other Expenses        1.42   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.05   

Remainder of Other Expenses1

       1.37   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses        0.01   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        2.03   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2        (1.29
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2        0.74   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R5 Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.74% of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money
  market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     76        512        974        2,255   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 74% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Dynamic Growth Fund (continued)

 

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests in a focused portfolio of equity securities of large capitalization companies. Large cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 1000® Growth Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Growth Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $2.2 billion to $722.6 billion. Typically, the Fund invests in common stocks of companies with a history of above-average growth or companies expected to enter periods of above-average growth. Although the Fund will invest primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 20% of its total assets in foreign securities, including depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are financial instruments representing a foreign company’s publicly traded securities. A depository receipt trades on a stock exchange in a country different from the company’s local market.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Since the Fund is non-diversified, it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer or group of issuers than a diversified fund would. In implementing this policy, the Fund will typically hold less than 50 securities in its portfolio.

Investment Process: The Fund’s adviser will utilize a combination of qualitative analysis and quantitative metrics in order to seek to achieve target returns which are higher than the Fund’s benchmark while attempting to maintain a moderate risk profile. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. The adviser looks for companies with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. The adviser may sell a security due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or a change in the original reason for purchase of an investment, or if the adviser no longer considers the security to be reasonably valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Growth Investing Risk. Because growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks, growth stocks may also trade at higher multiples of current earnings, compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s securities are out of favor.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

 

 

 
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Foreign Securities Risk. Investments in foreign issuers are subject to additional risks including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, expropriation and nationalization risks, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of the Fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

Non-Diversified Fund Risk. Since the Fund is non-diversified, it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer or group of issuers than a diversified fund would. This increased investment in fewer issuers may result in the Fund’s shares being more sensitive to economic results among those issuing the securities.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 Shares has varied from year to year for the past seven calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the Russell

1000® Growth Index and the Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Subsequent to the inception of the Fund on 11/30/07 until 8/6/10, the Fund did not experience any shareholder purchase and sale activity. If such shareholder activity had occurred, the Fund’s performance may have been impacted. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index does include the expense of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    1st quarter, 2012      21.67%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –24.66%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was 0.04%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(since
11/30/07)
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     1.56     14.92     7.63
Return After Taxes on Distributions     1.20        14.84        7.57   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     1.17        12.04        6.09   
RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.05        15.81        8.25   
LIPPER LARGE-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     10.56        18.11        6.76   
 

 

 
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JPMorgan Dynamic Growth Fund (continued)

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Greg Luttrell   2007    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Equity Income Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/OIEFX; R5/OIERX; R6/OIEJX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks capital appreciation and current income.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.40     0.40     0.40
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.49        0.22        0.10   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.24        0.17 1      0.10 1 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.39        0.62        0.50   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.10     (0.03     NONE   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.29        0.59        0.50   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.29%, 0.59% and 0.54%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     131        430        751        1,660   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     60        196        343        771   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     51        160        280        628   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 22% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in the equity securities of corporations that regularly pay dividends, including common stocks and debt securities and preferred stock convertible to common stock. Although the Fund invests primarily in securities of large cap companies, it may invest in equity investments of companies across all market capitalizations. In implementing this strategy, the Fund invests primarily in common stock and real estate investment trusts (REITs). “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: The Fund employs a fundamental bottom-up stock selection process to invest in common stock of corporations that regularly pay dividends and have favorable long-term fundamental characteristics. Because yield is a key consideration in selecting securities, the Fund may purchase stocks of companies that are out of favor in the financial community and, therefore, are selling below what the Fund’s adviser believes to be their long-term investment value. The adviser seeks to invest in undervalued companies with durable franchises, strong management and the ability to grow their intrinsic value per share.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably.

These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

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

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

Smaller Cap Company Risk. Although the Fund invests primarily in securities of large cap companies, it may invest in equity investments of companies across all market capitalizations and, to the extent it does, the Fund’s risks increase as it invests more heavily in smaller companies (mid cap and small cap companies). Smaller companies may be more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term. These risks are higher for small cap companies.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their

 

 

 
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value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund, will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares the performance to the Russell 1000® Value Index and the Lipper Equity Income Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance for the Class R2 and Class R5 Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to their inception. The performance in the table for the Class R6 Shares is based on the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 and Select Class Shares prior to the inception of the Class R6 Shares. Prior class performance for Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares. The actual returns of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      13.10%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –17.96%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –7.09%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     13.97     16.96     8.96
Return After Taxes on Distributions     12.86        16.21        7.47   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     8.76        13.72        7.21   
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     13.24        16.22        8.40   
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     14.04        16.98        8.97   
RUSSELL 1000 VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.45        15.42        7.30   
LIPPER EQUITY INCOME FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.60        14.59        15.03   

After-tax returns are only shown for Class R5 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

 

 
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Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Clare Hart   2004    Managing Director
Jonathan K.L. Simon   2004    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

Purchase minimums

 

For Class R6 Shares  

To establish an account

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

To add to an account

    No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R5/JGVRX; R6/JGVVX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.27        0.11   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses¹

    0.22        0.11   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     0.93        0.77   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements²     (0.03     (0.01
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement²     0.90        0.76   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.90% and 0.85%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to
  offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     92        293        512        1,140   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     78        245        427        953   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 46% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund (continued)

 

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. The Fund may at any given time invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category, such as large capitalization companies.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: The Fund invests in companies that the adviser believes have strong earnings growth potential. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Growth Investing Risk. Because growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

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

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

 

 
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Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years, and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 3000® Growth Index and the Lipper Multi-Cap Growth Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The Fund’s performance prior to 8/17/05 may be less pertinent for investors considering whether to purchase shares of the Fund because prior to that time the Fund operated as a mid cap growth fund pursuant to a different investment objective and different investment policies. The performance for the Class R5 Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class and Class A Shares prior to the inception of the Class R5 Shares. The actual returns of Class R5 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Select Class and Class A Shares. The performance in the table for Class R6 Shares is based on the performance of Class R5, Select Class and Class A Shares prior to the inception of the Class R6 Shares. The actual returns of Class R6 Shares would have been different because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than the prior classes. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

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Best Quarter    1st quarter, 2012      19.79%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –22.93%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was 1.83%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     9.87     17.34     10.93
Return After Taxes on Distributions     8.79        16.79        10.67   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     6.27        13.99        9.05   
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     9.94        17.36        10.94   
RUSSELL 3000 GROWTH INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     12.44        15.89        8.50   
LIPPER MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     11.41        19.24        17.89   

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund (continued)

 

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Timothy Parton   2002    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

Purchase minimums

 

For Class R6 Shares  

To establish an account

    $15,000,000 for Direct Investors   

$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts

  

To add to an account

    No minimum levels   

There is no investment minimum for other eligible investors.

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Growth and Income Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/VGRTX; R5/VGIFX; R6/VGINX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide capital growth over the long-term and to earn income from dividends.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.40     0.40     0.40
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.39        0.19        0.14   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.14        0.14        0.14   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.29        0.59        0.54   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     131        409   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     60        189   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     55        173   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 39% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Growth and Income Fund (continued)

 

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in common stocks. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund’s adviser applies an active equity management style focused on identifying attractively valued securities given their growth potential over a long-term time horizon. The securities held by the Fund will predominantly be of companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell 1000 Value Index (which includes both large cap and mid cap companies). As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Value Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.6 billion to $357.2 billion.

While common stocks are the Fund’s primary investment, the Fund may also invest significantly in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are financial instruments representing a foreign company’s publicly traded securities. A depository receipt trades on a stock exchange in a country different from the company’s local market.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser will emphasize companies which it believes are leaders within their sectors. The Fund will also emphasize companies it believes have attractive valuations and low price-to-cash flows ratios. Some but not all of the companies may regularly pay dividends. The adviser employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals, quantitative screening and proprietary fundamental analysis. The adviser looks for undervalued companies with durable franchises, strong management and the ability to grow their intrinsic value per share.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

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

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s securities are out of favor.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Foreign Securities Risk. To the extent that the Fund invests in depositary receipts, such investments are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, expropriation and nationalization risks, higher transaction costs,

 

 

 
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delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of the Fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

Because Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus, no performance is shown for the classes. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares, which are offered in another prospectus, has varied from year to year for

the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for Select Class Shares over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 1000 Value Index. It also compares that performance to the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index and Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index, both of which are indexes based on the total returns of certain large cap mutual funds categories as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other indexes, the Lipper indexes include the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would be been lower than those shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Select Class Shares. The actual returns for Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would be different that those shown because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

 

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Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      15.84%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –22.41%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –7.70%.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Growth and Income Fund (continued)

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     14.39     16.40     7.46
Return After Taxes on Distributions     13.44        15.98        6.79   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     8.87        13.26        6.02   
RUSSELL 1000 VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.45        15.42        7.30   
LIPPER LARGE-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     5.25        16.43        15.82   
LIPPER LARGE-CAP VALUE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.89        16.83        15.36   

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
  

Primary Title with

Investment Adviser

Clare Hart   2004    Managing Director
Jonathan K.L. Simon   2002    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

Purchase minimums

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

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

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R5/JHQPX; R6/JHQRX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R5      Class R6  
Management Fees     0.25      0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     NONE         NONE   
Other Expenses     2.14         2.05   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.05         NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    2.09         2.05   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01         0.01   
   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     2.40         2.31   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (2.00      (1.96
   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     0.40         0.35   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.40% and 0.35%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to
  offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     41        556        1,098        2,583   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     36        532        1,056        2,494   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal period, the Fund’s portfolios turnover rate was 42% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund (continued)

 

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation through participation in the broad equity markets while hedging overall market exposure relative to traditional long-only equity strategies.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund uses an enhanced index strategy to invest in these equity securities, which primarily consist of common stocks of large capitalization U.S. companies. Because the Fund uses an enhanced index strategy, not all of the stocks in the S&P 500 Index, its primary benchmark, are included in the Fund, and the Fund’s position in an individual stock may be overweighted or underweighted when compared to the index. The Fund will also systematically purchase and sell exchange traded put options and sell exchange traded call options, employing an option overlay known as a “Put/Spread Collar” strategy. The options may be based on the S&P 500 Index or on exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that replicate the S&P 500 Index (S&P 500 ETFs). The combination of the diversified portfolio of equity securities, the downside protection from index put options and the income from the index call options is intended to provide the Fund with a portion of the returns associated with equity market investments while exposing investors to less risk than traditional long-only equity strategies. Specifically, the Fund seeks to provide a competitive risk adjusted return over a full market cycle (defined as three to five years) relative to the S&P 500 Index with lower volatility than traditional long-only equity strategies.

The Fund’s investments in equity securities will be primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the S&P 500 Index. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 500 Index on September 30, 2015, the market capitalization of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $629 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the S&P 500 Index. Within each sector, however, the Fund modestly overweights equity securities that it considers undervalued or fairly valued while modestly underweighting or not holding equity securities that appear overvalued. Because each stock’s weighting in the Fund is controlled relative to that stock’s weight in the S&P 500 Index, the Fund’s weighted average market capitalization will be close to that of the S&P 500 Index.

The Fund constructs a Put/Spread Collar by buying a put option on the S&P 500 Index at a higher strike price and writing (or selling) a put option on the same index at a relatively lower strike price, resulting in what is known as a put option spread, while simultaneously selling a S&P 500 Index call option. The Fund may need to construct additional Put/Spread Collars if the size of the Fund increases, either through purchases or appreciation. The Fund’s options overlay strategy is intended to

provide the Fund with downside protection, while foregoing some upside potential. A put option spread seeks to protect the Fund against a decline in price, but only to the extent of the difference between the strike prices of the put option purchased and the put option sold. Entering into put option spreads is typically less expensive than a strategy of only purchasing put options and may benefit the Fund in a flat to upwardly moving market by reducing the cost of the downside protection; the downside protection of the put option spread, however, is limited as compared to just owning a put option. The premiums received from writing index call options are intended to provide income which substantially offsets the cost of the put option spread, but writing the call options also reduces the Fund’s ability to profit from increases in the value of its equity portfolio because in rising markets the call option will be exercised once the market price rises to the option’s strike price. While the Fund typically constructs the Put/Spread Collar utilizing index options, it may also construct the Put/Spread Collar utilizing options on S&P 500 ETFs.

In addition to the use of the Put/Spread Collar strategy described above, the Fund may use future contracts, primarily futures on indexes, to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions and to hedge the Fund’s portfolio if it is unable to purchase or write the necessary options for its overlay strategy.

Investment Process — Enhanced Index: To implement the enhanced index strategy, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value.

On behalf of the Fund, the adviser then buys and sells equity securities, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the adviser buys equity securities that are identified as attractive and considers selling them when they appear less attractive based on the Fund’s process. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria:

 

 

catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock’s price

 

 

impact on the overall risk of the portfolio relative to the S&P 500 Index

 

 

high perceived potential reward compared to perceived potential risk

 

 

possible temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

Investment Process — Options Overlay Strategy: To implement the Put/Spread Collar strategy, the adviser utilizes exchange traded equity options based either on the S&P 500 Index or on

 

 

 
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S&P 500 ETFs. The Put/Spread Collar is constructed by buying a put option at a higher strike price while writing a put option at a relatively lower strike price and simultaneously selling a call option that substantially offsets the cost of the put option spread. The Put/Spread Collar strategy is an actively managed process and is designed to provide a continuous market hedge for the portfolio. The put option spread is generally maintained at a level whereby the Fund is protected from a decrease in the market of five to twenty percent. The options are systematically reset on at least a quarterly basis to better capitalize on current market conditions and opportunities while seeking to provide predictable returns in all market cycles.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Strategy Risk. The Fund’s investment strategies may not always provide greater market protection than other equity instruments, particularly in rising equity markets when the Fund is expected to underperform traditional long-only equity strategies. In addition, as a result of the structure of the options overlay strategy, the Fund is not expected to provide market protection during times of low market volatility; during such periods, the Fund is expected to perform in line with broad equity markets.

Options Risk. The value of the Fund’s positions in equity index options or options on S&P 500 ETFs will fluctuate in response

to changes in the value of the underlying index. Writing index call options or options on S&P 500 ETFs can reduce equity market risk, but it limits the opportunity to profit from an increase in the market value of stocks in exchange for upfront cash at the time of selling the call option. The Fund also risks losing all or part of the cash paid for purchasing put options. Unusual market conditions or the lack of a ready market for any particular option at a specific time may reduce the effectiveness of the Fund’s option strategies, and for these and other reasons, the Fund’s option strategies may not reduce the Fund’s volatility to the extent desired and could result in losses.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives, including options and futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

 

 

 
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The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 Shares over the past calendar year. The table shows average annual total returns for the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P 500 Index, the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index and the Lipper Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds Average, an index based on the total return of all mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category and determined by Lipper. Unlike the other indexes, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

 

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Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2014      4.15%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      0.85%   

The Fund’s year-to-date return through 9/30/15 was –5.00%.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of
Fund
(since
12/13/13)
 
CLASS R5 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     9.88     11.20
Return After Taxes on Distributions     9.60        10.90   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     5.80        8.51   
CLASS R6 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     9.91        11.24   
S&P 500 INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.69        17.54   
BOFA MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH U.S. TREASURY BILL INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     0.03        0.04   
LIPPER ALTERNATIVE LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUNDS AVERAGE      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     1.43        4.56   

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager  

Managed the

Fund Since

  

Primary Title with

Investment Adviser

Hamilton Reiner   2013    Managing Director
Raffaele Zingone   2013    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

Purchase minimums

 

For Class R6 Shares  

To establish an account

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

To add to an account

    No minimum levels.   

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JIAZX; R5/JIARX; R6/JIAPX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.40     0.40     0.40
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.50        0.15        0.10   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.25 ¹      0.10        0.10 2 
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.41        0.56        0.51   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements3     (0.12     (0.01     (0.01
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement3     1.29        0.55        0.50   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 “Remainder of Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

 

3 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes,
  expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.29%, 0.60% and 0.55%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     131        434        760        1,680   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     56        178        312        700   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     51        163        284        640   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 49% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity investments of large and mid capitalization U.S. companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund generally defines large capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization over $10 billion at the time of purchase, and mid capitalization companies as those with market capitalization between $1 billion and $10 billion at the time of purchase.

In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the adviser believes have characteristics such as attractive valuations, high quality and/or strong momentum that should lead to relative outperformance. Generally these will be equity securities of companies within the S&P 500 Index. In identifying high quality securities, the adviser looks for profitable companies with sustainable earnings and disciplined management. In identifying securities that have strong momentum, the adviser looks for securities which have prices and/or earnings that have been increasing and that the adviser believes will continue to increase. In implementing this strategy, the Fund invests primarily in common stock and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

The Fund will sell a stock if the adviser determines that the issuer no longer meets the Fund’s investment criteria or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more established companies. Mid cap companies may be more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

 

 

 
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Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interest. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and creditworthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the S&P 500 Index and the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance for the Class R5 Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to the inception of the Class R5 Shares. The actual returns of Class R5 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. The performance in the table for Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Class A and Select Class Shares prior to the inception of the Class R2 Shares. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A and Select Class Shares. Because Class R6 Shares have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus, no performance is shown for the class. The actual returns of Class R6

Shares would be different than those shown for Class R5 Shares because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Class R5 and Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      17.91%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –22.13%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –6.06%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     16.38     16.05     8.23
Return After Taxes on Distributions     14.73        15.50        7.74   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     10.59        12.98        6.70   
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     15.55        15.24        7.61   
S&P 500 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.69        15.45        7.67   
LIPPER LARGE-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     5.25        16.43        15.82   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R5 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax

 

 

 
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returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Dennis S. Ruhl   2012    Managing Director
Jason Alonzo   2005    Managing Director
Pavel Vaynshtok   2012    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

Purchase minimums

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

   $ 15,000,000 for Direct Investors   

$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts

  

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JIGZX; R5/JGIRX; R6/JGISX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.50     0.50     0.50
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.51        0.21        0.11   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.26 1      0.16 1      0.11 2 
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.52        0.72        0.62   
Fee Waivers and Expense
Reimbursements
3
    (0.35     (0.24     (0.19
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement3     1.17        0.48        0.43   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 “Remainder of Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

 

3 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes,
  expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.17%, 0.48% and 0.43%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     119        446        796        1,783   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     49        206        377        872   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     44        179        327        756   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 64% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity investments of large and mid capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund generally defines large capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization over $10 billion at the time of purchase, and mid capitalization companies as those with market capitalization between $1 billion and $10 billion, at the time of purchase.

In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the adviser believes have characteristics such as attractive valuations, high quality and/or strong momentum that should lead to relative outperformance. Generally these will be equity securities of companies within the Russell 1000 Growth Index. In identifying high quality securities, the adviser looks for profitable companies with sustainable earnings and disciplined management. In identifying securities that have strong momentum, the adviser looks for securities which have prices and/or earnings that have been increasing and that the adviser believes will continue to increase. In implementing this strategy, the Fund invests primarily in common stock and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

The Fund will sell a stock if the adviser determines that the issuer no longer meets the Fund’s investment criteria or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Growth Investing Risk. Because growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more established companies. Mid cap companies may be more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty

 

 

 
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risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interest. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and creditworthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 1000® Growth Index and the Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance for the Class R5 Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to the inception of the Class R5 Shares. The actual returns of Class R5 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. The performance in the table for Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of

Class A and Select Class Shares prior to the inception of the Class R2 Shares. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A and Select Class Shares. Because Class R6 Shares have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus, no performance is shown for the class. The actual returns of Class R6 Shares would be different than those shown for Class R5 Shares because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Class R5 and Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      15.79%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –22.08%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –4.28%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     16.66     16.55     8.82
Return After Taxes on Distributions     16.47        16.36        8.65   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     9.60        13.41        7.23   
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     15.82        15.74        8.21   
RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.05        15.81        8.49   
LIPPER LARGE-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     10.56        18.11        17.23   
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R5 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Dennis S. Ruhl   2012    Managing Director
Jason Alonzo   2005    Managing Director
Pavel Vaynshtok   2012    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

Purchase minimums

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

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

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R6/WOOSX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth by investing primarily in equity securities of companies with intermediate capitalizations.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     NONE   
Other Expenses     0.13   

Shareholder Service Fees

    NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.13   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01   
   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     0.79   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.14
   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     0.65   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R6 Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.65% of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years  
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     66        238   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 66% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in common and preferred stocks, rights, warrants, convertible securities and other equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.6 billion to $28.1 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

The Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the adviser believes are attractive based on certain characteristics, including valuation and momentum. In identifying securities that have attractive momentum characteristics, the adviser looks for securities which have prices that have been increasing and that the adviser believes will continue to increase.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

The Fund will sell a stock if the adviser determines that the issuer no longer meets the Fund’s investment criteria listed above or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their

 

 

 
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value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. Because the Class R6 Shares have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus, the bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares, which are offered in a different prospectus, has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for Select Class Shares over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell Midcap® Index and the Lipper Mid-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The actual returns of the Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      18.98%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –23.42%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –9.44%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     15.62     17.24     9.67
Return After Taxes on Distributions     11.68        16.28        8.14   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     11.80        13.94        7.64   
RUSSELL MIDCAP INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.22        17.19        9.56   
LIPPER MID-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     5.21        18.23        16.46   

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Dennis S. Ruhl   2008    Managing Director
Phillip D. Hart   2011    Managing Director
 

 

 
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Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

   $ 15,000,000 for Direct Investors   

$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts

  

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment

is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JIVZX; R5/JIVRX; R6/JIVMX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.40     0.40     0.40
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.56        0.20        0.12   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses¹

    0.31        0.15        0.12   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.47        0.61        0.53   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements²     (0.39     (0.13     (0.10
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement²     1.08        0.48        0.43   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.08%, 0.48% and 0.43%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have
  contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     110        427        766        1,724   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     49        182        327        750   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     44        160        286        655   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 52% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity investments of large and mid capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund generally defines large capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization over $10 billion at the time of purchase, and mid capitalization companies as those with market capitalization between $1 billion and $10 billion, at the time of purchase.

In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the adviser believes have characteristics such as attractive valuations, high quality and/or strong momentum that should lead to relative outperformance. Generally these will be equity securities of companies within the Russell 1000 Value Index. In identifying high quality securities, the adviser looks for profitable companies with sustainable earnings and disciplined management. In identifying securities that have strong momentum, the adviser looks for securities which have prices and/or earnings that have been increasing and that the adviser believes will continue to increase. In implementing this strategy, the Fund invests primarily in common stock and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

The Fund will sell a stock if the adviser determines that the issuer no longer meets the Fund’s investment criteria or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

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

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s large cap securities are out of favor.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more established companies. Mid cap companies may be more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so

 

 

 
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the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interest. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and creditworthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 1000® Value Index and the Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance for the Class R5 Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to the inception of the Class R5 Shares. The actual returns of Class R5 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. The performance in the table for Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Class A and Select Class Shares prior to the inception of Class R2 Shares. The actual

returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A and Select Class Shares. The performance for Class R6 Shares is based on the performance of Class R5 and Select Class Shares prior to the inception of Class R6 Shares. The actual returns of Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Class R5 and Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      18.46%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –22.70%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –9.55%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     14.17     15.71     8.33
Return After Taxes on Distributions     11.57        14.92        7.73   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     9.75        12.63        6.76   
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     13.47        14.99        7.76   
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     14.22        15.75        8.35   
RUSSELL 1000 VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.45        15.42        7.30   
LIPPER LARGE-CAP VALUE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.89        16.83        15.36   
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R5 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Dennis S. Ruhl   2012    Managing Director
Jason Alonzo   2005    Managing Director
Pavel Vaynshtok   2012    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

Purchase minimums

 

For Class R6 Shares  

To establish an account

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

To add to an account

    No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JLGZX; R5/JLGRX; R6/JLGMX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.50     0.50     0.50
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.52        0.22        0.09   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.27        0.17        0.09   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.52        0.72        0.59   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.22     (0.02     NONE   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.30        0.70        0.59   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.30%, 0.70% and 0.65%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     132        459        808        1,794   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     72        228        399        893   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     60        189        329        738   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 19% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in the equity securities of large, well-established companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Large, well-established companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 1000® Growth Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Growth Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $2.2 billion to $722.6 billion. Typically, in implementing its strategy, the Fund invests in common stocks of companies with a history of above-average growth or companies expected to enter periods of above-average growth.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a fundamental bottom-up approach that seeks to identify companies with positive price momentum and attractive fundamental dynamics. The adviser seeks structural disconnects which allow businesses to exceed market expectations. These disconnects may result from: demographic/cultural changes, technological advancements and/or regulatory changes. The adviser seeks to identify long-term imbalances in supply and demand.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the original investment thesis, if market expectations exceed the company’s potential to deliver and/or due to balance sheet deterioration. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Growth Investing Risk. Because growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s securities are out of favor.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

 

 
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Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 1000® Growth Index and the Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares is based on the performance of Select Class Shares prior to their inception. The performance of Class R6 Shares is based on the performance of Class R5 and Select Class Shares prior to the inception of Class R6 Shares. The actual returns of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares (and Class R5 Shares with respect to Class R6 Shares). Prior class performance for Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2010      17.20%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –21.64%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –0.18%.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     11.08     16.02     8.98
Return After Taxes on Distributions     10.61        15.89        8.92   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     6.65        12.97        7.38   
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     10.42        15.29        8.35   
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     11.13        16.07        9.00   
RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.05        15.81        8.49   
LIPPER LARGE-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     10.56        18.11        17.23   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R5 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Giri Devulapally   2004    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

Purchase minimums

 

For Class R6 Shares  

To establish an account

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

To add to an account

    No minimum levels   

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JLVZX; R5/JLVRX; R6/JLVMX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks capital appreciation with the incidental goal of achieving current income by investing primarily in equity securities.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.40     0.40     0.40
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.61        0.23        0.13   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.36 ¹      0.18 ¹      0.13   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.51        0.63        0.53   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.31     (0.03     NONE   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.20        0.60        0.53   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.20%, 0.60% and 0.55%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     122        447        794        1,775   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     61        199        348        783   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     54        170        296        665   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 143% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in equity securities of large companies, including common stocks, and debt and preferred stocks which are convertible to common stock. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Large companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 1000® Value Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Value Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.6 billion to $357.2 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: The Fund’s adviser invests in companies whose securities are, in the adviser’s opinion, undervalued when purchased but which have the potential to increase their intrinsic value per share. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each industry group according to their relative value.

On behalf of the Fund, the adviser then buys and sells securities, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the adviser buys equity securities that are identified as undervalued and considers selling them when they appear overvalued. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria:

 

 

catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock’s price

 

 

high potential reward compared to potential risk

 

 

temporary mispricings caused by market overreactions

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

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

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s securities are out of favor.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund (continued)

 

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

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 1000® Value Index and the Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance for the Class R5 and Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to their inception. The performance for the Class R6 Shares is based on the performance of Class R5 and Select Class Shares prior to the inception of Class R6 Shares. The actual returns of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares (and Class R5 Shares with respect to Class R6 Shares). Prior class performance for Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      21.51%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –20.52%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –6.55%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     14.79     14.41     7.05
Return After Taxes on Distributions     8.83        12.81        5.33   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     10.39        11.20        5.33   
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     14.03        13.68        6.35   
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     14.75        14.44        7.07   
RUSSELL 1000 VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.45        15.42        7.30   
LIPPER LARGE-CAP VALUE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.89        16.83        15.36   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R5 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

 

 
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Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Scott Blasdell   2013    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

Purchase minimums

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

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

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JMEZX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond to or incrementally exceed the total return performance of an index that tracks the performance of the small- and mid-capitalization equity markets.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Class R2  
Management Fees        0.25
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        0.50   
Other Expenses        0.59   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses1

       0.34   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses        0.01   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        1.35   

Fee Waivers and Expense

Reimbursements2

       (0.43
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2        0.92   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R2 Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.92% of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money
  market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     94        385        698        1,586   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 39% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will hold at least 80% of its Assets in stocks in the S&P 1000 Index1. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The S&P 1000 Index is an index which includes stocks of small- and mid-capitalization companies. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 1000 Index on September 30, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $37.9 million to $16.2 billion. These securities trade on national exchanges, as well as over-the-counter as part of the National Market System. Because the Fund uses an enhanced index strategy, not all of the stocks in the S&P 1000 Index are included in the Fund, and the Fund’s position in an individual stock may be overweighted or underweighted when compared to the index. In addition, the Fund may modestly overweight or underweight the sectors and industries within the index. The Fund seeks returns that modestly exceed those of the S&P 1000 Index over the long term with a modest divergence to the benchmark. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund uses an enhanced index strategy that seeks to provide investment results that correspond to or incrementally exceed the total return performance of the S&P 1000 Index. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks S&P 1000 Index stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency within constraints on sector and industry weights and position sizes. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer included in the S&P 1000 Index.

 

1 “S&P 1000 Index,” is a registered service marks of Standard & Poor’s Corporation, which does not sponsor and is in no way affiliated with the Fund. The S&P 1000 Index is a market capitalization weighted combination of the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 and the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Indexes.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Index Investing Risk. Because the Fund uses an enhanced index strategy, securities may be purchased, retained and sold by the Fund at times when a more actively managed fund would not do so. If the value of securities that are heavily weighted in the index changes, you can expect a greater risk of loss than would be the case if the Fund were not invested in such securities. There is also the risk that the Fund’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Smaller Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap and small cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term. These risks are higher for small cap companies.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interest. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and creditworthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

 

 

 
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Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the S&P 1000 Index and the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index and Lipper Mid-Cap Core Funds Index, both of which are indexes based on the total returns of certain small cap and mid cap mutual funds within small cap and mid cap fund categories, respectively, as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper indexes include the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the indexes. The performance for Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Select Class Shares prior to the inception of the Class R2 Shares. Prior class performance for

Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      20.26%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –26.15%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –4.87%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     9.02     15.86     8.65
S&P 1000 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     8.54        16.77        9.47   
LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.89        17.02        16.02   
LIPPER MID-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     5.21        18.23        16.46   

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title
Dennis S. Ruhl   2013    Managing Director
Phillip D. Hart   2013    Managing Director
 

 

 
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Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains except when your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JMCEX; R5/JMEEX; R6/JPPEX

Currently, the Fund is publicly offered on a limited basis. (See “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus for more information.)

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund’s objective is long-term capital growth.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.61        0.17        0.12   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.36        0.12        0.12   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.77        0.83        0.78   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.27     (0.03     (0.03
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.50        0.80        0.75   
1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.50%, 0.80% and 0.75%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     153        531        934        2,062   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     82        262        458        1,023   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     77        246        430        963   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 41% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Index securities at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.6 billion to $28.1 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the portfolio management team employs an investment process that seeks to identify both growth and value securities for the Fund. The team seeks to identify companies with leading competitive positions, talented management teams and durable business models. In addition, the team will invest in companies that it believes either have the capacity to achieve a sustainable level of above average growth or have sustainable free cash flow generation with management committed to increasing shareholder value.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a

company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Strategy Risk. Although the Fund invests in both growth and value securities, it may invest more heavily in either growth or value securities depending on market conditions and the convictions of the adviser. To the extent the Fund invests in growth securities, it will be subject to risks related to growth investing. Specifically, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value. To the extent the Fund invests in value securities, it will be subject to risks related to value investing. Specifically, a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

 

 

 
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Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. Because the Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares commenced operations on March 14, 2014, the bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares, which are offered in a different prospectus, has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table also shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years of the Fund’s Select Class Shares. During the period, the actual returns of the Class R2 Shares would have been lower because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Select Class Shares. The actual returns of the Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would have been different because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. The table compares that performance to the Russell Midcap® Index and the Lipper Mid-Cap Core Funds Index and Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index, both of which are indexes based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within mid cap funds category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      17.24%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –24.38%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 for the Select Class Shares was –3.28%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     12.86     17.29     9.67
Return After Taxes on Distributions     11.49        16.38        8.38   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     8.19        13.86        7.66   
RUSSELL MIDCAP INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.22        17.19        9.56   
LIPPER MID-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     5.21        18.23        16.46   
LIPPER MID-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     9.19        17.84        16.75   

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

 

 
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Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jonathan K.L. Simon   2002    Managing Director
Timothy Parton   2010    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Shares of the Fund are not generally available to new purchasers. Existing shareholders can still purchase additional shares, reinvest their dividends and exchange into the Fund from other J.P. Morgan Funds. In addition, certain group employer benefit plans, fee-based advisory programs, college savings plans, approved brokerage programs, shareholders of the JPMorgan Mid Cap Core Fund who received shares of the Fund upon completion of a reorganization between the two Funds and other J.P. Morgan Funds can continue to purchase shares as described in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus.

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

Purchase minimums

 

For Class R6 Shares  

To establish an account

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

To add to an account

  No minimum levels

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JMGZX; R5/JMGFX; R6/JMGMX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks growth of capital.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.44        0.18        0.09   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.19        0.13        0.09   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.60        0.84        0.75   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.20     (0.05     (0.01
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.40        0.79        0.74   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.40%, 0.79% and 0.74%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have
  contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     143        485        852        1,883   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     81        263        461        1,033   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     76        239        416        929   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 57% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in equity securities of mid cap companies, including common stocks and debt securities and preferred stocks that are convertible to common stocks. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid cap companies which the Fund’s adviser believes are capable of achieving sustained growth. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Growth Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Growth Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $2.2 billion to $28.1 billion.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a

company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Growth Investing Risk. Because growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

 

 
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Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell Midcap® Growth Index and the Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance of the Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to their inception. The actual returns of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would be different than those shown because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. Prior class performance for Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    1st quarter, 2012      18.06%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –27.17%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –1.10%.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     11.24     16.87     9.76
Return After Taxes on Distributions     8.59        15.29        8.24   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     8.06        13.54        7.81   
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     11.14        16.82        9.74   
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     10.48        16.17        9.21   
RUSSELL MIDCAP GROWTH INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     11.90        16.94        9.43   
LIPPER MID-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     9.19        17.84        16.75   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R6 Shares, and after tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Timothy Parton   2004    Managing Director
Felise Agranoff   2015    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

Purchase minimums

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

   $ 15,000,000 for Direct Investors   

$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts

  

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JMVZX

Currently, the Fund is publicly offered on a limited basis. (See “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus for more information.)

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks growth from capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Class R2  
Management Fees        0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        0.50   
Other Expenses        0.58   

Shareholder Service Fees

       0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses1

       0.33   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses        0.01   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        1.74   
Fee Waivers and Expense
Reimbursements
2
       (0.24
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2        1.50   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.
2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R2 Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.50% of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     153        525        921        2,032   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 18% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap Value Index and/or between $1 billion and $20 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Value Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.6 billion to $27.5 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals, quantitative screening and proprietary fundamental analysis. The adviser looks for quality companies, which appear to be undervalued and to have the potential to grow intrinsic value per share. Quality companies generally have a sustainable competitive position, relatively lower levels of business cyclicality, high returns on invested capital and strong experienced management teams.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or

unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

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

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit- worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund, will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund (continued)

 

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell Midcap® Value Index and the Lipper Mid-Cap Value Funds Index and Lipper Multi-Cap Core Funds Index, both of which are indexes based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within mid cap and multi cap fund categories, respectively, as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper indexes include the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the indexes. The performance in the table for Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Class A Shares prior to the inception of the Class R2 Shares. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      17.86%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –21.70%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –6.26%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R2 SHARES        
(Return Before Taxes)     14.29     17.38     9.29
RUSSELL MIDCAP VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     14.75        17.43        9.43   
LIPPER MID-CAP VALUE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.05        18.75        16.62   
LIPPER MULTI-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     5.97        17.30        15.82   

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jonathan K.L. Simon   1997    Managing Director
Lawrence E. Playford   2004    Managing Director
Gloria H. Fu   2006    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Shares of the Fund are no longer generally available to new purchasers. Existing shareholders can still purchase additional shares, reinvest their dividends and exchange into the Fund from other J.P. Morgan Funds. In addition, certain group

 

 

 
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retirement plans, fee-based advisory programs and J.P. Morgan Funds can continue to purchase shares as described in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus.

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains except when your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R6/VSSLX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks capital growth over the long term.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        Class R6  
Management Fees        0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        NONE   
Other Expenses        0.12   

Shareholder Service Fees

       NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses1

       0.12   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        0.77   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2        (0.02
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2        0.75   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R6 Shares (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.75% of its average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 5/31/17, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 5/31/17 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     77        244        426        952   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 56% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of Russell 2000® Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $103 million to $4.7 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the Russell 2000 Index. The Fund can moderately underweight or overweight sectors when it believes it will benefit performance. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund pursues returns that exceed those of the Russell 2000 Index while seeking to limit its volatility relative to this index. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Small Cap Company Risk. Investments in small cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their

 

 

 
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value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. Because Class R6 Shares have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus, no performance is shown for the class. Instead, the bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 2000® Index and Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The actual returns of the Class R6 Shares would be different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      19.97%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –26.24%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 3/31/16 was (3.82)%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (5.38 )%      11.09     7.04
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (7.88     9.51        5.72   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (1.39     8.67        5.53   
RUSSELL 2000 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     (4.41     9.19        6.80   
LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (4.23     8.64        6.69   

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

In some cases, the “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may exceed the “Return Before Taxes” due to an assumed benefit from any losses on a sale of shares at the end of the measurement period.

 

 

 
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Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Dennis S. Ruhl   2004    Managing Director
Phillip D. Hart   2010    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

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

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JSEZX; R5/JSERX; R6/VSENX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks capital growth over the long term.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.61        0.21        0.11   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses¹

    0.36        0.16        0.11   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.77        0.87        0.77   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements²     (0.22     (0.07     (0.02
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement²     1.55        0.80        0.75   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.55%, 0.80% and 0.75%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The
  Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16 and 5/31/17 for Class R6 Shares, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and 5/31/17 for Class R6 Shares and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     158        536        939        2,066   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     82        271        475        1,066   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     77        244        426        952   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 20% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Index stocks and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $103 million to $4.7 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a fundamental bottom-up investment process. The adviser seeks to invest in undervalued companies with leading competitive positions and predictable and durable business models. It also seeks companies whose management has a successful track record of prudent capital allocation.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole,

such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Small Cap Company Risk. Investments in small cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

 

 

 
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The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 2000® Index and the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance for the Class R5 Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to the inception of the Class R5 Shares. The actual returns of Class R5 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. The performance in the table for Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Class A Shares prior to the inception of the Class R2 Shares. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. Because Class R6 Shares have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus, no performance is shown for the class. The actual returns of the Class R6 Shares would be different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Class R5 and Select Class Shares on which Class R5 Shares is based prior to Class R5 inception. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      17.81%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –18.76%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –4.17%.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.55     17.79     11.86
Return After Taxes on Distributions     4.97        16.12        10.61   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     6.27        14.31        9.66   
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     6.73        16.91        11.13   
RUSSELL 2000 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     4.89        15.55        7.77   
LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.89        17.02        16.02   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R5 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager  

Managed the

Fund Since

  

Primary Title with

Investment Adviser

Don San Jose   2007    Managing Director
Daniel J. Percella   2014    Executive Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

 

 

 
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Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JSGZX; R6/JGSMX

Currently, the Fund is publicly offered on a limited basis. (See “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus for more information.)

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth primarily by investing in a portfolio of equity securities of small-capitalization and emerging growth companies.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.65        0.11   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.40        0.11   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.08        0.08   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.88        0.84   
Fee Waivers and Expense
Reimbursements
2
    (0.30 )     (0.01 )
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.58        0.83   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.
2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R2 and Class R6 Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.50% and 0.75%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     161        562        988        2,177  
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     85        267        465        1,036  

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 50% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in the securities of small capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Growth Index stocks and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Growth Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $114 million to $4.7 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund will invest primarily in common stocks. Typically, the Fund invests in securities of companies with a history of above-average growth, as well as companies expected to have above-average growth.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a

company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Small Cap Company Risk. Investments in small cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Growth Investing Risk. Because growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks, growth stocks may trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the

 

 

 
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Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R2 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 2000® Growth Index and Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance in the table for Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Class A Shares prior to the inception of the Class R2 Shares. Prior class performance for Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 Shares and Class A Shares. The performance in the table for the Class R6 Shares is based on the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class and Select Class Shares prior to the inception of the Class R6 Shares. The actual returns of the Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Institutional Class and Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      23.01%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –25.97%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –7.48%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     0.25     16.97     9.30
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (1.52     15.66        7.74  
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     1.49        13.72        7.37  
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (0.51     16.12        8.54  
RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     5.60        16.80        8.54  
LIPPER SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     9.63        17.72        17.44  

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R6 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

 

 
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Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Eytan Shapiro   2004    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Shares of the Fund are no longer generally available to new purchasers. Existing shareholders can still purchase additional shares, reinvest their dividends and exchange into the Fund from other J.P. Morgan Funds. In addition, certain group retirement plans, fee-based advisory programs, college savings plans and J.P. Morgan Funds can continue to purchase shares as described in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” of the prospectus.

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

Purchase minimums

 

For Class R6 Shares  

To establish an account

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

To add to an account

    No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund does not intend to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JSVZX; R5/JSVRX; R6/JSVUX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth primarily by investing in equity securities of small-capitalization companies.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.65     0.65     0.65
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.68        0.25        0.12   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.43        0.20        0.12   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.84        0.91        0.78   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.34     (0.01     (0.01
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     1.50        0.90        0.77   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.50%, 0.91% and 0.86%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds
  advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     153        546        964        2,131   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     92        289        503        1,119   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     79        248        432        965   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 38% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Value Index stocks at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Value Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $103 million to $4.3 billion. In reviewing investment opportunities for the Fund, its adviser uses a value-oriented approach. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s equity investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Small Cap Company Risk. Investments in small cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

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

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and

 

 

 
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credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund, will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R6 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the Russell 2000® Value Index and Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance for the Class R6, Class R5 and Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to their inception. The actual returns of Class R6 and Class R5 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R6 and Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. Prior class performance for Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2009      21.57%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –25.48%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –9.96%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

        
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     4.43     15.84     8.13
Return After Taxes on Distributions     2.99        15.18        6.88   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     3.50        12.74        6.44   
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     4.38        15.79        8.06   
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     3.76        15.12        7.44   
RUSSELL 2000 VALUE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     4.22        14.26        6.89   
LIPPER SMALL-CAP VALUE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     (0.22     15.47        14.64   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R6 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

 

 
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Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Dennis S. Ruhl   2005    Managing Director
Phillip D. Hart   2010    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

Purchase minimums

 

For Class R6 Shares  

To establish an account

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

To add to an account

    No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JUEZX; R5/JUSRX; R6/JUEMX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide high total return from a portfolio of selected equity securities.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R5     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.40     0.40     0.40
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.52        0.22        0.11   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.05        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.27 ¹      0.17        0.11 ¹ 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.42        0.62        0.51   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements²     (0.23     (0.06     NONE   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement²     1.19        0.56        0.51   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.19%, 0.56% and 0.51%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     121        427        754        1,682   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     57        192        340        769   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     52        164        285        640   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 79% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of U.S. companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing its strategy, the Fund primarily invests in common stocks of large- and medium-capitalization U.S. companies but it may also invest up to 20% of its Assets in common stocks of foreign companies, including depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are financial instruments representing a foreign company’s publicly traded securities. A depository receipt trades on a stock exchange in a country different from the company’s local market.

Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the S&P 500 Index. Within each sector, the Fund focuses on those equity securities that it considers most undervalued and seeks to outperform the S&P 500 through superior stock selection. By emphasizing undervalued equity securities, the Fund seeks to produce returns that exceed those of the S&P 500 Index. At the same time, by controlling the sector weightings of the Fund so they can differ only moderately from the sector weightings of the S&P 500 Index, the Fund seeks to limit its volatility to that of the overall market, as represented by this index. It will also look to identify companies that regularly pay dividends.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value.

On behalf of the Fund, the adviser then buys and sells equity securities, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the adviser buys equity securities that are identified as undervalued and considers selling them when they appear to be overvalued. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria:

 

 

catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock’s price

 

 

high potential reward compared to potential risk

 

 

temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s securities are out of favor.

Mid Cap Company Risk. Investments in mid cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. The securities of mid cap companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

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

Foreign Securities Risk. Investments in foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, expropriation and nationalization risks, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment and

 

 

 
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less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of the Fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares that performance to the S&P 500 Index and the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance of Class R5 Shares is based on the performance of the Institutional Class Shares prior to their inception. The performance of Class R6 Shares is based on the performance of the Class R5 and Institutional Class Shares prior to their inception. The actual returns of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Institutional Class Shares (and Class R5 Shares with respect to Class R6 Shares). The performance in the table for Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Class A Shares prior to the inception of the Class R2 Shares. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      17.47%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –20.55%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –5.91%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     13.95     15.46     9.08
Return After Taxes on Distributions     10.96        14.08        7.71   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     9.48        12.21        7.11   
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     13.21        14.75        8.45   
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     13.98        15.53        9.12   
S&P 500 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.69        15.45        7.67   
LIPPER LARGE-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     5.25        16.43        15.82   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R5 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Thomas Luddy   2006    Managing Director
Susan Bao   2001    Managing Director
Helge Skibeli   2009    Managing Director
Scott Davis   2014    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

Purchase minimums

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

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

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JLPZX; R5/JCPRX

Currently, the Fund is publicly offered on a limited basis. (See “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” in the prospectus for more information.)

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide a high total return from a portfolio of selected equity securities.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R5  
Management Fees     0.80     0.80
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE   
Other Expenses     1.53        1.19   

Dividend Expenses on Short Sales

    1.03        1.03   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.05   

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.25        0.11   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     2.84        2.00   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.30     (0.16
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement2     2.54        1.84   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.
2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R2 and Class R5 Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, Dividend and Interest Expenses Related to Short Sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.50% and 0.80%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     257        852        1,472        3,145   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     187        612        1,063        2,314   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate (including short sales) was 127% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of the Fund’s Assets, which are expected to include both long and short positions, will consist of different U.S. securities, selected from a universe of publicly traded large capitalization securities with characteristics similar to those comprising the Russell 1000 and the S&P 500 Indices. The Fund takes long and short positions mainly in equity securities and derivatives on equity securities. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.6 billion to $722.6 billion. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 500 Index on September 30, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $629 billion.

“Plus” in the Fund’s name refers to the additional return the Fund endeavors to add both relative to the S&P 500 Index as well as relative to traditional strategies which do not have the ability to sell stock short. Selling stock short allows the Fund to more fully exploit insights in stocks that the Fund’s adviser expects to underperform, as well as enabling the Fund to establish additional long positions while keeping the Fund’s net exposure to the market at a level similar to a traditional “long-only” strategy. Short sales involve the sale of a security which the fund does not own in hopes of purchasing the same security at a later date at a lower price. To make delivery to the buyer, the Fund must borrow the security, and the fund is obligated to return the security to the lender, which is accomplished by a later purchase of the security by the Fund. The Fund may also periodically short index futures in order to hedge its market exposure in instances when it is not preferable to enter into short positions on particular securities in the amount desired.

The Fund intends to maintain an approximate net 100% long exposure to the equity market (long market value minus short market value). However the long and short positions held by the Fund will vary in size as market opportunities change. The Fund’s long positions and their equivalents will range between 90% and 150% of the value of the Fund’s net assets. The Fund’s short positions will range between 0% and 50% of the value of the Fund’s net assets.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions or as described above.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years which is

designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value.

On behalf of the Fund, the adviser buys and sells, as well as shorts and covers shorts in, equity securities and derivatives on those securities according to its own policies, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the adviser buys and covers shorts in equity securities that are identified as undervalued and considers selling or shorting them when they appear overvalued. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria such as:

 

 

catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock’s price

 

 

high potential reward compared to potential risk

 

 

temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Short Selling Risk. The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security sold short increases in value between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund purchases the security to replace the borrowed security. In addition, a lender may request, or market conditions may dictate, that securities sold short be returned to the lender on short notice, and the Fund may have to buy the

 

 

 
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securities sold short at an unfavorable price. If this occurs, any anticipated gain to the Fund may be reduced or eliminated or the short sale may result in a loss. The Fund’s losses are potentially unlimited in a short sale transaction. Short sales are speculative transactions and involve special risks, including greater reliance on the adviser’s ability to accurately anticipate the future value of a security. Furthermore, taking short positions in securities results in a form of leverage which may cause the Fund to be more volatile.

Large Cap Company Risk. Because the Fund invests principally in large cap company securities, it may underperform other funds during periods when the Fund’s securities are out of favor.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Foreign Securities Risk. Investments in foreign issuers are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, expropriation and nationalization risks, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of the Fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain

economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

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

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for securities held long (or appreciating prices of securities held short). Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 Shares has varied from year to year for the past nine calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year, five years and the life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the S&P 500 Index and the Lipper Alternative Active Extension Funds Average, an average based on the total return of all funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance for the Class R5 Shares is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares prior to the inception of the Class R5 Shares. The actual returns of Class R5 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. The performance in the table for Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of Class A Shares prior to the inception of the Class R2 Shares. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

 

 
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Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      17.85%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –20.25%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –6.64%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

        
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(Since
11/1/05)
 
CLASS R5 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     14.85     15.44     11.37
Return After Taxes on Distributions     12.75        14.32        10.57   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     10.06        12.42        9.30   
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     14.04        14.63        10.70   
S&P 500 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     13.69        15.45        8.32   
LIPPER ALTERNATIVE ACTIVE EXTENSION FUNDS AVERAGE        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     7.52        17.94        10.44   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R5 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Thomas Luddy   2005    Managing Director
Susan Bao   2005    Managing Director
Scott Davis   2016    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Shares of the Fund are no longer generally available to new purchasers. Existing shareholders can still purchase additional shares, reinvest their dividends and exchange into the Fund from other J.P. Morgan Funds. In addition, certain group retirement plans, fee-based advisory programs, college savings plans and J.P. Morgan Funds can continue to purchase shares as described in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING” of the prospectus.

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JSCZX, R6/JUSMX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide high total return from a portfolio of small company stocks.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R6  
Management Fees     0.60     0.60
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.50        0.14   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.25        0.14   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.61        0.75   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.10     (0.01
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement 2     1.51        0.74   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R2 and Class R6 Shares (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.51% and 0.76%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to
  offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     154        498        867        1,903   
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     76        239        416        929   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses, or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 56% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap U.S. companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000® Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $103 million to $4.7 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the Russell 2000® Index. The Fund can moderately underweight or overweight sectors when it believes it will benefit performance. The Fund pursues returns that exceed those of the Russell 2000® Index while seeking to limit its volatility relative to this index. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Small Cap Company Risk. Investments in small cap companies may be riskier, more volatile and more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than investments in larger, more established companies. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other equity securities, especially over the short term.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and credit-worthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Derivative Risk. Derivatives, including futures, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the

 

 

 
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Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R6 Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The table compares the performance to the Russell 2000® Index and the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index, an index based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The performance of the Class R6 Shares is based on the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares prior to the inception of the Class R6 Shares. The actual returns of Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Institutional Class Shares. The performance in the table for the Class R2 Shares is based on the performance of the Fund’s Select Class and Class A Shares prior to their inception. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower than those shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than the prior classes. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2009      22.77%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2008      –26.90%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –7.57%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
CLASS R6 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     8.71     17.89     8.63
Return After Taxes on Distributions     7.55        17.42        7.44   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     5.40        14.44        6.85   
CLASS R2 SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     7.85        17.17        8.13   
RUSSELL 2000 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     4.89        15.55        7.77   
LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     3.89        17.02        16.02   

After-tax returns are shown only for the Class R6 Shares, and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

 

 
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Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Dennis S. Ruhl   2004    Managing Director
Phillip D. Hart   2010    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

Purchase minimums

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

    

 

$15,000,000 for Direct Investors

$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts

  

  

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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More About the Funds

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS’ INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Each of the Funds

Each Fund will invest primarily in equity securities as described below. Each Fund invests in common stock as a main strategy. Although not a main strategy, a Fund’s investment in equity securities may also include:

 

 

preferred stock

 

 

convertible securities

 

 

trust or partnership interests

 

 

warrants and rights to buy common stock

 

 

equity securities purchased in initial public offerings.

All of these securities may be included as equity securities for the purpose of calculating a Fund’s 80% policy.

The main investment strategies for a Fund may also include:

 

 

real estate investment trusts (REITs) which are pooled vehicles which invest primarily in income-producing real estate or loans related to real estate

 

 

foreign securities, often in the form of depositary receipts

 

 

derivatives, including futures, options and swaps. In connection with its main investment strategies, a Fund may use futures to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash position. Each Fund is also permitted to use derivatives such as futures, options and swaps in order to hedge various investments, for risk management and to opportunistically enhance the Fund’s returns. Under certain market conditions, a Fund’s use of derivatives for cash management or other investment management purposes could be significant.

These investments may be part of a Fund’s main investment strategies. If the investment is part of the main investment strategies for a particular Fund, it is summarized below.

Although not main strategies, the Funds may also utilize the following, some of which may be equity securities:

 

 

other investment companies

 

   

exchange-traded funds (ETFs) which are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are purchased and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be passively or actively managed. Passively managed ETFs generally seek to track the performance of a particular market index, including broad-based market indexes, as well as indexes relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Actively managed ETFs do not seek to track the performance of a particular market index.

 

   

affiliated money market funds

 

 

securities lending (except for Dynamic Growth Fund, Hedged Equity Fund and U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund)

The Funds will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ prior notice of any change in their 80% investment polices as described below.

The frequency with which each Fund buys and sells securities will vary from year to year, depending on market conditions.

 

FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES
An investment objective is fundamental if it cannot be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The investment objectives for Equity Income Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Market Expansion Enhanced Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Value Fund are fundamental. The investment objectives for the remaining Funds can be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of that Fund.

Disciplined Equity Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing this strategy, the Fund primarily invests in the common stocks of U.S. companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the S&P 500 Index (which includes both large cap and mid cap companies). As of the reconstitution of the S&P 500 Index on September 30, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $629 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the S&P 500 Index. Within each sector, the Fund modestly overweights equity securities that it considers undervalued or fairly valued while modestly underweighting or not holding equity securities that appear overvalued. By owning a large number of equity securities within the S&P 500 Index, with an emphasis on those that appear undervalued or fairly valued, the Fund seeks returns that modestly exceed those of the S&P 500 Index over the long term with a modest level of volatility.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value.

 

 

 
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On behalf of the Fund, the adviser then buys and sells equity securities, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the adviser buys equity securities that are identified as undervalued and considers selling them when they appear overvalued. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria:

 

 

catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock’s price

 

 

Impact on the overall risk of the portfolio relative to the S&P 500 Index

 

 

high perceived potential reward compared to perceived potential risk

 

 

possible temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

The Fund’s investment strategies may involve active and frequent trading resulting in high portfolio turnover.

Dynamic Growth Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests in a focused portfolio of equity securities of large capitalization companies. Large cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 1000® Growth Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Growth Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $2.2 billion to $722.6 billion. Typically, the Fund invests in common stocks of companies with a history of above-average growth or companies expected to enter periods of above-average growth. Although the Fund will invest primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies, it may invest up to 20% of its total assets in foreign securities, including depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are financial instruments representing a foreign company’s publicly traded securities. A depository receipt trades on a stock exchange in a country different from the company’s local market.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Since the Fund is non-diversified, it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer or group of issuers than a diversified fund would. In implementing this policy, the Fund will typically hold less than 50 securities in its portfolio.

Investment Process: The Fund’s adviser will utilize a combination of qualitative analysis and quantitative metrics in order to seek to achieve target returns which are higher than the Fund’s benchmark while attempting to maintain a moderate risk profile. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or

which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. The adviser looks for companies with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. The adviser may sell a security due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or a change in the original reason for purchase of an investment, or if the adviser no longer considers the security to be reasonably valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Equity Income Fund

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in the equity securities of corporations that regularly pay dividends, including common stocks and debt securities and preferred stock convertible to common stock. Although the Fund invests primarily in securities of large cap companies, it may invest in equity investments of companies across all market capitalizations. In implementing this strategy, the Fund invests primarily in common stock and real estate investment trusts (REITs). “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: The Fund employs a fundamental bottom- up stock selection process to invest in common stock of corporations that regularly pay dividends and have favorable long-term fundamental characteristics. Because yield is a key consideration in selecting securities, the Fund may purchase stocks of companies that are out of favor in the financial community and, therefore, are selling below what the Fund’s adviser believes to be their long-term investment value. The adviser seeks to invest in undervalued companies with durable franchises, strong management and the ability to grow their intrinsic value per share.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Growth Advantage Fund

The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. The Fund may at any given time invest a significant portion of its assets in companies of one particular market capitalization category, such as large capitalization companies.

 

 

 
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More About the Funds (continued)

 

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: The Fund invests in companies that the adviser believes have strong earnings growth potential. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Growth and Income Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in common stocks. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund’s adviser applies an active equity management style focused on identifying attractively valued securities given their growth potential over a long-term time horizon. The securities held by the Fund will predominantly be of companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell 1000 Value Index (which includes both large cap and mid cap companies). As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Value Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.6 billion to $357.2 billion.

While common stocks are the Fund’s primary investment, the Fund may also invest significantly in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are financial instruments representing a foreign company’s publicly traded securities. A depository receipt trades on a stock exchange in a country different from the company’s local market.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser will emphasize companies which it believes are leaders within their sectors. The Fund will also emphasize companies it believes have attractive valuations and low price-to-cash flows ratios.

It will also look to identify companies that regularly pay dividends. The adviser employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals, quantitative screening and proprietary fundamental analysis. The adviser looks for undervalued companies with durable franchises, strong management and the ability to grow their intrinsic value per share.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Hedged Equity Fund

The Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation through participation in the broad equity markets while hedging overall market exposure relative to traditional long-only equity strategies.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund uses an enhanced index strategy to invest in these equity securities, which primarily consist of common stocks of large capitalization U.S. companies. Because the Fund uses an enhanced index strategy, not all of the stocks in the S&P 500 Index, its primary benchmark, are included in the Fund, and the Fund’s position in an individual stock may be overweighted or underweighted when compared to the index. The Fund will also systematically purchase and sell exchange traded put options and sell exchange traded call options, employing an option overlay known as a “Put/Spread Collar” strategy. The options may be based on the S&P 500 Index or on exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that replicate the S&P 500 Index (S&P 500 ETFs). The combination of the diversified portfolio of equity securities, the downside protection from index put options and the income from the index call options is intended to provide the Fund with a portion of the returns associated with equity market investments while exposing investors to less risk than traditional long-only equity strategies. Specifically, the Fund seeks to provide a competitive risk adjusted return over a full market cycle (defined as three to five years) relative to the S&P 500 Index with lower volatility than traditional long-only equity strategies.

The Fund’s investments in equity securities will be primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the S&P 500 Index. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 500 Index on September 30, 2015, the market capitalization of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $629 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the S&P 500 Index. Within each sector, however, the Fund modestly overweights equity securities that it considers undervalued or fairly valued while modestly underweighting or not holding equity securities

 

 

 
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that appear overvalued. Because each stock’s weighting in the Fund is controlled relative to that stock’s weight in the S&P 500 Index, the Fund’s weighted average market capitalization will be close to that of the S&P 500 Index.

The Fund constructs a Put/Spread Collar by buying a put option on the S&P 500 Index at a higher strike price and writing (or selling) a put option on the same index at a relatively lower strike price, resulting in what is known as a put option spread, while simultaneously selling a S&P 500 Index call option. The Fund may need to construct additional Put/Spread Collars if the size of the Fund increases, either through purchases or appreciation. The Fund’s options overlay strategy is intended to provide the Fund with downside protection, while foregoing some upside potential. A put option spread seeks to protect the Fund against a decline in price, but only to the extent of the difference between the strike prices of the put option purchased and the put option sold. Entering into put option spreads is typically less expensive than a strategy of only purchasing put options and may benefit the Fund in a flat to upwardly moving market by reducing the cost of the downside protection; the downside protection of the put option spread, however, is limited as compared to just owning a put option. The premiums received from writing index call options are intended to provide income which substantially offsets the cost of the put option spread, but writing the options also reduces the Fund’s ability to profit from increases in the value of its equity portfolio because in rising markets the call option will be exercised once the market price rises to the option’s strike price. While the Fund typically constructs the Put/Spread Collar utilizing index options, it may also construct the Put/Spread Collar utilizing options on S&P 500 ETFs.

Options positions are marked to market daily. The value of options is affected by changes in the value and dividend rates of the securities represented in the S&P 500 Index underlying the option, changes in interest rates, changes in the actual or perceived volatility of the S&P 500 Index and the remaining time to the options’ expiration, as well as trading conditions in the options market.

In addition to the use of the Put/Spread Collar strategy described above, the Fund may use future contracts, primarily futures on indexes, to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions and to hedge the Fund’s portfolio if it is unable to purchase or write the necessary options for its overlay strategy.

The Fund is also permitted to use other derivatives such as futures, options and swaps in order to hedge various investments, for risk management and to opportunistically enhance the Fund’s returns. Under certain market conditions, the Fund’s use of other derivatives for cash management or other investment management purposes could be significant.

Investment Process — Enhanced Index: To implement the enhanced index strategy, the adviser employs a three-step

process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value.

On behalf of the Fund, the adviser then buys and sells equity securities, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the adviser buys equity securities that are identified as attractive and considers selling them when they appear less attractive based on the Fund’s process. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria:

 

 

catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock’s price

 

 

impact on the overall risk of the portfolio relative to the S&P 500 Index

 

 

high perceived potential reward compared to perceived potential risk

 

 

possible temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

Investment Process — Options Overlay Strategy: To implement the Put/Spread Collar strategy, the adviser utilizes exchange traded equity options based either on the S&P 500 Index or on S&P 500 ETFs. The Put/Spread Collar is constructed by buying a put option at a higher strike price while writing a put option at a relatively lower strike price and simultaneously selling a call option that substantially offsets the cost of the put option spread. The Put/Spread Collar strategy is an actively managed process and is designed to provide a continuous market hedge for the portfolio. The put option spread is generally maintained at a level whereby the Fund is protected from a decrease in the market of five to twenty percent. The options are systematically reset on at least a quarterly basis to better capitalize on current market conditions and opportunities while seeking to provide predictable returns in all market cycles.

Intrepid America Fund

Intrepid Growth Fund

Intrepid Value Fund

Under normal circumstances, each Fund invests at least 80% of their Assets in equity investments of large and mid capitalization companies (specifically, U.S. companies for Intrepid America Fund). “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Each Fund generally defines large capitalization companies as those with a market capitalization over $10 billion at the time of purchase, and mid capitalization companies as those with market capitalization between $1 billion and $10 billion at the time of purchase.

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and/or strong momentum that should lead to relative outperformance. Generally these will be equity securities of companies within the Fund’s Index (the S&P 500 Index for Intrepid America Fund, the Russell 1000 Growth Index for Intrepid Growth Fund and the Russell 1000 Value Index for the Intrepid Value Fund). In identifying high quality securities, the adviser looks for profitable companies with sustainable earnings and disciplined management. In identifying securities that have strong momentum, the adviser looks for securities which have prices and/or earnings that have been increasing and that the adviser believes will continue to increase. In implementing this strategy, each Fund invests primarily in common stock and real estate investment trusts (REITS).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which a Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: Each Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. Each Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

Each Fund will sell a stock if the adviser determines that the issuer no longer meets the Fund’s investment criteria or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available.

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in common and preferred stocks, rights, warrants, convertible securities and other equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.6 million to $28.1 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

The Fund invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that the adviser believes are attractive based on certain characteristics, including valuation, and momentum. In identifying securities that have attractive momentum characteristics, the adviser looks for securities which have prices that have been increasing and that the adviser believes will continue to increase.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund has an actively managed strategy that employs an investment process based on behavioral finance principles. Behavioral finance theorizes that investors behave irrationally in systematic and predictable ways because human psychology affects investment decision-making. This investor behavior results in market inefficiencies that persist over time. The Fund seeks to capitalize on these market anomalies through a disciplined and dispassionate investment process.

The Fund will sell a stock if the adviser determines that the issuer no longer meets the Fund’s investment criteria listed above or if the adviser believes that more attractive opportunities are available.

Large Cap Growth Fund

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in the equity securities of large, well-established companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Large, well-established companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 1000® Growth Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Growth Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $2.2 billion to $722.6 billion. Typically, in implementing its strategy, the Fund invests in common stocks of companies with a history of above-average growth or companies expected to enter periods of above-average growth.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a fundamental bottom-up approach that seeks to identify companies with positive price momentum and attractive fundamental dynamics. The adviser seeks structural disconnects which allow businesses to exceed market expectations. These disconnects may result from: demographic/cultural changes, technological advancements and/or regulatory changes. The adviser seeks to identify long-term imbalances in supply and demand.

 

 

 
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The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the original investment thesis, if market expectations exceed the company’s potential to deliver and/or due to balance sheet deterioration. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Large Cap Value Fund

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in equity securities of large companies, including common stocks, and debt and preferred stocks which are convertible to common stock. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Large companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 1000® Value Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Value Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.6 billion to $357.2 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: The Fund’s adviser invests in companies whose securities are, in the adviser’s opinion, undervalued when purchased but which have the potential to increase their intrinsic value per share. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each industry group according to their relative value.

On behalf of the Fund, the adviser then buys and sells securities, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the adviser buys equity securities that are identified as undervalued and considers selling them when they appear overvalued. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria:

 

 

catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock’s price

 

 

high potential reward compared to potential risk

 

 

temporary mispricings caused by market overreactions.

The Fund’s investment strategies may involve active and frequent trading resulting in high portfolio turnover.

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will hold at least 80% of its Assets in stocks in the S&P 1000 Index1. The S&P 1000 Index

 

1 “S&P 1000 Index,” “S&P SmallCap 600” and “S&P MidCap 400” are registered service marks of Standard & Poor’s Corporation, which does not sponsor and is in no way affiliated with the Fund.

is a market capitalization weighted combination of the S&P SmallCap 6001 and S&P MidCap 4001 Indexes. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. The S&P 1000 Index is an index which includes stocks of small- and mid-capitalization companies. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 1000 Index on September 30, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $37.9 million to $16.2 billion. These securities trade on national exchanges, as well as over-the-counter as part of the National Market System. Because the Fund uses an enhanced index strategy, not all of the stocks in the S&P 1000 Index are included in the Fund, and the Fund’s position in an individual stock may be overweighted or underweighted when compared to the index. In addition, the Fund may modestly overweight or underweight the sectors and industries within the index. The Fund seeks returns that modestly exceed those of the S&P 1000 Index over the long term with a modest divergence to the benchmark. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund uses an enhanced index strategy that seeks to provide investment results that correspond to or incrementally exceed the total return performance of the S&P 1000 Index. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks S&P 1000 Index stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency within constraints on sector and industry weights and position sizes. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer included in the S&P 1000 Index.

Mid Cap Equity Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Index securities at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.6 billion to $28.1 billion. In implementing its main

 

 

 
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strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the portfolio management team employs an investment process that seeks to identify both growth and value securities for the Fund. The team seeks to identify companies with leading competitive positions, talented management teams and durable business models. In addition, the team will invest in companies that it believes either have the capacity to achieve a sustainable level of above average growth or have sustainable free cash flow generation with management committed to increasing shareholder value.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Mid Cap Growth Fund

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in equity securities of mid cap companies, including common stocks and debt securities and preferred stocks that are convertible to common stocks. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks of mid cap companies which the Fund’s adviser believes are capable of achieving sustained growth. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Growth Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Growth Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $2.2 billion to $28.1 billion.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive

positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Mid Cap Value Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of mid cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Mid cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap Value Index and/or between $1 billion and $20 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Value Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.6 billion to $27.5 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals, quantitative screening and proprietary fundamental analysis. The adviser looks for quality companies, which appear to be undervalued and to have the potential to grow intrinsic value per share. Quality companies generally have a sustainable competitive position, relatively lower levels of business cyclicality, high returns on invested capital and strong experienced management teams.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Small Cap Core Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of Russell 2000® Index at the time of purchase. As of the

 

 

 
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reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $103 million to $4.7 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the Russell 2000 Index. The Fund can moderately underweight or overweight sectors when it believes it will benefit performance. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: The Fund pursues returns that exceed those of the Russell 2000 Index while seeking to limit its volatility relative to this index. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

Small Cap Equity Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Index stocks and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $103 million to $4.7 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund invests primarily in common stocks.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use

futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a fundamental bottom-up investment process. The adviser seeks to invest in undervalued companies with leading competitive positions and predictable and durable business models. It also seeks companies whose management has a successful track record of prudent capital allocation.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

Small Cap Growth Fund

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s Assets will be invested in the securities of small capitalization companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Growth Index stocks and/or with market capitalizations of less than $4 billion at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Growth Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $114 million to $4.7 billion. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund will invest primarily in common stocks. Typically, the Fund invests in securities of companies with a history of above-average growth, as well as companies expected to have above-average growth.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that combines research, valuation and stock selection to identify companies that have a history of above-average growth or which the adviser believes will achieve above-average growth in the future. Growth companies purchased for the Fund include those with leading competitive positions, predictable and durable business models and management that can achieve sustained growth.

The adviser may sell a security for several reasons. A security may be sold due to a change in the company’s fundamentals or if the adviser believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if the adviser identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.

 

 

 
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Small Cap Value Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Value Index stocks at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Value Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $103 million to $4.3 billion. In reviewing investment opportunities for the Fund, its adviser uses a value-oriented approach. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s equity investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

U.S. Equity Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of U.S. companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. In implementing its strategy, the Fund primarily invests in common stocks of large- and medium-capitalization U.S. companies, but it may also invest up to 20% of its Assets in common stocks of foreign companies, including depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are financial instruments representing a foreign company’s publicly traded securities. A depository receipt trades on a stock exchange in a country different from the company’s local market.

Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the S&P 500 Index. Within each sector, the Fund focuses on those equity securities that it considers most undervalued and seeks to outperform the S&P 500 through superior stock selection. By emphasizing undervalued equity securities, the Fund seeks to produce returns that exceed those of the S&P 500 Index. At the same time, by controlling the sector weightings of the Fund so they can differ only moderately from the sector weightings of the S&P 500 Index, the Fund seeks to limit its volatility to that of the overall market, as represented by this index. It will also look to identify companies that regularly pay dividends.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value.

On behalf of the Fund, the adviser then buys and sells equity securities, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the adviser buys equity securities that are identified as undervalued and considers selling them when they appear to be overvalued. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria:

 

 

catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock’s price

 

 

high potential reward compared to potential risk

 

 

temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of the Fund’s Assets, which are expected to include both long and short positions, will consist of different U.S. securities, selected from a universe of publicly traded large capitalization securities with characteristics similar to those comprising the Russell 1000 and the S&P 500 Indices. The Fund takes long and short positions mainly in equity securities and derivatives on equity securities. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.6 billion to $722.6 billion. As of the reconstitution of the S&P 500 Index on September 30, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $1.5 billion to $629 billion.

 

 

 
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“Plus” in the Fund’s name refers to the additional return the Fund endeavors to add both relative to the S&P 500 Index as well as relative to traditional strategies which do not have the ability to sell stock short. Selling stock short allows the Fund to more fully exploit insights in stocks that the Fund’s adviser expects to underperform, as well as enabling the Fund to establish additional long positions while keeping the Fund’s net exposure to the market at a level similar to a traditional “long-only” strategy. Short sales involve the sale of a security which the fund does not own in hopes of purchasing the same security at a later date at a lower price. To make delivery to the buyer, the Fund must borrow the security, and the fund is obligated to return the security to the lender, which is accomplished by a later purchase of the security by the Fund. The Fund may also periodically short index futures in order to hedge its market exposure in instances when it is not preferable to enter into short positions on particular securities in the amount desired.

The Fund intends to maintain an approximate net 100% long exposure to the equity market (long market value minus short market value). However the long and short positions held by the Fund will vary in size as market opportunities change. The Fund’s long positions and their equivalents will range between 90% and 150% of the value of the Fund’s net assets. The Fund’s short positions will range between 0% and 50% of the value of the Fund’s net assets.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. To the extent the Fund uses derivatives, the Fund will primarily use futures contracts to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions or as described above.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value.

On behalf of the Fund, the adviser buys and sells, as well as shorts and covers shorts in, equity securities and derivatives on those securities according to its own policies, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the adviser buys and covers shorts in equity securities that are identified as undervalued and considers selling or shorting them when they appear overvalued. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria such as:

 

 

catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock’s price

 

 

high potential reward compared to potential risk

 

temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

The Fund’s investment strategies may involve active and frequent trading resulting in high portfolio turnover.

U.S. Small Company Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in equity securities of small cap U.S. companies. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Small cap companies are companies with market capitalizations similar to those within the universe of the Russell 2000® Index at the time of purchase. As of the reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Index on June 26, 2015, the market capitalizations of the companies in the index ranged from $103 million to $4.7 billion. Sector by sector, the Fund’s weightings are similar to those of the Russell 2000® Index. The Fund can moderately underweight or overweight sectors when it believes it will benefit performance. The Fund pursues returns that exceed those of the Russell 2000® Index while seeking to limit its volatility relative to this index. In implementing its main strategies, the Fund’s investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to its index, maintain liquidity and minimize transaction costs. In managing cash flows, the Fund buys futures contracts to invest incoming cash in the market or sells futures contracts in response to cash outflows, thereby gaining market exposure to the index while maintaining a cash balance for liquidity.

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a process that ranks stocks based on its proprietary stock ranking system. The rankings are then reviewed and adjusted utilizing fundamental research conducted by the investment team to enhance accuracy and consistency. The adjusted rankings are used to place stocks into portfolios. In general, stocks are purchased when they are among the top ranked within their sector. Stocks become candidates for sale when their ranking falls, when they appear unattractive or when the company is no longer a small cap company. The Fund may continue to hold the securities if it believes further substantial growth is possible. Risk factor exposures are managed through portfolio construction. Portfolio constraints control for sector weights, position sizes and/or style characteristics of the Fund.

Intrepid America Fund, U.S. Equity Fund, U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund and U.S. Small Company Fund

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for the security is in the United States, (ii) the issuer is organized under the laws of the United States, or (iii) the issuer derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from the United States or has at least 50% of its total assets situated in the United States.

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

Short Selling. “Plus” in the Fund’s name refers to the additional return the Fund endeavors to add both relative to its index as well as relative to traditional strategies which do not have the ability to sell stock short. Selling stock short allows the Fund to more fully exploit insights in stocks that the Fund’s adviser, expects to underperform, as well as enabling the Fund to establish additional long positions while keeping the Fund’s net exposure to the market at a level similar to a traditional “long-only” strategy.

Viewed sector by sector, the Fund’s net weightings of equity securities are similar to those of its index. The Fund can moderately underweight or overweight industry sectors when it believes such underweighting or overweighting will benefit performance. Within each industry sector, the Fund purchases equity securities that it believes are undervalued and underweights, or sells short, equity securities that it believes are overvalued.

By following this process, the Fund seeks to produce returns that exceed those of its index. At the same time, by controlling the industry sector weightings of the Fund and allowing them to differ only moderately from the industry sector weightings of the index, the Fund seeks to limit its volatility to that of the overall market, as represented by its index.

The Fund intends to invest in a variety of equity securities and, ordinarily, no single equity exposure is expected to make up more than 5% of the gross long exposure except that companies with large weights in the Fund’s index may be held as overweights in the Fund, resulting in positions of greater than 5% in those securities.

The Fund intends to maintain an approximate net 100% long exposure to the equity market (long market value minus short market value). However the long and short positions held by the Fund will vary in size as market opportunities change. The Fund’s long positions and their equivalents will range between 90% and 150% of the value of the Fund’s net assets. The Fund’s short positions will range between 0% and 50% of the value of the Fund’s net assets.

INVESTMENT RISKS

There can be no assurance that the Funds will achieve their objectives.

The main risks associated with investing in each Fund are summarized in the Risk/Return Summary for that Fund at the

front of this prospectus. More detailed descriptions of the main risks and additional risks of the Funds are described below.

Please note that each Fund also may use strategies that are not described herein, but which are described in the “Risk and Reward Elements for the Funds” later in the prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information.

Main Risks

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for a Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. Equity securities are subject to “stock market risk” meaning that stock prices in general (or in particular, the prices of the types of securities in which a Fund invests) may decline over short or extended periods of time. When the value of a Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in that Fund decreases in value.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Market Risk. To the extent a Fund invests in foreign securities (including depositary receipts), these investments are subject to special risks in addition to those of U.S. investments. These risks include political and economic risks, greater volatility, civil conflicts and war, currency fluctuations, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of a Fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” a Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

Certain of the Funds may invest in securities in “emerging markets,” but these are not principal investments for any of the Funds. The risks associated with foreign securities are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” These countries may have relatively unstable governments and less-established

 

 

 
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market economies than developed countries. Emerging markets may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. These risks make emerging market securities more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in more developed countries and you may sustain sudden, and sometimes substantial, fluctuations in the value of your investments. A Fund’s investments in foreign and emerging market securities may also be subject to foreign withholding and/or other taxes, which would decrease a Fund’s yield on those securities.

Smaller Cap Company Risk (Small Cap Company and Mid Cap Company Risk). Investments in smaller, newer companies may be riskier than investments in larger, more-established companies. The securities of smaller companies may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger companies. In addition, smaller companies may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of large capitalization companies, especially over the short term. Because smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or may depend on a few key employees, they may be more susceptible to particular economic events or competitive factors than large capitalization companies. This may cause unexpected and frequent decreases in the value of a Fund’s investments.

Growth Investing Risk (applicable to Dynamic Growth Fund, Growth Advantage Fund, Intrepid Growth Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Growth Fund). Growth investing attempts to identify companies that the adviser believes will experience rapid earnings growth relative to value or other types of stocks. The value of these stocks generally is much more sensitive to current or expected earnings than stocks of other types of companies. Short-term events, such as a failure to meet industry earnings expectations, can cause dramatic decreases in the growth stock price compared to other types of stock. Growth stocks may also trade at higher multiples of current earnings compared to value or other stocks, leading to inflated prices and thus potentially greater declines in value. The Fund’s performance may be better or worse than the performance of equity funds that focus on value stocks or that have a broader investment style.

Value Investing Risk (applicable to Intrepid Value Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund and Small Cap Value Fund). Value investing attempts to identify companies that, according to the adviser’s estimate of their true worth, are undervalued. The adviser selects stocks at prices that it believes are temporarily low relative to factors such as the company’s earnings, cash flow or dividends. A value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the adviser if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that the adviser believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur. The Fund’s performance may be better or

worse than the performance of equity funds that focus on growth stocks or that have a broader investment style.

Real Estate Securities Risk. The value of real estate securities in general, and REITs in particular, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages which include, but are not limited to, sensitivity to changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rate risk, tax and regulatory risk, fluctuations in rent schedules and operating expenses, adverse changes in local, regional or general economic conditions, deterioration of the real estate market and the financial circumstances of tenants and sellers, unfavorable changes in zoning, building, environmental and other laws, the need for unanticipated renovations, unexpected increases in the cost of energy and environmental factors. The underlying mortgage loans may be subject to the risks of default or of prepayments that occur earlier or later than expected, and such loans may also include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The value of REITs will also rise and fall in response to the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties. REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities. Each Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Transactions Risk. A Fund could experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders and its liquidity may be negatively impacted. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are large or frequent, occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for the securities sold, or when the securities a Fund wishes to or is required to sell are illiquid. A Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at its desired time or price. Illiquidity can be caused by a drop in overall market trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or legal restrictions on the securities’ resale. Certain securities that were liquid when purchased may later become illiquid, particularly in times of overall economic distress. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Derivatives Risk. The Funds may use derivatives in connection with their investment strategies. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed a Fund’s original investment. Derivatives are subject to the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. The use of

 

 

 
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derivatives may not be successful, resulting in losses to a Fund, and the cost of such strategies may reduce a Fund’s returns. Derivatives also expose a Fund to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations), including credit risk of the derivative counterparty. In addition, a Fund may use derivatives for non-hedging purposes, which increases that Fund’s potential for loss. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, a Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

 

WHAT IS A DERIVATIVE?
Derivatives are securities or contracts (like futures and options) that derive their value from the performance of underlying assets or securities.

Investing in derivatives and engaging in short sales will result in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks. A Fund may be more volatile than if the Fund had not been leveraged because the leverage tends to exaggerate any effect on the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. Registered investment companies are limited in their ability to engage in derivative transactions and are required to identify and earmark assets to provide asset coverage for derivative transactions.

A Fund’s transactions in futures contracts, swaps and other derivatives could also affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders which may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions, which may adversely impact the Fund’s after-tax return.

Additional Main Risks for Hedged Equity Fund

Strategy Risk. The Fund’s investment strategies may not always provide greater market protection than other equity instruments, particularly in rising equity markets when the Fund is expected to underperform traditional long-only equity strategies. In addition, as a result of the structure of the options overlay strategy, the Fund is not expected to provide market protection during times of low market volatility; during such periods, the Fund is expected to perform in line with broad equity markets.

Options Risk. The value of the Fund’s positions in equity index options or options on S&P 500 ETFs will fluctuate in response to changes in the value of the underlying index. Writing index call options or options on S&P 500 ETFs can reduce equity market risk, but it limits the opportunity to profit from an increase in the market value of stocks in exchange for upfront cash at the time of selling the call option. The Fund also risks losing all or part of the cash paid for purchasing put options. Unusual market conditions or the lack of a ready market for

any particular option at a specific time may reduce the effectiveness of the Fund’s option strategies, and for these and

other reasons, the Fund’s option strategies may not reduce the Fund’s volatility to the extent desired and could result in losses.

Additional Main Risk for U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

Short Selling Risk. The Fund’s strategy may involve more risk than other funds that do not engage in short selling. The Fund’s use of short sales in combination with long positions in the Fund’s portfolio in an attempt to improve performance or to reduce overall portfolio risk may not be successful and may result in greater losses or lower positive returns than if the Fund held only long positions. It is possible that the Fund’s long equity positions will decline in value at the same time that the value of its short equity positions increase, thereby increasing potential losses to the Fund.

In order to establish a short position in a security, the Fund must first borrow the security from a lender, such as a broker or other institution. The Fund may not always be able to obtain the security at a particular time or at an acceptable price. Thus, there is risk that the Fund may be unable to implement its investment strategy due to the lack of available securities or for other reasons.

After short selling a security, the Fund may subsequently seek to close this position by purchasing and returning the security to the lender on a later date. The Fund may not always be able to complete or “close out” the short position by replacing the borrowed securities at a particular time or at an acceptable price.

In addition, the Fund may be prematurely forced to close out a short position if the lender demands the return of the borrowed security. The Fund incurs a loss as a result of a short sale if the market value of the borrowed security increases between the date of the short sale and the date when the Fund replaces the security. The Fund’s loss on a short sale is potentially unlimited because there is no upward limit on the price a borrowed security could attain.

Further, if other short sellers of the same security want to close out their positions at the same time, a “short squeeze” can occur. A short squeeze occurs when demand exceeds the supply for the security sold short. A short squeeze makes it more likely that a Fund will need to replace the borrowed security at an unfavorable price, thereby increasing the likelihood that the Fund will lose some or all of the potential profit from, or incur a loss on, the short sale. Furthermore, taking short positions in securities results in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks described under “Derivatives Risk”.

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types of short sale transactions. These prohibitions and restrictions, or the imposition of other regulatory requirements on short selling in the future, could inhibit the ability of the adviser to sell securities short on behalf of the Fund.

Additional Risks

Initial Public Offering (IPO) Risk. IPO securities have no trading history, and information about the companies may be available for very limited periods. The prices of securities sold in IPOs may be highly volatile and their purchase may involve high transaction costs. At any particular time or from time to time, a Fund may not be able to invest in securities issued in IPOs, or invest to the extent desired, because, for example, only a small portion (if any) of the securities being offered in an IPO may be made available to a Fund. In addition, under certain market conditions, a relatively small number of companies may issue securities in IPOs. Similarly, as the number of purchasers to which IPO securities are allocated increases, the number of securities issued to a Fund may decrease. The performance of a Fund during periods when it is unable to invest significantly or at all in IPOs may be lower than during periods when a Fund is able to do so. In addition, as a Fund increases in size, the impact of IPOs on a Fund’s performance will generally decrease.

Securities Lending Risk (except for the Dynamic Growth Fund, Hedged Equity Fund and U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund) Certain Funds engage in securities lending. Securities lending involves counterparty risk, including the risk that the loaned securities may not be returned or returned in a timely manner and/or a loss of rights in the collateral if the borrower or the lending agent defaults. This risk is increased when a Fund’s loans are concentrated with a single or limited number of borrowers. In addition, a Fund bears the risk of loss in connection with its investments of the cash collateral it receives from the borrower. To the extent that the value or return of a Fund’s investments of the cash collateral declines below the amount owed to a borrower, a Fund may incur losses that exceed the amount it earned on lending the security.

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) and Investment Company Risk. A Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies and ETFs. Shareholders bear both their proportionate share of the Fund’s expenses and similar expenses of the underlying investment company or ETF when a Fund invests in shares of another investment company or ETF. The price movement of an index-based ETF may not track the underlying index and may result in a loss. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Convertible Securities Risk. A convertible security generally entitles the holder to receive interest paid or accrued on debt securities or the dividend paid on preferred stock until the convertible security matures or is redeemed, converted or

exchanged. Before conversion, convertible securities generally have characteristics similar to both debt and equity securities. The value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates rise and, because of the conversion feature, tends to vary with fluctuations in the market value of the underlying securities. Convertible securities are usually subordinated to comparable nonconvertible securities. Convertible securities generally do not participate directly in any dividend increases or decreases of the underlying securities, although the market prices of convertible securities may be affected by any dividend changes or other changes in the underlying securities.

Preferred Stock Risk. Preferred stock generally has a preference as to dividends and liquidations over an issuer’s common stock but ranks junior to debt securities in an issuer’s capital structure. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Because preferred stocks generally pay dividends only after the issuing company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt, the value of preferred stocks generally is more sensitive than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

Volcker Rule Risk. Pursuant to section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and certain rules promulgated thereunder known as the Volcker Rule, if the adviser and/or its affiliates own 25% or more of the outstanding ownership interests of a Fund after the permitted seeding period from the implementation of a Fund’s investment strategy, a Fund could be subject to restrictions on trading that would adversely impact a Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy. As a result, the adviser and/or its affiliates may be required to reduce their ownership interests in a Fund at a time that is sooner than would otherwise be desirable, which may result in a Fund’s liquidation or, if a Fund is able to continue operating, may result in losses, increased transaction costs and adverse tax consequences as a result of the sale of portfolio securities.

For more information about risks associated with the types of investments that the Funds purchase, please read the “Risk/ Return Summaries” and the “Risk and Reward Elements for the Funds” later in the prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

An investment in a Fund is subject to a number of actual or potential conflicts of interest. For example, the Adviser and/or its affiliates provide a variety of different services to a Fund, for which the Fund compensates them. As a result, the Adviser and/or its affiliates have an incentive to enter into arrangements with a Fund, and face conflicts of interest when

 

 

 
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balancing that incentive against the best interests of a Fund. The Adviser and/or its affiliates also face conflicts of interest in their service as investment adviser to other clients, and, from time to time, make investment decisions that differ from and/or negatively impact those made by the Adviser on behalf of a Fund. In addition, affiliates of the Adviser provide a broad range of services and products to their clients and are major participants in the global currency, equity, commodity, fixed-income and other markets in which a Fund invests or will invest. In certain circumstances by providing services and products to their clients, these affiliates’ activities will disadvantage or restrict the Funds and/or benefit these affiliates. The Adviser may also acquire material non-public information which would negatively affect the Adviser’s ability to transact in securities for a Fund. JPMorgan and the Funds have adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to appropriately prevent, limit or mitigate conflicts of interest. In addition, many of the activities that create these conflicts of interest are limited and/or prohibited by law, unless an exception is available. For more information about conflicts of interest, see the Potential Conflicts of Interest section in the SAI.

TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE AND CASH POSITIONS

For liquidity and to respond to unusual market conditions, the Funds (except the Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund) may invest all or most of their total assets in cash and cash equivalents for temporary defensive purposes. These investments may result in a lower yield than lower-quality or longer-term investments, and prevent the Funds from meeting their investment objectives.

 

WHAT IS A CASH EQUIVALENT?
Cash equivalents are highly liquid, high-quality instruments with maturities of three months or less on the date they are purchased. They include securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, repurchase agreements (other than equity repurchase agreements), certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper (rated in one of the two highest rating categories), variable rate master demand notes, money market mutual funds and bank money market deposit accounts.

While a Fund is engaged in a temporary defensive position, it may not meet its investment objective. These investments may be inconsistent with a Fund’s main investment strategies. Therefore, a Fund will pursue a temporary defensive position only when market conditions warrant.

Whether engaging in temporary defensive purposes or otherwise, the Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund may not hold more than 10% of its total assets in cash and cash equivalents. These amounts are in addition to assets held for derivative margin deposits or other segregated accounts.

EXPENSE LIMITATIONS

Growth and Income Fund

The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.29%, 0.59% and 0.54%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

ADDITIONAL FEE WAIVER AND/OR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT

Service providers to a Fund may, from time to time, voluntarily waive all or a portion of any fees to which they are entitled and/or reimburse certain expenses as they may determine from time to time. A Fund’s service providers may discontinue or modify these voluntary actions at any time without notice. Performance for the Funds reflects the voluntary waiver of fees and/or the reimbursement of expenses, if any. Without these voluntary waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would have been less favorable.

ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Equity Income Fund

The Class R5 and Class R2 Shares commenced operations on 2/28/11. Historical performance shown in the bar chart for Class R5 Shares through 12/31/11 and in the table for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares prior to inception is that of the Select Class Shares. Prior class performance for Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares. Historical performance for the Class R6 Shares prior to their inception on 1/31/12 is based on the performance of the Class R5 Shares from 2/28/11 to 1/30/12 and on Select Class Shares prior to 2/28/11. The actual returns of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because the Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. The Select Class Shares invest in the same portfolio of securities, but are not offered in this prospectus.

 

 

 
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Growth Advantage Fund

The Class R5 Shares commenced operations on 1/8/09. Historical performance shown in the bar chart is that of Select Class Shares from 1/1/07 to 12/31/09 and Class A Shares prior to that time. Historical performance shown in the table is that of Select Class Shares from 5/1/06 to 1/8/09 and Class A Shares prior to 5/1/06. The Select Class and Class A Shares invest in the same portfolio of securities, but are not offered in this prospectus. During this period, the actual returns of Class R5 Shares would have been different than shown because Class R5 Shares have different expenses than the prior classes. The Class R6 Shares commenced operations on 12/23/13. Historical performance shown in the table is that of Class R5 Shares from 1/8/09 to 12/23/13, Select Class Shares from 5/1/06 to 1/8/09 and Class A Shares prior to 5/1/06. The Select Class and Class A Shares invest in the same portfolio of securities, but are not offered in this prospectus. During this period, the actual returns of Class R6 Shares would have been different because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than the prior classes. As of 8/17/05, the Fund changed its name, investment objective, certain investment policies and benchmark. Prior to that time, the Fund operated as JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund. In view of these changes, the Fund’s performance record prior to 8/17/05 might be less pertinent for investors considering whether to purchase shares of the Fund.

Growth and Income Fund

Because the Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus, historical performance is shown for the Select Class Shares which invest in the same portfolio of securities but which are not offered in this prospectus. The actual returns of the Class R2 Shares would have been lower than those shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Select Class Shares. The actual returns of the Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares.

Intrepid America Fund

Intrepid Growth Fund

Intrepid Value Fund

Historical performance shown for each Fund’s Class R5 Shares prior to 1/1/07 in the bar chart and prior to their inception on 5/15/06 in the table is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares of the Fund. The actual returns of Class R5 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. Historical performance shown for each Fund’s Class R2 Shares prior to their inception on 11/3/08 is based on Class A Shares from 2/19/05 to 11/2/08 and Select Class Shares prior to 2/19/05. During this period, the actual returns of Class R2

Shares would have been lower than the returns shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expense ratios. Historical performance shown in the table for Class R6 Shares of the Intrepid Value Fund prior to their inception on 11/30/10 is based on the performance of the Class R5 Shares from 5/15/06 to 11/29/10 and Select Class Shares prior to 5/15/06. During this period, the actual returns of the Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Class R5 and Select Class Shares. Because the Class R6 Shares of the Intrepid America Fund and Intrepid Growth Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus, no performance is included. The actual returns of Class R6 Shares would be different than those shown for Class R5 Shares because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Class R5 and Select Class Shares. The Class A and Select Class Shares invest in the same portfolio of securities, but are not offered in this prospectus.

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

Because the Class R6 Shares of the Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus, historical performance is shown for the Select Class Shares which invest in the same portfolio of securities but which are not offered in this prospectus. The actual returns of the Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares.

Large Cap Growth Fund

Historical performance shown for Class R2 Shares prior to 1/1/09 in the bar chart and prior to their inception on 11/3/08 in the table is based on that of the Select Class Shares of the Fund, which invest in the same portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. Prior class performance for the Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares. Historical performance shown for Class R5 Shares prior to their inception on 4/14/09 is based on Select Class Shares. Historical performance shown for Class R6 Shares prior to their inception on 11/30/10 is based on the performance of Class R5 Shares from 4/14/09 through 11/29/10 and Select Class Shares prior to 4/14/09. During these periods, the actual returns of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares (and Class R5 Shares with respect to Class R6 Shares).

Large Cap Value Fund

Historical performance shown for Class R5 Shares prior to 1/1/07 in the bar chart and prior to their inception on 5/15/06 in the table is based on the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares, which invest in the same portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. The Class R6 Shares commenced operations

 

 

 
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on 11/30/10. Historical performance shown in the table is that of Class R5 Shares from 5/15/06 to 11/29/10 and Select Class Shares prior to that time. During these periods, the actual returns of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. Historical performance shown for Class R2 Shares prior to their inception on 11/3/08 is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares. Prior class performance for the Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares.

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

Historical performance shown for Class R2 Shares prior to 1/1/09 in the bar chart and prior to their inception on 11/3/08 in the table is based on that of the Select Class Shares of the Fund which invest in the some portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. Prior class performance for the Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares.

Mid Cap Growth Fund

Historical performance shown for Class R2 Shares prior to 1/1/10 in the bar chart and prior to their inception on 6/19/09 in the table is based on the performance of Select Class Shares, which invest in the same portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. Prior class performance for the Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares. Historical performance shown for Class R5 and Class R6 Shares prior to their inception on 11/1/11 is also based on the performance of Select Class Shares. During these periods, the actual returns of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares.

Mid Cap Value Fund

Historical performance shown for Class R2 Shares prior to 1/1/09 in the bar chart and prior to their inception on 11/3/08 in the table is based on the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares, which invest in the same portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. During this period, the actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower than the returns shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares.

Small Cap Equity Fund

Historical performance shown for Class R5 Shares prior to 1/1/07 in the bar chart and prior to their inception on 5/15/06 in the table is based on the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares, which invest in the same portfolio of securities

but which are not offered in this prospectus. During this period, the actual returns of Class R5 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. Historical performance for Class R2 Shares prior to their inception on 11/3/08 is based on the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares, which invest in the same portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. During this period, the actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower than the returns shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. Because Class R6 Shares have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus, no performance is shown for the class. The actual returns of the Class R6 Shares would be different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Class R5 and Select Class Shares on which Class R5 Shares is based prior to Class R5 inception.

Small Cap Growth Fund

Historical performance shown in the table for Class R2 Shares prior to 1/1/09 in the bar chart and prior to their inception on 11/3/08 in the table is based on Class A Shares of the Fund, which invest in the same portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. Prior class performance for the Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Class A Shares. Historical performance shown for Class R6 Shares of the Fund prior to their inception on 11/30/10 is based on Institutional Class Shares from 2/19/05 to 11/29/10 and on Select Class Shares prior to 2/19/05. Institutional Class and Select Class Shares invest in the same portfolio of securities, but their shares are not offered in this prospectus. During this period, the actual returns of the Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Institutional Class and Select Class Shares.

Small Cap Value Fund

Historical performance shown for Class R6 Shares prior to 1/1/06 in the bar chart and prior to their inception on 2/22/05 in the table and for Class R5 Shares prior to their inception on 5/15/06 is based on the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares, which invest in the same portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. During these periods, the actual returns of Class R6 and Class R5 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R6 and Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. Historical performance shown for Class R2 Shares prior to their inception on 11/3/08 is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares of the Fund. Prior class performance for the Class R2 Shares has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between Class R2 and Select Class Shares.

 

 

 
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U.S. Equity Fund

Historical performance shown for Class R5 Shares prior to 1/1/07 in the bar chart and prior to their inception on 5/15/06 in the table is based on the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares, which invest in the same portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. Historical performance shown for Class R6 Shares of the Fund prior to their inception on 11/30/10 is based on Class R5 Shares from 5/15/06 to 11/29/10 and on Institutional Class Shares prior to 5/15/06. During these periods, the actual returns of Class R5 and Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 and Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Institutional Class Shares. Historical performance shown for Class R2 Shares prior to their inception on 11/3/08 is based on the performance of the Class A Shares of the Fund, which invest in the same portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. During this period, the actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower than shown because the Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares.

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

Historical performance shown for Class R5 Shares prior to 1/1/07 in the bar chart and prior to their inception on 5/15/06 in the table is based on the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares, which invest in the same portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. During this period,

the actual returns of Class R5 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R5 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. Historical performance shown for Class R2 Shares prior to their inception on 11/3/08 is based on the performance of the Class A Shares of the Fund, which invest in the same portfolio of securities, but which are not offered in this prospectus. During this period, the actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower than the returns shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares.

U.S. Small Company Fund

Historical performance shown in the bar chart for Class R6 Shares through 12/31/11 and in the table prior to their inception on 11/1/11 is based on the performance of Institutional Class Shares. The actual returns of Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Institutional Class Shares. Historical performance shown for Class R2 Shares prior to their inception on 11/1/11 is based on the performance of Class A Shares from 11/1/07 to 10/31/11 and on Select Class Shares prior to 11/1/07. The actual returns of Class R2 Shares would have been lower than those shown because Class R2 Shares have higher expenses than Class A and Select Class Shares. The Class A, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares invest in the same portfolio of securities, but are not offered in this prospectus.

 

 

 
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The Funds’ Management and Administration

 

The following Funds are series of JPMorgan Trust I (JPMT I), a Delaware statutory trust:

Disciplined Equity Fund

Dynamic Growth Fund

Growth and Income Fund

Hedged Equity Fund

Intrepid America Fund

Intrepid Growth Fund

Intrepid Value Fund

Mid Cap Equity Fund

Small Cap Core Fund

Small Cap Equity Fund

U.S. Equity Fund

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

U.S. Small Company Fund

Collectively, these are the JPMT I Funds.

The following Funds are series of JPMorgan Trust II (JPMT II), a Delaware statutory trust:

Equity Income Fund

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

Large Cap Growth Fund

Large Cap Value Fund

Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

Mid Cap Growth Fund

Small Cap Growth Fund

Small Cap Value Fund

These Funds are the JPMT II Funds.

Growth Advantage Fund is a series of J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Investment Trust (JPMMFIT), a Massachusetts business trust.

Mid Cap Value Fund is a series of J.P. Morgan Fleming Mutual Fund Group, Inc. (JPMFMFG), a Maryland corporation.

The trustees of each trust and the directors of JPMFMFG are responsible for overseeing all business activities of their respective Funds.

Each of the Funds operates in a multiple class structure. A multiple class fund is an open-end investment company that issues two or more classes of shares representing interests in the same investment portfolio.

Each class in a multiple class fund can set its own transaction minimums and may vary with respect to expenses for distribution, administration and shareholder services. This means that one class could offer access to a Fund on different terms than another class. Certain classes may be more appropriate for a particular investor.

Each Fund may issue other classes of shares that have different expense levels and performance and different requirements for

who may invest. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning all of the Funds’ other share classes. A Financial Intermediary who receives compensation for selling Fund shares may receive a different amount of compensation for sales of different classes of shares.

The Funds’ Investment Adviser

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM) is the investment adviser to the Funds and makes the day-to-day investment decisions for the Funds.

JPMIM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of J.P. Morgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase), a bank holding company. JPMIM is located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

During the most recent fiscal period ended 6/30/15, JPMIM was paid management fees (net of waivers), as shown below, as a percentage of average daily net assets:

 

JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund     0.25
JPMorgan Dynamic Growth Fund     0.57
JPMorgan Equity Income Fund     0.40
JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund     0.65
JPMorgan Growth and Income Fund     0.40
JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund     0.13
JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund     0.40
JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund     0.42
JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund     0.60
JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund     0.35
JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund     0.50
JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund     0.40
JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund     0.22
JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund     0.62
JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund     0.62
JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund     0.61
JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund     0.42
JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund     0.61
JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund     0.62
JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund     0.64
JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund     0.40
JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund     0.76
JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund     0.59

A discussion of the basis the Boards of each trust and JPMFMFG used in approving or reapproving the investment advisory agreements for the Funds is available in the semi-annual report for the most recent fiscal period ended December 31.

 

 

 
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The Portfolio Managers

Disciplined Equity Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Raffaele Zingone, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, Steven G. Lee, Managing Director of JPMIM and Aryeh Glatter, Executive Director of JPMIM. Mr. Zingone has been a portfolio manager in the U.S. Equity Group since 2000 and has been a JPMIM employee since 1991. Mr. Lee has been a portfolio manager since 2013 and prior to that time he was a research analyst in the U.S. Equity Research Group. Mr. Lee has been an employee of JPMIM since 2004. Mr. Glatter has been a portfolio manager on the Large Cap Value team since 2011 when he joined the firm. Prior to joining the firm in 2011, he was a portfolio manager at AllianceBernstein, where he managed large cap equities from 2000 to 2009.

Dynamic Growth Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Greg Luttrell, Managing Director of JPMIM. Mr. Luttrell has been a portfolio manager since 2007 when he joined the firm.

Equity Income Fund

Clare Hart, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Jonathan K.L. Simon, Managing Director of JPMIM, are the portfolio managers for the Fund. Ms. Hart has been a portfolio manager since 2002 and also has extensive experience as an investment analyst covering the financial services and real estate sectors. She has been employed by the firm since 1999. Mr. Simon has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM and its affiliates (or their predecessors) since 1987 and has been employed by the firm since 1980.

Growth Advantage Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Timothy Parton, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder. Mr. Parton has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM or its affiliates (or their predecessors) since 1988 and has been employed with the firm since 1986.

Growth and Income Fund

Clare Hart, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Jonathan K.L. Simon, Managing Director of JPMIM, are the portfolio managers for the Fund. Information about Mr. Simon and Ms. Hart is discussed earlier in this section.

Hedged Equity Fund

Hamilton Reiner, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Raffaele Zingone, Managing Director of JPMIM, are the portfolio managers primarily responsible for the management of the Fund. Mr. Zingone is primarily responsible for investing the Fund’s

equity securities according to its enhanced index process while Mr. Reiner is responsible for implementing the Fund’s overlay options strategy and for providing insight with respect to the impact to the options strategy of purchasing certain securities. Mr. Reiner has been the head of U.S. Equity Derivatives at JPMIM since 2012. He joined JPMorgan Chase in 2009 and from 2009 to 2012, he was a portfolio manager and head of U.S. Equity Derivatives at JPMorgan Chase. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Reiner was head of the Equity Long/Short Prime Brokerage platform at Barclays Capital. Mr. Zingone has been a portfolio manager in the U.S. Equity Group since 2000 and has been a JPMIM employee since 1991.

Intrepid America Fund

Intrepid Growth Fund

Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

Intrepid Value Fund

For the Intrepid America Fund, Intrepid Growth Fund and Intrepid Value Fund, the portfolio managers are Dennis S. Ruhl, Jason Alonzo and Pavel Vaynshtok. Mr. Ruhl, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, is the Chief Investment Officer of the U.S. Behavioral Finance Equity Group. He has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM or its affiliates since 2001 and has been employed with the firm since 1999. Mr. Alonzo, Managing Director of JPMIM, has been with JPMIM or its affiliates (or one of their predecessors) since 2000 and has been a member of the portfolio management team since 2003, Mr. Vaynshtok, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM or its affiliates since 2011. From 2004 to 2011, Mr. Vaynshtok was a portfolio manager and the head of quantitative research at ING Investment Management.

For the Intrepid Mid Cap Fund, the portfolio managers are Dennis S. Ruhl and Phillip D. Hart. Mr. Hart, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, has worked as a portfolio manager for the U.S. Behavioral Finance Equity Group at JPMIM since 2009 and has been employed by the firm since 2003. Prior to becoming a portfolio manager, he was a qualitative research analyst within this group. Information about Mr. Ruhl is discussed earlier in this section.

Large Cap Growth Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Giri Devulapally, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder. Mr. Devulapally has been a portfolio manager in the JPMorgan U.S. Equity Group since 2003 when he joined JPMIM.

Large Cap Value Fund

Scott Blasdell, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, serves as the portfolio manager for the Fund. Mr. Blasdell has been a portfolio manager on the Structured Equity Team since 2008 and an employee of JPMIM since 1999.

 

 

 
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Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

The portfolio managers for the Fund are Dennis S. Ruhl and Phillip D. Hart. Information about Mr. Ruhl and Mr. Hart is discussed earlier in this section.

Mid Cap Equity Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Jonathan K.L. Simon, Managing Director of JPMIM and Timothy Parton, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder. Mr. Simon is primarily responsible for the Fund’s value investments while Mr. Parton is primarily responsible for the Fund’s growth investments. Mr. Simon has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM and its affiliates (or their predecessors) since 1987 and has been employed by the firm since 1980. Information about Mr. Parton is discussed earlier in this section.

Mid Cap Growth Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Timothy Parton, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder, and Felise L. Agranoff, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder. Information about Mr. Parton is discussed earlier in this section. An employee since 2004, Ms. Agranoff became a co-portfolio manager of the Mid Cap Growth Strategy in 2015 and has been a research analyst in the firm’s U.S. Equity Group since 2004.

Mid Cap Value Fund

Jonathan K.L. Simon, Managing Director of JPMIM, Lawrence E. Playford, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Gloria H. Fu, Managing Director of JPMIM, serve as the portfolio managers for the Fund. An employee of JPMIM or its affiliates since 1993, Mr. Playford, a CFA charterholder and CPA, joined the team as a research analyst in 2003 and became a portfolio manager in 2004. Ms. Fu, a CFA charterholder, has been a portfolio manager since 2006 and has been employed by JPMIM and its affiliates since 2002. Information about Mr. Simon is discussed earlier in this section.

Small Cap Core Fund

The portfolio managers for the Fund are Dennis S. Ruhl and Phillip D. Hart. Information about Mr. Ruhl and Mr. Hart is discussed earlier in this section.

Small Cap Equity Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Don San Jose, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Daniel J. Percella, Executive Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder. Mr. San Jose joined the U.S. Small Cap Equity Group as an analyst in 2004 and became a portfolio manager in 2007. Mr. San Jose has been employed by the firm since 2000. Mr. Percella has been a portfolio manager

since 2014, and prior to that time he was a research analyst on the Small Cap Active Core Team. Mr. Percella has been an employee of JPMIM since 2008.

Small Cap Growth Fund

The portfolio management team is led by Eytan Shapiro, Managing Director of JPMIM and a CFA charterholder. Mr. Shapiro has worked as a portfolio manager for JPMIM or its affiliates (or their predecessors) since 1989 and has been employed by the firm since 1985.

Small Cap Value Fund

The portfolio managers of the Fund are Dennis S. Ruhl, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Phillip D. Hart, Executive Director of JPMIM. Information about Mr.Ruhl and Mr. Hart is discussed earlier in this section.

U.S. Equity Fund

The portfolio managers primarily responsible for daily management of the Fund are Thomas Luddy, Managing Director of JPMIM; Susan Bao, Managing Director of JPMIM; Helge Skibeli, Managing Director of JPMIM; and Scott Davis, Managing Director of JPMIM, each of whom has day to day management responsibility for a portion of the Fund. An employee since 1976, Mr. Luddy has held numerous key positions in the firm, including Global Head of Equity, Head of Equity Research and Chief Investment Officer. He began as an equity research analyst, becoming a portfolio manager in 1982. Ms. Bao has been a portfolio manager in the U.S. Equity Group since 2002 and has been employed by the firm since 1997. Mr. Skibeli, an employee since 1990, has been managing U.S. equity portfolios since 2002 and has been head of the U.S. Equity Research Group since 2002. Mr. Davis has been an employee since 2006 and has been a portfolio manager since 2013. Previously, he was an analyst in the U.S. Equity Research Group. Each of the portfolio managers except Mr. Davis is a CFA charterholder.

U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

The Fund is managed by Thomas Luddy, Managing Director of JPMIM and CFA charterholder, Susan Bao, Managing Director of JPMIM and CFA charterholder, and Scott Davis, Managing Director of JPMIM. Information about Mr. Luddy, Ms. Bao and Mr. Davis is discussed earlier in this section.

U.S. Small Company Fund

The portfolio managers of the Fund are Dennis S. Ruhl, Managing Director of JPMIM, and Phillip D. Hart, Executive Director of JPMIM. Information about Mr. Ruhl and Mr. Hart is discussed earlier in this section.

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accounts managed by the portfolio managers, and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities in the Funds.

The Funds’ Administrator

JPMIM provides administrative services and oversees each Fund’s other service providers. JPMIM receives a pro-rata portion of the following annual fee on behalf of each Fund for administrative services: 0.15% of the first $25 billion of average daily net assets of all Funds (excluding certain funds of funds and money market funds) in the J.P. Morgan Funds Complex plus 0.075% of average daily net assets of such Funds over $25 billion.

The Funds’ Shareholder Servicing Agent

The trusts and the corporation, on behalf of the Funds, have entered into shareholder servicing agreements with JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (JPMDS) under which JPMDS has agreed to provide certain support services to the Funds’ shareholders. For performing these services, JPMDS, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class R2 Shares of each Fund and an annual fee of 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the Class R5 Shares of each Fund. JPMDS may enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of the annual fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services. Class R6 Shares do not have shareholder service fees.

The Funds’ Distributor

JPMDS (the Distributor) is the distributor for the Funds. The Distributor is an affiliate of JPMIM.

Additional Compensation to Financial Intermediaries

JPMIM, JPMDS and, from time to time, other affiliates of JPMorgan Chase may also, at their own expense and out of their own legitimate profits, provide additional cash payments to Financial Intermediaries whose customers invest in shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds. For this purpose, Financial Intermediaries include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with JPMDS. These additional cash payments are payments over and above any sales charges (including Rule 12b-1 fees), shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency and/or networking fees that are paid to such Financial Intermediaries, as described elsewhere in this prospectus. These additional cash payments are generally made to Financial Intermediaries that provide shareholder, sub-transfer agency or administrative services or marketing support. Marketing support may include access to sales meetings, sales representatives and Financial Intermediary management representatives, inclusion of the J.P. Morgan Funds on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or other sales programs and/or for training and educating a Financial Intermediary’s employees. These additional cash payments also may be made as an expense reimbursement in cases where the Financial Intermediary provides shareholder services to J.P. Morgan Fund shareholders. JPMIM and JPMDS may also pay cash compensation in the form of finders’ fees that vary depending on the J.P. Morgan Fund and the dollar amount of shares sold. Such additional compensation may provide such Financial Intermediaries with an incentive to favor sales of shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds over other investment options they make available to their customers. See the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

 

 
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CHOOSING A SHARE CLASS

Each share class represents an investment in the same portfolio of securities, but each has different availability and eligibility criteria, expenses, dividends and distributions.

Please read this prospectus carefully, and then select the Fund and share class most appropriate for you and decide how much you want to invest. Each Fund may offer other classes of shares not included in this prospectus that have different expense levels, performance and eligibility requirements from the share classes offered in this prospectus. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning these or other share classes. A Financial Intermediary may receive different compensation based on the share class sold.

Class R shares are primarily used in Group Retirement Plans. The particular Group Retirement Plan will determine the share class available to its participants.

 

Shares of the Funds have not been registered for sale outside of the United States. This prospectus is not intended for distribution to prospective investors outside of the United States. The Funds generally do not market or sell shares to investors domiciled outside of the United States, even, with regard to individuals, if they are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.

 

     Class R2   Class R5   Class R6
Eligibility1   May be purchased by Group Retirement Plans.2  

May be purchased by

  Group Retirement Plans,2

  Section 529 college savings plans,

  Current and future JPMorgan SmartRetirement and JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Funds, and

  Such other J.P. Morgan Funds of Funds as are designated by the J.P. Morgan Funds Board of Trustees.

 

May be purchased by

  Group Retirement Plans,2

  Certain discretionary accounts at JPMIM or JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or their affiliates (the Investment Manager) as defined below,

  Certain direct investors as defined below,

  Section 529 college savings plans,

  The JPMorgan Diversified Fund,

  Current and future JPMorgan SmartRetirement, SmartRetirement Blend and JPMorgan Access Funds, and

  Such other J.P. Morgan Funds of Funds as are designated by the J.P. Morgan Funds Board of Trustees.

  Investment companies not affiliated with JPMIM.

Minimum Investment3,4   No minimum   No minimum  

$5,000,000 — Discretionary Accounts.

 

$15,000,000 — Direct Investors.

 

Accounts cannot be aggregated to meet the initial minimum investment. You are required to maintain a minimum account balance equal to the minimum initial investment in the Fund.

 

 
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     Class R2   Class R5   Class R6
Minimum Subsequent Investments3   No minimum   No minimum   No minimum
Distribution (12b-1) Fee   0.50% of the average daily net assets.   None   None
Shareholder Service Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.05% of the average daily net assets.   None
Redemption Fee   None   None   None

 

1

Certain Funds may be subject to limited offering. Please see the FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING section for more information about applicable limited offerings.

2

For more information about eligible Group Retirement Plans, see “Group Retirement Plans” below.

3

Financial Intermediaries or other organizations making the Funds available to their clients or customers may impose minimums which may be different from the requirements for investors purchasing directly from the Funds.

4

Please see “MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE” for more information about minimum balance requirements.

Financial Intermediaries may include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with JPMDS as Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent.

Accounts may be opened either directly with a Fund’s transfer agent or through Financial Intermediaries. If you have questions about eligibility, please call 1-800-480-4111.

 

   

Class R5 and Class R6 Shares are not subject to Rule 12b-1 fees.

 

   

Class R6 Shares have lower annual expense ratios than other share classes, as the Class R6 Shares have no ongoing shareholder service fees.

 

   

A Fund may issue other classes of shares that have different sales charges, expense levels and performance and different requirements for who may invest. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning all of a Fund’s other share classes. A Financial Intermediary who receives compensation for selling Fund shares may receive different amounts of compensation for sales of different classes of shares.

Class R5 Shares may be held by shareholders of the Large Cap Value Fund who would not otherwise be eligible to own Class R5 Shares but who received the Large Cap Value Fund Class R5 Shares in connection with reorganization of the JPMorgan Value Opportunities Fund into the Large Cap Value Fund. Such shareholders can continue to purchase the Class R5 Shares in accounts which existed at the time of the reorganization.

Group Retirement Plans

The only retirement plans that are eligible to purchase Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares are employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and the shares must be held a) at a plan level or b) at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper. Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares generally are not available to non-retirement accounts, traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) plans or individual 403(b) plans.

There is no minimum investment requirement for Group Retirement Plans, Section 529 college savings plans, and eligible investments by other J.P. Morgan Funds or unaffiliated investment companies.

Discretionary Accounts

Class R6 Shares may also be purchased by an account for an investor:

 

  1. Whose investments in a Fund are made and directed on their behalf by investment representatives at the Investment Manager pursuant to a discretionary investment management agreement or trust agreement that provides for discretionary investment management services between the Investment Manager and the investor (a Discretionary Account), and

 

 
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  2. Whose Discretionary Account’s initial investment in a Fund is at least $5,000,000. Accounts cannot be aggregated to meet the initial minimum.

Direct Investors

Class R6 Shares also may be purchased by individuals, institutions, trusts, and foundations whose:

 

  1. Account is not held for the benefit of multiple underlying, unrelated investors, and

 

  2. Initial investment in the Fund is at least $15,000,000. Accounts cannot be aggregated to meet the initial minimum.

College Savings Plans

To be eligible to invest in Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, Section 529 college savings plans must hold their shares through plan level or omnibus accounts held on the books of a Fund.

FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION

The following section describes the types of compensation paid to Financial Intermediaries for the sale of Fund shares and related services.

To obtain information, visit www.jpmorganfunds.com or call 1-800-480-4111.

Rule 12b–1 Fees

Each Fund described in this prospectus has adopted a Distribution Plan under Rule 12b-1 with respect to Class R2 Shares that allows it to pay distribution fees for the sale and distribution of those shares of the Funds. These fees are called “Rule 12b-1 fees.” Rule 12b-1 fees are paid by the Funds to the Distributor as compensation for its services and expenses in connection with the sale and distribution of Fund shares. The Distributor in turn pays all or part of these Rule 12b-1 fees to Financial Intermediaries that have agreements with the Distributor to sell shares of the Funds. The Distributor may pay Rule 12b-1 fees to its affiliates. Payments are not tied to actual expenses incurred.

The Rule 12b-1 fees (based on average daily net assets of the share class) vary by share class as follows:

 

Class    Rule 12b-1 Fee
Class R2    0.50%
Class R5    None
Class R6    None

Because Rule 12b-1 fees are paid out of Fund assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

Networking and Sub-Transfer Agency Fees

J.P. Morgan Funds have entered into agreements directly with Financial Intermediaries pursuant to which the Funds will pay the Financial Intermediary for services such as networking or sub-transfer agency (collectively, the “Sub-TA Agreements”). Sub-TA Agreement payments are generally based on either (1) a percentage of the average daily net assets of clients serviced by such Financial Intermediary up to a set maximum dollar amount per shareholder account serviced, or (2) a per account fee based on the number of accounts serviced by such Financial Intermediary. Sub-TA Agreement payments are in addition to, rather than in lieu of, Rule 12b-1 fees the Financial Intermediary may also be receiving pursuant to agreements with the Distributor for classes with Rule 12b-1 fees. The J.P. Morgan Funds will no longer enter into new Sub TA Agreements that require fee payments with respect to Class R6 Shares. From time to time, JPMIM or its affiliates may pay a portion of the fees for networking or sub-transfer agency at its or their own expense and out of its or their legitimate profits.

 

 
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Shareholder Servicing

The Distributor, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of up to the following fee (based on the average daily net assets of each class of a Fund).

 

Class    Shareholder Servicing  Fee
Class R2    0.25%
Class R5    0.05%
Class R6    None

The Distributor may enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of that fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services.

PURCHASING FUND SHARES

You may purchase shares directly from the Funds through the Distributor or through your Financial Intermediary.

Purchase and redemption orders will be accepted only on days that J.P. Morgan Funds are open for business. The Funds are open for business on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NYSE is closed for trading on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. A purchase or redemption order received by a Fund prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. ET) (“NYSE Close”), on a day the Funds are open for business, will be effected at that day’s NAV. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. An order received after the NYSE Close will generally be effected at the NAV determined on the next business day. However, orders received by Financial Intermediaries on a business day prior to the NYSE Close and communicated to the Funds prior to such time as agreed upon by the Funds and the Financial Intermediary will be effected at the NAV determined on the business day the order was received by the Financial Intermediary.

A purchase order must be supported by all appropriate documentation and information in the proper form. The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete purchase orders.

Share ownership is electronically recorded; therefore, no certificate will be issued. A shareholder who purchases shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily will not accrue a dividend on the day of the purchase.

If you purchase shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your purchase order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for purchase orders.

If you purchase shares directly with the Funds, see the information below.

 

HOW TO PURCHASE DIRECTLY WITH THE FUNDS
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Phone or Online

 

1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

 

A new account generally may not be opened by phone or online.

 

A new fund position can be added to an existing account by phone or online if you have bank information on file. The minimum initial investment requirement must be met.

  You must already have bank information on file. If we do not have bank information on file, you must submit written instructions. Please call for instructions on how to add bank information to your account.

 

 
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HOW TO PURCHASE DIRECTLY WITH THE FUNDS
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Mail

 

Regular mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

Mail the completed and signed application with a check to our Regular or Overnight mailing address.

 

Refer to the Additional Information Regarding Purchases section

  Please mail your check and include your name, the Fund name, and your fund account number.
 

All checks must be made payable to one of the following:

 J.P. Morgan Funds; or

 The specific Fund in which you are investing.

 

Please include your existing account number, if applicable.

 

All checks must be in U.S. dollars. The Funds do not accept credit cards, cash, starter checks, money orders or credit card checks. The Funds reserve the right to refuse “third-party” checks and checks drawn on non-U.S. financial institutions even if payment may be effected through a U.S. financial institution. Checks made payable to any individual or company and endorsed to J.P. Morgan Funds or a Fund are considered third-party checks.

By Wire1

 

1-800-480-4111

 

Wire Instructions:

Boston Financial Data Services

2000 Crown Colony Drive

Quincy, MA 02169

 

Attn: J.P. Morgan Funds Services

ABA: 021 000 021

DDA: 323 125 832

FBO: Fund Name

Fund: Fund #

Account: Your Account # and
Your Account Registration

  Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Funds of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.   Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Funds of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.

 

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The Funds currently do not charge for these services, but may impose a charge in the future. However, your bank may impose a charge for debiting your bank account.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct certain transactions for Class R6 Shares using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make purchases over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares by phone without notice.

 

 
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Additional Information Regarding Purchases

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When you open an account, we will ask for your name, residential or business street address, date of birth (for an individual), and other information that will allow us to identify you, including your social security number, tax identification number or other identifying number. The Funds cannot waive these requirements. The Funds are required by law to reject your Account Application if the required identifying information is not provided.

We will attempt to collect any missing information required on the Account Application by contacting either you or your Financial Intermediary. If we cannot obtain this information within the established time frame, your Account Application will be rejected. Amounts received prior to receipt of the required information will be held un-invested and will be returned to you without interest if your Account Application is rejected. If the required information is obtained, your investment will be accepted and you will pay the NAV per share next calculated after all of the required information is received.

Once we have received all of the required information, federal law requires us to verify your identity. After an account is opened, we may restrict your ability to purchase additional shares until your identity is verified. If we are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time, the Funds reserve the right to close your account at the current day’s NAV per share. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the NAV per share next calculated after the account is closed, less any applicable fees.

Purchases by wire may be canceled if J.P. Morgan Funds Services does not receive payment by 4:00 p.m. ET on the settlement date. You will be responsible for any expenses and/or losses to the Funds.

EXCHANGING FUND SHARES

An exchange is selling shares of one J.P. Morgan Fund and taking the proceeds to simultaneously purchase shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund. Before making an exchange request, you should read the prospectus of the J.P. Morgan Fund whose shares you would like to purchase by exchange. You can obtain a prospectus for any J.P. Morgan Fund by contacting your Financial Intermediary, by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com, or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES

Class R2 Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

Class R2 Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Class R5 Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

Class R5 Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Class R6 Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

Class R6 Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

In general, the same rules and procedures that apply to redemptions and purchases apply to exchanges:

 

   

All exchanges are subject to meeting any investment minimum or eligibility requirements of the new Fund and class.

 

   

The J.P. Morgan Funds will provide 60 days’ written notice of any termination of or material change to your exchange privilege.

 

   

All exchanges are based upon the net asset value that is next calculated after the Fund receives your order, provided the exchange out of one Fund must occur before the exchange into the other Fund.

 

   

In order for an exchange to take place on the date that the order is submitted, the order must be received prior to the close of both the Fund that you wish to exchange into and the Fund that you wish to exchange out of, otherwise, the exchange will occur on the following business day on which both Funds are open.

 

   

A shareholder that exchanges into shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily, including a money market fund, will not accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange. A shareholder that exchanges out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange.

 

   

The exchange privilege is not intended as a way for you to speculate on short-term movements in the market. Therefore, to prevent disruptions in the management of J.P. Morgan Funds, certain J.P. Morgan Funds limit excessive exchange activity as

 

 
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  described in the “Frequent Trading Policy” section. Your exchange privilege will be limited or revoked if the exchange activity is considered excessive. In addition, any J.P. Morgan Fund may reject any exchange request for any reason, including if it is not in the best interests of the Fund and/or its shareholders to accept the exchange.

Tax Consequences on Exchanges

Generally, an exchange between J.P. Morgan Funds is considered a sale and generally results in a capital gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. An exchange between classes of shares of the same Fund is generally not taxable for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making an exchange.

REDEEMING FUND SHARES

If you sell shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your redemption order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders.

If you sell shares directly with the Fund, see the information below.

Your redemption proceeds may be mailed to you at your address of record1 or wired to a pre-existing bank account on file.

 

HOW TO REDEEM
By Phone or Online  

Call us at 1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

By Mail  

Regular Mailing Address:

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

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

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You cannot request redemption by check to be sent to an address updated within 30 days.

You may redeem some or all of your shares on any day that the Fund is open for business. You will not be permitted to enter a redemption order for shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check for five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check has cleared (sometimes referred to as uncollected shares).

If the Fund or Financial Intermediary receives your redemption order before the close of the NYSE (normally 4 p.m. ET or before 4:00 p.m. ET, if the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. ET), you will receive the NAV per share calculated after your redemption order is received in good order (meaning that it includes the information required by, and complies with security requirements implemented by, the Funds’ transfer agent or the Funds), minus the amount of any applicable fees. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders and may charge a fee to process redemption of shares. A shareholder that redeems out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the redemption.

All redemption requests must be supported by valid identity authentication, the appropriate documentation (if applicable) and any necessary information in good order. Additional information may be required depending on the situation. For accounts held directly with the Funds, your redemption proceeds will typically be paid within one to seven days after receipt of the redemption order.

 

 
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Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct certain transactions for Class R6 Shares using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make redemptions over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone or online. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares online or by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Redemptions

Medallion signature guarantees may be required if:

 

   

You want to redeem shares with a value of $50,000 or more and you want to receive your proceeds in the form of a check; or

 

   

You want your payment sent to an address, bank account or payee other than the one currently designated on your Fund account.

The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete redemption orders.

The Fund may suspend your ability to redeem when:

 

  1. Trading on the NYSE is restricted;

 

  2. The NYSE is closed (other than weekend and holiday closings);

 

  3. Federal securities laws permit;

 

  4. The SEC has permitted a suspension; or

 

  5. An emergency exists, as determined by the SEC.

You generally will recognize a gain or loss on a redemption for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making a redemption.

Generally, all redemptions will be for cash; however, if you redeem shares worth $250,000 or more, the Fund reserves the right to pay part or all of your redemption proceeds in readily marketable securities instead of cash. If payment is made in securities, the Fund will value the securities selected in the same manner in which it computes its NAV. This process minimizes the effect of large redemptions on the Fund and its remaining shareholders. If you receive a distribution in-kind, securities received by you may be subject to market risk and you could incur taxable gains and brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE

If your account value falls below the required minimum balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem all of the remaining shares in your account and close your account. Before this action is taken, you will be given 60 days advance written notice in order to provide you with time to increase your account balance to the required minimum, by purchasing sufficient shares, in accordance with the terms of this prospectus.

Closings, Reorganizations and Liquidations

To the extent authorized by law, each Fund reserves the right to discontinue offering shares at any time, to merge or reorganize itself or a share class, or to cease operations and liquidate at any time.

FUNDS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED OFFERING

Certain Funds are offered on a limited basis as described below. Except as otherwise described below, shareholders permitted to continue to purchase include shareholders of record and if the shareholder of record is an omnibus account, beneficial owners in that account as of the effective date of the limited offering.

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund

The JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund is publicly offered on a limited basis. Investors are not eligible to purchase shares of the Fund, except as described below:

 

   

Shareholders of the Fund as of August 12, 2011 are able to continue to purchase additional shares in their existing Fund accounts either through J.P. Morgan Funds Services or a Financial Intermediary and may continue to reinvest dividends or capital gains distributions from shares owned in such Fund;

 

   

Shareholders of the Fund as of August 12, 2011 are able to add to their existing Fund accounts through exchanges from other J.P. Morgan Funds;

 

   

Group employer retirement plans including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans (and their successor plans) which had the Fund available to participants on or before August 12, 2011, may continue to open accounts for new participants in the Fund and purchase additional shares in existing participant accounts. Other group employer retirement plans including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans (and their successor plans) may also establish new accounts with a Fund, pro- vided the group employer retirement plan had been accepted for investment by that Fund and its distributor on or before August 12, 2011. Additionally, certain approved fee-based advisory programs may continue to utilize a Fund for new and existing program accounts. These particular programs must have been accepted for continued investment by the Fund and its distributor on or before August 12, 2011;

 

   

Section 529 college savings plans may utilize a Fund for new and existing accounts. In order to be eligible, the plan must hold their shares through plan level or omnibus accounts held on the books of that Fund; or

 

   

Current and future J.P. Morgan Funds which are permitted to invest in other J.P. Morgan Funds may purchase shares of a Fund.

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

Effective as of November 16, 2015 (the “MCV Revised Closing Date”), the limited offering provisions for the Mid Cap Value Fund have been revised. After the MCV Revised Closing Date, investors are not eligible to purchase shares of the Fund, except as described below. In addition, both before and after the MCV Revised Closing Date, the Fund may from time to time, in its sole discretion based on the Fund’s net asset levels and other factors, limit new purchases into the Fund or otherwise modify the closure policy at any time on a case-by-case basis.

The following groups will be permitted to continue to purchase Fund shares. Except as otherwise described below, shareholders of record are permitted to continue to purchase shares; if the shareholder of record is an omnibus account, beneficial owners in that account as of the applicable closing date are permitted to continue to purchase.

 

   

Shareholders of the Fund as of February 22, 2013 are able to continue to purchase additional shares in their existing Fund accounts either through J.P. Morgan Funds Services or a Financial Intermediary and may continue to reinvest dividends or capital gains distributions from shares owned in the Fund;

 

   

Shareholders of the Fund as of February 22, 2013 are able to add to their existing Fund accounts through exchanges from other J.P. Morgan Funds;

 

   

Group employer benefit plans, including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans and health savings account programs (and their successor plans), utilizing the Fund on or before the MCV Revised Closing Date can continue to invest in the Fund. Additionally, after the MCV Revised Closing Date, new group employer benefit plans may utilize the Fund for their accounts only with the approval of the Fund and its distributor;

 

   

Fee-based advisory programs utilizing the Fund as of the MCV Revised Closing Date may continue to utilize the Fund for new and existing program accounts. Additionally, after the MCV Revised Closing Date, new fee-based advisory programs may utilize the Fund for program accounts only with the approval by the Fund and its distributor; or

 

   

Financial advisors who manage discretionary fee-based wrap accounts (including registered investment advisory firms) and who have included the Fund in their discretionary account models or programs may continue to utilize the Fund for new and existing accounts as of the MCV Revised Closing Date. Additionally, after the MCV Revised Closing Date, new discretionary account models or programs may utilize the Fund for program accounts only with the approval by the Fund and its distributor; or

 

   

Current and future J.P. Morgan Funds which are permitted to invest in other J.P. Morgan Funds may purchase shares of the Fund.

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund

Effective as of July 1, 2016 (the “MCE Revised Closing Date”) the limited offering provisions for the Mid Cap Equity Fund have been revised. After the MCE Revised Closing Date, investors are not eligible to purchase shares of the Fund, except as described below. In addition, both before and after the MCE Revised Closing Date, the Fund may from time to time, in its sole discretion based on the Fund’s net asset levels and other factors, limit new purchases into the Fund or otherwise modify the closure policy at any time on a case-by-case basis.

The following groups will be permitted to continue to purchase Fund shares. Except as otherwise described below, shareholders of record are permitted to continue to purchase shares; if the shareholder of record is an omnibus account, beneficial owners in that account as of the applicable closing date are permitted to continue to purchase.

 

   

Shareholders of the Fund as of the MCE Revised Closing Date are able to continue to purchase additional shares in their existing Fund accounts either through J.P. Morgan Funds Services or a Financial Intermediary and may continue to reinvest dividends or capital gains distributions from shares owned in the Fund;

 

   

Shareholders of the Fund as of the MCE Revised Closing Date are able to add to their existing Fund accounts through exchanges from other J.P. Morgan Funds;

 

   

Group employer benefit plans, including 401(k), 403(b), 457 plans and health savings account programs (and their successor, related and affiliated plans), which have the Fund available to participants on or before the MCE Revised Closing Date, may continue to open accounts for new participants in the Fund and purchase additional shares in existing participant accounts;

 

   

Approved discretionary fee-based advisory programs, in which the program’s sponsor has full authority to make investment changes without approval from the shareholder (“fully discretionary advisory programs”), may continue to utilize the Fund for new and existing program accounts if the program was approved on or before the MCE Revised Closing Date. Additionally, after the MCE Revised Closing Date, new fully discretionary fee-based advisory programs may utilize the Fund for program accounts with the approval by the Fund and its Distributor;

 

   

Approved brokerage and fee-based advisory programs where the Fund is currently included in a model portfolio may continue to utilize the Fund for new and existing program accounts. The Fund must also be included in the sponsor’s Fully discretionary advisory program to be approved. These programs must be accepted for continued investments by the Fund and its distributor by the MCE Revised Closing Date;

 

   

Other fee-based advisory programs may continue to utilize the Fund for existing program accounts, but will not be able to open new program accounts after the MCE Revised Closing Date;

 

   

Current and future J.P. Morgan Funds which are permitted to invest in other J.P. Morgan Funds may purchase shares of the Fund;

 

   

Section 529 college savings plans currently utilizing the Fund may do so for new and existing accounts. In order to be eligible, the plan must hold their shares through plan level or omnibus accounts held on the books of that Fund.

In addition, shareholders of the JPMorgan Mid Cap Core Fund received shares of the Fund in a reorganization between the two Funds, which closed on March 14, 2014. Such shareholders can continue to purchase shares of the Fund in accounts which existed at the time of the reorganization. Group employer benefit plans, discretionary fee-based advisory programs, brokerage programs, other J.P. Morgan Funds and Section 529 college savings programs who were eligible to continue to purchase shares of the JPMorgan Mid Cap Core Fund after January 3, 2014 will be able to purchase shares of the Fund under the same terms after the reorganization.

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

The JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund is publicly offered on a limited basis. Investors will not be eligible to purchase shares of the Fund, except as described below:

 

   

New and existing shareholders accessing the Fund through a commission-based brokerage platform may purchase shares of the Fund;

 

   

New and existing shareholders that establish accounts directly with the Funds may purchase shares of the Fund;

 

   

Group employer retirement plans including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans may purchase shares of the Fund;

 

   

Fee-based advisory programs may continue to utilize the Fund for new and existing program accounts. After April 17, 2014, new fee-based advisory programs ma utilize the Fund for program accounts only with approval by the Fund and its Distributor;

 

 
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Section 529 college savings plans may utilize the Fund for new and existing accounts. In order to be eligible, the plan must hold their shares through plan level or omnibus accounts held on the books of the Fund; and

 

   

Current and future J.P. Morgan Funds which are permitted to invest in other J.P. Morgan Funds may purchase shares of the Fund.

Additional information that applies to all limited offerings:

If all shares of a Fund in an existing shareholder’s account are voluntarily redeemed or involuntarily redeemed (due to instances when a shareholder does not meet aggregate account balance minimums), then the shareholder’s account will be closed. Such former Fund shareholders will not be able to buy additional Fund shares or reopen their accounts in the Fund unless a former shareholder makes his or her repurchase within 90 days of the redemption. These repurchase restrictions, however, do not apply to participants in groups listed above as eligible to continue to purchase even if the plan, program or fund would liquidate its entire position. If shares are purchased through a Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures.

If a Fund receives a purchase order directly from an investor who is not eligible to purchase shares of the Fund, after the limited offering dates outlined above, J.P. Morgan Funds Services will attempt to contact the investor to determine whether he or she would like to purchase shares of another Fund or would prefer that the investment be refunded. If J.P. Morgan Funds Services cannot contact the investor within 30 days, the entire investment will be refunded.

The Funds reserve the right to change these policies at any time.

FREQUENT TRADING POLICY

J.P. Morgan Funds do not authorize market timing and, except for the Funds identified below, use reasonable methods to identify market timers and to prevent such activity. However, there can be no assurance that these methods will prevent market timing or other trading that may be deemed abusive. Market timing is an investment strategy using frequent purchases, redemptions and/or exchanges in an attempt to profit from short-term market movements. Market timing may result in dilution of the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, disrupt portfolio management and increase Fund expenses for all shareholders. Although market timing may affect any Fund, these risks may be higher for Funds that invest significantly in non-U.S. securities or thinly traded securities (e.g., certain small cap securities), such as international, global or emerging market funds or small cap funds. For example, when a Fund invests in securities trading principally in non-U.S. markets that close prior to the close of the NYSE, market timers may seek to take advantage of the difference between the prices of these securities at the close of their non-U.S. markets and the value of such securities when the Fund calculates its net asset value.

J.P. Morgan Funds or the Distributor will prohibit any purchase order (including exchanges) with respect to one investor, a related group of investors or their agent(s) where they detect a pattern of either purchases and sales of one of the J.P. Morgan Funds, or exchanges between or among J.P. Morgan Funds, that indicates market timing or trading that they determine is abusive.

Although J.P. Morgan Funds use a variety of methods to detect and deter market timing, there is no assurance that the Funds’ own operational systems and procedures will identify and eliminate all market timing strategies. For example, certain accounts, which are known as omnibus accounts, include multiple investors and such accounts typically provide the Funds with a net purchase or redemption order on any given day where purchasers of Fund shares and redeemers of Fund shares are netted against one another and the identity of individual purchasers and redeemers are not known by the Funds. While the Funds seek to monitor for market timing activities in omnibus accounts, the netting effect limits the Funds’ ability to locate and eliminate individual market timers. As a result, the Funds are often dependent upon Financial Intermediaries who utilize their own policies and procedures to identify market timers. These policies and procedures may be different than those utilized by the Funds.

The Boards of J.P. Morgan Funds have adopted various policies and procedures to identify market timers, including reviewing “round trips” in and out of J.P. Morgan Funds by investors. A “round trip” includes a purchase or exchange into a Fund followed or preceded by a redemption or exchange out of the same Fund. If the Distributor detects that you have completed two round trips within 60 days in the same Fund, the Distributor will reject your purchase and exchange orders for a period of at least 90 days. For subsequent violations, the Distributor may, in its sole discretion, reject your purchase and exchange orders temporarily or permanently. In identifying market timers, the Distributor may also consider activity of accounts that it believes to be under common ownership or control.

J.P. Morgan Funds have attempted to put safeguards in place to assure that Financial Intermediaries have implemented procedures designed to deter market timing and abusive trading. Despite these safeguards, there is no assurance that the Funds will be able to effectively identify and eliminate market timing and abusive trading in the Funds particularly with respect to omnibus accounts.

 

 
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J.P. Morgan Funds will seek to apply the Funds’ market timing policies and restrictions as uniformly as practicable to accounts with the Funds, except with respect to the following:

 

  1. Trades that occur through omnibus accounts at Financial Intermediaries as described above;

 

  2. Purchases, redemptions and exchanges made on a systematic basis;

 

  3. Automatic reinvestments of dividends and distributions;

 

  4. Purchases, redemptions or exchanges that are part of a rebalancing program, such as a wrap, advisory or bona fide asset allocation program, which includes investment models developed and maintained by a financial intermediary;

 

  5. Redemptions of shares to pay fund or account fees;

 

  6. Transactions initiated by the trustee or adviser to a donor-advised charitable gift fund;

 

  7. Transactions in Section 529 college savings plans;

 

  8. Transactions in Fund of Fund Products;

 

  9. Transactions within a Retirement account such as:

 

   

Shares redeemed to return an excess contribution

 

   

Transactions initiated by sponsors of group employee benefit plans or other related accounts,

 

   

Retirement plan contributions, loans, distributions, and hardship withdrawals,

 

   

IRA re-characterizations and conversions.

 

   

IRA purchases of shares by asset transfer or direct rollover

In addition to rejecting purchases, in connection with suspected market timing activities, the Distributor can reject a purchase (including purchases for the Funds listed below) for any reason, including purchases that it does not think are in the best interests of a Fund and/or its shareholders or if it determines the trading to be abusive. Your Financial Intermediary may also have additional procedures for identifying market timers and rejecting or otherwise restricting purchases and/or exchanges.

Certain J.P. Morgan Funds are intended for short-term investment horizons and do not monitor for market timers or prohibit such short-term trading activity. Those Funds are the JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund, JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Managed Income Fund and the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds. Although these Funds are managed in a manner that is consistent with their investment objectives, frequent trading by shareholders may disrupt their management and increase their expenses.

VALUATION

Shares are purchased at net asset value (NAV) per share. This is also known as the offering price. Shares are also redeemed at NAV. The NAV of each class within a Fund varies, primarily because each class has different class-specific expenses such as distribution and shareholder servicing fees.

The NAV per share of a class of a Fund is equal to the value of all the assets attributable to that class, minus the liabilities attributable to that class, divided by the number of outstanding shares of that class. The following is a summary of the procedures generally used to value J.P. Morgan Funds’ investments.

Securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at their current market value. Other securities and assets, including securities for which market quotations are not readily available; market quotations are determined not to be reliable; or, their value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of trading on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded but before a Fund’s NAV is calculated, may be valued at fair value in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Board of Trustees. Fair value represents a good faith determination of the value of a security or other asset based upon specifically applied procedures. Fair valuation may require subjective determinations. There can be no assurance that the fair value of an asset is the price at which the asset could have been sold during the period in which the particular fair value was used in determining a Fund’s NAV.

Equity securities listed on a North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchange are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Other foreign equity securities are fair valued using quotations from an independent pricing service, as applicable. The value of securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. is generally the NASDAQ official closing price.

 

 
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Fixed income securities are valued using prices supplied by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing services or broker/dealers. Those prices are determined using a variety of inputs and factors as more fully described in the Statement of Additional Information.

Assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates from an approved independent pricing service as of 4:00 p.m. ET.

Shares of ETFs are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the ETF is principally traded. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.

Options (e.g., on stock indices or equity securities) traded on U.S. equity securities exchanges are valued at the composite mean price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes at the close of options trading on such exchanges.

Options traded on foreign exchanges or U.S. commodity exchanges are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price available prior to the calculation of a Fund’s NAV and will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable, for any options involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges.

Exchange traded futures (e.g., on stock indices, debt securities or commodities) are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price as of the close of the exchanges on which they trade. Any futures involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

Non-listed over-the-counter options and futures are valued utilizing market quotations provided by approved pricing services.

Swaps and structured notes are priced generally by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing service or at an evaluated price provided by a counterparty or broker/dealer.

Any derivatives involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

NAV is calculated each business day as of the close of the NYSE, which is typically 4:00 p.m. ET. On occasion, the NYSE will close before 4:00 p.m. ET. When that happens, NAV will be calculated as of the time the NYSE closes. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. The price at which a purchase is effected is based on the next calculation of NAV after the order is received in proper form in accordance with this prospectus. To the extent a Fund invests in securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges or other markets that trade on weekends or other days when a Fund does not price its shares, the value of a Fund’s shares may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Each Fund has elected to be treated and intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company is not subject to tax at the corporate level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. A Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would result in corporate-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.

Each Fund can earn income and realize capital gain. Each Fund deducts any expenses and then pays out the earnings, if any, to shareholders as distributions.

The Dynamic Growth Fund, Growth Advantage Fund, Intrepid America Fund, Intrepid Growth Fund, Mid Cap Equity Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Core Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund and U.S. Small Company Fund generally declare and distribute net investment income, if any, at least annually. The Disciplined Equity Fund, Growth and Income Fund, Hedged Equity Fund, Intrepid Mid Cap Fund, Intrepid Value Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund, Mid Cap Equity, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and U.S. Equity Fund generally distribute net investment income, if any, at least quarterly. The Equity Income Fund generally distributes net investment income, if any, at least monthly. The Funds will distribute net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. For each taxable year, each Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains.

 

 
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You have the following options for your distributions. You may:

 

   

Reinvest all distributions in additional Fund shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net investment income in cash and reinvest distributions of net capital gain in additional shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net capital gain in cash and reinvest distributions of net investment income; or

 

   

Take all distributions in cash.

If you do not select an option when you open your account, we will reinvest all distributions. If your distributions are reinvested, they will be in the form of shares of the same class without a sales charge. If you take your distributions in cash, you can choose to have a check mailed to your address of record or you can have them deposited into a pre-assigned bank account. The taxation of the dividends will not be affected whether you have them deposited into a bank account or sent by check.

Distributions by a Fund to retirement plans and other entities that qualify for tax-exempt or tax-deferred treatment under federal income tax laws will generally not be taxable. Special tax rules apply to investments through such plans. The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to such tax-exempt or tax-deferred entities or accounts. You should consult your tax advisor to determine the suitability of a Fund as an investment and the tax treatment of distributions.

Distributions of net investment income generally are taxable as ordinary income. Dividends of net investment income paid to a non-corporate U.S. shareholder that are properly reported as qualified dividend income generally will be taxable to such shareholder at preferential rates. The maximum individual rate applicable to “qualified dividend income” is either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. The amount of dividend income that may be so reported by a Fund generally will be limited to the aggregate of the eligible dividends received by each Fund. In addition, the Fund must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the shares on which a Fund received the eligible dividends, and the non-corporate U.S. shareholder must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund shares. Dividends of net investment income that are not reported as qualified dividend income and dividends of net short-term capital gain will be taxable as ordinary income.

Distributions of net capital gain (that is, the excess of the net gains from the sale of investments that a Fund owned for more than one year over the net losses from investments that the Fund owned for one year or less) that are properly reported by a Fund as capital gain dividends will be taxable as long-term capital gain, regardless of how long you have held your shares in the Fund. The maximum individual rate applicable to long-term capital gains is generally either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Distributions of net short-term capital gain (that is, the excess of any net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss), if any, will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Capital gain of a corporate shareholder is taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.

An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.

If you buy shares just before distribution, you will be subject to tax on the entire amount of the taxable distribution you receive. Distributions are taxable to you even if they are paid from income or gains earned by a Fund before your investment (and thus were included in the price you paid for your Fund shares). Any gain resulting from the sale or exchange of Fund shares generally will be taxable as long-term or short-term gain, depending upon how long you have held your shares.

A Fund’s investment in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding taxes or other taxes. In that case, the Fund’s yield on those securities would be decreased. In addition, a Fund’s investment in certain foreign securities or foreign currencies may increase or accelerate the Fund’s recognition of ordinary income and may affect the timing or amount of Fund distributions.

A Fund’s investments in certain debt securities, mortgage-backed securities and derivative instruments may cause the Fund to recognize taxable income in excess of the cash generated by such obligations. In order to generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, a Fund may be required to liquidate other investments in its portfolio that it otherwise would have continued to hold, including when it is not advantageous to do so. A Fund’s investment in REIT securities also may result in the Fund’s receipt of cash in excess of the REIT’s earnings; if the Fund distributes such amounts, such distributions could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for federal income tax purposes.

 

 
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A Fund’s transactions in futures contracts, short sales, swaps and other derivatives will be subject to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to accelerate income to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund’s securities, and convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. A Fund’s use of these types of transactions may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions.

The extent to which a Fund can invest in master limited partnerships is limited by the Fund’s intention to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code.

Please see the Statement of Additional Information for additional discussion of the tax consequences of the above-described and other investments to a Fund and its shareholders.

The dates on which net investment income and capital gain dividends, if any, will be distributed are available online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

Early in each calendar year, each Fund will send you a notice showing the amount of distributions you received in the preceding year and the tax status of those distributions.

The Funds are not intended for foreign shareholders. Any foreign shareholders would generally be subject to U.S. tax-withholding on distributions by the Funds, as discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

Any investor for whom a Fund does not have a valid Taxpayer Identification Number may be subject to backup withholding.

The above is a general summary of tax implications of investing in the Funds. Because each investor’s tax consequences are unique, please consult your tax advisor to see how investing in a Fund and, for individuals and S corporations, selection of a particular cost method of accounting will affect your own tax situation.

 

IMPORTANT TAX REPORTING CONSIDERATIONS

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) will report gains and losses realized on redemptions of shares for shareholders who are individuals and S corporations purchased after January 1, 2012 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This information will also be reported to you on Form 1099-B and the IRS each year. In calculating the gain or loss on redemptions of shares, the average cost method will be used to determine the cost basis of Fund shares purchased after January 1, 2012 unless you instruct the Fund in writing at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 that you want to use another available method for cost basis reporting (for example, First In, First Out (FIFO), Last In, First Out (LIFO). Specific Lot Identification (SLID) or High Cost, First Out (HIFO)). If you designate SLID as your cost basis method, you will also need to designate a secondary cost basis method (Secondary Method). If a Secondary Method is not provided, the Funds will designate FIFO as the Secondary Method and will use the Secondary Method with respect to systematic withdrawals.

Not all cost basis methods are available. Please contact the Fund at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 for more information on the available methods for cost basis reporting. To determine which available cost basis method is best for you, you should consult with your tax advisor. Please note that you will be responsible for calculating and reporting gains and losses on redemptions of shares purchased prior to January 1, 2012 to the IRS as such information will not be reported by the Fund and may not be maintained by your Financial Intermediary.

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) is also required to report gains and losses to the IRS in connection with redemptions of shares by S corporations. If a shareholder is a corporation and has not instructed the Fund that it is a C corporation in its account application or by written instruction to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, the Fund will treat the shareholder as an S corporation and file a Form 1099-B.

SHAREHOLDER STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

The Funds or your Financial Intermediary will send you transaction confirmation statements and quarterly account statements. Please review these statements carefully. The Funds will correct errors if notified within one year of the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement. Your Financial Intermediary may have a different cut-off time. J.P. Morgan Funds will charge a fee for requests for statements that are older than two years. Please retain all of your statements, as they could be needed for tax purposes.

 

 
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To reduce expenses and conserve natural resources, the Funds will deliver a single copy of prospectuses and financial reports to individual investors who share a residential address, provided they have the same last name or the Funds reasonably believe they are members of the same family. If you would like to receive separate mailings, please call 1-800-480-4111 and the Funds will begin individual delivery within 30 days. If you would like to receive these documents by e-mail, please visit www.jpmorganfunds.com and sign up for electronic delivery.

If you hold your Fund shares directly, you may access your account statements at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

After each fiscal half-year, you will receive a financial report from the Funds. In addition, the Funds will periodically send you proxy statements and other reports.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please write to J.P. Morgan Funds Services at P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, call 1-800-480-4111 or visit www.jpmorganfunds.com.

AVAILABILITY OF PROXY VOTING RECORD

The Trustees for each Fund have delegated the authority to vote proxies for securities owned by the Funds to the applicable investment adviser. A copy of each Fund’s voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com no later than August 31 of each year. Each Fund’s proxy voting record will include, among other things, a brief description of the matter voted on for each portfolio security, and will state how each vote was cast, for example, for or against the proposal.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

No sooner than 30 days after the end of each month, each Fund will make available upon request the uncertified, complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that month.

Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, each Fund will make available upon request a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that quarter.

Each Fund will post these quarterly schedules on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

In addition, from time to time, the Fund may post portfolio holdings on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website on a more frequent basis.

Each Fund may disclose the Fund’s 10 largest portfolio holdings and the percentage that each of these 10 holdings represent of the Fund’s portfolio as of the most recent month’s end, online at www.jpmorganfunds.com, no sooner than 10 calendar days after month’s end.

In addition, the top five holdings that contributed to Fund performance and top five holdings that detracted from Fund performance are also posted on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com no sooner than 10 calendar days after month end.

Shareholders may request portfolio holdings schedules at no charge by calling 1-800-480-4111. A description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in the Statement of Additional Information.

 

 
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Glossary of Common Investment Terminology

 

For the purpose of the “INVESTING WITH J.P. MORGAN FUNDS” section, references to “account” and “Fund” are not interchangeable. Fund refers to an individual mutual fund position. An account may be invested in a single Fund or multiple Funds.

Capital Gains Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of gains realized on securities that a Fund has sold at a profit, minus any realized losses.

Dividend Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of income from interest or dividends generated by a Fund’s investments.

Financial Intermediaries — Include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with the Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent. Shares purchased this way will typically be held for you by the Financial Intermediary.

Group Retirement Plans — Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and the shares must be held a) at a plan level or b) at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper. Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans,

retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares generally are not available to non-retirement accounts, traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) plans or individual 403(b) plans.

Medallion Signature Guarantee — A special stamp used to verify the authenticity of certain documents. It is a guarantee by a financial institution that the signature is genuine and the financial institution accepts liability for any forgery. Medallion signature guarantees protect shareholders by preventing unauthorized transfer of assets that could result in monetary losses to the investor due to fraud. Medallion guarantee stamps can be obtained at many bank branches or brokerage firms.

Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) — The distribution amount that Traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRA owners must begin to take from their retirement accounts by April 1st the year after they reach age 70 1/2.

Uncollected Shares — Shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check are not available for redemption for up to five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check has cleared.

Wire — refers to a method used for payment or redemptions. While J.P. Morgan Funds does not charge to send a wire, your bank may charge a fee for this service.

 

 

 
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Risk and Reward Elements for the Funds

 

This table discusses the main elements that may make up a Fund’s overall risk and reward characteristics. It also outlines the policies toward various investments, including those that are designed to help a Fund manage risk.

 

POTENTIAL RISKS    POTENTIAL REWARDS    POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD
Market conditions affecting equity securities      

 Each Fund’s share price and performance will fluctuate in response to stock market movements

 

 The market value of convertible securities and other debt securities tends to fall when prevailing interest rates rise. The value of convertible securities also tends to change whenever the market value of the underlying common or preferred stock fluctuates

 

 Adverse market, economic, political or other conditions may from time to time cause a Fund to take temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with its principal investment strategies and may hinder a Fund from achieving its investment objective

 

 The Dynamic Growth Fund is non-diversified, which means that a relatively high percentage of the Fund’s assets may be invested in a limited number of issuers. Therefore, its performance may be more vulnerable to changes in the market value of a single issuer or group of issuers.

  

 Stocks have generally outperformed more stable investments (such as bonds and cash equivalents) over the long term

  

 Under normal circumstances each Fund plans to remain fully invested in accordance with its policies and each Fund may invest uninvested cash in affiliated money market funds; in addition to the securities described in the “What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?” section, equity securities may include common stocks, convertible securities1, preferred stocks2, depositary receipts, (such as American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts), trust or partnership interests, warrants and rights3 and investment company securities

 

 Each Fund seeks to limit risk and enhance performance through active management and/or diversification

 

 During severe market downturns, each Fund (except the Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund) has the option of investing up to 100% of its total assets in high quality, short-term instruments

 

1 Convertible securities are bonds or preferred stock that can convert to common stock.

 

2 Preferred stock is a class of stock that generally pays a dividend at a specified rate and has preference over common stock in the payment of dividends and in liquidation.

 

3 Warrants and rights are securities, typically issued with preferred stock or bonds, that give the holder the right to buy a proportionate amount of common stock at a specified price.

 

 
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POTENTIAL RISKS    POTENTIAL REWARDS    POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD
     
Market conditions affecting debt securities (including U.S. government securities)      

 The value of most debt securities, including government and agency securities, will fall when interest rates rise; the longer a security’s maturity and the lower its credit quality, the more its value typically falls

 

 Indebtedness of certain government issuers whose securities may be held by the Fund, including the well-known Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), is not entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States and is thus subject to the risk of default in the payment of interest and/or principal like the indebtedness of private issuers

 

 Mortgage-backed securities (securities representing an interest in, or secured by, a pool of mortgages) could generate capital losses or periods of low yields if they are paid off substantially earlier or later than anticipated; the risk of default is generally higher in the case of mortgage-backed investments that include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages

 

 Government agency issued mortgage-backed securities (securities representing an interest in, or secured by, a pool of mortgages) involve risk of loss due to payments that occur earlier or later than expected

 

  

 Most bonds will rise in value when interest rates fall

 

 Debt securities have generally outperformed money market instruments over the long term, with less risk than stocks. Government and agency securities generally also have less risk than debt securities of lower quality issuers

 

 Mortgage-backed securities can offer attractive returns

  

 The Fund seeks to limit risk and enhance performance through active management

 

 The adviser monitors interest rate trends, as well as geographic and demographic information related to mortgage-backed securities

     
Management choices      

 A Fund could underperform its benchmark due to its securities and asset allocation choices

  

 A Fund could outperform its benchmark due to these same choices

  

 The adviser focuses its active management on securities selection, the area where it believes its commitment to research can most enhance returns and manage risks in a consistent way

 

 
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POTENTIAL RISKS    POTENTIAL REWARDS    POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD
Derivatives*      

 Derivatives such as futures, options, swaps, contracts for difference and forward foreign currency contracts1 that are used for hedging the portfolio or specific securities may not fully offset the underlying positions and this could result in losses to a Fund that would not have otherwise occurred

 

 A Fund may have difficulty exiting a derivatives position

 

 Derivatives used for risk management or, for certain Funds, to increase a Fund’s gain may not have the intended effects and may result in losses or missed opportunities

 

 The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default

 

 Derivatives that involve leverage could magnify losses

 

 Certain types of derivatives involve costs to the Funds which can reduce returns

 

 Segregated or earmarked assets and collateral accounts established in connection with derivatives may limit a Fund’s investment flexibility

 

 Derivatives used for non-hedging purposes could cause losses that exceed the original investment

 

 Derivatives may, for tax purposes, affect the character of gain and loss realized by a Fund, accelerate recognition of income to a Fund, affect the holding period of a Fund’s assets and defer recognition of certain of a Fund’s losses

  

 Hedges that correlate well with underlying positions can reduce or eliminate losses at low cost

 

 The Funds could make money and protect against losses if management’s analysis proves correct

 

 Derivatives that involve leverage could generate substantial gains at low cost

  

 A Fund may use derivatives to more effectively gain targeted equity exposure from its cash positions, for hedging and for risk management (i.e., to adjust duration or yield curve exposure or to establish or adjust exposure to particular securities, markets or currencies); risk management may include management of a Fund’s exposure relative to its benchmark; the Funds may use derivatives in an effort to enhance returns

 

 A Fund only establishes hedges that it expects will be highly correlated with underlying positions

 

 To the extent a Fund that sells securities short also uses derivatives that involve leverage to its portfolio, the shorts may offset the additional market exposure caused by that leverage

 

 While the Funds may use derivatives that incidentally involve leverage, they do not use them for the specific purpose of leveraging their portfolios

 

 A Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets to cover its derivatives and offset a portion of the leverage risk

 

* The Funds are not subject to registration or regulation as a “commodity pool operator” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act because the Funds have claimed an exclusion from that definition.

 

1 A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a set quantity of an underlying instrument at a future date, or to make or receive a cash payment based on changes in the value of a securities index. An option is the right to buy or sell a set quantity of an underlying instrument at a predetermined price. A swap is a privately negotiated agreement to exchange one stream of payments for another. A contract for difference (CFD) is a contract between two parties in which one pays to the other a sum of money based on the difference between the current value of a security or instrument and its value on a specified future date. A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to buy or sell a given currency on a future date and at a set price.

 

 
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Risk and Reward Elements for the Funds (continued)

 

 

POTENTIAL RISKS    POTENTIAL REWARDS    POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD
Short selling by the U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund      

 Short sales may not have the intended effects and may result in losses

 

 The Fund may not be able to close out a short position at a particular time or at an acceptable price

 

 The Fund may not be able to borrow certain securities to sell short, resulting in missed opportunities.

 

 Segregated or earmarked assets and posting collateral with respect to short sales may limit the Fund’s investment flexibility

 

 Short sales involve leverage risk, credit exposure to the brokers that execute the short sale and retain the proceeds, have cap on maximum losses and gains are limited to the price of the securities at the time of the short sale

  

 The Fund could make money and protect against losses if management’s analysis proves correct

 

 Short selling may allow the Fund to implement insights into securities it expects to underperform

 

 Short selling may allow the Fund to diversify its holdings across a larger number of securities

  

 The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets to cover short positions and offset a portion of the leverage risk

 

 The Fund makes short sales through brokers that the adviser has determined to be highly creditworthy

 

 The U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund and U.S. Large Cap Value Plus Fund will not engage in short selling if the total market value of all securities sold short would exceed 50% of the Fund’s net assets

     
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)1 and other investment companies      

 If a Fund invests in shares of another investment company or pooled investment vehicle, shareholders would bear not only their proportionate share of the Fund’s expenses, but also similar expenses of the ETF or other investment company

 

 The price movement of an ETF (whether passively or actively managed) may not track the underlying index, market, sector, regions or industries and may result in a loss

  

 Investments in other investment companies or pooled investment vehicles help to manage smaller cash flows

 

 Investing in ETFs offers instant exposure to an index or a broad range of markets, sectors, geographic regions and industries

  

 Generally, a Fund’s investments in other investment companies, including ETFs structured as investment companies, are subject to the percentage limitations of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act)

 

 Exemptive orders granted to various ETFs and their investment advisers by the SEC permit a Fund to invest beyond the 1940 Act limits, subject to certain terms and conditions, including a finding of the Board of Trustees that the advisory fees charged by a Fund’s adviser are for services that are in addition to, and not duplicative of, the advisory services provided to those ETFs

 

 Under SEC Rule 12d1-1, a Fund may invest in both affiliated and unaffiliated money market funds without limit subject to a Fund’s investment policies and restrictions and the conditions of the rule

 

1 ETFs are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are purchased and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be structured as investment companies, depositary receipts or other pooled investment vehicles. Passively managed ETFs generally seek to track the performance of a particular market index, including broad-based market indexes, as well as indexes relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Actively managed ETFs do not seek to track the performance of a particular market index.

 

 
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POTENTIAL RISKS    POTENTIAL REWARDS    POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD
Foreign investments      

 Currency exchange rate movements could reduce gains or create losses

 

 A Fund could lose money because of foreign government actions, political instability or lack of adequate and accurate information

 

 Currency and investment risks tend to be higher in emerging markets; these markets also present higher liquidity and valuation risks

  

 Favorable exchange rate movements could generate gains or reduce losses

 

 Foreign investments, which represent a major portion of the world’s securities, offer attractive potential performance and opportunities for diversification

 

 Emerging markets can offer higher returns

  

 The Funds anticipate that total foreign investments will not exceed 20% of total assets

 

 The Funds may actively manage the currency exposure of their foreign investments relative to their benchmarks, and may hedge back into the U.S. dollar from time to time (see also “Derivatives”); these currency management techniques may not be available for certain emerging markets investments

     
Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs)      

 Holders of MLP units have limited control and voting rights, similar to those of a limited partner

 

 An MLP could be taxed, contrary to its intention, as a corporation, resulting in decreased returns

 

 MLPs may, for tax purposes, affect the character of the gain and loss realized by a Fund and affect the holding period of a Fund’s assets

  

 MLPs can offer attractive returns

 

 MLPs may offer more attractive yields or potential growth than comparable equity securities

 

 MLPs offer attractive potential performance and opportunities for diversification

  

 The Fund will limit its direct and indirect investments in MLPs to maintain its status as a registered investment company

 

 The Fund anticipates that its total investments in MLPs will not exceed 10% of total assets

     
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)1      

 The value of real estate securities in general, and REITs in particular, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and will depend on the value of the underlying properties or the underlying loans or interests

 

 The value of these securities will rise and fall in response to many factors, including economic conditions, the demand for rental property and interest rates. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties

 

 REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities

 

 If a REIT fails to distribute its required taxable income or to satisfy the other requirements of REIT status, it would be taxed as a corporation, and amounts available for distribution to shareholders (including a Fund) would be reduced by any corporate taxes payable by the REIT

  

 A Fund can gain exposure to an additional asset class in order to further diversify its assets

 

 A Fund may receive current income from its REIT investments

 

 If a REIT meets the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, it will not be taxed on income it distributes to its shareholders; as a result, more income can be distributed by the REIT

  

 A Fund’s adviser will carefully evaluate particular REITs before and after investment based on its investment process and will also monitor economic and real estate trends affecting the value of REITs.

 

 Unless investing in REITs is described in the “What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?” section, a Fund’s investments in REITs will generally be limited to less than 10% of the Fund’s assets.

 

1 REITs are pooled investment vehicles which invest primarily in income-producing real estate or loans related to real estate.

 

 
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POTENTIAL RISKS    POTENTIAL REWARDS    POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD
Securities lending      

 When a Fund1 lends a security, there is a risk that the loaned securities may not be returned if the borrower or the lending agent defaults

 

 The collateral will be subject to the risks of the securities in which it is invested

  

 The Funds may enhance income through the investment of the collateral received from the borrower

  

 The adviser maintains a list of approved borrowers

 

 The Funds receive collateral equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities loaned

 

 The lending agents indemnify the Funds against borrower default

 

 The adviser’s collateral investment guidelines limit the quality and duration of collateral investment to minimize losses

 

 Upon recall, the borrower must return the securities loaned within the normal settlement period

     
Illiquid holdings      

 Each Fund could have difficulty valuing these holdings precisely

 

 Each Fund could be unable to sell these holdings at the time or price desired

  

 These holdings may offer more attractive yields or potential growth than comparable widely traded securities

  

 No Fund may invest more than 15% of net assets in illiquid holdings

 

 To maintain adequate liquidity to meet redemptions, each Fund may hold high quality, short-term securities (including repurchase agreements) and may borrow from banks as permitted by law

     
Short-term trading      

 Increased trading would raise a Fund’s transaction costs

 

 Increased short-term capital gain distributions would raise shareholders’ income tax liability. Such an increase in transaction costs and/or tax liability, if not offset by gain from short-term trading, would reduce a Fund’s returns

  

 A Fund could realize gain in a short period of time

 

 A Fund could protect against losses if a security is overvalued and its value later falls

  

 The Funds generally avoid short-term trading, except to take advantage of attractive or unexpected opportunities or to meet demands generated by shareholder activity

     
When-issued and delayed delivery securities      

 When a Fund buys securities before issue or for delayed delivery, it could be exposed to leverage risk if it does not segregate or earmark liquid assets

  

 The Funds can take advantage of attractive transaction opportunities

  

 The Funds segregate or earmark liquid assets to offset leverage risks

 

1 The Dynamic Growth Fund, Hedged Equity Fund and U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund do not engage in securities lending.

 

 
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Financial Highlights

 

The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each Fund’s financial performance for each share class for each of the past one through five fiscal years, as applicable. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the tables represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). The financial highlights of the Select Class Shares of the Growth and Income Fund, which are not offered in this prospectus, are also shown as the Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares of that Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. The financial highlights reflect the return for the Class R2 and Class R5 Shares of the Intrepid America Fund and Intrepid Growth Fund, but not the Class R6 Shares which have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. The financial highlights of the Select Class Shares of the Intrepid Mid Cap Fund, which are not offered in this prospectus, are also shown as the Class R6 Shares of that Fund have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. The financial highlights of the Select Class Shares of the Small Cap Core Fund, which is not offered in this prospectus, are shown as the Class R6 Shares which have not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. This information for each period presented has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose reports, along with each Fund’s financial statements, are included in the respective Fund’s annual report, which is available upon request.

To the extent a Fund invests in other Funds, the Total Annual Operating Expenses included in the Fee Table will not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights below.

                         Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Disciplined Equity Fund                    
Class R6                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 23.85       $ 0.32 (g)    $ 1.89       $ 2.21       $ (0.30    $ (1.60    $ (1.90
Year Ended June 30, 2014      20.36         0.34 (g)      4.81         5.15         (0.31      (1.35      (1.66
Year Ended June 30, 2013      17.48         0.32 (g)      3.55         3.87         (0.31      (0.68      (0.99
Year Ended June 30, 2012      16.83         0.29 (g)      0.63         0.92         (0.27              (0.27
Year Ended June 30, 2011      13.08         0.25 (g)      3.73         3.98         (0.23              (0.23
Dynamic Growth Fund                    
Class R5                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      24.65         (0.04 )(g)      1.98         1.94                 (0.37        
Year Ended June 30, 2014      19.42         (0.04 )(g)(h)(k)      5.27         5.23                           

Year Ended June 30, 2013

     16.22         0.03 (g)(i)      3.17         3.20                           

Year Ended June 30, 2012

     15.72         (0.06     0.56         0.50                           

Year Ended June 30, 2011

     11.57         (0.04 )(g)      4.19         4.15                           
Equity Income Fund                    
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      13.64         0.22        0.39         0.61         (0.23      (0.28      (0.51
Year Ended June 30, 2014      11.61         0.18 (g)      2.25         2.43         (0.18      (0.22      (0.40
Year Ended June 30, 2013      9.84         0.21 (g)(j)      1.84         2.05         (0.21      (0.07      (0.28
Year Ended June 30, 2012      9.38         0.19 (g)      0.46         0.65         (0.15      (0.04      (0.19
February 28, 2011 (f) through June 30, 2011      9.20         0.06 (g)      0.17         0.23         (0.05              (0.05
Class R5                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      13.85         0.31        0.41         0.72         (0.31      (0.28      (0.59
Year Ended June 30, 2014      11.78         0.27 (g)      2.29         2.56         (0.27      (0.22      (0.49
Year Ended June 30, 2013      9.96         0.29 (g)(j)      1.87         2.16         (0.27      (0.07      (0.34
Year Ended June 30, 2012      9.49         0.26 (g)      0.46         0.72         (0.21      (0.04      (0.25
February 28, 2011 (f) through June 30, 2011      9.31         0.10 (g)      0.16         0.26         (0.08              (0.08
Class R6                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      13.84         0.33        0.40         0.73         (0.32      (0.28      (0.60
Year Ended June 30, 2014      11.77         0.28 (g)      2.28         2.56         (0.27      (0.22      (0.49
Year Ended June 30, 2013      9.96         0.29 (g)(j)      1.87         2.16         (0.28      (0.07      (0.35
January 31, 2012 (f) through June 30, 2012      9.64         0.13 (g)      0.30         0.43         (0.11              (0.11
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(d) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(g) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(h) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.05) and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.23)%. These amounts have been revised to correct a calculation error in the previously issued June 30, 2014 financial highlights’ footnote disclosure. These revisions are not considered material to the previously issued financial statements.
(i) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.03) and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.15)%.
(j) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.18, $0.27 and $0.26 for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 1.67%, 2.44% and 2.38% for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively.
(k) Net investments income (loss) may appear disproportionate amount classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (b)(c)
    Net assets
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (d)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
   

Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits

    Portfolio
turnover
rate (b)(e)
 
           
           
$ 24.16        9.67   $ 6,205,582        0.35     1.33     0.36     144
  23.85        26.31        3,598,945        0.35        1.52        0.36        113   
  20.36        22.90        1,460,937        0.35        1.67        0.37        178   
  17.48        5.57        1,024,228        0.35        1.76        0.38        198   
  16.83        30.55        577,140        0.35        1.49        0.38        169   
           
           
  26.22        7.99        49        0.76        (0.14     0.90        74   
  24.65        26.93        45        0.80        (0.17 )(h)(k)      0.84        55   
  19.42        19.73        32        0.80        0.15 (i)      0.97        82   
  16.22        3.18        27        0.79        (0.36     0.99        99   
  15.72        35.87        26        0.78        (0.26     2.73        97   
           
           
  13.74        4.44        56,522        1.29        1.59        1.39        22   
  13.64        21.27        28,733        1.29        1.44        1.31        20   
  11.61        21.21        13,347        1.28        1.92 (j)      1.34        34   
  9.84        7.13        1,682        1.29        1.94        1.32        44   
  9.38        2.54        51        1.28        1.80        1.36        37   
           
  13.98        5.23        520,660        0.59        2.27        0.63        22   
  13.85        22.06        307,700        0.59        2.11        0.61        20   
  11.78        22.17        227,442        0.58        2.69 (j)      0.63        34   
  9.96        7.78        111,647        0.58        2.77        0.63        44   
  9.49        2.77        2,925        0.58        3.21        0.66        37   
           
  13.97        5.31        861,809        0.51        2.35        0.51        22   
  13.84        22.14        551,378        0.54        2.20        0.56        20   
  11.77        22.12        233,034        0.53        2.63 (j)      0.59        34   
  9.96        4.47        70,589        0.53        3.28        0.58        44   

 

 
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                         Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Growth Advantage Fund                    
Class R5                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 14.63       $ (0.04 )(g)    $ 2.23       $ 2.19       $       $ (0.57    $ (0.57
Year Ended June 30, 2014      11.68         (0.02 )(g)      3.61         3.59                 (0.64      (0.64
Year Ended June 30, 2013      9.69         0.06 (g)(h)      2.01         2.07         (0.05      (0.03      (0.08
Year Ended June 30, 2012      9.44         0.01 (g)(i)      0.24         0.25                           
Year Ended June 30, 2011      6.86         (g)(j)      2.58         2.58                           
Class R6                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      14.64         (0.03 )(g)      2.23         2.20                 (0.57      (0.57
December 23, 2013 (f) through June 30, 2014      13.86         (0.01 )(g)      0.79         0.78                           
Growth and Income Fund                    
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      46.58         0.73 (g)      1.79         2.52         (0.66      (0.99      (1.65
Year Ended June 30, 2014      38.03         0.58 (g)      8.52         9.10         (0.55              (0.55
Year Ended June 30, 2013      30.63         0.51 (g)      7.40         7.91         (0.51              (0.51
Year Ended June 30, 2012      29.39         0.45 (g)      1.21         1.66         (0.42              (0.42
Year Ended June 30, 2011      23.18         0.37 (g)      6.20         6.57         (0.36              (0.36
Hedged Equity Fund                    
Class R5                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      15.76         0.26 (g)      0.66         0.92         (0.17              (0.17
December 13, 2013 (l) through June 30, 2014      15.00         0.13        0.82         0.95         (0.09      (0.10      (0.19
Class R6                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      15.76         0.27 (g)      0.67         0.94         (0.18              (0.18
December 13, 2013 (l) through June 30, 2014      15.00         0.13        0.83         0.96         (0.10      (0.10      (0.20
Intrepid America Fund                    
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      36.82         0.33 (g)      2.55         2.88         (0.42      (1.83      (2.25
Year Ended June 30, 2014      29.43         0.21 (g)      7.40         7.61         (0.22              (0.22
Year Ended June 30, 2013      24.43         0.26 (g)      5.11         5.37         (0.37              (0.37
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.21         0.13 (g)      0.12         0.25         (0.03              (0.03
Year Ended June 30, 2011      18.36         0.13 (g)      5.92         6.05         (0.20              (0.20
Class R5                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      37.54         0.60 (g)      2.61         3.21         (0.51      (1.83      (2.34
Year Ended June 30, 2014      29.94         0.46 (g)      7.54         8.00         (0.40              (0.40
Year Ended June 30, 2013      24.84         0.46 (g)      5.19         5.65         (0.55              (0.55
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.69         0.30 (g)      0.10         0.40         (0.25              (0.25
Year Ended June 30, 2011      18.65         0.26 (g)      6.06         6.32         (0.28              (0.28
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(d) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(g) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(h) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.03 for Class R5 Shares and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.27% for Class R5 Shares.
(i) Reflects a special dividend paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividend the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.01) for Class R5 Shares and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.12)% for Class R5 Shares.
(j) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.
(k) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended June 30, 2015 and for the period ended June 30, 2014.
(l) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (b)(c)
    Net assets
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (d)(k)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (k)
   

Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (k)

    Portfolio
turnover
rate (b)(e)
 
           
           
$ 16.25        15.42   $ 58,686        0.86     (0.25 )%      0.87     46
  14.63        31.25        1,453,864        0.85        (0.11     0.86        62   
  11.68        21.49        835,233        0.83        0.55 (h)      0.84        76   
  9.69        2.65        468,064        0.85        0.07 (i)      0.85        86   
  9.44       37.61       179,677       0.86       (0.05 )     0.86       96  
           
  16.27        15.48        2,414,333        0.76        (0.17     0.77        46   
  14.64        5.63        271,958        0.80        (0.15     0.82        62   
           
           
  47.45        5.48        36,099        0.88        1.53        0.88        39   
  46.58        24.05        27,124        0.89        1.39        0.90        42   
  38.03        25.97        28,339        0.88        1.45        0.90        35   
  30.63        5.78        7,474        0.89        1.58        0.94        28   
  29.39        28.41        5,733        0.90        1.32        0.95        23   
           
           
  16.51        5.86        442        0.40        1.58        0.82        42   
  15.76        6.37        53        0.40        1.51        9.10        36   
           
  16.52        5.96        443        0.35        1.63        0.77        42   
  15.76        6.39        53        0.35        1.56        9.05        36   
           
           
  37.45        8.01        2,923        1.28        0.88        1.35        49   
  36.82        25.93        166        1.29        0.64        1.30        67   
  29.43        22.20        170        1.49        0.96        1.51        68   
  24.43        1.03        75        1.50        0.56        1.52        95   
  24.21       33.04       74       1.49       0.59       1.53       102  
           
  38.41        8.76        2,015,302        0.55        1.56        0.55        49   
  37.54        26.84        1,363,358        0.58        1.35        0.59        67   
  29.94        23.05        710,586        0.79        1.66        0.82        68   
  24.84        1.74        411,202        0.79        1.28        0.82        95   
  24.69       34.02       287,527       0.79       1.14       0.83       102  

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

             Per share operating performance                  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
   

Net realized
and unrealized
gains

(losses) on
investments

     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
    

Net

realized

gain

    

Total

distributions

 
Intrepid Growth Fund                    
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 36.49       $ 0.12 (g)    $ 3.85       $ 3.97       $ (0.07    $       $ (0.07
Year Ended June 30, 2014      28.91         0.09 (g)(h)      7.54         7.63         (0.05              (0.05
Year Ended June 30, 2013      24.72         0.13 (g)      4.27         4.40         (0.21              (0.21
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.13         0.07 (g)      0.54         0.61         (0.02              (0.02
Year Ended June 30, 2011      17.76         0.06 (g)      6.41         6.47         (0.10              (0.10
Class R5                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      37.09         0.41 (g)      3.91         4.32         (0.29              (0.29
Year Ended June 30, 2014      29.41         0.33 (g)(h)      7.65         7.98         (0.30              (0.30
Year Ended June 30, 2013      25.05         0.33 (g)      4.34         4.67         (0.31              (0.31
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.45         0.21 (g)      0.57         0.78         (0.18              (0.18
Year Ended June 30, 2011      17.98         0.21 (g)      6.50         6.71         (0.24              (0.240
Intrepid Mid Cap Fund                    
Select Class                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      24.97         0.14 (g)      1.24         1.38         (0.12      (3.46      (3.58
Year Ended June 30, 2014      19.45         0.14 (g)(i)      5.60         5.74         (0.12      (0.10      (0.22
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.51         0.18 (g)(j)      3.93         4.11         (0.17                
Year Ended June 30, 2012      16.33         0.14 (g)      (0.82      (0.68      (0.14                
Year Ended June 30, 2011      11.92        0.08 (g)      4.41        4.49        (0.08 )                
Intrepid Value Fund                    
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      37.02         0.35 (g)      1.40         1.75         (0.42      (2.87      (3.29
Year Ended June 30, 2014      29.69         0.31 (g)      7.33         7.64         (0.31              (0.31
Year Ended June 30, 2013      23.95         0.30 (g)      5.83         6.13         (0.39              (0.39
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.31         0.29 (g)      (0.33      (0.04      (0.32              (0.32
Year Ended June 30, 2011      18.63         0.24 (g)      5.64         5.88         (0.20              (0.20
Class R5                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      37.33         0.59 (g)      1.39         1.98         (0.56      (2.87      (3.43
Year Ended June 30, 2014      29.91         0.52 (g)      7.40         7.92         (0.50              (0.50
Year Ended June 30, 2013      24.10         0.52 (g)      5.82         6.34         (0.53              (0.53
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.46         0.43 (g)      (0.34      0.09         (0.45              (0.45
Year Ended June 30, 2011      18.71         0.37 (g)      5.68         6.05         (0.30              (0.30
Class R6                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      37.33         0.61 (g)      1.39         2.00         (0.57      (2.87      (3.44
Year Ended June 30, 2014      29.91         0.47 (g)      7.46         7.93         (0.51              (0.51
Year Ended June 30, 2013      24.10         0.53 (g)      5.83         6.36         (0.55              (0.55
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.46         0.43 (g)      (0.33      0.10         (0.46              (0.46
November 30, 2010 (f) through June 30, 2011      21.27         0.21 (g)      3.18         3.39         (0.20              (0.20

 

(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(d) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(g) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(h) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.09 and $0.32 for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.26% and 0.96% for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares, respectively.
(i) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.10 and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.45%.
(j) Reflects a special dividend paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividend, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.13 and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.72%.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (b)(c)
   

Net assets
end of
period
(000’s)

   

Net

expenses (d)

    Net
investment
income
(loss)
   

Expenses

without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits

    Portfolio
turnover
rate (b)(e)
 
           
           
$ 40.39        10.87   $ 1,205        1.22     0.31     1.45     64
  36.49        26.41        601        1.41        0.28 (h)      1.42        67   
  28.91        17.90        603        1.49        0.49        1.54        67   
  24.72        2.53        375        1.50        0.29        1.56        110   
  24.13       36.49       78       1.49       0.26       1.58       129  
           
  41.12        11.66        189,466        0.54        1.02        0.70        64   
  37.09        27.23        124,489        0.71        0.98 (h)      0.72        67   
  29.41        18.79        105,839        0.79        1.21        0.85        67   
  25.05        3.26        107,169        0.80        0.87        0.87        110   
  24.45       37.44        111,071       0.79       0.96       0.88       129  
           
           
  22.77        5.97        510,465        0.89        0.58        1.07        66   
  24.97        29.61        348,077        0.91        0.62 (i)      1.08        64   
  19.45        26.60        327,834        0.98        1.03 (j)      1.13        52   
  15.51        (4.11     269,693        0.99        0.94        1.13        51   
  16.33       37.67       289,967       0.99       0.56       1.14       47   
           
           
  35.48        4.98        14,237        1.09        0.97        1.43        52   
  37.02        25.82        1,346        1.19        0.92        1.42        49   
  29.69        25.74        934        1.19        1.06        1.56        48   
  23.95        (0.09     70        1.20        1.29        1.73        82   
  24.31        31.65        70        1.21        1.07        1.65        72   
           
  35.88        5.60        83,859        0.51        1.59        0.63        52   
  37.33        26.60        80,008        0.59        1.53        0.72        49   
  29.91        26.53        62,685        0.59        1.92        0.93        48   
  24.10        0.49        52,183        0.60        1.88        1.03        82   
  24.46        32.45        50,276        0.60        1.60        0.94        72   
           
  35.89        5.67        39,024        0.46        1.65        0.55        52   
  37.33        26.66        19,495        0.54        1.41        0.67        49   
  29.91        26.59        10,875        0.54        1.99        0.91        48   
  24.10        0.54        18,840        0.55        1.86        0.97        82   
  24.46        15.96        32,237        0.54        1.48        0.87        72   

 

 
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            Per share operating performance          
           Investment operations      Distributions  
     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
   

Net realized
and unrealized
gains

(losses) on
investments

     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Large Cap Growth Fund                   
Class R2                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015   $ 32.07       $ (0.18 )(g)    $ 4.97       $ 4.79       $       $ (0.62    $ (0.62
Year Ended June 30, 2014     25.74         (0.18 )(g)      6.51         6.33                           
Year Ended June 30, 2013     23.44         0.01 (g)(h)      2.36         2.37         (0.07              (0.07
Year Ended June 30, 2012     22.24         (0.12 )(g)      1.32         1.20         (i)               (i) 
Year Ended June 30, 2011     15.81         (0.11 )(g)      6.54         6.43                           
Class R5                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015     32.75         0.03 (g)      5.09         5.12                 (0.62      (0.62
Year Ended June 30, 2014     26.12         0.01 (g)      6.62         6.63                           
Year Ended June 30, 2013     23.74         0.17 (g)(h)      2.38         2.55         (0.17              (0.17
Year Ended June 30, 2012     22.39         0.04 (g)      1.32         1.36         (0.01              (0.01
Year Ended June 30, 2011     15.81         0.04 (g)      6.54         6.58                           
Class R6                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015     32.80         0.06 (g)      5.10         5.16                 (0.62      (0.62
Year Ended June 30, 2014     26.15         0.02 (g)      6.63         6.65                           
Year Ended June 30, 2013     23.76         0.18 (g)(h)      2.39         2.57         (0.18              (0.18
Year Ended June 30, 2012     22.40         0.05 (g)      1.33         1.38         (0.02              (0.02
November 30, 2010 (f) through June 30, 2011     19.94         0.03 (g)      2.43         2.46                           
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(d) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(g) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(h) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.04), $0.12 and $0.13 for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.17)%, 0.47% and 0.50% for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively.
(i) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (b)(c)
   

Net assets
end of
period
(000’s)

   

Net

expenses (d)

    Net
investment
income
(loss)
   

Expenses

without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits

    Portfolio
turnover
rate (b)(e)
 
           
           
$ 36.24        15.10   $ 242,550        1.31     (0.53 )%      1.49     19
  32.07        24.59        222,421        1.35        (0.60     1.44        39   
  25.74        10.12        191,876        1.34        0.05 (h)      1.45        47   
  23.44        5.41        85,913        1.34        (0.50     1.39        28   
  22.24        40.67        626        1.34        (0.50     1.42        84   
           
  37.25        15.80        1,394,419        0.70        0.08        0.74        19   
  32.75        25.38        1,400,112        0.73        0.02        0.74        39   
  26.12        10.78        1,158,856        0.71        0.69 (h)      0.75        47   
  23.74        6.10        584,866        0.69        0.16        0.70        28   
  22.39        41.62        53,668        0.71        0.22        0.76        84   
           
  37.34        15.90        3,220,191        0.62        0.17        0.62        19   
  32.80        25.43        2,709,590        0.68        0.07        0.69        39   
  26.15        10.87        2,170,011        0.67        0.72 (h)      0.70        47   
  23.76        6.15        1,047,184        0.63        0.20        0.64        28   
  22.40        12.34        30,386        0.63        0.25        0.65        84   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Large Cap Value Fund                    
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 16.58       $ 0.13 (g)    $ 0.94       $ 1.07       $ (0.14    $ (2.55    $ (2.69
Year Ended June 30, 2014      13.95         0.13 (g)      3.14         3.27         (0.13      (0.51      (0.64
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.99         0.11 (g)      2.96         3.07         (0.11              (0.11
Year Ended June 30, 2012      11.42         0.08 (g)      (0.42      (0.34      (0.09              (0.09
Year Ended June 30, 2011      9.13         0.09 (g)      2.29         2.38         (0.09              (0.09
Class R5                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      16.54         0.22 (g)      0.94         1.16         (0.22      (2.55      (2.77
Year Ended June 30, 2014      13.92         0.19 (g)      3.16         3.35         (0.22      (0.51      (0.73
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.92         0.17 (g)      2.98         3.15         (0.15              (0.15
Year Ended June 30, 2012      11.34         0.14 (g)      (0.41      (0.27      (0.15              (0.15
Year Ended June 30, 2011      9.07         0.16 (g)      2.26         2.42         (0.15              (0.15
Class R6                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      16.48         0.25 (g)      0.91         1.16         (0.23      (2.55      (2.78
Year Ended June 30, 2014      13.87         0.22 (g)      3.13         3.35         (0.23      (0.51      (0.74
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.92         0.20 (g)      2.94         3.14         (0.19              (0.19
Year Ended June 30, 2012      11.34         0.15 (g)      (0.42      (0.27      (0.15              (0.15
November 30, 2010 (f) through June 30, 2011      10.19         0.10 (g)      1.17         1.27         (0.12              (0.12
Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund                    
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      13.74         0.07 (g)      0.72         0.79         (0.07      (1.59      (1.66
Year Ended June 30, 2014      12.09         0.06 (g)(h)      2.78         2.84         (0.05      (1.14      (1.19
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.25         0.08 (g)(i)      2.44         2.52         (0.08      (0.60      (0.68
Year Ended June 30, 2012      11.46         0.03 (g)      (0.42      (0.39      (0.04      (0.78      (0.82
Year Ended June 30, 2011      8.39         0.01 (g)      3.09         3.10         (0.03              (0.03
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(d) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(g) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(h) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share remained the same and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.42%.
(i) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.06 and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.58%.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data                  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (b)(c)
        
Net
assets end
of period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (d)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (b)(e)
 
           
           
$ 14.96        7.21   $ 1,074        1.20     0.82     1.40     143
  16.58        24.07        455        1.20        0.83        1.30        168   
  13.95        28.10        378        1.20        0.87        1.29        119   
  10.99        (2.97     142        1.20        0.76        1.31        144   
  11.42        26.15        123        1.21        0.84        1.32        65   
           
  14.93        7.83        4,443        0.58        1.41        0.59        143   
  16.54        24.81        4,433        0.57        1.30        0.59        168   
  13.92        28.96        19,410        0.59        1.48        0.60        119   
  10.92        (2.34     25,965        0.59        1.36        0.61        144   
  11.34        26.78        28,479        0.60        1.48        0.63        65   
           
  14.86        7.85        4,145        0.53        1.54        0.53        143   
  16.48        24.89        50,923        0.54        1.48        0.55        168   
  13.87        28.94        43,781        0.53        1.52        0.54        119   
  10.92        (2.30     11,269        0.54        1.41        0.56        144   
  11.34        12.50        11,006        0.54        1.48        0.55        65   
           
           
  12.87        6.75        9,946        0.91        0.53        1.26        39   
  13.74        24.60        8,821        0.92        0.45 (h)      1.12        25   
  12.09        25.72        6,985        0.93        0.72 (i)      1.13        51   
  10.25        (2.64     4,477        1.07        0.27        1.14        77   
  11.46       36.97       3,309       1.07       0.10       1.14       78  

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations     Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
   

Net

investment

income

    Net
realized
gain
   

Total

distributions

 
Mid Cap Equity Fund                
Class R2                
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 44.87       $ (0.14 )(g)    $ 4.30      $ 4.16      $      $ (2.05   $ (2.05
March 14, 2014 (f) through June 30, 2014      42.92         (0.05 )(g)      2.01        1.96        (0.01            (0.01
Class R5                
Year Ended June 30, 2015      45.15         0.20 (g)      4.33        4.53        (0.13     (2.06     (2.19
March 14, 2014 (f) through June 30, 2014      43.14         0.04 (g)      2.02        2.06        (0.05            (0.05
Class R6                
Year Ended June 30, 2015      45.15         0.20 (g)      4.34        4.54        (0.14     (2.06     (2.20
March 14, 2014 (f) through June 30, 2014      43.14         0.04 (g)      2.02        2.06        (0.05            (0.05
Mid Cap Growth Fund                
Class R2                
Year Ended June 30, 2015      29.54         (0.24 )(g)      3.45        3.21               (2.79     (2.79
Year Ended June 30, 2014      24.56         (0.20 )(g)(h)      7.97        7.77               (2.79     (2.79
Year Ended June 30, 2013      20.83         (0.07 )(g)(i)      4.79        4.72               (0.99     (0.99
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.73         (0.07 )(g)(j)      (1.82     (1.89            (2.01     (2.01
Year Ended June 30, 2011      17.38         (0.13 )(g)      7.48        7.35                        
Class R5                
Year Ended June 30, 2015      30.52         (0.07 )(g)      3.60        3.53               (2.79     (2.79
Year Ended June 30, 2014      25.15         (0.02 )(g)(h)      8.18        8.16               (2.79     (2.79
Year Ended June 30, 2013      21.18         0.06 (g)(i)      4.90        4.96               (0.99     (0.99
November 1, 2011 (f) through June 30, 2012      21.75         0.04 (g)(j)      1.40        1.44               (2.01     (2.01
Class R6                
Year Ended June 30, 2015      30.57         (0.06 )(g)      3.61        3.55               (2.79     (2.79
Year Ended June 30, 2014      25.17         (g)(h)(k)      8.19        8.19               (2.79     (2.79
Year Ended June 30, 2013      21.19         0.08 (g)(i)      4.89        4.97               (0.99     (0.99
November 1, 2011 (f) through June 30, 2012      21.75         0.08 (g)(j)      1.37        1.45               (2.01     (2.01

 

(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(d) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(g) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(h) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.20), $(0.02) and $(0.01) for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.73)%, (0.08)% and (0.03)% for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively.
(i) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.13), $0.01 and $0.02 for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.57)%, 0.04% and 0.09% for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively.
(j) Reflects a special dividend paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividend, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.12), less than $0.01 and $0.03 for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.57)%, (0.03)% and 0.24% for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively.
(k) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data                  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (b)(c)
        
Net
assets end
of period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (d)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (b)(e)
 
           
           
$ 46.98        9.71   $ 823        1.49     (0.31 )%      1.69     41
  44.87        4.56        688        1.47        (0.41     1.60        47   
           
  47.49        10.49        1,636        0.79        0.43        0.88        41   
  45.15        4.77        91        0.78        0.27        0.91        47   
           
  47.49        10.53        1,268,988        0.74        0.45        0.80        41   
  45.15        4.78        823,036        0.73        0.34        0.86        47   
           
           
  29.96        12.18        9,868        1.39        (0.85     1.64        57   
  29.54        33.25        1,852        1.40        (0.71 )(h)      1.59        69   
  24.56        23.46        320        1.39        (0.32 )(i)      1.71        70   
  20.83        (6.72     230        1.40        (0.35 )(j)      1.63        70   
  24.73       42.29       121       1.40       (0.59 )     1.60       79  
           
  31.26        12.87        164,713        0.78        (0.25     0.87        57   
  30.52        34.06        27,454        0.79        (0.06 )(h)      0.92        69   
  25.15        24.22        17,848        0.79        0.28 (i)      1.00        70   
  21.18        7.71        14,837        0.78        0.31 (j)      0.92        70   
           
  31.33        12.92        265,905        0.73        (0.19     0.78        57   
  30.57        34.16        86,150        0.74        (0.01 )(h)      0.86        69   
  25.17        24.26        47,434        0.74        0.34 (i)      0.98        70   
  21.19        7.76        13,982        0.73        0.58 (j)      0.87        70   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
       Total
distributions
 
Mid Cap Value Fund                      
Class R2                      
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 36.14       $ 0.10 (d)    $ 2.43       $ 2.53       $ (0.15    $ (2.79      $ (2.94
Year Ended June 30, 2014      30.81         0.06 (d)(e)      6.82         6.88         (0.10      (1.45        (1.55
Year Ended June 30, 2013      25.18         0.12 (d)(f)      6.03         6.15         (0.30      (0.22        (0.52
Year Ended June 30, 2012      24.27         0.14 (d)      0.97         1.11         (0.20                (0.20
Year Ended June 30, 2011      18.63         0.12 (d)      5.76         5.88         (0.24                (0.24
Small Cap Core Fund                      
Select Class                      
Year Ended June 30, 2015      58.70         0.37 (d)      3.20         3.57         (0.10      (5.99        (6.09
Year Ended June 30, 2014      48.11         0.15 (g)      13.44         13.59         (0.27      (2.73        (3.00
Year Ended June 30, 2013      37.54         0.37 (h)      10.63         11.00         (0.43                (0.43
Year Ended June 30, 2012      39.44         0.27 (i)      (1.98      (1.71      (0.19                (0.19
Year Ended June 30, 2011      28.60        0.17       10.80        10.97        (0.13 )                (0.13 )
Small Cap Equity Fund                      
Class R2                      
Year Ended June 30, 2015      45.99         (0.04 )(d)      2.95         2.91                 (4.86        (4.86
Year Ended June 30, 2014      39.52         (0.01 )(d)(j)      8.86         8.85                 (2.38        (2.38
Year Ended June 30, 2013      35.67         0.20 (d)(k)      7.31         7.51         (0.26      (3.40        (3.66
Year Ended June 30, 2012      36.41         (0.01 )(d)      1.07         1.06         (0.04      (1.76        (1.80
Year Ended June 30, 2011      27.33         0.07 (d)      10.06         10.13                 (1.05        (1.05
Class R5                      
Year Ended June 30, 2015      51.88         0.34 (d)      3.37         3.71         (0.30      (4.86        (5.16
Year Ended June 30, 2014      44.21         0.36 (d)(j)      9.96         10.32         (0.27      (2.38        (2.65
Year Ended June 30, 2013      39.47         0.52 (d)(k)      8.16         8.68         (0.54      (3.40        (3.94
Year Ended June 30, 2012      40.04         0.28 (d)      1.19         1.47         (0.28      (1.76        (2.04
Year Ended June 30, 2011      29.92         0.31 (d)      11.06         11.37         (0.20      (1.05        (1.25
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(b) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(c) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(d) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(e) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.05 and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.16%.
(f) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.09 and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.31%.
(g) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.09 and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.17% for Select Class Shares.
(h) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.19 and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.44% for Select Class Shares.
(i) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.14 and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.39% for Select Class Shares.
(j) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.15) and $0.20 for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.34)% and 0.41% for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares, respectively.
(k) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.04) and $0.26 for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.10)% and 0.62% for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares, respectively.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (a)
   

Net assets
end of
period
(000’s)

    Net
expenses (b)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)
 
           
           
$ 35.73        7.38   $ 71,697        1.49     0.28     1.71     18
  36.14        22.94        71,958        1.49        0.17 (h)      1.62        25   
  30.81        24.71        57,003        1.49        0.43 (i)      1.63        23   
  25.18        4.65        14,824        1.49        0.59        1.66        30   
  24.27       31.66       6,500       1.49       0.50       1.65       41   
           
           
  56.18        7.01        815,652        0.80        0.66        1.13        56   
  58.70        28.95        703,307        0.79        0.28 (g)      1.12        51   
  48.11        29.50        522,295        0.79        0.84 (h)      1.19        55   
  37.54        (4.29     406,590        0.80        0.64 (i)      1.02        45   
  39.44       38.37        549,530       0.79        0.39        1.09        38   
           
           
  44.04        7.23        3,446        1.54        (0.08     1.73        20   
  45.99        22.95        3,883        1.54        (0.02 )(j)      1.62        30   
  39.52        22.80        4,909        1.54        0.53 (k)      1.64        25   
  35.67        3.51        5,587        1.55        (0.03     1.66        27   
  36.41       37.46       5,109       1.54       0.22       1.65       39  
           
  50.43        8.03        1,244,878        0.79        0.68        0.89        20   
  51.88        23.90        1,177,534        0.79        0.73 (j)      0.92        30   
  44.21        23.71        814,942        0.79        1.25 (k)      0.94        25   
  39.47        4.31        696,200        0.79        0.73        0.96        27   
  40.04       38.46       567,675       0.79       0.85       0.96       39  

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
       Total
distributions
 
Small Cap Growth Fund                      
Class R2                      
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 13.73       $ (0.14 )(g)(h)    $ 1.73       $ 1.59       $       $ (1.12      $ (1.12
Year Ended June 30, 2014      12.84         (0.16 )(g)      2.49         2.33                 (1.44        (1.44
Year Ended June 30, 2013      11.03         (0.09 )(g)(i)      2.91         2.82                 (1.01        (1.01
Year Ended June 30, 2012      12.09         (0.08 )(g)(j)      (0.76      (0.84              (0.22        (0.22
Year Ended June 30, 2011      8.25         (0.11 )(g)      3.95         3.84                             
Class R6                      
Year Ended June 30, 2015      15.23         (0.05 )(g)(h)      1.95         1.90                 (1.12        (1.12
Year Ended June 30, 2014      14.00         (0.06 )(g)      2.73         2.67                 (1.44        (1.44
Year Ended June 30, 2013      11.85         (g)(i)(k)      3.16         3.16                 (1.01        (1.01
Year Ended June 30, 2012      12.88         (g)(j)(k)      (0.81      (0.81              (0.22        (0.22
November 30, 2010 (f) through June 30, 2011      11.02         (0.02 )(g)      1.88         1.86                             
Small Cap Value Fund                      
Class R2                      
Year Ended June 30, 2015      27.83         0.16 (g)      (0.02      0.14         (0.14      (1.34        (1.48
Year Ended June 30, 2014      23.67         0.07 (g)(m)      4.83         4.90         (0.07      (0.67        (0.74
Year Ended June 30, 2013      18.68         0.15 (g)(n)      5.03         5.18         (0.19                (0.19
Year Ended June 30, 2012      18.93         0.10 (g)      (0.23      (0.13      (0.12                (0.12
Year Ended June 30, 2011      14.51        0.08 (g)      4.45         4.53        (0.11 )                (0.11 )
Class R5                      
Year Ended June 30, 2015      29.31         0.34 (g)      (0.02      0.32         (0.28      (1.34        (1.62
Year Ended June 30, 2014      24.85         0.23 (g)(m)      5.09         5.32         (0.19      (0.67        (0.86
Year Ended June 30, 2013      19.58         0.29 (g)(n)      5.27         5.56         (0.29                (0.29
Year Ended June 30, 2012      19.82         0.20 (g)      (0.22      (0.02      (0.22                (0.22
Year Ended June 30, 2011      15.15        0.18 (g)      4.66         4.84        (0.17 )                (0.17 )
Class R6                      
Year Ended June 30, 2015      29.33         0.37 (g)      (0.02      0.35         (0.31      (1.34        (1.65
Year Ended June 30, 2014      24.87         0.24 (g)(m)      5.09         5.33         (0.20      (0.67        (0.87
Year Ended June 30, 2013      19.59         0.29 (g)(n)      5.29         5.58         (0.30                (0.30
Year Ended June 30, 2012      19.83         0.22 (g)      (0.23      (0.01      (0.23                (0.23
Year Ended June 30, 2011      15.15        0.20 (g)      4.65         4.85        (0.17 )                (0.17 )
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(d) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(g) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(h) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(i) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.12) and $(0.04) for Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (1.04)% and (0.29)% for Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively.
(j) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.10) and $(0.02) for Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.92)% and (0.19)% for Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively.
(k) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.
(l) Amount rounds to less than 0.01%.
(m) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.05, $0.22 and $0.23 for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.20%, 0.79% and 0.82% for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively.
(n) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.06, $0.19 and $0.20 for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.27%, 0.86% and 0.89% for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, respectively.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (b)(c)
   

Net assets
end of
period
(000’s)

    Net
expenses (d)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (b)(e)
 
           
           
$ 14.20        12.74   $ 28,364        1.50     (1.07 )(h)%      1.72     50
  13.73        18.62        31,119        1.50        (1.11     1.62        58   
  12.84        27.64        26,561        1.49        (0.75 )(i)      1.67        60   
  11.03        (6.80     22,514        1.50        (0.71 )(j)      1.69        58   
  12.09       46.55       16,109       1.50       (0.98 )     1.64       79  
           
  16.01        13.55        486,724        0.75        (0.31 )(h)      0.79        50   
  15.23        19.55        355,032        0.75        (0.36     0.87        58   
  14.00        28.63        248,415        0.75        (i)(l)      0.92        60   
  11.85        (6.14     200,960        0.75        0.02 (j)      0.94        58   
  12.88       16.88       83,457       0.74       (0.24 )     0.88       79  
           
           
  26.49        0.77        48,675        1.49        0.59        1.76        38   
  27.83        20.95        47,939        1.49        0.25 (m)      1.66        40   
  23.67        27.79        15,500        1.49        0.69 (n)      1.64        38   
  18.68        (0.64     6,758        1.50        0.55        1.66        38   
  18.93       31.22        6,082       1.49       0.45        1.64       43  
           
  28.01        1.39        103,149        0.91        1.19        0.93        38   
  29.31        21.67        79,792        0.90        0.85 (m)      0.95        40   
  24.85        28.53        32,304        0.90        1.28 (n)      0.94        38   
  19.58        (0.03     15,668        0.91        1.09        0.95        38   
  19.82       31.95        31,899       0.90       1.03        1.00       43  
           
  28.03        1.49        554,522        0.79        1.32        0.81        38   
  29.33        21.71        453,645        0.85        0.87 (m)      0.90        40   
  24.87        28.62        207,613        0.85        1.32 (n)      0.89        38   
  19.59        0.02        180,853        0.86        1.21        0.91        38   
  19.83       32.06        103,457       0.85       1.06        0.89       43  

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
   

Net realized

and unrealized

gains

(losses) on

investments

     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
U.S. Equity Fund                    
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 14.84       $ 0.10      $ 1.09       $ 1.19       $ (0.10    $ (1.27    $ (1.37
Year Ended June 30, 2014      12.74         0.07 (g)      3.08         3.15         (0.08      (0.97      (1.05
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.69         0.10 (g)      2.29         2.39         (0.10      (0.24      (0.34
Year Ended June 30, 2012      10.62         0.07 (g)      0.13         0.20         (0.07      (0.06      (0.13
Year Ended June 30, 2011      8.29         0.05 (g)      2.35         2.40         (0.07              (0.07
Class R5                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      14.96         0.19        1.11         1.30         (0.19      (1.27      (1.46
Year Ended June 30, 2014      12.82         0.16 (g)      3.11         3.27         (0.16      (0.97      (1.13
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.75         0.17 (g)      2.31         2.48         (0.17      (0.24      (0.41
Year Ended June 30, 2012      10.66         0.14 (g)      0.14         0.28         (0.13      (0.06      (0.19
Year Ended June 30, 2011      8.31         0.12 (g)      2.34         2.46         (0.11              (0.11
Class R6                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      14.98         0.20        1.10         1.30         (0.19      (1.27      (1.46
Year Ended June 30, 2014      12.83         0.17 (g)      3.11         3.28         (0.16      (0.97      (1.13
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.76         0.17 (g)      2.31         2.48         (0.17      (0.24      (0.41
Year Ended June 30, 2012      10.67         0.14 (g)      0.14         0.28         (0.13      (0.06      (0.19
November 30, 2010 (f) through June 30, 2011      9.59         0.07 (g)      1.10         1.17         (0.09              (0.09
U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund                    
Class R2                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      29.14         (0.01     2.46         2.45         (0.06      (2.13      (2.19
Year Ended June 30, 2014      25.11         (0.02 )(g)(h)      6.37         6.35         (0.01      (2.31      (2.32
Year Ended June 30, 2013      21.13         0.06 (g)(i)      4.99         5.05         (0.09      (0.98      (1.07
Year Ended June 30, 2012      21.13         0.04 (g)      0.02         0.06         (0.06              (0.06
Year Ended June 30, 2011      16.66        (0.01 )(g)      4.53        4.52        (0.05 )              (0.05 )
Class R5                    
Year Ended June 30, 2015      29.86         0.18        2.55         2.73         (0.25      (2.13      (2.38
Year Ended June 30, 2014      25.64         0.18 (g)(h)      6.51         6.69         (0.16      (2.31      (2.47
Year Ended June 30, 2013      21.51         0.22 (g)(i)      5.10         5.32         (0.21      (0.98      (1.19
Year Ended June 30, 2012      21.47         0.20 (g)      0.01         0.21         (0.17              (0.17
Year Ended June 30, 2011      16.87        0.14 (g)      4.59        4.73        (0.13 )              (0.13 )
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(d) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(g) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(h) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends the net investment income (loss) per share would have been ($0.02) and $0.17 for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.09)% and 0.62% for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares, respectively.
(i) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by several of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $0.03 and $0.20 for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 0.14% and 0.83% for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares, respectively.
(j) The net expenses and expenses without waivers, reimbursements and earnings credits (excluding dividend expense and interest expense for securities sold short) for Class R2 are 1.55% and 1.97% for the year ended June 30, 2015, 1.54% and 1.88% for 2014, 1.54% and 1.88% for 2013, 1.65% and 1.89% for 2012 and 1.64% and 1.87% for 2011; for Class R5 are 0.85% and 1.17% for the year ended June 30, 2015, 0.85% and 1.18% for 2014, 0.85% and 1.19% for 2013, 0.95% and 1.19% for 2012 and 0.94% and 1.17% for 2011, respectively.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)              
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return (b)(c)

    Net assets
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net expenses
(including
dividend
and interest
expense for
securities
sold  short) (d)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements and
earnings credits
(including  dividend
and interest
expense for
securities
sold short)
   

Portfolio

turnover

rate (excluding

securities
sold short) (b)(e)

   

Portfolio

turnover

rate (including

securities
sold short) (e)

 
             
             
$ 14.66        8.45   $ 178,272        1.20     0.67     1.41     79  
  14.84        25.61        126,549        1.22        0.53        1.30        73        N/A   
  12.74        22.81        72,664        1.22        0.81        1.31        88        N/A   
  10.69        2.00        31,686        1.22        0.68        1.32        83        N/A   
  10.62        28.96        8,533        1.22        0.51        1.32        69        N/A   
             
  14.80        9.13        496,102        0.57        1.30        0.62        79     
  14.96        26.45        441,628        0.59        1.16        0.60        73        N/A   
  12.82        23.52        455,939        0.59        1.45        0.61        88        N/A   
  10.75        2.72        335,220        0.59        1.32        0.63        83        N/A   
  10.66        29.66        153,501        0.59        1.27        0.61        69        N/A   
             
  14.82        9.17        2,976,379        0.51        1.35        0.52        79     
  14.98        26.57        2,392,416        0.54        1.21        0.55        73        N/A   
  12.83        23.56        1,379,173        0.54        1.47        0.56        88        N/A   
  10.76        2.76        1,114,492        0.54        1.38        0.57        83        N/A   
  10.67        12.17        549,478        0.54        1.15        0.57        69        N/A   
             
             
  29.40        8.79        5,821        2.58 (j)      (0.05     3.00 (j)      94        127
  29.14        26.41        5,273        2.39 (j)      (0.07 )(h)      2.73 (j)      90        122   
  25.11        24.74        3,766        2.46 (j)      0.27 (i)      2.80 (j)      90        119   
  21.13        0.33        1,993        2.38 (j)      0.19        2.62 (j)      99        129   
  21.13        27.13        1,329        2.23 (j)      (0.03     2.46 (j)      73        102   
             
  30.21        9.54        301,894        1.88 (j)      0.65        2.20 (j)      94        127   
  29.86        27.29        263,148        1.70 (j)      0.64 (h)      2.03 (j)      90        122   
  25.64        25.66        142,927        1.77 (j)      0.95 (i)      2.11 (j)      90        119   
  21.51        1.05        135,934        1.68 (j)      0.96        1.92 (j)      99        129   
  21.47        28.05        41,988        1.53 (j)      0.67        1.76 (j)      73        102   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
U.S. Small Company Fund                   
Class R2                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 16.12       $ (0.01 )(g)    $ 1.20      $ 1.19       $       $ (0.54    $ (0.54
Year Ended June 30, 2014      13.09         (0.05 )(g)(h)      3.38        3.33         (0.01      (0.29      (0.30
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.25         (0.02 )(g)(i)      2.90        2.88         (0.04              (0.04
November 1, 2011 (f) through June 30, 2012      9.02         (g)(j)      1.27 (k)      1.27         (0.04              (0.04
Class R6                   
Year Ended June 30, 2015      16.52         0.12 (g)      1.24        1.36         (0.05      (0.54      (0.59
Year Ended June 30, 2014      13.35         0.06 (g)(h)      3.46        3.52         (0.06      (0.29      (0.35
Year Ended June 30, 2013      10.43         0.11 (g)(i)      2.91        3.02         (0.10              (0.10
November 1, 2011 (f) through June 30, 2012      9.13         0.05 (g)      1.29 (k)      1.34         (0.04              (0.04
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(d) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(g) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(h) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.05) and $0.06 for Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.36)% and 0.38% for Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively.
(i) Reflects special dividends paid out during the period by one of the Fund’s holdings. Had the Fund not received the special dividends, the net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.07) and $0.07 for Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively, and the net investment income (loss) ratio would have been (0.58)% and 0.56% for Class R2 and Class R6 Shares, respectively.
(j) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.
(k) An affiliate of JPMorgan made a payment to the Fund for losses incurred from an operational error. Without this payment, the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments per share would have been $1.28 and the total return would have been 14.66% for Class R6 Shares. The impact was less than $0.01 to the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments per share and less than 0.01% to total return for Class R2 Shares.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (b)(c)
   

Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)

    Net
expenses (d)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (b)(e)
 
           
           
$ 16.77        7.66   $ 17,846        1.50     (0.04 )%      1.66     56
  16.12        25.66        9,785        1.50        (0.32 )(h)      1.59        51   
  13.09        28.19        1,744        1.50        (0.20 )(i)      1.65        54   
  10.25        14.17 (k)      57        1.51        0.02        1.91        74   
           
  17.29        8.54        69,755        0.73        0.73        0.76        56   
  16.52        26.54        45,604        0.75        0.42 (h)      0.84        51   
  13.35        29.17        17,232        0.75        0.95 (i)      0.97        54   
  10.43        14.77 (k)      12,959        0.75        0.70        1.08        74   

 

 
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Additional Fee and Expense Information

 

ADDITIONAL FEE AND EXPENSE INFORMATION FOR THE JPMT II FUNDS AND FORMER ONE GROUP MUTUAL FUNDS

In connection with the 2004 final settlement between Banc One Investment Advisors Corporation (BOIA), subsequently known as JPMorgan Investment Advisors Inc. (JPMIA1), with the New York Attorney General arising out of market timing of certain mutual funds advised by BOIA, BOIA agreed, among other things, to disclose hypothetical information regarding investment and expense information to Fund shareholders. The hypothetical examples are provided for JPMT II Funds or those Funds that have acquired the assets and liabilities of a JPMT II Fund or a series of One Group Mutual Funds

The “Gross Expense Ratio” includes the contractual expenses that make up the investment advisory, administration and shareholder servicing fees, Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, fees paid to vendors not affiliated with JPMIM that provide services to the Funds and other fees and expenses of the Funds. The “Net Expense Ratio” is Gross Expenses less any fee waivers or expense reimbursements memorialized in a written contract between the Funds and JPMIM and/or its affiliates, as applicable.

The table below shows the ratios for Class R2, Class R5 and Class R6 Shares of the affected Funds offered in this prospectus.

 

NON-REDUCED RATE FUNDS  
        Class        Net
Expense Ratio
       Gross
Expense Ratio
 
JPMorgan Equity Income Fund        Class R2           1.29        1.39
         Class R5           0.59        0.62
         Class R6           0.50        0.50
   
JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund        Class R6           0.65        0.79
   
JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund        Class R2           1.30        1.52
         Class R5           0.70        0.72
         Class R6           0.59        0.59
   
JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund        Class R2           1.20        1.51
         Class R5           0.60        0.63
         Class R6           0.53        0.53
   
JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund        Class R2           0.92        1.35
   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund        Class R2           1.40        1.60
         Class R5           0.79        0.84
         Class R6           0.74        0.75
   
JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund        Class R2           1.50        1.74
   
JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund        Class R2           1.58        1.88
         Class R6           0.83        0.84
   
JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund        Class R2           1.50        1.84
         Class R5           0.90        0.91
         Class R6           0.77        0.78
   
JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund        Class R2           1.19        1.42
         Class R5           0.56        0.62
         Class R6           0.51        0.51

 

1 Effective January 1, 2010, the investment advisory business of JPMorgan Investment Advisors Inc. (JPMIA), which was the adviser for certain of the J.P. Morgan Funds, was transferred to JPMIM and JPMIM became the investment adviser for certain J.P. Morgan Funds that were previously advised by JPMIA.

 

 
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A Fund’s annual return is reduced by its fees and expenses for that year. The examples below are intended to help you understand the annual and cumulative impact of the Fund’s fees and expenses on your investment through a hypothetical investment of $10,000 held for the next 10 years. The examples assume the following:

 

 

On 11/1/15, you invest $10,000 in the Fund and you will hold the shares for the entire 10 year period;

 

 

Your investment has a 5% return each year;

 

 

The Fund’s operating expenses remain at the levels discussed below and are not affected by increases or decreases in Fund assets over time;

 

 

At the time of purchase, any applicable initial sales charges (loads) are deducted; and

 

 

There is no sales charge (load) on reinvested dividends.

 

 

The annual costs are calculated using the Net Expense Ratios for the period through the expiration of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements memorialized in a written contract between the Funds and JPMIM and/or its affiliates; and the Gross Expense Ratios thereafter.

“Gross Cumulative Return” shows what the cumulative return on your investment at the end of each 12 month period (year) ended October 31 would be if Fund expenses are not deducted. “Net Cumulative Return” shows what the cumulative return on your investment at the end of each year would be assuming Fund expenses are deducted each year in the amount shown under “Annual Costs.” “Net Annual Return” shows what effect the “Annual Costs” will have on the assumed 5% annual return for each year.

Your actual costs may be higher or lower than those shown.

 

 
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JPMorgan Equity Income Fund

 

 

       Class R2  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 131           5.00      3.71      3.71
October 31, 2017        147           10.25         7.45         3.61   
October 31, 2018        152           15.76         11.33         3.61   
October 31, 2019        158           21.55         15.35         3.61   
October 31, 2020        163           27.63         19.52         3.61   
October 31, 2021        169           34.01         23.83         3.61   
October 31, 2022        175           40.71         28.30         3.61   
October 31, 2023        182           47.75         32.93         3.61   
October 31, 2024        188           55.13         37.73         3.61   
October 31, 2025        195           62.89         42.70         3.61   

 

       Class R5  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 60           5.00      4.41      4.41
October 31, 2017        66           10.25         8.98         4.38   
October 31, 2018        69           15.76         13.76         4.38   
October 31, 2019        72           21.55         18.74         4.38   
October 31, 2020        75           27.63         23.94         4.38   
October 31, 2021        79           34.01         29.37         4.38   
October 31, 2022        82           40.71         35.03         4.38   
October 31, 2023        86           47.75         40.95         4.38   
October 31, 2024        89           55.13         47.12         4.38   
October 31, 2025        93           62.89         53.57         4.38   

 

       Class R6  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 51           5.00      4.50      4.50
October 31, 2017        53           10.25         9.20         4.50   
October 31, 2018        56           15.76         14.12         4.50   
October 31, 2019        58           21.55         19.25         4.50   
October 31, 2020        61           27.63         24.62         4.50   
October 31, 2021        64           34.01         30.23         4.50   
October 31, 2022        67           40.71         36.09         4.50   
October 31, 2023        70           47.75         42.21         4.50   
October 31, 2024        73           55.13         48.61         4.50   
October 31, 2025        76           62.89         55.30         4.50   

 

 
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JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

 

       Class R6  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 66           5.00      4.35      4.35
October 31, 2017        84           10.25         8.74         4.21   
October 31, 2018        88           15.76         13.32         4.21   
October 31, 2019        91           21.55         18.09         4.21   
October 31, 2020        95           27.63         23.06         4.21   
October 31, 2021        99           34.01         28.24         4.21   
October 31, 2022        103           40.71         33.64         4.21   
October 31, 2023        108           47.75         39.27         4.21   
October 31, 2024        112           55.13         45.13         4.21   
October 31, 2025        117           62.89         51.24         4.21   

 

 
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JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund

 

 

       Class R2  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 132           5.00      3.70      3.70
October 31, 2017        160           10.25         7.31         3.48   
October 31, 2018        166           15.76         11.04         3.48   
October 31, 2019        172           21.55         14.91         3.48   
October 31, 2020        178           27.63         18.91         3.48   
October 31, 2021        184           34.01         23.04         3.48   
October 31, 2022        190           40.71         27.33         3.48   
October 31, 2023        197           47.75         31.76         3.48   
October 31, 2024        204           55.13         36.34         3.48   
October 31, 2025        211           62.89         41.09         3.48   

 

       Class R5  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 72           5.00      4.30      4.30
October 31, 2017        77           10.25         8.76         4.28   
October 31, 2018        80           15.76         13.42         4.28   
October 31, 2019        83           21.55         18.27         4.28   
October 31, 2020        87           27.63         23.34         4.28   
October 31, 2021        91           34.01         28.61         4.28   
October 31, 2022        95           40.71         34.12         4.28   
October 31, 2023        99           47.75         39.86         4.28   
October 31, 2024        103           55.13         45.85         4.28   
October 31, 2025        107           62.89         52.09         4.28   

 

       Class R6  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 60           5.00      4.41      4.41
October 31, 2017        63           10.25         9.01         4.41   
October 31, 2018        66           15.76         13.82         4.41   
October 31, 2019        69           21.55         18.84         4.41   
October 31, 2020        72           27.63         24.08         4.41   
October 31, 2021        75           34.01         29.55         4.41   
October 31, 2022        78           40.71         35.27         4.41   
October 31, 2023        82           47.75         41.23         4.41   
October 31, 2024        85           55.13         47.46         4.41   
October 31, 2025        89           62.89         53.96         4.41   

 

 
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JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund

 

 

       Class R2  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 122           5.00      3.80      3.80
October 31, 2017        159           10.25         7.42         3.49   
October 31, 2018        165           15.76         11.17         3.49   
October 31, 2019        171           21.55         15.05         3.49   
October 31, 2020        177           27.63         19.07         3.49   
October 31, 2021        183           34.01         23.22         3.49   
October 31, 2022        189           40.71         27.52         3.49   
October 31, 2023        196           47.75         31.97         3.49   
October 31, 2024        203           55.13         36.58         3.49   
October 31, 2025        210           62.89         41.35         3.49   

 

       Class R5  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 61           5.00      4.40      4.40
October 31, 2017        67           10.25         8.96         4.37   
October 31, 2018        70           15.76         13.72         4.37   
October 31, 2019        73           21.55         18.69         4.37   
October 31, 2020        76           27.63         23.88         4.37   
October 31, 2021        80           34.01         29.29         4.37   
October 31, 2022        83           40.71         34.94         4.37   
October 31, 2023        87           47.75         40.84         4.37   
October 31, 2024        91           55.13         47.00         4.37   
October 31, 2025        95           62.89         53.42         4.37   

 

       Class R6  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 54           5.00      4.47      4.47
October 31, 2017        57           10.25         9.14         4.47   
October 31, 2018        59           15.76         14.02         4.47   
October 31, 2019        62           21.55         19.11         4.47   
October 31, 2020        65           27.63         24.44         4.47   
October 31, 2021        67           34.01         30.00         4.47   
October 31, 2022        70           40.71         35.81         4.47   
October 31, 2023        74           47.75         41.88         4.47   
October 31, 2024        77           55.13         48.23         4.47   
October 31, 2025        80           62.89         54.85         4.47   

 

 
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JPMorgan Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund

 

 

       Class R2  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 94           5.00      4.08      4.08
October 31, 2017        143           10.25         7.88         3.65   
October 31, 2018        148           15.76         11.82         3.65   
October 31, 2019        154           21.55         15.90         3.65   
October 31, 2020        159           27.63         20.13         3.65   
October 31, 2021        165           34.01         24.51         3.65   
October 31, 2022        171           40.71         29.06         3.65   
October 31, 2023        177           47.75         33.77         3.65   
October 31, 2024        184           55.13         38.65         3.65   
October 31, 2025        191           62.89         43.71         3.65   

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

 

       Class R2  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 143           5.00      3.60      3.60
October 31, 2017        169           10.25         7.12         3.40   
October 31, 2018        174           15.76         10.76         3.40   
October 31, 2019        180           21.55         14.53         3.40   
October 31, 2020        186           27.63         18.42         3.40   
October 31, 2021        193           34.01         22.45         3.40   
October 31, 2022        199           40.71         26.61         3.40   
October 31, 2023        206           47.75         30.92         3.40   
October 31, 2024        213           55.13         35.37         3.40   
October 31, 2025        220           62.89         39.97         3.40   

 

       Class R5  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 81           5.00      4.21      4.21
October 31, 2017        89           10.25         8.55         4.16   
October 31, 2018        93           15.76         13.06         4.16   
October 31, 2019        97           21.55         17.76         4.16   
October 31, 2020        101           27.63         22.66         4.16   
October 31, 2021        105           34.01         27.77         4.16   
October 31, 2022        110           40.71         33.08         4.16   
October 31, 2023        114           47.75         38.62         4.16   
October 31, 2024        119           55.13         44.38         4.16   
October 31, 2025        124           62.89         50.39         4.16   

 

       Class R6  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 76           5.00      4.26      4.26
October 31, 2017        80           10.25         8.69         4.25   
October 31, 2018        83           15.76         13.31         4.25   
October 31, 2019        87           21.55         18.13         4.25   
October 31, 2020        90           27.63         23.15         4.25   
October 31, 2021        94           34.01         28.38         4.25   
October 31, 2022        98           40.71         33.84         4.25   
October 31, 2023        103           47.75         39.52         4.25   
October 31, 2024        107           55.13         45.45         4.25   
October 31, 2025        111           62.89         51.64         4.25   

 

 
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JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

 

 

       Class R2  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 153           5.00      3.50      3.50
October 31, 2017        183           10.25         6.87         3.26   
October 31, 2018        189           15.76         10.36         3.26   
October 31, 2019        195           21.55         13.96         3.26   
October 31, 2020        202           27.63         17.67         3.26   
October 31, 2021        208           34.01         21.51         3.26   
October 31, 2022        215           40.71         25.47         3.26   
October 31, 2023        222           47.75         29.56         3.26   
October 31, 2024        229           55.13         33.78         3.26   
October 31, 2025        237           62.89         38.14         3.26   

JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

       Class R2  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 161           5.00      3.42      3.42
October 31, 2017        197           10.25         6.65         3.12   
October 31, 2018        204           15.76         9.97         3.12   
October 31, 2019        210           21.55         13.41         3.12   
October 31, 2020        217           27.63         16.94         3.12   
October 31, 2021        223           34.01         20.59         3.12   
October 31, 2022        230           40.71         24.35         3.12   
October 31, 2023        237           47.75         28.23         3.12   
October 31, 2024        245           55.13         32.24         3.12   
October 31, 2025        252           62.89         36.36         3.12   

 

       Class R6  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 85           5.00      4.17      4.17
October 31, 2017        89           10.25         8.50         4.16   
October 31, 2018        93           15.76         13.02         4.16   
October 31, 2019        97           21.55         17.72         4.16   
October 31, 2020        101           27.63         22.62         4.16   
October 31, 2021        105           34.01         27.72         4.16   
October 31, 2022        110           40.71         33.03         4.16   
October 31, 2023        114           47.75         38.56         4.16   
October 31, 2024        119           55.13         44.33         4.16   
October 31, 2025        124           62.89         50.33         4.16   

 

 
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JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

       Class R2  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 153           5.00      3.50      3.50
October 31, 2017        193           10.25         6.77         3.16   
October 31, 2018        200           15.76         10.14         3.16   
October 31, 2019        206           21.55         13.63         3.16   
October 31, 2020        212           27.63         17.22         3.16   
October 31, 2021        219           34.01         20.92         3.16   
October 31, 2022        226           40.71         24.74         3.16   
October 31, 2023        233           47.75         28.68         3.16   
October 31, 2024        241           55.13         32.75         3.16   
October 31, 2025        248           62.89         36.94         3.16   

 

       Class R5  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 92           5.00      4.10      4.10
October 31, 2017        97           10.25         8.36         4.09   
October 31, 2018        101           15.76         12.79         4.09   
October 31, 2019        105           21.55         17.40         4.09   
October 31, 2020        109           27.63         22.20         4.09   
October 31, 2021        113           34.01         27.20         4.09   
October 31, 2022        118           40.71         32.41         4.09   
October 31, 2023        123           47.75         37.82         4.09   
October 31, 2024        128           55.13         43.46         4.09   
October 31, 2025        133           62.89         49.32         4.09   

 

       Class R6  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 79           5.00      4.23      4.23
October 31, 2017        83           10.25         8.63         4.22   
October 31, 2018        87           15.76         13.21         4.22   
October 31, 2019        90           21.55         17.99         4.22   
October 31, 2020        94           27.63         22.97         4.22   
October 31, 2021        98           34.01         28.16         4.22   
October 31, 2022        102           40.71         33.57         4.22   
October 31, 2023        106           47.75         39.20         4.22   
October 31, 2024        111           55.13         45.08         4.22   
October 31, 2025        116           62.89         51.20         4.22   

 

 
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JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

 

 

       Class R2  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 121           5.00      3.81      3.81
October 31, 2017        150           10.25         7.53         3.58   
October 31, 2018        155           15.76         11.38         3.58   
October 31, 2019        161           21.55         15.36         3.58   
October 31, 2020        167           27.63         19.49         3.58   
October 31, 2021        173           34.01         23.77         3.58   
October 31, 2022        179           40.71         28.20         3.58   
October 31, 2023        185           47.75         32.79         3.58   
October 31, 2024        192           55.13         37.55         3.58   
October 31, 2025        199           62.89         42.47         3.58   

 

       Class R5  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 57           5.00      4.44      4.44
October 31, 2017        66           10.25         9.01         4.38   
October 31, 2018        69           15.76         13.79         4.38   
October 31, 2019        72           21.55         18.77         4.38   
October 31, 2020        75           27.63         23.98         4.38   
October 31, 2021        79           34.01         29.41         4.38   
October 31, 2022        82           40.71         35.07         4.38   
October 31, 2023        86           47.75         40.99         4.38   
October 31, 2024        89           55.13         47.17         4.38   
October 31, 2025        93           62.89         53.61         4.38   

 

       Class R6  
Period Ended      Annual
Costs
       Gross
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Cumulative
Return
     Net
Annual
Return
 
October 31, 2016      $ 52           5.00      4.49      4.49
October 31, 2017        54           10.25         9.18         4.49   
October 31, 2018        57           15.76         14.08         4.49   
October 31, 2019        59           21.55         19.21         4.49   
October 31, 2020        62           27.63         24.56         4.49   
October 31, 2021        65           34.01         30.15         4.49   
October 31, 2022        68           40.71         36.00         4.49   
October 31, 2023        71           47.75         42.10         4.49   
October 31, 2024        74           55.13         48.48         4.49   
October 31, 2025        77           62.89         55.15         4.49   

 

 
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MORE INFORMATION

For investors who want more information on these Funds the following documents are available free upon request:

ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS

Our annual and semi-annual reports contain more information about each Fund’s investments and performance. The annual report also includes details about the market conditions and investment strategies that had a significant effect on each Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)

The SAI contains more detailed information about the Funds and their policies. They are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. This means, by law, they are considered to be part of this prospectus.

You can get a free copy of these documents and other information, or ask us any questions, by calling us at 1-800-480-4111 or writing to:

J.P. Morgan Funds

Services P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

If you buy your shares through a Financial Intermediary, you should contact that Financial Intermediary directly for this

information. You can also find information online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

You can write or e-mail the SEC’s Public Reference Room and ask them to mail you information about the Funds, including the SAIs. They will charge you a copying fee for this service. You can also visit the Public Reference Room and copy the documents while you are there.

Public Reference Room of the SEC

Washington, DC 20549-1520

1-202-551-8090

Email: publicinfo@sec.gov

Reports, a copy of the SAIs and other information about the Funds are also available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Investment Company Act File No. for each of the Funds except Equity Income Fund, Growth Advantage Fund, Intrepid Mid Cap Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Value Fund is 811-21295.

Investment Company Act File No. for Equity Income Fund, Intrepid Mid Cap Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Market Expansion Enhanced Index Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund and Small Cap Value Fund is 811-4236.

Investment Company Act File No. for Growth Advantage Fund is 811-5526.

Investment Company Act File No. for Mid Cap Value Fund is 811-8189.

 

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JPMorgan Access Funds

Class A, Class C, Select Class & Institutional Class Shares

 

JPMorgan Access Balanced Fund   Class/Ticker: A/JXBAX; C/JXBCX; Select/JXBSX; Institutional/JXBIX
JPMorgan Access Growth Fund   Class/Ticker: A/JXGAX; C/JXGCX; Select/JXGSX; Institutional/JXGIX

 

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Class/Ticker:

A/JXBAX; C/JXBCX; Select/JXBSX; Institutional/JXBIX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks total return.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 32 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
  Institutional
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as a % of the Offering Price   4.50%   NONE   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as a % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
           

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
    Institutional
Class
 
Management Fees1,2     0.80     0.80     0.80     0.80
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.42        0.41        0.38        0.23   

Shareholder Service Fees2

    0.25        0.25        0.25        0.10   

Remainder of Other Expenses3

    0.17        0.16        0.13        0.13   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.47        0.47        0.47        0.47   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.94        2.43        1.65        1.50   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1,2,4     (0.50     (0.50     (0.50     (0.50
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1,2,4     1.44        1.93        1.15        1.00   

 

1 J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. and J.P. Morgan Private Investments, Inc. have contractually agreed to waive the investment advisory fee for the Fund by 0.25%. This contract is in effect through 10/31/16.

 

2 The shares of the affiliated underlying funds in which the Fund invests a portion of its assets impose a separate investment advisory fee and a shareholder service fee. To avoid charging an investment advisory fee and a shareholder service fee at an effective rate above 0.55% for investment advisory services and 0.25% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares and 0.10% for Institutional Class Shares for shareholder servicing on affiliated investments, the investment adviser and shareholder servicing agent have contractually agreed to waive a portion of the investment advisory and shareholder service fees charged by the underlying funds. This contract is in effect through 10/31/16.

 

3 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

4 The Fund’s adviser has agreed to waive the advisory fee that it receives from the Fund in an amount equal to the advisory fee paid by Access Balanced Fund CS Ltd., the Fund’s wholly-owned subsidiary, to its adviser. This waiver will continue in effect so long as the Fund invests in the subsidiary and may not be terminated without approval by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
 

 

 
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Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     590        986        1,406        2,574   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     296        710        1,250        2,728   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     117        471        850        1,913   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     102        425        771        1,748   
IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     590        986        1,406        2,574   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     196        710        1,250        2,728   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     117        471        850        1,913   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     102        425        771        1,748   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 57% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund invests in a combination of domestic and international equity, fixed income, and alternative assets, as described below. The Fund invests in mutual funds in the same group of investment companies (i.e. J.P. Morgan Funds), unaffiliated open-end and closed-end investment companies (which may or may not be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and directly in individual securities. In addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law or the exemptive relief obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Fund invests directly in other financial instruments, including derivatives, such as futures, swaps and structured investments, to gain exposure to or to overweight or underweight allocations among various sectors or markets.

The Fund’s adviser is J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser) and it sets the Fund’s overall investment strategies. The Fund is managed by J.P. Morgan Private Investments Inc. (JPMPI). JPMPI utilizes an allocation process (Strategic Asset Allocations) to invest the Fund’s assets across the various asset classes and with various sub-advisers. JPMPI and JPMIM use rigorous criteria to select sub-advisers and underlying fund managers to manage certain portions of the Fund’s assets. In choosing whether to buy or sell an investment and to set their allocations, JPMPI considers the following factors: (1) market trends, (2) JPMPI’s outlook for a market capitalization or investment style category, and (3) an underlying fund manager’s performance in various market conditions. JPMPI will also consider the advantages and disadvantages to the Fund of using actively versus passively managed investment vehicles. By combining the strengths of different sub-advisers and underlying fund managers, the Fund seeks to benefit from a variety of investment selection processes and methodologies to achieve its investment objective.

The descriptions below include both the range that the Fund may invest within a particular asset class and the various investments that the Fund may use to gain exposure to such asset class. JPMPI frequently monitors and may make tactical changes to the Strategic Asset Allocations, including shifts among the various asset classes and allocations to the other sub-advisers and underlying fund managers.

U.S. and International Equity: The allocation range will typically be 30%–75% of the Fund’s total assets. The Fund’s equity-related investments consist of J.P. Morgan Funds, unaffiliated investment companies, ETFs and individual securities. Whether investing through an investment company or directly in securities, the investments in this asset class are: common stock, preferred stock, structured investments, convertible securities, depository receipts and warrants to buy common stocks. The Fund invests in foreign and emerging market securities.

U.S. and International Fixed Income: The allocation range will typically be 25%–60% of the Fund’s total assets. The Fund’s fixed income investments include J.P. Morgan Funds, unaffiliated investment companies, ETFs and individual securities. Whether investing through an investment company or directly in securities, the investments in this asset class include: U.S. government securities (including agencies and instrumentalities), municipal bonds (including housing authority obligations), domestic and foreign corporate bonds, high yield securities (junk bonds), loan participations and assignments, debt obligations issued or guaranteed by a foreign sovereign government or its agencies, authorities or political subdivisions, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, inflation-indexed bonds and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS).

Alternative: The allocation range will typically be 0%–30% of the Fund’s total assets. The Fund’s alternative-related investments include J.P. Morgan Funds, unaffiliated investment companies and ETFs. Whether investing through a mutual fund or directly in securities, the investments in this asset class give the Fund exposure to: market neutral strategies, absolute return strategies, directional strategies, real estate (including REITs), private equity, mezzanine debt and commodities.

The Fund will gain exposure to commodity markets primarily by investing in the Access Balanced Fund CS Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the Subsidiary). The allocation range will typically be 0%–10% of the Fund’s total assets. The Subsidiary is advised by JPMIM and sub-advised by JPMPI. The Subsidiary (unlike the Fund) may invest without limitation in commodity-linked structured notes and other commodity-linked derivative instruments, including derivative instruments linked to the value of a particular commodity or commodity futures contract, or a subset of commodities or commodity futures contracts. However, the Subsidiary is otherwise subject to the same fundamental, non-fundamental and certain other investment restrictions as the Fund. The Subsidiary may use derivatives to obtain long exposure in an attempt to increase the Subsidiary’s income or gain, to hedge various investments and for risk management.

The Fund and the Subsidiary may invest in ETFs in order to gain exposure to particular asset classes. An ETF is a registered investment company, depositary receipt or other pooled investment vehicle that seeks to track the performance of a particular market index or security. These indexes include not only broad-based market indexes but more specific indexes as well, including those relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries.

Ordinarily, the Fund’s investment in a single ETF is limited to 5% of its total assets and in all ETFs to 10% of its total assets.

 

 

 
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The SEC has issued exemptive orders to many ETFs that allow any fund investing in such ETFs to disregard these 5% and 10% limitations. The Fund intends to invest in ETFs that have received such exemptive orders and it may invest any amount of its total assets in a single ETF or in multiple ETFs.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund uses structured notes as tools in the management of portfolio assets. In particular, the Fund uses structured notes for risk management and to increase the Fund’s income or gain. To the extent that the Fund invests in underlying funds, such underlying funds may also use derivatives.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

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

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. The Fund’s investments are concentrated in J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated investment companies, so the Fund’s investment performance is directly related to the performance of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses incurred by the underlying funds.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform securities in comparison to general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes, due to a number of factors, including inflation, interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, natural disasters or events, terrorism, regulatory events and government controls.

ETF Risk. The Fund and underlying funds may invest in shares of other investment companies, including ETFs. The Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the underlying funds. The price movement of an index-based ETF may

not track the underlying index and may result in a loss. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. The Fund and certain of the underlying funds that invest in foreign issuers and foreign securities (including depositary receipts) are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. These risks are magnified in “emerging markets”. Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Country and Region Risk. Some of the underlying funds concentrate their investments in securities of a single country or region (e.g., China Region, India, Latin America or Russia). Because these underlying funds concentrate their investments in a single country or region, their performance may be more volatile than that of a fund that can invest globally.

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

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investments back to the U.S. dollar for defensive purposes. As a result, changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of certain underlying funds’ securities and the price of the underlying funds’ shares. Generally, when the value of the U.S. dollar rises in value relative to a foreign currency, an investment in that country loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Devaluation of a currency by a country’s government or banking authority also will have a significant impact on the value of any investments denominated in that currency. Currency markets may be more volatile and generally are not as regulated as securities markets.

Equity Securities Risk. The Fund and certain of the underlying funds invest in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. When the value of the stocks held by an underlying fund goes down, the value of your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

Fixed Income Securities Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in fixed income securities. These securities will increase or decrease in value based on changes in interest rates and are subject to the risk that an issuer or a counterparty will fail to make payments when due or default. If an issuer’s or a counterparty’s financial condition worsens, the credit quality of the issuer or counterparty may deteriorate making it difficult for the underlying fund to sell such investments. If rates increase, the value of these investments generally declines. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. When the value of investments in the Fund or underlying fixed income funds goes down, the value of your investment in the Fund will be affected. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Credit Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

High Yield Securities Risk. Certain of the underlying funds may invest in securities that are issued by companies which are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments (known as junk bonds) are considered to be

speculative and are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information.

Real Estate Securities Risk. Certain of the underlying funds may invest in real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs), which are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and creditworthiness of REIT issuers. The underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the underlying fund.

Commodity Risk. Certain underlying funds have exposure to commodities. Exposure to commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Derivatives Risk. The Fund and certain of the underlying funds may use derivatives in connection with their investment strategies. Derivatives, including futures, swaps and structured investments, may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions and could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Many derivatives create leverage thereby causing the Fund to be more volatile than it would have been if it had not used derivatives. Derivatives also expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations), including credit risk of the derivative counterparty. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or underlying funds do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Certain of the Fund’s transactions in foreign currency derivatives and other derivatives could also affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders which may result in the Fund realizing

 

 

 
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more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions, which may adversely impact the Fund’s after-tax returns. In addition, the Fund and certain of the underlying funds may use derivatives for non-hedging purposes, which increases the Fund’s or the underlying funds’ potential for loss.

Structured Note Risk. The Fund, or certain of the underlying funds, invest in commodity, currency, equity and fixed income linked structured notes. Structured notes are typically privately negotiated transactions between two or more parties. The fees associated with a structured note may lead to increased tracking error. The Fund also bears the risk that the issuer of the structured note will default. The Fund bears the risk of loss of its principal investment and periodic payments expected to be received for the duration of its investment. In addition, a liquid market may not exist for the structured notes. The lack of a liquid market may make it difficult to sell the structured notes at an acceptable price or to accurately value them.

Index Investing Risk. Certain of the underlying funds, including ETFs, in which the Fund may invest are index funds. Index funds are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Preferred Stock Risk. The Fund and certain underlying funds may invest in preferred stock. Preferred stock generally has a preference as to dividends and liquidation over an issuer’s common stock but ranks junior to debt securities in an issuer’s capital structure. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

Government Securities Risk. The Fund and certain of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). U.S. government securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of interest or principal. This would result in losses to the Fund. Securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government

related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. U.S. government securities include zero coupon securities, which tend to be subject to greater market risk than interest-paying securities of similar maturities.

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

Subsidiary Risk. By investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary’s investments. The derivatives and other investments held by the Subsidiary are generally similar to those that are permitted to be held by the Fund and are subject to the same risks that apply to similar investments if held directly by the Fund. These risks are described elsewhere in this prospectus. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Subsidiary will be achieved. The Subsidiary is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act), and, unless otherwise noted in this prospectus, is not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands could result in the inability of the Fund and/or the Subsidiary to operate as described in this prospectus and could adversely affect the Fund.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares has varied from year to year for the past five calendar years. The table shows the average annual total

 

 

 
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returns over the past one year, five years and the life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the Access Balanced Composite Benchmark, a customized benchmark, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index, a broad-based securities market index, the MSCI World Index (net of foreign withholding taxes), a broad-based securities market index and the S&P 500 Index, also a broad-based securities market index. Effective July 1, 2016, the Access Balanced Composite Benchmark is a composite benchmark comprised of unmanaged indexes that corresponds to the Fund’s model allocation and that consists of the MSCI World Index (net of foreign withholding taxes) (55%), Barclays Global Aggregate Index (35%), Barclays T-Bill 1-3 Month (5%), and HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index (5%). From April 1, 2013 until June 30, 2016, the Access Balanced Composite Benchmark was a composite benchmark comprised of the MSCI World Index (net of foreign withholding taxes) (50%), Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (35%), Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index (5%), Bloomberg Commodity Index (5%) and HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index (5%). From July 1, 2011 until April 1, 2013, the Access Balanced Composite Benchmark was a composite benchmark comprised of the MSCI World Index (net of foreign withholding taxes) (50%), Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (35%) and Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index (15%). From the inception date of September 30, 2009 to July 1, 2011, the Access Balanced Composite Benchmark was a composite benchmark comprised of the MSCI World Index (net of foreign withholding taxes) (55%), Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index (35%) and Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index (10%). The performance of Class C Shares is based on the performance of Class A Shares prior to their inception. The actual return of the Class C Shares would have been lower than shown because the Class C Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganaccessfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

The performance figures in the bar chart do not reflect any deduction for the front-end sales charge which is assessed on Class A Shares. If the sales charge were reflected, the performance figures would have been lower.

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Best Quarter    3rd quarter, 2010      7.71%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2011      –11.01%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –4.55%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life  of
Fund

(Since
9/30/09)
 
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (3.10 )%      3.74     4.09
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (4.75     2.71        3.08   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (0.85     2.69        2.96   
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (0.09     4.17        4.51   
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     1.65        4.96        5.27   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     1.80        5.12        5.43   
ACCESS BALANCED COMPOSITE BENCHMARK        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees,
Expenses or Taxes)
    3.66        6.81        6.95   
BARCLAYS U.S. AGGREGATE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees,
Expenses or Taxes)
    5.97        4.45        4.27   
MSCI WORLD INDEX        
(Net of Foreign Withholding Taxes)        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes, Except Foreign Withholding Taxes)     4.94        10.20        10.53   
S&P 500 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees,
Expenses or Taxes)
    13.69        15.45        15.95   
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are shown only for the Class A Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases, the “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may exceed the “Return Before Taxes” due to an assumed benefit from any losses on a sale of shares at the end of the measurement period.

Management

Investment Adviser

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

Investment Sub-adviser

 

Portfolio Manager  

Managed

Fund Since

  

Primary Title with

Investment  Sub-adviser

J.P. Morgan Private Investments Inc.
Eduardo Raz-Guzman   2015    Executive Director
Jeffrey Gaffney   2015    Executive Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   
For Institutional Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $3,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Access Growth Fund

 

Class/Ticker:

A/JXGAX; C/JXGCX; Select/JXGSX; Institutional/JXGIX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 32 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
  Institutional
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as a % of the Offering Price   4.50%   NONE   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as a % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
           

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
    Institutional
Class
 
Management Fees1,2     0.80     0.80     0.80     0.80
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.41        0.42        0.40        0.24   

Shareholder Service Fees2

    0.25        0.25        0.25        0.10   

Remainder of Other Expenses3

    0.16        0.17        0.15        0.14   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.47        0.47        0.47        0.47   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.93        2.44        1.67        1.51   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1,2,4     (0.47     (0.47     (0.47     (0.47
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1,2,4     1.46        1.97        1.20        1.04   

 

1 J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. and J.P. Morgan Private Investments, Inc. have contractually agreed to waive the investment advisory fee for the Fund by 0.25%. This contract is in effect through 10/31/16.

 

2 The shares of the affiliated underlying funds in which the Fund invests a portion of its assets impose a separate investment advisory fee and a shareholder service fee. To avoid charging an investment advisory fee and a shareholder service fee at an effective rate above 0.55% for investment advisory services and 0.25% for Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares and 0.10% for Institutional Class Shares for shareholder servicing on affiliated investments, the investment adviser and shareholder servicing agent have contractually agreed to waive a portion of the investment advisory and shareholder service fees charged by the underlying funds. This contract is in effect through 10/31/16.

 

3 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of sub-transfer agency and transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.

 

4 The Fund’s adviser has agreed to waive the advisory fee that it receives from the Fund in an amount equal to the advisory fee paid by Access Growth Fund CS Ltd., the Fund’s wholly-owned subsidiary, to its adviser. This waiver will continue in effect so long as the Fund invests in the subsidiary and may not be terminated without approval by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
 

 

 
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Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 10/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     592        985        1,403        2,566   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     300        716        1,258        2,741   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     122        481        863        1,937   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     106        431        779        1,761   
IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     592        985        1,403        2,566   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     200        716        1,258        2,741   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     122        481        863        1,937   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES ($)     106        431        779        1,761   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 67% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund invests in a combination of domestic and international equity, fixed income, and alternative assets, as described below. The Fund invests in mutual funds in the same group of investment companies (i.e. J.P. Morgan Funds), unaffiliated open-end and closed-end investment companies (which may or may not be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and directly in individual securities. In addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law or the exemptive relief obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Fund invests directly in other financial instruments, including derivatives, such as futures, swaps and structured investments, to gain exposure to or to overweight or underweight allocations among various sectors or markets.

The Fund’s adviser is J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser) and it sets the Fund’s overall investment strategies. The Fund is managed by J.P. Morgan Private Investments Inc. (JPMPI). JPMPI utilizes an allocation process (Strategic Asset Allocations) to invest the Fund’s assets across the various asset classes and with various sub-advisers. JPMPI and JPMIM use rigorous criteria to select sub-advisers and underlying fund managers to manage certain portions of the Fund’s assets. In choosing whether to buy or sell an investment and to set their allocations, JPMPI considers the following factors: (1) market trends, (2) JPMPI’s outlook for a market capitalization or investment style category, and (3) an underlying fund manager’s performance in various market conditions. JPMPI will also consider the advantages and disadvantages to the Fund of using actively versus passively managed investment vehicles. By combining the strengths of different sub-advisers and underlying fund managers, the Fund seeks to benefit from a variety of investment selection processes and methodologies to achieve its investment objective.

The descriptions below include both the range that the Fund may invest within a particular asset class and the various investments that the Fund may use to gain exposure to such asset class. JPMPI frequently monitors and may make tactical changes to the Strategic Asset Allocations, including shifts among the various asset classes and allocations to the other sub-advisers and underlying fund managers.

U.S. and International Equity: The allocation range will typically be 40%–90% of the Fund’s total assets. The Fund’s equity-related investments consist of J.P. Morgan Funds, unaffiliated investment companies, ETFs and individual securities. Whether investing through an investment company or directly in securities, the investments in this asset class are: common stock, preferred stock, structured investments, convertible securities, depository receipts and warrants to buy common stocks. The Fund invests in foreign and emerging market securities.

U.S. and International Fixed Income: The allocation range will typically be 5%–45% of the Fund’s total assets. The Fund’s fixed income investments include J.P. Morgan Funds, unaffiliated investment companies, ETFs and individual securities. Whether investing through an investment company or directly in securities, the investments in this asset class include: U.S. government securities (including agencies and instrumentalities), municipal bonds (including housing authority obligations), domestic and foreign corporate bonds, high yield securities (junk bonds), loan participations and assignments, debt obligations issued or guaranteed by a foreign sovereign government or its agencies, authorities or political subdivisions, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, inflation-indexed bonds and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS).

Alternative: The allocation range will typically be 0%–35% of the Fund’s total assets. The Fund’s alternative-related investments include J.P. Morgan Funds, unaffiliated investment companies and ETFs. Whether investing through a mutual fund or directly in securities, the investments in this asset class give the Fund exposure to: market neutral strategies, absolute return strategies, directional strategies, real estate (including REITs), private equity, mezzanine debt and commodities.

The Fund will gain exposure to commodity markets primarily by investing in the Access Growth Fund CS Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the Subsidiary). The allocation range will typically be 0%–10% of the Fund’s total assets. The Subsidiary is advised by JPMIM and sub-advised by JPMPI. The Subsidiary (unlike the Fund) may invest without limitation in commodity-linked structured notes and other commodity-linked derivative instruments, including derivative instruments linked to the value of a particular commodity or commodity futures contract, or a subset of commodities or commodity futures contracts. However, the Subsidiary is otherwise subject to the same fundamental, non-fundamental and certain other investment restrictions as the Fund. The Subsidiary may use derivatives to obtain long exposure in an attempt to increase the Subsidiary’s income or gain, to hedge various investments and for risk management.

The Fund and the Subsidiary may invest in ETFs in order to gain exposure to particular asset classes. An ETF is a registered investment company, depositary receipt or other pooled investment vehicle that seeks to track the performance of a particular market index or security. These indexes include not only broad-based market indexes but more specific indexes as well, including those relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries.

Ordinarily, the Fund’s investment in a single ETF is limited to 5% of its total assets and in all ETFs to 10% of its total assets.

 

 

 
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The SEC has issued exemptive orders to many ETFs that allow any fund investing in such ETFs to disregard these 5% and 10% limitations. The Fund intends to invest in ETFs that have received such exemptive orders and it may invest any amount of its total assets in a single ETF or in multiple ETFs.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund uses structured notes as tools in the management of portfolio assets. In particular, the Fund uses structured notes for risk management and to increase the Fund’s income or gain. To the extent that the Fund invests in underlying funds, such underlying funds may also use derivatives.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

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

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. The Fund’s investments are concentrated in J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated investment companies, so the Fund’s investment performance is directly related to the performance of the underlying funds. Shareholders will indirectly bear the expenses incurred by the underlying funds.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform securities in comparison to general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes, due to a number of factors, including inflation, interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, natural disasters or events, terrorism, regulatory events and government controls.

ETF Risk. The Fund and underlying funds may invest in shares of other investment companies, including ETFs. The Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the underlying funds.

The price movement of an index-based ETF may not track the underlying index and may result in a loss. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. The Fund and certain of the underlying funds that invest in foreign issuers and foreign securities (including depositary receipts) are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. These risks are magnified in “emerging markets”. Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Country and Region Risk. Some of the underlying funds concentrate their investments in securities of a single country or region (e.g., China Region, India, Latin America or Russia). Because these underlying funds concentrate their investments in a single country or region, their performance may be more volatile than that of a fund that can invest globally.

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

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investments back to the U.S. dollar for defensive purposes. As a result, changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of certain underlying funds’ securities and the price of the underlying funds’ shares. Generally, when the value of the U.S. dollar rises in value relative to a foreign currency, an investment in that country loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Devaluation of a currency by a country’s government or banking authority also will have a significant impact on the value of any investments denominated in that currency. Currency markets may be more volatile and generally are not as regulated as securities markets.

Equity Securities Risk. The Fund and certain of the underlying funds invest in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. When the value of the stocks held by an underlying fund goes down, the value of your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

Fixed Income Securities Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in fixed income securities. These securities will increase or decrease in value based on changes in interest rates and are subject to the risk that an issuer or a counterparty will fail to make payments when due or default. If an issuer’s or a counterparty’s financial condition worsens, the credit quality of the issuer or counterparty may deteriorate making it difficult for the underlying fund to sell such investments. If rates increase, the value of these investments generally declines. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. When the value of investments in the Fund or underlying fixed income funds goes down, the value of your investment in the Fund will be affected. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Credit Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

High Yield Securities Risk. Certain of the underlying funds may invest in securities that are issued by companies which are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed.

These investments (known as junk bonds) are considered to be speculative and are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments are subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, and lack of publicly available information.

Real Estate Securities Risk. Certain of the underlying funds may invest in real estate securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs), which are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and mortgages, and their value will depend on the value of the underlying real estate interests. These risks include default, prepayments, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and creditworthiness of REIT issuers. The underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the underlying fund.

Commodity Risk. Certain underlying funds have exposure to commodities. Exposure to commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Derivatives Risk. The Fund and certain of the underlying funds may use derivatives in connection with their investment strategies. Derivatives, including futures, swaps and structured investments, may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions and could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Many derivatives create leverage thereby causing the Fund to be more volatile than it would have been if it had not used derivatives. Derivatives also expose the Fund and the underlying funds to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations), including credit risk of the derivative counterparty. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund or underlying funds do not have a claim on the reference assets and are subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Certain of the Fund’s transactions in foreign currency derivatives and other derivatives could also affect the amount, timing and character

 

 

 
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of distributions to shareholders which may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions, which may adversely impact the Fund’s after-tax returns. In addition, the Fund and certain of the underlying funds may use derivatives for non-hedging purposes, which increases the Fund’s or the underlying funds’ potential for loss.

Structured Note Risk. The Fund, or certain of the underlying funds, invest in commodity, currency, equity and fixed income linked structured notes. Structured notes are typically privately negotiated transactions between two or more parties. The fees associated with a structured note may lead to increased tracking error. The Fund also bears the risk that the issuer of the structured note will default. The Fund bears the risk of loss of its principal investment and periodic payments expected to be received for the duration of its investment. In addition, a liquid market may not exist for the structured notes. The lack of a liquid market may make it difficult to sell the structured notes at an acceptable price or to accurately value them.

Index Investing Risk. Certain of the underlying funds, including ETFs, in which the Fund may invest are index funds. Index funds are not actively managed and are designed to track the performance and holdings of a specified index. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by an index fund at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. There is also the risk that the underlying fund’s performance may not correlate with the performance of the index.

Preferred Stock Risk. The Fund and certain underlying funds may invest in preferred stock. Preferred stock generally has a preference as to dividends and liquidation over an issuer’s common stock but ranks junior to debt securities in an issuer’s capital structure. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

Government Securities Risk. The Fund and certain of the underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)). U.S. government securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the

payment of interest or principal. This would result in losses to the Fund. Securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. U.S. government securities include zero coupon securities, which tend to be subject to greater market risk than interest-paying securities of similar maturities.

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

Subsidiary Risk. By investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary’s investments. The derivatives and other investments held by the Subsidiary are generally similar to those that are permitted to be held by the Fund and are subject to the same risks that apply to similar investments if held directly by the Fund. These risks are described elsewhere in this prospectus. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Subsidiary will be achieved. The Subsidiary is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act), and, unless otherwise noted in this prospectus, is not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands could result in the inability of the Fund and/or the Subsidiary to operate as described in this prospectus and could adversely affect the Fund.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the

 

 

 
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Fund’s Class A Shares has varied from year to year for the past five calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and the life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the Access Growth Composite Benchmark, a customized benchmark, the MSCI World Index (net of foreign withholding taxes) a broad-based securities market index, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index, a broad-based securities market index and the S&P 500 Index, also a broad-based securities market index. Effective July 1, 2016, the Access Growth Composite Benchmark is a composite benchmark comprised of unmanaged indexes that corresponds to the Fund’s model allocation and that consists of the MSCI World Index (net of foreign withholding taxes) (75%), Barclays Global Aggregate Index (15%), Barclays T-Bill 1-3 Month (5%), and HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index (5%). From April 1, 2013 until June 30, 2016, the Access Growth Composite Benchmark was a composite benchmark comprised of the MSCI World Index (net of foreign withholding taxes) (70%), Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (15%), Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index (5%), Bloomberg Commodity Index (5%) and HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index (5%). From July 1, 2011 until April 1, 2013, the Access Growth Composite Benchmark was a composite benchmark comprised of the MSCI World Index (net of foreign withholding taxes) (70%), Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (20%) and Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index (10%). From the inception date of September 30, 2009 to July 1, 2011, the Access Growth Composite Benchmark was a composite benchmark comprised of the MSCI World Index (net of foreign withholding taxes) (75%), Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index (15%) and Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index (10%). The performance of Class C Shares is based on the performance of Class A Shares prior to their inception. The actual return of the Class C Shares would have been lower than shown because the Class C Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganaccessfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

The performance figures in the bar chart do not reflect any deduction for the front-end sales charge which is assessed on Class A Shares. If the sales charge were reflected, the performance figures would have been lower.

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    1st quarter, 2012      9.49%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2011      –15.45%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –5.39%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Life of
Fund
(Since
9/30/09)
 
CLASS A SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (3.78 )%      4.64     5.11
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (5.47     3.64        4.14   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     (0.91     3.45        3.83   
CLASS C SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     (0.73     5.09        5.55   
SELECT CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     1.03        5.87        6.31   
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES        
Return Before Taxes     1.17        6.04        6.48   
ACCESS GROWTH COMPOSITE BENCHMARK        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees,
Expenses or Taxes)
    3.43        8.00        8.23   
MSCI WORLD INDEX        
(Net of Foreign Withholding Taxes)        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes, Except Foreign Withholding Taxes)     4.94        10.20        10.53   
BARCLAYS U.S. AGGREGATE INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees,
Expenses or Taxes)
    5.97        4.45        4.27   
S&P 500 INDEX        
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees,
Expenses or Taxes
    13.69        15.45        15.95   
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are shown only for the Class A Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases, the “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may exceed the “Return Before Taxes” due to an assumed benefit from any losses on a sale of shares at the end of the measurement period.

Management

Investment Adviser

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

Investment Sub-adviser

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Sub-adviser

J.P. Morgan Private Investments Inc.

    
Eduardo Raz-Guzman   2015    Executive Director

Jeffrey Gaffney

  2015   

Executive Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   
For Institutional Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $3,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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More About the Funds

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS’ INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Access Balanced Fund

The Fund invests in a combination of domestic and international equity, fixed income, and alternative assets, as described below. The Fund invests in mutual funds in the same group of investment companies (i.e. J.P. Morgan Funds), unaffiliated open-end and closed-end investment companies (which may or may not be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and directly in individual securities. In addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law or the exemptive relief obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Fund invests directly in other financial instruments, including derivatives, such as futures, swaps and structured investments, to gain exposure to or to overweight or underweight allocations among various sectors or markets.

The Fund’s adviser is J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser) and it sets the Fund’s overall investment strategies. The Fund is managed by J.P. Morgan Private Investments Inc. (JPMPI). JPMPI utilizes an allocation process (Strategic Asset Allocations) to invest the Fund’s assets across the various asset classes and with various sub-advisers. JPMPI and JPMIM use rigorous criteria to select sub-advisers and underlying fund managers to manage certain portions of the Fund’s assets. In choosing whether to buy or sell an investment and to set their allocations, JPMPI considers the following factors: (1) market trends, (2) JPMPI’s outlook for a market capitalization or investment style category, and (3) an underlying fund manager’s performance in various market conditions. JPMPI will also consider the advantages and disadvantages to the Fund of using actively versus passively managed investment vehicles. By combining the strengths of different sub-advisers and underlying fund managers, the Fund seeks to benefit from a variety of investment selection processes and methodologies to achieve its investment objective.

The descriptions below include both the range that the Fund may invest within a particular asset class and the various investments that the Fund may use to gain exposure to such asset class. JPMPI frequently monitors and may make tactical changes to the Strategic Asset Allocations, including shifts among the various asset classes and allocations to the other sub-advisers and underlying fund managers.

U.S. and International Equity: The allocation range will typically be 30%–75% of the Fund’s total assets. The Fund’s equity-related investments consist of J.P. Morgan Funds, unaffiliated investment companies, ETFs and individual securities. Whether investing through an investment company or directly in securities, the investments in this asset class are: common stock, preferred stock, structured investments, convertible securities,

depository receipts and warrants to buy common stocks. The Fund invests in foreign and emerging market securities.

U.S. and International Fixed Income: The allocation range will typically be 25%–60% of the Fund’s total assets. The Fund’s fixed income investments include J.P. Morgan Funds, unaffiliated investment companies, ETFs and individual securities. Whether investing through an investment company or directly in securities, the investments in this asset class include: U.S. government securities (including agencies and instrumentalities), municipal bonds (including housing authority obligations), domestic and foreign corporate bonds, high yield securities (junk bonds), loan participations and assignments, debt obligations issued or guaranteed by a foreign sovereign government or its agencies, authorities or political subdivisions, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, inflation-indexed bonds and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS).

Alternative: The allocation range will typically be 0%–30% of the Fund’s total assets. The Fund’s alternative-related investments include J.P. Morgan Funds, unaffiliated investment companies and ETFs. Whether investing through a mutual fund or directly in securities, the investments in this asset class give the Fund exposure to: market neutral strategies, absolute return strategies, directional strategies, real estate (including REITs), private equity, mezzanine debt and commodities.

The Fund will gain exposure to commodity markets primarily by investing in the Access Balanced Fund CS Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the Subsidiary). The allocation range will typically be 0%-10% of the Fund’s total assets. The Subsidiary is advised by JPMIM and sub-advised by JPMPI. The Subsidiary (unlike the Fund) may invest without limitation in commodity-linked structured notes and other commodity-linked derivative instruments, including derivative instruments linked to the value of a particular commodity or commodity futures contract, or a subset of commodities or commodity futures contracts. However, the Subsidiary is otherwise subject to the same fundamental, non-fundamental and certain other investment restrictions as the Fund. The Subsidiary may use derivatives to obtain long exposure in an attempt to increase the Subsidiary’s income or gain, to hedge various investments and for risk management.

The Fund and the Subsidiary may invest in ETFs in order to gain exposure to particular asset classes. An ETF is a registered investment company, depositary receipt or other pooled investment vehicle that seeks to track the performance of a particular market index or security. These indexes include not only broad-based market indexes but more specific indexes as well, including those relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries.

 

 

 
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Ordinarily, the Fund’s investment in a single ETF is limited to 5% of its total assets and in all ETFs to 10% of its total assets. The SEC has issued exemptive orders to many ETFs that allow any fund investing in such ETFs to disregard these 5% and 10% limitations. The Fund intends to invest in ETFs that have received such exemptive orders and it may invest any amount of its total assets in a single ETF or in multiple ETFs.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund uses structured notes as tools in the management of portfolio assets. In particular, the Fund uses structured notes for risk management and to increase the Fund’s income or gain. To the extent that the Fund invests in underlying funds, such underlying funds may also use derivatives.

Access Growth Fund

The Fund invests in a combination of domestic and international equity, fixed income, and alternative assets, as described below. The Fund invests in mutual funds in the same group of investment companies (i.e. J.P. Morgan Funds), unaffiliated open-end and closed-end investment companies (which may or may not be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and directly in individual securities. In addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law or the exemptive relief obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Fund invests directly in other financial instruments, including derivatives, such as futures, swaps and structured investments, to gain exposure to or to overweight or underweight allocations among various sectors or markets.

The Fund’s adviser is J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Adviser) and it sets the Fund’s overall investment strategies. The Fund is managed by J.P. Morgan Private Investments Inc. (JPMPI). JPMPI utilizes an allocation process (Strategic Asset Allocations) to invest the Fund’s assets across the various asset classes and with various sub-advisers. JPMPI and JPMIM use rigorous criteria to select sub-advisers and underlying fund managers to manage certain portions of the Fund’s assets. In choosing whether to buy or sell an investment and to set their allocations, JPMPI considers the following factors: (1) market trends, (2) JPMPI’s outlook for a market capitalization or investment style category, and (3) an underlying fund manager’s performance in various market conditions. JPMPI will also consider the advantages and disadvantages to the Fund of using actively versus passively managed investment vehicles. By combining the strengths of different sub-advisers and underlying fund managers, the Fund seeks to benefit from a variety of investment selection processes and methodologies to achieve its investment objective.

The descriptions below include both the range that the Fund may invest within a particular asset class and the various investments that the Fund may use to gain exposure to such asset class. JPMPI frequently monitors and may make tactical changes to the Strategic Asset Allocations, including shifts among the various asset classes and allocations to the other sub-advisers and underlying fund managers.

U.S. and International Equity: The allocation range will typically be 40%–90% of the Fund’s total assets. The Fund’s equity-related investments consist of J.P. Morgan Funds, unaffiliated investment companies, ETFs and individual securities. Whether investing through an investment company or directly in securities, the investments in this asset class are: common stock, preferred stock, structured investments, convertible securities, depository receipts and warrants to buy common stocks. The Fund invests in foreign and emerging market securities.

U.S. and International Fixed Income: The allocation range will typically be 5%–45% of the Fund’s total assets. The Fund’s fixed income investments include J.P. Morgan Funds, unaffiliated investment companies, ETFs and individual securities. Whether investing through an investment company or directly in securities, the investments in this asset class include: U.S. government securities (including agencies and instrumentalities), municipal bonds (including housing authority obligations), domestic and foreign corporate bonds, high yield securities (junk bonds), loan participations and assignments, debt obligations issued or guaranteed by a foreign sovereign government or its agencies, authorities or political subdivisions, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, inflation-indexed bonds and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS).

Alternative: The allocation range will typically be 0%–35% of the Fund’s total assets. The Fund’s alternative-related investments include J.P. Morgan Funds, unaffiliated investment companies and ETFs. Whether investing through a mutual fund or directly in securities, the investments in this asset class give the Fund exposure to: market neutral strategies, absolute return strategies, directional strategies, real estate (including REITs), private equity, mezzanine debt and commodities.

The Fund will gain exposure to commodity markets primarily by investing in the Access Growth Fund CS Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the Subsidiary). The allocation range will typically be 0%-10% of the Fund’s\ total assets. The Subsidiary is advised by JPMIM and sub-advised by JPMPI. The Subsidiary (unlike the Fund) may invest without limitation in commodity-linked structured notes and other commodity-linked derivative instruments, including derivative instruments linked to the value of a particular commodity or commodity futures contract, or a subset of

 

 

 
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commodities or commodity futures contracts. However, the Subsidiary is otherwise subject to the same fundamental, non-fundamental and certain other investment restrictions as the Fund. The Subsidiary may use derivatives to obtain long exposure in an attempt to increase the Subsidiary’s income or gain, to hedge various investments and for risk management.

The Fund and the Subsidiary may invest in ETFs in order to gain exposure to particular asset classes. An ETF is a registered investment company, depositary receipt or other pooled investment vehicle that seeks to track the performance of a particular market index or security. These indexes include not only broad-based market indexes but more specific indexes as well, including those relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries.

Ordinarily, the Fund’s investment in a single ETF is limited to 5% of its total assets and in all ETFs to 10% of its total assets. The SEC has issued exemptive orders to many ETFs that allow any fund investing in such ETFs to disregard these 5% and 10% limitations. The Fund intends to invest in ETFs that have received such exemptive orders and it may invest any amount of its total assets in a single ETF or in multiple ETFs.

Derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund uses structured notes as tools in the management of portfolio assets. In particular, the Fund uses structured notes for risk management and to increase the Fund’s income or gain. To the extent that the Fund invests in underlying funds, such underlying funds may also use derivatives.

JPMIM may hire additional sub-advisers to manage any of the asset classes described under each Fund’s “What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?” section in the “Risk/Return Summary”. When using sub-advisers to manage each Fund’s assets, the Adviser, subject to certain conditions and oversight by the Funds’ Board of Trustees, will have the right to hire, terminate, or replace sub-advisers without shareholder approval. Each Fund will notify shareholders of changes to subadvisers. Please see “The Funds’ Investment Adviser and Sub-advisers” on page 26 for more details.

Each Fund may short sell securities.

The Funds are not subject to registration or regulation as a “commodity pool operator” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act because each Fund has claimed an exclusion from that definition.

The frequency with which each Fund buys and sells securities will vary from year to year, depending on market conditions.

NON-FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES
A Fund’s investment strategy may involve “fundamental policies.” A policy is fundamental if it cannot be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The investment objective for each Fund can be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of that Fund. All fundamental policies are identified in the Statement of Additional Information.

INVESTMENT RISKS

There can be no assurance that the Funds will achieve their investment objectives.

The main risks associated with investing in the Funds are summarized in “Risk/Return Summaries” at the front of this prospectus. The other funds in which the Funds may invest are referred to in this prospectus as the “underlying funds.” More detailed descriptions of the main risks and additional risks of the Funds and the risks of the underlying funds are described below.

Please note that the Funds also may use strategies that are not described in this section, but which are described in the Statement of Additional Information.

Main Risks

Investments in Mutual Funds Risk. Each Fund’s investments are concentrated in J.P. Morgan Funds and unaffiliated investment companies, so the Fund’s investment performance is directly related to the performance of the underlying funds. A Fund’s net asset value will change with changes in the international equity and fixed income markets and the value of the mutual funds in which it invests. In addition, a Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the underlying funds. As the underlying funds or the Fund’s allocations among the underlying funds change from time to time, or to the extent that the expense ratio of the underlying funds changes, the weighted average operating expenses borne by the Fund may increase or decrease. Because the Funds’ Adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the J.P. Morgan Funds, investments by a Fund in J.P. Morgan Funds benefit the Adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, a Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest because a situation could occur where an action for the Fund could be adverse to the interest of an underlying fund or vice versa. If a Fund invests in closed-end investment companies, it may incur added expenses such as additional management fees and trading costs.

 

 

 
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General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform securities in comparison to general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes, due to a number of factors, including inflation, interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, natural disasters or events, terrorism, regulatory events and government controls.

ETF Risk. The Funds and underlying funds may invest in shares of other investment companies, including ETFs. A Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the underlying funds. The price movement of an index-based ETF may not track the underlying index and may result in a loss. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Because the Funds and certain of the underlying funds may invest in securities of foreign issuers denominated in non-U.S. currencies, an investment in a Fund is subject to special risks in addition to those of U.S. investments. These risks include political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of a Fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” a Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely.

The risks associated with foreign securities are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” These countries may have relatively unstable governments and less-established market economies than developed countries. Emerging markets may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. These risks make emerging market securities more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in more developed countries, and you may sustain sudden, and sometimes substantial, fluctuations in the value of your investments. A Fund’s investments in foreign and emerging market

securities may also be subject to foreign withholding and/or other taxes, which would decrease a Fund’s yield on those securities.

Country and Region Risk. Some of the underlying funds concentrate their investments in securities of a single country or region (e.g., China Region, India, Latin America or Russia). Because these underlying funds concentrate their investments in a single country or region, their performance may be more volatile than that of a fund that can invest globally. In addition to the general risks associated with foreign securities and emerging markets, investments in some countries and/or regions may be considered speculative and the underlying fund may be more vulnerable to a single political, social, economic or market event than a fund with broader investment authority.

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

Currency Risk. The Funds and certain of the underlying funds are subject to risks associated with foreign currency. Certain underlying funds are not required to hedge their non-dollar investments back to the U.S. dollar for defensive purposes. As a result, changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of a Fund’s securities and the price of that Fund’s shares. Generally, when the value of the U.S. dollar rises relative to a foreign currency, an investment in that country loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates. Devaluation of a currency by a country’s government or banking authority also will have a significant impact on the value of any investments dominated by that currency. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets.

Equity Securities Risk. The Funds and certain of the underlying funds invest in equity securities (such as stocks) that are more volatile and carry more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions.

 

 

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

If the price of the underlying stock does not rise above the exercise price before the warrant expires, the warrant generally expires without any value and the Fund loses the amount it paid, if any, for the warrant. Thus, investments in warrants may involve substantially more risk than investments in common stock. Warrants may trade in the same markets as their underlying stock; however, the price of the warrant does not necessarily move with the price of the underlying stock.

Fixed Income Securities Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in fixed income securities. Fixed income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk as well as the risks associated with the types of securities (e.g. mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed securities risk and high yield securities risk). These securities will increase or decrease in value based on changes in interest rates and are subject to the risk that an issuer or a counterparty will fail to make payments when due or default. If an issuer’s or a counterparty’s financial condition worsens, the credit quality of the issuer or counterparty may deteriorate making it difficult for the underlying fund to sell such investments. If rates increase, the value of these investments generally declines. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. When the value of investments in a Fund or underlying fixed income funds goes down, the value of your investment in the Fund will be affected. Many factors can cause interest rates to rise. Some examples include central bank monetary policy, rising inflation rates and general economic conditions. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Credit Risk. There is a risk that issuers and/or counterparties will not make payments on securities, repurchase agreements or other investments held by a Fund or an underlying fund. Such defaults could result in losses to that Fund or underlying fund. In addition, the credit quality of securities held by a Fund or underlying fund may be lowered if an issuer’s or a counterparty’s financial condition changes. Lower credit quality may lead to greater volatility in the price of a security and in shares of a Fund or underlying fund. Lower credit quality also may affect liquidity and make it difficult for a Fund or underlying fund to sell the security. The Funds may invest in securities that are rated in the lowest investment grade category. Such securities also are considered to have speculative characteristics similar to high yield securities, and issuers or counterparties of such securities are more vulnerable to changes in economic conditions than issuers or counterparties of higher grade

securities. Prices of a Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

High Yield Securities Risk. Some of the underlying funds may invest in high yield, high risk securities (also known as junk bonds) which are considered to be speculative. These investments may be issued by companies which are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. Non-investment grade debt securities can be more sensitive to short-term corporate, economic and market developments. During periods of economic uncertainty and change, the market price of an underlying fund’s investments and an underlying fund’s net asset value may be volatile. Furthermore, though these investments generally provide a higher yield than higher rated debt securities, the high degree of risk involved in these investments can result in substantial or total losses. These securities are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and a potential lack of a secondary or public market for securities. The market price of these securities can change suddenly and unexpectedly.

Real Estate Securities Risk. Investments by certain of the underlying funds will be highly concentrated in the securities of companies in the real estate sector. The value of real estate securities in general, and REITs in particular, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and will depend on the value of the underlying properties or the underlying loans or interests. The underlying loans may be subject to the risks of default or of prepayments that occur earlier or later than expected, and such loans may also include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The value of these securities will rise and fall in response to many factors, including economic conditions, the demand for rental property, interest rates and, with respect to REITs, the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. In particular, the value of these securities may decline when interest rates rise and will also be affected by the real estate market and by the management of the underlying properties. REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities. The underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the underlying fund.

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disproportionate impact on such underlying funds. An underlying fund’s investment in commodity-linked derivative instruments may subject the underlying fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The energy sector can be significantly affected by changes in the prices and supplies of oil and other energy fuels, energy conservation, the success of exploration projects, and tax and other government regulations, policies of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and relationships among OPEC members and between OPEC and oil importing nations. The metals sector can be affected by sharp price volatility over short periods caused by global economic, financial and political factors, resource availability, government regulation, economic cycles, changes in inflation or expectations about inflation in various countries, interest rates, currency fluctuations, metal sales by governments, central banks or international agencies, investment speculation and fluctuations in industrial and commercial supply and demand. Use of leveraged commodity-linked derivatives creates an opportunity for increased return but, at the same time, creates the possibility for greater loss (including the likelihood of greater volatility of a Fund’s net asset value), and there can be no assurance that a Fund’s use of leverage will be successful.

Derivatives Risk. The underlying funds and the Funds may use derivatives in connection with their investment strategies. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed a Fund’s or underlying fund’s original investment. Derivatives are subject to the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. The use of derivatives may not be successful, resulting in losses to a Fund or underlying fund, and the cost of such strategies may reduce a Fund’s or underlying fund’s returns. Derivatives also expose a Fund and underlying fund to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations), including credit risk of the derivative counterparty. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, a Fund or underlying fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Certain of a Fund’s transactions in foreign currency derivatives and other derivatives could also affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders

which may result in a Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions, which may adversely impact a Fund’s after-tax returns. In addition, a Fund may use derivatives for non-hedging purposes, which increases a Fund’s or underlying fund’s potential for loss.

Investing in derivatives and engaging in short sales will result in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks. A Fund or underlying fund may be more volatile than if the Fund or underlying fund had not been leveraged because leverage tends to exaggerate any effect on the value of the Fund’s or underlying fund’s portfolio securities. A Fund cannot assure you that the use of leverage will result in a higher return on your investment, and using leverage could result in a net loss on your investment. Registered investment companies such as the underlying funds are limited in their ability to engage in derivative transactions and are required to identify and earmark assets to provide asset coverage for derivative transactions.

A Fund’s or underlying fund’s transactions in futures contracts, swaps and other derivatives could also affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders which may result in a Fund or underlying fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions, which may adversely impact a Fund’s or underlying fund’s after-tax returns.

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

 

WHAT IS A DERIVATIVE?
Derivatives are securities or contracts (for example, futures and options) that derive their value from the performance of underlying assets or securities.

Structured Note Risk. The Funds, or certain of the underlying funds, invest in commodity, currency, equity and fixed income linked structured notes. Structured notes are typically privately negotiated transactions between two or more parties. The fees associated with a structured note may lead to increased tracking error. A Fund also bears the risk that the issuer of the structured note will default. A Fund bears the risk of loss of its principal investment and periodic payments expected to be

 

 

 
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received for the duration of its investment. In addition, a liquid market may not exist for the structured notes. The lack of a liquid market may make it difficult to sell the structured notes at an acceptable price or to accurately value them.

Index Investing Risk. Underlying funds may attempt to track the performance of a specified index. Therefore, securities may be purchased, retained and sold by the underlying fund at times when an actively managed fund would not do so. If the value of securities that are heavily weighted in the index change, you can expect a greater risk of loss than would be the case if the underlying fund were not fully invested in such securities.

Preferred Stock Risk. The Funds and certain underlying funds may invest in preferred stock. Preferred stock generally has a preference as to dividends and liquidation over an issuer’s common stock but ranks junior to debt securities in an issuer’s capital structure. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

Government Securities Risk. The Funds and underlying funds invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, or Freddie Mac). U.S. government securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of interest or principal. This would result in losses to a Fund or underlying fund. Securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. U.S. government securities include zero coupon securities, which tend to be subject to greater market risk than interest-paying securities of similar maturities.

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

Subsidiary Risk. By investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary’s

investments. The derivatives and other investments held by the Subsidiary are generally similar to those that are permitted to be held by the Fund and are subject to the same risks that apply to similar investments if held directly by the Fund. These risks are described elsewhere in this prospectus. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Subsidiary will be achieved. The Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and is not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. As described in “Tax Risk” below, the Fund has not received a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) with respect to income derived from its investment in the Subsidiary. The Fund relies on the reasoning of private letter rulings from the IRS to other taxpayers with respect to its investment in the Subsidiary. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands could result in the inability of the Fund and/or the Subsidiary to operate as described in this prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information (SAI) and could adversely affect the Fund.

Transactions Risk. A Fund or an underlying fund could experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders and its liquidity may be negatively impacted. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are large or frequent, occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for the securities sold, or when the securities a Fund wishes to or is required to sell are illiquid. A Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at its desired time or price. Illiquidity can be caused by a drop in overall market trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or legal restrictions on the securities’ resale. Other market participants may be attempting to sell debt securities at the same time as a Fund, causing downward pricing pressure and contributing to illiquidity. The capacity for bond dealers to engage in trading or “make a market” in debt securities has not kept pace with the growth of bond markets. This could potentially lead to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the debt markets. Certain securities that were liquid when purchased may later become illiquid, particularly in times of overall economic distress. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Additional Risks

Tax Risk. The Funds gain exposure to the commodities markets through investments in commodity-linked derivative instruments, including commodity index-linked notes, swap agreements, commodity options, futures, and options on futures. Each Fund intends to gain exposure indirectly to commodity markets by investing in its Subsidiary, which invests primarily in commodity-linked derivative instruments. In order for a Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the Code),

 

 

 
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the Fund must derive at least 90 percent of its gross income each taxable year from certain qualifying sources of income. Each Fund’s intention to qualify as a regulated investment company may limit its ability to make certain investments including, without limitation, investments in certain commodity-linked derivatives. The IRS has issued a revenue ruling which holds that income derived from certain commodity-linked swaps is not qualifying income under Subchapter M of the Code. The IRS has issued private letter rulings to other taxpayers in which the IRS concluded that income from certain commodity-linked notes is qualifying income and that income derived from a wholly-owned subsidiary will also constitute qualifying income. While a Fund might apply for its own private letter ruling from the IRS confirming that income from the Fund’s investment in certain commodity-linked notes and income from the Fund’s investment in its Subsidiary will constitute qualifying income, there can be no assurance that the IRS will issue the ruling to the Fund or that the IRS will not change its position that income derived from commodity-linked notes and wholly-owned subsidiaries is qualifying income. The IRS currently has suspended issuing these types of private letter rulings pending further internal review. The tax treatment of commodity-linked notes, other commodity-linked derivatives and a Fund’s investments in its Subsidiary may be adversely affected by future legislation, Treasury regulations and/or guidance issued by the IRS that could affect whether income from such investments is qualifying income under Subchapter M of the Code, or otherwise alter the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund’s taxable income or any gains and distributions made by the Fund. A Fund’s investment in its Subsidiary and its use of commodity-linked notes involve specific risks. See “Subsidiary Risk” for further information regarding each Subsidiary, including the risks associated with investing in the Subsidiaries. See “Commodity Risk,” “Derivatives Risk” and “Structured Note Risk” for further information regarding commodity-linked notes, including the risks associated with these instruments.

Direct Investment Risk. Although a Fund mainly invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds, unaffiliated investment companies and ETFs, it may also invest directly in derivatives and securities as part of its strategic allocation strategy to increase or manage its exposure to particular markets or types of securities. There is no guarantee that the use of such investments will produce the intended result. In addition, derivatives and securities are subject to additional risks specific to their structure, sector or market as discussed above (e.g., derivatives are subject to derivatives risk; futures on foreign securities are subject to foreign investment and emerging market risks; debt securities are subject to credit risk). Depending on the type of security, the market value may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, causing a security to be worth less than the price originally paid for it. To the extent that a security decreases in value, the value of your investment in a Fund will be affected.

Volcker Rule Risk. Pursuant to section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and certain rules promulgated thereunder known as the Volcker Rule, if the adviser and/or its affiliates own 25% or more of the outstanding ownership interests of a Fund after the permitted seeding period from the implementation of a Fund’s investment strategy, a Fund could be subject to restrictions on trading that would adversely impact a Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy. As a result, the adviser and/or its affiliates may be required to reduce their ownership interests in a Fund at a time that is sooner than would otherwise be desirable, which may result in a Fund’s liquidation or, if a Fund is able to continue operating, may result in losses, increased transaction costs and adverse tax consequences as a result of the sale of portfolio securities.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

An investment in the Fund is subject to a number of actual or potential conflicts of interest. For example, the Adviser and/or its affiliates provide a variety of different services to the Fund, for which the Fund compensates them. As a result, the Adviser and/or its affiliates have an incentive to enter into arrangements with the Fund, and face conflicts of interest when balancing that incentive against the best interests of a Fund. The Adviser and/or its affiliates also face conflicts of interest in their service as investment adviser to other clients, and, from time to time, make investment decisions that differ from and/or negatively impact those made by the Adviser on behalf of the Fund. In addition, affiliates of the Adviser provide a broad range of services and products to their clients and are major participants in the global currency, equity, commodity, fixed-income and other markets in which the Fund invests or will invest. In certain circumstances by providing services and products to their clients, these affiliates’ activities will disadvantage or restrict the Funds and/or benefit these affiliates. The Adviser may also acquire material non-public information which would negatively affect the Adviser’s ability to transact in securities for the Fund. JPMorgan and the Fund have adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to appropriately prevent, limit or mitigate conflicts of interest. In addition, many of the activities that create these conflicts of interest are limited and/or prohibited by law, unless an exception is available. For more information about conflicts of interest, see the Potential Conflicts of Interest section in the SAI.

TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE AND CASH POSITIONS

For liquidity and to respond to unusual market conditions, the Funds may invest all or most of their total assets in cash and cash equivalents for temporary defensive purposes. In addition, the Funds may invest in cash and cash equivalents as a principal investment strategy. These investments may result in a lower yield than lower-quality or longer-term investments, and prevent the Funds from meeting their investment objectives.

 

 

 
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WHAT IS A CASH EQUIVALENT?
Cash equivalents are highly liquid, high-quality instruments with maturities of three months or less on the date they are purchased. They include securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, repurchase agreements (other than equity repurchase agreements), certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper (rated in one of the two highest rating categories), variable rate master demand notes, money market mutual funds and bank money market deposit accounts.

While the Funds are engaged in a temporary defensive position, they may not meet their investment objectives. These investments may be inconsistent with a Fund’s main investment strategies. Therefore, the Funds will pursue a temporary defensive position only when market conditions warrant.

Expenses of Underlying Funds. Each Fund invests in Class R6 Shares or the equivalent of the underlying funds to the extent that they are available. If an underlying fund does not offer Class R6 Shares or the equivalent, each Fund will invest in the share class with the lowest net expense ratio (i.e. Class R5 Shares, Institutional Class Shares, or Select Class Shares, depending on which class the underlying fund offers). Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses will vary with changes in expenses of the underlying funds, as well as allocations of each Fund’s assets, and may be higher or lower than those shown. Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses include dividend expenses related to short sales by the underlying funds.

EXPENSE LIMITATION

The Funds’ adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

of Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares (excluding Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.55%, 2.05%, 1.30% and 1.15%, respectively, of their average daily net assets. This contract is in effect through 10/31/16, at which time the Service Providers will determine whether to renew or revise it.

ADDITIONAL FEE WAIVER AND/OR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT

Service providers to a Fund may, from time to time, voluntarily waive all or a portion of any fees to which they are entitled and/or reimburse certain expenses as they may determine from time to time. A Fund’s service providers may discontinue or modify these voluntary actions at any time without notice. Performance for the Funds reflects the voluntary waiver of fees and/or the reimbursement of expenses, if any. Without these voluntary waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would have been less favorable.

ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

JPMorgan Access Balanced Fund

JPMorgan Access Growth Fund

Historical performance shown for Class C Shares prior to their inception on 01/04/10 is based on the performance of the Class A Shares of the applicable Fund, which invest in the same portfolio of securities. The actual returns of Class C Shares would have been lower than the returns shown because Class C Shares have higher expenses than Class A Shares.

 

 

 
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The Funds’ Management and Administration

 

Each Fund is a series of JPMorgan Trust I (JPMT I), a Delaware statutory trust. The Trust is governed by Trustees who are responsible for overseeing all business activities of the Funds.

Each of the Funds operates in a multiple class structure. A multiple class fund is an open-end investment company that issues two or more classes of shares representing interests in the same investment portfolio.

Each class in a multiple class fund can set its own transaction minimums and may vary with respect to expenses for distribution, administration and shareholder services. This means that one class could offer access to a Fund on different terms than another class. Certain classes may be more appropriate for a particular investor.

Each Fund may issue other classes of shares that have different expense levels and performance and different requirements for who may invest. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning all of the Funds’ other share classes. A Financial Intermediary who receives compensation for selling Fund shares may receive a different amount of compensation for sales of different classes of shares.

The Funds’ Investment Adviser and Sub-advisers

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM) is the investment adviser to the Fund, and J.P. Morgan Private Investments Inc. (JPMPI); Capital Guardian Trust Company (Capital); TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC (TimesSquare) and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price) are the investment sub-advisers. JPMPI, Capital, TimesSquare and T. Rowe Price are each responsible for the day-to-day investment decisions of its portion of the Fund. The allocation of the assets of each Fund among JPMPI, Capital, TimesSquare and T. Rowe Price will be determined by JPMIM, subject to the review of the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Board of Trustees. JPMIM, not the Fund, will pay the sub-advisers for their services.

JPMIM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase), a bank holding company. JPMPI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase. JPMIM is located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017; JPMPI is located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017; Capital is located at 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071; TimesSquare is located at 7 Times Square, 42nd Floor, New York, NY 10036 and T. Rowe Price is located at 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202.

JPMIM may serve as the “manager of managers” for the Funds and will have responsibility for monitoring and coordinating the overall management of the Funds. In this capacity, JPMIM: (i) evaluates, selects, and recommends to the Trustees affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers needed to manage all or part of the assets of the Funds; (ii) reviews the Funds’ portfolio

holdings and monitors concentration in a particular security or industry; (iii) monitors and evaluates the sub-advisers’ investment programs and results as well as the performance of sub-advisers relative to the applicable benchmark indexes; and (iv) reviews the Funds’ compliance with their investment objectives, strategies, policies and restrictions.

JPMIM may also directly manage certain portions of the Funds. The sub-adviser(s), and JPMIM to the extent it directly manages certain portions of the Funds, are responsible for deciding which securities to purchase and sell for their respective portions of the Funds and for placing orders for each Fund’s transactions.

JPMIM has obtained an exemptive order of the SEC granting exemptions from certain provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the Exemptive Order), pursuant to which JPMIM is permitted, subject to supervision and approval of the Trust’s Trustees, to enter into and materially amend sub-advisory agreements with unaffiliated sub-advisers without such agreements being approved by the shareholders of each Fund. JPMIM may not enter into any sub-advisory agreement with an affiliated sub-advisor without such agreement being approved by shareholders of each Fund.

Accordingly, each Fund and JPMIM may hire, terminate, or replace unaffiliated sub-advisers without shareholder approval (except as noted above), including, without limitation, the replacement or reinstatement of any sub-advisers with respect to which a sub-advisory agreement has automatically terminated as a result of an assignment. JPMIM will continue to have the ultimate responsibility to oversee the sub-advisers and recommend their hiring, termination and replacement.

Shareholders will be notified of any changes in sub-advisers. Shareholders of each Fund have the right to terminate a sub-advisory agreement for each Fund at any time by a vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. The Exemptive Order also permits each Fund to disclose to shareholders the management fees only in the aggregate.

During the most recent fiscal period ended 6/30/15, JPMIM was paid management fees (net of waivers), as shown below, as a percentage of average daily net assets:

 

Access Balanced Fund     0.47
Access Growth Fund     0.51   

A discussion of the basis the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Board of Trustees of the Trust used in reapproving the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for each Fund is available in the semi-annual report for the most recent fiscal period ended December 31.

 

 

 
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The Portfolio Managers

The senior portfolio management team consists of Eduardo Raz-Guzman, Executive Director and Jeffrey Gaffney, Executive Director.

The portfolio managers are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds. The Global Investment Committee and the U.S. Investment Committee are responsible for the asset allocation and portfolio construction of the Funds. Mr. Raz-Guzman and Mr. Gaffney determine the underlying investment strategies used for each of the Funds.

Mr. Raz-Guzman is an Executive Director and Investment Strategist for J.P. Morgan Private Bank, where he focuses on Latin America Wealth Management. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan in 2010, he was a Senior Fixed Income Portfolio Manager at ING Investment Management. Mr. Raz-Guzman holds a B.A. from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Virginia.

Mr. Gaffney is an Executive Director and the Head of the U.S. Portfolio Construction Team for J.P. Morgan Private Bank. He joined J.P. Morgan in 2008 and has been a contributing member of the Portfolio Construction Team since 2010. Mr. Gaffney earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Princeton University in Operations Research and Financial Engineering, and a Master of Business Administration from Yale University with an emphasis in Finance.

The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities of the Funds.

The Funds’ Administrator

JPMIM (the Administrator) provides administrative services and oversees each Fund’s other service providers. The Administrator receives a pro-rata portion of the following annual fee on behalf of each Fund for administrative services: 0.15% of the first $25 billion of average daily net assets of all Funds (excluding certain funds of funds and money market funds) in the J.P. Morgan Funds Complex plus 0.075% of average daily net assets of such Funds over $25 billion.

The Funds’ Shareholder Servicing Agent

The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, has entered into a shareholder servicing agreement with JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (JPMDS) under which JPMDS has agreed to provide certain support services to the Funds’ shareholders. For performing these services, JPMDS, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares of each Fund. For performing these services, JPMDS, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of up to 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Institutional Class Shares of each Fund. JPMDS may

enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of the annual fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services.

The Funds’ Distributor

JPMDS (the Distributor) is the distributor for the Funds. The Distributor is an affiliate of JPMIM.

Additional Compensation to Financial Intermediaries

JPMIM, JPMDS and, from time to time, other affiliates of JPMorgan Chase may also, at their own expense and out of their own legitimate profits, provide additional cash payments to Financial Intermediaries whose customers invest in shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds. For this purpose, Financial Intermediaries include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with JPMDS. These additional cash payments are payments over and above any sales charges (including Rule 12b-1 fees), shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency and/or networking fees that are paid to such Financial Intermediaries, as described elsewhere in this prospectus. These additional cash payments are generally made to Financial Intermediaries that provide shareholder, sub-transfer agency or administrative services or marketing support. Marketing support may include access to sales meetings, sales representatives and Financial Intermediary management representatives, inclusion of the J.P. Morgan Funds on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or other sales programs and/or for training and educating a Financial Intermediary’s employees. These additional cash payments also may be made as an expense reimbursement in cases where the Financial Intermediary provides shareholder services to J.P. Morgan Fund shareholders. JPMIM and JPMDS may also pay cash compensation in the form of finders’ fees that vary depending on the J.P. Morgan Fund and the dollar amount of shares sold. Such additional compensation may provide such Financial Intermediaries with an incentive to favor sales of shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds over other investment options they make available to their customers. See the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

Unaffiliated underlying funds’ service providers may, at their own expense and out of their own legitimate profits, make payments to the Funds’ sub-adviser, JPMPI and/or its affiliates, in connection with the Funds’ investments in such unaffiliated underlying funds. Such payments will not represent an additional expense to a Fund or to its shareholders, but may provide JPMPI and its affiliates with an incentive to favor investments in those unaffiliated underlying funds over other investment options available. Furthermore, JPMDS will waive

 

 

 
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shareholder service fees with respect to a Fund in an amount equal to the corresponding fees received by JPMDS from unaffiliated underlying funds.

The Funds’ Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries

Each Subsidiary is a company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands and is overseen by its own board of directors. Each Fund is the sole shareholder of its Subsidiary, and it is currently expected that shares of a Subsidiary will not be sold or offered to other investors. A Subsidiary will be managed pursuant to compliance policies and procedures that are the same in all material respects as the policies and procedures adopted by each Fund. As a result, in managing a Subsidiary’s portfolio, JPMIM and JPMPI are subject to the same investment policies and restrictions that apply to the management of a Fund, and, in particular, to the requirements relating to portfolio leverage, liquidity, brokerage and the timing and method of the valuation of a Subsidiary’s portfolio investments and shares of a Subsidiary.

These policies and restrictions are described in detail in the Funds’ SAI. The Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer oversees

implementation of each Subsidiary’s policies and procedures, and makes periodic reports to the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Board of Trustees regarding each Subsidiary’s compliance with its policies and procedures. Each Subsidiary has entered into separate contracts with JPMIM and its affiliates to provide investment advisory and other services to the Subsidiary. JPMIM has entered into a contract with JPMPI to serve as sub-adviser to each Subsidiary. JPMIM has agreed to waive the advisory fee that it receives from each Fund in an amount equal to the advisory fee paid to JPMIM by each Subsidiary. This waiver will continue in effect so long as the Fund invests in a Subsidiary and may not be terminated without approval by the J.P. Morgan Fund’s Board of Trustees. Each Subsidiary has also entered into separate contracts for the provision of custody, transfer agency and audit services. Consolidated results of the Funds and their Subsidiaries will be included in the Funds’ annual reports and semi-annual reports provided to shareholders. Copies of the reports are provided without charge upon request as indicated on the back cover of this prospectus.

 

 

 
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CHOOSING A SHARE CLASS

Each share class represents an investment in the same portfolio of securities, but each has different availability and eligibility criteria, sales charges, expenses, dividends and distributions. These arrangements allow you to choose the available class that best meets your needs. You should read this section carefully to determine which share class is best for you. Factors you should consider in choosing a share class include:

 

   

The amount you plan to invest;

 

   

The length of time you expect to hold your investment;

 

   

The total costs associated with your investment, including any sales charges that you pay when you buy or sell your Fund shares and expenses that are paid out of Fund assets over time;

 

   

Whether you qualify for any reduction or waiver of sales charges;

 

   

Whether you plan to take any distributions in the near future;

 

   

The availability of the share class;

 

   

The services that will be available to you;

 

   

The amount of compensation that your Financial Intermediary will receive; and

 

   

The advantages and disadvantages of each share class.

Please read this prospectus carefully, and then select the Fund and share class most appropriate for you and decide how much you want to invest. Each Fund may offer other classes of shares not included in this prospectus that have different expense levels, performance and eligibility requirements from the share classes offered in this prospectus. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning these or other share classes. A Financial Intermediary may receive different compensation based on the share class sold.

 

Shares of the Funds have not been registered for sale outside of the United States. This prospectus is not intended for distribution to prospective investors outside of the United States. The Funds generally do not market or sell shares to investors domiciled outside of the United States, even, with regard to individuals, if they are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.

 

 

 
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     Class A   Class C   Select   Institutional

Eligibility1

(refer to Additional Information Regarding Eligibility Section for more details)

 

Limited to Qualified Investors

 

Limited to Qualified Investors

 

Limited to Qualified Investors

 

Limited to Qualified Investors

Minimum
Investment
1,3,4
 

$1,000 for each Fund or

$50, if establishing a Systematic Investment Plan

 

$1,000 for each Fund or

$50, if establishing a Systematic Investment Plan

 

$1,000,000 — An investor can combine purchases of Select Class Shares of other J.P. Morgan Funds in order to meet the minimum.

 

$1,000 – Investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds2 or

 

$50 for employees, if establishing a Systematic Purchase Plan.

  $3,000,000 — An investor can combine purchases of Institutional Class Shares of other J.P. Morgan Funds in order to meet the minimum.
Minimum Subsequent Investments1   $505   $505   No minimum except $50 for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.   No minimum
Systematic Purchase Plan   Yes   Yes   No except for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.   No
Systematic Redemption Plan   Yes   Yes   No except for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.   No

Front-End Sales Charge

(refer to Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation Section for more details)

  Up to 4.50% reduced or waived for large purchases and certain investors, eliminated for purchases of $1 million or more.   None   None   None

 

 
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     Class A   Class C   Select   Institutional

Contingent Deferred

Sales Charge (CDSC)

(refer to Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation Section for more details)

 

On purchases of $1 million or more:

1.00% on redemptions made within 18 months after purchase.

Waived under certain circumstances.

 

1.00% on redemptions made within 12 months after purchase.

Waived under certain circumstances.

  None   None
Distribution (12b-1) Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.75% of the average daily net assets.   None   None
Shareholder Service Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.10% of the average daily net assets.
Redemption Fee   None   None   None   None
Advantages   If you are eligible to have the sales charge reduced or eliminated or you have a long-term investment horizon, these shares have lower distribution fees over a longer term investment horizon than Class C Shares.   No front-end sales charge is assessed so you own more shares initially. These shares may make sense for investors who have a shorter investment horizon relative to Class A Shares.   No front-end sales charge or CDSC is assessed so you own more shares initially. In addition, Select Class Shares have lower fees than Class A and Class C Shares.   No front-end sales charge or CDSC is assessed so you own more shares initially. In addition, Institutional Class Shares have the lowest fee structure of the shares offered in this prospectus.
Disadvantages   A front-end sales charge is generally assessed, diminishing the number of shares owned. If you are eligible to have the sales charge reduced or eliminated, you may be subject to a CDSC. Class A Shares may not make sense for investors who have a shorter investment horizon relative to Class C Shares.   Shares are subject to CDSC and have higher ongoing distribution fees. This means that over the long term Class C Shares accrue higher fees than Class A Shares.   Limited availability and higher minimum initial investment than Class A and Class C Shares.   Limited availability and higher minimum initial investment than Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares.

 

1 

Financial Intermediaries or other organizations making the Funds available to their clients or customers may impose minimums which may be different from the requirements for investors purchasing directly from the Funds.

2 

May also be purchased directly from the Funds by officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees and their immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the person, as defined in section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) of:

   

J.P. Morgan Funds

   

JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates

3 

Investment minimums may be waived for certain types of Group Retirement Plans (as defined in the glossary), as well as for certain fee-based programs. The Funds reserve the right to waive any initial or subsequent investment minimum.

4 

Please see “MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE” for more information about minimum balance requirements.

5 

Minimum subsequent investment for Systematic Purchase Plans established before 3/1/15 was $25.

 

 
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Additional Information Regarding Eligibility

Only Qualified Investors may purchase shares. For the purposes of the Funds, Qualified Investors are trusts, fiduciary accounts, investment management and other investment clients of JPMorgan Chase Bank and its affiliates and self-directed clients of J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (each, a Financial Intermediary). Officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees, and their immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the person, as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) of J.P. Morgan Funds and JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates may also purchase shares directly from the Funds.

Current shareholders of the Funds that are no longer Qualified Investors may also purchase additional shares of the applicable Fund directly from the Fund or through financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with JPMDS as Distributor and/ or shareholder servicing agent.

SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION

The following section describes the various sales charges and other fees that you will pay if you purchase shares of the Funds. In addition, it describes the types of compensation paid to Financial Intermediaries for the sale of Fund shares and related services. The Distributor reserves the right to change sales charges, commissions and finder’s fees at any time.

To obtain information regarding sales charges and the reduction, and elimination or waiver of sales charges on Class A and Class C Shares of the Funds, visit www.jpmorganaccessfunds.com or call 1-800-480-4111. You may also contact your Financial Intermediary about the reduction, elimination or waiver of sales charges.

Class A Shares

The public offering price of Class A Shares of each Fund is the net asset value (NAV) per share plus the applicable sales charge, unless you qualify for a waiver of the sales charge. The sales charge is allocated between your Financial Intermediary and the Distributor as shown in the tables below, except if the Distributor, in its discretion, re-allows the entire amount to your Financial Intermediary. In those instances in which the entire amount is re-allowed, such Financial Intermediaries may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

 
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The table below shows the front-end sales charge you would pay at different levels of investment, the commission paid to Financial Intermediaries, any finders fees paid to Financial Intermediaries and any applicable CDSC. Purchases at certain dollar levels, known as “breakpoints,” allow for a reduction in the front-end sales charge.

 

Class A Shares

Amount of Investment

   Sales Charge
as a % of
Offering Price
   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
1
  

Commission

as a % of

Offering Price2

     CDSC
Less than $100,000    4.50    4.71    4.05      0.00
$100,000- $249,999    3.50    3.63    3.05      0.00
$250,000 to $499,999    2.50    2.56    2.05      0.00
$500,000 to $999,999    2.00    2.04    1.60      0.00
         
Amount of Investment   

Sales Charge
as a % of

Offering Price

   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
  

Finder’s Fee

as a % of your
Investment
3

    

CDSC

as a % of your

Redemption3, 4

$1,000,000 to $3,999,999    0.00    0.00    1.00      0-18 months —  1.00%
$4,000,000 to $9,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.75     
$10,000,000 to $49,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.50     
$50,000,000 or more    0.00    0.00    0.25     

 

1 

The actual sales charge you pay may differ slightly from the rates disclosed above due to rounding calculations.

2 

The sales charge is allocated between your Financial Intermediary and the Distributor. The Distributor, at its discretion, may re-allow the entire sales charge to your Financial Intermediary; in those instances such Financial Intermediaries may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act of 1933.

3 

The Distributor or its affiliates pays any finder’s fee to your Financial Intermediary. The Distributor or its affiliates may withhold finder’s fees with respect to short-term investments.

4 

Please see the “Exchanging Fund Shares” section for details regarding CDSC and exchanges.

The Distributor may also pay Financial Intermediaries a finder’s fee on sales to defined contribution plans with no minimum investment amount.

Finder’s Fee Schedule for Defined Contribution Plans

 

Class A Shares

Amount of Investment

   Sales Charge
as a % of
Offering Price
   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
   Finder’s Fee
as a % of your
Investment
    

CDSC

as a % of your
Redemption1

$0 to $3,999,999    0.00    0.00    1.00      0.00
$4,000,000 to $9,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.75      0.00
$10,000,000 to $49,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.50      0.00
$50,000,000 or more    0.00    0.00    0.25      0.00

 

1 

If a plan redeems the shares of certain funds for which a finder’s fee has been paid within 18 months of the purchase date, no CDSC is charged; however, the Distributor reserves the right to reclaim the finder’s fee paid to the Financial Intermediary.

Class C Shares

The table below shows the amount of sales charge, commission paid and any CDSC that may be charged.

 

Class C Shares

Amount of Investment

  

Sales Charge

as a % of

Offering Price

   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
  

Commission

as a % of

Offering Price

    

CDSC

as a % of your
Redemption

All Investments    0.00    0.00    1.00      0-12 months —1.00%

Select Class Shares and Institutional Class Shares

There is no sales charge, commission or CDSC associated with Select Class Shares or Institutional Class Shares.

 

 
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Reducing Your Class A Sales Charges

Each Fund permits you to reduce the front-end sales charge you pay on Class A Shares by exercising your Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges. Both of these are described below.

Rights of Accumulation: For Class A Shares, a front-end sales charge can be reduced by breakpoint discounts based on the amount of a single purchase or through Rights of Accumulation. By using Rights of Accumulation, you may combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types (as described below) with the amount of the current purchase to qualify for a breakpoint and reduced sales charge on the current purchase. The amount of the sales charge will be calculated based on the market value of your qualifying holdings as of the last calculated NAV prior to your investment.

Letter of Intent: By signing a Letter of Intent, you may combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types with the value that you intend to buy over a 13 month period to calculate the front-end sales charge and any breakpoint discounts. Each purchase that you make during that 13 month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount. The 13 month Letter of Intent period commences on the day that the Letter of Intent is received by the Funds or your Financial Intermediary, and you must inform your Financial Intermediary or the Funds that you have a Letter of Intent each time you make an investment. Purchases submitted prior to the date on which the Letter of Intent is received by the Funds or your Financial Intermediary are considered only in determining the level of sales charge that will be paid. The Letter of Intent will not result in a reduction in the amount of any previously paid sales charges.

A percentage of your investment will be held in escrow until the full amount covered by the Letter of Intent has been invested. If the terms of the Letter of Intent are not fulfilled by the end of the 13th month, you must pay the Distributor the difference between the sales charges applicable to the purchases at the time they were made and the reduced sales charges previously paid or the Distributor will liquidate sufficient escrowed shares to obtain the difference and/or adjust the shareholder’s account to reflect the correct number of shares that would be held after deduction of the sales charge. The Letter of Intent will be considered completed if the shareholder dies within the 13 month period covered by the Letter of Intent. Commissions to dealers will not be adjusted or paid on the difference between the Letter of Intent amount and the amount actually invested before the shareholder’s death. Calculations made to determine whether a Letter of Intent commitment has been fulfilled will be made on the basis of the amount invested prior to the deduction of any applicable sales charge.

 

Below are the qualifying holdings and account types that may be aggregated in order to exercise your Rights of Accumulation and Letter of Intent privileges to qualify for a reduced front-end sales charge on Class A Shares.

Qualifying Holdings: Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares of J.P. Morgan Funds and Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class units in New York’s 529 Advisor-Guided College Savings Program (NY529 Advisor-Guided Plan). Investments in the Institutional Class Shares of the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds and in the JPMorgan 529 U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio are not included.

Qualifying Accounts:

  1. Your account(s);
  2. Account(s) of your spouse or domestic partner;
  3. Account(s) of children under the age of 21 who share your residential address;
  4. Trust accounts established by any of the individuals in items (1) through (3) above. If the person(s) who established the trust is deceased, the trust account may be aggregated with the account(s) of the primary beneficiary of the trust;
  5. Solely controlled business accounts; and
  6. Single-participant retirement plans of any of the individuals in items (1) through (3) above.

You may use your qualifying holdings and account types even if they are held at different Financial Intermediaries. In order to obtain any reduction in the sales charge by utilizing either the Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges, you must, before each purchase of Class A Shares, inform your Financial Intermediary or the Funds if you have any existing holdings that may be aggregated with your current purchase in order to qualify for a reduced front-end sales charge.

In order to verify your eligibility for a reduced sales charge, you may be required to provide appropriate documentation, such as an account statement or the social security or tax identification number on an account, so that J.P. Morgan Funds may confirm (1) the value of each of your accounts invested in J.P. Morgan Funds or in the NY 529 Advisor-Guided Plan and (2) the value of the accounts owned by your spouse or domestic partner and by children under the age of 21 who share your residential address.

 

 
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Certain Financial Intermediaries may not participate in extending the Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges to your holdings in the NY529 Advisor-Guided Plan. Please check with your Financial Intermediary to determine whether the Financial Intermediary makes these privileges available with respect to NY 529 Advisor-Guided Plan investments.

Additional information regarding the reduction of Class A sales charges is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. To determine if you are eligible for Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges or to request a copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call 1-800-480-4111. These programs may be terminated or amended at any time.

Waiver of the Class A Sales Charge

No sales charge is imposed on Class A Shares of the Funds if the shares were:

 

  1. Bought with the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

  2. Acquired in exchange for shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund if a comparable sales charge has been paid for the exchanged shares.

 

  3. Bought by officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees, and their immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the person, as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) of:

 

   

J.P. Morgan Funds.

 

   

JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Former employees and their immediate family members can make subsequent purchases in accounts established during the employee’s employment. Officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees, and their immediate family members of J.P. Morgan Funds and JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates may open new Select Class Share accounts subject to a $1,000 minimum investment requirement provided such accounts are opened directly from the Funds and not through a Financial Intermediary. Select Class Shares have lower expenses than Class A Shares. Please call 1-800-480-4111 for more information concerning all of the Funds’ other share classes.

 

  4. Bought by employees of:

 

   

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries or financial institutions that have entered into dealer agreements with the Funds or the Distributor and their subsidiaries and affiliates (or otherwise have an arrangement with a Financial Intermediary or financial institution with respect to sales of Fund shares). This waiver includes the employees’ immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the employee, as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code).

 

  5. Bought by:

 

   

Group Retirement Plans which are employer sponsored retirement, deferred compensation, employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a Group Retirement Plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and

 

   

Shares must be held at a plan level or

 

   

Shares must be held at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan record-keeper

Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGH’s, individual 401(k) or individual 403(b) plans do not qualify under this waiver.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries, including affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, who have a dealer arrangement with the Distributor, act in a custodial capacity, or who place trades for their own accounts or for the accounts of their clients and who charge a management, asset allocation, consulting, or other fee for their services.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries who have entered into an agreement with the Distributor and have been approved by the Distributor to offer Fund shares to investment brokerage programs in which the end shareholder makes investment decisions independent of an financial advisor; these programs may or may not charge a transaction fee.

 

 
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Tuition programs that qualify under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

   

A bank, trust company or thrift institution which is acting as a fiduciary exercising investment discretion, provided that appropriate notification of such fiduciary relationship is reported at the time of the investment to the Fund or the Fund’s Distributor.

 

  6. Bought in connection with plans of reorganization of a J.P. Morgan Fund, such as mergers, asset acquisitions and exchange offers to which a Fund is a party. However, you may pay a CDSC when you redeem the Fund shares you received in connection with the plan of reorganization.

 

  7. Purchased in Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) established prior to September 2, 2014:

 

  i. That were established through a rollover from a qualified retirement plan for which J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services LLC had a contractual relationship to provide recordkeeping for the plan (an “RPS Rollover IRA”) or an IRA that was subsequently established in connection with the RPS Rollover IRA;

 

  ii. Where JPMorgan Institutional Investments Inc. continues to be the broker of record for the IRA; and

 

  iii. Where State Street Bank & Trust Company continues to serve as custodian for the IRA.

To determine if you qualify for a sales charge waiver, call 1-800-480-4111 or contact your Financial Intermediary. These waivers may not continue indefinitely and may be discontinued at any time without notice.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC)

Certain redemptions of Class A and Class C Shares are subject to a CDSC. Please “SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” for the amount of the applicable CDSC. The CDSC is calculated by multiplying the original cost of the shares by the CDSC rate. For Class A Shares, the CDSC is calculated from the date of the purchase of the applicable shares. For Class C Shares, the Fund assumes that all purchases made in a given month were made on the first day of the month.

No CDSC is imposed on share appreciation, nor is a CDSC imposed on shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions.

To keep your CDSC as low as possible, the Funds will first redeem any shares that are not subject to a CDSC (i.e., shares that have been held for longer than the CDSC period or shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions), followed by the shares held for the longest time. You should retain any records necessary to substantiate historical costs because the Distributor, the Funds, the transfer agent and your Financial Intermediary may not maintain such information.

If you received Fund shares in connection with a fund reorganization, the CDSC applicable to your original shares (including the period of time you have held those shares) will be applied to the shares received in the reorganization.

Waiver of the Class A and Class C CDSC

No CDSC is imposed on redemptions of shares:

 

  1. If you participate in a Systematic Withdrawal Plan and withdraw no more than the amount permitted to be withdrawn without a CDSC. Please refer to Systematic Withdrawal Plan in the “HOW TO REDEEM” table below.

 

  2. Made due to the death or disability of a shareholder. For shareholders that become disabled, the redemption must be made within one year of initial qualification for Social Security disability payments or within one year of becoming disabled as defined in section 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code. This waiver is only available for accounts opened prior to the shareholder’s disability. In order to qualify for the waiver, the Distributor must be notified of the death or disability at the time of the redemption order and be provided with satisfactory evidence of such death or disability.

 

  3. That represent a required minimum distribution from your IRA Account or other qualifying retirement plan but only if you are at least age 70 1/2. If the shareholder maintains more than one IRA, only the assets in the IRA that is invested in one or more of the J.P. Morgan Funds are considered when calculating that portion of your required minimum distribution that qualifies for the waiver.

 

  4. That are part of a Fund-initiated event, such as mergers, liquidations, asset acquisitions, and exchange offers to which a Fund is a party, or result from a failure to maintain the required minimum balance in an account. However, you may pay a sales charge when you redeem the Fund shares you received in connection with the Fund-initiated event.

 

 
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  5. Exchanged into the same share class of other J.P. Morgan Funds. Your new Fund will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged and the current holding period is carried over to your new shares. Please read “Exchanging Fund Shares” for more information.

 

  6. For Class C Shares only, if your Financial Intermediary has notified the Distributor before you invest that it is waiving its commission.

To see if you qualify for a CDSC waiver, call 1-800-480-4111 or contact your Financial Intermediary. These waivers may not continue indefinitely and may be discontinued at any time without notice.

Repurchase Rights

If you redeem shares in a mutual fund, Repurchase Rights may allow you to reinvest or repurchase shares at new asset value during a defined time period.

 

  1. There is no sales charge on Class A Shares if they are bought with proceeds from the sale of Class A Shares of a J.P. Morgan Fund, but only if the purchase is made within 90 days of the sale or distribution. For purposes of this reinvestment policy, automatic transactions (for example, systematic purchases, systematic withdrawals, and payroll deductions) are not eligible. Appropriate documentation may be required.

 

  2. There is no sales charge on Class A Shares if they are bought with proceeds from the sale of Select Class Shares of a J.P. Morgan Fund or acquired in an exchange of Select Class Shares of a J.P. Morgan Fund for Class A Shares of the same Fund, but only if the purchase is made within 90 days of the sale or distribution. For purposes of this reinvestment policy, automatic transactions (for example, systematic purchases, systematic withdrawals, and payroll deductions) are not eligible. Appropriate documentation may be required.

 

  3. If you repurchase Class C Shares within 90 days of a redemption, there will be no CDSC on the new Class C Shares. Appropriate documentation may be required.

Rule 12b–1 Fees

Each Fund described in this prospectus has adopted a Distribution Plan under Rule 12b-1 with respect to Class A and Class C Shares that allows it to pay distribution fees for the sale and distribution of those shares of the Funds. These fees are called “Rule 12b-1 fees.” Rule 12b-1 fees are paid by the Funds to the Distributor as compensation for its services and expenses in connection with the sale and distribution of Fund shares. The Distributor in turn pays all or part of these Rule 12b-1 fees to Financial Intermediaries that have agreements with the Distributor to sell shares of the Funds. The Distributor may pay Rule 12b-1 fees to its affiliates. Payments are not tied to actual expenses incurred.

The Rule 12b-1 fees (based on average daily net assets of the share class) vary by share class as follows:

 

Class    Rule 12b-1 Fee
Class A    0.25%
Class C    0.75%
Select Class    None
Institutional Class    None

Rule 12b-1 fees, together with the CDSC, help the Distributor sell Class C Shares without an upfront sales charge by defraying the costs of advancing brokerage commissions and other expenses paid to Financial Intermediaries.

Because Rule 12b-1 fees are paid out of Fund assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

Networking and Sub-Transfer Agency Fees

J.P. Morgan Funds have entered into agreements directly with Financial Intermediaries pursuant to which the Funds will pay the Financial Intermediary for services such as networking or sub-transfer agency (collectively, the “Sub-TA Agreements”). Sub-TA Agreement payments are generally based on either (1) a percentage of the average daily net assets of clients serviced by such Financial Intermediary up to a set maximum dollar amount per shareholder account serviced, or (2) a per account fee based on the

 

 
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number of accounts serviced by such Financial Intermediary. Sub-TA Agreement payments are in addition to, rather than in lieu of, Rule 12b-1 fees the Financial Intermediary may also be receiving pursuant to agreements with the Distributor for classes with Rule 12b-1 fees. From time to time, JPMIM or its affiliates may pay a portion of the fees for networking or sub-transfer agency at its or their own expense and out of its or their legitimate profits.

Shareholder Servicing

The Distributor, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of up to the following fee (based on the average daily net assets of each class of a Fund).

 

Class    Shareholder Servicing Fee
Class A    0.25%
Class C    0.25%
Select Class    0.25%
Institutional Class    0.10%

The Distributor may enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of that fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services.

PURCHASING FUND SHARES

You may purchase shares directly from the Funds through the Distributor or through your Financial Intermediary.

This prospectus offers multiple share classes. Each share class has different sales charges and/or expenses. When deciding what share class to buy, you should consider the amount of your investment, the length of time you intend to hold the shares, the sales charges and expenses applicable to each share class and whether you qualify for any sales charge discounts. Please refer to “Choosing a Share Class” for investment minimums for initial and subsequent purchases and to help you determine which share class would be best for you.

Purchase and redemption orders will be accepted only on days that J.P. Morgan Funds are open for business. The Funds are open for business on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NYSE is closed for trading on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. A purchase or redemption order received by a Fund prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. ET) (“NYSE Close”), on a day the Funds are open for business, will be effected at that day’s NAV. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. An order received after the NYSE Close will generally be effected at the NAV determined on the next business day. However, orders received by Financial Intermediaries on a business day prior to the NYSE Close and communicated to the Funds prior to such time as agreed upon by the Funds and the Financial Intermediary will be effected at the NAV determined on the business day the order was received by the Financial Intermediary.

A purchase order must be supported by all appropriate documentation and information in the proper form. The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete purchase orders.

Share ownership is electronically recorded; therefore, no certificate will be issued. A shareholder who purchases shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily will not accrue a dividend on the day of the purchase.

If you purchase shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your purchase order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for purchase orders.

 

 
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If you purchase shares directly with the Funds, see the information below.

 

HOW TO PURCHASE
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Phone or Online

 

1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganaccessfunds.com

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

 

A new account generally may not be opened by phone or online.

 

Employees of JPMorgan Chase & Co. may open a new account online.

 

A new fund position can be added to an existing account by phone or online if you have bank information on file. The minimum initial investment requirement must be met.

  You must already have bank information on file. If we do not have bank information on file, you must submit written instructions. Please call for instructions on how to add bank information to your account.

By Mail

 

Regular mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

Mail the completed and signed application with a check to our Regular or Overnight mailing address.

 

Refer to the Additional Information Regarding Purchases section

  Please mail your check and include your name, the Fund name, and your fund account number.
 

All checks must be made payable to one of the following:

 J.P. Morgan Funds; or

 The specific Fund in which you are investing.

 

Please include your existing account number, if applicable.

 

All checks must be in U.S. dollars. The Funds do not accept credit cards, cash, starter checks, money orders or credit card checks. The Funds reserve the right to refuse “third-party” checks and checks drawn on non-U.S. financial institutions even if payment may be effected through a U.S. financial institution. Checks made payable to any individual or company and endorsed to J.P. Morgan Funds or a Fund are considered third-party checks.

By ACH or Wire1

 

1-800-480-4111

 

Wire Instructions:

Boston Financial Data Services

2000 Crown Colony Drive

Quincy, MA 02169

 

Attn: J.P.Morgan Funds Services

ABA: 021 000 021

DDA: 323 125 832

FBO: Fund Name

Fund: Fund #

Account: Your Account # and
Your Account Registration

 

You may include bank information on your application for your initial purchase to be processed via Automated Clearing House (ACH) rather than sending a check.

 

New accounts cannot be opened by wire purchase.

 

Purchase by ACH: To process a purchase via ACH using bank information on file you may call us or process the purchase online.

 

Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Funds of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.

 

 
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HOW TO PURCHASE
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account
Systematic Investment Plan1  

You may include instructions to set up a Systematic Investment Plan on your application. Bank Information must be included.

 

Refer to Choosing A Share Class for fund minimums.

 

If bank information is on file, you may call, go online or mail written instructions to start, edit or delete a Systematic Investment Plan.

 

You cannot have a Systematic Investment Plan and a Systematic Withdrawal Plan or Systematic Exchange Plan on the same fund account.

 

If bank information is not on file, you will be required to submit a completed form with your bank information and Systematic Investment Plan details.

 

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The Funds currently do not charge for these services, but may impose a charge in the future. However, your bank may impose a charge for debiting your bank account.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct transactions using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make purchases over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Purchases

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When you open an account, we will ask for your name, residential or business street address, date of birth (for an individual), and other information that will allow us to identify you, including your social security number, tax identification number or other identifying number. The Funds cannot waive these requirements. The Funds are required by law to reject your Account Application if the required identifying information is not provided.

We will attempt to collect any missing information required on the Account Application by contacting either you or your Financial Intermediary. If we cannot obtain this information within the established time frame, your Account Application will be rejected. Amounts received prior to receipt of the required information will be held un-invested and will be returned to you without interest if your Account Application is rejected. If the required information is obtained, your investment will be accepted and you will pay the NAV per share next calculated after all of the required information is received, plus any applicable sales charge.

Once we have received all of the required information, federal law requires us to verify your identity. After an account is opened, we may restrict your ability to purchase additional shares until your identity is verified. If we are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time, the Funds reserve the right to close your account at the current day’s NAV per share. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the NAV per share next calculated after the account is closed, less any applicable CDSC or fees. In addition, you will not be entitled to recoup any sales charges paid to a Fund in connection with your purchase of Fund shares.

Purchases by wire may be canceled if J.P. Morgan Funds Services does not receive payment by 4:00 p.m. ET on the settlement date. You will be responsible for any expenses and/or losses to the Funds.

 

 
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EXCHANGING FUND SHARES

An exchange is selling shares of one J.P. Morgan Fund and taking the proceeds to simultaneously purchase shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund. Before making an exchange request, you should read the prospectus of the J.P. Morgan Fund whose shares you would like to purchase by exchange. You can obtain a prospectus for any J.P. Morgan Fund by contacting your Financial Intermediary, by visiting www.jpmorganaccessfunds.com, or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES

Class A Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Class A Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

  Morgan Shares of a J.P. Morgan money market fund (except for JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund beginning 10/1/16), or

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Class C Shares of any Fund may also be exchanged for:

  Class C Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund (except for JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund beginning 10/1/16). Your new Class C Shares will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged, and the current holding period for your exchanged Class C Shares is carried over to your new shares.

  Select Class or Institutional Class Shares, if available, of the same fund (except any of the J.P. Morgan money market funds) provided you meet the eligibility requirements for the class you are exchanging into. In addition, the Class C Shares that you wish to exchange must not currently be subject to any CDSC.

 

Select Class Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Select Class Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund, or

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Institutional Class Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Institutional Class Shares of another non-money market J.P. Morgan Fund, or

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

In general, the same rules and procedures that apply to redemptions and purchases apply to exchanges:

 

   

All exchanges are subject to meeting any investment minimum or eligibility requirements of the new Fund and class.

 

   

The J.P. Morgan Funds will provide 60 days’ written notice of any termination of or material change to your exchange privilege.

 

   

All exchanges are based upon the net asset value that is next calculated after the Fund receives your order, provided the exchange out of one Fund must occur before the exchange into the other Fund.

 

   

In order for an exchange to take place on the date that the order is submitted, the order must be received prior to the close of both the Fund that you wish to exchange into and the Fund that you wish to exchange out of, otherwise, the exchange will occur on the following business day on which both Funds are open.

 

   

A shareholder that exchanges into shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily, including a money market fund, will not accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange. A shareholder that exchanges out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange.

 

   

The exchange privilege is not intended as a way for you to speculate on short-term movements in the market. Therefore, to prevent disruptions in the management of J.P. Morgan Funds, certain J.P. Morgan Funds limit excessive exchange activity as described in the “Frequent Trading Policy” section. Your exchange privilege will be limited or revoked if the exchange activity is considered excessive. In addition, any J.P. Morgan Fund may reject any exchange request for any reason, including if it is not in the best interests of the Fund and/or its shareholders to accept the exchange.

 

   

For Class A and Class C Shares only, you can set up a systematic exchange program to automatically exchange shares on a regular basis. However, you cannot have simultaneous systematic investment plans for the same Fund. You may call 1-800-480-4111 for complete instructions.

Generally, you will not pay a sales charge on an exchange except as specified below.

If you exchange Class A Shares or Class C Shares of a Fund that are subject to a CDSC for Class A or Class C Shares, respectively, of another Fund, you will not pay a CDSC at the time of the exchange, however:

 

  1. Your new Class A Shares or Class C Shares will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged, and

 

  2. The current holding period for your exchanged Class A Shares or Class C Shares, is carried over to your new shares.

If you exchange Class A Shares of a Fund that is subject to a CDSC into Morgan Shares of a J.P. Morgan money market fund, you will be subject to the applicable CDSC at the time of the exchange.

 

 
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Tax Consequences on Exchanges

Generally, an exchange between J.P. Morgan Funds is considered a sale and generally results in a capital gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. An exchange between classes of shares of the same Fund is generally not taxable for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making an exchange.

REDEEMING FUND SHARES

If you sell shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your redemption order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders.

If you sell shares directly with the Fund, see the information below.

Your redemption proceeds may be mailed to you at your address of record1, wired, or sent by ACH to a pre-existing bank account on file.

 

HOW TO REDEEM

By Phone or Online

Note: certain account types are not available for online account access.

 

Call us at 1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganaccessfunds.com

By Mail  

Regular Mailing Address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

Systematic Redemption Plan2

Note: The Funds currently do not charge for this service, but may impose a charge in the future.

 

You may include instructions to set up a Systematic Redemption Plan on your application. Payment instructions must be included.

 

You may call, or mail written instructions to start, edit or delete a Systematic Redemption Plan.

 

You may send a written redemption request to your Financial Intermediary, if applicable, or to the Fund at the following address:

 

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

You may redeem over the phone. Please see “Can I redeem by phone?” for more information.

 

If you own Class A or Class C Shares, the applicable CDSC will be deducted from those payments unless such payments are made: 3

 

  Monthly and constitute no more than 1/12 of 10% of your then-current balance in the Fund each month; or

  Quarterly and constitute no more than 1/4 of 10% of your then-current balance in the Fund each quarter.

 

It may not be in your best interest to buy additional Class A Shares while participating in a Systematic Withdrawal Plan. This is because Class A Shares have an upfront sales charge.

 

1 

You cannot request a redemption by check to be sent to an address updated within 30 days.

2 

If the amount of the systematic payment exceeds the income earned by your account since the previous payment under the Systematic Redemption Plan, payments will be made by redeeming some of your shares. This will reduce the amount of your investment, up to possibly closing your account

3 

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You may redeem some or all of your shares on any day that the Fund is open for business. You will not be permitted to enter a redemption order for shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check or through an ACH transaction for five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check or ACH transaction has cleared (sometimes referred to as uncollected shares).

If the Fund or Financial Intermediary receives your redemption order before the close of the NYSE (normally 4 p.m. ET or before 4:00 p.m. ET, if the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. ET), you will receive the NAV per share calculated after your redemption order is received in good order (meaning that it includes the information required by, and complies with security requirements implemented by, the Funds’ transfer agent or the Funds), minus the amount of any applicable CDSC or fees. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders and may charge a fee to process redemption of shares. A shareholder that redeems out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the redemption.

All redemption requests must be supported by valid identity authentication, the appropriate documentation (if applicable) and any necessary information in good order. Additional information may be required depending on the situation. For accounts held directly with the Funds, your redemption proceeds will typically be paid within one to seven days after receipt of the redemption order.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct transactions using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make redemptions over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone or online. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares online or by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Redemptions

Medallion signature guarantees may be required if:

 

   

You want to redeem shares with a value of $50,000 or more and you want to receive your proceeds in the form of a check; or

 

   

You want your payment sent to an address, bank account or payee other than the one currently designated on your Fund account.

The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete redemption orders.

The Fund may suspend your ability to redeem when:

 

  1. Trading on the NYSE is restricted;

 

  2. The NYSE is closed (other than weekend and holiday closings);

 

  3. Federal securities laws permit;

 

  4. The SEC has permitted a suspension; or

 

  5. An emergency exists, as determined by the SEC.

You generally will recognize a gain or loss on a redemption for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making a redemption.

Generally, all redemptions will be for cash; however, if you redeem shares worth $250,000 or more, the Fund reserves the right to pay part or all of your redemption proceeds in the shares issued by the underlying funds and other readily marketable securities instead of cash. If payment is made in securities, the Fund will value the securities selected in the same manner in which it computes its NAV. This process minimizes the effect of large redemptions on the Fund and its remaining shareholders. If you receive a distribution in-kind, securities received by you may be subject to market risk and you could incur taxable gains and brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

 

 
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MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE

Due to the relatively high cost of maintaining small accounts, if your account value falls below the required minimum balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem all of the remaining shares in your account and close your account or charge an annual below minimum account fee of $10 per Fund. This fee only applies to Class A and Class C accounts and Select Class accounts held by employees. Before either of these actions is taken, you will be given 60 days advance written notice in order to provide you with time to increase your account balance to the required minimum, by purchasing sufficient shares, in accordance with the terms of this prospectus. Accounts participating in a qualifying Systematic Investment Plan will not be subject to redemption fees or the imposition of the $10 fee as long as the systematic payments to be made will increase the account value above the required minimum balance within one year of the establishment of the account.

 

  1. To collect the $10 below minimum account fee, the Fund will redeem $10 worth of shares from your account. Shares redeemed for this reason will not be charged a CDSC, if applicable.

 

  2. If your account falls below the required minimum balance and is closed as a result, you will not be charged a CDSC, if applicable.

Closings, Reorganizations and Liquidations

To the extent authorized by law, each Fund reserves the right to discontinue offering shares at any time, to merge or reorganize itself or a share class, or to cease operations and liquidate at any time.

 

 
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FREQUENT TRADING POLICY

J.P. Morgan Funds do not authorize market timing and, except for the Funds identified below, use reasonable methods to identify market timers and to prevent such activity. However, there can be no assurance that these methods will prevent market timing or other trading that may be deemed abusive. Market timing is an investment strategy using frequent purchases, redemptions and/or exchanges in an attempt to profit from short-term market movements. Market timing may result in dilution of the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, disrupt portfolio management and increase Fund expenses for all shareholders. Although market timing may affect any Fund, these risks may be higher for Funds that invest significantly in non-U.S. securities or thinly traded securities (e.g., certain small cap securities), such as international, global or emerging market funds or small cap funds. For example, when a Fund invests in securities trading principally in non-U.S. markets that close prior to the close of the NYSE, market timers may seek to take advantage of the difference between the prices of these securities at the close of their non-U.S. markets and the value of such securities when the Fund calculates its net asset value.

J.P. Morgan Funds or the Distributor will prohibit any purchase order (including exchanges) with respect to one investor, a related group of investors or their agent(s) where they detect a pattern of either purchases and sales of one of the J.P. Morgan Funds, or exchanges between or among J.P. Morgan Funds, that indicates market timing or trading that they determine is abusive.

Although J.P. Morgan Funds use a variety of methods to detect and deter market timing, there is no assurance that the Funds’ own operational systems and procedures will identify and eliminate all market timing strategies. For example, certain accounts, which are known as omnibus accounts, include multiple investors and such accounts typically provide the Funds with a net purchase or redemption order on any given day where purchasers of Fund shares and redeemers of Fund shares are netted against one another and the identity of individual purchasers and redeemers are not known by the Funds. While the Funds seek to monitor for market timing activities in omnibus accounts, the netting effect limits the Funds’ ability to locate and eliminate individual market timers. As a result, the Funds are often dependent upon Financial Intermediaries who utilize their own policies and procedures to identify market timers. These policies and procedures may be different than those utilized by the Funds.

The Boards of J.P. Morgan Funds have adopted various policies and procedures to identify market timers, including reviewing “round trips” in and out of J.P. Morgan Funds by investors. A “round trip” includes a purchase or exchange into a Fund followed or preceded by a redemption or exchange out of the same Fund. If the Distributor detects that you have completed two round trips within 60 days in the same Fund, the Distributor will reject your purchase and exchange orders for a period of at least 90 days. For subsequent violations, the Distributor may, in its sole discretion, reject your purchase and exchange orders temporarily or permanently. In identifying market timers, the Distributor may also consider activity of accounts that it believes to be under common ownership or control.

J.P. Morgan Funds have attempted to put safeguards in place to assure that Financial Intermediaries have implemented procedures designed to deter market timing and abusive trading. Despite these safeguards, there is no assurance that the Funds will be able to effectively identify and eliminate market timing and abusive trading in the Funds particularly with respect to omnibus accounts.

J.P. Morgan Funds will seek to apply the Funds’ market timing policies and restrictions as uniformly as practicable to accounts with the Funds, except with respect to the following:

 

  1. Trades that occur through omnibus accounts at Financial Intermediaries as described above;

 

  2. Purchases, redemptions and exchanges made on a systematic basis;

 

  3. Automatic reinvestments of dividends and distributions;

 

  4. Purchases, redemptions or exchanges that are part of a rebalancing program, such as a wrap, advisory or bona fide asset allocation program, which includes investment models developed and maintained by a financial intermediary;

 

  5. Redemptions of shares to pay fund or account fees;

 

  6. Transactions initiated by the trustee or adviser to a donor-advised charitable gift fund;

 

  7. Transactions in Section 529 college savings plans;

 

  8. Transactions in Fund of Fund Products;

 

  9. Transactions within a Retirement account such as:

 

   

Shares redeemed to return an excess contribution

 

   

Transactions initiated by sponsors of group employee benefit plans or other related accounts,

 

   

Retirement plan contributions, loans, distributions, and hardship withdrawals,

 

 
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IRA re-characterizations and conversions.

 

   

IRA purchases of shares by asset transfer or direct rollover

In addition to rejecting purchases, in connection with suspected market timing activities, the Distributor can reject a purchase (including purchases for the Funds listed below) for any reason, including purchases that it does not think are in the best interests of a Fund and/or its shareholders or if it determines the trading to be abusive. Your Financial Intermediary may also have additional procedures for identifying market timers and rejecting or otherwise restricting purchases and/or exchanges.

Certain J.P. Morgan Funds are intended for short-term investment horizons and do not monitor for market timers or prohibit such short-term trading activity. Those Funds are the JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund, JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Managed Income Fund and the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds. Although these Funds are managed in a manner that is consistent with their investment objectives, frequent trading by shareholders may disrupt their management and increase their expenses.

VALUATION

Shares are purchased at net asset value (NAV) per share, plus a sales charge, if any. This is also known as the offering price. Shares are also redeemed at NAV, minus any applicable CDSC. The NAV of each class within a Fund varies, primarily because each class has different class-specific expenses such as distribution and shareholder servicing fees.

The NAV per share of a class of a Fund is equal to the value of all the assets attributable to that class, minus the liabilities attributable to that class, divided by the number of outstanding shares of that class. The following is a summary of the procedures generally used to value J.P. Morgan Funds’ investments.

Securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at their current market value. Other securities and assets, including securities for which market quotations are not readily available; market quotations are determined not to be reliable; or, their value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of trading on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded but before a Fund’s NAV is calculated, may be valued at fair value in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Board of Trustees. Fair value represents a good faith determination of the value of a security or other asset based upon specifically applied procedures. Fair valuation may require subjective determinations. There can be no assurance that the fair value of an asset is the price at which the asset could have been sold during the period in which the particular fair value was used in determining a Fund’s NAV.

Equity securities listed on a North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchange are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Other foreign equity securities are fair valued using quotations from an independent pricing service, as applicable. The value of securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. is generally the NASDAQ official closing price.

Fixed income securities are valued using prices supplied by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing services or broker/dealers. Those prices are determined using a variety of inputs and factors as more fully described in the Statement of Additional Information.

Assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates from an approved independent pricing service as of 4:00 p.m. ET.

Shares of ETFs are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the ETF is principally traded. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.

Options (e.g., on stock indices or equity securities) traded on U.S. equity securities exchanges are valued at the composite mean price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes at the close of options trading on such exchanges.

Options traded on foreign exchanges or U.S. commodity exchanges are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price available prior to the calculation of a Fund’s NAV and will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable, for any options involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges.

Exchange traded futures (e.g., on stock indices, debt securities or commodities) are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price as of the close of the exchanges on which they trade. Any futures involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

 

 
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Non-listed over-the-counter options and futures are valued utilizing market quotations provided by approved pricing services.

Swaps and structured notes are priced generally by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing service or at an evaluated price provided by a counterparty or broker/dealer.

Any derivatives involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

NAV is calculated each business day as of the close of the NYSE, which is typically 4:00 p.m. ET. On occasion, the NYSE will close before 4:00 p.m. ET. When that happens, NAV will be calculated as of the time the NYSE closes. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. The price at which a purchase is effected is based on the next calculation of NAV after the order is received in proper form in accordance with this prospectus. To the extent a Fund invests in securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges or other markets that trade on weekends or other days when a Fund does not price its shares, the value of a Fund’s shares may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Each Fund has elected to be treated and intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company is not subject to tax at the corporate level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. A Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would result in corporate-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.

Each Fund can earn income and realize capital gain. Each Fund deducts any expenses and then pays out the earnings, if any, to shareholders as distributions.

Each Fund generally declares dividends and distributions on a quarterly basis. The Funds will distribute net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. For each taxable year, each Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains.

You have the following options for your distributions. You may:

 

   

Reinvest all distributions in additional Fund shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net investment income in cash and reinvest distributions of net capital gain in additional shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net capital gain in cash and reinvest distributions of net investment income; or

 

   

Take all distributions in cash.

If you do not select an option when you open your account, we will reinvest all distributions. If your distributions are reinvested, they will be in the form of shares of the same class without a sales charge. If you take your distributions in cash, you can choose to have a check mailed to your address of record or you can have them deposited into a pre-assigned bank account. The taxation of the dividends will not be affected whether you have them deposited into a bank account or sent by check.

Distributions of net investment income generally are taxable as ordinary income. Dividends of net investment income paid to a non-corporate U.S. shareholder that are properly reported as qualified dividend income generally will be taxable to such shareholder at preferential rates. The maximum individual rate applicable to “qualified dividend income” is either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. The amount of dividend income that may be so reported by a Fund generally will be limited to the aggregate of the eligible dividends received by the Fund. In addition, each Fund must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the shares on which the Fund received the eligible dividends, and the non-corporate U.S. shareholder must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund shares. Dividends of net investment income that are not reported as qualified dividend income and dividends of net short-term capital gain will be taxable as ordinary income. It is unlikely that dividends from the Funds will qualify to any significant extent for designation as qualified dividend income.

Distributions of net capital gain (that is, the excess of the net gains from the sale of investments that the Fund owned for more than one year over the net losses from investments that the Fund owned for one year or less) that are properly reported by a Fund as capital gain dividends will be taxable as long-term capital gain, regardless of how long you have held your shares in the Fund. The maximum individual rate applicable to long-term capital gains is generally either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s

 

 
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income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Distributions of net short-term capital gain (that is, the excess of any net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss), if any, will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Capital gain of a corporate shareholder is taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.

An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.

It is anticipated that for federal income tax purposes, income and capital gain earned by a Subsidiary and distributed to a Fund and its shareholders will be considered a distribution of net investment income generally taxable as ordinary income. Net losses earned by a Subsidiary may not be netted with income or capital gain earned within a Fund and may not be carried forward for use in future years.

With respect to taxable shareholders, if you buy shares of a Fund just before a distribution, you will be subject to tax on the entire amount of the taxable distribution you receive. Distributions are taxable to you even if they are paid from income or gains earned by a Fund before your investment (and thus were included in the price you paid for your Fund shares). Any gain resulting from the sale or exchange of Fund shares generally will be taxable as long-term or short-term gain, depending upon how long you have held your shares.

A Fund’s investment in commodities and other non-securities assets (such as real estate), including through ETFs treated as grantor trusts and derivatives, may be limited by its intention to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code, and it is possible that such investments could cause a Fund to fail to qualify for favorable tax treatment under the Code. If a Fund were to fail to qualify as a regulated investment company, the Fund would be subject to tax on its taxable income at corporate rates, and all distributions from earnings and profits would generally be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.

A Fund’s investment in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes. In that case, a Fund’s yield on those securities would be decreased. In addition, a Fund’s investment in certain foreign securities or foreign currencies may increase or accelerate the Fund’s recognition of ordinary income and may affect the timing or amount of Fund distributions. If at least 50% of the value of a Fund’s total assets at the close of each quarter of its taxable year is represented by interests in other regulated investment companies (as is expected to be the case for each Fund), that Fund may elect to “pass through” to its shareholders the amount of foreign taxes deemed paid by that Fund. If that Fund so elects, each of its shareholders would be required to include in gross income, even though not actually received, its pro rata share of the foreign taxes deemed paid by that Fund, but would be treated as having paid its pro rata share of such foreign taxes and would therefore be allowed to either deduct such amounts in computing taxable income or use such amounts (subject to various limitations) as a foreign tax credit against federal income tax (but not both). Although in some cases the Fund may be able to apply for a refund of a portion of such taxes, the ability to successfully obtain such a refund may be uncertain.

A Fund’s investments in certain debt obligations, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, REIT securities, derivative instruments and so-called “passive foreign investment companies” may require the Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. In order to generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, the Fund may be required to sell other investments in its portfolio that it otherwise would have continued to hold, including when it is not advantageous to do so. A Fund’s investment in REIT securities also may result in the Fund’s receipt of cash in excess of the REIT’s earnings; if the Fund distributes such amounts, such distributions could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for federal income tax purposes.

A Fund’s transactions in futures contracts, short sales, swaps and other derivatives will be subject to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to accelerate income to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund’s securities, and convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. A Fund’s use of these types of transactions may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions.

A Fund’s use of a fund-of-funds structure could affect the amount, timing and character of distributions from the Fund and, therefore, may increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. See “Distributions and Tax Matters — Investments in Other Funds” in the Statement of Additional Information.

Please see the Statement of Additional Information for additional discussion of the tax consequences of the above-described and other investments to each Fund and its shareholders.

 

 
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The dates on which net investment income and capital gain dividends, if any, will be distributed are available online at www.jpmorganaccessfunds.com.

Early in each calendar year, each Fund will send you a notice showing the amount of distributions you received in the preceding year and the tax status of those distributions.

The Funds are not intended for foreign shareholders. Any foreign shareholders would generally be subject to U.S. tax-withholding on distributions by the Funds, as discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

Distributions by a Fund to retirement plans and other entities that qualify for tax-exempt or tax-deferred treatment under federal income tax laws will generally not be taxable. Special tax rules apply to investments through such plans. The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to such tax-exempt or tax-deferred entities or accounts. You should consult your tax advisor to determine the suitability of a Fund as an investment and the tax treatment of distributions.

Any investor for whom a Fund does not have a valid Taxpayer Identification Number may be subject to backup withholding.

The above is a general summary of tax implications of investing in the Funds. Because each investor’s tax consequences are unique, please consult your tax advisor to see how investing in a Fund and, for individuals and S corporations, selection of a particular cost method of accounting will affect your own tax situation.

 

IMPORTANT TAX REPORTING CONSIDERATIONS

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) will report gains and losses realized on redemptions of shares for shareholders who are individuals and S corporations purchased after January 1, 2012 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This information will also be reported to you on Form 1099-B and the IRS each year. In calculating the gain or loss on redemptions of shares, the average cost method will be used to determine the cost basis of Fund shares purchased after January 1, 2012 unless you instruct the Fund in writing at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 that you want to use another available method for cost basis reporting (for example, First In, First Out (FIFO), Last In, First Out (LIFO), Specific Lot Identification (SLID) or High Cost, First Out (HIFO)). If you designate SLID as your cost basis method, you will also need to designate a secondary cost basis method (Secondary Method). If a Secondary Method is not provided, the Funds will designate FIFO as the Secondary Method and will use the Secondary Method with respect to systematic withdrawals.

Not all cost basis methods are available. Please contact the Fund at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 for more information on the available methods for cost basis reporting. To determine which available cost basis method is best for you, you should consult with your tax advisor. Please note that you will be responsible for calculating and reporting gains and losses on redemptions of shares purchased prior to January 1, 2012 to the IRS as such information will not be reported by the Fund and may not be maintained by your Financial Intermediary.

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) is also required to report gains and losses to the IRS in connection with redemptions of shares by S corporations. If a shareholder is a corporation and has not instructed the Fund that it is a C corporation in its account application or by written instruction to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, the Fund will treat the shareholder as an S corporation and file a Form 1099-B.

SHAREHOLDER STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

The Funds or your Financial Intermediary will send you transaction confirmation statements and quarterly account statements. Please review these statements carefully. The Funds will correct errors if notified within one year of the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement, except that, with respect to unfulfilled Letters of Intent, the Funds may process corrections up to 15 months after the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement. Your Financial Intermediary may have a different cut-off time. J.P. Morgan Funds will charge a fee for requests for statements that are older than two years. Please retain all of your statements, as they could be needed for tax purposes.

To reduce expenses and conserve natural resources, the Funds will deliver a single copy of prospectuses and financial reports to individual investors who share a residential address, provided they have the same last name or the Funds reasonably believe they are members of the same family. If you would like to receive separate mailings, please call 1-800-480-4111 and the Funds will begin individual delivery within 30 days. If you would like to receive these documents by e-mail, please visit www.jpmorganaccessfunds.com and sign up for electronic delivery.

After each fiscal half year you will receive a financial report from the Funds. In addition, the Funds will periodically send you proxy statements and other reports.

 

 
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If you have any questions or need additional information, please write to J.P. Morgan Funds Services at P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, call 1-800-480-4111 or visit www.jpmorganaccessfunds.com.

AVAILABILITY OF PROXY VOTING RECORD

The Trustees for each Fund have delegated the authority to vote proxies for securities owned by the Funds to JPMIM. A copy of each Fund’s voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganaccessfunds.com no later than August 31 of each year. Each Fund’s proxy voting record will include, among other things, a brief description of the matter voted on for each portfolio security, and will state how each vote was cast, for example, for or against the proposal.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

No sooner than 30 days after the end of each month, each Fund will make available upon request an uncertified, complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that month. Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, each Fund will make available upon request a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that quarter.

Each Fund will make available, upon request, the uncertified portfolio holdings, allocations to each JPMPI sub-portfolio, and allocations to each unaffiliated sub-adviser and the percentage that each represents of the respective Fund’s portfolio as of the most recent month end no sooner than two calendar days after month end. In addition to providing hard copies upon request, the Funds will also post it on the Access Funds’ website at www.jpmorganaccessfunds.com.

In addition, the quarterly schedules will be posted on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Shareholders may request portfolio holdings schedules at no charge by calling 1-800-480-4111. A description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in the Statement of Additional Information.

 

 
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Glossary of Common Investment Terminology

 

For the purpose of the “INVESTING WITH J.P. MORGAN FUNDS” section, references to “account” and “Fund” are not interchangeable. Fund refers to an individual mutual fund position. An account may be invested in a single Fund or multiple Funds.

Breakpoints — Differences in sales charges that are assessed based on the amount of purchases. The larger the investment, the lower the sales charge.

Capital Gains Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of gains realized on securities that a Fund has sold at a profit, minus any realized losses.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) — A back-end sales charge imposed when shares are redeemed from a Fund. This fee usually declines over time.

Dividend Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of income from interest or dividends generated by a Fund’s investments.

Financial Intermediaries — Include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with the Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent. Shares purchased this way will typically be held for you by the Financial Intermediary.

Group Retirement Plans — Refers to employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and

 

   

Shares must be held at a plan level or

 

   

Shares must be held at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper.

Group Retirement Plans include group emploer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) or individual 403(b) plans do not qualify under this waiver.

Institutional Investors — Include fee-based “wrap” account sponsors (provided they have an agreement covering the arrangement with the Distributor), corporations, qualified non-profit organizations, charitable trusts, foundations and endowments, state, county, city or any instrumentality, department, authority or agency thereof, and banks, trust companies or other depository institutions investing for their own account or on behalf of their clients.

Letter of Intent (LOI) — A Letter of Intent is signed by an investor stating the investor’s intention to buy a specified amount over a period of 13 months in order to receive a reduced front-end sales charge. Each purchase the investor makes during the 13 month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount specified in the Letter of Intent. If the amount is not met within the 13 month period, the investor must pay the Distributor the difference between the sales charges applicable to the purchases at the time they were made and the reduced sales charges previously paid.

Medallion Signature Guarantee — A special stamp used to verify the authenticity of certain documents. It is a guarantee by a financial institution that the signature is genuine and the financial institution accepts liability for any forgery. Medallion signature guarantees protect shareholders by preventing unauthorized transfer of assets that could result in monetary losses to the investor due to fraud. Medallion guarantee stamps can be obtained at many bank branches or brokerage firms.

Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) — The distribution amount that Traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRA owners must begin to take from their retirement accounts by April 1st the year after they reach age 70 1/2.

Rights of Accumulation (ROA) — When utilizing “rights of accumulation,” the investor can combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types with the amount of the current purchase to qualify for a breakpoint and reduced front-end sales charge on the current purchase.

Uncollected Shares — Shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check or through an ACH transaction are not available for redemption for up to five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check or ACH transaction has cleared.

Wire or ACH — refers to the method used for payment or redemptions. Movement of money by wire is typically faster than money sent by ACH (Automated Clearing House). While J.P. Morgan Funds does not charge for either method, your bank may charge a fee for these services.

 

 

 
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Financial Highlights

 

The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each Fund’s financial performance for each share class for each of the past one through five fiscal years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the tables represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information for each period presented has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose reports, along with each Fund’s financial statements, are included in the respective Fund’s annual report, which is available upon request.

To the extent a Fund invests in other investment companies, including affiliated money market funds, other mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and business development companies, the Total Annual Operating Expenses included in the Fee Table will not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights below. This is because the Total Annual Operating Expenses include “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses,” which are expenses incurred indirectly by a Fund through its ownership of shares of other investment companies. Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are not direct costs of a Fund, are not used to calculate a Fund’s net asset value per share and are not included in the calculation of the ratio of expenses to average net assets shown in the financial highlights. The impact of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses is included in the total returns of each Fund, including those shown in the financial highlights.

    

 

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations     Distributions        
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
    Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gain
    Total
distributions
    Redemption
fees
 
Access Balanced Fund                  
Class A                  
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 17.49       $ 0.11 (f)    $ (0.24   $ (0.13   $ (0.16   $ (0.87   $ (1.03   $   
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.37         0.15 (f)      1.79        1.94        (0.18     (0.64     (0.82       
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.28         0.15 (f)      1.10        1.25        (0.16            (0.16       
Year Ended June 30, 2012      16.55         0.17 (f)      (0.79     (0.62     (0.17     (0.48     (0.65       
Year Ended June 30, 2011      14.49         0.22 (f)      2.08        2.30        (0.24            (0.24     (g) 
Class C                  
Year Ended June 30, 2015      17.43         0.02 (f)      (0.24     (0.22     (0.09     (0.87     (0.96       
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.33         0.06 (f)      1.79        1.85        (0.11     (0.64     (0.75       
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.24         0.07 (f)      1.10        1.17        (0.08            (0.08       
Year Ended June 30, 2012      16.53         0.10 (f)      (0.79     (0.69     (0.12     (0.48     (0.60       
Year Ended June 30, 2011      14.48         0.14 (f)      2.08        2.22        (0.17            (0.17     (g) 
Select Class                  
Year Ended June 30, 2015      17.51         0.16 (f)      (0.25     (0.09     (0.20     (0.87     (1.07       
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.38         0.16 (f)      1.83        1.99        (0.22     (0.64     (0.86       
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.29         0.20 (f)      1.09        1.29        (0.20            (0.20       
Year Ended June 30, 2012      16.57         0.22 (f)      (0.80     (0.58     (0.22     (0.48     (0.70       
Year Ended June 30, 2011      14.50         0.26 (f)      2.09        2.35        (0.28            (0.28     (g) 
Institutional Class                  
Year Ended June 30, 2015      17.50         0.18 (f)      (0.25     (0.07     (0.22     (0.87     (1.09       
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.38         0.28 (f)      1.74        2.02        (0.26     (0.64     (0.90       
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.29         0.24 (f)      1.08        1.32        (0.23            (0.23       
Year Ended June 30, 2012      16.57         0.24 (f)      (0.80     (0.56     (0.24     (0.48     (0.72       
Year Ended June 30, 2011      14.50         0.29 (f)      2.08        2.37        (0.30            (0.30     (g) 
(a) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(c) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% or unless otherwise noted.
(d) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(g) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total return
(excludes sales
charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (c)(d)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (d)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (e)
 
           
           
$ 16.33        (0.58 )%    $ 1,940,818        1.12     0.66     1.61     57
  17.49        12.08        3,118,118        1.13        0.87        1.66        91   
  16.37        8.18        4,030,225        1.34        0.93        1.63        85   
  15.28        (3.58     5,884,382        1.35        1.11        1.63        83   
  16.55        15.93        11,975,971        1.36        1.36        1.64        112   
           
  16.25        (1.09     6,922,123        1.62        0.15        2.11        57   
  17.43        11.49        11,716,644        1.63        0.34        2.16        91   
  16.33        7.68        18,681,629        1.84        0.46        2.13        85   
  15.24        (4.06     21,614,703        1.85        0.66        2.13        83   
  16.53        15.34        24,398,962        1.86        0.88        2.15        112   
           
  16.35        (0.35     344,160,437        0.85        0.93        1.34        57   
  17.51        12.38        444,024,857        0.88        0.95        1.41        91   
  16.38        8.47        972,485,038        1.09        1.22        1.38        85   
  15.29        (3.35     998,864,285        1.10        1.41        1.38        83   
  16.57        16.26        1,188,128,817        1.11        1.62        1.40        112   
           
  16.34        (0.20     699,091,716        0.70        1.08        1.19        57   
  17.50        12.55        816,858,215        0.73        1.62        1.25        91   
  16.38        8.64        123,542,100        0.90        1.48        1.23        85   
  15.29        (3.20     49,093,956        0.95        1.54        1.23        83   
  16.57        16.43        56,669,731        0.96        1.77        1.24        112   

 

 
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     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations     Distributions        
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
    Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gain
    Total
distributions
    Redemption
fees
 
Access Growth Fund                  
Class A                  
Year Ended June 30, 2015    $ 18.67       $ 0.07 (f)    $ (0.27   $ (0.20   $ (0.13   $ (1.12   $ (1.25   $   
Year Ended June 30, 2014      17.00         0.09 (f)      2.49        2.58        (0.15     (0.76     (0.91       
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.36         0.11 (f)      1.64        1.75        (0.11            (0.11       
Year Ended June 30, 2012      17.14         0.14 (f)      (1.19     (1.05     (0.14     (0.59     (0.73       
Year Ended June 30, 2011      14.43         0.12 (f)      2.72        2.84        (0.13            (0.13     (g) 
Class C                  
Year Ended June 30, 2015      18.52         (0.02 )(f)      (0.26     (0.28     (0.08     (1.12     (1.20       
Year Ended June 30, 2014      16.89         (0.01 )(f)      2.47        2.46        (0.07     (0.76     (0.83       
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.29         0.03 (f)      1.62        1.65        (0.05            (0.05       
Year Ended June 30, 2012      17.09         0.07 (f)      (1.18     (1.11     (0.10     (0.59     (0.69       
Year Ended June 30, 2011      14.41         0.04 (f)      2.71        2.75        (0.07            (0.07     (g) 
Select Class                  
Year Ended June 30, 2015      18.69         0.12 (f)      (0.26     (0.14     (0.16     (1.12     (1.28       
Year Ended June 30, 2014      17.02         0.11 (f)      2.50        2.61        (0.18     (0.76     (0.94       
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.38         0.16 (f)      1.63        1.79        (0.15            (0.15       
Year Ended June 30, 2012      17.16         0.19 (f)      (1.20     (1.01     (0.18     (0.59     (0.77       
Year Ended June 30, 2011      14.44         0.16 (f)      2.73        2.89        (0.17            (0.17     (g) 
Institutional Class                  
Year Ended June 30, 2015      18.69         0.15 (f)      (0.27     (0.12     (0.18     (1.12     (1.30       
Year Ended June 30, 2014      17.02         0.22 (f)      2.43        2.65        (0.22     (0.76     (0.98       
Year Ended June 30, 2013      15.38         0.21 (f)      1.60        1.81        (0.17            (0.17       
Year Ended June 30, 2012      17.16         0.21 (f)      (1.19     (0.98     (0.21     (0.59     (0.80       
Year Ended June 30, 2011      14.44         0.19 (f)      2.72        2.91        (0.19            (0.19     (g) 
(a) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(c) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% or unless otherwise noted.
(d) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(g) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total return
(excludes sales
charge) (b)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (c)(d)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits (d)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (e)
 
           
           
$ 17.22        (0.86 )%    $ 6,468,814        1.16     0.42     1.62     67
  18.67        15.45        13,138,908        1.17        0.50        1.66        104   
  17.00        11.39        11,492,665        1.37        0.69        1.64        85   
  15.36        (5.94     12,486,295        1.36        0.92        1.64        82   
  17.14        19.69        16,385,606        1.36        0.75        1.66        108   
           
  17.04        (1.28     7,483,257        1.66        (0.12     2.13        67   
  18.52        14.84        15,399,069        1.67        (0.06     2.16        104   
  16.89        10.80        20,318,160        1.88        0.16        2.14        85   
  15.29        (6.33     28,728,184        1.86        0.43        2.14        82   
  17.09        19.09        36,338,504        1.86        0.23        2.16        108   
           
  17.27        (0.52     416,947,169        0.90        0.67        1.36        67   
  18.69        15.68        548,955,778        0.92        0.59        1.41        104   
  17.02        11.66        774,870,186        1.12        0.96        1.39        85   
  15.38        (5.68     750,199,631        1.10        1.20        1.39        82   
  17.16        20.02        881,554,549        1.11        0.98        1.41        108   
           
  17.27        (0.41     480,555,232        0.75        0.82        1.21        67   
  18.69        15.89        542,687,646        0.77        1.23        1.26        104   
  17.02        11.83        88,098,695        0.93        1.25        1.24        85   
  15.38        (5.53     29,951,431        0.95        1.37        1.24        82   
  17.16        20.20        41,466,055        0.97        1.11        1.25        108   

 

 
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HOW TO REACH US

 

MORE INFORMATION

For investors who want more information on these Funds the following documents are available free upon request:

ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS

Our annual and semi-annual reports contain more information about each Fund’s investments and performance. The annual report also includes details about the market conditions and investment strategies that had a significant effect on each Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)

The SAI contains more detailed information about the Funds and their policies. It is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. That means, by law, it is considered to be part of this prospectus.

You can get a free copy of these documents and other information, or ask us any questions, by calling us at 1-800-480-4111 or writing to:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

If you buy your shares through a Financial Intermediary, you should contact that Financial Intermediary directly for this information. You can also find information online at www.jpmorganaccessfunds.com.

You can write or e-mail the SEC’s Public Reference Room and ask them to mail you information about the Funds, including the SAI. They will charge you a copying fee for this service. You can also visit the Public Reference Room and copy the documents while you are there.

Public Reference Room of the SEC

Washington, DC 20549-1520

1-202-551-8090

E-mail: publicinfo@sec.gov

Reports, a copy of the SAI and other information about the Funds are also available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Investment Company Act File No. 811-21295.

 

©JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2016. All rights reserved. July 2016.

 

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J.P. MORGAN SPECIALTY FUNDS

JPMorgan Diversified Real Return Fund

(the “Fund”)

(All Share Classes)

(a series of JPMorgan Trust I)

Supplement dated July 1, 2016

to the Prospectuses and Summary Prospectuses dated December 29, 2015, as supplemented

Overview. At its February meeting, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of JPMorgan Trust I (the “Trust”) approved changes to the Fund’s investment strategies and increases in the Fund’s expense caps subject to approval by shareholders of a new investment advisory agreement (the “Proposed New Advisory Agreement”) between the Fund’s investment adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (“JPMIM” or the “Adviser”), and the Trust, on behalf of the Fund. As discussed below, the Proposed New Advisory Agreement is subject to a higher investment advisory fee than the investment advisory fee under the current investment advisory agreement (“Current Advisory Agreement”). The Proposed New Advisory Agreement will require shareholder approval before it is implemented, as described below. A special meeting of shareholders has been adjourned to 2:00 p.m., E.T., July 28, 2016 at 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to maximize long-term real return. Currently, the Fund employs a “fund-of-funds” strategy and seeks to meet this objective by investing in other J.P. Morgan Funds and to a lesser extent, exchange traded funds (collectively, the “Underlying Funds”) (the “Current Strategy”). Under the proposed new changes, the Fund would change its strategy from a “fund-of-funds” strategy to a strategy pursuant to which the Fund would invest directly in securities and other instruments by allocating its assets to sleeves managed by various portfolio management teams within JPMIM (the “Proposed New Strategy”). The Fund’s investment objective would not change.

Proposed New Advisory Agreement and Adjourned Special Shareholder Meeting. In order to reflect the additional responsibilities of the Adviser for making direct investments, the Board approved a new fee structure for the Fund including expense cap increases and an increase in the advisory fees under the Proposed New Advisory Agreement. In particular, under the Proposed New Advisory Agreement, the investment advisory fee charged to the Fund would increase from the current fee at an annual rate of 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets to a fee at an annual rate of 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Shareholders as of March 31, 2016 (the “record date”) had been asked to approve the Proposed New Advisory Agreement (the “Proposal”) at a special meeting of shareholders on June 21, 2016. The shareholder meeting was adjourned until July 28, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., E.T. If you own shares of the Fund as of the record date for the special meeting of shareholders, you should have received (i) a proxy statement describing in detail the Proposal and (ii) a proxy card and instructions on how to submit your vote. If the Proposal is approved for the Fund by its shareholders, the Proposed New Advisory Agreement will go into effect on the date approved by the shareholders and the Proposed New Strategy and increases to the expense caps will be implemented. If the Proposal is not approved by its shareholders, these changes will not take effect.

Proposed New Strategy Changes. Subject to the approval of the Proposed New Advisory Agreement by shareholders at the special meeting of shareholders, as discussed above, the Proposed New Strategy will become effective on the date the Proposed New Advisory Agreement is approved by shareholders (the “Effective Date”). On the Effective Date, new prospectuses (the “New Prospectuses”) will replace the existing prospectuses for the Fund (the “Existing Prospectuses”). Please note that the New Prospectuses reflecting the changes for the Fund are not yet effective and that the information in this supplement is not complete and may be changed at any time prior to the Effective Date. The following is a brief summary of some of the changes that would take effect, if the Proposed New Advisory Agreement is approved by shareholders. (Please refer to the New Prospectuses, once available, for a more complete discussion of the Fund’s strategies and risks after the Effective Date):

Changes to Investment Strategies. If the Proposed New Advisory Agreement is approved by shareholders, the following changes will become effective with respect to the Fund on the Effective Date:

 

   

The Fund will seek real return by allocating to a diversified combination of inflation-sensitive and other asset classes that have exposure to broad equity, fixed income and alternative markets.

 

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JPMIM would use a flexible asset allocation approach in constructing the Fund’s portfolio within ranges across broad asset classes, as set forth below:

Global Equity 10-60%

Commodities & Alternatives 0-50%

Fixed Income & Cash Equivalents 10-80%

 

   

The Fund would have the ability to invest in a broader array of equity securities under the Proposed New Strategy. The Fund’s equity investments may include common stock, real estate investment trusts (REITs), depositary receipts, warrants and rights to buy common stocks, and master limited partnerships (MLPs). Such investments may include securities issued in both developed and emerging markets. Under the Current Strategy, the range of equity investments in which the Fund invests is limited to Underlying Funds that invest in commodities, REITs, natural resources and infrastructure-related equities as well as a small allocation to direct investments in agriculture and agricultural-related securities.

 

   

The Fund will also have greater flexibility to allocate its investments across a broader array of fixed income strategies and securities under the Proposed New Strategy. The Fund’s fixed income investments may include inflation-indexed bonds, inflation-linked securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), floating rate securities, loan assignments and participations (Loans), commitments to purchase Loans (Unfunded Commitments), bank obligations, U.S. government securities (including agencies and instrumentalities), domestic and foreign corporate bonds and debt securities, high yield securities (junk bonds ), debt obligations issued or guaranteed by a foreign sovereign government or its agencies, authorities or political subdivisions, asset-backed securities, and mortgage-backed securities and cash and cash equivalents.

 

   

The Fund’s alternative investments may include individual securities including convertible securities and preferred stock and exchange traded commodities (ETCs). The investments in this asset class may give the Fund exposure to: market neutral strategies, long/short strategies, merger arbitrage strategies, currencies and commodities.

 

   

The Fund may gain exposure to the commodities and certain other alternative markets by investing up to 25% of its total assets in a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Subsidiary”). The Subsidiary may invest in derivatives and (unlike the Fund) may invest without limitation in commodity futures contracts, commodity-linked swap agreements and other commodity-linked derivative instruments, including derivative instruments linked to the value of a particular commodity, commodity index or commodity futures contract, or a subset of commodities or commodity futures contracts.

 

   

The Fund may also invest directly in derivatives as part of its principal investment strategy including foreign currency transactions, futures, contracts, options, forwards, and swaps including swaps based on non-seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers.

 

   

The Fund may engage in short sales and invest in exchange traded notes (ETNs).

 

   

While the Fund may continue to invest in Underlying Funds to gain exposure to an inflation-sensitive asset class or a broad asset class or sector, the Fund will focus its investments on direct investments in securities and other instruments.

Changes to the Fund’s Main Risks. Subject to the approval of the Proposed New Advisory Agreement by shareholders at the special meeting of shareholders, as discussed above, under the Proposed New Strategy, the Fund may be subject to new and additional risks. Under the Current Strategy, the Fund’s risk exposure is indirect due to its fund-of-funds strategy. Under the Proposed New Strategy, the Fund would have direct exposure to issuers and counterparties and would have the ability to invest to a greater extent in investments such as high yield securities (junk bonds) and Loans, as well as a broad array of additional securities and investments, including global equities and asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities.

The Fund’s main risks currently include General Market Risk, Investment Company and ETF Risk, Strategy Risk, Commodity Risk, Natural Resources Risk, Securities of Real Estate Companies and REITs Risk, Infrastructure Risk, Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk, Income Securities Risk, Equities Securities Risk, Derivatives Risk, High Yield Securities and Loan Risk, Exchange Traded Notes Risk, and Transactions Risk.

The Fund’s exposure to such risks may be increased due to the Fund’s direct use of investments that were previously accessed via investment in Underlying Funds as well as direct investments in additional types of securities and investments which are more sensitive to such risks. For example, under the Proposed New Strategy, the Fund may invest directly in asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities. Such investments are subject to additional


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risks including prepayment and call risks, extension risk, greater volatility, interest rate risks, valuation difficulties, and liquidity risks. In addition, the Fund may use privately-placed securities as part of its principal strategies. Generally, privately-placed securities are less liquid than publicly traded securities and are difficult to value.

The Fund would also be indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary’s investments including tax risks, commodities and derivative risks. As the Fund transitions from a fund-of-funds strategy to its Proposed Investment Strategy, it is anticipated that the Fund would likely engage in active and frequent trading leading to increased portfolio turnover, higher transaction costs, and the possibility of increased capital gains.

Changes to Investment Process. The Fund would continue to be managed by the same portfolio management team who currently manages the Fund. On the Effective Date, the investment process for the Fund would be revised to reflect the Proposed New Strategy as follows:

The portfolio managers will use a flexible asset allocation approach in managing the Fund. Asset allocation decisions will be primarily inflation focused based on the Adviser’s evaluations of U.S. price trends as measured by the CPI-U and the relative attractiveness of the broad asset classes in which the Fund invests. In buying and selling investments for the Fund, the Adviser employs a four-step process that combines: 1) long-term asset allocation research, 2) making asset allocation decisions based on the portfolio managers’ intermediate market term outlook, 3) constructing the portfolio and analyzing the investment capabilities of any underlying funds and/or portfolio managers responsible for individual investment strategies, and 4) monitoring portfolio exposures and weightings and rebalancing in response to market price action and changes in JPMIM’s market outlook. Throughout this process, the Adviser conducts extensive research on inflationary markets and the inflation hedging capabilities of various asset classes.

Changes to the Annual Fund Operating Expenses. If the New Advisory Agreement is approved, the Annual Fund Operating Expense table will be replaced on the Effective Date of the New Prospectuses with the following:

 

Fee Table

  Class A     Class C     Select     Class R2     Class R5  
Management Fee     0.50     0.50     0.50     0.50     0.50
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fee     0.25        0.75        None        0.50        None   
Other Expenses1     1.63        1.61        1.43        1.79        1.27   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25        0.25        0.05   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    1.38        1.36        1.18        1.54        1.22   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses2     0.11        0.11        0.11        0.11        0.11   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     2.49        2.97        2.04        2.90        1.88   
Fee Waivers & Expense Reimbursements3     (1.38     (1.36     (1.18     (1.49     (1.12
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Reimbursements3     1.11        1.61        0.86        1.41        0.76   

 

1. Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. Includes the advisory fee paid by the Subsidiary to its adviser and other estimated expenses of the Subsidiary (excluding Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses).

 

2. “Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

 

3. The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses inclusive of the Subsidiary (excluding Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.00%, 1.50%, 0.75%, 1.30%, and 0.65% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C, Select Class, Class R2 and Class R5 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliate money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 12/31/18, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

The foregoing is not a solicitation of any proxy. If you own shares of the Fund as of the record date for the special meeting of shareholders, you should refer to the additional information regarding the Proposal, including the proxy statement and the proxy card and instructions on how to submit your vote.

 

 

 

 

INVESTORS SHOULD RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT

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Prospectus

J.P. Morgan Funds

Class A, Class C & Select Class Shares

December 29, 2015, as supplemented July 1, 2016

JPMorgan Diversified Real Return Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JRNAX; C/JRNCX; Select/JRNSX

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

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Purchasing Fund Shares

     25   

Exchanging Fund Shares

     28   

Redeeming Fund Shares

     29   

Minimum Account Balance

     31   

Frequent Trading Policy

     32   

Valuation

     33   

Distributions and Taxes

     34   

Shareholder Statements and Reports

     36   

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

     37   

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure

     37   
Glossary of Common Investment Terminology      38   
Investment Practices      39   
Financial Highlights      42   
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JPMorgan Diversified Real Return Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/JRNAX; C/JRNCX; Select/JRNSX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to maximize long-term real return.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 20 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases, as % of Offering Price   4.50%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.10     0.10     0.10
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.95        0.98        0.83   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.70        0.73        0.58   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.55        0.55        0.55   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.85        2.38        1.48   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements2     (0.69     (0.72     (0.57
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     1.16        1.66        0.91   

 

1 

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

2 

The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend expenses related to short sales, interest expenses related to short sales (beginning January 1, 2016), interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.61%, 1.11% and 0.36% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliate money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 12/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 12/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     563        941        1,344        2,468   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     269        674        1,205        2,661   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     93        412        754        1,720   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COST
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     563        941        1,344        2,468   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     169        674        1,205        2,661   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     93        412        754        1,720   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 91% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund is a fund of funds that seeks real return by allocating its assets across a combination of inflation sensitive asset classes. “Real return” means the return in excess of the actual rate of inflation. In addition, by allocating across multiple asset classes, the Fund seeks to have lower volatility than the S&P 500. The actual rate of inflation is measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) over time.

The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and, to a lesser extent, in exchange traded funds (ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the “underlying funds”) and exchange traded notes (ETNs). In seeking to meet its objective, the Fund invests in underlying funds and ETNs that provide exposure to inflation sensitive securities and asset classes such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) and CPI-U swaps, real estate investment trusts (REITs), commodities, natural resources and infrastructure, including companies that provide services such as transportation systems, water supply and power. The Fund also invests in underlying funds that have exposure to additional inflation sensitive securities and asset classes including underlying funds that have significant exposure to below investment grade securities and loan participations and assignments (Loans). Below investment grade securities are also known as “junk bonds”. The Fund may invest

in underlying funds that make investments in international and emerging markets and utilize non-dollar denominated investments.

Asset allocation decisions are primarily based on the adviser’s evaluations of U.S. price trends as measured by the CPI-U and the relative attractiveness of the asset classes in which the Fund invests.

The portfolio managers use a flexible asset allocation approach in managing the Fund. Based on current inflationary views as of the date of the prospectus, it is anticipated that approximately 60% of the Fund’s assets will be invested in fixed income funds that invest in inflation-protected securities such as TIPS or that utilize strategies such as combining a core portfolio of fixed income securities with CPI-U swaps to create the equivalent of a portfolio of inflation-protected fixed income securities. Such fixed income funds may also include Funds that invest in below investment grade securities and Loans. Approximately 25% of the Fund’s assets are expected to have exposure to equity funds or ETNs that invest in securities in REITs or real estate related-securities, natural resources, and infrastructure. The Fund is also anticipated to invest approximately 10% of its assets in underlying funds or ETNs that have exposure to commodities, and 5% in cash and cash equivalents. The Fund’s allocations may deviate substantially from these ranges.

In addition to investing in underlying funds and ETNs, the Fund may utilize derivatives and invest directly in equity securities. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may utilize forward currency transactions to hedge exposure to non-dollar denominated investments back to the U.S. dollar. The Fund may also utilize exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain exposure to equities pending investment in underlying funds.

In buying and selling investments for the Fund, the adviser employs a four-step process that combines 1) strategic asset allocation research, 2) asset allocation based on the portfolio managers’ intermediate term outlook, 3) analysis of the investment capabilities of the underlying funds and portfolio managers, and 4) construction of the portfolio and rebalancing. Through this process, the adviser conducts extensive research on inflationary markets and the inflation hedging capabilities of various asset classes. In consideration of the risk and return objectives of the Fund, the adviser determines the weightings of the asset classes, selects the underlying funds and other instruments, and constructs the portfolio. On an ongoing basis, the adviser monitors the portfolio and makes tactical asset allocation changes and rebalances the portfolio to realign the weightings of the underlying funds and asset classes as needed based on the portfolio managers’ view of the inflationary cycle and current market outlook.

 

 

 
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The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations about particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders bear both their proportionate share of the Fund’s expenses and similar expenses of the underlying funds. Because the adviser or its affiliates provide services and receive fees from the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund’s investments in such underlying funds benefit the adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Strategy Risk. The Fund’s investment strategies may not work to maximize real return. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, some of the underlying funds make direct investments in inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal or interest on inflation-protected securities such as TIPS is adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (e.g., CPI-U). There can be no assurance that the inflation index used will accurately measure the actual rate of inflation. These securities may lose value in the event that the actual rate of inflation is different than the rate of the inflation index. The Fund may also use underlying funds or investments that utilize certain types of

securities as a proxy for inflation-protected securities such as REITs, real estate, commodities or infrastructure. These investments may not reflect the impact of inflation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject an underlying fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Natural Resources Risk. Equity and equity-like securities of natural resources companies and associated businesses may be negatively impacted by variations, often rapid, in the commodities markets, the supply of and demand for specific products and services, the supply of and demand for oil and gas, the price of oil and gas, exploration and production spending, government regulation, economic conditions, events relating to international political developments, environmental incidents, energy conservation and the success of exploration projects. Therefore, the securities of companies in the natural resources sector may experience more price volatility than securities of companies in other industries.

Securities of Real Estate Companies and REITs Risk. Investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and will depend on the value of the underlying real estate. These risks include default, prepayment, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and creditworthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund and the underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds.

Infrastructure Risk. Infrastructure-related companies are subject to a variety of factors that may adversely affect their business or operations including high interest costs, costs associated with compliance with and changes in environmental and other regulations, difficulty in raising capital, increased competition, and uncertainty concerning the availability of fuel at reasonable prices and other factors. Infrastructure-related securities may be issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed (also known as junk bonds). These investments are considered to be speculative and are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to interest rate and economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Infrastructure-related companies may also be subject to “Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk.”

 

 

 
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Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign issuers and foreign securities (including depositary receipts) are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely.

Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. These risks are magnified in “emerging markets”. Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield

between two securities or similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

Equity Securities Risk. Exposure to equity securities (such as stocks) creates more volatility and carries more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for an underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions.

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives, including forward currency contracts, futures, and commodity-linked derivatives and swaps, may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Many derivatives create leverage thereby causing the Fund to be more volatile than it would have been if it had not been exposed to such derivatives. Derivatives also expose the Fund to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations), including the credit risk of the derivative counterparty. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

 

 

 
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High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. The Fund may be exposed to investments in securities including junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, potentially less protection under the Federal securities laws, and lack of publicly available information. The Fund or an underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some Loans and other instruments and certain Loans and other instruments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of Loans and certain other instruments in a timely fashion could result in losses. Because some Loans and certain other instruments may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk may be more pronounced for certain underlying funds than for funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other instruments are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in instruments with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these instruments, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Certain Loans may not be considered securities under the federal securities laws and, therefore, investments in such Loans may not be subject to certain protections under those laws. In addition, the adviser may not have access to material non-public information to which other investors may have access.

Exchange Traded Notes Risk. The value of an ETN may be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying commodities markets, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer’s credit rating and economic, legal, political or geographic events that affect the referenced commodity. The value of the ETN may drop due to a downgrade in the issuer’s credit rating, even if the underlying index remains unchanged. Investments in ETNs are subject to the risks facing income securities in general including the risk that a counterparty will fail to make payments when due or default.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or

frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year over the past three calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the Barclays 1-10 Year U.S. TIPS Index, a broad-based securities market index, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers-Seasonally Adjusted and the Lipper Alternative Global Macro Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other indexes, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2014      3.53%   
Worst Quarter    2nd quarter, 2013      –4.23%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –5.47%.

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
Since (3/31/11)
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     1.79     0.64
Return After Taxes on Distributions     0.93        (0.06
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     1.03        (0.22
CLASS A SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     (3.03     (0.84
CLASS C SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     0.05        (0.11
BARCLAYS 1-10 YEAR U.S. TIPS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     0.91        1.70   
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS-SEASONALLY ADJUSTED      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     0.68        1.55   
LIPPER ALTERNATIVE GLOBAL MACRO FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     0.95        2.44   

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

the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey Geller   2011    Managing Director
Katherine Santiago   2011    Executive Director
Maddi Dessner   2011    Managing Director
Nicole Goldberger   2011    Executive Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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More About the Fund

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND’S INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The Fund’s main investment strategies are summarized in the Fund’s Risk/Return Summary. Additional information about some of the Fund’s main investment strategies is included below. Except as otherwise indicated, the strategies described below are principal investment strategies of the Fund. Where applicable, the following identifies other strategies that are not anticipated to be main strategies of the Fund but that may become more important to the Fund’s management in the future.

Main Investment Strategies

The Fund is a fund of funds that seeks real return by allocating its assets across a combination of inflation sensitive asset classes. “Real return” means the return in excess of the actual rate of inflation. In addition, by allocating across multiple asset classes, the Fund seeks to have lower volatility than the S&P 500. The actual rate of inflation is measured by the CPI-U over time. The Fund primarily invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and, to a lesser extent, ETFs and ETNs. The J.P. Morgan Funds and ETFs are referred to as underlying funds.

 

More About “Real Return”
“Real return” means the return of a security that is in excess of the actual rate of inflation. For example, if a security has a coupon rate of 5% and the inflation rate as measured by the CPI-U is 2%, the real return would be 3%.

Certain underlying funds may be advised or subadvised by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the adviser), Security Capital Research & Management Incorporated (SCR&M) or their affiliates. These advisers and subadvisers are under common control with JPMIM and the underlying funds advised by those entities are in the same group of investment companies.

ETFs are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are purchased and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be structured as investment companies, depositary receipts or other pooled investment vehicles. A passively managed ETF seeks to track the performance of a particular market index. These indexes include not only broad-based market indexes but more specific indexes as well, including those relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Ordinarily the Fund will limit its investments in a single ETF to 5% of its total assets and in all ETFs to 10% of its total assets. The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued exemptive orders to many ETFs that allow any fund investing in such ETFs to disregard these 5% and 10% limitations. If the Fund invests in ETFs that have received such exemptive orders, it may invest any amount of its total assets in a single ETF or in multiple ETFs, although ordinarily the Fund will limit its investments to

no more than 10% of its total assets in a single ETF. ETFs that are not structured as investment companies as defined in the 1940 Act are not subject to these percentage limitations although ordinarily the Fund will limit its investments to no more than 10% of its total assets in a single ETF.

In connection with its main investment strategies, the Fund may utilize forward currency transactions and exchange traded futures.

Generally, ETNs are structured as senior, unsecured notes in which an issuer such as a bank agrees to pay a return based on the target commodity index less any fees. Like ETFs, they may be bought and sold like shares of stock on an exchange. However, ETNs have a different underlying structure than an ETF. While ETF shares represent an interest in a portfolio of securities, ETNs are structured products that are an obligation of the issuer, whereby the issuer agrees to pay a return based on the target index less any fees. Essentially, these notes allow individual investors to have access to derivatives linked to commodities and assets such as oil, currencies and foreign stock indexes. ETNs combine certain aspects of bonds and ETFs. Similar to ETFs, ETNs are traded on a major exchange (e.g., the New York Stock Exchange) during normal trading hours. However, investors can also hold the ETN until maturity. At maturity, the issuer pays to the investor a cash amount equal to the principal amount, subject to the day’s index factor. ETN returns are based upon the performance of a market index minus applicable fees.

Additional Investment Strategies

Although not a principal investment strategy, the Fund, to the extent permitted by applicable law or the exemptive relief obtained from the SEC, may also invest directly in equity securities and other types of derivatives. Direct investments in equity securities may include common stock, common stock warrants and rights, preferred stock, master limited partnerships (MLPs), depositary receipts, private placements and convertible securities. Such securities may be non-dollar denominated and include issuers in both developed and emerging markets. The Fund anticipates utilizing such investments to gain exposure to inflation sensitive securities and asset classes including agricultural and agriculture-related companies. Under normal market conditions, the Fund anticipates investing no more than 5% of its total assets directly in such equity securities. As indicated in the Risk/Return Summary, approximately 25% of the Fund’s assets are expected to have exposure to equity funds or ETNs that invest in securities in REITs or real estate related-securities, natural resources, and infrastructure (collectively, Equity Investments). The Fund’s direct investments in equity securities including equity securities of agricultural or agriculture-related companies, and ETFs with exposure to agricultural or agriculture-related companies (collectively, Agricultural Equities) will be treated as Equity

 

 

 
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Investments for purposes of calculating the percentage of the Fund’s assets allocated to Equity Investments.

In addition to the derivatives that the Fund anticipates using as a principal strategy, the Fund is also permitted to use other derivatives such as other types of futures contracts, options, forwards and swaps. For example, the Fund may utilize commodity-linked derivatives or commodity swaps to gain exposure to commodities in the future in the event that the Fund does not utilize underlying funds to gain exposure to commodities. Under certain market conditions, the use of derivatives could be significant.

The frequency with which the Fund buys and sells securities will vary from year to year, depending on market conditions.

 

NON-FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund’s investment strategy may involve “fundamental policies.” A policy is fundamental if it cannot be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. None of the policies in this prospectus are fundamental. The Fund’s Board of Trustees may change the Fund’s investment objective and any of the policies in this prospectus without shareholder approval. All fundamental policies of the Fund are specifically identified in the Statement of Additional Information.

INVESTMENT RISKS

There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

The main risks associated with investing in the Fund are summarized in the “Risk/Return Summary” at the front of this prospectus. More detailed descriptions of the risks of the Fund are described below.

Please note that the Fund also may use strategies that are not described herein, but which are described in the “Investment Practices” later in the prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information.

The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

Main Risks

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund may invest in other investment companies and ETFs as a primary strategy, so

the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with the value of the underlying funds and changes in the markets where the underlying funds invest. Because the Fund’s adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, investments in an underlying fund benefit the adviser and/or its affiliates and may create a conflict of interest. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Shareholders bear both their proportionate share of the Fund’s expenses and similar expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds such as ETFs may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Strategy Risk. The Fund’s investment strategies may not work to maximize real return. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, some of the underlying funds make direct investments in inflation-protected securities which are subject to “Inflation-Protected Security Risk.” The Fund may also use underlying funds or investments that utilize certain types of securities as a proxy for inflation-protected securities such as REITs, real estate, commodities, natural resources or infrastructure. See “Commodities and Natural Resources Risk,” “Securities of Real Estate Companies and REITs Risk,” and “Infrastructure Risk.” These investments may not reflect the impact of inflation.

Inflation-Protected Security Risk. Inflation-protected debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of an inflation-linked security tends to decrease when real interest rates increase and can increase when real interest rates decrease. Interest payments on inflation-protected securities are unpredictable and will fluctuate as the principal and interest are adjusted for inflation. Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-protected debt security will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though the principal is not received until maturity. There can also be no assurance that the inflation index used will accurately measure the actual rate of inflation in the prices of goods and services. Investments in inflation-protected securities may lose value in the event that the actual rate of inflation is different than the rate of the inflation index. In addition, inflation-protected securities are subject to the risk that the CPI-U or other relevant pricing index may be discontinued, fundamentally altered (either by legislation, Executive Order, or other method) in a materially adverse manner to the interests of an investor in the securities or substituted with an alternative index.

 

 

 
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Commodities and Natural Resources Risk. Certain underlying funds will have a significant portion of their assets concentrated in commodity-related securities and derivatives while other underlying funds may have direct investments in commodities. In addition, the Fund’s direct investments in ETNs and equity securities may expose the Fund to commodities risk. Exposure to commodity-related securities and derivatives either directly or through investments in underlying funds may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. Developments affecting commodities will have a disproportionate impact on the Fund and such underlying funds. The value of commodity-linked securities and derivatives may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, plant disease, insects and other infestations, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments.

The natural resources and energy sector can be significantly affected by changes in the prices and supplies of oil, gas and other energy fuels, exploration and production spending and the success of energy spending, energy conservation, and tax and other government regulations, policies of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and oil importing nations. Therefore, the securities of companies in the energy and natural resources sectors may experience more price volatility than companies in other industries. The metals sector can be affected by sharp price volatility over short periods caused by global economic, financial and political factors, resource availability, government regulation, economic cycles, changes in inflation or expectations about inflation in various countries, interest rates, currency fluctuations, metal sales by governments, central banks or international agencies, investment speculation and fluctuations in industrial and commercial supply and demand.

Use of leveraged commodity-linked derivatives creates an opportunity for increased return but, at the same time, creates the possibility for greater loss (including the likelihood of greater volatility of the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s net asset value), and there can be no assurance that the use of leverage by the Fund or an underlying fund will be successful. Some of the underlying funds may concentrate in certain commodity sectors such as natural resources. When an underlying fund concentrates in a particular industry or group of industries, events impacting that sector will have a greater effect on an underlying fund than they would on an underlying fund that is more widely diversified among a number of unrelated industries. In addition, certain commodity sub-sectors are subject to greater governmental regulation than are other industries, therefore, changes in tax and other government regulations may be more likely to adversely affect such underlying funds.

Securities of Real Estate Companies and REITs Risk. Investments in real estate securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate. Real estate values rise and fall in response to many factors, including local, regional and national economic conditions, the demand for rental property, and interest rates. When economic growth is slowing, demand for property decreases and prices may fall. Rising interest rates, which drive up mortgage and financing costs, can affect the profitability and liquidity of properties in the real estate market. Property values may also decrease because of overbuilding, extended vacancies, increase in property taxes and operating expenses, zoning laws, environmental regulations, clean-up of and liability for environmental hazards, uninsured casualty or condemnation losses, or a general decline in neighborhood values. The Fund’s and underlying fund’s investments and your investment may decline in response to declines in property values or other adverse changes to the real estate market. In addition, federal and state laws may restrict the remedies that a lender has when a borrower defaults on loans. The performance of the real estate securities is also largely dependent on the organization, skill and capital funding of the managers and operators of the underlying real estate.

In addition to the risks facing real estate securities, investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume and may be more volatile than other securities. The Fund and the underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying fund.

Infrastructure Risk. Infrastructure-related companies are subject to a variety of factors that may adversely affect their business or operations including high interest costs, costs associated with compliance with and changes in environmental and other regulations, difficulty in raising capital in adequate amounts on reasonable terms in periods of high inflation and unsettled markets, the effects of surplus capacity, increased competition from other providers of services, and uncertainty concerning the availability of fuel at reasonable prices, the effects of energy conservation policies, and other factors. Additionally, infrastructure-related entities may be subject to regulation by various governmental authorities and may also be affected by governmental regulation of rates charged to customers, government budgetary constraints, service interruption due to environmental, operational or other mishaps and the imposition of special tariffs and changes in tax laws, regulatory policies and accounting standards.

Other factors that may affect the operations of infrastructure-related companies include innovations in technology that could render the way in which a company delivers a product or service obsolete, significant changes to the number of ultimate end-users of a company’s products, increased susceptibility to terrorist acts

 

 

 
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or political actions, risks of environmental damage due to a company’s operations or an accident, and general changes in market sentiment towards infrastructure and utilities assets.

Infrastructure-related securities may be issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed (also known as junk bonds). These investments are considered to be speculative and are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to interest rate and economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Infrastructure-related companies may also be subject to “Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. The Fund may have significant exposure to foreign securities including securities in emerging markets. Investments in foreign securities are subject to special risks in addition to those of U.S. investments. These risks include political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investments, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some foreign markets, all of which could adversely affect the Fund’s investments in a foreign country. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of the Fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments on delivery when due or default completely.

Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. The risks associated with foreign securities are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” These countries may have relatively unstable governments and less-established market economies than developed countries. Emerging markets may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. These risks make emerging market securities more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in more developed countries and you may sustain sudden, and sometimes substantial, fluctuations in the value of your investments. The Fund’s exposure to foreign and emerging market securities may also be subject to foreign withholding and/or other taxes, which would decrease the Fund’s yield on those securities.

Interest Rate Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in debt securities that will increase or decrease in value based on changes in interest rates. If rates increase, the value of these underlying funds’ investments generally declines. On the other hand, if rates fall, the value of the investments generally increases. Your investment will decline in value if the value of the underlying funds’ investments decreases. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Usually, changes in the value of fixed income securities will not affect cash income generated, but may affect the value of your investment.

The underlying funds may invest in variable and floating rate Loans and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of variable and floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Many factors can cause interest rates to rise. Some examples include central bank monetary policy, rising inflation rates and general economic conditions. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Credit Risk. There is a risk that issuers and/or counterparties will not make payments on securities, repurchase agreements or other investments. Such defaults could result in losses to the Fund. In addition, the credit quality of securities may be lowered if an issuer’s or a counterparty’s financial condition changes. Lower credit quality may lead to greater volatility in the price of a security and in shares of the Fund. Lower credit quality also may affect liquidity and make it difficult for the Fund to sell the security. The Fund may be exposed to securities that are rated in the lowest investment grade category. Such securities are considered to have speculative characteristics similar to high yield securities, and issuers or counterparties of such securities are more vulnerable to changes in economic conditions than issuers or counterparties of higher grade securities.

Prices of an underlying fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the underlying fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

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affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. Equity securities are subject to “stock market risk” meaning that stock prices in general (or in particular, the prices of the types of securities in which the Fund invests) may decline over short or extended periods of time. When the value of the underlying fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the underlying fund decreases in value.

The Fund may invest in common stock rights and warrants. If the price of the underlying stock does not rise above the exercise price before the warrant expires, the warrant generally expires without any value and the Fund loses the amount it paid, if any, for the warrant. Thus, investments in warrants may involve substantially more risk than investments in common stock. Warrants may trade in the same markets as their underlying stock; however, the price of the warrant does not necessarily move with the price of the underlying stock.

Derivatives Risk. The Fund and the underlying funds may use derivatives in connection with their investment strategies. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed the original investment. Derivatives are subject to the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. The use of derivatives may not be successful, resulting in losses to the Fund, and the cost of such strategies may reduce the Fund’s returns. Derivatives also expose the Fund to counterparty risk (which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations), and to the credit risk of the derivative counterparty. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. In addition, the Fund and underlying funds may use derivatives for non-hedging purposes, which increases the Fund’s potential for loss. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Investing in derivatives will result in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks. The Fund may be more volatile than if the Fund had not been leveraged because the leverage tends to exaggerate any effect on the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. The Fund cannot assure you that the use of leverage will result in a higher return on your investment, and using leverage could result in a net loss on your investment. Registered investment companies such as the Fund are limited in their ability to engage in derivative transactions and are

required to identify and earmark assets to provide asset coverage for derivative transactions.

The Fund’s transactions in futures contracts, swaps and other derivatives could also affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders which may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions, which may adversely impact the Fund’s after-tax returns.

 

WHAT IS A DERIVATIVE?
Derivatives are securities or contracts (for example, futures and options) that derive their value from the performance of underlying assets or securities.

High Yield Securities Risk. Through its investments in underlying funds, the Fund may have exposure to high yield, high risk securities (also known as junk bonds) which are considered to be speculative. These investments may be issued by companies which are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. Non-investment grade debt securities can be more sensitive to short-term corporate, economic and market developments. During periods of economic uncertainty and change, the market price of an underlying fund’s investments and net asset value may be volatile. Furthermore, though these investments generally provide a higher yield than higher-rated debt securities, the high degree of risk involved in these investments can result in substantial or total losses. These securities are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and a potential lack of a secondary or public market for securities. The market price of these securities can change suddenly and unexpectedly.

As part of its high yield strategy, an underlying fund may invest in debt securities of smaller, newer companies. The underlying fund’s risks increase as it invests more heavily in smaller municipalities and companies (mid cap and small cap companies). The securities of smaller issuers may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger issuers. In addition, smaller issuers may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, the changes in value of their debt securities may be more sudden or erratic than in large capitalization issuers, especially over the short term. Because smaller issuers may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or may depend on a few key employees, they may be more susceptible to particular economic events or competitive factors than large capitalization companies. This may cause unexpected and frequent decreases in the value of an underlying fund’s investments.

Loan Risk. Some of the underlying funds may invest in Loans including Loans that are rated below investment grade or the

 

 

 
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unrated equivalent. Like other high yield, corporate debt instruments, such Loans are subject to an increased risk of default in the payment of principal and interest as well as the other risks described under “Interest Rate Risk,” “Credit Risk,” and “High Yield Securities Risk.” Although certain Loans are secured by collateral, the underlying fund could experience delays or limitations in realizing on such collateral or have its interest subordinated to other indebtedness of the obligor. Loans are vulnerable to market sentiment such that economic conditions or other events may reduce the demand for Loans and cause their value to decline rapidly and unpredictably. Although an underlying fund may limits its investments in illiquid securities to no more than 15% of the underlying fund’s net assets at the time of purchase, Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some of the Loans and certain Loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. The inability to dispose of Loans in a timely fashion could result in losses to the underlying fund. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. Because some Loans that the underlying fund invests in may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for the underlying fund than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. Typically, Loans are not registered securities and are not listed on any national securities exchange. Consequently, there may be less public information available about the underlying fund’s investments and the market for certain Loans may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. As a result, the underlying fund may be more dependent upon the analytical ability of its adviser. In addition certain Loans may not be considered securities under the Federal securities laws and, therefore, investments in such Loans may not be subject to certain protections under those laws.

When an underlying fund acquires a loan participation, the underlying fund typically enters into a contractual relationship with the lender or third party selling such participations, but not the borrower. As a result, the underlying fund assumes the credit risk of the seller of the loan participation and any other parties interpositioned between the underlying fund and the borrower. The underlying fund may not benefit directly from the collateral supporting the load in which it has purchased the loan participations or assignments.

Affiliates of the adviser may participate in the primary and secondary market for Loans. Because of limitations imposed by applicable law, the presence of the adviser’s affiliates in the Loan market may restrict the underlying fund’s ability to acquire some Loans, affect the timing of such acquisition or affect the price at which the Loan is acquired. Also, because the adviser may wish to invest in the publicly traded securities of an obligor, it may not have access to material non-public information regarding the obligor to which other investors have access.

ETN Risk. In addition to risks associated with fixed income securities in general, ETNs do not make periodic coupon payments and provide no principal protection. The value of an ETN may be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying commodities markets, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer’s credit rating and economic, legal, political or geographic events that affect the referenced commodity. The value of the ETN may drop due to a downgrade in the issuer’s credit rating, despite the underlying index remaining unchanged. The timing and character of income and gains derived from ETNs is under consideration by the U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service and may also be affected by future legislation. ETNs are also subject to the risks associated with derivatives.

Transactions Risk. The Fund or an underlying fund could experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders and its liquidity may be negatively impacted. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are large or frequent, occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for the securities sold, or when the securities the Fund or an underlying fund wishes to or is required to sell are illiquid. The Fund or an underlying fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at its desired time or price. Illiquidity can be caused by a drop in overall market trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or legal restrictions on the securities’ resale. Other market participants may be attempting to sell debt securities at the same time as the Fund or an underlying fund, causing downward pricing pressure and contributing to illiquidity. The capacity for bond dealers to engage in trading or “make a market” in debt securities has not kept pace with the growth of bond markets. This could potentially lead to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the debt markets. Certain securities that were liquid when purchased may later become illiquid, particularly in times of overall economic distress. Similarly, large purchases of Fund or underlying fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s or underlying fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Additional Risks

Privately Placed Securities Risk. Privately placed securities generally are less liquid than publicly traded securities and the Fund may not always be able to sell such securities without experiencing delays in finding buyers or reducing the sale price for such securities. The disposition of some of the securities held by the Fund may be restricted under federal securities laws. As a result, the Fund may not be able to dispose of such investments at a time when, or at a price at which, it desires to do so and may have to bear expenses of registering these securities, if necessary. These securities may also be difficult to value.

 

 

 
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Convertible Securities Risk. A convertible security generally entitles the holder to receive interest paid or accrued on debt securities or the dividend paid on preferred stock until the convertible security matures or is redeemed, converted or exchanged. Before conversion, convertible securities generally have characteristics similar to both debt and equity securities. The value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates rise and, because of the conversion feature, tends to vary with fluctuations in the market value of the underlying securities. Convertible securities ordinarily provide a stream of income with generally higher yields than those of common stock of the same or similar issuers. Convertible securities generally rank senior to common stock in a corporation’s capital structure but are usually subordinated to comparable nonconvertible securities. Convertible securities generally do not participate directly in any dividend increases or decreases of the underlying securities, although the market prices of convertible securities may be affected by any dividend changes or other changes in the underlying securities.

MLP Risk. MLPs may trade infrequently and in limited volume and they may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than securities of larger or more broadly-based companies. The managing general partner of an MLP may receive an incentive allocation based on increases in the amount and growth of cash distributions to investors in the MLP. This method of compensation may create an incentive for the managing general partner to make investments that are riskier or more speculative than would be the case in the absence of such compensation arrangements. Debt securities of MLPs are subject to the risks of debt securities in general. For example, such securities are more sensitive to interest rates than equity securities of MLPs.

Volcker Rule Risk. Pursuant to section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and certain rules promulgated thereunder known as the Volcker Rule, if the adviser and/or its affiliates own 25% or more of the outstanding ownership interests of the Fund after the permitted seeding period from the implementation of the Fund’s investment, the Fund could be subject to restrictions on trading that would adversely impact the Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy. As a result, the adviser and/or its affiliates may be required to reduce their ownership interests in the Fund at a time that is sooner than would otherwise be desirable, which may result in the Fund’s liquidation or, if the Fund is able to continue operating, may result in losses, increased transaction costs and adverse tax consequences as a result of the sale of portfolio securities.

For more information about risks associated with the types of investments that the Fund purchases, please read “Risk/Return Summary” and the Statement of Additional Information.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

An investment in the Fund is subject to a number of actual or potential conflicts of interest. For example, the Adviser and/or its affiliates provide a variety of different services to the Fund, for which the Fund compensates them. As a result, the Adviser and/or its affiliates have an incentive to enter into arrangements with the Fund, and face conflicts of interest when balancing that incentive against the best interests of the Fund. The Adviser and/or its affiliates also face conflicts of interest in their service as investment adviser to other clients, and, from time to time, make investment decisions that differ from and/ or negatively impact those made by the Adviser on behalf of the Fund. In addition, affiliates of the Adviser provide a broad range of services and products to their clients and are major participants in the global currency, equity, commodity, fixed income and other markets in which the Fund invests or will invest. In certain circumstances by providing services and products to their clients, these affiliates’ activities will disadvantage or restrict the Fund and/or benefit these affiliates. The Adviser may also acquire material non-public information which would negatively affect the Adviser’s ability to transact in securities for the Fund. JPMorgan and the Funds have adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to appropriately prevent, limit or mitigate conflicts of interest. In addition, many of the activities that create these conflicts of interest are limited and/or prohibited by law, unless an exception is available. For more information about conflicts of interest, see the Potential Conflicts of Interest section in the SAI.

TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS

For liquidity and to respond to unusual market conditions, the Fund may invest all or most of its total assets in cash and cash equivalents for temporary defensive purposes. These investments may result in a lower yield than lower-quality or longer-term investments, and may prevent the Fund from meeting its investment objective.

 

WHAT IS A CASH EQUIVALENT?
Cash equivalents are highly liquid, high-quality instruments with maturities of three months or less on the date they are purchased. They include securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, repurchase agreements (other than equity repurchase agreements), certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper (rated in one of the two highest rating categories), variable rate master demand notes, money market mutual funds and bank money market deposit accounts.
 

 

 
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While the Fund is engaged in a temporary defensive position, it may not meet its investment objective. These investments may be inconsistent with the Fund’s main investment strategies. Therefore, the Fund will pursue a temporary defensive position only when market conditions warrant.

ADDITIONAL FEE WAIVER AND/OR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT

Service providers to the Fund may, from time to time, voluntarily waive all or a portion of any fees to which they are entitled and/or reimburse certain expenses as they may determine from time to time. The Fund’s service providers may discontinue or modify these voluntary actions at any time without notice. Performance for the Fund reflects the voluntary waiver of fees and/or the reimbursement of expenses, if any. Without these voluntary waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would have been less favorable.

Expenses of Underlying Funds. The percentage of the Fund’s assets that will be allocated to underlying funds may be changed from time to time. To the extent that allocations among the underlying funds are changed or new underlying funds are utilized, or to the extent that the expense ratios of the underlying funds change, the weighted average operating expenses borne by the Fund may increase or decrease.

The Fund will invest in Class R6 Shares of the underlying funds to the extent they are available. If an underlying fund does not offer Class R6 Shares, the Fund will invest in Class R5 Shares of the underlying fund. Many of the underlying funds currently do not offer Class R5 or Class R6 Shares. As a result, the Fund may invest in Institutional Class Shares of the underlying funds, or to the extent that an underlying fund does not have Institutional Class Shares, the Fund may invest in Select Class Shares of an underlying fund. Institutional Class and Select Class Shares have higher expenses than Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, and Class R5 Shares have higher expenses than Class R6 Shares. To the extent that the Fund invests in shares of the underlying funds that do not offer Class R6 Shares, the Fund’s total expenses will be higher. To avoid charging a separate shareholder service fee at an effective rate above 0.25%, the shareholder servicing agent will waive shareholder service fees with respect to the Fund in an amount equal to the weighted average pro rata amount of shareholder service fees charged by the underlying funds. This amount is shown as a waiver under “Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements” for Class A, Class C, and Select Class Shares in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table.

 

 

 
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The Fund’s Management and Administration

 

The Fund is a series of JPMorgan Trust I, a Delaware statutory trust (the Trust). The Trust is governed by Trustees who are responsible for overseeing all business activities of the Fund.

The Fund operates in a multiple class structure. A multiple class fund is an open-end investment company that issues two or more classes of shares representing interests in the same investment portfolio.

Each class in a multiple class fund can set its own transaction minimums and may vary with respect to expenses for distribution, administration and shareholder services. This means that one class could offer access to a Fund on different terms than another class. Certain classes may be more appropriate for a particular investor.

The Fund may issue other classes of shares that have different expense levels and performance and different requirements for who may invest. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning all of the Fund’s other share classes. A Financial Intermediary who receives compensation for selling Fund shares may receive a different amount of compensation for sales of different classes of shares.

The Fund’s Investment Adviser

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM) acts as investment adviser to the Fund and makes day-to-day investment decisions for the Fund. JPMIM is located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

JPMIM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase), a bank holding company.

During the most recent fiscal period ended 8/31/15, JPMIM was paid a management fee (net of waivers) of 0.00% as a percentage of average daily net assets.

A discussion of the basis the Board of Trustees of the Trust used in reapproving the investment advisory agreement for the Fund is available in the annual report for the most recent fiscal period ended August 31.

The Portfolio Managers

The Fund is managed by JPMIM’s Multi-Asset Solutions team. The members of the Multi-Asset Solutions team responsible for management and oversight of the Fund are Jeffrey A. Geller, Katherine Santiago, Maddi Dessner and Nicole Goldberger. In their capacity as portfolio managers, Mr. Geller, Ms. Santiago, Ms. Dessner and Ms. Goldberger and the team of analysts manage the portfolio construction, investment strategy selection and tactical asset allocation processes for the Fund. Mr. Geller, Managing Director and CFA charterholder, has been

a portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception and is Chief Investment Officer (CIO) for the Americas of Multi-Asset Solutions. An employee of JPMIM since 2006, he provides oversight with respect to manager and strategic suitability and fit and ensuring that the team’s asset allocation views are reflected appropriately across a diverse set of mandates. Ms. Santiago, Executive Director and CFA charterholder, has been an employee of JPMIM since 2005, a portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception and is an analyst in the Global Multi-Asset Research group. Ms. Dessner, Managing Director and CFA charterholder, has been an employee of JPMIM since 1995, a member of Multi-Asset Solutions since 2005 and has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since December 2011. Ms. Goldberger, Executive Director and CFA charterholder, has been an employee of JPMIM and a member of Multi-Asset Solutions since 2003 and has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since December 2011.

The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities in the Fund.

The Fund’s Administrator

JPMIM (the Administrator) provides administrative services and oversees the Fund’s other service providers. The Administrator receives a pro-rata portion of the following annual fee on behalf of the Fund for administrative services: 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets on the first $500 million in Fund assets; 0.075% of the Fund’s average daily net assets between $500 million and $1 billion and 0.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion. The Administrator is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase.

The Fund’s Shareholder Servicing Agent

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into a shareholder servicing agreement with JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (JPMDS) under which JPMDS has agreed to provide certain support services to the Fund’s shareholders. For performing these services, JPMDS, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares of the Fund.

JPMDS may enter into services agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of the 0.25% annual fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services.

The Fund’s Distributor

JPMDS (the Distributor) is the distributor for the Fund. The Distributor is an affiliate of JPMIM.

 

 

 
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Additional Compensation to Financial Intermediaries

JPMIM, JPMDS and, from time to time, other affiliates of JPMorgan Chase may also, at their own expense and out of their own legitimate profits, provide additional cash payments to Financial Intermediaries whose customers invest in shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds. For this purpose, Financial Intermediaries include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with JPMDS. These additional cash payments are payments over and above any sales charges (including Rule 12b-1 fees), shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency and/or networking fees that are paid to such Financial Intermediaries, as described elsewhere in this prospectus. These additional cash payments are generally made to Financial Intermediaries that provide shareholder, sub-transfer agency or administrative services or

marketing support. Marketing support may include access to sales meetings, sales representatives and Financial Intermediary management representatives, inclusion of the J.P. Morgan Funds on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or other sales programs and/or for training and educating a Financial Intermediary’s employees. These additional cash payments also may be made as an expense reimbursement in cases where the Financial Intermediary provides shareholder services to J.P. Morgan Fund shareholders. JPMIM and JPMDS may also pay cash compensation in the form of finders’ fees that vary depending on the J.P. Morgan Fund and the dollar amount of shares sold. Such additional compensation may provide such Financial Intermediaries with an incentive to favor sales of shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds over other investment options they make available to their customers. See the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

 

 
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CHOOSING A SHARE CLASS

Each share class represents an investment in the same portfolio of securities, but each has different availability and eligibility criteria, sales charges, expenses, dividends and distributions. These arrangements allow you to choose the available class that best meets your needs. You should read this section carefully to determine which share class is best for you. Factors you should consider in choosing a share class include:

 

   

The amount you plan to invest;

 

   

The length of time you expect to hold your investment;

 

   

The total costs associated with your investment, including any sales charges that you pay when you buy or sell your Fund shares and expenses that are paid out of Fund assets over time;

 

   

Whether you qualify for any reduction or waiver of sales charges;

 

   

Whether you plan to take any distributions in the near future;

 

   

The availability of the share class;

 

   

The services that will be available to you;

 

   

The amount of compensation that your Financial Intermediary will receive; and

 

   

The advantages and disadvantages of each share class.

Please read this prospectus carefully, and then select the Fund and share class most appropriate for you and decide how much you want to invest. Each Fund may offer other classes of shares not included in this prospectus that have different expense levels, performance and eligibility requirements from the share classes offered in this prospectus. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning these or other share classes. A Financial Intermediary may receive different compensation based on the share class sold.

 

Shares of the Funds have not been registered for sale outside of the United States. This prospectus is not intended for distribution to prospective investors outside of the United States. The Funds generally do not market or sell shares to investors domiciled outside of the United States, even, with regard to individuals, if they are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.

 

 

 
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     Class A   Class C   Select
Eligibility1   May be purchased by the general public   May be purchased by the general public  

Limited to certain investors, including:

  Purchases directly from the Fund through JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (the “Distributor”) by institutional investors, such as corporations, pension and profit sharing plans and foundations meeting the minimum investment requirements;

  Purchases through your Financial Intermediary or any other organization, including affiliates of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase), authorized to act in a fiduciary, advisory or custodial capacity for its clients or customers; and

  Purchases by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.2

Minimum Investment1,3,4  

$1,000 for each Fund or

$50, if establishing a Systematic Investment Plan

 

$1,000 for each Fund or

$50, if establishing a Systematic Investment Plan

 

$1,000,000 — An investor can combine purchases of Select Class Shares of other J.P. Morgan Funds in order to meet the minimum.

 

$1,000 — Investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds2 or

 

$50 for employees, if establishing a Systematic Purchase Plan.

Minimum Subsequent Investments1   $505   $505   No minimum except $50 for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.
Systematic Purchase Plan   Yes   Yes   No except for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.

 

 
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     Class A   Class C   Select
Systematic Redemption Plan   Yes   Yes   No except for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.

Front-End Sales Charge

(refer to Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation Section for more details)

  Up to 4.50% reduced or waived for large purchases and certain investors, eliminated for purchases of $1 million or more.   None   None

Contingent Deferred

Sales Charge (CDSC)

(refer to Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation Section for more details)

 

On purchases of $1 million or more:

  1.00% on redemptions made within 12 months after purchase.

  0.50% on redemptions made between 12 and 18 months after purchase.

Waived under certain circumstances.

 

  1.00% on redemptions made within 12 months after purchase.

Waived under certain circumstances.

  None
Distribution (12b-1) Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.75% of the average daily net assets.   None
Shareholder Service Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.25% of the average daily net assets.
Redemption Fee   None   None   None
Advantages   If you are eligible to have the sales charge reduced or eliminated or you have a long-term investment horizon, these shares have lower distribution fees over a longer term investment horizon than Class C Shares.   No front-end sales charge is assessed so you own more shares initially. These shares may make sense for investors who have a shorter investment horizon relative to Class A Shares.   No front-end sales charge or CDSC is assessed so you own more shares initially. In addition, Select Class Shares have lower fees than Class A and Class C Shares.
Disadvantages   A front-end sales charge is generally assessed, diminishing the number of shares owned. If you are eligible to have the sales charge reduced or eliminated, you may be subject to a CDSC. Class A Shares may not make sense for investors who have a shorter investment horizon relative to Class C Shares.   Shares are subject to CDSC and have higher ongoing distribution fees. This means that over the long term Class C Shares accrue higher fees than Class A Shares.   Limited availability and higher minimum initial investment than Class A and Class C Shares.

 

1 

Financial Intermediaries or other organizations making the Funds available to their clients or customers may impose minimums which may be different from the requirements for investors purchasing directly from the Funds.

2 

May also be purchased directly from the Funds by officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees and their immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the person, as defined in section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) of:

   

J.P. Morgan Funds

   

JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates

 

 
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3 

Investment minimums may be waived for certain types of Group Retirement Plans (as defined in the glossary), as well as for certain fee-based programs. The Funds reserve the right to waive any initial or subsequent investment minimum.

4 

Please see “MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE” for more information about minimum balance requirements.

5 

Minimum subsequent investment for Systematic Purchase Plans established before 3/1/15 was $25.

SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION

The following section describes the various sales charges and other fees that you will pay if you purchase shares of the Funds. In addition, it describes the types of compensation paid to Financial Intermediaries for the sale of Fund shares and related services. The Distributor reserves the right to change sales charges, commissions and finder’s fees at any time.

To obtain information regarding sales charges and the reduction, and elimination or waiver of sales charges on Class A and Class C Shares of the Funds, visit www.jpmorganfunds.com or call 1-800-480-4111. You may also contact your Financial Intermediary about the reduction, elimination or waiver of sales charges.

Class A Shares

The public offering price of Class A Shares of each Fund is the net asset value (NAV) per share plus the applicable sales charge, unless you qualify for a waiver of the sales charge. The sales charge is allocated between your Financial Intermediary and the Distributor as shown in the tables below, except if the Distributor, in its discretion, re-allows the entire amount to your Financial Intermediary. In those instances in which the entire amount is re-allowed, such Financial Intermediaries may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act of 1933.

The table below shows the front-end sales charge you would pay at different levels of investment, the commission paid to Financial Intermediaries, any finders fees paid to Financial Intermediaries and any applicable CDSC. Purchases at certain dollar levels, known as “breakpoints,” allow for a reduction in the front-end sales charge.

 

Class A Shares

Amount of Investment

   Sales Charge
as a % of
Offering Price
   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
1
  

Commission

as a % of

Offering Price2

     CDSC
Less than $100,000    4.50    4.71    4.05      0.00
$100,000- $249,999    3.50    3.63    3.05      0.00
$250,000 to $499,999    2.50    2.56    2.05      0.00
$500,000 to $999,999    2.00    2.04    1.60      0.00
         
Amount of Investment   

Sales Charge
as a % of

Offering Price

   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
  

Finder’s Fee

as a % of your
Investment
3

    

CDSC

as a % of your

Redemption3, 4

$1,000,000 to $3,999,999    0.00    0.00    1.00     

 

0-12 months — 1.00%

 

12-18 months — 0.50%

$4,000,000 - $9,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.75     
$10,000,000 to $49,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.50     
$50,000,000 or more    0.00    0.00    0.25     

 

1 

The actual sales charge you pay may differ slightly from the rates disclosed above due to rounding calculations.

2 

The sales charge is allocated between your Financial Intermediary and the Distributor. The Distributor, at its discretion, may re-allow the entire sales charge to your Financial Intermediary; in those instances such Financial Intermediaries may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act of 1933.

3 

The Distributor or its affiliates pays any finder’s fee to your Financial Intermediary. The Distributor or its affiliates may withhold finder’s fee with respect to short-term investments.

4 

Please see the “Exchanging Fund Shares” section for details regarding CDSC and exchanges.

The Distributor may also pay Financial Intermediaries a finder’s fee on sales to defined contribution plans with no minimum investment amount.

 

 
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Finder’s Fee Schedule for Defined Contribution Plans

 

Class A Shares

Amount of Investment

   Sales Charge
as a % of
Offering Price
   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
   Finder’s Fee
as a % of your
Investment
    

CDSC

as a % of your
Redemption
1

$0 to $3,999,999    0.00    0.00    1.00      0.00
$4,000,000 - $9,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.75      0.00
$10,000,000 to $49,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.50      0.00
$50,000,000 or more    0.00    0.00    0.25      0.00

 

1 

If a plan redeems the shares of certain funds for which a finder’s fee has been paid within 18 months of the purchase date, no CDSC is charged; however, the Distributor reserves the right to reclaim the finder’s fee paid to the Financial Intermediary.

Class C Shares

The table below shows the amount of sales charge, commission paid and any CDSC that may be charged.

 

Class C Shares

Amount of Investment

  

Sales Charge

as a % of

Offering Price

   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
  

Commission

as a % of

Offering Price

    

CDSC

as a % of your
Redemption

All Investments    0.00    0.00    1.00      0-12 months —1.00%

Select Class Shares

There is no sales charge, commission or CDSC associated with Select Class Shares.

Reducing Your Class A Sales Charges

Each Fund permits you to reduce the front-end sales charge you pay on Class A Shares by exercising your Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges. Both of these are described below.

Rights of Accumulation: For Class A Shares, a front-end sales charge can be reduced by breakpoint discounts based on the amount of a single purchase or through Rights of Accumulation. By using Rights of Accumulation, you may combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types (as described below) with the amount of the current purchase to qualify for a breakpoint and reduced sales charge on the current purchase. The amount of the sales charge will be calculated based on the market value of your qualifying holdings as of the last calculated NAV prior to your investment.

Letter of Intent: By signing a Letter of Intent, you may combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types with the value that you intend to buy over a 13 month period to calculate the front-end sales charge and any breakpoint discounts. Each purchase that you make during that 13 month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount. The 13 month Letter of Intent period commences on the day that the Letter of Intent is received by the Funds or your Financial Intermediary, and you must inform your Financial Intermediary or the Funds that you have a Letter of Intent each time you make an investment. Purchases submitted prior to the date on which the Letter of Intent is received by the Funds or your Financial Intermediary are considered only in determining the level of sales charge that will be paid. The Letter of Intent will not result in a reduction in the amount of any previously paid sales charges.

A percentage of your investment will be held in escrow until the full amount covered by the Letter of Intent has been invested. If the terms of the Letter of Intent are not fulfilled by the end of the 13th month, you must pay the Distributor the difference between the sales charges applicable to the purchases at the time they were made and the reduced sales charges previously paid or the Distributor will liquidate sufficient escrowed shares to obtain the difference and/or adjust the shareholder’s account to reflect the correct number of shares that would be held after deduction of the sales charge. The Letter of Intent will be considered completed if the shareholder dies within the 13 month period covered by the Letter of Intent. Commissions to dealers will not be adjusted or paid on the difference between the Letter of Intent amount and the amount actually invested before the shareholder’s death.

Calculations made to determine whether a Letter of Intent commitment has been fulfilled will be made on the basis of the amount invested prior to the deduction of any applicable sales charge.

 

 
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Below are the qualifying holdings and account types that may be aggregated in order to exercise your Rights of Accumulation and Letter of Intent privileges to qualify for a reduced front-end sales charge on Class A Shares.

Qualifying Holdings: Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares of J.P. Morgan Funds and Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class units in New York’s 529 Advisor-Guided College Savings Program (NY529 Advisor-Guided Plan). Investments in the Institutional Class Shares of the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds and in the JPMorgan 529 U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio are not included.

Qualifying Accounts:

  1. Your account(s);
  2. Account(s) of your spouse or domestic partner;
  3. Account(s) of children under the age of 21 who share your residential address;
  4. Trust accounts established by any of the individuals in items (1) through (3) above. If the person(s) who established the trust is deceased, the trust account may be aggregated with the account(s) of the primary beneficiary of the trust;
  5. Solely controlled business accounts; and
  6. Single-participant retirement plans of any of the individuals in items (1) through (3) above.

You may use your qualifying holdings and account types even if they are held at different Financial Intermediaries. In order to obtain any reduction in the sales charge by utilizing either the Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges, you must, before each purchase of Class A Shares, inform your Financial Intermediary or the Funds if you have any existing holdings that may be aggregated with your current purchase in order to qualify for a reduced front-end sales charge.

In order to verify your eligibility for a reduced sales charge, you may be required to provide appropriate documentation, such as an account statement or the social security or tax identification number on an account, so that J.P. Morgan Funds may confirm (1) the value of each of your accounts invested in J.P. Morgan Funds or in the NY 529 Advisor-Guided Plan and (2) the value of the accounts owned by your spouse or domestic partner and by children under the age of 21 who share your residential address.

Certain Financial Intermediaries may not participate in extending the Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges to your holdings in the NY529 Advisor-Guided Plan. Please check with your Financial Intermediary to determine whether the Financial Intermediary makes these privileges available with respect to NY 529 Advisor-Guided Plan investments.

Additional information regarding the reduction of Class A sales charges is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. To determine if you are eligible for Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges or to request a copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call 1-800-480-4111. These programs may be terminated or amended at any time.

Waiver of the Class A Sales Charge

No sales charge is imposed on Class A Shares of the Funds if the shares were:

 

  1. Bought with the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

  2. Acquired in exchange for shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund if a comparable sales charge has been paid for the exchanged shares.

 

  3. Bought by officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees, and their immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the person, as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) of:

 

   

J.P. Morgan Funds.

 

   

JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Former employees and their immediate family members can make subsequent purchases in accounts established during the employee’s employment. Officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees, and their immediate family members of J.P. Morgan Funds and JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates may open new Select Class Share accounts subject to a $1,000 minimum investment requirement provided such accounts are opened directly from the Funds and not through a Financial Intermediary. Select Class Shares have lower expenses than Class A Shares. Please call 1-800-480-4111 for more information concerning all of the Funds’ other share classes.

 

 
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  4. Bought by employees of:

 

   

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries or financial institutions that have entered into dealer agreements with the Funds or the Distributor and their subsidiaries and affiliates (or otherwise have an arrangement with a Financial Intermediary or financial institution with respect to sales of Fund shares). This waiver includes the employees’ immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the employee, as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code).

 

  5. Bought by:

 

   

Group Retirement Plans which are employer sponsored retirement, deferred compensation, employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a Group Retirement Plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and

 

   

Shares must be held at a plan level or

 

   

Shares must be held at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan record-keeper

Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGH’s, individual 401(k) or individual 403(b) plans do not qualify under this waiver.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries, including affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, who have a dealer arrangement with the Distributor, act in a custodial capacity, or who place trades for their own accounts or for the accounts of their clients and who charge a management, asset allocation, consulting, or other fee for their services.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries who have entered into an agreement with the Distributor and have been approved by the Distributor to offer Fund shares to investment brokerage programs in which the end shareholder makes investment decisions independent of an financial advisor; these programs may or may not charge a transaction fee.

 

   

Tuition programs that qualify under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

   

A bank, trust company or thrift institution which is acting as a fiduciary exercising investment discretion, provided that appropriate notification of such fiduciary relationship is reported at the time of the investment to the Fund or the Fund’s Distributor.

 

  6. Bought in connection with plans of reorganization of a J.P. Morgan Fund, such as mergers, asset acquisitions and exchange offers to which a Fund is a party. However, you may pay a CDSC when you redeem the Fund shares you received in connection with the plan of reorganization.

 

  7. Purchased in Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) established prior to September 2, 2014:

 

  i. That were established through a rollover from a qualified retirement plan for which J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services LLC had a contractual relationship to provide recordkeeping for the plan (an “RPS Rollover IRA”) or an IRA that was subsequently established in connection with the RPS Rollover IRA;

 

  ii. Where JPMorgan Institutional Investments Inc. continues to be the broker of record for the IRA; and

 

  iii. Where State Street Bank & Trust Company continues to serve as custodian for the IRA.

To determine if you qualify for a sales charge waiver, call 1-800-480-4111 or contact your Financial Intermediary. These waivers may not continue indefinitely and may be discontinued at any time without notice.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC)

Certain redemptions of Class A and Class C Shares are subject to a CDSC. Please see “SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” for the amount of the applicable CDSC. The CDSC is calculated by multiplying the original cost of the shares by the CDSC rate. For Class A Shares, the CDSC is calculated from the date of the purchase of the applicable shares. For Class C Shares, the Fund assumes that all purchases made in a given month were made on the first day of the month.

No CDSC is imposed on share appreciation, nor is a CDSC imposed on shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions.

 

 
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To keep your CDSC as low as possible, the Funds will first redeem any shares that are not subject to a CDSC (i.e., shares that have been held for longer than the CDSC period or shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions), followed by the shares held for the longest time. You should retain any records necessary to substantiate historical costs because the Distributor, the Funds, the transfer agent and your Financial Intermediary may not maintain such information.

If you received Fund shares in connection with a fund reorganization, the CDSC applicable to your original shares (including the period of time you have held those shares) will be applied to the shares received in the reorganization.

Waiver of the Class A and Class C CDSC

No CDSC is imposed on redemptions of shares:

 

  1. If you participate in a Systematic Withdrawal Plan and withdraw no more than the amount permitted to be withdrawn without a CDSC. Please refer to Systematic Withdrawal Plan in the “HOW TO REDEEM” table below.

 

  2. Made due to the death or disability of a shareholder. For shareholders that become disabled, the redemption must be made within one year of initial qualification for Social Security disability payments or within one year of becoming disabled as defined in section 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code. This waiver is only available for accounts opened prior to the shareholder’s disability. In order to qualify for the waiver, the Distributor must be notified of the death or disability at the time of the redemption order and be provided with satisfactory evidence of such death or disability.

 

  3. That represent a required minimum distribution from your IRA Account or other qualifying retirement plan but only if you are at least age 70 1/2. If the shareholder maintains more than one IRA, only the assets in the IRA that is invested in one or more of the J.P. Morgan Funds are considered when calculating that portion of your required minimum distribution that qualifies for the waiver.

 

  4. That are part of a Fund-initiated event, such as mergers, liquidations, asset acquisitions, and exchange offers to which a Fund is a party, or result from a failure to maintain the required minimum balance in an account. However, you may pay a sales charge when you redeem the Fund shares you received in connection with the Fund-initiated event.

 

  5. Exchanged into the same share class of other J.P. Morgan Funds. Your new Fund will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged and the current holding period is carried over to your new shares. Please read “Exchanging Fund Shares” for more information.

 

  6. For Class C Shares only, if your Financial Intermediary has notified the Distributor before you invest that it is waiving its commission.

To see if you qualify for a CDSC waiver, call 1-800-480-4111 or contact your Financial Intermediary. These waivers may not continue indefinitely and may be discontinued at any time without notice.

Rule 12b–1 Fees

Each Fund described in this prospectus has adopted a Distribution Plan under Rule 12b-1 with respect to Class A and Class C Shares that allows it to pay distribution fees for the sale and distribution of those shares of the Funds. These fees are called “Rule 12b-1 fees.” Rule 12b-1 fees are paid by the Funds to the Distributor as compensation for its services and expenses in connection with the sale and distribution of Fund shares. The Distributor in turn pays all or part of these Rule 12b-1 fees to Financial Intermediaries that have agreements with the Distributor to sell shares of the Funds. The Distributor may pay Rule 12b-1 fees to its affiliates. Payments are not tied to actual expenses incurred.

The Rule 12b-1 fees (based on average daily net assets of the share class) vary by share class as follows:

 

Class    Rule 12b-1 Fee
Class A    0.25%
Class C    0.75%
Select Class    None

Rule 12b-1 fees, together with the CDSC, help the Distributor sell Class C Shares without an upfront sales charge by defraying the costs of advancing brokerage commissions and other expenses paid to Financial Intermediaries.

 

 
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Because Rule 12b-1 fees are paid out of Fund assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

Networking and Sub-Transfer Agency Fees

J.P. Morgan Funds have entered into agreements directly with Financial Intermediaries pursuant to which the Funds will pay the Financial Intermediary for services such as networking or sub-transfer agency (collectively, the “Sub-TA Agreements”). Sub-TA Agreement payments are generally based on either (1) a percentage of the average daily net assets of clients serviced by such Financial Intermediary up to a set maximum dollar amount per shareholder account serviced, or (2) a per account fee based on the number of accounts serviced by such Financial Intermediary. Sub-TA Agreement payments are in addition to, rather than in lieu of, Rule 12b-1 fees the Financial Intermediary may also be receiving pursuant to agreements with the Distributor for classes with Rule 12b-1 fees. From time to time, JPMIM or its affiliates may pay a portion of the fees for networking or sub-transfer agency at its or their own expense and out of its or their legitimate profits.

Shareholder Servicing

The Distributor, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of up to the following fee (based on the average daily net assets of each class of a Fund).

 

Class    Shareholder Servicing Fee
Class A    0.25%
Class C    0.25%
Select Class    0.25%

The Distributor may enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of that fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services.

PURCHASING FUND SHARES

You may purchase shares directly from the Funds through the Distributor or through your Financial Intermediary.

This prospectus offers multiple share classes. Each share class has different sales charges and/or expenses. When deciding what share class to buy, you should consider the amount of your investment, the length of time you intend to hold the shares, the sales charges and expenses applicable to each share class and whether you qualify for any sales charge discounts. Please refer to “Choosing a Share Class” for investment minimums for initial and subsequent purchases and to help you determine which share class would be best for you.

Purchase and redemption orders will be accepted only on days that J.P. Morgan Funds are open for business. The Funds are open for business on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NYSE is closed for trading on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. A purchase or redemption order received by a Fund prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. ET) (“NYSE Close”), on a day the Funds are open for business, will be effected at that day’s NAV. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. An order received after the NYSE Close will generally be effected at the NAV determined on the next business day. However, orders received by Financial Intermediaries on a business day prior to the NYSE Close and communicated to the Funds prior to such time as agreed upon by the Funds and the Financial Intermediary will be effected at the NAV determined on the business day the order was received by the Financial Intermediary.

A purchase order must be supported by all appropriate documentation and information in the proper form. The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete purchase orders.

Share ownership is electronically recorded; therefore, no certificate will be issued. A shareholder who purchases shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily will not accrue a dividend on the day of the purchase.

If you purchase shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your purchase order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for purchase orders.

 

 
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If you purchase shares directly with the Funds, see the information below.

 

HOW TO PURCHASE
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Phone or Online

 

1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

 

A new account generally may not be opened by phone or online.

 

Employees of JPMorgan Chase & Co. may open a new account online.

 

A new fund position can be added to an existing account by phone or online if you have bank information on file. The minimum initial investment requirement must be met.

  You must already have bank information on file. If we do not have bank information on file, you must submit written instructions. Please call for instructions on how to add bank information to your account.

By Mail

 

Regular mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

Mail the completed and signed application with a check to our Regular or Overnight mailing address.

 

Refer to the Additional Information Regarding Purchases section

  Please mail your check and include your name, the Fund name, and your fund account number.
 

All checks must be made payable to one of the following:

   J.P. Morgan Funds; or

   The specific Fund in which you are investing.

 

Please include your existing account number, if applicable.

 

All checks must be in U.S. dollars. The Funds do not accept credit cards, cash, starter checks, money orders or credit card checks. The Funds reserve the right to refuse “third-party” checks and checks drawn on non-U.S. financial institutions even if payment may be effected through a U.S. financial institution. Checks made payable to any individual or company and endorsed to J.P. Morgan Funds or a Fund are considered third-party checks.

By ACH or Wire1

 

1-800-480-4111

 

Wire Instructions:

Boston Financial Data Services

2000 Crown Colony Drive

Quincy, MA 02169

 

Attn: J.P.Morgan Funds Services

ABA: 021 000 021

DDA: 323 125 832

FBO: Fund Name

Fund: Fund #

Account: Your Account # and
Your Account Registration

 

You may include bank information on your application for your initial purchase to be processed via Automated Clearing House (ACH) rather than sending a check.

 

New accounts cannot be opened by wire purchase.

 

Purchase by ACH: To process a purchase via ACH using bank information on file you may call us or process the purchase online.

 

Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Funds of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.

 

 
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HOW TO PURCHASE
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account
Systematic Investment Plan1  

You may include instructions to set up a Systematic Investment Plan on your application. Bank Information must be included.

 

Refer to Choosing A Share Class for fund minimums.

 

If bank information is on file, you may call, go online or mail written instructions to start, edit or delete a Systematic Investment Plan.

 

You cannot have a Systematic Investment Plan and a Systematic Withdrawal Plan or Systematic Exchange Plan on the same fund account.

 

If bank information is not on file, you will be required to submit a completed form with your bank information and Systematic Investment Plan details.

 

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The Funds currently do not charge for these services, but may impose a charge in the future. However, your bank may impose a charge for debiting your bank account.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct transactions using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make purchases over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Purchases

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When you open an account, we will ask for your name, residential or business street address, date of birth (for an individual), and other information that will allow us to identify you, including your social security number, tax identification number or other identifying number. The Funds cannot waive these requirements. The Funds are required by law to reject your Account Application if the required identifying information is not provided.

We will attempt to collect any missing information required on the Account Application by contacting either you or your Financial Intermediary. If we cannot obtain this information within the established time frame, your Account Application will be rejected. Amounts received prior to receipt of the required information will be held un-invested and will be returned to you without interest if your Account Application is rejected. If the required information is obtained, your investment will be accepted and you will pay the NAV per share next calculated after all of the required information is received, plus any applicable sales charge.

Once we have received all of the required information, federal law requires us to verify your identity. After an account is opened, we may restrict your ability to purchase additional shares until your identity is verified. If we are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time, the Funds reserve the right to close your account at the current day’s NAV per share. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the NAV per share next calculated after the account is closed, less any applicable CDSC or fees. In addition, you will not be entitled to recoup any sales charges paid to a Fund in connection with your purchase of Fund shares.

Purchases by wire may be canceled if J.P. Morgan Funds Services does not receive payment by 4:00 p.m. ET on the settlement date. You will be responsible for any expenses and/or losses to the Funds.

 

 
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EXCHANGING FUND SHARES

An exchange is selling shares of one J.P. Morgan Fund and taking the proceeds to simultaneously purchase shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund. Before making an exchange request, you should read the prospectus of the J.P. Morgan Fund whose shares you would like to purchase by exchange. You can obtain a prospectus for any J.P. Morgan Fund by contacting your Financial Intermediary, by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com, or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES

Class A Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Class A Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

  Morgan Shares of a J.P. Morgan money market fund (except for JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund beginning 10/1/16), or

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Class C Shares of any Fund may also be exchanged for:

  Class C Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund (except for JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund beginning 10/1/16). Your new Class C Shares will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged, and the current holding period for your exchanged Class C Shares is carried over to your new shares.

  Select Class or Institutional Class Shares, if available, of the same fund (except any of the J.P. Morgan money market funds) provided you meet the eligibility requirements for the class you are exchanging into. In addition, the Class C Shares that you wish to exchange must not currently be subject to any CDSC.

 

Select Class Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Select Class Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund, or

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

In general, the same rules and procedures that apply to redemptions and purchases apply to exchanges:

 

   

All exchanges are subject to meeting any investment minimum or eligibility requirements of the new Fund and class.

 

   

The J.P. Morgan Funds will provide 60 days’ written notice of any termination of or material change to your exchange privilege.

 

   

All exchanges are based upon the net asset value that is next calculated after the Fund receives your order, provided the exchange out of one Fund must occur before the exchange into the other Fund.

 

   

In order for an exchange to take place on the date that the order is submitted, the order must be received prior to the close of both the Fund that you wish to exchange into and the Fund that you wish to exchange out of, otherwise, the exchange will occur on the following business day on which both Funds are open.

 

   

A shareholder that exchanges into shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily, including a money market fund, will not accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange. A shareholder that exchanges out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange.

 

   

The exchange privilege is not intended as a way for you to speculate on short-term movements in the market. Therefore, to prevent disruptions in the management of J.P. Morgan Funds, certain J.P. Morgan Funds limit excessive exchange activity as described in the “Frequent Trading Policy” section. Your exchange privilege will be limited or revoked if the exchange activity is considered excessive. In addition, any J.P. Morgan Fund may reject any exchange request for any reason, including if it is not in the best interests of the Fund and/or its shareholders to accept the exchange.

 

   

For Class A and Class C Shares only, you can set up a systematic exchange program to automatically exchange shares on a regular basis. However, you cannot have simultaneous systematic investment plans for the same Fund. You may call 1-800-480-4111 for complete instructions.

Generally, you will not pay a sales charge on an exchange except as specified below.

If you exchange Class A Shares or Class C Shares of a Fund that are subject to a CDSC for Class A or Class C Shares, respectively, of another Fund, you will not pay a CDSC at the time of the exchange, however:

 

  1. Your new Class A Shares or Class C Shares will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged, and

 

  2. The current holding period for your exchanged Class A Shares or Class C Shares, is carried over to your new shares.

If you exchange Class A Shares of a Fund that is subject to a CDSC into Morgan Shares of a J.P. Morgan money market fund, you will be subject to the applicable CDSC at the time of the exchange.

 

 
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Tax Consequences on Exchanges

Generally, an exchange between J.P. Morgan Funds is considered a sale and generally results in a capital gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. An exchange between classes of shares of the same Fund is generally not taxable for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making an exchange.

REDEEMING FUND SHARES

If you sell shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your redemption order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders.

If you sell shares directly with the Fund, see the information below.

Your redemption proceeds may be mailed to you at your address of record1, wired, or sent by ACH to a pre-existing bank account on file.

 

HOW TO REDEEM

By Phone or Online

Note: certain account types are not available for online account access.

 

Call us at 1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

By Mail  

Regular Mailing Address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

Systematic Redemption Plan2

Note: The Funds currently do not charge for this service, but may impose a charge in the future.

 

You may include instructions to set up a Systematic Redemption Plan on your application. Payment instructions must be included.

 

You may call, or mail written instructions to start, edit or delete a Systematic Redemption Plan.

 

You may send a written redemption request to your Financial Intermediary, if applicable, or to the Fund at the following address:

 

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

You may redeem over the phone. Please see “Can I redeem by phone?” for more information.

 

If you own Class A or Class C Shares, the applicable CDSC will be deducted from those payments unless such payments are made: 3

 

  Monthly and constitute no more than 1/12 of 10% of your then-current balance in the Fund each month; or

  Quarterly and constitute no more than 1/4 of 10% of your then-current balance in the Fund each quarter.

 

It may not be in your best interest to buy additional Class A Shares while participating in a Systematic Withdrawal Plan. This is because Class A Shares have an upfront sales charge.

 

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You cannot request a redemption by check to be sent to an address updated within 30 days.

2 

If the amount of the systematic payment exceeds the income earned by your account since the previous payment under the Systematic Redemption Plan, payments will be made by redeeming some of your shares. This will reduce the amount of your investment, up to possibly closing your account

3 

Your current balance in the Fund for purposes of these calculations will be determined by multiplying the number of shares held by the last calculated NAV per share of the applicable class.

 

 
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You may redeem some or all of your shares on any day that the Fund is open for business. You will not be permitted to enter a redemption order for shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check or through an ACH transaction for five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check or ACH transaction has cleared (sometimes referred to as uncollected shares).

If the Fund or Financial Intermediary receives your redemption order before the close of the NYSE (normally 4 p.m. ET or before 4:00 p.m. ET, if the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. ET), you will receive the NAV per share calculated after your redemption order is received in good order (meaning that it includes the information required by, and complies with security requirements implemented by, the Funds’ transfer agent or the Funds), minus the amount of any applicable CDSC or fees. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders and may charge a fee to process redemption of shares. A shareholder that redeems out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the redemption.

All redemption requests must be supported by valid identity authentication, the appropriate documentation (if applicable) and any necessary information in good order. Additional information may be required depending on the situation. For accounts held directly with the Funds, your redemption proceeds will typically be paid within one to seven days after receipt of the redemption order.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct transactions using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make redemptions over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone or online. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares online or by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Redemptions

Medallion signature guarantees may be required if:

 

   

You want to redeem shares with a value of $50,000 or more and you want to receive your proceeds in the form of a check; or

 

   

You want your payment sent to an address, bank account or payee other than the one currently designated on your Fund account.

The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete redemption orders.

The Fund may suspend your ability to redeem when:

 

  1. Trading on the NYSE is restricted;

 

  2. The NYSE is closed (other than weekend and holiday closings);

 

  3. Federal securities laws permit;

 

  4. The SEC has permitted a suspension; or

 

  5. An emergency exists, as determined by the SEC.

You generally will recognize a gain or loss on a redemption for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making a redemption.

Generally, all redemptions will be for cash; however, if you redeem shares worth $250,000 or more, the Fund reserves the right to pay part or all of your redemption proceeds in readily marketable securities instead of cash. If payment is made in securities, the Fund will value the securities selected in the same manner in which it computes its NAV. This process minimizes the effect of large redemptions on the Fund and its remaining shareholders. If you receive a distribution in-kind, securities received by you may be subject to market risk and you could incur taxable gains and brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

 

 
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MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE

Due to the relatively high cost of maintaining small accounts, if your account value falls below the required minimum balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem all of the remaining shares in your account and close your account or charge an annual below minimum account fee of $10 per Fund. This fee only applies to Class A and Class C accounts and Select Class accounts held by employees. Before either of these actions is taken, you will be given 60 days advance written notice in order to provide you with time to increase your account balance to the required minimum, by purchasing sufficient shares, in accordance with the terms of this prospectus. Accounts participating in a qualifying Systematic Investment Plan will not be subject to redemption fees or the imposition of the $10 fee as long as the systematic payments to be made will increase the account value above the required minimum balance within one year of the establishment of the account.

 

  1. To collect the $10 below minimum account fee, the Fund will redeem $10 worth of shares from your account. Shares redeemed for this reason will not be charged a CDSC, if applicable.

 

  2. If your account falls below the required minimum balance and is closed as a result, you will not be charged a CDSC, if applicable.

Closings, Reorganizations and Liquidations

To the extent authorized by law, each Fund reserves the right to discontinue offering shares at any time, to merge or reorganize itself or a share class, or to cease operations and liquidate at any time.

 

 
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FREQUENT TRADING POLICY

J.P. Morgan Funds do not authorize market timing and, except for the Funds identified below, use reasonable methods to identify market timers and to prevent such activity. However, there can be no assurance that these methods will prevent market timing or other trading that may be deemed abusive. Market timing is an investment strategy using frequent purchases, redemptions and/or exchanges in an attempt to profit from short-term market movements. Market timing may result in dilution of the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, disrupt portfolio management and increase Fund expenses for all shareholders. Although market timing may affect any Fund, these risks may be higher for Funds that invest significantly in non-U.S. securities or thinly traded securities (e.g., certain small cap securities), such as international, global or emerging market funds or small cap funds. For example, when a Fund invests in securities trading principally in non-U.S. markets that close prior to the close of the NYSE, market timers may seek to take advantage of the difference between the prices of these securities at the close of their non-U.S. markets and the value of such securities when the Fund calculates its net asset value.

J.P. Morgan Funds or the Distributor will prohibit any purchase order (including exchanges) with respect to one investor, a related group of investors or their agent(s) where they detect a pattern of either purchases and sales of one of the J.P. Morgan Funds, or exchanges between or among J.P. Morgan Funds, that indicates market timing or trading that they determine is abusive.

Although J.P. Morgan Funds use a variety of methods to detect and deter market timing, there is no assurance that the Funds’ own operational systems and procedures will identify and eliminate all market timing strategies. For example, certain accounts, which are known as omnibus accounts, include multiple investors and such accounts typically provide the Funds with a net purchase or redemption order on any given day where purchasers of Fund shares and redeemers of Fund shares are netted against one another and the identity of individual purchasers and redeemers are not known by the Funds. While the Funds seek to monitor for market timing activities in omnibus accounts, the netting effect limits the Funds’ ability to locate and eliminate individual market timers. As a result, the Funds are often dependent upon Financial Intermediaries who utilize their own policies and procedures to identify market timers. These policies and procedures may be different than those utilized by the Funds.

The Boards of J.P. Morgan Funds have adopted various policies and procedures to identify market timers, including reviewing “round trips” in and out of J.P. Morgan Funds by investors. A “round trip” includes a purchase or exchange into a Fund followed or preceded by a redemption or exchange out of the same Fund. If the Distributor detects that you have completed two round trips within 60 days in the same Fund, the Distributor will reject your purchase and exchange orders for a period of at least 90 days. For subsequent violations, the Distributor may, in its sole discretion, reject your purchase and exchange orders temporarily or permanently. In identifying market timers, the Distributor may also consider activity of accounts that it believes to be under common ownership or control.

J.P. Morgan Funds have attempted to put safeguards in place to assure that Financial Intermediaries have implemented procedures designed to deter market timing and abusive trading. Despite these safeguards, there is no assurance that the Funds will be able to effectively identify and eliminate market timing and abusive trading in the Funds particularly with respect to omnibus accounts.

J.P. Morgan Funds will seek to apply the Funds’ market timing policies and restrictions as uniformly as practicable to accounts with the Funds, except with respect to the following:

 

  1. Trades that occur through omnibus accounts at Financial Intermediaries as described above;

 

  2. Purchases, redemptions and exchanges made on a systematic basis;

 

  3. Automatic reinvestments of dividends and distributions;

 

  4. Purchases, redemptions or exchanges that are part of a rebalancing program, such as a wrap, advisory or bona fide asset allocation program, which includes investment models developed and maintained by a financial intermediary;

 

  5. Redemptions of shares to pay fund or account fees;

 

  6. Transactions initiated by the trustee or adviser to a donor-advised charitable gift fund;

 

  7. Transactions in Section 529 college savings plans;

 

  8. Transactions in Fund of Fund Products;

 

  9. Transactions within a Retirement account such as:

 

   

Shares redeemed to return an excess contribution

 

   

Transactions initiated by sponsors of group employee benefit plans or other related accounts,

 

   

Retirement plan contributions, loans, distributions, and hardship withdrawals,

 

 
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IRA re-characterizations and conversions.

 

   

IRA purchases of shares by asset transfer or direct rollover

In addition to rejecting purchases, in connection with suspected market timing activities, the Distributor can reject a purchase (including purchases for the Funds listed below) for any reason, including purchases that it does not think are in the best interests of a Fund and/or its shareholders or if it determines the trading to be abusive. Your Financial Intermediary may also have additional procedures for identifying market timers and rejecting or otherwise restricting purchases and/or exchanges.

Certain J.P. Morgan Funds are intended for short-term investment horizons and do not monitor for market timers or prohibit such short-term trading activity. Those Funds are the JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund, JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Managed Income Fund and the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds. Although these Funds are managed in a manner that is consistent with their investment objectives, frequent trading by shareholders may disrupt their management and increase their expenses.

VALUATION

Shares are purchased at net asset value (NAV) per share, plus a sales charge, if any. This is also known as the offering price. Shares are also redeemed at NAV, minus any applicable CDSC. The NAV of each class within a Fund varies, primarily because each class has different class-specific expenses such as distribution and shareholder servicing fees.

The NAV per share of a class of a Fund is equal to the value of all the assets attributable to that class, minus the liabilities attributable to that class, divided by the number of outstanding shares of that class. The following is a summary of the procedures generally used to value J.P. Morgan Funds’ investments.

Securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at their current market value. Other securities and assets, including securities for which market quotations are not readily available; market quotations are determined not to be reliable; or, their value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of trading on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded but before a Fund’s NAV is calculated, may be valued at fair value in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Board of Trustees. Fair value represents a good faith determination of the value of a security or other asset based upon specifically applied procedures. Fair valuation may require subjective determinations. There can be no assurance that the fair value of an asset is the price at which the asset could have been sold during the period in which the particular fair value was used in determining a Fund’s NAV.

Equity securities listed on a North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchange are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Other foreign equity securities are fair valued using quotations from an independent pricing service, as applicable. The value of securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. is generally the NASDAQ official closing price.

Fixed income securities are valued using prices supplied by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing services or broker/dealers. Those prices are determined using a variety of inputs and factors as more fully described in the Statement of Additional Information.

Assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates from an approved independent pricing service as of 4:00 p.m. ET.

Shares of ETFs are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the ETF is principally traded. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.

Options (e.g., on stock indices or equity securities) traded on U.S. equity securities exchanges are valued at the composite mean price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes at the close of options trading on such exchanges.

Options traded on foreign exchanges or U.S. commodity exchanges are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price available prior to the calculation of a Fund’s NAV and will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable, for any options involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges.

Exchange traded futures (e.g., on stock indices, debt securities or commodities) are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price as of the close of the exchanges on which they trade. Any futures involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

 

 
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Non-listed over-the-counter options and futures are valued utilizing market quotations provided by approved pricing services.

Swaps and structured notes are priced generally by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing service or at an evaluated price provided by a counterparty or broker/dealer.

Any derivatives involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

NAV is calculated each business day as of the close of the NYSE, which is typically 4:00 p.m. ET. On occasion, the NYSE will close before 4:00 p.m. ET. When that happens, NAV will be calculated as of the time the NYSE closes. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. The price at which a purchase is effected is based on the next calculation of NAV after the order is received in proper form in accordance with this prospectus. To the extent a Fund invests in securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges or other markets that trade on weekends or other days when a Fund does not price its shares, the value of a Fund’s shares may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Each Fund has elected to be treated and intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company is not subject to tax at the corporate level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. A Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would result in corporate-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.

Each Fund can earn income and realize capital gain. Each Fund deducts any expenses and then pays out the earnings, if any, to shareholders as distributions.

The Fund generally distributes net investment income, if any, quarterly. The Fund will distribute net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. For each taxable year, each Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains.

You have the following options for your distributions. You may:

 

   

Reinvest all distributions in additional Fund shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net investment income in cash and reinvest distributions of net capital gain in additional shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net capital gain in cash and reinvest distributions of net investment income; or

 

   

Take all distributions in cash.

If you do not select an option when you open your account, we will reinvest all distributions. If your distributions are reinvested, they will be in the form of shares of the same class without a sales charge. If you take your distributions in cash, you can choose to have a check mailed to your address of record or you can have them deposited into a pre-assigned bank account. The taxation of the dividends will not be affected whether you have them deposited into a bank account or sent by check.

Distributions of net investment income generally are taxable as ordinary income. Dividends of net investment income paid to a non-corporate U.S. shareholder that are properly reported as qualified dividend income generally will be taxable to such shareholder at preferential rates. The maximum individual rate applicable to “qualified dividend income” is either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. The amount of dividend income that may be so reported by a Fund generally will be limited to the aggregate of the eligible dividends received by the Fund. In addition, each Fund must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the shares on which the Fund received the eligible dividends, and the non-corporate U.S. shareholder must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund shares. Dividends of net investment income that are not reported as qualified dividend income and dividends of net short-term capital gain will be taxable as ordinary income. It is unlikely that dividends from the Fund will qualify to any significant extent for designation as qualified dividend income.

Distributions of net capital gain (that is, the excess of the net gains from the sale of investments that the Fund owned for more than one year over the net losses from investments that the Fund owned for one year or less) that are properly reported by a Fund as capital gain dividends will be taxable as long-term capital gain, regardless of how long you have held your shares in the Fund. The maximum individual rate applicable to long-term capital gains is generally either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s

 

 
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income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Distributions of net short-term capital gain (that is, the excess of any net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss), if any, will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Capital gain of a corporate shareholder is taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.

An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.

If you buy shares of a Fund just before a distribution, you will be subject to tax on the entire amount of the taxable distribution you receive. Distributions are taxable to you even if they are paid from income or gains earned by a Fund before your investment (and thus were included in the price you paid for your Fund shares). Any gain resulting from the sale or exchange of Fund shares generally will be taxable as long-term or short-term gain, depending upon how long you have held your shares.

An underlying fund’s or the Fund’s investment in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes. In that case, the underlying fund’s or the Fund’s yield on those securities would be decreased. If at least 50% of the value of the Fund’s total assets at the close of each quarter of its taxable year is represented by interests in other regulated investment companies (as is expected to be the case for the Fund), the Fund may elect to “pass through” to its shareholders the amount of foreign taxes deemed paid by the Fund. If the Fund so elects, each of its shareholders would be required to include in gross income, even though not actually received, its pro rata share of the foreign taxes deemed paid by the Fund, but would be treated as having paid its pro rata share of such foreign taxes and would therefore be allowed to either deduct such amounts in computing taxable income or use such amount (subject to various limitations) as a foreign tax credit against federal income tax (but not both). In addition, an underlying fund’s or the Fund’s investment in certain foreign securities or foreign currencies may increase or accelerate the underlying fund’s or the Fund’s recognition of ordinary income and may affect the timing or amount of the underlying fund’s or the Fund’s distributions.

An underlying fund’s or the Fund’s investment in certain debt obligations, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, derivative instruments and so-called “passive foreign investment companies” may require an underlying fund or the Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. In order to generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, the underlying fund or the Fund may be required to liquidate other investments in its portfolio that it otherwise would have continued to hold, including when it is not advantageous to do so. An underlying fund’s or the Fund’s investment in REIT securities also may result in the underlying fund’s or the Fund’s receipt of cash in excess of the REIT’s earnings; if the underlying fund or Fund distributes such amounts, such distributions could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for federal income tax purposes.

The Fund’s use of a fund-of-funds structure could affect the amount, timing and character of distributions from the Fund, and therefore, may increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. See “Distributions and Tax Matters — Investment in Other Funds” in the Statement of Additional Information.

An underlying fund’s or the Fund’s transactions in futures contracts, short sales, swaps and other derivatives will be subject to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to accelerate income to the underlying fund or the Fund, defer losses to the underlying fund or the Fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the underlying fund’s or the Fund’s securities, and convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. An underlying fund’s or the Fund’s use of these types of transactions may result in the underlying fund or Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions.

Please see the Statement of Additional Information for additional discussion of the tax consequences of the above-described and other investments to each Fund and its shareholders.

The dates on which net investment income and capital gain dividends, if any, will be distributed are available online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

Early in each calendar year, each Fund will send you a notice showing the amount of distributions you received in the preceding year and the tax status of those distributions.

The Funds are not intended for foreign shareholders. Any foreign shareholders would generally be subject to U.S. tax-withholding on distributions by the Funds, as discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

Distributions by a Fund to retirement plans and other entities that qualify for tax-exempt or tax-deferred treatment under federal income tax laws will generally not be taxable. Special tax rules apply to investments through such plans. The tax considerations

 

 
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described in this section do not apply to such tax-exempt or tax-deferred entities or accounts. You should consult your tax advisor to determine the suitability of a Fund as an investment and the tax treatment of distributions.

Any investor for whom a Fund does not have a valid Taxpayer Identification Number may be subject to backup withholding.

The above is a general summary of tax implications of investing in the Funds. Because each investor’s tax consequences are unique, please consult your tax advisor to see how investing in a Fund and, for individuals and S corporations, selection of a particular cost method of accounting will affect your own tax situation.

 

IMPORTANT TAX REPORTING CONSIDERATIONS

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) will report gains and losses realized on redemptions of shares for shareholders who are individuals and S corporations purchased after January 1, 2012 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This information will also be reported to you on Form 1099-B and the IRS each year. In calculating the gain or loss on redemptions of shares, the average cost method will be used to determine the cost basis of Fund shares purchased after January 1, 2012 unless you instruct the Fund in writing at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 that you want to use another available method for cost basis reporting (for example, First In, First Out (FIFO), Last In, First Out (LIFO), Specific Lot Identification (SLID) or High Cost, First Out (HIFO)). If you designate SLID as your cost basis method, you will also need to designate a secondary cost basis method (Secondary Method). If a Secondary Method is not provided, the Funds will designate FIFO as the Secondary Method and will use the Secondary Method with respect to systematic withdrawals.

Not all cost basis methods are available. Please contact the Fund at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 for more information on the available methods for cost basis reporting. To determine which available cost basis method is best for you, you should consult with your tax advisor. Please note that you will be responsible for calculating and reporting gains and losses on redemptions of shares purchased prior to January 1, 2012 to the IRS as such information will not be reported by the Fund and may not be maintained by your Financial Intermediary.

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) is also required to report gains and losses to the IRS in connection with redemptions of shares by S corporations. If a shareholder is a corporation and has not instructed the Fund that it is a C corporation in its account application or by written instruction to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, the Fund will treat the shareholder as an S corporation and file a Form 1099-B.

SHAREHOLDER STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

The Funds or your Financial Intermediary will send you transaction confirmation statements and quarterly account statements. Please review these statements carefully. The Funds will correct errors if notified within one year of the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement, except that, with respect to unfulfilled Letters of Intent, the Funds may process corrections up to 15 months after the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement. Your Financial Intermediary may have a different cut-off time. J.P. Morgan Funds will charge a fee for requests for statements that are older than two years. Please retain all of your statements, as they could be needed for tax purposes.

To reduce expenses and conserve natural resources, the Funds will deliver a single copy of prospectuses and financial reports to individual investors who share a residential address, provided they have the same last name or the Funds reasonably believe they are members of the same family. If you would like to receive separate mailings, please call 1-800-480-4111 and the Funds will begin individual delivery within 30 days. If you would like to receive these documents by e-mail, please visit www.jpmorganfunds.com and sign up for electronic delivery.

If you hold your Fund shares directly, you may access your account statements at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

After each fiscal half year you will receive a financial report from the Funds. In addition, the Funds will periodically send you proxy statements and other reports.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please write to J.P. Morgan Funds Services at P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, call 1-800-480-4111 or visit www.jpmorganfunds.com.

 

 
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AVAILABILITY OF PROXY VOTING RECORD

The Trustees for each Fund have delegated the authority to vote proxies for securities owned by the Funds to the applicable investment adviser. A copy of each Fund’s voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com no later than August 31 of each year. Each Fund’s proxy voting record will include, among other things, a brief description of the matter voted on for each portfolio security, and will state how each vote was cast, for example, for or against the proposal.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

No sooner than ten calendar days after the end of each month, the Fund will make available upon request an uncertified, complete schedule of its portfolio holdings and percentage allocation of underlying funds and allocation to direct investments in equity securities as of the last day of that month. Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, the Fund will make available a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that quarter.

In addition to providing hard copies upon request, the Fund may post these schedules on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com. In addition, the quarterly schedules will be posted on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. From time to time, the Fund may post portfolio holdings on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website on a more timely basis.

Shareholders may request portfolio holdings schedules at no charge by calling 1-800-480-4111. A description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in the Statement of Additional Information.

 

 
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Glossary of Common Investment Terminology

 

For the purpose of the “INVESTING WITH J.P. MORGAN FUNDS” section, references to “account” and “Fund” are not interchangeable. Fund refers to an individual mutual fund position. An account may be invested in a single Fund or multiple Funds.

Breakpoints — Differences in sales charges that are assessed based on the amount of purchases. The larger the investment, the lower the sales charge.

Capital Gains Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of gains realized on securities that a Fund has sold at a profit, minus any realized losses.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) — A back-end sales charge imposed when shares are redeemed from a Fund. This fee usually declines over time.

Dividend Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of income from interest or dividends generated by a Fund’s investments.

Financial Intermediaries — Include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with the Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent. Shares purchased this way will typically be held for you by the Financial Intermediary.

Group Retirement Plans — Refers to employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and

 

   

Shares must be held at a plan level or

 

   

Shares must be held at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper.

Group Retirement Plans include group emploer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) or individual 403(b) plans do not qualify under this waiver.

Institutional Investors — Include fee-based “wrap” account sponsors (provided they have an agreement covering the arrangement with the Distributor), corporations, qualified non-profit organizations, charitable trusts, foundations and endowments, state, county, city or any instrumentality, department, authority or agency thereof, and banks, trust companies or other depository institutions investing for their own account or on behalf of their clients.

Letter of Intent (LOI) — A Letter of Intent is signed by an investor stating the investor’s intention to buy a specified amount over a period of 13 months in order to receive a reduced front-end sales charge. Each purchase the investor makes during the 13 month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount specified in the Letter of Intent. If the amount is not met within the 13 month period, the investor must pay the Distributor the difference between the sales charges applicable to the purchases at the time they were made and the reduced sales charges previously paid.

Medallion Signature Guarantee — A special stamp used to verify the authenticity of certain documents. It is a guarantee by a financial institution that the signature is genuine and the financial institution accepts liability for any forgery. Medallion signature guarantees protect shareholders by preventing unauthorized transfer of assets that could result in monetary losses to the investor due to fraud. Medallion guarantee stamps can be obtained at many bank branches or brokerage firms.

Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) — The distribution amount that Traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRA owners must begin to take from their retirement accounts by April 1st the year after they reach age 70 1/2.

Rights of Accumulation (ROA) — When utilizing “rights of accumulation,” the investor can combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types with the amount of the current purchase to qualify for a breakpoint and reduced front-end sales charge on the current purchase.

Uncollected Shares — Shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check or through an ACH transaction are not available for redemption for up to five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check or ACH transaction has cleared.

Wire or ACH — refers to the method used for payment or redemptions. Movement of money by wire is typically faster than money sent by ACH (Automated Clearing House). While J.P. Morgan Funds does not charge for either method, your bank may charge a fee for these services.

 

 

 
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Investment Practices

 

The table discusses the types of investments which can be held by the Fund. In each case, the related types of risk are also listed.

 

INSTRUMENT    RISK TYPE
Call and Put Options: A call option gives the buyer the right to buy, and obligates the seller of the option to sell, a security at a specified price at a future date. A put option gives the buyer the right to sell, and obligates the seller of the option to buy, a security at a specified price at a future date. A Fund will sell only covered call and secured put options.    Credit

Leverage

Liquidity

Management

Market

Commodity-Linked Derivatives: Instruments whose value derives from the price of a commodity, including commodity futures and commodity options.    Credit

Interest Rate

Liquidity

Market

Common Stock: Shares of ownership of a company.    Market
Common Stock Warrants and Rights: Securities, typically issued with preferred stock or bonds, that give the holder the right to buy a proportionate amount of common stock at a specified price.    Credit

Market

Convertible Securities: Bonds or preferred stock that can convert to common stock including contingent convertible securities.    Credit

Currency
Foreign Investments

Interest Rate

Liquidity

Market

Political

Valuation

Emerging Market Securities: Securities issued by issuers or governments in countries with emerging economies or securities markets which may be undergoing significant evolution and rapid development.    Foreign Investment
Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”): Ownership interest in unit investment trusts, depositary receipts, and other pooled investment vehicles that hold a portfolio of securities or stocks designed to track the price performance and dividend yield of a particular broad-based, sector or international index. ETFs include a wide range of investments.    Investment Company

Market

Exchange Traded Notes (“ETNs”): Senior, unsubordinated debt securities whose returns are linked to the performance of a particular market benchmark or strategy minus applicable fees.    Credit

Interest Rate

Market

Foreign Currency Transactions: Strategies used to hedge against currency risks, for other risk management purposes or to increase income or gain to a Fund. These strategies may consist of use of any of the following: options on currencies, currency futures, options on such futures, forward foreign currency transactions (including non-deliverable forwards (“NDFs”)), forward rate agreements and currency swaps, caps and floors.    Credit

Foreign Investment

Leverage

Liquidity

Management

Market

Prepayment

Foreign Investments: Equity and debt securities (e.g., bonds and commercial paper) of foreign entities and obligations of foreign branches of U.S. banks and foreign banks. Foreign securities may also include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”), European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”) and American Depositary Securities.    Foreign Investment

Liquidity

Market

Political

Prepayment

Initial Public Offerings (“IPOs”): A transaction in which a previously private company makes its first sale of stock to the public.    Market

 

 
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INSTRUMENT    RISK TYPE
Interfund Lending: Involves lending money and borrowing money for temporary purposes through a credit facility.    Credit

Interest Rate

Market

Investment Company Securities: Shares of other investment companies, including funds for which the adviser and/or its affiliates serve as investment adviser or administrator. The adviser will waive certain fees when investing in funds for which it serves as investment adviser, to the extent required by law or by contract.    Investment Company

Market

Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs): Limited partnerships that are publicly traded on a securities exchange.    Market
New Financial Products: New options and futures contracts and other financial products continue to be developed and a Fund may invest in such options, contracts and products.    Credit

Liquidity

Management

Market

Options and Futures Transactions: A Fund may purchase and sell (a) exchange traded and over-the-counter put and call options on securities, indexes of securities and futures contracts on securities and indexes of securities and (b) futures contracts on securities and indexes of securities.    Credit

Leverage

Liquidity

Management

Market

Preferred Stock: A class of stock that generally pays a dividend at a specified rate and has preference over common stock in the payment of dividends and in liquidation.    Market
Private Placements, Restricted Securities and Other Unregistered Securities: Securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, such as privately placed commercial paper and Rule 144A securities.    Liquidity

Market

Valuation

Securities Issued in Connection with Reorganizations and Corporate Restructurings: In connection with reorganizing or restructuring of an issuer, an issuer may issue common stock or other securities to holders of its debt securities.    Market
Swaps and Related Swap Products: Swaps involve an exchange of obligations by two parties. Caps and floors entitle a purchaser to a principal amount from the seller of the cap or floor to the extent that a specified index exceeds or falls below a predetermined interest rate or amount. A Fund may enter into these transactions to manage its exposure to changing interest rates and other factors.    Credit

Currency

Interest Rate

Leverage

Liquidity

Management

Market

Political

Valuation

 

Risk related to certain investments held by the Fund:

Credit risk The risk that a financial obligation will not be met by the issuer of a security or the counterparty to a contract, resulting in a loss to the purchaser.

Currency risk The risk that currency exchange rate fluctuations may reduce gains or increase losses on foreign investments.

Foreign investment risk The risk associated with higher transaction costs, delayed settlements, currency controls and adverse economic developments. This also includes the risk that fluctuations in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies may negatively affect an investment. Adverse changes in exchange rates may erode or reverse any gains produced by foreign currency denominated investments and may widen any losses. Exchange rate volatility also may affect the ability of an issuer to repay U.S. dollar denominated debt, thereby increasing credit risk.

Interest rate risk The risk that a change in interest rates will adversely affect the value of an investment. The value of fixed income securities generally moves in the opposite direction of interest rates (decreases when interest rates rise and increases when interest rates fall).

Investment company risk If the Fund invests in shares of another investment company, shareholders would bear not only their proportionate share of the Fund’s expenses, but also similar expenses of the investment company. The

price movement of an investment company that is an ETF may not track the underlying index and may result in a loss.

Leverage risk The risk that gains or losses will be disproportionately higher than the amount invested.

Liquidity risk The risk that the holder may not be able to sell the security at the time or price it desires.

Management risk The risk that a strategy used by the Fund’s management may fail to produce the intended result. This includes the risk that changes in the value of a hedging instrument will not match those of the asset being hedged. Incomplete matching can result in unanticipated risks.

Market risk The risk that when the market as a whole declines, the value of a specific investment will decline proportionately. This systematic risk is common to all investments and the mutual funds that purchase them.

Political risk The risk that governmental policies or other political actions will negatively impact the value of the investment.

Prepayment risk The risk that declining interest rates will result in unexpected prepayments, causing the value of the investment to fall.

Valuation risk The risk that the estimated value of a security does not match the actual amount that can be realized if the security is sold.

 

 

 
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Financial Highlights

 

The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance for each of the past one through five fiscal years or periods, as applicable. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information for the periods presented has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose reports, along with the Fund’s financial statements, are included in the Fund’s annual report, which is available upon request.

To the extent the Fund invests in other Funds, the Total Annual Operating Expenses included in the Fee Table will not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights below.

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
       Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Diversified Real Return Fund                      
Class A                      
Year Ended August 31, 2015    $ 15.08       $ 0.23 (h)(i)    $ (1.47    $ (1.24    $ (0.23      $       $ (0.23
Year Ended August 31, 2014      14.25         0.22 (h)(i)      0.89         1.11         (0.28                (0.28
Year Ended August 31, 2013      15.07         0.21 (h)      (0.78      (0.57      (0.24        (0.01      (0.25
Year Ended August 31, 2012      15.14         0.21 (h)(i)      (0.11      0.10         (0.17        (j)       (0.17
March 31, 2011 (k) through August 31, 2011      15.00        0.10 (h)(i)      0.08        0.18        (0.04 )                (0.04
Class C                      
Year Ended August 31, 2015      15.05         0.16 (h)(i)      (1.47      (1.31      (0.18                (0.18
Year Ended August 31, 2014      14.20         0.14 (h)(i)      0.89         1.03         (0.18                (0.18
Year Ended August 31, 2013      15.03         0.12 (h)      (0.76      (0.64      (0.18        (0.01      (0.19
Year Ended August 31, 2012      15.13         0.14 (h)(i)      (0.12      0.02         (0.12        (j)       (0.12
March 31, 2011 (k) through August 31, 2011      15.00        0.08 (h)(i)      0.08        0.16        (0.03 )                (0.03
Select Class                      
Year Ended August 31, 2015      15.13         0.26 (h)(i)      (1.47      (1.21      (0.26                (0.26
Year Ended August 31, 2014      14.29         0.26 (h)(i)      0.89         1.15         (0.31                (0.31
Year Ended August 31, 2013      15.10         0.24 (h)      (0.78      (0.54      (0.26        (0.01      (0.27
Year Ended August 31, 2012      15.16         0.28 (h)(i)      (0.14      0.14         (0.20        (j)       (0.20
March 31, 2011 (k) through August 31, 2011      15.00        0.12 (h)(i)      0.08        0.20        (0.04 )                (0.04
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(j) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.
(k) Commencement of operations.
(l) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the period ended August 31, 2011.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
(excludes sales
charge) (c)(d)
   

Net assets,

end of

period

    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)(e)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements and
earnings  credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 13.61        (8.28 )%    $ 2,020,268        0.61     1.58 %(i)      1.29     91
  15.08        7.88        2,001,598        0.61        1.51 (i)      1.13        59   
  14.25        (3.81     3,345,116        0.61        1.39        0.99        39   
  15.07        0.70        1,904,463        0.61        1.43 (i)      1.29        42   
  15.14       1.21        189,874       0.61 (l)     1.64 (i)(l)     31.73 (l)     13   
           
  13.56        (8.74     494,218        1.11        1.10 (i)      1.78        91   
  15.05        7.34        443,103        1.11        0.98 (i)      1.60        59   
  14.20        (4.29     2,073,901        1.11        0.82        1.49        39   
  15.03        0.16        2,091,357        1.11        0.96 (i)      1.88        42   
  15.13       1.06       338,775        1.11 (l)     1.28 (i)(l)     30.38 (l)     13  
           
  13.66        (8.06     14,180,339        0.36        1.80 (i)      0.94        91   
  15.13        8.16        19,224,967        0.36        1.75 (i)      0.90        59   
  14.29        (3.58     17,911,308        0.36        1.59        0.74        39   
  15.10        0.95        12,897,374        0.36        1.86 (i)      1.00        42   
  15.16       1.37       1,097,846        0.36 (l)     1.82 (i)(l)     32.78 (l)     13  

 

 
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HOW TO REACH US

 

MORE INFORMATION

For investors who want more information on the Fund the following documents are available free upon request:

ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS

Our annual and semi-annual reports contain more information about the Fund’s investments and performance. The annual report also includes details about the market conditions and investment strategies that had a significant effect on the Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)

The SAI contains more detailed information about the Fund and its policies. It is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. That means, by law, it is considered to be part of this prospectus.

You can get a free copy of these documents and other information, or ask us any questions, by calling us at 1-800-480-4111 or writing to:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

If you buy shares through a Financial Intermediary, please contact that Financial Intermediary directly for more information. You can also find information online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

You can write or e-mail the SEC’s Public Reference Room and ask them to mail you information about the Fund, including the SAI. They will charge you a copying fee for this service. You can also visit the Public Reference Room and copy the documents while you are there.

Public Reference Room of the SEC

Washington, DC 20549-1520

1-202-551-8090

E-mail: publicinfo@sec.gov

Reports, a copy of the SAI and other information about the Fund are also available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Investment Company Act File No. 811-21295

 

©JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2016. All rights reserved. July 2016.

 

 

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J.P. MORGAN SPECIALTY FUNDS

JPMorgan Diversified Real Return Fund

(the “Fund”)

(All Share Classes)

(a series of JPMorgan Trust I)

Supplement dated July 1, 2016

to the Prospectuses and Summary Prospectuses dated December 29, 2015, as supplemented

Overview. At its February meeting, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of JPMorgan Trust I (the “Trust”) approved changes to the Fund’s investment strategies and increases in the Fund’s expense caps subject to approval by shareholders of a new investment advisory agreement (the “Proposed New Advisory Agreement”) between the Fund’s investment adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (“JPMIM” or the “Adviser”), and the Trust, on behalf of the Fund. As discussed below, the Proposed New Advisory Agreement is subject to a higher investment advisory fee than the investment advisory fee under the current investment advisory agreement (“Current Advisory Agreement”). The Proposed New Advisory Agreement will require shareholder approval before it is implemented, as described below. A special meeting of shareholders has been adjourned to 2:00 p.m., E.T., July 28, 2016 at 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to maximize long-term real return. Currently, the Fund employs a “fund-of-funds” strategy and seeks to meet this objective by investing in other J.P. Morgan Funds and to a lesser extent, exchange traded funds (collectively, the “Underlying Funds”) (the “Current Strategy”). Under the proposed new changes, the Fund would change its strategy from a “fund-of-funds” strategy to a strategy pursuant to which the Fund would invest directly in securities and other instruments by allocating its assets to sleeves managed by various portfolio management teams within JPMIM (the “Proposed New Strategy”). The Fund’s investment objective would not change.

Proposed New Advisory Agreement and Adjourned Special Shareholder Meeting. In order to reflect the additional responsibilities of the Adviser for making direct investments, the Board approved a new fee structure for the Fund including expense cap increases and an increase in the advisory fees under the Proposed New Advisory Agreement. In particular, under the Proposed New Advisory Agreement, the investment advisory fee charged to the Fund would increase from the current fee at an annual rate of 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets to a fee at an annual rate of 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Shareholders as of March 31, 2016 (the “record date”) had been asked to approve the Proposed New Advisory Agreement (the “Proposal”) at a special meeting of shareholders on June 21, 2016. The shareholder meeting was adjourned until July 28, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., E.T. If you own shares of the Fund as of the record date for the special meeting of shareholders, you should have received (i) a proxy statement describing in detail the Proposal and (ii) a proxy card and instructions on how to submit your vote. If the Proposal is approved for the Fund by its shareholders, the Proposed New Advisory Agreement will go into effect on the date approved by the shareholders and the Proposed New Strategy and increases to the expense caps will be implemented. If the Proposal is not approved by its shareholders, these changes will not take effect.

Proposed New Strategy Changes. Subject to the approval of the Proposed New Advisory Agreement by shareholders at the special meeting of shareholders, as discussed above, the Proposed New Strategy will become effective on the date the Proposed New Advisory Agreement is approved by shareholders (the “Effective Date”). On the Effective Date, new prospectuses (the “New Prospectuses”) will replace the existing prospectuses for the Fund (the “Existing Prospectuses”). Please note that the New Prospectuses reflecting the changes for the Fund are not yet effective and that the information in this supplement is not complete and may be changed at any time prior to the Effective Date. The following is a brief summary of some of the changes that would take effect, if the Proposed New Advisory Agreement is approved by shareholders. (Please refer to the New Prospectuses, once available, for a more complete discussion of the Fund’s strategies and risks after the Effective Date):

Changes to Investment Strategies. If the Proposed New Advisory Agreement is approved by shareholders, the following changes will become effective with respect to the Fund on the Effective Date:

 

   

The Fund will seek real return by allocating to a diversified combination of inflation-sensitive and other asset classes that have exposure to broad equity, fixed income and alternative markets.

 

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JPMIM would use a flexible asset allocation approach in constructing the Fund’s portfolio within ranges across broad asset classes, as set forth below:

Global Equity 10-60%

Commodities & Alternatives 0-50%

Fixed Income & Cash Equivalents 10-80%

 

   

The Fund would have the ability to invest in a broader array of equity securities under the Proposed New Strategy. The Fund’s equity investments may include common stock, real estate investment trusts (REITs), depositary receipts, warrants and rights to buy common stocks, and master limited partnerships (MLPs). Such investments may include securities issued in both developed and emerging markets. Under the Current Strategy, the range of equity investments in which the Fund invests is limited to Underlying Funds that invest in commodities, REITs, natural resources and infrastructure-related equities as well as a small allocation to direct investments in agriculture and agricultural-related securities.

 

   

The Fund will also have greater flexibility to allocate its investments across a broader array of fixed income strategies and securities under the Proposed New Strategy. The Fund’s fixed income investments may include inflation-indexed bonds, inflation-linked securities such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), floating rate securities, loan assignments and participations (Loans), commitments to purchase Loans (Unfunded Commitments), bank obligations, U.S. government securities (including agencies and instrumentalities), domestic and foreign corporate bonds and debt securities, high yield securities (junk bonds ), debt obligations issued or guaranteed by a foreign sovereign government or its agencies, authorities or political subdivisions, asset-backed securities, and mortgage-backed securities and cash and cash equivalents.

 

   

The Fund’s alternative investments may include individual securities including convertible securities and preferred stock and exchange traded commodities (ETCs). The investments in this asset class may give the Fund exposure to: market neutral strategies, long/short strategies, merger arbitrage strategies, currencies and commodities.

 

   

The Fund may gain exposure to the commodities and certain other alternative markets by investing up to 25% of its total assets in a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Subsidiary”). The Subsidiary may invest in derivatives and (unlike the Fund) may invest without limitation in commodity futures contracts, commodity-linked swap agreements and other commodity-linked derivative instruments, including derivative instruments linked to the value of a particular commodity, commodity index or commodity futures contract, or a subset of commodities or commodity futures contracts.

 

   

The Fund may also invest directly in derivatives as part of its principal investment strategy including foreign currency transactions, futures, contracts, options, forwards, and swaps including swaps based on non-seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers.

 

   

The Fund may engage in short sales and invest in exchange traded notes (ETNs).

 

   

While the Fund may continue to invest in Underlying Funds to gain exposure to an inflation-sensitive asset class or a broad asset class or sector, the Fund will focus its investments on direct investments in securities and other instruments.

Changes to the Fund’s Main Risks. Subject to the approval of the Proposed New Advisory Agreement by shareholders at the special meeting of shareholders, as discussed above, under the Proposed New Strategy, the Fund may be subject to new and additional risks. Under the Current Strategy, the Fund’s risk exposure is indirect due to its fund-of-funds strategy. Under the Proposed New Strategy, the Fund would have direct exposure to issuers and counterparties and would have the ability to invest to a greater extent in investments such as high yield securities (junk bonds) and Loans, as well as a broad array of additional securities and investments, including global equities and asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities.

The Fund’s main risks currently include General Market Risk, Investment Company and ETF Risk, Strategy Risk, Commodity Risk, Natural Resources Risk, Securities of Real Estate Companies and REITs Risk, Infrastructure Risk, Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk, Income Securities Risk, Equities Securities Risk, Derivatives Risk, High Yield Securities and Loan Risk, Exchange Traded Notes Risk, and Transactions Risk.

The Fund’s exposure to such risks may be increased due to the Fund’s direct use of investments that were previously accessed via investment in Underlying Funds as well as direct investments in additional types of securities and investments which are more sensitive to such risks. For example, under the Proposed New Strategy, the Fund may invest directly in asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities. Such investments are subject to additional


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risks including prepayment and call risks, extension risk, greater volatility, interest rate risks, valuation difficulties, and liquidity risks. In addition, the Fund may use privately-placed securities as part of its principal strategies. Generally, privately-placed securities are less liquid than publicly traded securities and are difficult to value.

The Fund would also be indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary’s investments including tax risks, commodities and derivative risks. As the Fund transitions from a fund-of-funds strategy to its Proposed Investment Strategy, it is anticipated that the Fund would likely engage in active and frequent trading leading to increased portfolio turnover, higher transaction costs, and the possibility of increased capital gains.

Changes to Investment Process. The Fund would continue to be managed by the same portfolio management team who currently manages the Fund. On the Effective Date, the investment process for the Fund would be revised to reflect the Proposed New Strategy as follows:

The portfolio managers will use a flexible asset allocation approach in managing the Fund. Asset allocation decisions will be primarily inflation focused based on the Adviser’s evaluations of U.S. price trends as measured by the CPI-U and the relative attractiveness of the broad asset classes in which the Fund invests. In buying and selling investments for the Fund, the Adviser employs a four-step process that combines: 1) long-term asset allocation research, 2) making asset allocation decisions based on the portfolio managers’ intermediate market term outlook, 3) constructing the portfolio and analyzing the investment capabilities of any underlying funds and/or portfolio managers responsible for individual investment strategies, and 4) monitoring portfolio exposures and weightings and rebalancing in response to market price action and changes in JPMIM’s market outlook. Throughout this process, the Adviser conducts extensive research on inflationary markets and the inflation hedging capabilities of various asset classes.

Changes to the Annual Fund Operating Expenses. If the New Advisory Agreement is approved, the Annual Fund Operating Expense table will be replaced on the Effective Date of the New Prospectuses with the following:

 

Fee Table

  Class A     Class C     Select     Class R2     Class R5  
Management Fee     0.50     0.50     0.50     0.50     0.50
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fee     0.25        0.75        None        0.50        None   
Other Expenses1     1.63        1.61        1.43        1.79        1.27   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25        0.25        0.05   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    1.38        1.36        1.18        1.54        1.22   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses2     0.11        0.11        0.11        0.11        0.11   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     2.49        2.97        2.04        2.90        1.88   
Fee Waivers & Expense Reimbursements3     (1.38     (1.36     (1.18     (1.49     (1.12
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Reimbursements3     1.11        1.61        0.86        1.41        0.76   

 

1. Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. Includes the advisory fee paid by the Subsidiary to its adviser and other estimated expenses of the Subsidiary (excluding Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses).

 

2. “Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

 

3. The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses inclusive of the Subsidiary (excluding Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.00%, 1.50%, 0.75%, 1.30%, and 0.65% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C, Select Class, Class R2 and Class R5 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliate money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 12/31/18, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

The foregoing is not a solicitation of any proxy. If you own shares of the Fund as of the record date for the special meeting of shareholders, you should refer to the additional information regarding the Proposal, including the proxy statement and the proxy card and instructions on how to submit your vote.

 

 

 

 

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Prospectus

J.P. Morgan Funds

Class R2 & Class R5 Shares

December 29, 2015, as supplemented July 1, 2016

JPMorgan Diversified Real Return Fund

Class/Ticker: R2/JRFRX; R5/JRLRX

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

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Purchasing Fund Shares

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Exchanging Fund Shares

     21   

Redeeming Fund Shares

     21   

Minimum Account Balance

     23   

Frequent Trading Policy

     23   

Valuation

     24   

Distributions and Taxes

     25   

Shareholder Statements and Reports

     28   

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

     28   

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure

     28   
Glossary of Common Investment Terminology      30   
Investment Practices      31   
Financial Highlights      34   
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JPMorgan Diversified Real Return Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R2/JRFRX; R5/JRLRX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to maximize long-term real return.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
     Class R2     Class R5  
Management Fees     0.10     0.10
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.50        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.97        0.63   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.05   

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.72        0.59   
Acquired Fund (Underlying Fund) Fees and Expenses     0.55        0.55   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     2.12        1.28   
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements2     (0.71     (0.47
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     1.41        0.81   

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” have been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect a reallocation of transfer agency expenses among the classes as if they had been in effect during the most recent fiscal year.
2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend expenses related to short sales, interest expenses related to short sales (beginning January 1, 2016), interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.86% and 0.26% of the average daily net assets of Class R2 and Class R5 Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest
  in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliate money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 12/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 12/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R2 SHARES ($)     144        595        1,074        2,396   
CLASS R5 SHARES ($)     83        359        657        1,504   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 91% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund is a fund of funds that seeks real return by allocating its assets across a combination of inflation sensitive asset classes. “Real return” means the return in excess of the actual rate of inflation. In addition, by allocating across multiple asset classes, the Fund seeks to have lower volatility than the S&P 500. The actual rate of inflation is measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) over time.

The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and, to a lesser extent, in exchange traded funds (ETFs) (collectively with the J.P. Morgan Funds, the “underlying funds”) and exchange traded notes (ETNs). In seeking to meet its objective, the Fund invests in underlying funds and ETNs that provide exposure to inflation sensitive securities and asset classes such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) and CPI-U swaps, real estate investment trusts (REITs), commodities, natural resources and infrastructure, including companies that provide services such as transportation systems, water supply and power. The Fund also invests in underlying funds that have exposure to additional inflation sensitive securities and asset classes including underlying funds that have significant exposure to below investment grade securities and loan participations and assignments (Loans). Below investment grade securities are also known as “junk bonds”. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that make investments in international and emerging markets and utilize non-dollar denominated investments.

Asset allocation decisions are primarily based on the adviser’s evaluations of U.S. price trends as measured by the CPI-U and the relative attractiveness of the asset classes in which the Fund invests.

The portfolio managers use a flexible asset allocation approach in managing the Fund. Based on current inflationary views as of the date of the prospectus, it is anticipated that approximately 60% of the Fund’s assets will be invested in fixed income funds that invest in inflation-protected securities such as TIPS or that utilize strategies such as combining a core portfolio of fixed income securities with CPI-U swaps to create the equivalent of a portfolio of inflation-protected fixed income securities. Such fixed income funds may also include Funds that invest in below investment grade securities and Loans. Approximately 25% of the Fund’s assets are expected to have exposure to equity funds or ETNs that invest in securities in REITs or real estate related-securities, natural resources, and infrastructure. The Fund is also anticipated to invest approximately 10% of its assets in underlying funds or ETNs that have exposure to commodities, and 5% in cash and cash equivalents. The Fund’s allocations may deviate substantially from these ranges.

In addition to investing in underlying funds and ETNs, the Fund may utilize derivatives and invest directly in equity securities. Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another

instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may utilize forward currency transactions to hedge exposure to non-dollar denominated investments back to the U.S. dollar. The Fund may also utilize exchange traded futures for cash management and to gain exposure to equities pending investment in underlying funds.

In buying and selling investments for the Fund, the adviser employs a four-step process that combines 1) strategic asset allocation research, 2) asset allocation based on the portfolio managers’ intermediate term outlook, 3) analysis of the investment capabilities of the underlying funds and portfolio managers, and 4) construction of the portfolio and rebalancing. Through this process, the adviser conducts extensive research on inflationary markets and the inflation hedging capabilities of various asset classes. In consideration of the risk and return objectives of the Fund, the adviser determines the weightings of the asset classes, selects the underlying funds and other instruments, and constructs the portfolio. On an ongoing basis, the adviser monitors the portfolio and makes tactical asset allocation changes and rebalances the portfolio to realign the weightings of the underlying funds and asset classes as needed based on the portfolio managers’ view of the inflationary cycle and current market outlook.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations about particular instruments or markets are not met. The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. Shareholders bear both their proportionate share of the Fund’s expenses and similar expenses of the underlying funds. Because the adviser

 

 

 
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and/or its affiliates provide services and receive fees from the underlying J.P. Morgan Funds, the Fund’s investments in such underlying funds benefit the adviser and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Certain ETFs and other underlying funds may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Strategy Risk. The Fund’s investment strategies may not work to maximize real return. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, some of the underlying funds make direct investments in inflation-protected securities. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal or interest on inflation-protected securities such as TIPS is adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (e.g., CPI-U). There can be no assurance that the inflation index used will accurately measure the actual rate of inflation. These securities may lose value in the event that the actual rate of inflation is different than the rate of the inflation index. The Fund may also use underlying funds or investments that utilize certain types of securities as a proxy for inflation-protected securities such as REITs, real estate, commodities or infrastructure. These investments may not reflect the impact of inflation.

Commodity Risk. Exposure to commodities, commodity-related securities and derivatives may subject an underlying fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodity-linked investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity. In addition, to the extent that an underlying fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Natural Resources Risk. Equity and equity-like securities of natural resources companies and associated businesses may be negatively impacted by variations, often rapid, in the commodities markets, the supply of and demand for specific products and services, the supply of and demand for oil and gas, the price of oil and gas, exploration and production spending, government regulation, economic conditions, events relating to international political developments, environmental incidents, energy conservation and the success of exploration projects. Therefore, the securities of companies in the natural resources sector may experience more price volatility than securities of companies in other industries.

Securities of Real Estate Companies and REITs Risk. Investments in real estate securities, including REITs, are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate and will depend on the value of the underlying real estate. These risks include default, prepayment, changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates and demand for real and rental property, and the management skill and creditworthiness of REIT issuers. The Fund and the underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying funds.

Infrastructure Risk. Infrastructure-related companies are subject to a variety of factors that may adversely affect their business or operations including high interest costs, costs associated with compliance with and changes in environmental and other regulations, difficulty in raising capital, increased competition, and uncertainty concerning the availability of fuel at reasonable prices and other factors. Infrastructure-related securities may be issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed (also known as junk bonds). These investments are considered to be speculative and are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to interest rate and economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Infrastructure-related companies may also be subject to “Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk.”

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign issuers and foreign securities (including depositary receipts) are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely.

Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. These risks are magnified in “emerging markets”. Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital

 

 

 
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markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Income Securities Risk. Investments in income securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. The Fund’s exposure to bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Certain underlying funds invest in variable and floating rate loan assignments and participations (Loans) and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Income securities are also subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities or similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

Certain underlying funds invest in mortgage-related and asset-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may: decline in value, face valuation difficulties, be more volatile and/or be illiquid.

The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund or underlying fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

Equity Securities Risk. Exposure to equity securities (such as stocks) creates more volatility and carries more risks than some other forms of investment. The price of equity securities may rise

or fall because of economic or political changes or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for an underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions.

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives, including forward currency contracts, futures, and commodity-linked derivatives and swaps, may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Many derivatives create leverage thereby causing the Fund to be more volatile than it would have been if it had not been exposed to such derivatives. Derivatives also expose the Fund to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations), including the credit risk of the derivative counterparty. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. The Fund may be exposed to investments in securities including junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, potentially less protection under the Federal securities laws, and lack of publicly available information. The Fund or an underlying fund will not have direct recourse against the issuer of a loan participation. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some Loans and other instruments and, certain Loans and other instruments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of Loans and certain other instruments in a timely fashion could result in losses. Because some Loans and certain other instruments may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk may be more pronounced for certain

 

 

 
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underlying funds than for funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other instruments are prepaid, an underlying fund may have to reinvest in instruments with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these instruments, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Certain Loans may not be considered securities under the federal securities laws and, therefore, investments in such Loans may not be subject to certain protections under those laws. In addition, the adviser may not have access to material non-public information to which other investors may have access.

Exchange Traded Notes Risk. The value of an ETN may be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying commodities markets, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer’s credit rating and economic, legal, political or geographic events that affect the referenced commodity. The value of the ETN may drop due to a downgrade in the issuer’s credit rating, even if the underlying index remains unchanged. Investments in ETNs are subject to the risks facing income securities in general including the risk that a counterparty will fail to make payments when due or default.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R5 Shares has varied from year to year over the past three calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns for the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the Barclays 1-10 Year U.S. TIPS Index, a broad-based securities market index, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers-Seasonally Adjusted and the Lipper Alternative Global Macro Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by

Lipper. Unlike the other indexes, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    2nd quarter, 2014      3.63%   
Worst Quarter    2nd quarter, 2013      –4.20%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –5.38%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of
Fund
Since
(3/31/11)
 
CLASS R5 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     1.94     0.75
Return After Taxes on Distributions     1.05        0.02   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     1.12        0.29   
CLASS R2 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     1.32        0.13   
BARCLAYS 1-10 YEAR U.S. TIPS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     0.91        1.70   
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS-SEASONALLY ADJUSTED      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     0.68        1.55   
LIPPER ALTERNATIVE GLOBAL MACRO FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     0.95        2.44   
 

 

 
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After-tax returns are shown for only the Class R5 Shares and after-tax returns for the other class will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed
Fund  Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Jeffrey Geller   2011    Managing Director
Katherine Santiago   2011    Executive Director
Maddi Dessner   2011    Managing Director
Nicole Goldberger   2011    Executive Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in a 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

 
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More About the Fund

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND’S INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The Fund’s main investment strategies are summarized in the Fund’s Risk/Return Summary. Additional information about some of the Fund’s main investment strategies is included below. Except as otherwise indicated, the strategies described below are principal investment strategies of the Fund. Where applicable, the following identifies other strategies that are not anticipated to be main strategies of the Fund but that may become more important to the Fund’s management in the future.

Main Investment Strategies

The Fund is a fund of funds that seeks real return by allocating its assets across a combination of inflation sensitive asset classes. “Real return” means the return in excess of the actual rate of inflation. In addition, by allocating across multiple asset classes, the Fund seeks to have lower volatility than the S&P 500. The actual rate of inflation is measured by the CPI-U over time. The Fund primarily invests in other J.P. Morgan Funds and, to a lesser extent, ETFs and ETNs. The J.P. Morgan Funds and ETFs are referred to as underlying funds.

 

MORE ABOUT “REAL RETURN”
“Real return” means the return of a security that is in excess of the actual rate of inflation. For example, if a security has a coupon rate of 5% and the inflation rate as measured by the
CPI-U is 2%, the real return would be 3%.

Certain underlying funds may be advised or subadvised by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the adviser), Security Capital Research & Management Incorporated (SCR&M) or their affiliates. These advisers and subadvisers are under common control with JPMIM and the underlying funds advised by those entities are in the same group of investment companies.

ETFs are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are purchased and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be structured as investment companies, depositary receipts or other pooled investment vehicles. A passively managed ETF seeks to track the performance of a particular market index. These indexes include not only broad-based market indexes but more specific indexes as well, including those relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Ordinarily the Fund will limit its investments in a single ETF to 5% of its total assets and in all ETFs to 10% of its total assets. The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued exemptive orders to many ETFs that allow any fund investing in such ETFs to disregard these 5% and 10% limitations. If the Fund invests in ETFs that have received such exemptive orders, it may invest any amount of its total assets in a single ETF or in multiple ETFs, although ordinarily the Fund will limit its investments to

no more than 10% of its total assets in a single ETF. ETFs that are not structured as investment companies as defined in the 1940 Act are not subject to these percentage limitations although ordinarily the Fund will limit its investments to no more than 10% of its total assets in a single ETF.

In connection with its main investment strategies, the Fund may utilize forward currency transactions and exchange traded futures.

Generally, ETNs are structured as senior, unsecured notes in which an issuer such as a bank agrees to pay a return based on the target commodity index less any fees. Like ETFs, they may be bought and sold like shares of stock on an exchange. However, ETNs have a different underlying structure than an ETF. While ETF shares represent an interest in a portfolio of securities, ETNs are structured products that are an obligation of the issuer, whereby the issuer agrees to pay a return based on the target index less any fees. Essentially, these notes allow individual investors to have access to derivatives linked to commodities and assets such as oil, currencies and foreign stock indexes. ETNs combine certain aspects of bonds and ETFs. Similar to ETFs, ETNs are traded on a major exchange (e.g., the New York Stock Exchange) during normal trading hours. However, investors can also hold the ETN until maturity. At maturity, the issuer pays to the investor a cash amount equal to the principal amount, subject to the day’s index factor. ETN returns are based upon the performance of a market index minus applicable fees.

Additional Investment Strategies

Although not a principal investment strategy, the Fund, to the extent permitted by applicable law or the exemptive relief obtained from the SEC, may also invest directly in equity securities and other types of derivatives. Direct investments in equity securities may include common stock, common stock warrants and rights, preferred stock, master limited partnerships (MLPs), depositary receipts, private placements and convertible securities. Such securities may be non-dollar denominated and include issuers in both developed and emerging markets. The Fund anticipates utilizing such investments to gain exposure to inflation sensitive securities and asset classes including agricultural and agriculture-related companies. Under normal market conditions, the Fund anticipates investing no more than 5% of its total assets directly in such equity securities. As indicated in the Risk/Return Summary, approximately 25% of the Fund’s assets are expected to have exposure to equity funds or ETNs that invest in securities in REITs or real estate related-securities, natural resources, and infrastructure (collectively, Equity Investments). The Fund’s direct investments in equity securities including equity securities of agricultural or agriculture-related companies, and ETFs with exposure to agricultural or agriculture-related companies (collectively, Agricultural Equities) will be treated as Equity Investments for

 

 

 
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purposes of calculating the percentage of the Fund’s assets allocated to Equity Investments.

In addition to the derivatives that the Fund anticipates using as a principal strategy, the Fund is also permitted to use other derivatives such as other types of futures contracts, options, forwards and swaps. For example, the Fund may utilize commodity-linked derivatives or commodity swaps to gain exposure to commodities in the future in the event that the Fund does not utilize underlying funds to gain exposure to commodities. Under certain market conditions, the use of derivatives could be significant.

The frequency with which the Fund buys and sells securities will vary from year to year, depending on market conditions.

 

NON-FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund’s investment strategy may involve “fundamental policies.” A policy is fundamental if it cannot be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. None of the policies in this prospectus are fundamental. The Fund’s Board of Trustees may change the Fund’s investment objective and any of the policies in this prospectus without shareholder approval. All fundamental policies of the Fund are specifically identified in the Statement of Additional Information.

INVESTMENT RISKS

There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

The main risks associated with investing in the Fund are summarized in the “Risk/Return Summary” at the front of this prospectus. More detailed descriptions of the risks of the Fund are described below.

Please note that the Fund also may use strategies that are not described herein, but which are described in the “Investment Practices” later in the prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information.

The Fund is exposed to the risks summarized below through both its direct investments and investments in underlying funds.

Main Risks

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Investment Company and ETF Risk. The Fund may invest in other investment companies and ETFs as a primary strategy, so the Fund’s investment performance and risks are directly

related to the performance and risks of the underlying funds. The Fund’s net asset value will change with the value of the underlying funds and changes in the markets where the underlying funds invest. Because the Fund’s adviser or its affiliates provide services to and receive fees from the underlying funds, investments in an underlying fund benefit the adviser and/or its affiliates and may create a conflict of interest. In addition, the Fund may hold a significant percentage of the shares of an underlying fund. As a result, the Fund’s investments in an underlying fund may create a conflict of interest. Shareholders bear both their proportionate share of the Fund’s expenses and similar expenses of the underlying funds. Certain underlying funds such as ETFs may not be actively managed. Securities may be purchased, held and sold by such funds when an actively managed fund would not do so. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

Strategy Risk. The Fund’s investment strategies may not work to maximize real return. The Fund may invest in underlying funds that utilize derivatives and debt securities to mimic a portfolio of inflation-protected bonds. There is no guarantee that this strategy will be effective. In addition, some of the underlying funds make direct investments in inflation-protected securities which are subject to “Inflation-Protected Security Risk”. The Fund may also use underlying funds or investments that utilize certain types of securities as a proxy for inflation-protected securities such as REITs, real estate, commodities, natural resources or infrastructure. See “Commodities and Natural Resources Risk”, “Securities of Real Estate Companies and REITs Risk”, and “Infrastructure Risk”. These investments may not reflect the impact of inflation.

Inflation-Protected Security Risk. Inflation-protected debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of an inflation-linked security tends to decrease when real interest rates increase and can increase when real interest rates decrease. Interest payments on inflation-protected securities are unpredictable and will fluctuate as the principal and interest are adjusted for inflation. Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-protected debt security will be considered taxable ordinary income, even though the principal is not received until maturity. There can also be no assurance that the inflation index used will accurately measure the actual rate of inflation in the prices of goods and services. Investments in inflation-protected securities may lose value in the event that the actual rate of inflation is different than the rate of the inflation index. In addition, inflation-protected securities are subject to the risk that the CPI-U or other relevant pricing index may be discontinued, fundamentally altered (either by legislation, Executive Order, or other method) in a materially adverse manner to the interests of an investor in the securities or substituted with an alternative index.

 

 

 
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Commodities and Natural Resources Risk. Certain underlying funds will have a significant portion of their assets concentrated in commodity-related securities and derivatives while other underlying funds may have direct investments in commodities. In addition, the Fund’s direct investment in ETNs and equity securities may expose the Fund to commodity risk. Exposure to commodity-related securities and derivatives either directly or through investments in underlying funds may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. Developments affecting commodities will have a disproportionate impact on the Fund and such underlying funds. The value of commodity-linked securities and derivatives may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, plant diseases, insects and other infestations, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments.

The natural resources and energy sector can be significantly affected by changes in the prices and supplies of oil, gas and other energy fuels, exploration and production spending and the success of energy spending, energy conservation, and tax and other government regulations, policies of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and oil importing nations. Therefore, the securities of companies in the energy and natural resources sectors may experience more price volatility than companies in other industries. The metals sector can be affected by sharp price volatility over short periods caused by global economic, financial and political factors, resource availability, government regulation, economic cycles, changes in inflation or expectations about inflation in various countries, interest rates, currency fluctuations, metal sales by governments, central banks or international agencies, investment speculation and fluctuations in industrial and commercial supply and demand.

Use of leveraged commodity-linked derivatives creates an opportunity for increased return but, at the same time, creates the possibility for greater loss (including the likelihood of greater volatility of the Fund’s or an underlying fund’s net asset value), and there can be no assurance that the use of leverage by the Fund or an underlying fund will be successful. Some of the underlying funds may concentrate in certain commodity sectors such as natural resources. When an underlying fund concentrates in a particular industry or group of industries, events impacting that sector will have a greater effect on an underlying fund than they would on an underlying fund that is more widely diversified among a number of unrelated industries. In addition, certain commodity sub-sectors are subject to greater governmental regulation than are other industries, therefore, changes in tax and other government regulations may be more likely to adversely affect such underlying funds.

Securities of Real Estate Companies and REITs Risk. Investments in real estate securities are subject to the same risks as direct investments in real estate. Real estate values rise and fall in response to many factors, including local, regional and national economic conditions, the demand for rental property, and interest rates. When economic growth is slowing, demand for property decreases and prices may fall. Rising interest rates, which drive up mortgage and financing costs, can affect the profitability and liquidity of properties in the real estate market. Property values may also decrease because of overbuilding, extended vacancies, increase in property taxes and operating expenses, zoning laws, environmental regulations, clean-up of and liability for environmental hazards, uninsured casualty or condemnation losses, or a general decline in neighborhood values. The Fund’s and underlying fund’s investments and your investment may decline in response to declines in property values or other adverse changes to the real estate market. In addition, federal and state laws may restrict the remedies that a lender has when a borrower defaults on loans. The performance of the real estate securities is also largely dependent on the organization, skill and capital funding of the managers and operators of the underlying real estate.

In addition to the risks facing real estate securities, investments in REITs involve unique risks. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume and may be more volatile than other securities. The Fund and the underlying funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which they invest in addition to the expenses of the underlying fund.

Infrastructure Risk. Infrastructure-related companies are subject to a variety of factors that may adversely affect their business or operations including high interest costs, costs associated with compliance with and changes in environmental and other regulations, difficulty in raising capital in adequate amounts on reasonable terms in periods of high inflation and unsettled markets, the effects of surplus capacity, increased competition from other providers of services, and uncertainty concerning the availability of fuel at reasonable prices, the effects of energy conservation policies, and other factors. Additionally, infrastructure-related entities may be subject to regulation by various governmental authorities and may also be affected by governmental regulation of rates charged to customers, government budgetary constraints, service interruption due to environmental, operational or other mishaps and the imposition of special tariffs and changes in tax laws, regulatory policies and accounting standards.

Other factors that may affect the operations of infrastructure-related companies include innovations in technology that could render the way in which a company delivers a product or service obsolete, significant changes to the number of ultimate end-users of a company’s products, increased susceptibility

 

 

 
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to terrorist acts or political actions, risks of environmental damage due to a company’s operations or an accident, and general changes in market sentiment towards infrastructure and utilities assets.

Infrastructure-related securities may be issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed (also known as junk bonds). These investments are considered to be speculative and are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to interest rate and economic changes, valuation difficulties, and potential illiquidity. Infrastructure-related companies may also be subject to “Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk”.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. The Fund may have significant exposure to foreign securities including securities in emerging markets. Investments in foreign securities are subject to special risks in addition to those of U.S. investments. These risks include political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investments, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, liquidity risks and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some foreign markets, all of which could adversely affect the Fund’s investments in a foreign country. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of the Fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely.

Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. The risks associated with foreign securities are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” These countries may have relatively unstable governments and less-established market economies than developed countries. Emerging markets may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. These risks make emerging market securities more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in more developed countries and you may sustain sudden, and sometimes substantial, fluctuations in the value of your investments. The Fund’s exposure to foreign and emerging market securities may also be subject to

foreign withholding and/or other taxes, which would decrease the Fund’s yield on those securities.

Interest Rate Risk. Some of the underlying funds invest in debt securities that will increase or decrease in value based on changes in interest rates. If rates increase, the value of these underlying funds’ investments generally declines. On the other hand, if rates fall, the value of the investments generally increases. Your investment will decline in value if the value of the underlying funds’ investments decreases. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Usually, changes in the value of fixed income securities will not affect cash income generated, but may affect the value of your investment.

The underlying funds may invest in variable and floating rate Loans and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of variable and floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Many factors can cause interest rates to rise. Some examples include central bank monetary policy, rising inflation rates and general economic conditions. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Credit Risk. There is a risk that issuers and/or counterparties will not make payments on securities, repurchase agreements or other investments. Such defaults could result in losses to the Fund. In addition, the credit quality of securities may be lowered if an issuer’s or a counterparty’s financial condition changes. Lower credit quality may lead to greater volatility in the price of a security and in shares of the Fund. Lower credit quality also may affect liquidity and make it difficult for the Fund to sell the security. The Fund may be exposed to securities that are rated in the lowest investment grade category. Such securities are considered to have speculative characteristics similar to high yield securities, and issuers or counterparties of such securities are more vulnerable to changes in economic conditions than issuers or counterparties of higher grade securities. Prices of an underlying fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the underlying fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

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unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the underlying fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. Equity securities are subject to “stock market risk” meaning that stock prices in general (or in particular, the prices of the types of securities in which the Fund invests) may decline over short or extended periods of time. When the value of the underlying fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the underlying fund decreases in value.

The Fund may invest in common stock rights and warrants. If the price of the underlying stock does not rise above the exercise price before the warrant expires, the warrant generally expires without any value and the Fund loses the amount it paid, if any, for the warrant. Thus, investments in warrants may involve substantially more risk than investments in common stock. Warrants may trade in the same markets as their underlying stock; however, the price of the warrant does not necessarily move with the price of the underlying stock.

Derivatives Risk. The Fund and the underlying funds may use derivatives in connection with their investment strategies. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed the original investment. Derivatives are subject to the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. The use of derivatives may not be successful, resulting in losses to the Fund, and the cost of such strategies may reduce the Fund’s returns. Derivatives also expose the Fund to counterparty risk (which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations), and to the credit risk of the derivative counterparty. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. In addition, the Fund and underlying funds may use derivatives for non-hedging purposes, which increases the Fund’s potential for loss. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the security being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

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

Registered investment companies such as the Fund are limited in their ability to engage in derivative transactions and are required to identify and earmark assets to provide asset coverage for derivative transactions.

The Fund’s transactions in futures contracts, swaps and other derivatives could also affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders which may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions, which may adversely impact the Fund’s after-tax returns.

 

WHAT IS A DERIVATIVE?
Derivatives are securities or contracts (for example, futures and options) that derive their value from the performance of underlying assets or securities.

High Yield Securities Risk. Through its investments in underlying funds, the Fund may have exposure to high yield, high risk securities (also known as junk bonds) which are considered to be speculative. These investments may be issued by companies which are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. Non-investment grade debt securities can be more sensitive to short-term corporate, economic and market developments. During periods of economic uncertainty and change, the market price of an underlying fund’s investments and net asset value may be volatile. Furthermore, though these investments generally provide a higher yield than higher-rated debt securities, the high degree of risk involved in these investments can result in substantial or total losses. These securities are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and a potential lack of a secondary or public market for securities. The market price of these securities can change suddenly and unexpectedly.

As part of its high yield strategy, an underlying fund may invest in debt securities of smaller, newer companies. The underlying fund’s risks increase as it invests more heavily in smaller municipalities and companies (mid cap and small cap companies). The securities of smaller issuers may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes than securities of larger issuers. In addition, smaller issuers may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes. As a result, the changes in value of their debt securities may be more sudden or erratic than in large capitalization issuers, especially over the short term. Because smaller issuers may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or may depend on a few key employees, they may be more susceptible to particular economic events or competitive factors than large capitalization companies. This may cause unexpected and frequent decreases in the value of an underlying fund’s investments.

 

 

 
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Loan Risk. Some of the underlying funds may invest in Loans including Loans that are rated below investment grade or the unrated equivalent. Like other high yield, corporate debt instruments, such Loans are subject to an increased risk of default in the payment of principal and interest as well as the other risks described under “Interest Rate Risk,” “Credit Risk,” and “High Yield Securities Risk.” Although certain Loans are secured by collateral, the underlying fund could experience delays or limitations in realizing on such collateral or have its interest subordinated to other indebtedness of the obligor. Loans are vulnerable to market sentiment such that economic conditions or other events may reduce the demand for Loans and cause their value to decline rapidly and unpredictably. Although an underlying fund may limits its investments in illiquid securities to no more than 15% of the underlying fund’s net assets at the time of purchase, Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some of the Loans and certain Loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. The inability to dispose of Loans in a timely fashion could result in losses to the underlying fund. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. Because some Loans that the underlying fund invests in may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for the underlying fund than for underlying funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. Typically, Loans are not registered securities and are not listed on any national securities exchange. Consequently, there may be less public information available about the underlying fund’s investments and the market for certain Loans may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. As a result, the underlying fund may be more dependent upon the analytical ability of its adviser. In addition, certain Loans may not be considered securities under the Federal securities laws and, therefore, investments in such Loans may not be subject to certain protections under those laws.

When an underlying fund acquires a loan participation, the underlying fund typically enters into a contractual relationship with the lender or third party selling such participations, but not the borrower. As a result, the underlying fund assumes the credit risk of the seller of the loan participation and any other parties interpositioned between the underlying fund and the borrower. The underlying fund may not benefit directly from the collateral supporting the load in which it has purchased the loan participations or assignments.

Affiliates of the adviser may participate in the primary and secondary market for Loans. Because of limitations imposed by applicable law, the presence of the adviser’s affiliates in the Loan market may restrict the underlying fund’s ability to acquire some Loans, affect the timing of such acquisition or

affect the price at which the Loan is acquired. Also, because the adviser may wish to invest in the publicly traded securities of an obligor, it may not have access to material non-public information regarding the obligor to which other investors have access.

ETN Risk. In addition to risks associated with fixed income securities in general, ETNs do not make periodic coupon payments and provide no principal protection. The value of an ETN may be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying commodities markets, changes in the applicable interest rates, changes in the issuer’s credit rating and economic, legal, political or geographic events that affect the referenced commodity. The value of the ETN may drop due to a downgrade in the issuer’s credit rating, despite the underlying index remaining unchanged. The timing and character of income and gains derived from ETNs is under consideration by the U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service and may also be affected by future legislation. ETNs are also subject to the risks associated with derivatives.

Transactions Risk. The Fund or an underlying fund could experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders and its liquidity may be negatively impacted. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are large or frequent, occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for the securities sold, or when the securities the Fund or an underlying fund wishes to or is required to sell are illiquid. The Fund or an underlying fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at its desired time or price. Illiquidity can be caused by a drop in overall market trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or legal restrictions on the securities’ resale. Other market participants may be attempting to sell debt securities at the same time as the Fund or an underlying fund, causing downward pricing pressure and contributing to illiquidity. The capacity for bond dealers to engage in trading or “make a market” in debt securities has not kept pace with the growth of bond markets. This could potentially lead to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the debt markets. Certain securities that were liquid when purchased may later become illiquid, particularly in times of overall economic distress. Similarly, large purchases of Fund or underlying fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s or underlying fund performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Additional Risks

Privately Placed Securities Risk. Privately placed securities generally are less liquid than publicly traded securities and the Fund may not always be able to sell such securities without experiencing delays in finding buyers or reducing the sale price for such securities. The disposition of some of the securities held by the Fund may be restricted under federal securities

 

 

 
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laws. As a result, the Fund may not be able to dispose of such investments at a time when, or at a price at which, it desires to do so and may have to bear expenses of registering these securities, if necessary. These securities may also be difficult to value.

Convertible Securities Risk. A convertible security generally entitles the holder to receive interest paid or accrued on debt securities or the dividend paid on preferred stock until the convertible security matures or is redeemed, converted or exchanged. Before conversion, convertible securities generally have characteristics similar to both debt and equity securities. The value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates rise and, because of the conversion feature, tends to vary with fluctuations in the market value of the underlying securities. Convertible securities ordinarily provide a stream of income with generally higher yields than those of common stock of the same or similar issuers. Convertible securities generally rank senior to common stock in a corporation’s capital structure but are usually subordinated to comparable nonconvertible securities. Convertible securities generally do not participate directly in any dividend increases or decreases of the underlying securities, although the market prices of convertible securities may be affected by any dividend changes or other changes in the underlying securities.

MLP Risk. MLPs may trade infrequently and in limited volume and they may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than securities of larger or more broadly-based companies. The managing general partner of an MLP may receive an incentive allocation based on increases in the amount and growth of cash distributions to investors in the MLP. This method of compensation may create an incentive for the managing general partner to make investments that are riskier or more speculative than would be the case in the absence of such compensation arrangements. Debt securities of MLPs are subject to the risks of debt securities in general. For example, such securities are more sensitive to interest rates than equity securities of MLPs.

Volcker Rule Risk. Pursuant to section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and certain rules promulgated thereunder known as the Volcker Rule, if the adviser and/or its affiliates own 25% or more of the outstanding ownership interests of the Fund after the permitted seeding period from the implementation of the Fund’s investment, the Fund could be subject to restrictions on trading that would adversely impact the Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy. As a result, the adviser and/or its affiliates may be required to reduce their ownership interests in the Fund at a time that is sooner than would otherwise be desirable, which may result in the Fund’s liquidation or, if the Fund is able to continue operating, may result in losses, increased transaction costs and adverse tax consequences as a result of the sale of portfolio securities.

 

For more information about risks associated with the types of investments that the Fund purchases, please read “Risk/Return Summary” and the Statement of Additional Information.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

An investment in the Fund is subject to a number of actual or potential conflicts of interest. For example, the Adviser and/or its affiliates provide a variety of different services to the Fund, for which the Fund compensates them. As a result, the Adviser and/or its affiliates have an incentive to enter into arrangements with the Fund, and face conflicts of interest when balancing that incentive against the best interests of the Fund. The Adviser and/or its affiliates also face conflicts of interest in their service as investment adviser to other clients, and, from time to time, make investment decisions that differ from and/ or negatively impact those made by the Adviser on behalf of the Fund. In addition, affiliates of the Adviser provide a broad range of services and products to their clients and are major participants in the global currency, equity, commodity, fixed income and other markets in which the Fund invests or will invest. In certain circumstances by providing services and products to their clients, these affiliates’ activities will disadvantage or restrict the Fund and/or benefit these affiliates. The Adviser may also acquire material non-public information which would negatively affect the Adviser’s ability to transact in securities for the Fund. JPMorgan and the Funds have adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to appropriately prevent, limit or mitigate conflicts of interest. In addition, many of the activities that create these conflicts of interest are limited and/or prohibited by law, unless an exception is available. For more information about conflicts of interest, see the Potential Conflicts of Interest section in the SAI.

TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS

For liquidity and to respond to unusual market conditions, the Fund may invest all or most of its total assets in cash and cash equivalents for temporary defensive purposes. These investments may result in a lower yield than lower-quality or longer-term investments, and may prevent the Fund from meeting its investment objective.

 

WHAT IS A CASH EQUIVALENT?
Cash equivalents are highly liquid, high-quality instruments with maturities of three months or less on the date they are purchased. They include securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, repurchase agreements (other than equity repurchase agreements), certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper (rated in one of the two highest rating categories), variable rate master demand notes, money market mutual funds and bank money market deposit accounts.
 

 

 
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While the Fund is engaged in a temporary defensive position, it may not meet its investment objective. These investments may be inconsistent with the Fund’s main investment strategies. Therefore, the Fund will pursue a temporary defensive position only when market conditions warrant.

ADDITIONAL FEE WAIVER AND/OR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT

Service providers to the Fund may, from time to time, voluntarily waive all or a portion of any fees to which they are entitled and/or reimburse certain expenses as they may determine from time to time. The Fund’s service providers may discontinue or modify these voluntary actions at any time without notice. Performance for the Fund reflects the voluntary waiver of fees and/or the reimbursement of expenses, if any. Without these voluntary waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would have been less favorable.

Expenses of Underlying Funds. The percentage of the Fund’s assets that will be allocated to underlying funds may be changed from time to time. To the extent that allocations among the underlying funds are changed or new underlying funds are utilized, or to the extent that the expense ratios of

the underlying funds change, the weighted average operating expenses borne by the Fund may increase or decrease.

The Fund will invest in Class R6 Shares of the underlying funds to the extent they are available. If an underlying fund does not offer Class R6 Shares, the Fund will invest in Class R5 Shares of the underlying fund. Many of the underlying funds currently do not offer Class R5 or Class R6 Shares. As a result, the Fund may invest in Institutional Class Shares of the underlying funds, or to the extent that an underlying fund does not have Institutional Class Shares, the Fund may invest in Select Class Shares of an underlying fund. Institutional Class and Select Class Shares have higher expenses than Class R5 and Class R6 Shares, and Class R5 Shares have higher expenses than Class R6 Shares. To the extent that the Fund invests in shares of the underlying funds that do not offer Class R6 Shares, the Fund’s total expenses will be higher. The shareholder servicing agent will waive shareholder service fees with respect to the Fund in an amount equal to the weighted average pro rata amount of shareholder service fees charged by the underlying funds up to 0.25% for Class R2 Shares and 0.05% for Class R5 Shares. This amount is shown as a waiver under “Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements” for Class R2 and Class R5 Shares in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table.

 

 

 
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The Fund’s Management and Administration

 

The Fund is a series of JPMorgan Trust I, a Delaware statutory trust (the Trust). The Trust is governed by Trustees who are responsible for overseeing all business activities of the Fund.

The Fund operates in a multiple class structure. A multiple class fund is an open-end investment company that issues two or more classes of shares representing interests in the same investment portfolio.

Each class in a multiple class fund can set its own transaction minimums and may vary with respect to expenses for distribution, administration and shareholder services. This means that one class could offer access to a Fund on different terms than another class. Certain classes may be more appropriate for a particular investor.

The Fund may issue other classes of shares that have different expense levels and performance and different requirements for who may invest. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning all of the Fund’s other share classes. A Financial Intermediary who receives compensation for selling Fund shares may receive a different amount of compensation for sales of different classes of shares.

The Fund’s Investment Adviser

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM) acts as investment adviser to the Fund and makes day-to-day investment decisions for the Fund. JPMIM is located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

JPMIM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase), a bank holding company.

During the most recent fiscal period ended 8/31/15, JPMIM was paid a management fee (net of waivers) of 0.00% as a percentage of average daily net assets.

A discussion of the basis the Board of Trustees of the Trust used in reapproving the investment advisory agreement for the Fund is available in the annual report for the most recent fiscal period ended August 31.

The Portfolio Managers

The Fund is managed by JPMIM’s Multi-Asset Solutions team. The members of the Multi-Asset Solutions team responsible for management and oversight of the Fund are Jeffrey A. Geller, Katherine Santiago, Maddi Dessner and Nicole Goldberger. In their capacity as portfolio managers, Mr. Geller, Ms. Santiago, Ms. Dessner and Ms. Goldberger and the team of analysts manage the portfolio construction, investment strategy selection and tactical asset allocation processes for the Fund. Mr. Geller, Managing Director and CFA charterholder, has been

a portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception and is Chief Investment Officer (CIO) for the Americas of Multi-Asset Solutions. An employee of JPMIM since 2006, he provides oversight with respect to manager and strategic suitability and fit and ensuring that the team’s asset allocation views are reflected appropriately across a diverse set of mandates. Ms. Santiago, Executive Director and CFA charterholder, has been an employee of JPMIM since 2005, a portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception and is an analyst in the Global Multi-Asset Research group. Ms. Dessner, Managing Director and CFA charterholder, has been an employee of JPMIM since 1995, a member of Multi-Asset Solutions since 2005 and has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since December 2011. Ms. Goldberger, Executive Director and CFA charterholder, has been an employee of JPMIM and a member of Multi-Asset Solutions since 2003 and has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since December 2011.

The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities in the Fund.

The Fund’s Administrator

JPMIM (the Administrator) provides administrative services and oversees the Fund’s other service providers. The Administrator receives a pro-rata portion of the following annual fee on behalf of the Fund for administrative services: 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets on the first $500 million in Fund assets; 0.075% of the Fund’s average daily net assets between $500 million and $1 billion and 0.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion. The Administrator is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase.

The Fund’s Shareholder Servicing Agent

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into a shareholder servicing agreement with JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (JPMDS) under which JPMDS has agreed to provide certain support services to the Fund’s shareholders. For performing these services, JPMDS, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class R2 Shares and an annual fee of 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the Class R5 Shares of the Fund. JPMDS may enter into services agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of the annual fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services.

The Fund’s Distributor

JPMDS (the Distributor) is the distributor for the Fund. The Distributor is an affiliate of JPMIM.

 

 

 
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Additional Compensation to Financial Intermediaries

JPMIM, JPMDS and, from time to time, other affiliates of JPMorgan Chase may also, at their own expense and out of their own legitimate profits, provide additional cash payments to Financial Intermediaries whose customers invest in shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds. For this purpose, Financial Intermediaries include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with JPMDS. These additional cash payments are payments over and above any sales charges (including Rule 12b-1 fees), shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency and/or networking fees that are paid to such Financial Intermediaries, as described elsewhere in this prospectus. These additional cash payments are generally made to Financial Intermediaries that provide shareholder, sub-transfer agency or administrative

services or marketing support. Marketing support may include access to sales meetings, sales representatives and Financial Intermediary management representatives, inclusion of the J.P. Morgan Funds on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or other sales programs and/or for training and educating a Financial Intermediary’s employees. These additional cash payments also may be made as an expense reimbursement in cases where the Financial Intermediary provides shareholder services to J.P. Morgan Fund shareholders. JPMIM and JPMDS may also pay cash compensation in the form of finders’ fees that vary depending on the J.P. Morgan Fund and the dollar amount of shares sold. Such additional compensation may provide such Financial Intermediaries with an incentive to favor sales of shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds over other investment options they make available to their customers. See the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

 

 
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Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds

 

CHOOSING A SHARE CLASS

Each share class represents an investment in the same portfolio of securities, but each has different availability and eligibility criteria, expenses, dividends and distributions.

Please read this prospectus carefully, and then select the Fund and share class most appropriate for you and decide how much you want to invest. Each Fund may offer other classes of shares not included in this prospectus that have different expense levels, performance and eligibility requirements from the share classes offered in this prospectus. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning these or other share classes. A Financial Intermediary may receive different compensation based on the share class sold.

Class R shares are primarily used in Group Retirement Plans. The particular Group Retirement Plan will determine the share class available to its participants.

 

Shares of the Funds have not been registered for sale outside of the United States. This prospectus is not intended for distribution to prospective investors outside of the United States. The Funds generally do not market or sell shares to investors domiciled outside of the United States, even, with regard to individuals, if they are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.

 

     Class R2   Class R5
Eligibility1   May be purchased by Group Retirement Plans.1  

May be purchased by

  Group Retirement Plans,1 and

  Section 529 college savings plans.

Minimum Investment2,3   No minimum   No minimum
Minimum Subsequent Investments   No minimum   No minimum
Distribution (12b-1) Fee   0.50% of the average daily net assets.   None
Shareholder Service Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.05% of the average daily net assets.
Redemption Fee   None   None

 

1

For more information about eligible Group Retirement Plans, see “Group Retirement Plans” below

2

Financial Intermediaries or other organizations making the Funds available to their clients or customers may impose minimums which may be different from the requirements for investors purchasing directly from the Funds.

3

Please see “MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE” for more information about minimum balance requirements.

Financial Intermediaries may include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with JPMDS as Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent.

Accounts may be opened either directly with a Fund’s transfer agent or through Financial Intermediaries. If you have questions about eligibility, please call 1-800-480-4111.

 

   

Class R5 Shares are not subject to Rule 12b-1 fees.

 

   

A Fund may issue other classes of shares that have different sales charges, expense levels and performance and different requirements for who may invest. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning all of a Fund’s other share classes. A Financial Intermediary who receives compensation for selling Fund shares may receive different amounts of compensation for sales of different classes of shares.

Group Retirement Plans

The only retirement plans that are eligible to purchase Class R2 and Class R5 Shares are employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and the shares must be held a) at a plan level or b) at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper. Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Class R2 and Class R5 Shares generally are not available to non-retirement accounts, traditional and

 

 
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Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) plans or individual 403(b) plans.

There is no minimum investment requirement for Group Retirement Plans and Section 529 college savings plans.

College Savings Plans

To be eligible to invest in Class R5 Shares, Section 529 college savings plans must hold their shares through plan level or omnibus accounts held on the books of a Fund.

Rule 12b–1 Fees

Each Fund described in this prospectus has adopted a Distribution Plan under Rule 12b-1 with respect to Class R2 Shares that allows it to pay distribution fees for the sale and distribution of those shares of the Funds. These fees are called “Rule 12b-1 fees.” Rule 12b-1 fees are paid by the Funds to the Distributor as compensation for its services and expenses in connection with the sale and distribution of Fund shares. The Distributor in turn pays all or part of these Rule 12b-1 fees to Financial Intermediaries that have agreements with the Distributor to sell shares of the Funds. The Distributor may pay Rule 12b-1 fees to its affiliates. Payments are not tied to actual expenses incurred.

The Rule 12b-1 fees (based on average daily net assets of the share class) vary by share class as follows:

 

Class    Rule  12b-1 Fee
Class R2    0.50%
Class R5    None

Because Rule 12b-1 fees are paid out of Fund assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

Networking and Sub-Transfer Agency Fees

J.P. Morgan Funds have entered into agreements directly with Financial Intermediaries pursuant to which the Funds will pay the Financial Intermediary for services such as networking or sub-transfer agency (collectively, the “Sub-TA Agreements”). Sub-TA Agreement payments are generally based on either (1) a percentage of the average daily net assets of clients serviced by such Financial Intermediary up to a set maximum dollar amount per shareholder account serviced, or (2) a per account fee based on the number of accounts serviced by such Financial Intermediary. Sub-TA Agreement payments are in addition to, rather than in lieu of, Rule 12b-1 fees the Financial Intermediary may also be receiving pursuant to agreements with the Distributor for classes with Rule 12b-1 fees. From time to time, JPMIM or its affiliates may pay a portion of the fees for networking or sub-transfer agency at its or their own expense and out of its or their legitimate profits.

Shareholder Servicing

The Distributor, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of up to the following fee (based on the average daily net assets of each class of a Fund).

 

Class    Shareholder Servicing  Fee
Class R2    0.25%
Class R5    0.05%

The Distributor may enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of that fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services.

PURCHASING FUND SHARES

You may purchase shares directly from the Funds through the Distributor or through your Financial Intermediary.

Purchase and redemption orders will be accepted only on days that J.P. Morgan Funds are open for business. The Funds are open for business on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NYSE is closed for trading on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin

 

 
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Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. A purchase or redemption order received by a Fund prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. ET) (“NYSE Close”), on a day the Funds are open for business, will be effected at that day’s NAV. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. An order received after the NYSE Close will generally be effected at the NAV determined on the next business day. However, orders received by Financial Intermediaries on a business day prior to the NYSE Close and communicated to the Funds prior to such time as agreed upon by the Funds and the Financial Intermediary will be effected at the NAV determined on the business day the order was received by the Financial Intermediary.

A purchase order must be supported by all appropriate documentation and information in the proper form. The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete purchase orders.

Share ownership is electronically recorded; therefore, no certificate will be issued. A shareholder who purchases shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily will not accrue a dividend on the day of the purchase.

If you purchase shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your purchase order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for purchase orders.

If you purchase shares directly with the Funds, see the information below.

 

HOW TO PURCHASE DIRECTLY WITH THE FUNDS
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Phone or Online

 

1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

 

A new account generally may not be opened by phone or online.

 

A new fund position can be added to an existing account by phone or online if you have bank information on file. The minimum initial investment requirement must be met.

  You must already have bank information on file. If we do not have bank information on file, you must submit written instructions. Please call for instructions on how to add bank information to your account.

By Mail

 

Regular mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

Mail the completed and signed application with a check to our Regular or Overnight mailing address.

 

Refer to the Additional Information Regarding Purchases section

  Please mail your check and include your name, the Fund name, and your fund account number.
 

All checks must be made payable to one of the following:

  J.P. Morgan Funds; or

  The specific Fund in which you are investing.

 

Please include your existing account number, if applicable.

 

All checks must be in U.S. dollars. The Funds do not accept credit cards, cash, starter checks, money orders or credit card checks. The Funds reserve the right to refuse “third-party” checks and checks drawn on non-U.S. financial institutions even if payment may be effected through a U.S. financial institution. Checks made payable to any individual or company and endorsed to J.P. Morgan Funds or a Fund are considered third- party checks.

 

 
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HOW TO PURCHASE DIRECTLY WITH THE FUNDS
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Wire1

 

1-800-480-4111

 

Wire Instructions:

Boston Financial Data Services

2000 Crown Colony Drive

Quincy, MA 02169

 

Attn: J.P. Morgan Funds Services

ABA: 021 000 021

DDA: 323 125 832

FBO: Fund Name

Fund: Fund#

Account: Your Account# and Your Account Registration

  Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Funds of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.   Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Funds of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.

 

1

The Funds currently do not charge for these services, but may impose a charge in the future. However, your bank may impose a charge for debiting your bank account.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make purchases over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Purchases

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When you open an account, we will ask for your name, residential or business street address, date of birth (for an individual), and other information that will allow us to identify you, including your social security number, tax identification number or other identifying number. The Funds cannot waive these requirements. The Funds are required by law to reject your Account Application if the required identifying information is not provided.

We will attempt to collect any missing information required on the Account Application by contacting either you or your Financial Intermediary. If we cannot obtain this information within the established time frame, your Account Application will be rejected. Amounts received prior to receipt of the required information will be held un-invested and will be returned to you without interest if your Account Application is rejected. If the required information is obtained, your investment will be accepted and you will pay the NAV per share next calculated after all of the required information is received.

Once we have received all of the required information, federal law requires us to verify your identity. After an account is opened, we may restrict your ability to purchase additional shares until your identity is verified. If we are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time, the Funds reserve the right to close your account at the current day’s NAV per share. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the NAV per share next calculated after the account is closed, less any applicable fees.

Purchases by wire may be canceled if J.P. Morgan Funds Services does not receive payment by 4:00 p.m. ET on the settlement date. You will be responsible for any expenses and/or losses to the Funds.

 

 
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EXCHANGING FUND SHARES

An exchange is selling shares of one J.P. Morgan Fund and taking the proceeds to simultaneously purchase shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund. Before making an exchange request, you should read the prospectus of the J.P. Morgan Fund whose shares you would like to purchase by exchange. You can obtain a prospectus for any J.P. Morgan Fund by contacting your Financial Intermediary, by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com, or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES

Class R2 Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

 Class R2 Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

 Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Class R5 Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

 Class R5 Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

 Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

In general, the same rules and procedures that apply to redemptions and purchases apply to exchanges:

 

   

All exchanges are subject to meeting any investment minimum or eligibility requirements of the new Fund and class.

 

   

The J.P. Morgan Funds will provide 60 days’ written notice of any termination of or material change to your exchange privilege.

 

   

All exchanges are based upon the net asset value that is next calculated after the Fund receives your order, provided the exchange out of one Fund must occur before the exchange into the other Fund.

 

   

In order for an exchange to take place on the date that the order is submitted, the order must be received prior to the close of both the Fund that you wish to exchange into and the Fund that you wish to exchange out of, otherwise, the exchange will occur on the following business day on which both Funds are open.

 

   

A shareholder that exchanges into shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily, including a money market fund, will not accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange. A shareholder that exchanges out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange.

 

   

The exchange privilege is not intended as a way for you to speculate on short-term movements in the market. Therefore, to prevent disruptions in the management of J.P. Morgan Funds, certain J.P. Morgan Funds limit excessive exchange activity as described in the “Frequent Trading Policy” section. Your exchange privilege will be limited or revoked if the exchange activity is considered excessive. In addition, any J.P. Morgan Fund may reject any exchange request for any reason, including if it is not in the best interests of the Fund and/or its shareholders to accept the exchange.

Tax Consequences on Exchanges

Generally, an exchange between J.P. Morgan Funds is considered a sale and generally results in a capital gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. An exchange between classes of shares of the same Fund is generally not taxable for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making an exchange.

REDEEMING FUND SHARES

If you sell shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your redemption order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders.

If you sell shares directly with the Fund, see the information below.

Your redemption proceeds may be mailed to you at your address of record1 or wired to a pre-existing bank account on file.

 

 
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HOW TO REDEEM

By Phone or Online

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

 

Call us at 1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

By Mail  

Regular Mailing Address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

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You cannot request redemption by check to be sent to an address updated within 30 days.

You may redeem some or all of your shares on any day that the Fund is open for business. You will not be permitted to enter a redemption order for shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check for five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check has cleared (sometimes referred to as uncollected shares).

If the Fund or Financial Intermediary receives your redemption order before the close of the NYSE (normally 4 p.m. ET or before 4:00 p.m. ET, if the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. ET), you will receive the NAV per share calculated after your redemption order is received in good order (meaning that it includes the information required by, and complies with security requirements implemented by, the Funds’ transfer agent or the Funds), minus the amount of any applicable fees. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders and may charge a fee to process redemption of shares. A shareholder that redeems out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the redemption.

All redemption requests must be supported by valid identity authentication, the appropriate documentation (if applicable) and any necessary information in good order. Additional information may be required depending on the situation. For accounts held directly with the Funds, your redemption proceeds will typically be paid within one to seven days after receipt of the redemption order.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make redemptions over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone or online. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares online or by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Redemptions

Medallion signature guarantees may be required if:

 

   

You want to redeem shares with a value of $50,000 or more and you want to receive your proceeds in the form of a check; or

 

   

You want your payment sent to an address, bank account or payee other than the one currently designated on your Fund account.

 

 
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The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete redemption orders.

The Fund may suspend your ability to redeem when:

 

  1. Trading on the NYSE is restricted;

 

  2. The NYSE is closed (other than weekend and holiday closings);

 

  3. Federal securities laws permit;

 

  4. The SEC has permitted a suspension; or

 

  5. An emergency exists, as determined by the SEC.

You generally will recognize a gain or loss on a redemption for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making a redemption.

Generally, all redemptions will be for cash; however, if you redeem shares worth $250,000 or more, the Fund reserves the right to pay part or all of your redemption proceeds in readily marketable securities instead of cash. If payment is made in securities, the Fund will value the securities selected in the same manner in which it computes its NAV. This process minimizes the effect of large redemptions on the Fund and its remaining shareholders. If you receive a distribution in-kind, securities received by you may be subject to market risk and you could incur taxable gains and brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE

If your account value falls below the required minimum balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem all of the remaining shares in your account and close your account. Before this action is taken, you will be given 60 days advance written notice in order to provide you with time to increase your account balance to the required minimum, by purchasing sufficient shares, in accordance with the terms of this prospectus.

Closings, Reorganizations and Liquidations

To the extent authorized by law, each Fund reserves the right to discontinue offering shares at any time, to merge or reorganize itself or a share class, or to cease operations and liquidate at any time.

FREQUENT TRADING POLICY

J.P. Morgan Funds do not authorize market timing and, except for the Funds identified below, use reasonable methods to identify market timers and to prevent such activity. However, there can be no assurance that these methods will prevent market timing or other trading that may be deemed abusive. Market timing is an investment strategy using frequent purchases, redemptions and/or exchanges in an attempt to profit from short-term market movements. Market timing may result in dilution of the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, disrupt portfolio management and increase Fund expenses for all shareholders. Although market timing may affect any Fund, these risks may be higher for Funds that invest significantly in non-U.S. securities or thinly traded securities (e.g., certain small cap securities), such as international, global or emerging market funds or small cap funds. For example, when a Fund invests in securities trading principally in non-U.S. markets that close prior to the close of the NYSE, market timers may seek to take advantage of the difference between the prices of these securities at the close of their non-U.S. markets and the value of such securities when the Fund calculates its net asset value.

J.P. Morgan Funds or the Distributor will prohibit any purchase order (including exchanges) with respect to one investor, a related group of investors or their agent(s) where they detect a pattern of either purchases and sales of one of the J.P. Morgan Funds, or exchanges between or among J.P. Morgan Funds, that indicates market timing or trading that they determine is abusive.

Although J.P. Morgan Funds use a variety of methods to detect and deter market timing, there is no assurance that the Funds’ own operational systems and procedures will identify and eliminate all market timing strategies. For example, certain accounts, which are known as omnibus accounts, include multiple investors and such accounts typically provide the Funds with a net purchase or redemption order on any given day where purchasers of Fund shares and redeemers of Fund shares are netted against one another and the identity of individual purchasers and redeemers are not known by the Funds. While the Funds seek to monitor for market timing activities in omnibus accounts, the netting effect limits the Funds’ ability to locate and eliminate individual market timers. As a result, the Funds are often dependent upon Financial Intermediaries who utilize their own policies and procedures to identify market timers. These policies and procedures may be different than those utilized by the Funds.

 

 
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The Boards of J.P. Morgan Funds have adopted various policies and procedures to identify market timers, including reviewing “round trips” in and out of J.P. Morgan Funds by investors. A “round trip” includes a purchase or exchange into a Fund followed or preceded by a redemption or exchange out of the same Fund. If the Distributor detects that you have completed two round trips within 60 days in the same Fund, the Distributor will reject your purchase and exchange orders for a period of at least 90 days. For subsequent violations, the Distributor may, in its sole discretion, reject your purchase and exchange orders temporarily or permanently. In identifying market timers, the Distributor may also consider activity of accounts that it believes to be under common ownership or control.

J.P. Morgan Funds have attempted to put safeguards in place to assure that Financial Intermediaries have implemented procedures designed to deter market timing and abusive trading. Despite these safeguards, there is no assurance that the Funds will be able to effectively identify and eliminate market timing and abusive trading in the Funds particularly with respect to omnibus accounts.

J.P. Morgan Funds will seek to apply the Funds’ market timing policies and restrictions as uniformly as practicable to accounts with the Funds, except with respect to the following:

 

  1. Trades that occur through omnibus accounts at Financial Intermediaries as described above;

 

  2. Purchases, redemptions and exchanges made on a systematic basis;

 

  3. Automatic reinvestments of dividends and distributions;

 

  4. Purchases, redemptions or exchanges that are part of a rebalancing program, such as a wrap, advisory or bona fide asset allocation program, which includes investment models developed and maintained by a financial intermediary;

 

  5. Redemptions of shares to pay fund or account fees;

 

  6. Transactions initiated by the trustee or adviser to a donor-advised charitable gift fund;

 

  7. Transactions in Section 529 college savings plans;

 

  8. Transactions in Fund of Fund Products;

 

  9. Transactions within a Retirement account such as:

 

   

Shares redeemed to return an excess contribution

 

   

Transactions initiated by sponsors of group employee benefit plans or other related accounts,

 

   

Retirement plan contributions, loans, distributions, and hardship withdrawals,

 

   

IRA re-characterizations and conversions.

 

   

IRA purchases of shares by asset transfer or direct rollover

In addition to rejecting purchases, in connection with suspected market timing activities, the Distributor can reject a purchase (including purchases for the Funds listed below) for any reason, including purchases that it does not think are in the best interests of a Fund and/or its shareholders or if it determines the trading to be abusive. Your Financial Intermediary may also have additional procedures for identifying market timers and rejecting or otherwise restricting purchases and/or exchanges.

Certain J.P. Morgan Funds are intended for short-term investment horizons and do not monitor for market timers or prohibit such short-term trading activity. Those Funds are the JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund, JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Managed Income Fund and the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds. Although these Funds are managed in a manner that is consistent with their investment objectives, frequent trading by shareholders may disrupt their management and increase their expenses.

VALUATION

Shares are purchased at net asset value (NAV) per share. This is also known as the offering price. Shares are also redeemed at NAV. The NAV of each class within a Fund varies, primarily because each class has different class-specific expenses such as distribution and shareholder servicing fees.

The NAV per share of a class of a Fund is equal to the value of all the assets attributable to that class, minus the liabilities attributable to that class, divided by the number of outstanding shares of that class. The following is a summary of the procedures generally used to value J.P. Morgan Funds’ investments.

 

 
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Securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at their current market value. Other securities and assets, including securities for which market quotations are not readily available; market quotations are determined not to be reliable; or, their value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of trading on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded but before a Fund’s NAV is calculated, may be valued at fair value in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Board of Trustees. Fair value represents a good faith determination of the value of a security or other asset based upon specifically applied procedures. Fair valuation may require subjective determinations. There can be no assurance that the fair value of an asset is the price at which the asset could have been sold during the period in which the particular fair value was used in determining a Fund’s NAV.

Equity securities listed on a North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchange are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Other foreign equity securities are fair valued using quotations from an independent pricing service, as applicable. The value of securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. is generally the NASDAQ official closing price.

Fixed income securities are valued using prices supplied by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing services or broker/dealers. Those prices are determined using a variety of inputs and factors as more fully described in the Statement of Additional Information.

Assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates from an approved independent pricing service as of 4:00 p.m. ET.

Shares of ETFs are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the ETF is principally traded. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.

Options (e.g., on stock indices or equity securities) traded on U.S. equity securities exchanges are valued at the composite mean price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes at the close of options trading on such exchanges.

Options traded on foreign exchanges or U.S. commodity exchanges are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price available prior to the calculation of a Fund’s NAV and will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable, for any options involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges.

Exchange traded futures (e.g., on stock indices, debt securities or commodities) are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price as of the close of the exchanges on which they trade. Any futures involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

Non-listed over-the-counter options and futures are valued utilizing market quotations provided by approved pricing services.

Swaps and structured notes are priced generally by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing service or at an evaluated price provided by a counterparty or broker/dealer.

Any derivatives involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

NAV is calculated each business day as of the close of the NYSE, which is typically 4:00 p.m. ET. On occasion, the NYSE will close before 4:00 p.m. ET. When that happens, NAV will be calculated as of the time the NYSE closes. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. The price at which a purchase is effected is based on the next calculation of NAV after the order is received in proper form in accordance with this prospectus. To the extent a Fund invests in securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges or other markets that trade on weekends or other days when a Fund does not price its shares, the value of a Fund’s shares may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Each Fund has elected to be treated and intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company is not subject to tax at the corporate level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. A Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would result in corporate-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.

 

 
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Each Fund can earn income and realize capital gain. Each Fund deducts any expenses and then pays out the earnings, if any, to shareholders as distributions.

The Fund generally distributes net investment income, if any, at least quarterly. The Fund will distribute net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. For each taxable year, each Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains.

You have the following options for your distributions. You may:

 

   

Reinvest all distributions in additional Fund shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net investment income in cash and reinvest distributions of net capital gain in additional shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net capital gain in cash and reinvest distributions of net investment income; or

 

   

Take all distributions in cash.

If you do not select an option when you open your account, we will reinvest all distributions. If your distributions are reinvested, they will be in the form of shares of the same class without a sales charge. If you take your distributions in cash, you can choose to have a check mailed to your address of record or you can have them deposited into a pre-assigned bank account. The taxation of the dividends will not be affected whether you have them deposited into a bank account or sent by check.

Distributions by a Fund to retirement plans and other entities that qualify for tax-exempt or tax-deferred treatment under federal income tax laws will generally not be taxable. Special tax rules apply to investments through such plans. The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to such tax-exempt or tax-deferred entities or accounts. You should consult your tax advisor to determine the suitability of a Fund as an investment and the tax treatment of distributions.

Distributions of net investment income generally are taxable as ordinary income. Dividends of net investment income paid to a non-corporate U.S. shareholder that are properly reported as qualified dividend income generally will be taxable to such shareholder at preferential rates. The maximum individual rate applicable to “qualified dividend income” is either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. The amount of dividend income that may be so reported by a Fund generally will be limited to the aggregate of the eligible dividends received by each Fund. In addition, the Fund must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the shares on which a Fund received the eligible dividends, and the non-corporate U.S. shareholder must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund shares. Dividends of net investment income that are not reported as qualified dividend income and dividends of net short-term capital gain will be taxable as ordinary income.

Distributions of net capital gain (that is, the excess of the net gains from the sale of investments that a Fund owned for more than one year over the net losses from investments that the Fund owned for one year or less) that are properly reported by a Fund as capital gain dividends will be taxable as long-term capital gain, regardless of how long you have held your shares in the Fund. The maximum individual rate applicable to long-term capital gains is generally either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Distributions of net short-term capital gain (that is, the excess of any net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss), if any, will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Capital gain of a corporate shareholder is taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.

An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.

If you buy shares just before distribution, you will be subject to tax on the entire amount of the taxable distribution you receive. Distributions are taxable to you even if they are paid from income or gains earned by a Fund before your investment (and thus were included in the price you paid for your Fund shares). Any gain resulting from the sale or exchange of Fund shares generally will be taxable as long-term or short-term gain, depending upon how long you have held your shares.

An underlying fund’s or the Fund’s investment in foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes. In that case, the underlying fund’s or the Fund’s yield on those securities would be decreased. If at least 50% of the value of the Fund’s total assets at the close of each quarter of its taxable year is represented by interests in other regulated investment companies ( as is expected to be the case for the Fund), the Fund may elect to “pass through” to its shareholders the amount of foreign taxes deemed paid by the Fund. If the Fund so elects, each of its shareholders would be required to include in gross income, even though not

 

 
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actually received, its pro rata share of the foreign taxes deemed paid by the Fund, but would be treated as having paid its pro rata share of such foreign taxes and would therefore be allowed to either deduct such amounts in computing taxable income or use such amount (subject to various limitations) as a foreign tax credit against federal income tax (but not both). In addition, an underlying fund’s or the Fund’s investment in certain foreign securities or foreign currencies may increase or accelerate the underlying fund’s or the Fund’s recognition of ordinary income and may affect the timing or amount of the underlying fund’s or the Fund’s distributions.

An underlying fund’s or the Fund’s investment in certain debt obligations, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, derivative instruments and so-called “passive foreign investment companies” may require an underlying fund or the Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. In order to generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, the underlying fund or the Fund may be required to liquidate other investments in its portfolio that it otherwise would have continued to hold, including when it is not advantageous to do so. An underlying fund’s or the Fund’s investment in REIT securities also may result in the underlying fund’s or the Fund’s receipt of cash in excess of the REIT’s earnings; if the underlying fund or Fund distributes such amounts, such distributions could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for federal income tax purposes.

The Fund’s use of a fund-of-funds structure could affect the amount, timing and character of distributions from the Fund, and therefore, may increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. See “Distributions and Tax Matters — Investment in Other Funds” in the Statement of Additional Information.

An underlying fund’s or the Fund’s transactions in futures contracts, short sales, swaps and other derivatives will be subject to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to accelerate income to the underlying fund or the Fund, defer losses to the underlying fund or the Fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the underlying fund’s or the Fund’s securities, and convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. An underlying fund’s or the Fund’s use of these types of transactions may result in the underlying fund or Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions.

Please see the Statement of Additional Information for additional discussion of the tax consequences of the above-described and other investments to a Fund and its shareholders.

The dates on which investment income and capital gain dividends, if any, will be distributed are available online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

Early in each calendar year, each Fund will send you a notice showing the amount of distributions you received in the preceding year and the tax status of those distributions.

The Funds are not intended for foreign shareholders. Any foreign shareholders would generally be subject to U.S. tax-withholding on distributions by the Funds, as discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

Any investor for whom a Fund does not have a valid Taxpayer Identification Number may be subject to backup withholding.

The above is a general summary of tax implications of investing in the Funds. Because each investor’s tax consequences are unique, please consult your tax advisor to see how investing in a Fund and, for individuals and S corporations, selection of a particular cost method of accounting will affect your own tax situation.

 

 
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IMPORTANT TAX REPORTING CONSIDERATIONS

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) will report gains and losses realized on redemptions of shares for shareholders who are individuals and S corporations purchased after January 1, 2012 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This information will also be reported to you on Form 1099-B and the IRS each year. In calculating the gain or loss on redemptions of shares, the average cost method will be used to determine the cost basis of Fund shares purchased after January 1, 2012 unless you instruct the Fund in writing at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 that you want to use another available method for cost basis reporting (for example, First In, First Out (FIFO), Last In, First Out (LIFO). Specific Lot Identification (SLID) or High Cost, First Out (HIFO)). If you designate SLID as your cost basis method, you will also need to designate a secondary cost basis method (Secondary Method). If a Secondary Method is not provided, the Funds will designate FIFO as the Secondary Method and will use the Secondary Method with respect to systematic withdrawals.

Not all cost basis methods are available. Please contact the Fund at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 for more information on the available methods for cost basis reporting. To determine which available cost basis method is best for you, you should consult with your tax advisor. Please note that you will be responsible for calculating and reporting gains and losses on redemptions of shares purchased prior to January 1, 2012 to the IRS as such information will not be reported by the Fund and may not be maintained by your Financial Intermediary.

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) is also required to report gains and losses to the IRS in connection with redemptions of shares by S corporations. If a shareholder is a corporation and has not instructed the Fund that it is a C corporation in its account application or by written instruction to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, the Fund will treat the shareholder as an S corporation and file a Form 1099-B.

SHAREHOLDER STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

The Funds or your Financial Intermediary will send you transaction confirmation statements and quarterly account statements. Please review these statements carefully. The Funds will correct errors if notified within one year of the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement. Your Financial Intermediary may have a different cut-off time. J.P. Morgan Funds will charge a fee for requests for statements that are older than two years. Please retain all of your statements, as they could be needed for tax purposes.

To reduce expenses and conserve natural resources, the Funds will deliver a single copy of prospectuses and financial reports to individual investors who share a residential address, provided they have the same last name or the Funds reasonably believe they are members of the same family. If you would like to receive separate mailings, please call 1-800-480-4111 and the Funds will begin individual delivery within 30 days. If you would like to receive these documents by e-mail, please visit www.jpmorganfunds.com and sign up for electronic delivery.

After each fiscal half-year, you will receive a financial report from the Funds. In addition, the Funds will periodically send you proxy statements and other reports.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please write to J.P. Morgan Funds Services at P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, call 1-800-480-4111 or visit www.jpmorganfunds.com.

AVAILABILITY OF PROXY VOTING RECORD

The Trustees for each Fund have delegated the authority to vote proxies for securities owned by the Funds to the applicable investment adviser. A copy of each Fund’s voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com no later than August 31 of each year. Each Fund’s proxy voting record will include, among other things, a brief description of the matter voted on for each portfolio security, and will state how each vote was cast, for example, for or against the proposal.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

No sooner than ten calendar days after the end of each month, the Fund will make available upon request an uncertified, complete schedule of its portfolio holdings and percentage allocation of underlying funds and allocation to direct investments in equity securities as of the last day of that month. Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, the Fund will make available a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that quarter.

 

 
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In addition to providing hard copies upon request, the Fund may post these schedules on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com. In addition, the quarterly schedules will be posted on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. From time to time, the Fund may post portfolio holdings on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website on a more timely basis.

Shareholders may request portfolio holdings schedules at no charge by calling 1-800-480-4111. A description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in the Statement of Additional Information.

 

 
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Glossary of Common Investment Terminology

 

For the purpose of the “INVESTING WITH J.P. MORGAN FUNDS” section, references to “account” and “Fund” are not interchangeable. Fund refers to an individual mutual fund position. An account may be invested in a single Fund or multiple Funds.

Capital Gains Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of gains realized on securities that a Fund has sold at a profit, minus any realized losses.

Dividend Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of income from interest or dividends generated by a Fund’s investments.

Financial Intermediaries — Include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with the Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent. Shares purchased this way will typically be held for you by the Financial Intermediary.

Group Retirement Plans — Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and the shares must be held a) at a plan level or b) at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper. Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing

and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Class R2 and Class R5 Shares generally are not available to non-retirement accounts, traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) plans or individual 403(b) plans.

Medallion Signature Guarantee — A special stamp used to verify the authenticity of certain documents. It is a guarantee by a financial institution that the signature is genuine and the financial institution accepts liability for any forgery. Medallion signature guarantees protect shareholders by preventing unauthorized transfer of assets that could result in monetary losses to the investor due to fraud. Medallion guarantee stamps can be obtained at many bank branches or brokerage firms.

Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) — The distribution amount that Traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRA owners must begin to take from their retirement accounts by April 1st the year after they reach age 70  1/2.

Uncollected Shares — Shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check are not available for redemption for up to five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check has cleared.

Wire — refers to a method used for payment or redemptions. While J.P. Morgan Funds does not charge to send a wire, your bank may charge a fee for this service.

 

 

 
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Investment Practices

 

The table discusses the types of investments which can be held by the Fund. In each case, the related types of risk are also listed.

 

INSTRUMENT    RISK TYPE
Call and Put Options: A call option gives the buyer the right to buy, and obligates the seller of the option to sell, a security at a specified price at a future date. A put option gives the buyer the right to sell, and obligates the seller of the option to buy, a security at a specified price at a future date. A Fund will sell only covered call and secured put options.    Credit

Leverage

Liquidity

Management

Market

Commodity-Linked Derivatives: Instruments whose value derives from the price of a commodity, including commodity futures and commodity options.    Credit

Interest Rate

Liquidity

Market

Common Stock: Shares of ownership of a company.    Market
Common Stock Warrants and Rights: Securities, typically issued with preferred stock or bonds, that give the holder the right to buy a proportionate amount of common stock at a specified price.    Credit

Market

Convertible Securities: Bonds or preferred stock that can convert to common stock including contingent convertible securities.    Credit

Currency

Foreign Investments

Interest Rate

Liquidity

Market

Political

Valuation

Emerging Market Securities: Securities issued by issuers or governments in countries with emerging economies or securities markets which may be undergoing significant evolution and rapid development.    Foreign Investment
Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”): Ownership interest in unit investment trusts, depositary receipts, and other pooled investment vehicles that hold a portfolio of securities or stocks designed to track the price performance and dividend yield of a particular broad-based, sector or international index. ETFs include a wide range of investments.    Investment Company

Market

Exchange Traded Notes (“ETNs”): Senior, unsubordinated debt securities whose returns are linked to the performance of a particular market benchmark or strategy minus applicable fees.    Credit

Interest Rate

Market

Foreign Currency Transactions: Strategies used to hedge against currency risks, for other risk management purposes or to increase income or gain to the Fund. These strategies may consist of use of any of the following: options on currencies, currency futures, options on such futures, forward foreign currency transactions (including non-deliverable forwards (“NDFs”)), forward rate agreements and currency swaps, caps and floors.    Credit

Foreign Investment

Leverage

Liquidity

Management

Market

Prepayment

Foreign Investments: Equity and debt securities (e.g., bonds and commercial paper) of foreign entities and obligations of foreign branches of U.S. banks and foreign banks. Foreign securities may also include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”), European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”) and American Depositary Securities.    Foreign Investment

Liquidity

Market

Political

Prepayment

Initial Public Offerings (“IPOs”): A transaction in which a previously private company makes its first sale of stock to the public.    Market
Interfund Lending: Involves lending money and borrowing money for temporary purposes through a credit facility.    Credit

Interest Rate

Market

 

 
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INSTRUMENT    RISK TYPE
Investment Company Securities: Shares of other investment companies, including funds for which the adviser and/or its affiliates serve as investment adviser or administrator. The adviser will waive certain fees when investing in funds for which it serves as investment adviser, to the extent required by law or by contract.    Investment Company

Market

Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs): Limited partnerships that are publicly traded on a securities exchange.    Market
New Financial Products: New options and futures contracts and other financial products continue to be developed and a Fund may invest in such options, contracts and products.    Credit

Liquidity

Management

Market

Options and Futures Transactions: A Fund may purchase and sell (a) exchange traded and over-the-counter put and call options on securities, indexes of securities and futures contracts on securities and indexes of securities and (b) futures contracts on securities and indexes of securities.    Credit

Leverage

Liquidity

Management

Market

Preferred Stock: A class of stock that generally pays a dividend at a specified rate and has preference over common stock in the payment of dividends and in liquidation.    Market
Private Placements, Restricted Securities and Other Unregistered Securities: Securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, such as privately placed commercial paper and Rule 144A securities.    Liquidity

Market

Valuation

Securities Issued in Connection with Reorganizations and Corporate Restructurings: In connection with reorganizing or restructuring of an issuer, an issuer may issue common stock or other securities to holders of its debt securities.    Market
Swaps and Related Swap Products: Swaps involve an exchange of obligations by two parties. Caps and floors entitle a purchaser to a principal amount from the seller of the cap or floor to the extent that a specified index exceeds or falls below a predetermined interest rate or amount. A Fund may enter into these transactions to manage its exposure to changing interest rates and other factors.    Credit

Currency

Interest Rate

Leverage

Liquidity

Management

Market

Political

Valuation

 

Risk related to certain investments held by the Fund:

Credit risk The risk that a financial obligation will not be met by the issuer of a security or the counterparty to a contract, resulting in a loss to the purchaser. Currency risk The risk that currency exchange rate fluctuations may reduce gains or increase losses on foreign investments.

Foreign investment risk The risk associated with higher transaction costs, delayed settlements, currency controls and adverse economic developments. This also includes the risk that fluctuations in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies may negatively affect an investment. Adverse changes in exchange rates may erode or reverse any gains produced by foreign currency denominated investments and may widen any losses. Exchange rate volatility also may affect the ability of an issuer to repay U.S. dollar denominated debt, thereby increasing credit risk.

Interest rate risk The risk that a change in interest rates will adversely affect the value of an investment. The value of fixed income securities generally moves in the opposite direction of interest rates (decreases when interest rates rise and increases when interest rates fall).

Investment company risk If the Fund invests in shares of another investment company, shareholders would bear not only their proportionate share of the Fund’s expenses, but also similar expenses of the investment company. The

price movement of an investment company that is an ETF may not track the underlying index and may result in a loss.

Leverage risk The risk that gains or losses will be disproportionately higher than the amount invested.

Liquidity risk The risk that the holder may not be able to sell the security at the time or price it desires.

Management risk The risk that a strategy used by the Fund’s management may fail to produce the intended result. This includes the risk that changes in the value of a hedging instrument will not match those of the asset being hedged. Incomplete matching can result in unanticipated risks.

Market risk The risk that when the market as a whole declines, the value of a specific investment will decline proportionately. This systematic risk is common to all investments and the mutual funds that purchase them.

Political risk The risk that governmental policies or other political actions will negatively impact the value of the investment.

Prepayment risk The risk that declining interest rates will result in unexpected prepayments, causing the value of the investment to fall.

Valuation risk The risk that the estimated value of a security does not match the actual amount that can be realized if the security is sold.

 

 

 
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Financial Highlights

 

The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance for each of the past one through five fiscal years or periods, as applicable. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information for the periods presented has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose reports, along with the Fund’s financial statements, are included in the Fund’s annual report, which is available upon request.

To the extent the Fund invests in other Funds, the Total Annual Operating Expenses included in the Fee Table will not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights below.

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Diversified Real Return Fund                    
Class R2                    
Year Ended August 31, 2015    $ 15.12       $ 0.16 (h)(i)    $ (1.44    $ (1.28    $ (0.20    $       $ (0.20
Year Ended August 31, 2014      14.24         0.18 (h)(i)      0.89         1.07         (0.19              (0.19
Year Ended August 31, 2013      15.06         0.16 (h)      (0.76      (0.60      (0.21      (0.01      (0.22
Year Ended August 31, 2012      15.14         0.18 (h)(i)      (0.12      0.06         (0.14      (j)       (0.14
March 31, 2011 (k) through August 31, 2011      15.00        0.09 (h)(i)      0.08        0.17        (0.03 )              (0.03
Class R5                    
Year Ended August 31, 2015      15.15         0.29 (h)(i)      (1.49      (1.20      (0.27              (0.27
Year Ended August 31, 2014      14.31         0.26 (h)(i)      0.91         1.17         (0.33              (0.33
Year Ended August 31, 2013      15.11         0.26 (h)      (0.78      (0.52      (0.27      (0.01      (0.28
Year Ended August 31, 2012      15.16         0.19 (h)(i)      (0.03      0.16         (0.21      (j)       (0.21
March 31, 2011 (k) through August 31, 2011      15.00        0.12 (h)(i)      0.09        0.21        (0.05 )              (0.05
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Net investment income (loss) is affected by timing of distributions from Underlying Funds.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(f) Does not include expenses of Underlying Funds.
(g) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(h) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(i) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(j) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.
(k) Commencement of operations.
(l) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the period ended August 31, 2011.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return (c)(d)
    Net assets,
end of period
    Net
expenses (e)(f)
    Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)(e)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements and
earnings  credits (f)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
           
           
$ 13.64        (8.51 )%    $ 159,377        0.86     1.09 %(i)      1.55     91
  15.12        7.60        50,821        0.86        1.25 (i)      1.34        59   
  14.24        (4.03     1,309,391        0.86        1.06        1.24        39   
  15.06        0.45        1,329,140        0.86        1.23 (i)      1.47        42   
  15.14       1.12       50,563       0.86 (l)     1.37 (i)(l)     33.56 (l)     13  
           
  13.68        (7.97     33,033,858        0.26        2.01 (i)      0.74        91   
  15.15        8.24        42,715,599        0.26        1.74 (i)      0.66        59   
  14.31        (3.44     70,551,417        0.26        1.73        0.54        39   
  15.11        1.08        42,521,881        0.26        1.26 (i)      0.64        42   
  15.16       1.39       60,354       0.26 (l)     1.93 (i)(l)     32.71 (l)     13  

 

 
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HOW TO REACH US

 

MORE INFORMATION

For investors who want more information on the Fund the following documents are available free upon request:

ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS

Our annual and semi-annual reports contain more information about the Fund’s investments and performance. The annual report also includes details about the market conditions and investment strategies that had a significant effect on the Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)

The SAI contains more detailed information about the Fund and its policies. It is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. That means, by law, it is considered to be part of this prospectus.

You can get a free copy of these documents and other information, or ask us any questions, by calling us at 1-800-480-4111 or writing to:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

If you buy shares through a Financial Intermediary, please contact that Financial Intermediary directly for more information. You can also find information online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

You can write or e-mail the SEC’s Public Reference Room and ask them to mail you information about the Fund, including the SAI. They will charge you a copying fee for this service. You can also visit the Public Reference Room and copy the documents while you are there.

Public Reference Room of the SEC

Washington, DC 20549-1520

1-202-551-8090

E-mail: publicinfo@sec.gov

Reports, a copy of the SAI and other information about the Fund are also available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Investment Company Act File No. 811-21295

 

 

©JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2016. All rights reserved. July 2016.

 

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J.P. Morgan Income Funds

Class A, Class C & Select Class Shares

December 29, 2015, as supplemented July 1, 2016

JPMorgan Floating Rate Income Fund

Class/Ticker: A/JPHAX; C/JPHCX; Select/JPHSX

JPMorgan Global Bond Opportunities Fund

Class/Ticker: A/GBOAX; C/GBOCX; Select/GBOSX

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

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Purchasing Fund Shares

     34   

Exchanging Fund Shares

     36   

Redeeming Fund Shares

     37   

Minimum Account Balance

     39   

Frequent Trading Policy

     40   

Valuation

     41   

Distributions and Taxes

     42   

Shareholder Statements and Reports

     44   

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

     45   

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure

     45   
Glossary of Common Investment Terminology      46   
Investment Practices      47   
Risk and Reward Elements for the Funds      55   
Financial Highlights      60   
How to Reach Us      Back cover   
 

 

 


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JPMorgan Floating Rate Income Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/JPHAX; C/JPHCX; Select/JPHSX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide current income with a secondary objective of capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 28 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as a % of the Offering Price of Shares   2.25%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as a % of the Original Cost of Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$500,000)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

of your investment)

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.55     0.55     0.55
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.46        0.44        0.37   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.21 1      0.19 1      0.12   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.27        1.75        0.93   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.27     (0.25     (0.18
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     1.00        1.50        0.75   

 

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

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend expenses related to short sales, interest expenses related to short sales (beginning January 1, 2016), interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.00%, 1.50% and 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliate money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 12/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 12/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COSTS WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     325        593        881        1,701   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     253        527        926        2.042   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     77        278        497        1,127   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COSTS
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     325        593        881        1,701   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     153        527        926        2,042   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     77        278        497        1,127   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal period, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 16% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund invests mainly in floating rate debt instruments issued by corporations. These investments include leveraged loan assignments and participations (Loans) and commitments to purchase Loans (Unfunded Commitments). Loans will typically consist of senior secured floating rate loans (Senior Secured Loans) but may also include unsecured loans, second lien loans, bridge loans or loans that are junior or subordinated (Junior Loans). Leveraged loans generally are rated below investment grade or are considered by the adviser to be below investment grade debt securities (also known as “junk bonds,” “high yield securities” and “non-investment grade bonds”). In addition to investing in Loans, as part of its principal strategy, the Fund may also invest in other floating rate high yield securities such as corporate bonds. In addition, the Fund may invest in other corporate debt securities, warrants and rights, convertible securities, common stock, preferred stock and cash equivalents.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in floating rate instruments including Loans, convertible securities, corporate bonds, preferred shares and other floating rate debt instruments. Floating rate instruments also include equity securities (or rights to acquire securities) that are structured to pay a floating rate of income and money

market investment companies. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

The Fund may invest up to 100% of the Fund’s total assets in below investment grade securities or unrated securities that the adviser deems to be of equivalent quality. Such securities may include so-called “distressed debt.” Distressed debt includes securities of issuers experiencing financial or operating difficulties, securities where the issuer has defaulted in the payment of interest or principal or in the performance of its covenants or agreements, securities of issuers that may be involved in bankruptcy proceedings, reorganizations or financial restructurings or securities of issuers operating in troubled industries. Generally, the Fund will not invest, at the time of investment, more than 40% of total assets in unrated securities and securities rated CCC+/Caa1 or lower using the highest rating assigned to each instrument by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO).

The Fund generally invests in securities issued in U.S. dollars including U.S. dollar-denominated securities issued by foreign corporations and U.S. affiliates of foreign corporations. Up to 20% of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities in foreign and “emerging markets.” Generally, the Fund attempts to minimize currency exposure to foreign currencies through hedging.

Because of the nature of the Fund’s investments, the Fund may, from time to time, acquire securities and instruments related to its holdings that are issued in connection with amendments, waivers, conversions, exchanges, warrants, and rights offerings, as well as bankruptcy reorganizations and other financial or other corporate reorganizations. These securities and instruments include the types of securities that the Fund invests in directly as part of its principal strategy such as common stock, preferred stock, warrants and rights, corporate bonds, and notes, as well as other types of securities and instruments such as pay-in-kind (PIK) notes, zero-coupon notes, and private placements.

In addition to direct investments in securities, derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts, options, swaps, forwards and other foreign currency transactions in the management of portfolio investments. The Fund may also use such derivatives to hedge various investments, for risk management and/or to increase income or gain to the Fund. In particular, the Fund may use swaps structured as credit default swaps related to individual Loans or other securities or indexes of Loans or securities to gain or limit exposure to Loans and other securities, to mitigate risk exposure and to manage cash flow needs. In addition, the Fund may use currency derivatives to hedge non-dollar investments back to the U.S. dollar.

 

 

 
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The adviser buys and sells securities and investments for the Fund through a value-oriented, bottom-up research process that utilizes fundamental credit analysis to identify favorable and unfavorable risk/reward opportunities across sectors, industries and structures while minimizing credit risk. Such fundamental credit analysis includes focusing on the issuer’s underlying business prospects, capital requirements, capital structure, collateral, covenants, enterprise value, liquidity and management. The adviser strives to mitigate credit risk with meticulous research of sectors and issuers and will search for opportunities in inefficient sectors of the market where credit ratings have not caught up with fundamentals. The adviser’s fundamental analysis will be complemented by its macroeconomic insights as they relate to factors such as default rates and capital market liquidity. In addition to traditional fundamental credit and valuation analysis for distressed debt investments, the adviser focuses on identifying the cause (or potential causes) of a company’s distress and identifying catalysts that drive value creation and downside risk. To assess downside risk and upside potential of a particular investment, the adviser focuses on analyzing the potential volatility of a company’s enterprise value relative to the leveraged market value of the prospective or current investment.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Interest Rate and Credit Risk. The Fund’s investments in bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. If rates increase, the value of these investments generally declines. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. The Fund invests in variable and floating rate Loans and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the

value of variable and floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. The Fund’s investments are also subject to credit risk. Credit risk is the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. If an issuer’s financial condition worsens, the credit quality of the issuer may deteriorate, leading to greater price volatility and potentially making it difficult for the Fund to sell such investments. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Prepayment Risk. The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield. The Fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. The Fund invests in instruments including junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market, extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, potentially less protection under the Federal securities laws and lack of publicly available information. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some Loans and other instruments and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the Fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund. Because some instruments may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for the Fund than for funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other instruments are prepaid, the Fund may have to reinvest in instruments with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these instruments, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Certain Loans may not be considered securities under the federal securities laws and, therefore, investments in such Loans may not

 

 

 
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be subject to certain protections under those laws. In addition, the adviser may not have access to material non-public information to which other investors may have access.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers or U.S. affiliates of foreign issuers may be subject to additional risks not faced by domestic issuers. These risks include political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, and regulatory issues facing issuers in such countries. The Fund may also invest in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. Investments in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities are subject to risks in addition to those summarized above including currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, liquidity risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely.

Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives, including futures contracts, options, swaps, forwards and other foreign currency transactions, may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Many derivatives create leverage thereby causing the Fund to be more volatile than it would have been if it had not used derivatives. Derivatives also expose the Fund to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations), including the credit risk of the derivative counterparty. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the

Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

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

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year over the past three calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index, and the Lipper Loan Participation Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

 

 
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Best Quarter    1st quarter, 2012      3.18%   
Worst Quarter    4th quarter, 2014      –0.93%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was 0.11%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
Since (6/1/11)
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     0.31     3.60
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (1.48     1.85   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     0.18        2.04   
CLASS A SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     (3.69     2.26   
CLASS C SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     (1.52     2.83   
CREDIT SUISSE LEVERAGED LOAN INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     2.05        4.42   
BARCLAYS U.S. AGGREGATE INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.97        4.08   
LIPPER LOAN PARTICIPATION FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     0.69        3.74   

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

the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
William J. Morgan   2011    Managing Director
James P. Shanahan, Jr.   2011    Managing Director
Chad A. Engelbert   2013    Executive Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

In general, you may purchase or redeem shares on any busi- ness day;

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

By writing to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Ser- vices at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial

Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the financial intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Global Bond Opportunities Fund

 

Class/Ticker: A/GBOAX; C/GBOCX Select/GBOSX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide total return.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 28 of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Select
Class
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as a % of the Offering Price   3.75%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as a % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

“Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” are expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its ownership of shares in other investment companies, including affiliated money market funds, other mutual funds, exchange traded funds and business development companies. The impact of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses is included in the total returns of the Fund. Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are not direct costs of the Fund, are not used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value per share and are not included in the calculation of the ratio of expenses to average net assets shown in the Financial Highlights section of the Fund’s prospectus.

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value

of your investment)

 
     Class A     Class C     Select
Class
 
Management Fees     0.55     0.55     0.55
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25        0.75        NONE   
Other Expenses     0.47        0.49        0.42   

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25        0.25        0.25   

Remainder of Other Expenses

    0.22        0.24        0.17   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.01        0.01        0.01   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.28        1.80        0.98   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     (0.38     (0.50     (0.33
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1     0.90        1.30        0.65   

 

1 

The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend expenses related to short sales, interest expenses related to short sales (beginning January 1, 2016), interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.90%, 1.30% and 0.65% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliate money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 12/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 12/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

 

 
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IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COSTS WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     463        730        1,016        1,830   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     232        518        928        2,075   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     66        279        510        1,171   

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COSTS
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     463        730        1,016        1,830   
CLASS C SHARES ($)     132        518        928        2,075   
SELECT CLASS SHARES ($)     66        279        510        1,171   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 90% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing across sectors in developed and emerging markets located around the world. The Fund is flexible and opportunistic. Because the Fund is not managed to a benchmark, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the adviser) has broad discretion to shift the Fund’s exposure to strategies, sectors, countries or currencies based on changing market conditions and its view of the best mix of investment opportunities. In buying and selling investments for the Fund, the adviser allocates the Fund’s exposure to strategies, sectors, countries, and currencies based on the adviser’s analysis of individual investments and broader economic conditions in individual countries, regions and the world. This allows the adviser to take a conservative approach during uncertain periods and move into higher risk opportunities as market conditions improve, which may result in the Fund focusing in only a few markets and sectors. The Fund’s focus may change from time to time.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in bonds. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 40% of its total assets in countries other than the United States. The Fund may invest in developed or emerging markets. Emerging markets

currently includes most countries in the world except Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the U.S., the United Kingdom and most western European countries and Hong Kong. In managing the Fund, the adviser will invest in issuers in at least three countries other than the U.S. The Fund may invest a substantial part of its assets in just one country and is not required to allocate its investments in any set percentages in any particular countries. Currently, the Fund anticipates that it will invest no more than 50% of its total assets in non-dollar denominated securities but may invest more from time to time to take advantage of market conditions.

Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest without limit in securities that are rated below investment grade (also known as junk bonds or high yield securities), or the unrated equivalent, the Fund generally invests at least 25% of the Fund’s total assets that, at the time of purchase are rated investment grade or the unrated equivalent. The Fund has flexibility to decrease the percentage of assets invested in investment grade securities at any time to take advantage of higher risk opportunities when market conditions are improving.

The Fund has broad flexibility to invest in a wide variety of debt securities and instruments. The Fund currently seeks to maintain a duration of eight years or less, although the Fund has the flexibility to maintain a longer duration under certain market conditions such as significant volatility in interest rates and spreads. Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a debt security or a portfolio of debt securities to relative changes in interest rates. For instance, a duration of three years means that a security’s or portfolio’s price would be expected to decrease by approximately 3% with a 1% increase in interest rates (assuming a parallel shift in yield curve). As part of its principal investment strategy, the Fund may invest in fixed and floating rate debt securities issued in developed and emerging markets. These securities may include debt securities issued by governments and their agencies, state and provincial governmental entities, supranational organizations, corporations, and banks.

The Fund may also use currency-related transactions involving currency derivatives as part of its primary investment strategy. A derivative is an instrument that has a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use currency derivatives including foreign forward currency contracts (including non-deliverable forwards) and currency options for hedging or to gain or manage exposure to currencies or securities. The adviser has flexibility to significantly increase the Fund’s exposure to securities or currencies through the use of currency derivatives. The Fund is not required to hedge its non-dollar investment back to the U.S. dollar through the use of derivatives, but may do so from time to time as part of its strategy.

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options, and swaps (including credit default swaps). The Fund may use derivatives as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may also use derivatives for hedging purposes (for example, to take synthetic short positions to decrease exposure to certain securities, markets or currencies), to seek to increase gain to the Fund and/or as part of its risk management process by establishing or adjusting exposure to particular foreign securities, markets or currencies.

A significant portion of the Fund’s assets may be invested in asset-backed, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities. Such securities may be structured as collateralized mortgage obligations and stripped mortgage-backed securities, including those structured such that payments consist of interest-only (IO), principal-only (PO) or principal and interest. The Fund may also invest in structured investments including credit linked notes (CLNs) for which the reference instrument is an emerging markets or developed markets debt instrument, adjustable rate mortgage loans (ARMs), and custodial receipts. The Fund may invest a significant amount of its assets in “sub-prime” mortgage-related securities.

The Fund may invest in securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities including U.S. Treasury securities, treasury receipts and obligations and securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).

The Fund may invest in mortgage pass-through securities including mortgage securities eligible to be sold in the “to-be-announced” or TBA market (Mortgage TBAs). The Fund may enter into dollar rolls, in which the Fund sells mortgage-backed securities including mortgage TBAs and at the same time contracts to buy back very similar securities on a future date. The Fund may also sell mortgage TBAs short.

The Fund may invest in inflation-linked debt securities including fixed and floating rate debt securities of varying maturities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS). The Fund may also invest in inflation-linked debt securities issued by other entities such as corporations, foreign governments and foreign issuers.

The Fund may also invest in synthetic variable rate instruments, when-issued securities, delayed delivery securities, forward commitments, zero-coupon securities, pay-in-kind securities, inverse floating rate securities, short-term funding agreements, and deferred payment securities.

As part of its principal investment strategy and for temporary defensive purposes, any portion of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in cash and cash equivalents.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers or U.S. affiliates of foreign issuers may be subject to additional risks not faced by domestic issuers. These risks include political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, and regulatory issues facing issuers in such countries. The Fund may also invest in non-dollar denominated securities. Investments in non-dollar denominated securities are subject to risks in addition to those summarized above including currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, liquidity risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payments,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely.

Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

 

 

 

 
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Interest Rate Risk. The Fund’s investments in bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. If rates increase, the value of these investments generally declines. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and long maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. The Fund may invest in variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate securities may decline if their interest rates do not raise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities tend to produce higher yields, but are subject to greater fluctuations in value.

Credit Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in to their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

European Market Risk. The Fund’s performance will be affected by political, social and economic conditions in Europe, such as growth of the economic output (the gross national product), the rate of inflation, the rate at which capital is reinvested into European economies, the success of governmental action to reduce budget deficits, the resource self-sufficiency of European countries and interest and monetary exchange rates between European countries. European financial markets may experience volatility due to concerns about high government debt levels, credit rating downgrades, rising unemployment, the future of the euro as a common currency, possible restructuring of government debt and other government measures responding to those concerns, and fiscal and monetary controls imposed on member countries of the European Economic and Monetary Union. In addition, if one or more countries were to abandon the use of the euro as a currency, the value of investments tied to those countries or the euro could decline significantly and unpredictably.

Sovereign Debt Risk. The Fund may invest in securities issued or guaranteed by foreign governmental entities (known as sovereign debt securities). These investments are subject to the risk of payment delays or defaults, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political

considerations, large debt positions relative to the country’s economy or failure to implement economic reforms. There is no legal or bankruptcy process for collecting sovereign debt.

Currency Risk. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of the Fund’s securities and the price of the Fund’s shares. Generally, when the value of the U.S. dollar rises in value relative to a foreign currency, an investment in that country loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates. Devaluation of a currency by a country’s government or banking authority also will have a significant impact on the value of any investments denominated in that currency. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets.

High Yield Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in securities that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments (known as junk bonds) are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties and potential illiquidity.

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives, including foreign forward currency contracts, options, futures contracts and swaps, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be particularly sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Strategy Risk. The Fund uses a flexible asset allocation approach which may result in the adviser focusing on only a few strategies, sectors, countries or currencies. Due to the Fund’s flexible allocation approach, the Fund’s risk exposure may vary and risk associated with an individual strategy, sector, country or currency may become more pronounced particularly when the Fund utilizes only a few strategies or types of investments. The Fund’s currency management strategies may substantially change the Fund’s exposure to currency exchange rates and could result in losses to the Fund if currencies do not perform as the adviser expects. In addition, currency management strategies, to the extent that they reduce the Fund’s exposure to currency risks, may also reduce the Fund’s ability to benefit from favorable changes in currency exchange rates.

 

 

 
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Using currency derivative strategies for purposes other than hedging further increases the Fund’s exposure to foreign investment losses. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets. In addition, currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time, and can reduce returns.

Government Securities Risk. The Fund invests in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, or Freddie Mac). U.S. government securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of interest or principal. This would result in losses to the Fund. Securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

Asset-Backed, Mortgage-Related and Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in asset-backed, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, the Fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. In periods of rising interest rates, the Fund may be subject to extension risk, and may receive principal later than expected. As a result, in periods of rising interest rates, the Fund may exhibit additional volatility. During periods of difficult or frozen credit markets, significant changes in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, such securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, become more volatile and/or become illiquid. Collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) and stripped mortgage-backed securities, including those structured as interest-only (IOs) and principal-only (POs), are more volatile and may be more sensitive to the rate of prepayments than other mortgage-related securities. The risk of default, as described under “Credit Risk”, for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities

may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Prepayment Risk. The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield. The Fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

Structured Investment Risk. Certain structured investments including CLNs are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such instruments, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Inflation-Linked Security Risk. Inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of an inflation-linked security tends to decline when real interest rates increase. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments of inflation-linked securities such as TIPS are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (e.g., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). There can be no assurance that the inflation index used will accurately measure the real rate of inflation. These securities may lose value in the event that the actual rate of inflation is different than the rate of the inflation index.

Mortgage Dollar Roll Risk. The Fund may enter into mortgage dollar rolls involving mortgage pass-through securities including mortgage TBAs and other mortgage-backed securities. During the period between the sale and repurchase in a mortgage dollar roll transaction, the Fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the terms of the agreement. If the counterparty files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund’s right to repurchase or sell securities may be limited. Short sales of Mortgage TBAs and engaging in mortgage dollar rolls may be subject to leverage risks as described under “Derivatives Risk.” In addition, mortgage dollar rolls may increase interest rate risk and result in an increased portfolio turnover rate which increases costs and may increase taxable gains.

Zero-Coupon, Pay-In-Kind and Deferred Payment Securities Risk. The market value of a zero-coupon, pay-in-kind or deferred payment security is generally more volatile than the market value of, and is more likely to respond to a greater degree to changes in interest rates than, other fixed income securities

 

 

 
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with similar maturities and credit quality that pay interest periodically. In addition, federal income tax law requires that the holder of a zero-coupon security accrue a portion of the discount at which the security was purchased as taxable income each year. The Fund may consequently have to dispose of portfolio securities under disadvantageous circumstances to generate cash to satisfy its requirement as a registered investment company to distribute all of its net income.

High Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Fund will likely engage in active and frequent trading leading to increased portfolio turnover, higher transaction costs, and the possibility of increased capital gains, including short-term capital gains that will generally be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Select Class Shares has varied from year to year for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the Barclays Multiverse Index and the Lipper Global Income Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      2.60%   
Worst Quarter    2nd quarter, 2013      –1.11%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –0.85%.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

        
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
since (9/4/12)
 
SELECT CLASS SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     3.41     5.72
Return After Taxes on Distributions     1.45        3.74   

Return After Taxes on Distributions

and Sale of Fund Shares

    1.93        3.50   
CLASS A SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     (0.69     3.74   
CLASS C SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     1.85        5.07   
BARCLAYS MULTIVERSE INDEX      

(Reflects No Deduction for Fees,

Expenses or Taxes)

    0.48        (0.31
LIPPER GLOBAL INCOME FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.69        1.12   

After-tax returns are shown for only the Select Class Shares and after-tax returns for the other classes will vary. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the

 

 

 
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investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Robert Michele   2012    Managing Director
Iain T. Stealey   2012    Executive Director
Nicholas J. Gartside   2013    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000   

To add to an account

     $50   
For Select Class Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

 

In general, you may purchase or redeem shares on any business day:

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

By writing to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial

Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the financial intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

 

 
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More About the Funds

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS’ INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The Funds’ main investment strategies are summarized in the Funds’ Risk/Return Summaries. Additional information about some of the Funds’ main investment strategies is included below. Where applicable, the following identifies other strategies that are not anticipated to be main strategies of the Funds, but that may become more important to the Funds’ management in the future.

MAIN INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Floating Rate Income Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in floating rate instruments including Loans, convertible securities, corporate bonds, preferred shares and other floating rate debt instruments. Floating rate instruments also include equity securities (or rights to acquire securities) that are structured to pay a floating rate of income and money market investment companies. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days notice of a change in the policy to invest at least 80% of its Assets in floating rate instruments. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

Generally, the Fund will not invest more than 40% of total assets in unrated securities and securities rated CCC+/Caa1 or lower at the time of investment, using the highest rating assigned to each instrument by a NRSRO. For example, if one NRSRO assigns a rating of BBB to a security and one or more others assign a rating of CCC+ to a security, the security will be deemed to be rated BBB. A security will be considered to be a rated security if at least one NRSRO assigns a rating to the security.

The Fund generally invests in securities issued in U.S. dollars including U.S. dollar-denominated securities issued by foreign corporations and U.S. affiliates of foreign corporations. Up to 20% of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities in currencies in foreign and “emerging markets.” Generally, the Fund attempts to minimize currency exposure to foreign currencies through hedging.

Because of the nature of the Fund’s investments, the Fund may, from time to time, acquire securities and instruments related to its holdings that are issued in connection with amendments, waivers, conversions, exchanges, warrants, and rights offerings, as well as bankruptcy reorganizations and other financial or other corporate reorganizations (collectively, “Reorganizations”). These securities and instruments include the types of securities that the Fund invests in directly such as common stock, preferred stock, warrants and rights, corporate bonds, and notes. In connection with a company’s reorganization, the Fund, either alone or in conjunction with other creditors, may provide financing to a debtor-in-possession by investing in notes or making a loan to the company.

In addition to direct investments in securities, derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts, options, swaps, forwards and other foreign currency transactions in the management of portfolio investments. The Fund may also use such derivatives to hedge various investments, for risk management and/or to increase income or gain to the Fund. In particular, the Fund may use swaps structured as credit default swaps related to individual Loans or other securities or indexes of Loans or securities to gain or limit exposure to Loans and other securities, to mitigate risk exposure and manage cash flow needs. The Fund may be both a buyer and seller of credit default swaps. In addition, the Fund may use currency derivatives to hedge non-dollar investments back to the U.S. dollar.

ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES

In addition to the types of securities the Fund invests in directly as part of its principal strategy, the Fund may acquire other types of securities and instruments related to its holdings that are issued in connection with Reorganizations such as PIK notes, zero-coupon notes, and private placements.

INVESTMENT PROCESS

The adviser buys and sells securities and investments for the Fund through a value-oriented, bottom-up research process that utilizes fundamental credit analysis to identify favorable and unfavorable risk/reward opportunities across sectors, industries and structures while minimizing credit risk. Such fundamental credit analysis includes focusing on the issuer’s underlying business prospects, capital requirements, capital structure, collateral, covenants, enterprise value, liquidity and management. The adviser strives to mitigate credit risk with continuous and meticulous research of sectors and issuers and will search for opportunities in inefficient sectors of the market where credit ratings have not caught up with fundamentals. The adviser’s fundamental analysis will be complemented by its macroeconomic insights as they relate to factors such as default rates and capital market liquidity. In addition to traditional fundamental credit and valuation analysis, for distressed debt investments, the adviser focuses on identifying the cause (or potential causes) of a company’s distress and identifying catalysts that drive value creation and downside risk. To assess downside risk and upside potential of a particular investment, the adviser focuses on analyzing the potential volatility of a company’s enterprise value relative to the leveraged market value of the prospective or current investment.

Global Bond Opportunities Fund

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around the world. The Fund is flexible and opportunistic. Because the Fund is not managed to a benchmark, the adviser has broad discretion to shift the Fund’s exposure to strategies, sectors, countries or currencies based on changing market conditions and its view of the best mix of investment opportunities. In buying and selling investments for the Fund, the adviser allocates the Fund’s exposure to strategies, sectors, countries, and currencies based on the adviser’s analysis of individual investments and broader economic conditions in individual countries, regions and the world. This allows the adviser to take a conservative approach during uncertain periods and move into higher risk opportunities as market conditions improve, which may result in the Fund focusing in only a few markets and sectors. The Fund’s focus may change from time to time.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in bonds. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days prior notice of any change in this policy. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. A “bond” is defined as a debt security with a maturity of 90 days or more at the time of its issuance. Some examples of bonds include securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities, a domestic or a foreign corporation or a municipality, securities issued or guaranteed by a foreign government or its agencies and instrumentalities, securities issued or guaranteed by domestic and supranational banks, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities, including principal-only and interest-only stripped mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, asset-backed securities, convertible bonds, stripped government securities and zero-coupon obligations.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 40% of its total assets in countries other than the United States. The Fund may invest in developed or emerging markets. Emerging markets currently includes most countries in the world except Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, the U.S., the United Kingdom and most western European countries. In managing the Fund, the adviser will invest in issuers in at least three countries other than the U.S. The Fund may invest a substantial part of its assets in just one country and is not required to allocate its investments in any set percentages in any particular countries. Currently, the Fund anticipates that it will invest no more than 50% of its total assets in non-dollar denominated securities but may invest more from time to time to take advantage of market conditions.

Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest without limit in securities that are rated below investment grade (also known as junk bonds or high yield securities), or the unrated equivalent, the Fund generally invests at least 25% of the Fund’s total assets that, at the time of purchase are rated investment grade or the unrated equivalent. The Fund has flexibility to

decrease the percentage of assets invested in investment grade securities at any time to take advantage of higher risk opportunities when market conditions are improving.

The Fund has broad flexibility to invest in a wide variety of debt securities and instruments. The Fund currently seeks to maintain a duration of eight years or less, although the Fund has the flexibility to maintain a longer duration under certain market conditions such as significant volatility in interest rates and spreads. Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a debt security or a portfolio of debt securities to relative changes in interest rates. For instance, a duration of three years means that a security’s or portfolio’s price would be expected to decrease by approximately 3% with a 1% increase in interest rates (assuming a parallel shift in yield curve). As part of its principal investment strategy, the Fund may invest in fixed and floating rate debt securities issued in developed and emerging markets. These securities may include debt securities issued by governments and their agencies, state and provincial governmental entities, supranational organizations, corporations, and banks.

The Fund may also use currency-related transactions involving currency derivatives as part of its primary investment strategy. A derivative is an instrument that has a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use currency derivatives including foreign forward currency contracts (including non-deliverable forwards) and currency options for hedging or to gain or manage exposure to currencies or securities. The adviser has flexibility to significantly increase the Fund’s exposure to securities or currencies through the use of currency derivatives. The Fund is not required to hedge its non-dollar investment back to the U.S. dollar through the use of derivatives but may do so from time to time as part of its strategy.

In addition to currency derivatives, the Fund may use other fixed income and credit derivatives including futures contracts, options, and swaps (including credit default swaps). The Fund may use derivatives as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may also use derivatives for hedging purposes (for example, to take synthetic short positions to decrease exposure to certain securities, markets or currencies), to seek to increase gain to the Fund and/or as part of its risk management process by establishing or adjusting exposure to particular foreign securities, markets or currencies.

A significant portion of the Fund’s assets may be invested in asset-backed, mortgage-related, and mortgage-backed securities. Such securities may be structured as collateralized mortgage obligations and stripped mortgage-backed securities, including those structured such that payments consist of interest-only (IO), principal-only (PO) or principal and interest. The Fund may also invest in structured investments including CLNs for which the reference instrument is an emerging markets or developed markets debt instrument, adjustable rate

 

 

 
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mortgage loans (ARMs), and custodial receipts. The Fund may invest a significant amount of its assets in “sub-prime” mortgage-related securities.

The Fund may invest in securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities including U.S. Treasury securities, treasury receipts and obligations and securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).

The Fund may invest in mortgage pass-through securities eligible to be sold in the “to-be-announced” or TBA market (Mortgage TBAs). Mortgage TBAs provide for the forward or delayed delivery of the underlying instrument with settlement up to 180 days. The term TBA comes from the fact that the actual mortgage-backed security that will be delivered to fulfill a TBA trade is not designated at the time the trade is made, but rather is announced 48 hours before the settlement date. The Fund may sell mortgage TBAs short as part of its principal investment strategy which does not involve borrowing a security.

The Fund may invest in inflation-linked debt securities including fixed and floating rate debt securities of varying maturities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS). The Fund may also invest in inflation-linked debt securities issued by other entities such as corporations, foreign governments and foreign issuers.

The Fund may also invest in synthetic variable rate instruments, when-issued securities, delayed delivery securities, forward commitments, zero-coupon securities, pay-in-kind securities, inverse floating rate securities, short-term funding agreements, and deferred payment securities.

As part of its principal investment strategy and for temporary defensive purposes, any portion of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in cash and cash equivalents.

ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES

Although not part of its principal investment strategy, the Fund may invest in preferred shares, convertible securities, common stock and commodity-related derivatives. With respect to common stock, the Fund may invest in common stock directly or in connection with the conversion of convertible securities or in connection with the reorganization and restructuring of an issuer.

Although not a principal investment strategy, the Fund may invest in loan assignments and participations (Loans), and commitments to purchase loan assignments (Unfunded Commitments). Loans will typically consist of senior floating rate loans (Senior Loans), but may also include secured and

unsecured loans, second lien loans or more junior and bridge loans (Junior Loans). The Fund may also invest from time to time in municipal securities and brady bonds.

The Fund may engage in short selling in which it must borrow a security it wants to sell short. This type of short selling is not currently a principal investment strategy of the Fund.

The Fund may use CPI-U swaps to hedge inflation risk associated with certain debt securities held by the Fund. The use of CPI-U swaps is not a principal investment strategy of the Fund.

The Fund may invest in exchange traded funds (ETFs) in order to gain exposure to particular markets including foreign and emerging markets or asset classes. Such ETFs may include actively managed ETFs and passively managed ETFs. Passively managed ETFs are registered investment companies that seek to track the performance of a particular market index or security. These indexes include not only broad-based market indexes but more specific indexes as well, including those relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Investments in ETFs are not a principal investment strategy of the Fund.

Credit Quality. The Global Bond Opportunities Fund may invest in investment grade securities or the unrated equivalent as well as in below investment grade securities (also known as junk bonds). Investment grade securities carry a minimum rating of Baa3, BBB–, or BBB– by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (Moody’s), Standard & Poor’s Corporation (S&P) or Fitch Rating (Fitch), respectively, or the equivalent by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO), or are unrated but deemed by the adviser to be of comparable quality. A “junk bond” is a debt security that is rated below investment grade. Junk bonds also include unrated securities that the adviser believes to be of comparable quality to debt securities that are rated below investment grade. Junk bonds are also called “high yield bonds” and “non-investment grade bonds.” These securities generally are rated in the fifth or lower rating categories (for example, BB+ or lower by S&P and Ba1 or lower by Moody’s). These securities generally offer a higher yield than investment grade securities, but involve a high degree of risk. A security’s quality is determined at the time of purchase and securities that are rated investment grade or the unrated equivalent may be downgraded or decline in credit quality such that subsequently they would be deemed to be below investment grade. The adviser will consider such an event in determining whether the Fund should continue to hold a security.

As indicated in the Fund summary, the Fund may invest in “sub-prime” mortgage-related securities. “Sub-prime” loans, which have higher interest rates, are made to borrowers with low credit ratings or other factors that increase the risk for default. In general, these borrowers have impaired or limited credit history.

 

 

 
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In buying and selling investments for the Fund, the adviser allocates the Fund’s exposure to strategies, sectors, countries, and currencies based on the adviser’s analysis of individual investments and broader economic conditions in individual countries, regions and the world. This allows the adviser to take a conservative approach during uncertain periods and move into higher risk opportunities as market conditions improve, which may result in the Fund focusing in only a few markets and sectors. The Fund’s focus may change from time to time.

The frequency with which a Fund buys and sells securities will vary from year to year, depending on market conditions.

 

NON–FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES
A Fund’s investment strategy may involve “fundamental policies.” A policy is fundamental if it cannot be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of a Fund. None of the policies in this prospectus are fundamental. A Fund’s Board of Trustees may change the Fund’s investment objectives and any of the policies in this prospectus without shareholder approval. All fundamental policies of a Fund are specifically identified in the Statement of Additional Information.

INVESTMENT RISKS

There can be no assurance that a Fund will achieve its investment objectives.

The main risks associated with investing in each Fund are summarized in the “Risk/Return Summary” at the front of this prospectus. More detailed descriptions of the main risks and additional risks of each Fund are described below.

Please note that each Fund also may use strategies that are not described herein, but which are described in the Risk and Reward Elements for the Funds and Investment Practices later in the prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information.

MAIN RISKS FOR BOTH FUNDS

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Interest Rate Risk. The Funds invest in debt securities will increase or decrease in value based on changes in interest rates. If rates increase, the value of a Fund’s investments generally declines. On the other hand, if rates fall, the value of these investments generally increases. Your investment will decline in value if the value of these investments decreases. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Usually, changes in the value of fixed income securities will not affect cash income generated,

but may affect the value of your investment. Each Fund invests in variable and floating rate Loans and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than fixed rate instruments, the value of variable and floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Many factors can cause interest rates to rise. Some examples include central bank monetary policy, rising inflation rates and general economic conditions. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Credit Risk. There is a risk that issuers and/or counterparties will not make payments on securities and repurchase agreements held by a Fund. Such default could result in losses to a Fund. In addition, the credit quality of securities held by a Fund may be lowered if an issuer’s or a counterparty’s financial condition changes. Lower credit quality may lead to greater volatility in the price of a security and in shares of a Fund. Lower credit quality also may affect liquidity and make it difficult for a Fund to sell the security. The Funds may invest in securities that are rated in the lowest investment grade category. Such securities also are considered to have speculative characteristics similar to high yield securities, and issuers or counterparties of such securities are more vulnerable to changes in economic conditions than issuers or counterparties of higher grade securities. Prices of a Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

High Yield Securities Risk. A Fund may invest up to 100% of its total assets in high yield, high risk securities (also known as junk bonds) which are considered to be speculative. These investments may be issued by companies which are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financial distressed. Non-investment grade debt securities can be more sensitive to short-term corporate, economic and market developments. During periods of economic uncertainty and change, the market price of a Fund’s investments and a Fund’s net asset value may be volatile. Furthermore, though these investments generally provide a higher yield than higher-rated debt securities, the high degree of risk involved in these investments can result in substantial or total losses. These securities are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and a potential lack of a secondary or public market for the securities. The market price of these securities can change suddenly and unexpectedly. As a result,

 

 

 
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each Fund is intended for investors who are able and willing to assume a high degree of risk.

Loan Risk. A Fund may invest all of its assets in Loans that are rated below investment grade. Like other high yield, corporate debt instruments, such Loans are subject to an increased risk of default in the payment of principal and interest as well as the other risks described under “Interest Rate Risk,” “Credit Risk,” “High Yield Securities Risk” and “Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk.” Although Loans generally are secured by collateral, a Fund could experience delays or limitations in realizing on such collateral or have its interest subordinated to other indebtedness of the obligor. Loans are vulnerable to market sentiment such that economic conditions or other events may reduce the demand for Loans and cause their value to decline rapidly and unpredictably. Although a Fund limits its investments in illiquid securities to no more than 15% of the Fund’s net assets at the time of purchase, Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some of the Loans and certain Loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. The inability to dispose of Loans in a timely fashion could result in losses to a Fund. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. Because some Loans that a Fund invests in may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for the Fund than for funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. Typically, Loans are not registered securities and are not listed on any national securities exchange. Consequently, there may be less public information available about a Fund’s investments and the market for certain Loans may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. As a result, a Fund may be more dependent upon the analytical ability of its adviser. In addition, certain Loans may not be considered securities under the federal securities laws and, therefore, investments in such Loans may not be subject to certain protections under those laws.

When a Fund acquires a loan participation, the Fund typically enters into a contractual relationship with the lender or third party selling such participations, but not the borrower. As a result, in addition to the credit risk of the borrower, a Fund assumes the credit risk of the seller of the loan participation and any other parties interpositioned between the Fund and the borrower. Under a loan participation, a Fund may have no direct rights to enforce the terms of the loan against the borrower. A Fund may not benefit directly from the collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the loan participation or assignment.

Affiliates of the adviser may participate in the primary and secondary market for Loans. Because of limitations imposed by applicable law, the presence of the adviser’s affiliates in the

Loan market may restrict a Fund’s ability to acquire some Loans, affect the timing of such acquisition or affect the price at which the Loan is acquired. Also, because the adviser may wish to invest in the publicly traded securities of an obligor, it may not have access to material non-public information regarding the obligor to which other investors have access.

Loans are subject to prepayment risks. Gains and losses associated with prepayments will increase or decrease a Fund’s yield and the income available for distribution by the Fund. When Loans are prepaid, a Fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for Loans, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Currently, Loan Risk is not a principal risk of the Global Bond Opportunities Fund.

Prepayment Risk. The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield. The Fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Market Risk. A Fund may invest in foreign securities including securities in emerging markets. Investments in foreign securities are subject to special risks in addition to those of U.S. investments. These risks include political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some foreign markets, all of which could adversely affect a Fund’s investments in a foreign country. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of a Fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” a Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely.

Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. The risks associated with

 

 

 
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foreign securities are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” These countries may have relatively unstable governments and less-established market economies than developed countries. Emerging markets may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. These risks make emerging market securities more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in more developed countries, and you may sustain sudden and sometimes substantial fluctuations in the value of your investments. A Fund’s investments in foreign and emerging market securities may also be subject to foreign withholding and/or other taxes, which would decrease the Fund’s yield on those securities.

Currency Risk. A Fund may also invest in U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers or U.S. affiliates of foreign issuers. Although these securities are not subject to all of the risks of foreign and emerging markets securities summarized above, they may be subject to additional risks not faced by domestic issuers. These risks include political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, expropriation and nationalization risks, and regulatory issues facing issuers in such foreign countries. A Fund may also invest in non-dollar denominated securities in foreign and emerging markets. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates. Although generally a Fund attempts to minimize currency exposure to foreign currencies through hedging, it may not always do so. In addition, a Fund’s use of foreign currency derivatives may not be successful in hedging non-dollar investments back to the U.S. dollar and the use of such strategies may lower the Fund’s potential returns.

Derivatives Risk. A Fund may use derivatives in connection with its investment strategies. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed a Fund’s original investment. Derivatives are subject to the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. The use of derivatives may not be successful, resulting in losses to a Fund and the cost of such strategies may reduce a Fund’s returns. Derivatives also expose a Fund to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations), including the credit risk of the derivative counterparty. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, a Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. In addition, a Fund may use derivatives for non-hedging purposes, which increases the Fund’s potential for loss.

Investing in derivatives will result in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks. A Fund may be more volatile than if

the Fund had not been leveraged because leverage tends to exaggerate any effect of the increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. Registered investment companies are limited in their ability to engage in derivative transactions and required to identify and earmark assets to provide asset coverage for derivative transactions.

A Fund’s transactions in futures contracts, swaps and other derivatives could also affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders which may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions, which may adversely impact the Fund’s after-tax return.

 

WHAT IS A DERIVATIVE?
Derivatives are securities or contracts (for example, futures and options) that derive their value from the performance of underlying assets or securities.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for a Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. Equity securities are subject to “stock market risk” meaning that stock prices in general (or in particular, the prices of the types of securities in which a Fund invests) may decline over short or extended periods of time. When the value of a Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

The Funds may invest in common stock rights and warrants. If the price of the underlying stock does not rise above the exercise price before the warrant expires, the warrant generally expires without any value and a Fund loses the amount it paid, if any, for the warrant. Thus, investments in warrants may involve substantially more risk than investments in common stock. Warrants may trade in the same markets as their underlying stock; however, the price of the warrant does not necessarily move with the price of the underlying stock.

Currently, Equity Market Risk is not a principal risk for the Global Bond Opportunities Fund.

Convertible Securities Risk. A convertible security generally entitles the holder to receive interest paid or accrued on debt securities or the dividend paid on preferred stock until the convertible security matures or is redeemed, converted or exchanged. Before conversion, convertible securities generally have characteristics similar to both debt and equity securities. The value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates rise and, because of the conversion feature, tends to vary

 

 

 
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with fluctuations in the market value of the underlying securities. Convertible securities ordinarily provide a stream of income with generally higher yields than those of common stock of the same or similar issuers. Convertible securities generally rank senior to common stock in a corporation’s capital structure but are usually subordinated to comparable nonconvertible securities. Convertible securities generally do not participate directly in any dividend increases or decreases of the underlying securities, although the market prices of convertible securities may be affected by any dividend changes or other changes in the underlying securities. Contingent convertible securities are subject to additional risks factors. A contingent convertible security is a hybrid debt security typically issued by a non-U.S. bank that may be convertible into equity or may be written down if a pre-specified trigger event such as a decline in capital ratio below a prescribed threshold occurs. If such a trigger event occurs, a Fund may lose the principal amount invested on a permanent or temporary basis or the contingent convertible security may be converted to equity. Coupon payments on contingent convertible securities may be discretionary and may be cancelled by the issuer. Holders of contingent convertible securities may suffer a loss of capital when comparable equity holders do not. Contingent convertible securities are not used as part of the principal investment strategy of the Floating Rate Income Fund or Global Bond Opportunities Fund.

Currently, Convertible Securities Risk is not a principal risk of the Global Bond Opportunities Fund.

Transactions Risk. A Fund could experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders and its liquidity may be negatively impacted. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are large or frequent, occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for the securities sold, or when the securities a Fund wishes to or is required to sell are illiquid. A Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at its desired time or price. Illiquidity can be caused by a drop in overall market trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or legal restrictions on the securities’ resale. Other market participants may be attempting to sell debt securities at the same time as a Fund, causing downward pricing pressure and contributing to illiquidity. The capacity for bond dealers to engage in trading or “make a market” in debt securities has not kept pace with the growth of bond markets. This could potentially lead to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the debt markets. Certain securities that were liquid when purchased may later become illiquid, particularly in times of overall economic distress. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect a Fund’s performance to the extent that a Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

MAIN RISKS FOR GLOBAL BOND OPPORTUNITIES FUND

European Market Risk. The Fund’s performance will be affected by political, social and economic conditions in Europe, such as growth of the economic output (the gross national product), the rate of inflation, the rate at which capital is reinvested into European economies, the success of governmental action to reduce budget deficits, the resource self-sufficiency of European countries and interest and monetary exchange rates between European countries. European financial markets may experience volatility due to concerns about high government debt levels, credit rating downgrades, rising unemployment, the future of the euro as a common currency, possible restructuring of government debt and other government measures responding to those concerns, and fiscal and monetary controls imposed on member countries of the European Economic and Monetary Union. In addition, if one or more countries were to abandon the use of the euro as a currency, the value of investments tied to those countries or the euro could decline significantly and unpredictably.

Sovereign Debt Risk. The Fund may invest all or substantially all of its assets in sovereign debt securities. These securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign governmental entities. These investments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or other failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies. If a governmental entity defaults, it may ask for more time in which to pay or further loans. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debts that a government does not pay nor are there bankruptcy proceedings through which all or part of the sovereign debt that a governmental entity has not repaid may be collected.

Government Securities Risk. The Fund invests in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, or Freddie Mac). U.S. government securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of interest or principal. This would result in losses to the Fund. Securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are

 

 

 
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not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. U.S. government securities include zero-coupon securities, which tend to be subject to greater market risk than interest-paying securities of similar maturities.

Asset-Backed, Mortgage-Related and Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk. Asset-backed, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities are subject to certain other risks. The value of these securities will be influenced by the factors affecting the housing market and the assets underlying such securities. As a result, during periods of difficult or frozen credit markets, significant changes in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, become more volatile and/or become illiquid. Additionally, during such periods and also under normal conditions, these securities are also subject to prepayment and call risk. Gains and losses associated with prepayments will increase or decrease a fund’s yield and the income available for distribution by the Fund. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, the Fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. In periods of rising interest rates, the Fund may be subject to extension risk, and may receive principal later than expected. As a result, in periods of rising interest rates, the Fund may exhibit additional volatility. Some of these securities may receive little or no collateral protection from the underlying assets and are thus subject to the risk of default described under “Credit Risk”. The risk of such defaults is generally higher in the case of mortgage-backed investments that include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

The Fund may invest in CMOs. CMOs are issued in multiple classes, and each class may have its own interest rate and/or final payment date. A class with an earlier final payment date may have certain preferences in receiving principal payments or earning interest. As a result, the value of some classes in which the Fund invests may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates. The values of IO and PO mortgage-backed securities are more volatile than other types of mortgage-related securities. They are very sensitive not only to changes in interest rates, but also to the rate of prepayments. A rapid or unexpected increase in prepayments can significantly depress the price of interest-only securities, while a rapid or unexpected decrease could have the same effect on principal-only securities. In addition, because there may be a drop in trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or

the imposition of legal restrictions on the resale of securities, these instruments may be illiquid.

Structured Investment Risk. Certain structured investments including CLNs are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such instruments, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Inflation-Linked Security Risk. Inflation-linked emerging markets debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of an inflation-linked security tends to decline when real interest rates increase. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments of inflation-linked securities may be adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation. There can be no assurance that the inflation index used will accurately measure the real rate of inflation in a particular emerging market or in the emerging markets in which the Fund invests or in the United States. These securities may lose value in the event that the actual rate of inflation is different than the rate of the inflation index. In addition, changes in foreign exchange rates may negate the impact of any adjustments to interest rates payable on the securities for non-U.S. dollar denominated inflation-linked securities.

Mortgage Dollar Roll Risk. The Fund may enter into mortgage dollar rolls involving mortgage pass-through securities including mortgage TBAs and other mortgage-backed securities. During the period between the sale and repurchase in a mortgage dollar roll transaction, a Fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the terms of the agreement. If the counterparty files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund’s right to repurchase or sell securities may be limited. Short sales of mortgage TBAs and mortgage dollar rolls may be subject to leverage risks as described under “Derivatives Risk.” In addition, mortgage dollar rolls may increase interest rate risk and result in an increased portfolio turnover rate which increases costs and may increase taxable gains.

Zero-Coupon, Pay-In-Kind and Deferred Payment Securities Risk. The market value of a zero-coupon, pay-in-kind or deferred payment security is generally more volatile than the market value of, and is more likely to respond to a greater degree to changes in interest rates than, other fixed income securities with similar maturities and credit quality that pay interest periodically. In addition, federal income tax law requires that the holder of a zero-coupon security accrue a portion of the discount at which the security was purchased as taxable income each year. The Fund may consequently have to dispose of portfolio securities under disadvantageous circumstances to generate cash to satisfy its requirement as a registered investment company to distribute all of its net income.

 

 

 
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High Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Fund will likely engage in active and frequent trading leading to increased portfolio turnover, higher transaction costs, and the possibility of increased capital gains, including short-term capital gains that will generally be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.

ADDITIONAL RISKS FOR BOTH FUNDS

Volcker Rule Risk. Pursuant to section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and certain rules promulgated thereunder known as the Volcker Rule, if the adviser and/or its affiliates own 25% or more of the outstanding ownership interests of a Fund after the permitted seeding period from the implementation of a Fund’s investment, a Fund could be subject to restrictions on trading that would adversely impact a Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy. As a result, the adviser and/or its affiliates may be required to reduce their ownership interests in a Fund at a time that is sooner than would otherwise be desirable, which may result in a Fund’s liquidation or, if a Fund is able to continue operating, may result in losses, increased transaction costs and adverse tax consequences as a result of the sale of portfolio securities.

ADDITIONAL RISKS FOR FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND

Privately Placed Securities Risk. Privately placed securities generally are less liquid than publicly traded securities and the Fund may not always be able to sell such securities without experiencing delays in finding buyers or reducing the sale price for such securities. The disposition of some of the securities held by the Fund may be restricted under federal securities laws. As a result, the Fund may not be able to dispose of such investments at a time when, or at a price at which, it desires to do so and may have to bear expenses of registering these securities, if necessary. These securities may also be difficult to value.

Zero-Coupon Note Risk. The market value of a zero-coupon security is generally more volatile than the market value of, and is more sensitive to, changes in interest rates and credit quality than other fixed income securities with similar maturities and credit quality that pay interest periodically. In addition, federal income tax law requires that the holder of a zero-coupon note accrue a portion of the discount at which the note was purchased as taxable income each year, even though the holder receives no interest payments on the note during the year. The Fund must distribute substantially all of its net income (including non-cash income attributable to zero-coupon notes) to its shareholders each year to maintain its status as a registered investment company and to eliminate tax at the Fund level. Accordingly, such accrued discount must be taken into account in determining the amount of taxable distributions to shareholders. The Fund may consequently have to dispose of portfolio securities under disadvantageous circumstances to

generate cash to satisfy such distribution requirements. These actions may reduce the assets to which the Fund’s expenses could otherwise be allocated and may reduce the Fund’s rate of return.

ADDITIONAL RISKS FOR GLOBAL BOND OPPORTUNITIES FUND

Municipal Securities Risk. Changes in a municipality’s financial health may make it difficult for the municipality to make interest and principal payments when due. A number of municipalities have had significant financial problems recently, and these and other municipalities could, potentially, continue to experience significant financial problems resulting from lower tax revenues and/or decreased aid from state and local governments in the event of an economic downturn. This could decrease the Fund’s income or hurt the ability to preserve capital and liquidity.

Under some circumstances, municipal securities might not pay interest unless the state legislature or municipality authorizes money for that purpose. Some securities, including municipal lease obligations, carry additional risks. For example, they may be difficult to trade or interest payments may be tied only to a specific stream of revenue.

Since some municipal securities may be secured or guaranteed by banks and other institutions, the risk to the Fund could increase if the banking or financial sector suffers an economic downturn and/or if the credit ratings of the institutions issuing the guarantee are downgraded or at risk of being downgraded by a national rating organization. If such events were to occur, the value of the security could decrease or the value could be lost entirely, and it may be difficult or impossible for the Fund to sell the security at the time and the price that normally prevails in the market. Interest on municipal obligations, while generally exempt from federal income tax, may not be exempt from federal alternative minimum tax.

Commodity Risk. The Fund may invest in commodity-linked securities and derivatives. The Fund may have direct investments in commodities. Developments affecting commodities will have a disproportionate impact on the Fund. The Fund’s investment in commodities, commodity-linked securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodities, commodity-linked securities and derivatives may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The natural resources and energy sector can be significantly affected by changes in the prices and supplies of oil, gas and other energy fuels, exploration and production spending and the success of energy spending, energy conservation, and

 

 

 
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tax and other government regulations, policies of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and oil importing nations. Therefore, the securities of companies in the energy and natural resources sectors may experience more price volatility than companies in other industries. The metals sector can be affected by sharp price volatility over short periods caused by global economic, financial and political factors, resource availability, government regulation, economic cycles, changes in inflation or expectations about inflation in various countries, interest rates, currency fluctuations, metal sales by governments, central banks or international agencies, investment speculation and fluctuations in industrial and commercial supply and demand. Use of leveraged commodity-linked derivatives creates an opportunity for increased return but, at the same time, creates the possibility for greater loss (including the likelihood of greater volatility of the net asset value), and there can be no assurance that the use of leverage will be successful. In addition, to the extent that the Fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

CPI-U Strategy Risk. The Fund may use CPI-U swaps to hedge inflation risk associated with certain debt securities held by the Fund. There is no guarantee that such strategy will be effective in protecting the return from such securities from inflation risks. In addition, CPI-U swaps are subject to “Derivatives Risk.”

ETF and Investment Company Risk. Shareholders bear both their proportionate share of the Fund’s expenses and similar expenses of an ETF or other investment company. The price and movement of an index-based ETF may not track the underlying index and may result in a loss. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

For more information about risks associated with the types of investments that a Fund purchases, please read the “Risk/Return Summaries” and the “Risk and Reward Elements for the Funds” later in the prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

An investment in the Fund is subject to a number of actual or potential conflicts of interest. For example, the Adviser and/or its affiliates provide a variety of different services to the Fund, for which the Fund compensates them. As a result, the Adviser and/or its affiliates have an incentive to enter into arrangements with the Fund, and face conflicts of interest when balancing that incentive against the best interests of the Fund. The Adviser and/or its affiliates also face conflicts of interest in their service as investment adviser to other clients, and, from time to time, make investment decisions that differ from and/or negatively impact those made by the Adviser on behalf of the Fund.

In addition, affiliates of the Adviser provide a broad range of services and products to their clients and are major participants in the global currency, equity, commodity, fixed income and other markets in which the Fund invests or will invest. In certain circumstances by providing services and products to their clients, these affiliates’ activities will disadvantage or restrict the Fund and/or benefit these affiliates. The Adviser may also acquire material non-public information which would negatively affect the Adviser’s ability to transact in securities for the Fund. JPMorgan and the Funds have adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to appropriately prevent, limit or mitigate conflicts of interest. In addition, many of the activities that create these conflicts of interest are limited and/or prohibited by law, unless an exception is available. For more information about conflicts of interest, see the Potential Conflicts of Interest section in the SAI.

CASH POSITIONS

The Funds may invest in cash and cash equivalents. These investments may result in a lower yield than lower-quality or longer-term investments, and if used for temporary defensive purposes rather than an investment strategy, may prevent the Funds from meeting their investment objectives.

 

WHAT IS A CASH EQUIVALENT?
Cash equivalents are highly liquid, high-quality instruments with maturities of three months or less on the date they are purchased. They include securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, repurchase agreements (other than equity repurchase agreements), certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper (rated in one of the two highest rating categories), variable rate master demand notes, money market mutual funds and bank money market deposit accounts.

While a Fund is engaged in a temporary defensive position, it may not meet its investment objectives. These investments may be inconsistent with the Fund’s main investment strategies. Therefore, a Fund will pursue a temporary defensive position only when market conditions warrant.

ADDITIONAL FEE WAIVER AND/OR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT

Service providers to a Fund may, from time to time, voluntarily waive all or a portion of any fees to which they are entitled and/or reimburse certain expenses as they may determine from time to time. A Fund’s service providers may discontinue or modify these voluntary actions at any time without notice. Performance for the Funds reflects the voluntary waiver of fees and/or the reimbursement of expenses, if any. Without these voluntary waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would have been less favorable.

 

 

 
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The Funds’ Management and Administration

 

Each Fund is a series of JPMorgan Trust I, a Delaware statutory trust (the Trust). The Trust is governed by trustees who are responsible for overseeing all business activities of the Funds.

Each Fund operates in a multiple class structure. A multiple class fund is an open-end investment company that issues two or more classes of shares representing interests in the same investment portfolio.

Each class in a multiple class fund can set its own transaction minimums and may vary with respect to expenses for distribution, administration and shareholder services. This means that one class could offer access to a Fund on different terms, and thus would experience different performance, than another class. Certain classes may be more appropriate for a particular investor.

Each Fund may issue other classes of shares that have different expense levels and performance and different requirements for who may invest. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning all of a Fund’s other share classes. A Financial Intermediary who receives compensation for selling Fund shares may receive a different amount of compensation for sales of different classes of shares.

The Funds’ Investment Adviser

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM) is the investment adviser to the Funds and makes the day-to-day investment decisions for the Funds. JPMIM is located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

JPMIM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase), a bank holding company.

During the most recent fiscal year ended 8/31/15, JPMIM was paid management fees (net of waivers) as shown below, as a percentage of average daily net assets:

 

Floating Rate Income Fund     0.54
Global Bond Opportunities Fund     0.42   

A discussion of the basis the Board of Trustees of the Trust used in reapproving the investment advisory agreement for the Funds is available in the annual report for the most recent fiscal period ended August 31.

The Portfolio Managers

JPMorgan Floating Rate Income Fund

The portfolio management team for the Fund is comprised of William J. Morgan, Managing Director, James P. Shanahan, Jr., Managing Director, and Chad A. Engelbert, Executive Director and CFA charterholder. Mr. Morgan is a co-head of a JPMIM

high yield team and a portfolio manager responsible for high yield and bank loan accounts. An employee of JPMIM or predecessor firms since 1998, Mr. Morgan has worked in the high yield investment industry since 1982 and has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception. An employee of JPMIM or predecessor firms since 1998, Mr. Shanahan is also co-head of the high yield team and also a portfolio manager for high yield and bank loan accounts. Mr. Shanahan has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception. Mr. Engelbert has been an employee of JPMIM or predecessor firms since 2000 and joined the portfolio management team of the Fund in 2013. In addition to his duties as portfolio manager, Mr. Engelbert is a high yield credit analyst currently covering the utility, midstream and retail industries.

JPMorgan Global Bond Opportunities Fund

The portfolio management team for the Fund is comprised of Robert Michele, Managing Director and CFA charterholder, Iain T. Stealey, Executive Director and CFA charterholder, and Nicholas J. Gartside, Managing Director and CFA charterholder. The lead portfolio manager for the Fund since its inception, Mr. Michele is the Global Chief Investment Officer within J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Global Fixed Income and Currency Group. He is responsible for overseeing the activities of the fixed income and currency investment teams based in New York, Europe and Asia. Prior to joining JPMIM in 2008, Mr. Michele was at Schroder Investment Management for ten years, most recently serving as the global head of fixed income. Mr. Stealey has served as a member of the portfolio management team for the Fund since its inception. An employee of JPMIM since 2002, Mr. Stealey is a portfolio manager in the International Fixed Income Group focusing on high grade bond strategies. He specializes in portfolio construction and works on multi-currency accounts for both segregated clients and pooled funds. Mr. Gartside joined the portfolio management team for the Fund in 2013 and is the International Chief Investment Officer within JPMorgan Asset Management’s Global Fixed Income and Currency Group. In this role, Mr. Gartside is responsible for leading and overseeing the activities of international fixed income teams. In addition, he is the co-manager of multi-sector fixed income products. Prior to joining JPMIM in 2010, he was at Schroder Investment Management for eight years where he most recently served as the Head of Global Fixed Income. The portfolio managers are assisted by multiple sector and research teams who help formulate recommendations based on fundamental research as well as quantitative and technical screens and support the strategies of the Fund within the parameters established by the portfolio managers.

 

 

 
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The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities.

The Funds’ Administrator

JPMIM (the Administrator) provides administrative services and oversees the Funds’ other service providers. The Administrator receives a pro-rata portion of the following annual fee on behalf of the Funds for administrative services: 0.15% of the first $25 billion of average daily net assets of all Funds (excluding certain funds of funds and money market funds) in the J.P. Morgan Funds Complex plus 0.075% of average daily net assets of such Funds over $25 billion.

The Funds’ Shareholder Servicing Agent

The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, has entered into shareholder servicing agreements with JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (JPMDS) under which JPMDS has agreed to provide certain support services to the Funds’ shareholders. For performing these services, JPMDS, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C and Select Class Shares of the Funds. JPMDS may enter into services agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of the 0.25% annual fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services.

The Funds’ Distributor

JPMDS (the Distributor) is the distributor for the Funds. The Distributor is an affiliate of JPMIM.

Additional Compensation to Financial Intermediaries

JPMIM, JPMDS and, from time to time, other affiliates of JPMorgan Chase may also, at their own expense and out of their own legitimate profits, provide additional cash payments to Financial Intermediaries whose customers invest in shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds. For this purpose, Financial Intermediaries include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with JPMDS. These additional cash payments are payments over and above any sales charges (including Rule 12b-1 fees), shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency and/or networking fees that are paid to such Financial Intermediaries, as described elsewhere in this prospectus. These additional cash payments are generally made to Financial Intermediaries that provide shareholder, sub-transfer agency or administrative services or marketing support. Marketing support may include access to sales meetings, sales representatives and Financial Intermediary management representatives, inclusion of the J.P. Morgan Funds on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or other sales programs and/or for training and educating a Financial Intermediary’s employees. These

additional cash payments also may be made as an expense reimbursement in cases where the Financial Intermediary provides shareholder services to J.P. Morgan Fund shareholders. JPMIM and JPMDS may also pay cash compensation in the form of finders’ fees that vary depending on the J.P. Morgan Fund and the dollar amount of shares sold. Such additional compensation may provide such Financial Intermediaries with an incentive to favor sales of shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds over other investment options they make available to their customers. See the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

 

 
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CHOOSING A SHARE CLASS

Each share class represents an investment in the same portfolio of securities, but each has different availability and eligibility criteria, sales charges, expenses, dividends and distributions. These arrangements allow you to choose the available class that best meets your needs. You should read this section carefully to determine which share class is best for you. Factors you should consider in choosing a share class include:

 

   

The amount you plan to invest;

 

   

The length of time you expect to hold your investment;

 

   

The total costs associated with your investment, including any sales charges that you pay when you buy or sell your Fund shares and expenses that are paid out of Fund assets over time;

 

   

Whether you qualify for any reduction or waiver of sales charges;

 

   

Whether you plan to take any distributions in the near future;

 

   

The availability of the share class;

 

   

The services that will be available to you;

 

   

The amount of compensation that your Financial Intermediary will receive; and

 

   

The advantages and disadvantages of each share class.

Please read this prospectus carefully, and then select the Fund and share class most appropriate for you and decide how much you want to invest. Each Fund may offer other classes of shares not included in this prospectus that have different expense levels, performance and eligibility requirements from the share classes offered in this prospectus. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning these or other share classes. A Financial Intermediary may receive different compensation based on the share class sold.

 

Shares of the Funds have not been registered for sale outside of the United States. This prospectus is not intended for distribution to prospective investors outside of the United States. The Funds generally do not market or sell shares to investors domiciled outside of the United States, even, with regard to individuals, if they are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.

 

 

 
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     Class A   Class C   Select
Eligibility1   May be purchased by the general public   May be purchased by the general public  

Limited to certain investors, including:

  Purchases directly from the Fund through JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (the “Distributor”) by institutional investors, such as corporations, pension and profit sharing plans and foundations meeting the minimum investment requirements;

  Purchases through your Financial Intermediary or any other organization, including affiliates of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase), authorized to act in a fiduciary, advisory or custodial capacity for its clients or customers; and

  Purchases by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.2

Minimum Investment1,3,4  

$1,000 for each Fund or

$50, if establishing a Systematic Investment Plan

 

$1,000 for each Fund or

$50, if establishing a Systematic Investment Plan

 

$1,000,000 — An investor can combine purchases of Select Class Shares of other J.P. Morgan Funds in order to meet the minimum.

 

$1,000 – Investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds2 or

 

$50 for employees, if establishing a Systematic Purchase Plan.

Minimum Subsequent Investments1   $505   $505   No minimum except $50 for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.
Systematic Purchase Plan   Yes   Yes   No except for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.
Systematic Redemption Plan   Yes   Yes   No except for investments by employees of JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates and officers or trustees of the Funds.

 

 
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     Class A   Class C   Select

Front-End Sales Charge

(refer to Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation Section for more details)

  Up to 2.25% for the Floating Rate Income Fund and up to 3.75% for the Global Bond Opportunities Fund reduced or waived for large purchases and certain investors, eliminated for purchases of $1 million or more.   None   None

Contingent Deferred

Sales Charge (CDSC)

(refer to Sales Charges and Financial Intermediary Compensation Section for more details)

 

On purchases of $500,000 or more (for Floating Rate Income Fund):

  0.75% on redemptions made within 18 months after purchase.

On purchases of $1 million or more (for Global Bond Opportunities Fund):

  0.75% on redemption made within 18 months after purchase.

 

  1.00% on redemptions made within 12 months after purchase.

Waived under certain circumstances.

  None
Distribution (12b-1) Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.75% of the average daily net assets.   None
Shareholder Service Fee   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.25% of the average daily net assets.   0.25% of the average daily net assets.
Redemption Fee   None   None   None
Advantages   If you are eligible to have the sales charge reduced or eliminated or you have a long-term investment horizon, these shares have lower distribution fees over a longer term investment horizon than Class C Shares.   No front-end sales charge is assessed so you own more shares initially. These shares may make sense for investors who have a shorter investment horizon relative to Class A Shares.   No front-end sales charge or CDSC is assessed so you own more shares initially. In addition, Select Class Shares have lower fees than Class A and Class C Shares.
Disadvantages   A front-end sales charge is generally assessed, diminishing the number of shares owned. If you are eligible to have the sales charge reduced or eliminated, you may be subject to a CDSC. Class A Shares may not make sense for investors who have a shorter investment horizon relative to Class C Shares.   Shares are subject to CDSC and have higher ongoing distribution fees. This means that over the long term Class C Shares accrue higher fees than Class A Shares.   Limited availability and higher minimum initial investment than Class A and Class C Shares.

 

1 

Financial Intermediaries or other organizations making the Funds available to their clients or customers may impose minimums which may be different from the requirements for investors purchasing directly from the Funds.

2 

May also be purchased directly from the Funds by officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees and their immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the person, as defined in section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) of:

   

J.P. Morgan Funds

   

JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates

3 

Investment minimums may be waived for certain types of Group Retirement Plans (as defined in the glossary), as well as for certain fee-based programs. The Funds reserve the right to waive any initial or subsequent investment minimum.

4 

Please see “MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE” for more information about minimum balance requirements.

5 

Minimum subsequent investment for Systematic Purchase Plans established before 3/1/15 was $25.

 

 
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SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION

The following section describes the various sales charges and other fees that you will pay if you purchase shares of the Funds. In addition, it describes the types of compensation paid to Financial Intermediaries for the sale of Fund shares and related services. The Distributor reserves the right to change sales charges, commissions and finder’s fees at any time.

To obtain information regarding sales charges and the reduction, and elimination or waiver of sales charges on Class A and Class C Shares of the Funds, visit www.jpmorganfunds.com or call 1-800-480-4111. You may also contact your Financial Intermediary about the reduction, elimination or waiver of sales charges.

Class A Shares

The public offering price of Class A Shares of each Fund is the net asset value (NAV) per share plus the applicable sales charge, unless you qualify for a waiver of the sales charge. The sales charge is allocated between your Financial Intermediary and the Distributor as shown in the tables below, except if the Distributor, in its discretion, re-allows the entire amount to your Financial Intermediary. In those instances in which the entire amount is re-allowed, such Financial Intermediaries may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act of 1933.

The table below shows the front-end sales charge you would pay at different levels of investment, the commission paid to Financial Intermediaries, any finders fees paid to Financial Intermediaries and any applicable CDSC. Purchases at certain dollar levels, known as “breakpoints,” allow for a reduction in the front-end sales charge.

For the Floating Rate Income Fund:

 

Class A Shares

Amount of Investment

   Sales Charge
as a % of
Offering Price
   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
1
   Commission
as a % of
Offering Price
2
     CDSC
Less than $100,000    2.25    2.30    2.00      0.00
$100,000-$249,999    1.75    1.78    1.00      0.00
$250,000-$499,999    1.25    1.27    1.00      0.00
         

Amount of Investment

   Sales Charge
as of % of
Offering Price
   Sales Charge
as of % of your
Investment
   Finder’s Fee
as a % of your
Investment
3
     CDSC
as a % of your
Redemption
3,4
$500,000-$3,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.75     

 

0-18 months — 0.75%

$4,000,000-$9,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.50     
$10,000,000 or more    0.00    0.00    0.25     
 

For the Global Bond Opportunity Fund:

 

      
         

Class A Shares

Amount of Investment

   Sales Charge
as a % of
Offering Price
   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
1
   Commission
as a % of
Offering Price
2
     CDSC
Less than $100,000    3.75    3.90    3.25      0.00
$100,000-$249,999    3.25    3.36    2.75      0.00
$250,000-$499,999    2.25    2.30    2.00      0.00
$500,000-$999,999    1.75    1.78    1.50      0.00
         

Amount of Investment

   Sales Charge
as of % of
Offering Price
   Sales Charge
as of % of your
Investment
   Finder’s Fee
as a % of your
Investment
3
     CDSC
as a % of your
Redemption
3,4
$1,000,000-$3,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.75     

 

0-18 months — 0.75%

$4,000,000-$49,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.50     
$50,000,000 or more    0.00    0.00    0.25     

 

 
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1 

The actual sales charge you pay may differ slightly from the rates disclosed above due to rounding calculations.

2 

The sales charge is allocated between your Financial Intermediary and the Distributor. The Distributor, at its discretion, may re-allow the entire sales charge to your Financial Intermediary; in those instances such Financial Intermediaries may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act of 1933.

3 

The Distributor or its affiliates pays any finder’s fee to your Financial Intermediary. The Distributor or its affiliates may withhold finder’s fees with respect to short-term investments.

4 

Please see the “Exchanging Fund Shares” section for details regarding CDSC and exchanges.

The Distributor may also pay Financial Intermediaries a finder’s fee on sales to defined contribution plans with no minimum investment amount.

Finder’s Fee Schedule for Defined Contribution Plans (for Floating Rate Income Fund)

 

Class A Shares

Amount of Investment

   Sales Charge
as a % of
Offering Price
   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
1
   Commission
as a % of
Offering Price
2
     CDSC
as a % of  your
Redemption
3,4
$0-$3,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.75      0.00
$4,000,000-$9,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.50      0.00
$10,000,000 or more    0.00    0.00    0.25      0.00

Finder’s Fee Schedule for Defined Contribution Plans (for Global Bond Opportunities Fund)

 

Class A Shares

Amount of Investment

   Sales Charge
as a % of
Offering Price
   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
1
   Commission
as a % of
Offering Price
2
     CDSC
as a % of  your
Redemption
3,4
$0-$3,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.75      0.00
$4,000,000-$49,999,999    0.00    0.00    0.50      0.00
$50,000,000 or more    0.00    0.00    0.25      0.00

 

1 

If a plan redeems the shares of certain funds for which a finder’s fee has been paid within 18 months of the purchase date, no CDSC is charged; however, the Distributor reserves the right to reclaim the finder’s fee paid to the Financial Intermediary.

Class C Shares

The table below shows the amount of sales charge, commission paid and any CDSC that may be charged.

 

Class C Shares

Amount of Investment

  

Sales Charge

as a % of

Offering Price

   Sales Charge
as a % of your
Investment
  

Commission

as a % of

Offering Price

    

CDSC

as a % of your
Redemption

All Investments    0.00    0.00    1.00      0-12 months — 1.00%

Select Class Shares

There is no sales charge, commission or CDSC associated with Select Class Shares.

 

 
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Reducing Your Class A Sales Charges

Each Fund permits you to reduce the front-end sales charge you pay on Class A Shares by exercising your Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges. Both of these are described below.

Rights of Accumulation: For Class A Shares, a front-end sales charge can be reduced by breakpoint discounts based on the amount of a single purchase or through Rights of Accumulation. By using Rights of Accumulation, you may combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types (as described below) with the amount of the current purchase to qualify for a breakpoint and reduced sales charge on the current purchase. The amount of the sales charge will be calculated based on the market value of your qualifying holdings as of the last calculated NAV prior to your investment.

Letter of Intent: By signing a Letter of Intent, you may combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types with the value that you intend to buy over a 13 month period to calculate the front-end sales charge and any breakpoint discounts. Each purchase that you make during that 13 month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount. The 13 month Letter of Intent period commences on the day that the Letter of Intent is received by the Funds or your Financial Intermediary, and you must inform your Financial Intermediary or the Funds that you have a Letter of Intent each time you make an investment. Purchases submitted prior to the date on which the Letter of Intent is received by the Funds or your Financial Intermediary are considered only in determining the level of sales charge that will be paid. The Letter of Intent will not result in a reduction in the amount of any previously paid sales charges.

A percentage of your investment will be held in escrow until the full amount covered by the Letter of Intent has been invested. If the terms of the Letter of Intent are not fulfilled by the end of the 13th month, you must pay the Distributor the difference between the sales charges applicable to the purchases at the time they were made and the reduced sales charges previously paid or the Distributor will liquidate sufficient escrowed shares to obtain the difference and/or adjust the shareholder’s account to reflect the correct number of shares that would be held after deduction of the sales charge. The Letter of Intent will be considered completed if the shareholder dies within the 13 month period covered by the Letter of Intent. Commissions to dealers will not be adjusted or paid on the difference between the Letter of Intent amount and the amount actually invested before the shareholder’s death.

Calculations made to determine whether a Letter of Intent commitment has been fulfilled will be made on the basis of the amount invested prior to the deduction of any applicable sales charge.

 

Below are the qualifying holdings and account types that may be aggregated in order to exercise your Rights of Accumulation and Letter of Intent privileges to qualify for a reduced front-end sales charge on Class A Shares.

Qualifying Holdings: Class A, Class C, Select Class and Institutional Class Shares of J.P. Morgan Funds and Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class units in New York’s 529 Advisor-Guided College Savings Program (NY529 Advisor-Guided Plan). Investments in the Institutional Class Shares of the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds and in the JPMorgan 529 U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio are not included.

Qualifying Accounts:

  1. Your account(s);
  2. Account(s) of your spouse or domestic partner;
  3. Account(s) of children under the age of 21 who share your residential address;
  4. Trust accounts established by any of the individuals in items (1) through (3) above. If the person(s) who established the trust is deceased, the trust account may be aggregated with the account(s) of the primary beneficiary of the trust;
  5. Solely controlled business accounts; and
  6. Single-participant retirement plans of any of the individuals in items (1) through (3) above.

You may use your qualifying holdings and account types even if they are held at different Financial Intermediaries. In order to obtain any reduction in the sales charge by utilizing either the Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges, you must, before each purchase of Class A Shares, inform your Financial Intermediary or the Funds if you have any existing holdings that may be aggregated with your current purchase in order to qualify for a reduced front-end sales charge.

In order to verify your eligibility for a reduced sales charge, you may be required to provide appropriate documentation, such as an account statement or the social security or tax identification number on an account, so that J.P. Morgan Funds may confirm (1) the value of each of your accounts invested in J.P. Morgan Funds or in the NY 529 Advisor-Guided Plan and (2) the value of the accounts owned by your spouse or domestic partner and by children under the age of 21 who share your residential address.

 

 
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Certain Financial Intermediaries may not participate in extending the Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges to your holdings in the NY529 Advisor-Guided Plan. Please check with your Financial Intermediary to determine whether the Financial Intermediary makes these privileges available with respect to NY 529 Advisor-Guided Plan investments.

Additional information regarding the reduction of Class A sales charges is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. To determine if you are eligible for Rights of Accumulation or Letter of Intent privileges or to request a copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call 1-800-480-4111. These programs may be terminated or amended at any time.

Waiver of the Class A Sales Charge

No sales charge is imposed on Class A Shares of the Funds if the shares were:

 

  1. Bought with the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

  2. Acquired in exchange for shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund if a comparable sales charge has been paid for the exchanged shares.

 

  3. Bought by officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees, and their immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the person, as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code) of:

 

   

J.P. Morgan Funds.

 

   

JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Former employees and their immediate family members can make subsequent purchases in accounts established during the employee’s employment. Officers, directors, trustees, retirees and employees, and their immediate family members of J.P. Morgan Funds and JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries and affiliates may open new Select Class Share accounts subject to a $1,000 minimum investment requirement provided such accounts are opened directly from the Funds and not through a Financial Intermediary. Select Class Shares have lower expenses than Class A Shares. Please call 1-800-480-4111 for more information concerning all of the Funds’ other share classes.

 

  4. Bought by employees of:

 

   

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries or financial institutions that have entered into dealer agreements with the Funds or the Distributor and their subsidiaries and affiliates (or otherwise have an arrangement with a Financial Intermediary or financial institution with respect to sales of Fund shares). This waiver includes the employees’ immediate family members (i.e., spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and any dependent of the employee, as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code).

 

  5. Bought by:

 

   

Group Retirement Plans which are employer sponsored retirement, deferred compensation, employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a Group Retirement Plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and

 

   

Shares must be held at a plan level or

 

   

Shares must be held at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan record-keeper

Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) or individual 403(b) plans do not qualify under this waiver.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries, including affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, who have a dealer arrangement with the Distributor, act in a custodial capacity, or who place trades for their own accounts or for the accounts of their clients and who charge a management, asset allocation, consulting, or other fee for their services.

 

   

Financial Intermediaries who have entered into an agreement with the Distributor and have been approved by the Distributor to offer Fund shares to investment brokerage programs in which the end shareholder makes investment decisions independent of an financial advisor; these programs may or may not charge a transaction fee.

 

 
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Tuition programs that qualify under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

   

A bank, trust company or thrift institution which is acting as a fiduciary exercising investment discretion, provided that appropriate notification of such fiduciary relationship is reported at the time of the investment to the Fund or the Fund’s Distributor.

 

  6. Bought in connection with plans of reorganization of a J.P. Morgan Fund, such as mergers, asset acquisitions and exchange offers to which a Fund is a party. However, you may pay a CDSC when you redeem the Fund shares you received in connection with the plan of reorganization.

 

  7. Purchased in Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) established prior to September 2, 2014:

 

  i. That were established through a rollover from a qualified retirement plan for which J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services LLC had a contractual relationship to provide recordkeeping for the plan (an “RPS Rollover IRA”) or an IRA that was subsequently established in connection with the RPS Rollover IRA;

 

  ii. Where JPMorgan Institutional Investments Inc. continues to be the broker of record for the IRA; and

 

  iii. Where State Street Bank & Trust Company continues to serve as custodian for the IRA.

To determine if you qualify for a sales charge waiver, call 1-800-480-4111 or contact your Financial Intermediary. These waivers may not continue indefinitely and may be discontinued at any time without notice.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC)

Certain redemptions of Class A and Class C Shares are subject to a CDSC. Please “SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” for the amount of the applicable CDSC. The CDSC is calculated by multiplying the original cost of the shares by the CDSC rate. For Class A Shares, the CDSC is calculated from the date of the purchase of the applicable shares. For Class C Shares, the Fund assumes that all purchases made in a given month were made on the first day of the month.

No CDSC is imposed on share appreciation, nor is a CDSC imposed on shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions.

To keep your CDSC as low as possible, the Funds will first redeem any shares that are not subject to a CDSC (i.e., shares that have been held for longer than the CDSC period or shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions), followed by the shares held for the longest time. You should retain any records necessary to substantiate historical costs because the Distributor, the Funds, the transfer agent and your Financial Intermediary may not maintain such information.

If you received Fund shares in connection with a fund reorganization, the CDSC applicable to your original shares (including the period of time you have held those shares) will be applied to the shares received in the reorganization.

Waiver of the Class A and Class C CDSC

No CDSC is imposed on redemptions of shares:

 

  1. If you participate in a Systematic Withdrawal Plan and withdraw no more than the amount permitted to be withdrawn without a CDSC. Please refer to Systematic Withdrawal Plan in the “HOW TO REDEEM” table below.

 

  2. Made due to the death or disability of a shareholder. For shareholders that become disabled, the redemption must be made within one year of initial qualification for Social Security disability payments or within one year of becoming disabled as defined in section 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code. This waiver is only available for accounts opened prior to the shareholder’s disability. In order to qualify for the waiver, the Distributor must be notified of the death or disability at the time of the redemption order and be provided with satisfactory evidence of such death or disability.

 

  3. That represent a required minimum distribution from your IRA Account or other qualifying retirement plan but only if you are at least age 70 1/2. If the shareholder maintains more than one IRA, only the assets in the IRA that is invested in one or more of the J.P. Morgan Funds are considered when calculating that portion of your required minimum distribution that qualifies for the waiver.

 

  4. That are part of a Fund-initiated event, such as mergers, liquidations, asset acquisitions, and exchange offers to which a Fund is a party, or result from a failure to maintain the required minimum balance in an account. However, you may pay a sales charge when you redeem the Fund shares you received in connection with the Fund-initiated event.

 

 
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  5. Exchanged into the same share class of other J.P. Morgan Funds. Your new Fund will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged and the current holding period is carried over to your new shares. Please read “Exchanging Fund Shares” for more information.

 

  6. For Class C Shares only, if your Financial Intermediary has notified the Distributor before you invest that it is waiving its commission.

To see if you qualify for a CDSC waiver, call 1-800-480-4111 or contact your Financial Intermediary. These waivers may not continue indefinitely and may be discontinued at any time without notice.

Repurchase Rights

If you redeem shares in a mutual fund, Repurchase Rights may allow you to reinvest or repurchase shares at new asset value during a defined time period.

 

  1. There is no sales charge on Class A Shares if they are bought with proceeds from the sale of Class A Shares of a J.P. Morgan Fund, but only if the purchase is made within 90 days of the sale or distribution. For purposes of this reinvestment policy, automatic transactions (for example, systematic purchases, systematic withdrawals, and payroll deductions) are not eligible. Appropriate documentation may be required.

 

  2. There is no sales charge on Class A Shares if they are bought with proceeds from the sale of Select Class Shares of a J.P. Morgan Fund or acquired in an exchange of Select Class Shares of a J.P. Morgan Fund for Class A Shares of the same Fund, but only if the purchase is made within 90 days of the sale or distribution. For purposes of this reinvestment policy, automatic transactions (for example, systematic purchases, systematic withdrawals, and payroll deductions) are not eligible. Appropriate documentation may be required.

 

  3. If you repurchase Class C Shares within 90 days of a redemption, there will be no CDSC on the new Class C Shares. Appropriate documentation may be required.

Rule 12b–1 Fees

Each Fund described in this prospectus has adopted a Distribution Plan under Rule 12b-1 with respect to Class A and Class C Shares that allows it to pay distribution fees for the sale and distribution of those shares of the Funds. These fees are called “Rule 12b-1 fees.” Rule 12b-1 fees are paid by the Funds to the Distributor as compensation for its services and expenses in connection with the sale and distribution of Fund shares. The Distributor in turn pays all or part of these Rule 12b-1 fees to Financial Intermediaries that have agreements with the Distributor to sell shares of the Funds. The Distributor may pay Rule 12b-1 fees to its affiliates. Payments are not tied to actual expenses incurred.

The Rule 12b-1 fees (based on average daily net assets of the share class) vary by share class as follows:

 

Class    Rule  12b-1 Fee
Class A    0.25%
Class C    0.75%
Select Class    None

Rule 12b-1 fees, together with the CDSC, help the Distributor sell Class C Shares without an upfront sales charge by defraying the costs of advancing brokerage commissions and other expenses paid to Financial Intermediaries.

Because Rule 12b-1 fees are paid out of Fund assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

Networking and Sub-Transfer Agency Fees

J.P. Morgan Funds have entered into agreements directly with Financial Intermediaries pursuant to which the Funds will pay the Financial Intermediary for services such as networking or sub-transfer agency (collectively, the “Sub-TA Agreements”). Sub-TA Agreement payments are generally based on either (1) a percentage of the average daily net assets of clients serviced by such Financial Intermediary up to a set maximum dollar amount per shareholder account serviced, or (2) a per account fee based on the number of accounts serviced by such Financial Intermediary. Sub-TA Agreement payments are in addition to, rather than in lieu of, Rule 12b-1 fees the Financial Intermediary may also be receiving pursuant to agreements with the Distributor for classes with Rule 12b-1 fees. From time to time, JPMIM or its affiliates may pay a portion of the fees for networking or sub-transfer agency at its or their own expense and out of its or their legitimate profits.

 

 
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Shareholder Servicing

The Distributor, as shareholder servicing agent, receives an annual fee of up to the following fee (based on the average daily net assets of each class of a Fund).

 

Class    Shareholder Servicing  Fee
Class A    0.25%
Class C    0.25%
Select Class    0.25%

The Distributor may enter into service agreements with Financial Intermediaries under which it will pay all or a portion of that fee to such Financial Intermediaries for performing shareholder and administrative services.

PURCHASING FUND SHARES

You may purchase shares directly from the Funds through the Distributor or through your Financial Intermediary.

This prospectus offers multiple share classes. Each share class has different sales charges and/or expenses. When deciding what share class to buy, you should consider the amount of your investment, the length of time you intend to hold the shares, the sales charges and expenses applicable to each share class and whether you qualify for any sales charge discounts. Please refer to “Choosing a Share Class” for investment minimums for initial and subsequent purchases and to help you determine which share class would be best for you.

Purchase and redemption orders will be accepted only on days that J.P. Morgan Funds are open for business. The Funds are open for business on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NYSE is closed for trading on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. A purchase or redemption order received by a Fund prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. ET) (“NYSE Close”), on a day the Funds are open for business, will be effected at that day’s NAV. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. An order received after the NYSE Close will generally be effected at the NAV determined on the next business day. However, orders received by Financial Intermediaries on a business day prior to the NYSE Close and communicated to the Funds prior to such time as agreed upon by the Funds and the Financial Intermediary will be effected at the NAV determined on the business day the order was received by the Financial Intermediary.

A purchase order must be supported by all appropriate documentation and information in the proper form. The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete purchase orders.

Share ownership is electronically recorded; therefore, no certificate will be issued. A shareholder who purchases shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily will not accrue a dividend on the day of the purchase.

If you purchase shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your purchase order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for purchase orders.

If you purchase shares directly with the Funds, see the information below.

 

HOW TO PURCHASE
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Phone or Online

 

1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

 

A new account generally may not be opened by phone or online.

 

Employees of JPMorgan Chase & Co. may open a new account online.

 

A new fund position can be added to an existing account by phone or online if you have bank information on file. The minimum initial investment requirement must be met.

  You must already have bank information on file. If we do not have bank information on file, you must submit written instructions. Please call for instructions on how to add bank information to your account.

 

 
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HOW TO PURCHASE
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Mail

 

Regular mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

Mail the completed and signed application with a check to our Regular or Overnight mailing address.

 

Refer to the Additional Information Regarding Purchases section

  Please mail your check and include your name, the Fund name, and your fund account number.
 

All checks must be made payable to one of the following:

   J.P. Morgan Funds; or

   The specific Fund in which you are investing.

 

Please include your existing account number, if applicable.

 

All checks must be in U.S. dollars. The Funds do not accept credit cards, cash, starter checks, money orders or credit card checks. The Funds reserve the right to refuse “third-party” checks and checks drawn on non-U.S. financial institutions even if payment may be effected through a U.S. financial institution. Checks made payable to any individual or company and endorsed to J.P. Morgan Funds or a Fund are considered third-party checks.

By ACH or Wire1

 

1-800-480-4111

 

Wire Instructions:

Boston Financial Data Services

2000 Crown Colony Drive

Quincy, MA 02169

 

Attn: J.P.Morgan Funds Services

ABA: 021 000 021

DDA: 323 125 832

FBO: Fund Name

Fund: Fund #

Account: Your Account # and
Your Account Registration

 

You may include bank information on your application for your initial purchase to be processed via Automated Clearing House (ACH) rather than sending a check.

 

New accounts cannot be opened by wire purchase.

 

Purchase by ACH: To process a purchase via ACH using bank information on file you may call us or process the purchase online.

 

Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Funds of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.

Systematic Investment Plan1  

You may include instructions to set up a Systematic Investment Plan on your application. Bank Information must be included.

 

Refer to Choosing A Share Class for fund minimums.

 

If bank information is on file, you may call, go online or mail written instructions to start, edit or delete a Systematic Investment Plan.

 

You cannot have a Systematic Investment Plan and a Systematic Withdrawal Plan or Systematic Withdrawal Plan on the same fund account.

 

If bank information is not on file, you will be required to submit a completed form with your bank information and Systematic Investment Plan details.

 

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The Funds currently do not charge for these services, but may impose a charge in the future. However, your bank may impose a charge for debiting your bank account.

 

 
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Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct transactions using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make purchases over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Purchases

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When you open an account, we will ask for your name, residential or business street address, date of birth (for an individual), and other information that will allow us to identify you, including your social security number, tax identification number or other identifying number. The Funds cannot waive these requirements. The Funds are required by law to reject your Account Application if the required identifying information is not provided.

We will attempt to collect any missing information required on the Account Application by contacting either you or your Financial Intermediary. If we cannot obtain this information within the established time frame, your Account Application will be rejected. Amounts received prior to receipt of the required information will be held un-invested and will be returned to you without interest if your Account Application is rejected. If the required information is obtained, your investment will be accepted and you will pay the NAV per share next calculated after all of the required information is received, plus any applicable sales charge.

Once we have received all of the required information, federal law requires us to verify your identity. After an account is opened, we may restrict your ability to purchase additional shares until your identity is verified. If we are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time, the Funds reserve the right to close your account at the current day’s NAV per share. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the NAV per share next calculated after the account is closed, less any applicable CDSC or fees. In addition, you will not be entitled to recoup any sales charges paid to a Fund in connection with your purchase of Fund shares.

Purchases by wire may be canceled if J.P. Morgan Funds Services does not receive payment by 4:00 p.m. ET on the settlement date. You will be responsible for any expenses and/or losses to the Funds.

EXCHANGING FUND SHARES

An exchange is selling shares of one J.P. Morgan Fund and taking the proceeds to simultaneously purchase shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund. Before making an exchange request, you should read the prospectus of the J.P. Morgan Fund whose shares you would like to purchase by exchange. You can obtain a prospectus for any J.P. Morgan Fund by contacting your Financial Intermediary, by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com, or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES

Class A Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Class A Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

  Morgan Shares of a J.P. Morgan money market fund (except for JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund beginning 10/1/16), or

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

Class C Shares of any Fund may also be exchanged for:

  Class C Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund (except for JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund beginning 10/1/16). Your new Class C Shares will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged, and the current holding period for your exchanged Class C Shares is carried over to your new shares.

  Select Class or Institutional Class Shares, if available, of the same fund (except any of the J.P. Morgan money market funds) provided you meet the eligibility requirements for the class you are exchanging into. In addition, the Class C Shares that you wish to exchange must not currently be subject to any CDSC.

 

Select Class Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Select Class Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund, or

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

 

 
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In general, the same rules and procedures that apply to redemptions and purchases apply to exchanges:

 

   

All exchanges are subject to meeting any investment minimum or eligibility requirements of the new Fund and class.

 

   

The J.P. Morgan Funds will provide 60 days’ written notice of any termination of or material change to your exchange privilege.

 

   

All exchanges are based upon the net asset value that is next calculated after the Fund receives your order, provided the exchange out of one Fund must occur before the exchange into the other Fund.

 

   

In order for an exchange to take place on the date that the order is submitted, the order must be received prior to the close of both the Fund that you wish to exchange into and the Fund that you wish to exchange out of, otherwise, the exchange will occur on the following business day on which both Funds are open.

 

   

A shareholder that exchanges into shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily, including a money market fund, will not accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange. A shareholder that exchanges out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange.

 

   

The exchange privilege is not intended as a way for you to speculate on short-term movements in the market. Therefore, to prevent disruptions in the management of J.P. Morgan Funds, certain J.P. Morgan Funds limit excessive exchange activity as described in the “Frequent Trading Policy” section. Your exchange privilege will be limited or revoked if the exchange activity is considered excessive. In addition, any J.P. Morgan Fund may reject any exchange request for any reason, including if it is not in the best interests of the Fund and/or its shareholders to accept the exchange.

 

   

For Class A and Class C Shares only, you can set up a systematic exchange program to automatically exchange shares on a regular basis. However, you cannot have simultaneous systematic investment plans for the same Fund. You may call 1-800-480-4111 for complete instructions.

Generally, you will not pay a sales charge on an exchange except as specified below.

If you exchange Class A Shares or Class C Shares of a Fund that are subject to a CDSC for Class A or Class C Shares, respectively, of another Fund, you will not pay a CDSC at the time of the exchange, however:

 

  1. Your new Class A Shares or Class C Shares will be subject to the CDSC of the Fund from which you exchanged, and

 

  2. The current holding period for your exchanged Class A Shares or Class C Shares, is carried over to your new shares.

If you exchange Class A Shares of a Fund that is subject to a CDSC into Morgan Shares of a J.P. Morgan money market fund, you will be subject to the applicable CDSC at the time of the exchange.

Tax Consequences on Exchanges

Generally, an exchange between J.P. Morgan Funds is considered a sale and generally results in a capital gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. An exchange between classes of shares of the same Fund is generally not taxable for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making an exchange.

REDEEMING FUND SHARES

If you sell shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your redemption order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders.

 

 
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If you sell shares directly with the Fund, see the information below.

Your redemption proceeds may be mailed to you at your address of record1, wired, or sent by ACH to a pre-existing bank account on file.

 

HOW TO REDEEM

By Phone or Online

Note: certain account types are not available for online account access.

 

Call us at 1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

By Mail  

Regular Mailing Address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

Systematic Redemption Plan2

Note: The Funds currently do not charge for this service, but may impose a charge in the future.

 

You may include instructions to set up a Systematic Redemption Plan on your application. Payment instructions must be included.

 

You may call, or mail written instructions to start, edit or delete a Systematic Redemption Plan.

 

You may send a written redemption request to your Financial Intermediary, if applicable, or to the Fund at the following address:

 

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

You may redeem over the phone. Please see “Can I redeem by phone?” for more information.

 

If you own Class A or Class C Shares, the applicable CDSC will be deducted from those payments unless such payments are made: 3

 

  Monthly and constitute no more than 1/12 of 10% of your then-current balance in the Fund each month; or

  Quarterly and constitute no more than 1/4 of 10% of your then-current balance in the Fund each quarter.

 

It may not be in your best interest to buy additional Class A Shares while participating in a Systematic Withdrawal Plan. This is because Class A Shares have an upfront sales charge.

 

1 

You cannot request a redemption by check to be sent to an address updated within 30 days.

2 

If the amount of the systematic payment exceeds the income earned by your account since the previous payment under the Systematic Redemption Plan, payments will be made by redeeming some of your shares. This will reduce the amount of your investment, up to possibly closing your account

3 

Your current balance in the Fund for purposes of these calculations will be determined by multiplying the number of shares held by the last calculated NAV per share of the applicable class.

You may redeem some or all of your shares on any day that the Fund is open for business. You will not be permitted to enter a redemption order for shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check or through an ACH transaction for five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check or ACH transaction has cleared (sometimes referred to as uncollected shares).

If the Fund or Financial Intermediary receives your redemption order before the close of the NYSE (normally 4 p.m. ET or before 4:00 p.m. ET, if the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. ET), you will receive the NAV per share calculated after your redemption order is received in good order (meaning that it includes the information required by, and complies with security requirements implemented

 

 
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by, the Funds’ transfer agent or the Funds), minus the amount of any applicable CDSC or fees. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders and may charge a fee to process redemption of shares. A shareholder that redeems out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the redemption.

All redemption requests must be supported by valid identity authentication, the appropriate documentation (if applicable) and any necessary information in good order. Additional information may be required depending on the situation. For accounts held directly with the Funds, your redemption proceeds will typically be paid within one to seven days after receipt of the redemption order.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct transactions using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make redemptions over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone or online. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares online or by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Redemptions

Medallion signature guarantees may be required if:

 

   

You want to redeem shares with a value of $50,000 or more and you want to receive your proceeds in the form of a check; or

 

   

You want your payment sent to an address, bank account or payee other than the one currently designated on your Fund account.

The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete redemption orders.

The Fund may suspend your ability to redeem when:

 

  1. Trading on the NYSE is restricted;

 

  2. The NYSE is closed (other than weekend and holiday closings);

 

  3. Federal securities laws permit;

 

  4. The SEC has permitted a suspension; or

 

  5. An emergency exists, as determined by the SEC.

You generally will recognize a gain or loss on a redemption for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making a redemption.

Generally, all redemptions will be for cash; however, if you redeem shares worth $250,000 or more, the Fund reserves the right to pay part or all of your redemption proceeds in readily marketable securities instead of cash. If payment is made in securities, the Fund will value the securities selected in the same manner in which it computes its NAV. This process minimizes the effect of large redemptions on the Fund and its remaining shareholders. If you receive a distribution in-kind, securities received by you may be subject to market risk and you could incur taxable gains and brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE

Due to the relatively high cost of maintaining small accounts, if your account value falls below the required minimum balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem all of the remaining shares in your account and close your account or charge an annual below minimum account fee of $10 per Fund. This fee only applies to Class A and Class C accounts and Select Class accounts held by employees. Before either of these actions is taken, you will be given 60 days advance written notice in order to provide you with time to increase your account balance to the required minimum, by purchasing sufficient shares, in accordance with the terms of this prospectus. Accounts participating in a qualifying Systematic Investment Plan will not be subject to redemption fees or the imposition

 

 
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of the $10 fee as long as the systematic payments to be made will increase the account value above the required minimum balance within one year of the establishment of the account.

 

  1. To collect the $10 below minimum account fee, the Fund will redeem $10 worth of shares from your account. Shares redeemed for this reason will not be charged a CDSC, if applicable.

 

  2. If your account falls below the required minimum balance and is closed as a result, you will not be charged a CDSC, if applicable.

Closings, Reorganizations and Liquidations

To the extent authorized by law, each Fund reserves the right to discontinue offering shares at any time, to merge or reorganize itself or a share class, or to cease operations and liquidate at any time.

FREQUENT TRADING POLICY

J.P. Morgan Funds do not authorize market timing and, except for the Funds identified below, use reasonable methods to identify market timers and to prevent such activity. However, there can be no assurance that these methods will prevent market timing or other trading that may be deemed abusive. Market timing is an investment strategy using frequent purchases, redemptions and/or exchanges in an attempt to profit from short-term market movements. Market timing may result in dilution of the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, disrupt portfolio management and increase Fund expenses for all shareholders. Although market timing may affect any Fund, these risks may be higher for Funds that invest significantly in non-U.S. securities or thinly traded securities (e.g., certain small cap securities), such as international, global or emerging market funds or small cap funds. For example, when a Fund invests in securities trading principally in non-U.S. markets that close prior to the close of the NYSE, market timers may seek to take advantage of the difference between the prices of these securities at the close of their non-U.S. markets and the value of such securities when the Fund calculates its net asset value.

J.P. Morgan Funds or the Distributor will prohibit any purchase order (including exchanges) with respect to one investor, a related group of investors or their agent(s) where they detect a pattern of either purchases and sales of one of the J.P. Morgan Funds, or exchanges between or among J.P. Morgan Funds, that indicates market timing or trading that they determine is abusive.

Although J.P. Morgan Funds use a variety of methods to detect and deter market timing, there is no assurance that the Funds’ own operational systems and procedures will identify and eliminate all market timing strategies. For example, certain accounts, which are known as omnibus accounts, include multiple investors and such accounts typically provide the Funds with a net purchase or redemption order on any given day where purchasers of Fund shares and redeemers of Fund shares are netted against one another and the identity of individual purchasers and redeemers are not known by the Funds. While the Funds seek to monitor for market timing activities in omnibus accounts, the netting effect limits the Funds’ ability to locate and eliminate individual market timers. As a result, the Funds are often dependent upon Financial Intermediaries who utilize their own policies and procedures to identify market timers. These policies and procedures may be different than those utilized by the Funds.

The Boards of J.P. Morgan Funds have adopted various policies and procedures to identify market timers, including reviewing “round trips” in and out of J.P. Morgan Funds by investors. A “round trip” includes a purchase or exchange into a Fund followed or preceded by a redemption or exchange out of the same Fund. If the Distributor detects that you have completed two round trips within 60 days in the same Fund, the Distributor will reject your purchase and exchange orders for a period of at least 90 days. For subsequent violations, the Distributor may, in its sole discretion, reject your purchase and exchange orders temporarily or permanently. In identifying market timers, the Distributor may also consider activity of accounts that it believes to be under common ownership or control.

J.P. Morgan Funds have attempted to put safeguards in place to assure that Financial Intermediaries have implemented procedures designed to deter market timing and abusive trading. Despite these safeguards, there is no assurance that the Funds will be able to effectively identify and eliminate market timing and abusive trading in the Funds particularly with respect to omnibus accounts.

J.P. Morgan Funds will seek to apply the Funds’ market timing policies and restrictions as uniformly as practicable to accounts with the Funds, except with respect to the following:

 

  1. Trades that occur through omnibus accounts at Financial Intermediaries as described above;

 

  2. Purchases, redemptions and exchanges made on a systematic basis;

 

  3. Automatic reinvestments of dividends and distributions;

 

  4. Purchases, redemptions or exchanges that are part of a rebalancing program, such as a wrap, advisory or bona fide asset allocation program, which includes investment models developed and maintained by a financial intermediary;

 

 
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  5. Redemptions of shares to pay fund or account fees;

 

  6. Transactions initiated by the trustee or adviser to a donor-advised charitable gift fund;

 

  7. Transactions in Section 529 college savings plans;

 

  8. Transactions in Fund of Fund Products;

 

  9. Transactions within a Retirement account such as:

 

   

Shares redeemed to return an excess contribution

 

   

Transactions initiated by sponsors of group employee benefit plans or other related accounts,

 

   

Retirement plan contributions, loans, distributions, and hardship withdrawals,

 

   

IRA re-characterizations and conversions.

 

   

IRA purchases of shares by asset transfer or direct rollover

In addition to rejecting purchases, in connection with suspected market timing activities, the Distributor can reject a purchase (including purchases for the Funds listed below) for any reason, including purchases that it does not think are in the best interests of a Fund and/or its shareholders or if it determines the trading to be abusive. Your Financial Intermediary may also have additional procedures for identifying market timers and rejecting or otherwise restricting purchases and/or exchanges.

Certain J.P. Morgan Funds are intended for short-term investment horizons and do not monitor for market timers or prohibit such short-term trading activity. Those Funds are the JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund, JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Managed Income Fund and the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds. Although these Funds are managed in a manner that is consistent with their investment objectives, frequent trading by shareholders may disrupt their management and increase their expenses.

VALUATION

Shares are purchased at net asset value (NAV) per share, plus a sales charge, if any. This is also known as the offering price. Shares are also redeemed at NAV, minus any applicable CDSC. The NAV of each class within a Fund varies, primarily because each class has different class-specific expenses such as distribution and shareholder servicing fees.

The NAV per share of a class of a Fund is equal to the value of all the assets attributable to that class, minus the liabilities attributable to that class, divided by the number of outstanding shares of that class. The following is a summary of the procedures generally used to value J.P. Morgan Funds’ investments.

Securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at their current market value. Other securities and assets, including securities for which market quotations are not readily available; market quotations are determined not to be reliable; or, their value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of trading on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded but before a Fund’s NAV is calculated, may be valued at fair value in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Board of Trustees. Fair value represents a good faith determination of the value of a security or other asset based upon specifically applied procedures. Fair valuation may require subjective determinations. There can be no assurance that the fair value of an asset is the price at which the asset could have been sold during the period in which the particular fair value was used in determining a Fund’s NAV.

Equity securities listed on a North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchange are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Other foreign equity securities are fair valued using quotations from an independent pricing service, as applicable. The value of securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. is generally the NASDAQ official closing price.

Fixed income securities are valued using prices supplied by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing services or broker/dealers. Those prices are determined using a variety of inputs and factors as more fully described in the Statement of Additional Information.

Assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates from an approved independent pricing service as of 4:00 p.m. ET.

Shares of ETFs are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the ETF is principally traded. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.

 

 
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Options (e.g., on stock indices or equity securities) traded on U.S. equity securities exchanges are valued at the composite mean price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes at the close of options trading on such exchanges.

Options traded on foreign exchanges or U.S. commodity exchanges are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price available prior to the calculation of a Fund’s NAV and will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable, for any options involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges.

Exchange traded futures (e.g., on stock indices, debt securities or commodities) are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price as of the close of the exchanges on which they trade. Any futures involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

Non-listed over-the-counter options and futures are valued utilizing market quotations provided by approved pricing services.

Swaps and structured notes are priced generally by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing service or at an evaluated price provided by a counterparty or broker/dealer.

Any derivatives involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

NAV is calculated each business day as of the close of the NYSE, which is typically 4:00 p.m. ET. On occasion, the NYSE will close before 4:00 p.m. ET. When that happens, NAV will be calculated as of the time the NYSE closes. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. The price at which a purchase is effected is based on the next calculation of NAV after the order is received in proper form in accordance with this prospectus. To the extent a Fund invests in securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges or other markets that trade on weekends or other days when a Fund does not price its shares, the value of a Fund’s shares may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Each Fund has elected to be treated and intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company is not subject to tax at the corporate level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. A Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would result in corporate-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.

Each Fund can earn income and realize capital gain. Each Fund deducts any expenses and then pays out the earnings, if any, to shareholders as distributions.

Each Fund generally declares dividends of and distributes net investment income, if any, at least monthly. A Fund will distribute its net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. For each taxable year, a Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains.

You have the following options for your distributions. You may:

 

   

Reinvest all distributions in additional Fund shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net investment income in cash and reinvest distributions of net capital gain in additional shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net capital gain in cash and reinvest distributions of net investment income; or

 

   

Take all distributions in cash.

If you do not select an option when you open your account, we will reinvest all distributions. If your distributions are reinvested, they will be in the form of shares of the same class without a sales charge. If you take your distributions in cash, you can choose to have a check mailed to your address of record or you can have them deposited into a pre-assigned bank account. The taxation of the dividends will not be affected whether you have them deposited into a bank account or sent by check.

Distributions of net investment income generally are taxable as ordinary income. Dividends of net investment income paid to a non-corporate U.S. shareholder that are properly reported as qualified dividend income generally will be taxable to such shareholder at preferential rates. The maximum individual rate applicable to “qualified dividend income” is either 15% or 20%, depending on

 

 
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whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. The amount of dividend income that may be so reported by a Fund generally will be limited to the aggregate of the eligible dividends received by the Fund. In addition, each Fund must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the shares on which the Fund received the eligible dividends, and the non-corporate U.S. shareholder must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund shares. Dividends of net investment income that are not reported as qualified dividend income and dividends of net short-term capital gain will be taxable as ordinary income.

Distributions of net capital gain (that is, the excess of the net gains from the sale of investments that the Fund owned for more than one year over the net losses from investments that the Fund owned for one year or less) that are properly reported by a Fund as capital gain dividends will be taxable as long-term capital gain, regardless of how long you have held your shares in the Fund. The maximum individual rate applicable to long-term capital gains is generally either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Distributions of net short-term capital gain (that is, the excess of any net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss), if any, will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Capital gain of a corporate shareholder is taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.

An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.

With respect to taxable shareholders, if you buy shares of a Fund just before a distribution, you will be subject to tax on the entire amount of the taxable distribution you receive. Distributions are taxable to you even if they are paid from income or gains earned by a Fund before your investment (and thus were included in the price you paid for your Fund shares). Any gain resulting from the sale or exchange of Fund shares generally will be taxable as long-term or short-term gain, depending upon how long you have held your shares.

A Fund is generally subject to foreign withholding or other foreign taxes, which in some cases can be significant, on any income or gain from investments in foreign stocks or securities. In that case, a Fund’s total return on those securities would be decreased. A Fund may generally deduct these taxes in computing its taxable income. Rather than deducting these foreign taxes, if a Fund invests more than 50% of its assets in the stock or securities of foreign corporations or foreign governments at the end of its taxable year it may make an election to treat a proportionate amount of eligible foreign taxes as constituting a taxable distribution to each shareholder, which would, subject to certain limitations, generally allow the shareholders to either (i) credit that proportionate amount of taxes against U.S. Federal income tax liability as a foreign tax credit or (ii) take that amount as an itemized deduction. Although in some cases a Fund may be able to apply for a refund of a portion of such taxes, the ability to successfully obtain such a refund may be uncertain.

A Fund’s investment in certain debt obligations and derivative instruments may require the Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. In order to generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, a Fund may be required to liquidate other investments in its portfolio that it otherwise would have continued to hold, including at times when it is not advantageous to do so.

A Fund’s transactions in futures contracts, swaps and other derivatives will be subject to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to accelerate income to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund’s securities, and convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. A Fund’s use of these types of transactions may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions.

Please see the Statement of Additional Information for additional discussion of the tax consequences of the above-described and other investments to each Fund and its shareholders.

The dates on which net investment income and capital gain dividends, if any, will be distributed are available online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

Early in each calendar year, each Fund will send you a notice showing the amount of distributions you received in the preceding year and the tax status of those distributions.

The Funds are not intended for foreign shareholders. Any foreign shareholders would generally be subject to U.S. tax-withholding on distributions by the Funds, as discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

 

 
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Distributions by a Fund to retirement plans and other entities that qualify for tax-exempt or tax-deferred treatment under federal income tax laws will generally not be taxable. Special tax rules apply to investments through such plans. The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to such tax-exempt or tax-deferred entities or accounts. You should consult your tax advisor to determine the suitability of a Fund as an investment and the tax treatment of distributions.

Any investor for whom a Fund does not have a valid Taxpayer Identification Number may be subject to backup withholding.

The above is a general summary of tax implications of investing in the Funds. Because each investor’s tax consequences are unique, please consult your tax advisor to see how investing in a Fund and, for individuals and S corporations, selection of a particular cost method of accounting will affect your own tax situation.

 

IMPORTANT TAX REPORTING CONSIDERATIONS

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) will report gains and losses realized on redemptions of shares for shareholders who are individuals and S corporations purchased after January 1, 2012 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This information will also be reported to you on Form 1099-B and the IRS each year. In calculating the gain or loss on redemptions of shares, the average cost method will be used to determine the cost basis of Fund shares purchased after January 1, 2012 unless you instruct the Fund in writing at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 that you want to use another available method for cost basis reporting (for example, First In, First Out (FIFO), Last In, First Out (LIFO), Specific Lot Identification (SLID) or High Cost, First Out (HIFO)). If you designate SLID as your cost basis method, you will also need to designate a secondary cost basis method (Secondary Method). If a Secondary Method is not provided, the Funds will designate FIFO as the Secondary Method and will use the Secondary Method with respect to systematic withdrawals.

Not all cost basis methods are available. Please contact the Fund at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 for more information on the available methods for cost basis reporting. To determine which available cost basis method is best for you, you should consult with your tax advisor. Please note that you will be responsible for calculating and reporting gains and losses on redemptions of shares purchased prior to January 1, 2012 to the IRS as such information will not be reported by the Fund and may not be maintained by your Financial Intermediary.

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) is also required to report gains and losses to the IRS in connection with redemptions of shares by S corporations. If a shareholder is a corporation and has not instructed the Fund that it is a C corporation in its account application or by written instruction to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, the Fund will treat the shareholder as an S corporation and file a Form 1099-B.

SHAREHOLDER STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

The Funds or your Financial Intermediary will send you transaction confirmation statements and quarterly account statements. Please review these statements carefully. The Funds will correct errors if notified within one year of the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement, except that, with respect to unfulfilled Letters of Intent, the Funds may process corrections up to 15 months after the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement. Your Financial Intermediary may have a different cut-off time. J.P. Morgan Funds will charge a fee for requests for statements that are older than two years. Please retain all of your statements, as they could be needed for tax purposes.

To reduce expenses and conserve natural resources, the Funds will deliver a single copy of prospectuses and financial reports to individual investors who share a residential address, provided they have the same last name or the Funds reasonably believe they are members of the same family. If you would like to receive separate mailings, please call 1-800-480-4111 and the Funds will begin individual delivery within 30 days. If you would like to receive these documents by e-mail, please visit www.jpmorganfunds.com and sign up for electronic delivery.

If you hold your Fund shares directly, you may access your account statements at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

After each fiscal half year you will receive a financial report from the Funds. In addition, the Funds will periodically send you proxy statements and other reports.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please write to J.P. Morgan Funds Services at P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, call 1-800-480-4111 or visit www.jpmorganfunds.com.

 

 
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AVAILABILITY OF PROXY VOTING RECORD

The Trustees for each Fund have delegated the authority to vote proxies for securities owned by the Funds to the applicable investment adviser. A copy of each Fund’s voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com no later than August 31 of each year. Each Fund’s proxy voting record will include, among other things, a brief description of the matter voted on for each portfolio security, and will state how each vote was cast, for example, for or against the proposal.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

No sooner than seven calendar days after the end of each month, each Fund will make available upon request an uncertified, complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that month. Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, each Fund will make available a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that quarter.

In addition to providing hard copies upon request, the Funds will post these schedules on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com. In addition, the quarterly schedules will be posted on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. From time to time, the Fund may post portfolio holdings on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website on a more timely basis.

The Funds may also disclose the Funds’ ten largest portfolio holdings and the percentage that each represents of the Funds’ portfolio as of the most recent month end online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

Shareholders may request portfolio holdings schedules at no charge by calling 1-800-480-4111. A description of the Funds’ policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Funds’ portfolio holdings is available in the Statement of Additional Information.

 

 
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Glossary of Common Investment Terminology

 

For the purpose of the “INVESTING WITH J.P. MORGAN FUNDS” section, references to “account” and “Fund” are not interchangeable. Fund refers to an individual mutual fund position. An account may be invested in a single Fund or multiple Funds.

Breakpoints — Differences in sales charges that are assessed based on the amount of purchases. The larger the investment, the lower the sales charge.

Capital Gains Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of gains realized on securities that a Fund has sold at a profit, minus any realized losses.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) — A back-end sales charge imposed when shares are redeemed from a Fund. This fee usually declines over time.

Dividend Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of income from interest or dividends generated by a Fund’s investments.

Financial Intermediaries — Include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with the Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent. Shares purchased this way will typically be held for you by the Financial Intermediary.

Group Retirement Plans — Refers to employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and

 

   

Shares must be held at a plan level or

 

   

Shares must be held at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper.

Group Retirement Plans include group emploer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) or individual 403(b) plans do not qualify under this waiver.

Institutional Investors — Include fee-based “wrap” account sponsors (provided they have an agreement covering the arrangement with the Distributor), corporations, qualified non-profit organizations, charitable trusts, foundations and endowments, state, county, city or any instrumentality, department, authority or agency thereof, and banks, trust companies or other depository institutions investing for their own account or on behalf of their clients.

Letter of Intent (LOI) — A Letter of Intent is signed by an investor stating the investor’s intention to buy a specified amount over a period of 13 months in order to receive a reduced front-end sales charge. Each purchase the investor makes during the 13 month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount specified in the Letter of Intent. If the amount is not met within the 13 month period, the investor must pay the Distributor the difference between the sales charges applicable to the purchases at the time they were made and the reduced sales charges previously paid.

Medallion Signature Guarantee — A special stamp used to verify the authenticity of certain documents. It is a guarantee by a financial institution that the signature is genuine and the financial institution accepts liability for any forgery. Medallion signature guarantees protect shareholders by preventing unauthorized transfer of assets that could result in monetary losses to the investor due to fraud. Medallion guarantee stamps can be obtained at many bank branches or brokerage firms.

Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) — The distribution amount that Traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRA owners must begin to take from their retirement accounts by April 1st the year after they reach age 70 1/2.

Rights of Accumulation (ROA) — When utilizing “rights of accumulation,” the investor can combine the current market value of any existing qualifying holdings and account types with the amount of the current purchase to qualify for a breakpoint and reduced front-end sales charge on the current purchase.

Uncollected Shares — Shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check or through an ACH transaction are not available for redemption for up to five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check or ACH transaction has cleared.

Wire or ACH — refers to the method used for payment or redemptions. Movement of money by wire is typically faster than money sent by ACH (Automated Clearing House). While J.P. Morgan Funds does not charge for either method, your bank may charge a fee for these services.

 

 

 
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Investment Practices

 

This table discusses types of investments which can be held by the Funds. In each case the related types of risk are also listed.

 

FUND NAME      FUND  CODE  

JPMorgan Floating Rate Income Fund

       1   

JPMorgan Global Bond Opportunities Fund

       2   

 

INSTRUMENT    FUND CODE    RISKS
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans (ARMs): Loans in a mortgage pool which provide for a fixed initial mortgage interest rate for a specified period of time, after which the rate may be subject to periodic adjustments.    2   

Credit

Interest Rate Liquidity

Market

Political

Prepayment

Valuation

Asset-Backed Securities: Securities secured by company receivables, home equity loans, truck and auto loans, leases and credit card receivables or other securities backed by other types of receivables or other assets.    2   

Credit

Interest Rate

Liquidity

Market

Political

Prepayment

Valuation

Auction Rate Securities: Auction rate municipal securities and auction rate preferred securities issued by closed-end investment companies.    2   

Credit

Interest Rate

Liquidity

Market

Bank Obligations: Bankers’ acceptances, certificates of deposit and time deposits. Bankers’ acceptances are bills of exchange or time drafts drawn on and accepted by a commercial bank. Maturities are generally six months or less. Certificates of deposit are negotiable certificates issued by a bank for a specified period of time and earning a specified return. Time deposits are non-negotiable receipts issued by a bank in exchange for the deposit of funds.    1, 2
  

Credit

Currency

Interest Rate

Liquidity

Market

Political

Borrowings: A Fund may borrow for temporary purposes and/or for investment purposes. Such a practice will result in leveraging of the Fund’s assets and may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so. A Fund must maintain continuous asset coverage of 300% of the amount borrowed, with the exception for borrowings not in excess of 5% of the Fund’s total assets made for temporary administrative purposes.    1, 2   

Credit

Interest Rate

Market

Brady Bonds: Securities created through the exchange of existing commercial bank loans to public and private entities in certain emerging markets for new bonds in connection with debt restructurings.    2   

Credit

Currency

Foreign Investment

Interest Rate

Market

Political

Call and Put Options: A call option gives the buyer the right to buy, and obligates the seller of the option to sell a security at a specified price at a future date. A put option gives the buyer the right to sell, and obligates the seller of the option to buy a security at a specified price at a future date. The Fund will sell only covered call and secured put options.    2   

Credit

Leverage

Liquidity

Management

Market

 

 
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INSTRUMENT    FUND CODE    RISKS
Commercial Paper: Secured and unsecured short-term promissory notes issued by corporations and other entities. Maturities generally vary from a few days to nine months.    2   

Credit

Currency

Interest Rate

Liquidity

Market

Political

Valuation

Commodity-Linked Derivatives: Instruments whose value derives from the price of a commodity, including commodity futures and commodity options.    2   

Credit

Interest Rate

Liquidity

Market

Commodity-Related Pooled Investment Vehicles: Ownership interests in grantor trusts and other pooled investment vehicles, including commodity pools, that hold tangible assets such as gold, silver and other commodities or invest incommodities futures. Grantor trusts are typically traded on an exchange.    2   

Credit

Foreign Investment Leverage

Liquidity

Market

Valuation

Common Stock: Shares of ownership of a company.    1, 2    Market
Common Stock Warrants and Rights: Securities, typically issued with preferred stock or bonds, that give the holder the right to buy a proportionate amount of common stock at a specified price.    1, 2   

Credit

Market

Convertible Securities: Bonds or preferred stock that can convert to common stock including contingent convertible securities.    1, 2    Credit
Currency
Foreign Investments Interest Rate
Liquidity
Market
Political
Valuation
Corporate Debt Securities: May include bonds and other debt securities of domestic and foreign issuers, including obligations of industrial, utility, banking and other corporate issuers.    1, 2   

Credit

Currency

Interest Rate

Liquidity

Market

Political

Valuation

Credit Default Swaps (CDSs): A swap agreement between two parties pursuant to which one party pays the other a fixed periodic coupon for the specified life of the agreement. The other party makes no payment unless a credit event, relating to a predetermined reference asset, occurs. If such an event occurs, the party will then make a payment to the first party, and the swap will terminate.    1, 2   

Credit

Currency

Interest Rate

Leverage

Liquidity

Management

Market

Political

Valuation

Custodial Receipts: The Fund may acquire securities in the form of custodial receipts that evidence ownership of future interest payments, principal payments or both on certain U.S. Treasury notes or bonds in connection with programs sponsored by banks and brokerage firms. These are not considered to be U.S. government securities. These notes and bonds are held in custody by a bank on behalf of the owners of the receipts.    2   

Credit

Liquidity

Market

 

 
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INSTRUMENT    FUND CODE    RISKS
Demand Features: Securities that are subject to puts and standby commitments to purchase the securities at a fixed price (usually with accrued interest) within a fixed period of time following demand by the Fund.    2   

Liquidity

Management

Market

Emerging Market Securities: Securities issued by issuers or governments in countries with emerging economies or securities markets which may be undergoing significant evolution and rapid development.    1, 2    Foreign Investment
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs): Ownership interest in unit investment trusts, depositary receipts, and other pooled investment vehicles that hold a portfolio of securities or stocks designed to track the price performance and dividend yield of a particular broad-based, sector or international index. ETFs include a wide range of investments.    2   

Investment Company

Market

Foreign Currency Transactions: Strategies used to hedge against currency risks, for other risk management purposes or to increase income or gain to a Fund. These strategies may consist of use of any of the following: options on currencies, currency futures, options on such futures, forward foreign currency transactions (including non-deliverable forwards (“NDFs”)), forward rate agreements and currency swaps, caps and floors.    2   

Credit

Foreign Investment

Leverage

Liquidity

Management

Market

Prepayment

Foreign Investments: Equity and debt securities (e.g., bonds and commercial paper) of foreign entities and obligations of foreign branches of U.S. banks and foreign banks. Foreign securities may also include American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), European Depositary Receipts (EDRs) and American Depositary Securities.    1, 2   

Foreign Investment

Liquidity

Market

Political

Prepayment

High Yield/High Risk Securities/Junk Bonds: Securities that are generally rated below investment grade by the primary rating agencies or are unrated but deemed by a Fund’s adviser to be of comparable quality.    1, 2    Credit
Currency
High Yield Securities
Interest Rate
Liquidity
Market
Political
Portfolio Quality
Valuation
Inflation-Linked Debt Securities: Includes fixed and floating rate debt securities of varying maturities issued by the U.S. government as well as securities issued by other entities such as corporations, foreign governments and foreign issuers.    2   

Credit

Currency

Interest Rate

Political

Initial Public Offerings (IPOs): A transaction in which a previously private company makes its first sale of stock to the public.    1, 2    Market
Interfund Lending: Involves lending money and borrowing money for temporary purposes through a credit facility.    1, 2    Credit
Interest Rate
Market
Inverse Floating Rate Instruments: Leveraged variable debt instruments with interest rates that reset in the opposite direction from the market rate of interest to which the inverse floater is indexed.    2   

Credit

Leverage

Market

Investment Company Securities: Shares of other investment companies, including money market funds for which the adviser and/or its affiliates serve as investment adviser or administrator. The adviser will waive certain fees when investing in funds for which it serves as investment adviser, to the extent required by law or by contract.    1, 2    Investment Company
Market

 

 
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INSTRUMENT    FUND CODE    RISKS
Loan Assignments and Participations: Assignments of, or participations in, all or a portion of loans to corporations or to governments, including governments of less developed countries.    1, 2   

Credit

Currency

Extension

Foreign Investment

Interest Rate

Liquidity

Market

Political

Prepayment

Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs): Limited partnerships that are publicly traded on a securities exchange.    1, 2    Market
Mortgages (Directly Held): Debt instruments secured by real property.    2   

Credit

Environmental

Extension

Interest Rate

Liquidity

Market

Natural Event

Political

Prepayment

Valuation

Mortgage-Backed Securities: Debt obligations secured by real estate loans and pools of loans such as collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBSs) and other asset-backed structures.    2   

Credit

Currency

Extension

Interest Rate

Leverage

Liquidity

Market

Political

Prepayment

Tax

Valuation

Mortgage Dollar Rolls1 : A transaction in which a Fund sells securities for delivery in a current month and simultaneously contracts with the same party to repurchase similar but not identical securities on a specified future date.    2   

Currency

Extension

Interest Rate

Leverage

Liquidity

Market

Political

Prepayment

Municipal Securities: Securities issued by a state or political subdivision to obtain funds for various public purposes. Municipal securities include, among others, private activity bonds and industrial development bonds, as well as general obligation notes, tax anticipation notes, bond anticipation notes, revenue anticipation notes, other short-term tax-exempt obligations, municipal leases, obligations of municipal housing authorities and single family revenue bonds.    2   

Credit

Interest Rate

Market

Natural Event

Political

Prepayment

Tax

 

1

All forms of borrowing (including mortgage dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements) are limited in the aggregate and may not exceed 33 1/3% of the Fund’s total assets except as permitted by law.

 

 
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New Financial Products: New options and futures contracts and other financial products continue to be developed and a Fund may invest in such options, contracts and products.    1, 2   

Credit

Liquidity

Management

Market

Obligations of Supranational Agencies: Obligations which are chartered to promote economic development and are supported by various governments and governmental agencies.    2   

Credit

Foreign Investment

Liquidity

Political

Valuation

Options and Futures Transactions: A Fund may purchase and sell (a) exchange traded and over the counter put and call options on securities, indexes of securities and futures contracts on securities, indexes of securities, interest rate futures contracts and interest rate swaps and (b) futures contracts on securities and indexes of securities.    1, 2   

Credit

Leverage

Liquidity

Management

Market

Preferred Stock: A class of stock that generally pays a dividend at a specified rate and has preference over common stock in the payment of dividends and in liquidation.    1, 2    Market
Private Placements, Restricted Securities and Other Unregistered Securities: Securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, such as privately placed commercial paper and Rule 144A securities.    1, 2   

Liquidity
Market

Valuation

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): Pooled investment vehicles which invest primarily in income producing real estate or real estate related loans or interest.    1, 2   

Credit

Interest Rate

Liquidity

Management

Market

Political

Prepayment

Tax

Valuation

Repurchase Agreements: The purchase of a security and the simultaneous commitment to return the security to the seller at an agreed upon price on an agreed upon date. This is treated as a loan.    2   

Credit

Liquidity

Market

Reverse Repurchase Agreements1 : The sale of a security and the simultaneous commitment to buy the security back at an agreed upon price on an agreed upon date. This is treated as a borrowing by the Fund.    2   

Credit

Leverage

Market

Securities Issued in Connection with Reorganizations and Corporate Restructurings: In connection with reorganizing or restructuring of an issuer, an issuer may issue common stock or other securities to holders of its debt securities.    1, 2    Market
Short Selling: A Fund sells a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the market value of the security. To complete the transaction, a Fund must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. A Fund is obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing it subsequently at the market price at the time of replacement.    2   

Credit

Liquidity

Market

Short-Term Funding Agreements: Agreements issued by banks and highly rated U.S. insurance companies such as Guaranteed Investment Contracts (GICs) and Bank Investment Contracts (BICs).    2   

Credit

Liquidity

Market

 

1

All forms of borrowing (including mortgage dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements) are limited in the aggregate and may not exceed 33 1/3% of the Fund’s total assets except as permitted by law.

 

 
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INSTRUMENT    FUND CODE    RISKS
Sovereign Obligations: Investments in debt obligations issued or guaranteed by a foreign sovereign government or its agencies, authorities or political subdivisions.    2   

Credit

Foreign Investment

Liquidity

Political

Valuation

Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities: Derivative multi-class mortgage securities which are usually structured with two classes of shares that receive different proportions of the interest and principal from a pool of mortgage assets. These include Interest-Only (IO) and Principal-Only (PO) securities issued outside a Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC) or CMO structure.    2   

Credit

Liquidity

Market

Political

Prepayment

Valuation

Structured Investments: A security having a return tied to an underlying index or other security or asset class. Structured investments generally are individually negotiated agreements and may be traded over-the-counter. Structured investments are organized and operated to restructure the investment characteristics of the underlying security.    2   

Credit

Foreign Investment

Liquidity

Management

Market

Valuation

Swaps and Related Swap Products: Swaps involve an exchange of obligations by two parties. Caps and floors entitle a purchaser to a principal amount from the seller of the cap or floor to the extent that a specified index exceeds or falls below a predetermined interest rate or amount. A Fund may enter into these transactions to manage its exposure to changing interest rates and other factors.    1, 2   

Credit

Currency

Interest Rate

Leverage

Liquidity

Management

Market

Political

Valuation

Synthetic Variable Rate Instruments: Instruments that generally involve the deposit of a long-term tax exempt bond in a custody or trust arrangement and the creation of a mechanism to adjust the long-term interest rate on the bond to a variable short-term rate and a right (subject to certain conditions) on the part of the purchaser to tender it periodically to a third party at par.    2   

Credit

Liquidity

Market

Temporary Defensive Positions: To respond to unusual circumstances a Fund may invest in cash and cash equivalents for temporary defensive purposes.    1, 2    Credit
Interest Rate
Liquidity
Market
Treasury Receipts: The Fund may purchase interests in separately traded interest and principal component parts of U.S. Treasury obligations that are issued by banks or brokerage firms and that are created by depositing U.S. Treasury notes and U.S. Treasury bonds into a special account at a custodian bank. Receipts include Treasury Receipts (TRs), Treasury Investment Growth Receipts (TIGRs), and Certificates of Accrual on Treasury Securities (CATS).    2    Market
Trust Preferreds: Securities with characteristics of both subordinated debt and preferred stock. Trust preferreds are generally long term securities that make periodic fixed or variable interest payments.    1, 2   

Credit

Currency

Interest Rate

Liquidity

Market

Political

Valuation

 

 
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U.S. Government Agency Securities: Securities issued or guaranteed by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. government. These include all types of securities issued by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, including funding notes, subordinated benchmark notes, CMOs and REMICs.    2   

Credit

Government Securities

Interest Rate

Market

U.S. Government Obligations: May include direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury, including Treasury bills, notes and bonds, all of which are backed as to principal and interest payments by the full faith and credit of the United States, and separately traded principal and interest component parts of such obligations that are transferable through the Federal book-entry system known as Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities (STRIPS) and Coupons Under Book Entry Safekeeping (CUBES).    2   

Interest Rate

Market

Variable and Floating Rate Instruments: Obligations with interest rates which are reset daily, weekly, quarterly or some other frequency and which may be payable to a Fund on demand or at the expiration of a specified term.    1, 2   

Credit
Liquidity
Market

Valuation

When-Issued Securities, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments: Purchase or contract to purchase securities at a fixed price for delivery at a future date.    1, 2   

Credit

Leverage

Liquidity

Market

Valuation

Zero-Coupon, Pay-in-Kind and Deferred Payment Securities: Zero-coupon securities are securities that are sold at a discount to par value and on which interest payments are not made during the life of the security. Pay-in-kind securities are securities that have interest payable by delivery of additional securities. Deferred payment securities are zero-coupon debt securities which convert on a specified date to interest bearing debt securities.    1, 2   

Credit
Currency
Interest Rate
Liquidity
Market
Political
Valuation

Zero-Coupon
Securities

 

Risk related to certain investments held by the Funds:

Credit risk The risk that a financial obligation will not be met by the issuer of a security or the counterparty to a contract, resulting in a loss to the purchaser. Currency risk The risk that currency exchange rate fluctuations may reduce gains or increase losses on foreign investments.

Environmental risk The risk that an owner or operator of real estate may be liable for the costs associated with hazardous or toxic substances located on the property.

Extension risk The risk that a rise in interest rates will extend the life of a security to a date later than the anticipated prepayment date, causing the value of the investment to fall.

Foreign investment risk The risk associated with higher transaction costs, delayed settlements, currency controls and adverse economic developments. This also includes the risk that fluctuations in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies may negatively affect an investment. Adverse changes in exchange rates may erode or reverse any gains produced by foreign currency denominated investments and may widen any losses. Exchange rate volatility also may affect the ability of an issuer to repay U.S. dollar denominated debt, thereby increasing credit risk.

Government securities risk The Funds may invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities (such as securities issued by Fannie Mae, Ginnie Mae or Freddie Mac securities). U.S. government securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of interest or

principal. This would result in losses to the Funds. Securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

High yield securities risk The risk that the Funds may invest in high yield, high risk securities (also known as junk bonds) which are considered to be speculative. These investments may be issued by companies which are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. Non-investment grade debt securities can be more sensitive to short-term corporate, economic and market developments. During periods of economic uncertainty and change, the market price of the Fund’s investments and the Fund’s net asset value may be volatile. Furthermore, though these investments generally provide a higher yield than higher-rated debt securities, the high degree of risk involved in these investments can result in substantial or total losses. These securities are subject to great risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and a potential lack of a secondary or public market for securities. The market price of these securities can change suddenly and unexpectedly.

Interest rate risk The risk that a change in interest rates will adversely affect the value of an investment. The value of fixed income securities generally moves in the opposite direction of interest rates (decreases when interest rates rise and increases when interest rates fall).

Investment company risk If a Fund invests in shares of another investment company, shareholders would bear not only their proportionate share of the Fund’s expenses, but also similar expenses of the investment company. The price movement of an investment company that is an ETF may not track the underlying index and result in a loss.

 

 

 
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Leverage risk The risk that gains or losses will be disproportionately higher than the amount invested.

Liquidity risk The risk that the holder may not be able to sell the security at the time or price it desires.

Management risk The risk that a strategy used by a Fund’s management may fail to produce the intended result. This includes the risk that changes in the value of a hedging instrument will not match those of the asset being hedged. Incomplete matching can result in unanticipated risks.

Market risk The risk that when the market as a whole declines, the value of a specific investment will decline proportionately. This systematic risk is common to all investments and the mutual funds that purchase them.

Natural event risk The risk that a natural disaster, such as a hurricane or similar event, will cause severe economic losses and default in payments by the issuer of the security.

Political risk The risk that governmental policies or other political actions will negatively impact the value of the investment.

Portfolio quality risk The risk associated with below investment grade securities including greater risk of default, greater sensitivity to interest rate and economic changes, potential valuation difficulties, and sudden and unexpected changes in credit quality.

Prepayment risk The risk that declining interest rates will result in unexpected prepayments, causing the value of the investment to fall.

Tax risk The risk that the issuer of the securities will fail to comply with certain requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, which could cause adverse tax consequences. Also the risk that the tax treatment of municipal or other securities could be changed by Congress thereby affecting the value of outstanding securities.

Valuation risk The risk that the estimated value of a security does not match the actual amount that can be realized if the security is sold.

Zero-Coupon securities risk The risk that the market value of a zero-coupon, pay-in-kind or deferred payment security is generally more volatile than the market value of, and is more likely to respond to a greater degree to changes in interest rates than, other fixed income securities with similar maturities and credit quality that pay interest periodically. In addition, federal income tax law requires that the holder of a zero-coupon security accrue a portion of the discount at which the security was purchased as taxable income each year even though the holder receives no interest payments on the note during the year. A Fund must distribute substantially all of its net income (including non-cash income attributable to zero-coupon securities). These actions may reduce the assets to which the Fund’s expenses could otherwise be allocated and may reduce the Fund’s rate of return.

 

 

 
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Risk and Reward Elements for the Funds

 

This table discusses the main elements that make up the Funds’ overall risk and reward characteristics. It also outlines the Funds’ policies toward various investments, including those that are designed to help the Funds manage risk.

 

POTENTIAL RISKS    POTENTIAL REWARDS    POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD
Market conditions      

  A Fund’s share price, yield and total return will fluctuate in response to bond market movements

 

  The value of most bonds will fall when interest rates rise; the longer a bond’s maturity and the lower its credit quality, the more its value typically falls

 

  Adverse market, economic, political or other conditions may from time to time cause a Fund to take temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with its principal investment strategies and may hinder a Fund from achieving its investment objective

 

  Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities (securities representing an interest in, or secured by, a pool of mortgages or other assets such as receivables) and direct mortgages could generate capital losses or periods of low yields if they are paid off substantially earlier or later than anticipated, or are defaulted; the risk of default is generally higher in the case of mortgage-backed investments that include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages.

  

  Bonds have generally outperformed money market investments over the long term, with less risk than stocks

 

  Most bonds will rise in value when interest rates fall

 

  Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and direct mortgages can offer attractive returns

  

  Under normal circumstances, a Fund plans to remain fully invested in bonds, other fixed-income securities, and other investments as permitted and may invest uninvested cash in affiliated money market funds

 

  Bond investments may include U.S. and foreign corporate and government bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, (for the Global Bond Opportunities Fund) convertible securities, and private placements

 

  A Fund seeks to limit risk and enhance total return or yields through careful management, sector allocation, individual securities selection and duration and credit management

 

  During severe market downturns, a Fund has the option of investing up to 100% of total assets in cash and cash equivalents

 

  The adviser monitors interest rate trends, as well as geographic and demographic information related to mortgage-backed securities and mortgage prepayments

     
Foreign investments — Global Bond Opportunities Fund      

  The Fund could lose money because of foreign government actions, political instability or lack of adequate and accurate information

 

  Currency exchange rate movements could reduce gains or create losses

 

  Currency and investment risks tend to be higher in emerging markets; these markets also present higher liquidity and valuation risks

  

  Foreign bonds, which represent a major portion of the world’s fixed income securities, offer attractive potential performance and opportunities for diversification

 

  Favorable exchange rate movements could generate gains or reduce losses

 

  Emerging markets can offer higher returns

  

  To the extent that the Fund invests in foreign bonds, it may manage the currency exposure of its foreign investments relative to its benchmark, and may hedge a portion of its foreign currency exposure into the U.S. dollar from time to time; these currency management techniques may not be available for certain emerging markets investments (see also “Derivatives”)

 

 
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POTENTIAL RISKS    POTENTIAL REWARDS    POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD
Loan Assignments and Participations      

 Loan assignments and participations (like other high yield, corporate debt obligations) have a higher risk of default and may be less liquid and/or become illiquid

  

 Loan assignments and participations offer higher yields and higher potential gains

  

 The adviser performs ongoing credit review of the obligor and invests only in loan participations and assignments if it determines the instrument contains favorable risk/reward characteristics

 

 A Fund limits its investments in illiquid securities to no more than 15% of a Fund’s net assets at the time of purchase

     
Credit quality      

 The default of an issuer would leave a Fund with unpaid interest or principal

 

 Junk Bonds (those rated BB+, Ba1 or lower) have a higher risk of default, tend to be less liquid, and may be more difficult to value

  

 Investment-grade bonds have a lower risk of default1

 

 Junk bonds offer higher yields and higher potential gains

  

 A Fund maintains its own policies for balancing credit quality against potential yields and gains in light of its investment goals

 

 The adviser develops its own ratings of unrated securities and makes a credit quality determination for unrated securities

     
When-issued and delayed delivery securities      

 When a Fund buys securities before issue or for delayed delivery, it could be exposed to leverage risk if it does not segregate or earmark liquid assets

  

 A Fund can take advantage of attractive transaction opportunities

  

 A Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets to offset leverage risks

     
Management choices      

 A Fund could underperform its benchmark due to its sector, securities or duration choices

  

 A Fund could outperform its benchmark due to these same choices

  

 The adviser focuses its active management on those areas where it believes its commitment to research can most enhance income and manage risks in a consistent way

 

1 Investment grade bonds are not part of the Floating Rate Income Fund’s principal strategy.

 

 
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POTENTIAL RISKS    POTENTIAL REWARDS    POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD
Derivatives*      

 Derivatives such as futures, options, swaps and forward foreign currency contracts1 that are used for hedging the portfolio or specific securities may not fully offset the underlying positions and this could result in losses to a Fund that would not have otherwise occurred

 

 A Fund may have difficulty exiting a derivatives position

 

 Derivatives used for risk management or to increase a Fund’s income or gain may not have the intended effects and may result in losses or missed opportunities

 

 The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default

 

 Certain types of derivatives involve costs to a Fund which can reduce returns

 

 Segregated or earmarked assets and collateral accounts established in connection with derivatives may limit a Fund’s investment flexibility

 

 Derivatives that involve leverage could magnify losses

 

 Derivatives used for non-hedging purposes could cause losses that exceed the original investment

 

 Derivatives may, for tax purposes, affect the character of gain and loss realized by a Fund, accelerate recognition of income to a Fund, affect the holding period of a Fund’s assets and defer recognition of certain of a Fund’s losses

  

 Hedges that correlate well with underlying positions can reduce or eliminate losses at low cost

 

 A Fund could make money and protect against losses if management’s analysis proves correct

 

 Derivatives that involve leverage could generate substantial gains at low cost

  

 A Fund uses derivatives for hedging and for risk management and to increase income or gain (i.e., to adjust duration or yield curve exposure or to establish or adjust exposure to particular securities, markets or currencies); risk management may include management of a Fund’s exposure relative to its benchmark

 

 When a Fund uses derivatives for hedging purposes, a Fund only establishes hedges that it expects will be highly correlated with underlying positions

 

 While a Fund may use derivatives that incidentally involve leverage, it does not use them for the specific purpose of leveraging its portfolio

 

 A Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets to cover its derivatives and offset a portion of the leverage risk

     
Illiquid holdings      

 A Fund could have difficulty valuing these holdings precisely

 

 A Fund could be unable to sell these holdings at the time or price desired

  

 These holdings may offer more attractive yields or potential returns than comparable widely traded securities

  

 A Fund may not invest more than 15% of net assets in illiquid holdings

 

 To maintain adequate liquidity to meet redemptions, a Fund may hold high quality short-term securities (including repurchase agreements) and may borrow from banks as permitted by law

 

* The Funds are not subject to registration or regulation as a “commodity pool operator” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act because the Funds have claimed an exclusion from that definition.

 

1 A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a set quantity of an underlying instrument at a future date, or to make or receive a cash payment based on changes in the value of a securities index. An option is the right to buy or sell a set quantity of an underlying instrument at a predetermined price. A swap is a privately negotiated agreement to exchange one stream of payments for another. A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to buy or sell a given currency on a future date and at a set price.

 

 
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POTENTIAL RISKS    POTENTIAL REWARDS    POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD
Short-term trading      

 Increased trading would raise a Fund’s transaction costs

 

 Increased short-term capital gain distributions would raise shareholders’ income tax liability; such an increase in transaction costs and/or tax liability, if not offset by gains from short-term trading, would reduce a Fund’s returns

  

 A Fund could realize gains in a short period of time

 

 A Fund could protect against losses if a security is overvalued and its value later falls

  

 A Fund may use short-term trading to take advantage of attractive or unexpected opportunities or to meet demands generated by shareholder activity

     
Exchange traded funds (ETFs)1 and other investment companies — Global Bond Opportunities Fund      

 If the Fund invests in shares of another investment company or pooled investment vehicle, shareholders would bear not only their proportionate share of the Fund’s expenses, but also similar expenses of the ETF or other investment company

 

  The price movement of an ETF (whether passively or actively managed) may not track the underlying index, market, sector, regions or industries and may result in a loss

  

 Investments in other investment companies or pooled investment vehicles help to manage smaller cash flows

 

  Investing in ETFs offers instant exposure to an index or a broad range of markets, sectors, geographic regions and industries

  

 Generally, the Fund’s investments in other investment companies, including ETFs structured as investment companies, are subject to the percentage limitations of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act)

 

 Exemptive orders granted to various ETFs and their investment advisers by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permit the Fund to invest beyond the 1940 Act limits, subject to certain terms and conditions, including a finding of the Board of Trustees that the advisory fees charged by the Fund’s adviser are for services that are in addition to, and not duplicative of, the advisory services provided to those ETFs

 

 Under SEC Rule 12d1-1, the Fund may invest in both affiliated and unaffiliated money market funds without limit subject to the Fund’s investment policies and restrictions and the conditions of the rule

 

1 ETFs are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be structured as investment companies, depositary receipts or other pooled investment vehicles. Passively managed ETFs generally seek to track the performance of a particular market index, including broad-based market indexes, as well as indexes relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Actively managed ETFs do not seek to track the performance of a particular market index.

 

 
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POTENTIAL RISKS    POTENTIAL REWARDS    POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD
U.S. government and agency securities — Global Bond Opportunities Fund      

 The value of most debt securities, including government and agency securities, will fall when interest rates rise; the longer a security’s maturity and the lower its credit quality, the more its value typically falls

 

 Indebtedness of certain government issuers whose securities may be held by the Fund, including the well-known Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is not entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States and is thus subject to the risk of default in the payment of interest and/or principal like the indebtedness of private issuers

 

 Government agency issued mortgage-backed securities (securities representing an interest in, or secured by, a pool of mortgages) involve risk of loss due to payments that occur earlier or later than expected

  

 Most bonds will rise in value when interest rates fall

 

 Government and agency securities have generally outperformed money market instruments over the long-term with less risk than stocks or debt securities of lower quality issuers

 

 Mortgage-backed securities can offer attractive returns

  

 The Fund seeks to limit risk and enhance performance through active management

 

  The adviser monitors interest rate trends, as well as geographic and demographic information related to mortgage-backed securities

     
Short Selling — Global Bond Opportunities Fund      

 The Fund may engage in short selling

 

 Short sales may not have the intended effects and may result in losses

 

 A Fund may not be able to close out a short position at a particular time or at an acceptable price

 

 A Fund may not be able to borrow certain securities to sell short, resulting in missed opportunities

 

 Segregated or earmarked accounts with respect to short sales may limit a Fund’s investment flexibility

 

 Short sales involve leverage risk, credit exposure to the brokers that execute the short sale and retain the proceeds, have no cap on maximum losses and gains are limited to the price of the securities at the time of the short sale

 

  

 A Fund could make money and protect against losses if management’s analysis proves correct

 

 Short selling may allow a Fund to generate positive returns in declining markets

  

 A Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets to cover short positions and offset a portion of the leverage risk

 

 A Fund makes short sales through brokers that the adviser has determined to be creditworthy

 

 
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Financial Highlights

 

The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the Funds’ financial performance for each share class for the past one through five fiscal years or periods, as applicable. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in each Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information for the periods presented has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose reports, along with the Funds’ financial statements, are included in the Funds’ annual report, which is available upon request.

To the extent a Fund invests in other Funds, the Total Annual Operating Expenses included in the Fee Table will not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights below.

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
    Total
distributions
 
Floating Rate Income Fund                   
Class A                   
Year Ended August 31, 2015    $ 10.04       $ 0.38 (f)    $ (0.47    $ (0.09    $ (0.39    $ (g)    $ (0.39
Year Ended August 31, 2014      10.02         0.39 (h)      0.02         0.41         (0.38      (0.01     (0.39
Year Ended August 31, 2013      9.89         0.43        0.14         0.57         (0.43      (0.01     (0.44
Year Ended August 31, 2012      9.41         0.47 (f)      0.44         0.91         (0.43      (g)      (0.43
June 1, 2011(i) through August 31, 2011      10.00         0.09 (f)      (0.63      (0.54      (0.05             (0.05
Class C                   
Year Ended August 31, 2015      10.02         0.33 (f)      (0.46      (0.13      (0.35      (g)      (0.35
Year Ended August 31, 2014      10.01         0.34 (h)      0.02         0.36         (0.34      (0.01     (0.35
Year Ended August 31, 2013      9.88         0.40        0.13         0.53         (0.39      (0.01     (0.40
Year Ended August 31, 2012      9.41         0.44 (f)      0.42         0.86         (0.39      (g)      (0.39
June 1, 2011(i) through August 31, 2011      10.00         0.06 (f)      (0.61      (0.55      (0.04             (0.04
Select Class                   
Year Ended August 31, 2015      10.05         0.40 (f)      (0.46      (0.06      (0.42      (g)      (0.42
Year Ended August 31, 2014      10.03         0.42 (h)      0.02         0.44         (0.41      (0.01     (0.42
Year Ended August 31, 2013      9.89         0.46        0.15         0.61         (0.46      (0.01     (0.47
Year Ended August 31, 2012      9.41         0.50 (f)      0.43         0.93         (0.45      (g)      (0.45
June 1, 2011(i) through August 31, 2011      10.00         0.08 (f)      (0.62      (0.54      (0.05             (0.05
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(d) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(g) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.
(h) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among the classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(i) Commencement of operations.
(j) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the period ended August 31, 2011.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return

(excludes sales
charge) (b)(c)

   

Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)

    Net
expenses (d)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings
credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (b)(e)
 
           
           
$ 9.56        (0.92 )%    $ 85,854        0.99     3.85     1.25     16
  10.04        4.15        168,575        0.98        3.85 (h)      1.15        61   
  10.02        5.90        158,323        0.97        4.64        1.16        42   
  9.89        9.82        63,811        0.97        4.80        1.20        65   
  9.41        (5.43     54,039        0.95 (j)      3.68 (j)      1.33 (j)      1   
           
  9.54        (1.37     26,637        1.49        3.35        1.73        16   
  10.02        3.59        22,738        1.48        3.35 (h)      1.65        61   
  10.01        5.50        15,323        1.47        4.07        1.65        42   
  9.88        9.24        2,408        1.47        4.45        1.68        65   
  9.41        (5.55     285        1.48 (j)      2.43 (j)      2.58 (j)      1   
           
  9.57        (0.61     1,946,646        0.74        4.09        0.92        16   
  10.05        4.40        2,930,115        0.73        4.10 (h)      0.90        61   
  10.03        6.25        3,158,706        0.72        4.85        0.91        42   
  9.89        10.09        781,827        0.72        5.12        0.94        65   
  9.41        (5.40     187,051        0.72 (j)      3.37 (j)      1.55 (j)      1   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

    

 

     Per share operating performance     

 

 
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Global Bond Opportunities Fund                    
Class A                    
Year Ended August 31, 2015    $ 10.60       $ 0.40 (f)    $ (0.53    $ (0.13    $ (0.45    $ (0.01    $ (0.46
Year Ended August 31, 2014      10.20         0.42 (f)      0.38         0.80         (0.35      (0.05      (0.40
September 4, 2012 (h) through August 31, 2013      10.00         0.45        0.16         0.61         (0.41              (0.41
Class C                    
Year Ended August 31, 2015      10.59         0.35 (f)      (0.51      (0.16      (0.43      (0.01      (0.44
Year Ended August 31, 2014      10.21         0.37 (f)      0.39         0.76         (0.33      (0.05      (0.38
September 4, 2012 (h) through August 31, 2013      10.00         0.44        0.14         0.58         (0.37              (0.37
Select Class                    
Year Ended August 31, 2015      10.61         0.42 (f)      (0.52      (0.10      (0.47      (0.01      (0.48
Year Ended August 31, 2014      10.21         0.45 (f)      0.37         0.82         (0.37      (0.05      (0.42
September 4, 2012 (h) through August 31, 2013      10.00         0.50        0.14         0.64         (0.43              (0.43
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(d) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(g) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended August 31, 2014 and for the period ended August 31, 2013.
(h) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)  
Net asset
value,
end of
period
   

Total return
(excludes sales

charge) (b)(c)

    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (d)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (b)(e)
 
           
           
$ 10.01        (1.26 )%    $ 64,383        0.89     3.85     1.27     90
  10.60        8.01        19,131        0.89 (g)      4.01 (g)      1.49 (g)      77   
  10.20        6.12        203        0.90 (g)      4.66 (g)      2.41 (g)      117   
           
  9.99        (1.63     13,324        1.29        3.44        1.79        90   
  10.59        7.55        4,727        1.29 (g)      3.49 (g)      1.98 (g)      77   
  10.21        5.77        53        1.30 (g)      4.30 (g)      2.54 (g)      117   
           
  10.03        (0.97     942,467        0.64        4.08        0.97        90   
  10.61        8.22        132,823        0.64 (g)      4.30 (g)      1.26 (g)      77   
  10.21        6.43        26,731        0.65 (g)      4.95 (g)      1.80 (g)      117   

 

 
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HOW TO REACH US

 

MORE INFORMATION

For investors who want more information on the Funds the following documents are available free upon request:

ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS

Our annual and semi-annual reports contain more information about the Funds’ investments and performance. The annual report also includes details about the market conditions and investment strategies that had a significant effect on the Funds’ performance during the last fiscal year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)

The SAI contains more detailed information about the Funds and their policies. It is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. That means, by law, it is considered to be part of this prospectus.

You can get a free copy of these documents and other information, or ask us any questions, by calling us at 1-800-480-4111 or writing to:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

If you buy shares through a Financial Intermediary, please contact that Financial Intermediary directly for more information. You can also find information online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

You can write or e-mail the SEC’s Public Reference Room and ask them to mail you information about the Funds, including the SAI. They will charge you a copying fee for this service. You can also visit the Public Reference Room and copy the documents while you are there.

Public Reference Room of the SEC

Washington, DC 20549-1520

1-202-551-8090

E-mail: publicinfo@sec.gov

Reports, a copy of the SAI and other information about the Funds are also available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Investment Company Act File No. for the Funds is 811-21295.

 

©JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2016. All rights reserved. July 2016.

 

 

 

 

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Prospectus

J.P. Morgan Income Funds

Class R6 Shares

December 29, 2015, as supplemented July 1, 2016

JPMorgan Floating Rate Income Fund

Class/Ticker: R6/JPHRX

JPMorgan Global Bond Opportunities Fund

Class/Ticker: R6/GBONX

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

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Exchanging Fund Shares

     29   

Redeeming Fund Shares

     29   

Minimum Account Balance

     31   

Frequent Trading Policy

     31   

Valuation

     32   

Distributions and Taxes

     33   

Shareholder Statements and Reports

     35   

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

     36   

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure

     36   
Glossary of Common Investment Terminology      37   
Investment Practices      38   
Risk and Reward Elements for the Funds      45   
Financial Highlights      50   
How to Reach Us      Back cover   
 

 

 


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JPMorgan Floating Rate Income Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R6/JPHRX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide current income with a secondary objective of capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

“Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” are expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its ownership of shares in other investment companies, including affiliated money market funds, other mutual funds, exchange traded funds and business development companies. The impact of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses is included in the total returns of the Fund. Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are not direct costs of the Fund, are not used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value per share and are not included in the calculation of the ratio of expenses to average net assets shown in the Financial Highlights section of the Fund’s prospectus.

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value

of your investment)

 
        Class R6  
Management Fees        0.55
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        NONE   
Other Expenses        0.12   

Shareholder Service Fees

       NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       0.12   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses        0.01   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        0.68   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        (0.03
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        0.65   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend expenses related to short sales, interest expenses related to short sales (beginning January 1, 2016), interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.65% of the average daily net assets of Class R6 Shares. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliate money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 12/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 12/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COSTS WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     66        215        376        844   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal period, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 16% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund invests mainly in floating rate debt instruments issued by corporations. These investments include leveraged loan assignments and participations (Loans) and commitments to purchase Loans (Unfunded Commitments). Loans will typically consist of senior secured floating rate loans (Senior Secured Loans) but may also include unsecured loans, second lien loans, bridge loans or loans that are junior or subordinated (Junior Loans). Leveraged loans generally are rated below investment grade or are considered by the adviser to be below investment grade debt securities (also known as “junk bonds,” “high yield securities” and “non-investment grade bonds”). In addition to investing in Loans, as part of its principal strategy, the Fund may also invest in other floating rate high yield securities such as corporate bonds. In addition, the Fund may invest in other corporate debt securities, warrants and rights, convertible securities, common stock, preferred stock and cash equivalents.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in floating rate instruments including Loans, convertible securities, corporate bonds, preferred shares and other floating rate debt instruments. Floating rate instruments also include equity securities (or rights to acquire securities) that are structured to pay a floating rate of income and money market investment companies. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

The Fund may invest up to 100% of the Fund’s total assets in below investment grade securities or unrated securities that the adviser deems to be of equivalent quality. Such securities may include so-called “distressed debt.” Distressed debt includes securities of issuers experiencing financial or operating difficulties, securities where the issuer has defaulted in the payment of interest or principal or in the performance of its covenants or agreements, securities of issuers that may be involved in bankruptcy proceedings, reorganizations or financial restructurings or securities of issuers operating in troubled industries. Generally, the Fund will not invest, at the time of investment, more than 40% of total assets in unrated securities and securities rated CCC+/Caa1 or lower using the highest rating assigned to each instrument by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO).

The Fund generally invests in securities issued in U.S. dollars including U.S. dollar-denominated securities issued by foreign corporations and U.S. affiliates of foreign corporations. Up to 20% of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities in foreign and “emerging markets.” Generally, the Fund attempts to minimize currency exposure to foreign currencies through hedging.

Because of the nature of the Fund’s investments, the Fund may, from time to time, acquire securities and instruments related to its holdings that are issued in connection with amendments, waivers, conversions, exchanges, warrants, and rights offerings,

as well as bankruptcy reorganizations and other financial or other corporate reorganizations. These securities and instruments include the types of securities that the Fund invests in directly as part of its principal strategy such as common stock, preferred stock, warrants and rights, corporate bonds, and notes, as well as other types of securities and instruments such as pay-in-kind (PIK) notes, zero-coupon notes, and private placements.

In addition to direct investments in securities, derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts, options, swaps, forwards and other foreign currency transactions in the management of portfolio investments. The Fund may also use such derivatives to hedge various investments, for risk management and/or to increase income or gain to the Fund. In particular, the Fund may use swaps structured as credit default swaps related to individual Loans or other securities or indexes of Loans or securities to gain or limit exposure to Loans and other securities, to mitigate risk exposure and to manage cash flow needs. In addition, the Fund may use currency derivatives to hedge non-dollar investments back to the U.S. dollar.

The adviser buys and sells securities and investments for the Fund through a value-oriented, bottom-up research process that utilizes fundamental credit analysis to identify favorable and unfavorable risk/reward opportunities across sectors, industries and structures while minimizing credit risk. Such fundamental credit analysis includes focusing on the issuer’s underlying business prospects, capital requirements, capital structure, collateral, covenants, enterprise value, liquidity and management. The adviser strives to mitigate credit risk with meticulous research of sectors and issuers and will search for opportunities in inefficient sectors of the market where credit ratings have not caught up with fundamentals. The adviser’s fundamental analysis will be complemented by its macroeconomic insights as they relate to factors such as default rates and capital market liquidity. In addition to traditional fundamental credit and valuation analysis for distressed debt investments, the adviser focuses on identifying the cause (or potential causes) of a company’s distress and identifying catalysts that drive value creation and downside risk. To assess downside risk and upside potential of a particular investment, the adviser focuses on analyzing the potential volatility of a company’s enterprise value relative to the leveraged market value of the prospective or current investment.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

 

 
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An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this Prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Interest Rate and Credit Risk. The Fund’s investments in bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. If rates increase, the value of these investments generally declines. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. The Fund invests in variable and floating rate Loans and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of variable and floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. The Fund’s investments are also subject to credit risk. Credit risk is the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. If an issuer’s financial condition worsens, the credit quality of the issuer may deteriorate, leading to greater price volatility and potentially making it difficult for the Fund to sell such investments. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Prepayment Risk. The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield. The Fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

High Yield Securities and Loan Risk. The Fund invests in instruments including junk bonds, Loans and instruments that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties and potential illiquidity. Such investments may be subject to additional risks including subordination to other creditors, no collateral or limited rights in collateral, lack of a regular trading market,

extended settlement periods, liquidity risks, prepayment risks, potentially less protection under the Federal securities laws and lack of publicly available information. High yield securities and Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid.

No active trading market may exist for some Loans and other instruments and certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. The inability to dispose of the Fund’s securities and other investments in a timely fashion could result in losses to the Fund. Because some instruments may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for the Fund than for funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. When Loans and other instruments are prepaid, the Fund may have to reinvest in instruments with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for these instruments, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. Certain Loans may not be considered securities under the federal securities laws and, therefore, investments in such Loans may not be subject to certain protections under those laws. In addition, the adviser may not have access to material non-public information to which other investors may have access.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers or U.S. affiliates of foreign issuers may be subject to additional risks not faced by domestic issuers. These risks include political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, and regulatory issues facing issuers in such countries. The Fund may also invest in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. Investments in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities are subject to risks in addition to those summarized above including currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, liquidity risks, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely.

Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than

 

 

 
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developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives, including futures contracts, options, swaps, forwards and other foreign currency transactions, may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Many derivatives create leverage thereby causing the Fund to be more volatile than it would have been if it had not used derivatives. Derivatives also expose the Fund to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations), including the credit risk of the derivative counterparty. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for the Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. When the value of the Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

Convertible Securities Risk. The value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates rise and, because of the conversion feature, tends to vary with fluctuations in the market value of the underlying securities.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R6 Shares has varied from year to year for the past three calendar years. The performance of Class R6 Shares in the table before they commenced operation on 10/31/13 is based on the performance of the Select Class Shares, which are not offered in this prospectus. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares the performance to the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index and the Lipper Loan Participation Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total returns of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other indexes, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. The actual returns of Class R6 Shares would have been different than those shown because Class R6 Shares have different expenses than Select Class Shares. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how any class of the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

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Best Quarter    1st quarter, 2012      3.18%   
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2014      –0.81%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was 0.19%

 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of the Fund
(since 6/1/11)
 
CLASS R6 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     0.42     3.67
Return After Taxes on Distributions     (1.41     1.89   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     0.25        2.08   
CREDIT SUISSE LEVERAGED LOAN INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     2.05        4.42   
BARCLAYS U.S. AGGREGATE INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     5.97        4.08   
LIPPER LOAN PARTICIPATION
FUNDS INDEX
     
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     0.69        3.74   

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
William J. Morgan   2011    Managing Director
James P. Shanahan, Jr.   2011    Managing Director
Chad A. Engelbert   2013    Executive Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

    

 

$15,000,000 for Direct Investors

$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts

  

  

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

There is no investment minimum for other eligible investors.

In general, you may purchase or redeem shares on any

business day:

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund

 

By writing to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Ser- vices at 1-800-480-4111

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial

Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the financial intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Global Bond Opportunities Fund

 

Class/Ticker: R6/GBONX

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide total return.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

“Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” are expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its ownership of shares in other investment companies, including affiliated money market funds, other mutual funds, exchange traded funds and business development companies. The impact of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses is included in the total returns of the Fund. Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are not direct costs of the Fund, are not used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value per share and are not included in the calculation of the ratio of expenses to average net assets shown in the Financial Highlights section of the Fund’s prospectus.

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value

of your investment)

 
        Class R6  
Management Fees        0.55
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees        NONE   
Other Expenses        0.16   

Shareholder Service Fees

       NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       0.16   
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses        0.01   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        0.72   
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        (0.22
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements1        0.50   

 

1 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend expenses related to short sales, interest expenses related to short sales (beginning January 1, 2016), interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.50% of the average daily net assets of Class R6 Shares. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliate money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 12/31/16, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 12/31/16 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COSTS
WOULD BE:
        
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS R6 SHARES ($)     51        208        379        874   

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 90% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

 
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What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing across sectors in developed and emerging markets located around the world. The Fund is flexible and opportunistic. Because the Fund is not managed to a benchmark, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the adviser) has broad discretion to shift the Fund’s exposure to strategies, sectors, countries or currencies based on changing market conditions and its view of the best mix of investment opportunities. In buying and selling investments for the Fund, the adviser allocates the Fund’s exposure to strategies, sectors, countries, and currencies based on the adviser’s analysis of individual investments and broader economic conditions in individual countries, regions and the world. This allows the adviser to take a conservative approach during uncertain periods and move into higher risk opportunities as market conditions improve, which may result in the Fund focusing in only a few markets and sectors. The Fund’s focus may change from time to time.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in bonds. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 40% of its total assets in countries other than the United States. The Fund may invest in developed or emerging markets. Emerging markets currently includes most countries in the world except Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the U.S., the United Kingdom and most western European countries and Hong Kong. In managing the Fund, the adviser will invest in issuers in at least three countries other than the U.S. The Fund may invest a substantial part of its assets in just one country and is not required to allocate its investments in any set percentages in any particular countries. Currently, the Fund anticipates that it will invest no more than 50% of its total assets in non-dollar denominated securities but may invest more from time to time to take advantage of market conditions.

Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest without limit in securities that are rated below investment grade (also known as junk bonds or high yield securities), or the unrated equivalent, the Fund generally invests at least 25% of the Fund’s total assets that, at the time of purchase are rated investment grade or the unrated equivalent. The Fund has flexibility to decrease the percentage of assets invested in investment grade securities at any time to take advantage of higher risk opportunities when market conditions are improving.

The Fund has broad flexibility to invest in a wide variety of debt securities and instruments. The Fund currently seeks to maintain a duration of eight years or less, although the Fund has the flexibility to maintain a longer duration under certain market conditions such as significant volatility in interest rates and spreads. Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a debt security or a portfolio of debt securities to relative changes in

interest rates. For instance, a duration of three years means that a security’s or portfolio’s price would be expected to decrease by approximately 3% with a 1% increase in interest rates (assuming a parallel shift in yield curve). As part of its principal investment strategy, the Fund may invest in fixed and floating rate debt securities issued in developed and emerging markets. These securities may include debt securities issued by governments and their agencies, state and provincial governmental entities, supranational organizations, corporations, and banks.

The Fund may also use currency-related transactions involving currency derivatives as part of its primary investment strategy. A derivative is an instrument that has a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use currency derivatives including foreign forward currency contracts (including non-deliverable forwards) and currency options for hedging or to gain or manage exposure to currencies or securities. The adviser has flexibility to significantly increase the Fund’s exposure to securities or currencies through the use of currency derivatives. The Fund is not required to hedge its non-dollar investment back to the U.S. dollar through the use of derivatives, but may do so from time to time as part of its strategy.

In addition to currency derivatives, the Fund may use other fixed income and credit derivatives including futures contracts, options, and swaps (including credit default swaps). The Fund may use derivatives as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may also use derivatives for hedging purposes (for example, to take synthetic short positions to decrease exposure to certain securities, markets or currencies), to seek to increase gain to the Fund and/or as part of its risk management process by establishing or adjusting exposure to particular foreign securities, markets or currencies.

A significant portion of the Fund’s assets may be invested in asset-backed, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities. Such securities may be structured as collateralized mortgage obligations and stripped mortgage-backed securities, including those structured such that payments consist of interest-only (IO), principal-only (PO) or principal and interest. The Fund may also invest in structured investments including credit linked notes (CLNs) for which the reference instrument is an emerging markets or developed markets debt instrument, adjustable rate mortgage loans (ARMs), and custodial receipts. The Fund may invest a significant amount of its assets in “sub-prime” mortgage-related securities.

The Fund may invest in securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities including U.S. Treasury securities, treasury receipts and obligations and securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).

 

 

 
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The Fund may invest in mortgage pass-through securities including mortgage securities eligible to be sold in the “to-be-announced” or TBA market (Mortgage TBAs). The Fund may enter into dollar rolls, in which the Fund sells mortgage-backed securities including mortgage TBAs and at the same time contracts to buy back very similar securities on a future date. The Fund may also sell mortgage TBAs short.

The Fund may invest in inflation-linked debt securities including fixed and floating rate debt securities of varying maturities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS). The Fund may also invest in inflation-linked debt securities issued by other entities such as corporations, foreign governments and foreign issuers.

The Fund may also invest in synthetic variable rate instruments, when-issued securities, delayed delivery securities, forward commitments, zero-coupon securities, pay-in-kind securities, inverse floating rate securities, short-term funding agreements, and deferred payment securities.

As part of its principal investment strategy and for temporary defensive purposes, any portion of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in cash and cash equivalents.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or markets are not met.

 

An investment in this Fund or any other fund may not provide a complete investment program. The suitability of an investment in the Fund should be considered based on the investment objective, strategies and risks described in this prospectus, considered in light of all of the other investments in your portfolio, as well as your risk tolerance, financial goals and time horizons. You may want to consult with a financial advisor to determine if this Fund is suitable for you.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers or U.S. affiliates of foreign issuers may be subject to additional risks not faced by domestic issuers. These risks include political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, and regulatory issues facing issuers in such countries. The Fund may also invest in non-dollar denominated securities. Investments in non-dollar denominated securities are subject to risks in addition to those summarized above including currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, liquidity risks, and less stringent investor

protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payments,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely.

Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Interest Rate Risk. The Fund’s investments in bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. If rates increase, the value of these investments generally declines. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and long maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. The Fund may invest in variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than other fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate securities may decline if their interest rates do not raise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities tend to produce higher yields, but are subject to greater fluctuations in value.

Credit Risk. The Fund’s investments are subject to the risk that issuers and/or counterparties will fail to make payments when due or default completely. Prices of the Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the

 

 

 
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difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

European Market Risk. The Fund’s performance will be affected by political, social and economic conditions in Europe, such as growth of the economic output (the gross national product), the rate of inflation, the rate at which capital is reinvested into European economies, the success of governmental action to reduce budget deficits, the resource self-sufficiency of European countries and interest and monetary exchange rates between European countries. European financial markets may experience volatility due to concerns about high government debt levels, credit rating downgrades, rising unemployment, the future of the euro as a common currency, possible restructuring of government debt and other government measures responding to those concerns, and fiscal and monetary controls imposed on member countries of the European Economic and Monetary Union. In addition, if one or more countries were to abandon the use of the euro as a currency, the value of investments tied to those countries or the euro could decline significantly and unpredictably.

Sovereign Debt Risk. The Fund may invest in securities issued or guaranteed by foreign governmental entities (known as sovereign debt securities). These investments are subject to the risk of payment delays or defaults, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, large debt positions relative to the country’s economy or failure to implement economic reforms. There is no legal or bankruptcy process for collecting sovereign debt.

Currency Risk. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of the Fund’s securities and the price of the Fund’s shares. Generally, when the value of the U.S. dollar rises in value relative to a foreign currency, an investment in that country loses value because that currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates. Devaluation of a currency by a country’s government or banking authority also will have a significant impact on the value of any investments denominated in that currency. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets.

High Yield Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in securities that are issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments (known as junk bonds) are considered to be speculative and may be subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties and potential illiquidity.

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives, including foreign forward currency contracts, options, futures contracts and swaps, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be particularly sensitive to

changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation.

Strategy Risk. The Fund uses a flexible asset allocation approach which may result in the adviser focusing on only a few strategies, sectors, countries or currencies. Due to the Fund’s flexible allocation approach, the Fund’s risk exposure may vary and risk associated with an individual strategy, sector, country or currency may become more pronounced particularly when the Fund utilizes only a few strategies or types of investments. The Fund’s currency management strategies may substantially change the Fund’s exposure to currency exchange rates and could result in losses to the Fund if currencies do not perform as the adviser expects. In addition, currency management strategies, to the extent that they reduce the Fund’s exposure to currency risks, may also reduce the Fund’s ability to benefit from favorable changes in currency exchange rates. Using currency derivative strategies for purposes other than hedging further increases the Fund’s exposure to foreign investment losses. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets. In addition, currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time, and can reduce returns.

Government Securities Risk. The Fund invests in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, or Freddie Mac). U.S. government securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of interest or principal. This would result in losses to the Fund. Securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

 

 

 
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Asset-Backed, Mortgage-Related and Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in asset-backed, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities including so-called “sub-prime” mortgages that are subject to certain other risks including prepayment and call risks. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, the Fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. In periods of rising interest rates, the Fund may be subject to extension risk, and may receive principal later than expected. As a result, in periods of rising interest rates, the Fund may exhibit additional volatility. During periods of difficult or frozen credit markets, significant changes in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, such securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, become more volatile and/or become illiquid. Collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) and stripped mortgage-backed securities, including those structured as interest-only (IOs) and principal-only (POs), are more volatile and may be more sensitive to the rate of prepayments than other mortgage-related securities. The risk of default, as described under “Credit Risk”, for “sub-prime” mortgages is generally higher than other types of mortgage-backed securities. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

Prepayment Risk. The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield. The Fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

Structured Investment Risk. Certain structured investments including CLNs are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such instruments, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Inflation-Linked Security Risk. Inflation-linked debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of an inflation-linked security tends to decline when real interest rates increase. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments of inflation-linked securities such as TIPS are adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation (e.g., Non-Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)). There can be no assurance that the inflation index used will accurately measure the

real rate of inflation. These securities may lose value in the event that the actual rate of inflation is different than the rate of the inflation index.

Mortgage Dollar Roll Risk. The Fund may enter into mortgage dollar rolls involving mortgage pass-through securities including mortgage TBAs and other mortgage-backed securities. During the period between the sale and repurchase in a mortgage dollar roll transaction, the Fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the terms of the agreement. If the counterparty files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund’s right to repurchase or sell securities may be limited. Short sales of Mortgage TBAs and engaging in mortgage dollar rolls may be subject to leverage risks as described under “Derivatives Risk.” In addition, mortgage dollar rolls may increase interest rate risk and result in an increased portfolio turnover rate which increases costs and may increase taxable gains.

Zero-Coupon, Pay-In-Kind and Deferred Payment Securities Risk. The market value of a zero-coupon, pay-in-kind or deferred payment security is generally more volatile than the market value of, and is more likely to respond to a greater degree to changes in interest rates than, other fixed income securities with similar maturities and credit quality that pay interest periodically. In addition, federal income tax law requires that the holder of a zero-coupon security accrue a portion of the discount at which the security was purchased as taxable income each year. The Fund may consequently have to dispose of portfolio securities under disadvantageous circumstances to generate cash to satisfy its requirement as a registered investment company to distribute all of its net income.

High Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Fund will likely engage in active and frequent trading leading to increased portfolio turnover, higher transaction costs, and the possibility of increased capital gains, including short-term capital gains that will generally be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

 

 

 
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Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s Class R6 Shares has varied from year to year over for the past two calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the Barclays Multiverse Index and the Lipper Global Income Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other index, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

LOGO

 

Best Quarter    4th quarter, 2013      2.63%   
Worst Quarter    2nd quarter, 2013      –1.07%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return through 9/30/15 was –0.76%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2014)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
(since 9/4/12)
 
CLASS R6 SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     3.56     5.87
Return After Taxes on Distributions     1.53        3.83   
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares     2.01        3.59   
BARCLAYS MULTIVERSE INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses or Taxes)     0.48        (0.31
LIPPER GLOBAL INCOME FUNDS INDEX      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     2.69        1.12   

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Robert Michele   2012    Managing Director
Iain T. Stealey   2012    Executive Director
Nicholas J. Gartside   2013    Managing Director

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class R6 Shares   

To establish an account

    

 

$15,000,000 for Direct Investors

$5,000,000 for Discretionary Accounts

  

  

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

There is no investment minimum for other eligible investors.

In general, you may purchase or redeem shares on any business day:

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary or the eligible retirement plan or college savings plan through which you invest in the Fund

 

By writing to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Funds Services at 1-800-480-4111

 

 

 

 
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Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) plan or other tax-advantaged investment plan, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from the tax-advantaged investment plan.

 

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial

Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the financial intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

 

 
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More About the Funds

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS’ INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The Funds’ main investment strategies are summarized in the Funds’ Risk/Return Summaries. Additional information about some of the Funds’ main investment strategies is included below. Where applicable, the following identifies other strategies that are not anticipated to be main strategies of the Funds, but that may become more important to the Funds’ management in the future.

MAIN INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Floating Rate Income Fund

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in floating rate instruments including Loans, convertible securities, corporate bonds, preferred shares and other floating rate debt instruments. Floating rate instruments also include equity securities (or rights to acquire securities) that are structured to pay a floating rate of income and money market investment companies. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days notice of a change in the policy to invest at least 80% of its Assets in floating rate instruments. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes.

Generally, the Fund will not invest more than 40% of total assets in unrated securities and securities rated CCC+/Caa1 or lower at the time of investment, using the highest rating assigned to each instrument by a NRSRO. For example, if one NRSRO assigns a rating of BBB to a security and one or more others assign a rating of CCC+ to a security, the security will be deemed to be rated BBB. A security will be considered to be a rated security if at least one NRSRO assigns a rating to the security.

The Fund generally invests in securities issued in U.S. dollars including U.S. dollar-denominated securities issued by foreign corporations and U.S. affiliates of foreign corporations. Up to 20% of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities in currencies in foreign and “emerging markets.” Generally, the Fund attempts to minimize currency exposure to foreign currencies through hedging.

Because of the nature of the Fund’s investments, the Fund may, from time to time, acquire securities and instruments related to its holdings that are issued in connection with amendments, waivers, conversions, exchanges, warrants, and rights offerings, as well as bankruptcy reorganizations and other financial or other corporate reorganizations (collectively, “Reorganizations”). These securities and instruments include the types of securities that the Fund invests in directly such as common stock, preferred stock, warrants and rights, corporate bonds, and notes. In connection with a company’s reorganization, the Fund, either alone or in conjunction with other cred-

itors, may provide financing to a debtor-in-possession by investing in notes or making a loan to the company.

In addition to direct investments in securities, derivatives, which are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index, may be used as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use futures contracts, options, swaps, forwards and other foreign currency transactions in the management of portfolio investments. The Fund may also use such derivatives to hedge various investments, for risk management and/or to increase income or gain to the Fund. In particular, the Fund may use swaps structured as credit default swaps related to individual Loans or other securities or indexes of Loans or securities to gain or limit exposure to Loans and other securities, to mitigate risk exposure and manage cash flow needs. The Fund may be both a buyer and seller of credit default swaps. In addition, the Fund may use currency derivatives to hedge non-dollar investments back to the U.S. dollar.

ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES

In addition to the types of securities the Fund invests in directly as part of its principal strategy, the Fund may acquire other types of securities and instruments related to its holdings that are issued in connection with Reorganizations such as PIK notes, zero-coupon notes, and private placements.

INVESTMENT PROCESS

The adviser buys and sells securities and investments for the Fund through a value-oriented, bottom-up research process that utilizes fundamental credit analysis to identify favorable and unfavorable risk/reward opportunities across sectors, industries and structures while minimizing credit risk. Such fundamental credit analysis includes focusing on the issuer’s underlying business prospects, capital requirements, capital structure, collateral, covenants, enterprise value, liquidity and management. The adviser strives to mitigate credit risk with continuous and meticulous research of sectors and issuers and will search for opportunities in inefficient sectors of the market where credit ratings have not caught up with fundamentals. The adviser’s fundamental analysis will be complemented by its macroeconomic insights as they relate to factors such as default rates and capital market liquidity. In addition to traditional fundamental credit and valuation analysis, for distressed debt investments, the adviser focuses on identifying the cause (or potential causes) of a company’s distress and identifying catalysts that drive value creation and downside risk. To assess downside risk and upside potential of a particular investment, the adviser focuses on analyzing the potential volatility of a company’s enterprise value relative to the leveraged market value of the prospective or current investment.

 

 

 

 
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Global Bond Opportunities Fund

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing across sectors in developed and emerging markets located around the world. The Fund is flexible and opportunistic. Because the Fund is not managed to a benchmark, the adviser has broad discretion to shift the Fund’s exposure to strategies, sectors, countries or currencies based on changing market conditions and its view of the best mix of investment opportunities. In buying and selling investments for the Fund, the adviser allocates the Fund’s exposure to strategies, sectors, countries, and currencies based on the adviser’s analysis of individual investments and broader economic conditions in individual countries, regions and the world. This allows the adviser to take a conservative approach during uncertain periods and move into higher risk opportunities as market conditions improve, which may result in the Fund focusing in only a few markets and sectors. The Fund’s focus may change from time to time.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in bonds. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days prior notice of any change in this policy. “Assets” means net assets plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. A “bond” is defined as a debt security with a maturity of 90 days or more at the time of its issuance. Some examples of bonds include securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities, a domestic or a foreign corporation or a municipality, securities issued or guaranteed by a foreign government or its agencies and instrumentalities, securities issued or guaranteed by domestic and supranational banks, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities, including principal-only and interest-only stripped mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, asset-backed securities, convertible bonds, stripped government securities and zero-coupon obligations.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 40% of its total assets in countries other than the United States. The Fund may invest in developed or emerging markets. Emerging markets currently includes most countries in the world except Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, the U.S., the United Kingdom and most western European countries. In managing the Fund, the adviser will invest in issuers in at least three countries other than the U.S. The Fund may invest a substantial part of its assets in just one country and is not required to allocate its investments in any set percentages in any particular countries. Currently, the Fund anticipates that it will invest no more than 50% of its total assets in non-dollar denominated securities but may invest more from time to time to take advantage of market conditions.

Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest without limit in securities that are rated below investment grade (also known

as junk bonds or high yield securities), or the unrated equivalent, the Fund generally invests at least 25% of the Fund’s total assets that, at the time of purchase are rated investment grade or the unrated equivalent. The Fund has flexibility to decrease the percentage of assets invested in investment grade securities at any time to take advantage of higher risk opportunities when market conditions are improving.

The Fund has broad flexibility to invest in a wide variety of debt securities and instruments. The Fund currently seeks to maintain a duration of eight years or less, although the Fund has the flexibility to maintain a longer duration under certain market conditions such as significant volatility in interest rates and spreads. Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a debt security or a portfolio of debt securities to relative changes in interest rates. For instance, a duration of three years means that a security’s or portfolio’s price would be expected to decrease by approximately 3% with a 1% increase in interest rates (assuming a parallel shift in yield curve). As part of its principal investment strategy, the Fund may invest in fixed and floating rate debt securities issued in developed and emerging markets. These securities may include debt securities issued by governments and their agencies, state and provincial governmental entities, supranational organizations, corporations, and banks.

The Fund may also use currency-related transactions involving currency derivatives as part of its primary investment strategy. A derivative is an instrument that has a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. The Fund may use currency derivatives including foreign forward currency contracts (including non-deliverable forwards) and currency options for hedging or to gain or manage exposure to currencies or securities. The adviser has flexibility to significantly increase the Fund’s exposure to securities or currencies through the use of currency derivatives. The Fund is not required to hedge its non-dollar investment back to the U.S. dollar through the use of derivatives but may do so from time to time as part of its strategy.

In addition to currency derivatives, the Fund may use other fixed income and credit derivatives including futures contracts, options, and swaps (including credit default swaps). The Fund may use derivatives as substitutes for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may also use derivatives for hedging purposes (for example, to take synthetic short positions to decrease exposure to certain securities, markets, or currencies), to seek to increase gain to the Fund and/or as part of its risk management process by establishing or adjusting exposure to particular foreign securities, markets or currencies.

A significant portion of the Fund’s assets may be invested in asset-backed, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities. Such securities may be structured as collateralized mortgage obligations, and stripped mortgage-backed securities, including those structured such that payments consist

 

 

 
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of interest-only (IO), principal-only (PO) or principal and interest. The Fund may also invest in structured investments including CLNs for which the reference instrument is an emerging markets or developed markets debt instrument, adjustable rate mortgage loans (ARMs), and custodial receipts. The Fund may invest a significant amount of its assets in “sub-prime” mortgage-related securities.

The Fund may invest in securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities including U.S. Treasury securities, treasury receipts and obligations and securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).

The Fund may invest in mortgage pass-through securities eligible to be sold in the “to-be-announced” or TBA market (Mortgage TBAs). Mortgage TBAs provide for the forward or delayed delivery of the underlying instrument with settlement up to 180 days. The term TBA comes from the fact that the actual mortgage-backed security that will be delivered to fulfill a TBA trade is not designated at the time the trade is made, but rather is announced 48 hours before the settlement date. The Fund may sell mortgage TBAs short as part of its principal investment strategy which does not involve borrowing a security.

The Fund may invest in inflation-linked debt securities including fixed and floating rate debt securities of varying maturities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS). The Fund may also invest in inflation-linked debt securities issued by other entities such as corporations, foreign governments and foreign issuers.

The Fund may also invest in synthetic variable rate instruments, when-issued securities, delayed delivery securities, forward commitments, zero-coupon securities, pay-in-kind securities, inverse floating rate securities, short-term funding agreements, and deferred payment securities.

As part of its principal investment strategy and for temporary defensive purposes, any portion of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in cash and cash equivalents.

ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES

Although not part of its principal investment strategy, the Fund may invest in preferred shares, convertible securities, common stock and commodity-related derivatives. With respect to common stock, the Fund may invest in common stock directly or in connection with the conversion of convertible securities or in connection with the reorganization and restructuring of an issuer.

Although not a principal investment strategy, the Fund may invest in loan assignments and participations (Loans), and commitments to purchase loan assignments (Unfunded Commitments). Loans will typically consist of senior floating

rate loans (Senior Loans), but may also include secured and unsecured loans, second lien loans or more junior and bridge loans (Junior Loans). The Fund may also invest from time to time in municipal securities and brady bonds.

The Fund may engage in short selling in which it must borrow a security it wants to sell short. This type of short selling is not currently a principal investment strategy of the Fund.

The Fund may use CPI-U swaps to hedge inflation risk associated with certain debt securities held by the Fund. The use of CPI-U swaps is not a principal investment strategy of the Fund.

The Fund may invest in exchange traded funds (ETFs) in order to gain exposure to particular markets including foreign and emerging markets or asset classes. Such ETFs may include actively managed ETFs and passively managed ETFs. Passively managed ETFs are registered investment companies that seek to track the performance of a particular market index or security. These indexes include not only broad-based market indexes but more specific indexes as well, including those relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Investments in ETFs are not a principal investment strategy of the Fund.

Credit Quality. The Global Bond Opportunities Fund may invest in investment grade securities or the unrated equivalent as well as in below investment grade securities (also known as junk bonds). Investment grade securities carry a minimum rating of Baa3, BBB–, or BBB– by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (Moody’s), Standard & Poor’s Corporation (S&P) or Fitch Rating (Fitch), respectively, or the equivalent by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO), or are unrated but deemed by the adviser to be of comparable quality. A “junk bond” is a debt security that is rated below investment grade. Junk bonds also include unrated securities that the adviser believes to be of comparable quality to debt securities that are rated below investment grade. Junk bonds are also called “high yield bonds” and “non-investment grade bonds.” These securities generally are rated in the fifth or lower rating categories (for example, BB+ or lower by S&P and Ba1 or lower by Moody’s). These securities generally offer a higher yield than investment grade securities, but involve a high degree of risk. A security’s quality is determined at the time of purchase and securities that are rated investment grade or the unrated equivalent may be downgraded or decline in credit quality such that subsequently they would be deemed to be below investment grade. The adviser will consider such an event in determining whether the Fund should continue to hold the security.

As indicated in the Fund summary, the Fund may invest in “sub-prime” mortgage-related securities. “Sub-prime” loans, which have higher interest rates, are made to borrowers with low credit ratings or other factors that increase the risk for default. In general, these borrowers have impaired or limited credit history.

 

 

 
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In buying and selling investments for the Fund, the adviser allocates the Fund’s exposure to strategies, sectors, countries, and currencies based on the adviser’s analysis of individual investments and broader economic conditions in individual countries, regions and the world. This allows the adviser to take a conservative approach during uncertain periods and move into higher risk opportunities as market conditions improve, which may result in the Fund focusing in only a few markets and sectors. The Fund’s focus may change from time to time.

The frequency with which a Fund buys and sells securities will vary from year to year, depending on market conditions.

 

NON-FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES
A Fund’s investment strategy may involve “fundamental policies.” A policy is fundamental if it cannot be changed without the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of a Fund. None of the policies in this prospectus are fundamental. A Fund’s Board of Trustees may change the Fund’s investment objectives and any of the policies in this prospectus without shareholder approval. All fundamental policies of a Fund are specifically identified in the Statement of Additional Information.

INVESTMENT RISKS

There can be no assurance that a Fund will achieve its investment objectives.

The main risks associated with investing in each Fund are summarized in the “Risk/Return Summary” at the front of this prospectus. More detailed descriptions of the main risks and additional risks of each Fund are described below.

Please note that each Fund also may use strategies that are not described herein, but which are described in the Risk and Reward Elements for the Funds and Investment Practices later in the prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information.

MAIN RISKS FOR BOTH FUNDS

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions.

Interest Rate Risk. The Funds invest in debt securities will increase or decrease in value based on changes in interest rates. If rates increase, the value of a Fund’s investments generally declines. On the other hand, if rates fall, the value of these investments generally increases. Your investment will decline in value if the value of these investments decreases. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities are subject to greater fluctuations in value. Usually, changes in the value of

fixed income securities will not affect cash income generated, but may affect the value of your investment. Each Fund invests in variable and floating rate Loans and other variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than fixed rate instruments, the value of variable and floating rate Loans and other securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Many factors can cause interest rates to rise. Some examples include central bank monetary policy, rising inflation rates and general economic conditions. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

Credit Risk. There is a risk that issuers and/or counterparties will not make payments on securities and repurchase agreements held by a Fund. Such default could result in losses to a Fund. In addition, the credit quality of securities held by a Fund may be lowered if an issuer’s or counterparty’s financial condition changes. Lower credit quality may lead to greater volatility in the price of a security and in shares of a Fund. Lower credit quality also may affect liquidity and make it difficult for a Fund to sell the security. The Funds may invest in securities that are rated in the lowest investment grade category. Such securities also are considered to have speculative characteristics similar to high yield securities, and issuers or counterparties of such securities are more vulnerable to changes in economic conditions than issuers or counterparties of higher grade securities. Prices of a Fund’s investments may be adversely affected if any of the issuers or counterparties it is invested in are subject to an actual or perceived deterioration in their credit quality. Credit spreads may increase, which may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spread risk is the risk that economic and market conditions or any actual or perceived credit deterioration may lead to an increase in the credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between two securities of similar maturity but different credit quality) and a decline in price of the issuer’s securities.

High Yield Securities Risk. A Fund may invest up to 100% of its total assets in high yield, high risk securities (also known as junk bonds) which are considered to be speculative. These investments may be issued by companies which are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financial distressed. Non- investment grade debt securities can be more sensitive to short-term corporate, economic and market developments. During periods of economic uncertainty and change, the market price of a Fund’s investments and a Fund’s net asset value may be volatile. Furthermore, though these investments generally provide a higher yield than higher-rated debt securities, the high degree of risk involved in these investments can result in substantial or total losses. These securities are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and a potential lack of a secondary or public market for the securities. The market price of these securities can change suddenly and unexpectedly. As a result, a

 

 

 
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Fund is intended for investors who are able and willing to assume a high degree of risk.

Loan Risk. A Fund may invest all of its assets in Loans that are rated below investment grade. Like other high yield, corporate debt instruments, such Loans are subject to an increased risk of default in the payment of principal and interest as well as the other risks described under “Interest Rate Risk,” “Credit Risk,” “High Yield Securities Risk” and “Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk.” Although Loans generally are secured by collateral, a Fund could experience delays or limitations in realizing on such collateral or have its interest subordinated to other indebtedness of the obligor. Loans are vulnerable to market sentiment such that economic conditions or other events may reduce the demand for Loans and cause their value to decline rapidly and unpredictably. Although a Fund limits its investments in illiquid securities to no more than 15% of the Fund’s net assets at the time of purchase, Loans that are deemed to be liquid at the time of purchase may become illiquid. No active trading market may exist for some of the Loans and certain Loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. The inability to dispose of Loans in a timely fashion could result in losses to a Fund. In addition, the settlement period for Loans is uncertain as there is no standardized settlement schedule applicable to such investments. Because some Loans that a Fund invests in may have a more limited secondary market, liquidity risk is more pronounced for the Fund than for funds that invest primarily in other types of fixed income instruments or equity securities. Typically, Loans are not registered securities and are not listed on any national securities exchange. Consequently, there may be less public information available about a Fund’s investments and the market for certain Loans may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. As a result, a Fund may be more dependent upon the analytical ability of its adviser. In addition, certain Loans may not be considered securities under the federal securities laws and, therefore, investments in such Loans may not be subject to certain protections under those laws.

When a Fund acquires a loan participation, the Fund typically enters into a contractual relationship with the lender or third party selling such participations, but not the borrower. As a result, in addition to the credit risk of the borrower, a Fund assumes the credit risk of the seller of the loan participation and any other parties interpositioned between the Fund and the borrower. Under a loan participation, a Fund may have no direct rights to enforce the terms of the loan against the borrower. A Fund may not benefit directly from the collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the loan participation or assignment.

Affiliates of the adviser may participate in the primary and secondary market for Loans. Because of limitations imposed by applicable law, the presence of the adviser’s affiliates in the Loan market may restrict a Fund’s ability to acquire some

Loans, affect the timing of such acquisition or affect the price at which the Loan is acquired. Also, because the adviser may wish to invest in the publicly traded securities of an obligor, it may not have access to material non-public information regarding the obligor to which other investors have access.

Loans are subject to prepayment risks. Gains and losses associated with prepayments will increase or decrease a Fund’s yield and the income available for distribution by the Fund. When Loans are prepaid, a Fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for Loans, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield.

Currently, Loan Risk is not a principal risk of the Global Bond Opportunities Fund.

Prepayment Risk. The issuer of certain securities may repay principal in advance, especially when yields fall. Changes in the rate at which prepayments occur can affect the return on investment of these securities. When debt obligations are prepaid or when securities are called, the Fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield. The Fund also may fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher coupons, resulting in an unexpected capital loss.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. A Fund may invest in foreign securities including securities in emerging markets. Investments in foreign securities are subject to special risks in addition to those of U.S. investments. These risks include political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, expropriation and nationalization risks, currency fluctuations, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some foreign markets, all of which could adversely affect a Fund’s investments in a foreign country. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. If foreign securities are denominated and traded in a foreign currency, the value of a Fund’s foreign holdings can be affected by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” a Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely.

Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. The risks associated with foreign securities are magnified in countries in “emerging

 

 

 
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markets.” These countries may have relatively unstable governments and less-established market economies than developed countries. Emerging markets may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. These risks make emerging market securities more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in more developed countries, and you may sustain sudden and sometimes substantial fluctuations in the value of your investments. A Fund’s investments in foreign and emerging market securities may also be subject to foreign withholding and/or other taxes, which would decrease the Fund’s yield on those securities.

Currency Risk. A Fund may also invest in U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers or U.S. affiliates of foreign issuers. Although these securities are not subject to all of the risks of foreign and emerging markets securities summarized above, they may be subject to additional risks not faced by domestic issuers. These risks include political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, expropriation and nationalization risks, and regulatory issues facing issuers in such foreign countries. A Fund may also invest in non-dollar denominated securities in foreign and emerging markets. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates. Although generally a Fund attempts to minimize currency exposure to foreign currencies through hedging, it may not always do so. In addition, a Fund’s use of foreign currency derivatives may not be successful in hedging non-dollar investments back to the U.S. dollar and the use of such strategies may lower the Fund’s potential returns.

Derivatives Risk. A Fund may use derivatives in connection with its investment strategies. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments because they may be more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments and could result in losses that significantly exceed a Fund’s original investment. Derivatives are subject to the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. The use of derivatives may not be successful, resulting in losses to a Fund and the cost of such strategies may reduce a Fund’s returns. Derivatives also expose a Fund to counterparty risk (the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations), including the credit risk of the derivative counterparty. Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, a Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. In addition, a Fund may use derivatives for non-hedging purposes, which increases the Fund’s potential for loss.

Investing in derivatives will result in a form of leverage. Leverage involves special risks. A Fund may be more volatile than if the Fund had not been leveraged because leverage tends to

exaggerate any effect of the increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. Registered investment companies are limited in their ability to engage in derivative transactions and required to identify and earmark assets to provide asset coverage for derivative transactions.

A Fund’s transactions in futures contracts, swaps and other derivatives could also affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders which may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions, which may adversely impact the Fund’s after-tax return.

 

WHAT IS A DERIVATIVE?
Derivatives are securities or contracts (for example, futures and options) that derive their value from the performance of underlying assets or securities.

Equity Market Risk. The price of equity securities may rise or fall because of changes in the broad market or changes in a company’s financial condition, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, sectors or industries selected for a Fund’s portfolio or the securities market as a whole, such as changes in economic or political conditions. Equity securities are subject to “stock market risk” meaning that stock prices in general (or in particular, the prices of the types of securities in which a Fund invests) may decline over short or extended periods of time. When the value of a Fund’s securities goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value.

The Funds may invest in common stock rights and warrants. If the price of the underlying stock does not rise above the exercise price before the warrant expires, the warrant generally expires without any value and a Fund loses the amount it paid, if any, for the warrant. Thus, investments in warrants may involve substantially more risk than investments in common stock. Warrants may trade in the same markets as their underlying stock; however, the price of the warrant does not necessarily move with the price of the underlying stock.

Currently, Equity Market Risk is not a principal risk for the Global Bond Opportunities Fund

Convertible Securities Risk. A convertible security generally entitles the holder to receive interest paid or accrued on debt securities or the dividend paid on preferred stock until the convertible security matures or is redeemed, converted or exchanged. Before conversion, convertible securities generally have characteristics similar to both debt and equity securities. The value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates rise and, because of the conversion feature, tends to vary with fluctuations in the market value of the underlying securities. Convertible securities ordinarily provide a stream of income with

 

 

 
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generally higher yields than those of common stock of the same or similar issuers. Convertible securities generally rank senior to common stock in a corporation’s capital structure but are usually subordinated to comparable nonconvertible securities. Convertible securities generally do not participate directly in any dividend increases or decreases of the underlying securities, although the market prices of convertible securities may be affected by any dividend changes or other changes in the underlying securities. Contingent convertible securities are subject to additional risks factors. A contingent convertible security is a hybrid debt security typically issued by a non-U.S. bank that may be convertible into equity or may be written down if a pre-specified trigger event such as a decline in capital ratio below a prescribed threshold occurs. If such a trigger event occurs, a Fund may lose the principal amount invested on a permanent or temporary basis or the contingent convertible security may be converted to equity. Coupon payments on contingent convertible securities may be discretionary and may be cancelled by the issuer. Holders of contingent convertible securities may suffer a loss of capital when comparable equity holders do not. Contingent convertible securities are not used as part of the principal investment strategy of the Floating Rate Income Fund or Global Bond Opportunities Fund.

Currently, Convertible Securities Risk is not a principal risk of the Global Bond Opportunities Fund.

Transactions Risk. A Fund could experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders and its liquidity may be negatively impacted. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are large or frequent, occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for the securities sold, or when the securities a Fund wishes to or is required to sell are illiquid. A Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at its desired time or price. Illiquidity can be caused by a drop in overall market trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or legal restrictions on the securities’ resale. Other market participants may be attempting to sell debt securities at the same time as a Fund, causing downward pricing pressure and contributing to illiquidity. The capacity for bond dealers to engage in trading or “make a market” in debt securities has not kept pace with the growth of bond markets. This could potentially lead to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the debt markets. Certain securities that were liquid when purchased may later become illiquid, particularly in times of overall economic distress. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect a Fund’s performance to the extent that a Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

MAIN RISKS FOR GLOBAL BOND OPPORTUNITIES FUND

European Market Risk. The Fund’s performance will be affected by political, social and economic conditions in Europe, such as growth of the economic output (the gross national product), the

rate of inflation, the rate at which capital is reinvested into European economies, the success of governmental action to reduce budget deficits, the resource self-sufficiency of European countries and interest and monetary exchange rates between European countries. European financial markets may experience volatility due to concerns about high government debt levels, credit rating downgrades, rising unemployment, the future of the euro as a common currency, possible restructuring of government debt and other government measures responding to those concerns, and fiscal and monetary controls imposed on member countries of the European Economic and Monetary Union. In addition, if one or more countries were to abandon the use of the euro as a currency, the value of investments tied to those countries or the euro could decline significantly and unpredictably.

Sovereign Debt Risk. The Fund may invest all or substantially all of its assets in sovereign debt securities. These securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign governmental entities. These investments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or other failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies. If a governmental entity defaults, it may ask for more time in which to pay or further loans. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debts that a government does not pay nor are there bankruptcy proceedings through which all or part of the sovereign debt that a governmental entity has not repaid may be collected.

Government Securities Risk. The Fund invests in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as securities issued by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, or Freddie Mac). U.S. government securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of interest or principal. This would result in losses to the Fund. Securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. U.S. government securities include zero-coupon securities, which tend to be subject to greater market risk than interest-paying securities of similar maturities.

 

 

 
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Asset-Backed, Mortgage-Related and Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk. Asset-backed, mortgage-related and mortgage-backed securities are subject to certain other risks. The value of these securities will be influenced by the factors affecting the housing market and the assets underlying such securities. As a result, during periods of difficult or frozen credit markets, significant changes in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, become more volatile and/or become illiquid. Additionally, during such periods and also under normal conditions, these securities are also subject to prepayment and call risk. Gains and losses associated with prepayments will increase or decrease a fund’s yield and the income available for distribution by the Fund. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, the Fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. In periods of rising interest rates, the Fund may be subject to extension risk, and may receive principal later than expected. As a result, in periods of rising interest rates, the Fund may exhibit additional volatility. Some of these securities may receive little or no collateral protection from the underlying assets and are thus subject to the risk of default described under “Credit Risk”. The risk of such defaults is generally higher in the case of mortgage-backed investments that include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than other types of debt securities.

The Fund may invest in CMOs. CMOs are issued in multiple classes, and each class may have its own interest rate and/or final payment date. A class with an earlier final payment date may have certain preferences in receiving principal payments or earning interest. As a result, the value of some classes in which the Fund invests may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates. The values of IO and PO mortgage-backed securities are more volatile than other types of mortgage-related securities. They are very sensitive not only to changes in interest rates, but also to the rate of prepayments. A rapid or unexpected increase in prepayments can significantly depress the price of interest-only securities, while a rapid or unexpected decrease could have the same effect on principal-only securities. In addition, because there may be a drop in trading volume, an inability to find a ready buyer, or the imposition of legal restrictions on the resale of securities, these instruments may be illiquid.

Structured Investment Risk. Certain structured investments including CLNs are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard

to such instruments, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

Inflation-Linked Security Risk. Inflation-linked emerging markets debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of an inflation-linked security tends to decline when real interest rates increase. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments of inflation-linked securities may be adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation. There can be no assurance that the inflation index used will accurately measure the real rate of inflation in a particular emerging market or in the emerging markets in which the Fund invests or in the United States. These securities may lose value in the event that the actual rate of inflation is different than the rate of the inflation index. In

addition, changes in foreign exchange rates may negate the impact of any adjustments to interest rates payable on the securities for non-U.S. dollar denominated inflation-linked securities.

Mortgage Dollar Roll Risk. The Fund may enter into mortgage dollar rolls involving mortgage pass-through securities including mortgage TBAs and other mortgage-backed securities. During the period between the sale and repurchase in a mortgage dollar roll transaction, a Fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the terms of the agreement. If the counterparty files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund’s right to repurchase or sell securities may be limited. Short sales of mortgage TBAs and mortgage dollar rolls may be subject to leverage risks as described under “Derivatives Risk.” In addition, mortgage dollar rolls may increase interest rate risk and result in an increased portfolio turnover rate which increases costs and may increase taxable gains.

Zero-Coupon, Pay-In-Kind and Deferred Payment Securities Risk. The market value of a zero-coupon, pay-in-kind or deferred payment security is generally more volatile than the market value of, and is more likely to respond to a greater degree to changes in interest rates than, other fixed income securities with similar maturities and credit quality that pay interest periodically. In addition, federal income tax law requires that the holder of a zero-coupon security accrue a portion of the discount at which the security was purchased as taxable income each year. The Fund may consequently have to dispose of portfolio securities under disadvantageous circumstances to generate cash to satisfy its requirement as a registered investment company to distribute all of its net income.

High Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Fund will likely engage in active and frequent trading leading to increased portfolio turnover, higher transaction costs, and the possibility of increased capital gains, including short-term capital gains that will generally be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.

 

 

 
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ADDITIONAL RISKS FOR BOTH FUNDS

Volcker Rule Risk. Pursuant to section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and certain rules promulgated thereunder known as the Volcker Rule, if the adviser and/or its affiliates own 25% or more of the outstanding ownership interests of a Fund after the permitted seeding period from the implementation of a Fund’s investment, a Fund could be subject to restrictions on trading that would adversely impact a Fund’s ability to execute its investment strategy. As a result, the adviser and/or its affiliates may be required to reduce their ownership interests in a Fund at a time that is sooner than would otherwise be desirable, which may result in a Fund’s liquidation or, if a Fund is able to continue operating, may result in losses, increased transaction costs and adverse tax consequences as a result of the sale of portfolio securities.

ADDITIONAL RISKS FOR FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND

Privately Placed Securities Risk. Privately placed securities generally are less liquid than publicly traded securities and the Fund may not always be able to sell such securities without experiencing delays in finding buyers or reducing the sale price for such securities. The disposition of some of the securities held by the Fund may be restricted under federal securities laws. As a result, the Fund may not be able to dispose of such investments at a time when, or at a price at which, it desires to do so and may have to bear expenses of registering these securities, if necessary. These securities may also be difficult to value.

Zero-Coupon Note Risk. The market value of a zero-coupon security is generally more volatile than the market value of, and is more sensitive to, changes in interest rates and credit quality than other fixed income securities with similar maturities and credit quality that pay interest periodically. In addition, federal income tax law requires that the holder of a zero-coupon note accrue a portion of the discount at which the note was purchased as taxable income each year, even though the holder receives no interest payments on the note during the year. The Fund must distribute substantially all of its net income (including non-cash income attributable to zero-coupon notes) to its shareholders each year to maintain its status as a registered investment company and to eliminate tax at the Fund level. Accordingly, such accrued discount must be taken into account in determining the amount of taxable distributions to shareholders. The Fund may consequently have to dispose of portfolio securities under disadvantageous circumstances to generate cash to satisfy such distribution requirements. These actions may reduce the assets to which the Fund’s expenses could otherwise be allocated and may reduce the Fund’s rate of return.

ADDITIONAL RISKS FOR GLOBAL BOND OPPORTUNITIES FUND

Municipal Securities Risk. Changes in a municipality’s financial health may make it difficult for the municipality to make interest and principal payments when due. A number of municipalities have had significant financial problems recently, and these and other municipalities could, potentially, continue to experience significant financial problems resulting from lower tax revenues and/or decreased aid from state and local governments in the event of an economic downturn. This could decrease the Fund’s income or hurt the ability to preserve capital and liquidity.

Under some circumstances, municipal securities might not pay interest unless the state legislature or municipality authorizes money for that purpose. Some securities, including municipal lease obligations, carry additional risks. For example, they may be difficult to trade or interest payments may be tied only to a specific stream of revenue.

Since some municipal securities may be secured or guaranteed by banks and other institutions, the risk to the Fund could increase if the banking or financial sector suffers an economic downturn and/or if the credit ratings of the institutions issuing the guarantee are downgraded or at risk of being downgraded by a national rating organization. If such events were to occur, the value of the security could decrease or the value could be lost entirely, and it may be difficult or impossible for the Fund to sell the security at the time and the price that normally prevails in the market. Interest on municipal obligations, while generally exempt from federal income tax, may not be exempt from federal alternative minimum tax.

Commodity Risk. The Fund may invest in commodity-linked securities and derivatives. The Fund may have direct investments in commodities. Developments affecting commodities will have a disproportionate impact on the Fund. The Fund’s investment in commodities, commodity-linked securities and derivatives may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly if the instruments involve leverage. The value of commodities, commodity-linked securities and derivatives may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The natural resources and energy sector can be significantly affected by changes in the prices and supplies of oil, gas and other energy fuels, exploration and production spending and the success of energy spending, energy conservation, and tax and other government regulations, policies of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and oil importing nations. Therefore, the securities of companies in the energy

 

 

 
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and natural resources sectors may experience more price volatility than companies in other industries. The metals sector can be affected by sharp price volatility over short periods caused by global economic, financial and political factors, resource availability, government regulation, economic cycles, changes in inflation or expectations about inflation in various countries, interest rates, currency fluctuations, metal sales by governments, central banks or international agencies, investment speculation and fluctuations in industrial and commercial supply and demand. Use of leveraged commodity-linked derivatives creates an opportunity for increased return but, at the same time, creates the possibility for greater loss (including the likelihood of greater volatility of the net asset value), and there can be no assurance that the use of leverage will be successful. In addition, to the extent that the Fund gains exposure to an asset through synthetic replication by investing in commodity-linked investments rather than directly in the asset, it may not have a claim on the applicable underlying asset and will be subject to enhanced counterparty risk.

CPI-U Strategy Risk. The Fund may use CPI-U swaps to hedge inflation risk associated with certain debt securities held by the Fund. There is no guarantee that such strategy will be effective in protecting the return from such securities from inflation risks. In addition, CPI-U swaps are subject to Derivatives Risk.

ETF and Investment Company Risk. Shareholders bear both their proportionate share of the Fund’s expenses and similar expenses of an ETF or other investment company. The price and movement of an index-based ETF may not track the underlying index and may result in a loss. ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).

For more information about risks associated with the types of investments that a Fund purchases, please read the “Risk/Return Summaries” and the “Risk and Reward Elements for the Funds” later in the prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

An investment in the Fund is subject to a number of actual or potential conflicts of interest. For example, the Adviser and/or its affiliates provide a variety of different services to the Fund, for which the Fund compensates them. As a result, the Adviser and/or its affiliates have an incentive to enter into arrangements with the Fund, and face conflicts of interest when balancing that incentive against the best interests of the Fund. The Adviser and/or its affiliates also face conflicts of interest in their service as investment adviser to other clients, and, from time to time, make investment decisions that differ from and/ or negatively impact those made by the Adviser on behalf of the Fund. In addition, affiliates of the Adviser provide a broad range of services and products to their clients and are major participants in the global currency, equity, commodity, fixed

income and other markets in which the Fund invests or will invest. In certain circumstances by providing services and products to their clients, these affiliates’ activities will disadvantage or restrict the Fund and/or benefit these affiliates. The Adviser may also acquire material non-public information which would negatively affect the Adviser’s ability to transact in securities for the Fund. JPMorgan and the Funds have adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to appropriately prevent, limit or mitigate conflicts of interest. In addition, many of the activities that create these conflicts of interest are limited and/or prohibited by law, unless an exception is available. For more information about conflicts of interest, see the Potential Conflicts of Interest section in the SAI.

CASH POSITIONS

The Funds may invest in cash and cash equivalents. These investments may result in a lower yield than lower-quality or longer-term investments, and if used for temporary defensive purposes rather than an investment strategy, may prevent the Funds from meeting their investment objectives.

 

WHAT IS A CASH EQUIVALENT?
Cash equivalents are highly liquid, high-quality instruments with maturities of three months or less on the date they are purchased. They include securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, repurchase agreements (other than equity repurchase agreements), certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper (rated in one of the two highest rating categories), variable rate master demand notes, money market mutual funds and bank money market deposit accounts.

While a Fund is engaged in a temporary defensive position, it may not meet its investment objectives. These investments may be inconsistent with the Fund’s main investment strategies. Therefore, a Fund will pursue a temporary defensive position only when market conditions warrant.

ADDITIONAL FEE WAIVER AND/OR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT

Service providers to a Fund may, from time to time, voluntarily waive all or a portion of any fees to which they are entitled and/or reimburse certain expenses as they may determine from time to time. A Fund’s service providers may discontinue or modify these voluntary actions at any time without notice.

Performance for the Funds reflects the voluntary waiver of fees and/or the reimbursement of expenses, if any. Without these voluntary waivers and/or expense reimbursements, performance would have been less favorable.

 

 

 
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The Funds’ Management and Administration

 

Each Fund is a series of JPMorgan Trust I, a Delaware statutory trust (the Trust). The Trust is governed by trustees who are responsible for overseeing all business activities of the Funds.

Each Fund operates in a multiple class structure. A multiple class fund is an open-end investment company that issues two or more classes of shares representing interests in the same investment portfolio.

Each class in a multiple class fund can set its own transaction minimums and may vary with respect to expenses for distribution, administration and shareholder services. This means that one class could offer access to a Fund on different terms, and thus would experience different performance, than another class. Certain classes may be more appropriate for a particular investor.

Each Fund may issue other classes of shares that have different expense levels and performance and different requirements for who may invest. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning all of a Fund’s other share classes. A Financial Intermediary who receives compensation for selling Fund shares may receive a different amount of compensation for sales of different classes of shares.

The Funds’ Investment Adviser

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM) is the investment adviser to the Funds and makes the day-to-day investment decisions for the Funds. JPMIM is located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

JPMIM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase), a bank holding company.

During the most recent fiscal year ended 8/31/15, JPMIM was paid management fees (net of waivers) as shown below, as a percentage of average daily net assets.

 

Floating Rate Income Fund       0.54%
Global Bond Opportunities Fund       0.42

A discussion of the basis the Board of Trustees of the Trust used in reapproving the investment advisory agreement for the Funds is available in the annual report for the most recent fiscal period ended August 31.

The Portfolio Managers

JPMorgan Floating Rate Income Fund

The portfolio management team for the Fund is comprised of William J. Morgan, Managing Director, James P. Shanahan, Jr., Managing Director, and Chad A. Engelbert, Executive Director and CFA charterholder. Mr. Morgan is a co-head of a JPMIM

high yield team and a portfolio manager responsible for high yield and bank loan accounts. An employee of JPMIM or predecessor firms since 1998, Mr. Morgan has worked in the high yield investment industry since 1982 and has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception. An employee of JPMIM or predecessor firms since 1998, Mr. Shanahan is also co-head of the high yield team and also a portfolio manager for high yield and bank loan accounts. Mr. Shanahan has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since its inception. Mr. Engelbert has been an employee of JPMIM or predecessor firms since 2000 and joined the portfolio management team of the Fund in 2013. In addition to his duties as portfolio manager, Mr. Engelbert is a high yield credit analyst currently covering the utility, midstream and retail industries.

JPMorgan Global Bond Opportunities Fund

The portfolio management team for the Fund is comprised of Robert Michele, Managing Director and CFA charterholder, Iain T. Stealey, Executive Director and CFA charterholder, and Nicholas J. Gartside, Managing Director and CFA charterholder. The lead portfolio manager for the Fund since its inception, Mr. Michele is the Global Chief Investment Officer within J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Global Fixed Income and Currency Group. He is responsible for overseeing the activities of the fixed income and currency investment teams based in New York, Europe and Asia. Prior to joining JPMIM in 2008, Mr. Michele was at Schroder Investment Management for ten years, most recently serving as the global head of fixed income. Mr. Stealey has served as a member of the portfolio management team for the Fund since its inception. An employee of JPMIM since 2002, Mr. Stealey is a portfolio manager in the International Fixed Income Group focusing on high grade bond strategies. He specializes in portfolio construction and works on multi-currency accounts for both segregated clients and pooled funds. Mr. Gartside joined the portfolio management team for the Fund in 2013 and is the International Chief Investment Officer within JPMorgan Asset Management’s Global Fixed Income and Currency Group. In this role, Mr. Gartside is responsible for leading and overseeing the activities of international fixed income teams. In addition, he is the co-manager of multi-sector fixed income products. Prior to joining JPMIM in 2010, he was at Schroder Investment Management for eight years where he most recently served as the Head of Global Fixed Income. The portfolio managers are assisted by multiple sector and research teams who help formulate recommendations based on fundamental research as well as quantitative and technical screens and support the strategies of the Fund within the parameters established by the portfolio managers.

The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other

 

 

 
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accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities.

The Funds’ Administrator

JPMIM (the Administrator) provides administrative services and oversees the Funds’ other service providers. The Administrator receives a pro-rata portion of the following annual fee on behalf of the Funds for administrative services: 0.15% of the first $25 billion of average daily net assets of all Funds (excluding certain funds of funds and money market funds) in the J.P. Morgan Funds Complex plus 0.075% of average daily net assets of such Funds over $25 billion.

The Funds’ Distributor

JPMDS (the Distributor) is the distributor for the Funds. The Distributor is an affiliate of JPMIM.

Additional Compensation to Financial Intermediaries

JPMIM, JPMDS and, from time to time, other affiliates of JPMorgan Chase may also, at their own expense and out of their own legitimate profits, provide additional cash payments to Financial Intermediaries whose customers invest in shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds. For this purpose, Financial Intermediaries include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies,

retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with JPMDS. These additional cash payments are payments over and above any sales charges (including Rule 12b-1 fees), shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency and/or networking fees that are paid to such Financial Intermediaries, as described elsewhere in this prospectus. These additional cash payments are generally made to Financial Intermediaries that provide shareholder, sub-transfer agency or administrative services or marketing support. Marketing support may include access to sales meetings, sales representatives and Financial Intermediary management representatives, inclusion of the J.P. Morgan Funds on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list, or other sales programs and/or for training and educating a Financial Intermediary’s employees. These additional cash payments also may be made as an expense reimbursement in cases where the Financial Intermediary provides shareholder services to J.P. Morgan Fund shareholders. JPMIM and JPMDS may also pay cash compensation in the form of finders’ fees that vary depending on the J.P. Morgan Fund and the dollar amount of shares sold. Such additional compensation may provide such Financial Intermediaries with an incentive to favor sales of shares of the J.P. Morgan Funds over other investment options they make available to their customers. See the Statement of Additional Information for more information.

 

 

 
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CHOOSING A SHARE CLASS

Each share class represents an investment in the same portfolio of securities, but each has different availability and eligibility criteria, expenses, dividends and distributions.

Please read this prospectus carefully, and then select the Fund and share class most appropriate for you and decide how much you want to invest. Each Fund may offer other classes of shares not included in this prospectus that have different expense levels, performance and eligibility requirements from the share classes offered in this prospectus. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning these or other share classes. A Financial Intermediary may receive different compensation based on the share class sold.

Class R shares are primarily used in Group Retirement Plans. The particular Group Retirement Plan will determine the share class available to its participants.

 

Shares of the Funds have not been registered for sale outside of the United States. This prospectus is not intended for distribution to prospective investors outside of the United States. The Funds generally do not market or sell shares to investors domiciled outside of the United States, even, with regard to individuals, if they are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.

 

     Class R6
Eligibility  

May be purchased by

  Group Retirement Plans1

  Certain discretionary accounts at JPMIM or JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or their affiliates (the Investment Manager) as defined below,

  Certain direct investors as defined below,

  Section 529 college savings plans,

  The JPMorgan Diversified Fund,

  Current and future JPMorgan SmartRetirement, SmartRetirement Blend and JPMorgan Access Funds, and

  Such other J.P. Morgan Funds of Funds as are designated by the J.P. Morgan Funds Board of Trustees.

  Investment companies not affiliated with JPMIM.

Minimum Investment2,3  

$5,000,000 — Discretionary Accounts.

 

$15,000,000 — Direct Investors.

 

Accounts cannot be aggregated to meet the initial minimum investment. You are required to maintain a minimum account balance equal to the minimum initial investment in the Fund.

Minimum Subsequent Investments   No minimum
Distribution (12b-1) Fee   None
Shareholder Service Fee   None
Redemption Fee   None

 

1 

For more information about eligible Group Retirement Plans, see “Group Retirement Plans” below.

2 

Financial Intermediaries or other organizations making the Funds available to their clients or customers may impose minimums which may be different from the requirements for investors purchasing directly from the Funds.

3 

Please see “MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE” for more information about minimum balance requirements.

Financial Intermediaries may include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with JPMDS as Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent.

Accounts may be opened either directly with a Fund’s transfer agent or through Financial Intermediaries. If you have questions about eligibility, please call 1-800-480-4111.

 

   

Class R6 Shares are not subject to Rule 12b-1 fees.

 

   

Class R6 Shares have lower annual expense ratios than other share classes, as the Class R6 Shares have no ongoing shareholder service fees.

 

 
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A Fund may issue other classes of shares that have different sales charges, expense levels and performance and different requirements for who may invest. Call 1-800-480-4111 to obtain more information concerning all of a Fund’s other share classes. A Financial Intermediary who receives compensation for selling Fund shares may receive different amounts of compensation for sales of different classes of shares.

Group Retirement Plans

The only retirement plans that are eligible to purchase Class R6 Shares are employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and the shares must be held a) at a plan level or b) at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper. Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Class R6 Shares generally are not available to non-retirement accounts, traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) plans or individual 403(b) plans.

There is no minimum investment requirement for Group Retirement Plans, Section 529 college savings plans, and eligible investments by other J.P. Morgan Funds or unaffiliated investment companies.

Discretionary Accounts

Class R6 Shares may also be purchased by an account for an investor:

 

  1. Whose investments in a Fund are made and directed on their behalf by investment representatives at the Investment Manager pursuant to a discretionary investment management agreement or trust agreement that provides for discretionary investment management services between the Investment Manager and the investor (a Discretionary Account), and

 

  2. Whose Discretionary Account’s initial investment in a Fund is at least $5,000,000. Accounts cannot be aggregated to meet the initial minimum.

Direct Investors

Class R6 Shares also may be purchased by individuals, institutions, trusts, and foundations whose:

 

  1. Account is not held for the benefit of multiple underlying, unrelated investors, and

 

  2. Initial investment in the Fund is at least $15,000,000. Accounts cannot be aggregated to meet the initial minimum.

College Savings Plans

To be eligible to invest in Class R6 Shares, Section 529 college savings plans must hold their shares through plan level or omnibus accounts held on the books of a Fund.

FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION

The following section describes the types of compensation paid to Financial Intermediaries for the sale of Fund shares and related services.

To obtain information, visit www.jpmorganfunds.com or call 1-800-480-4111.

Networking and Sub-Transfer Agency Fees

J.P. Morgan Funds have entered into agreements directly with Financial Intermediaries pursuant to which the Funds will pay the Financial Intermediary for services such as networking or sub-transfer agency (collectively, the “Sub-TA Agreements”). Sub-TA Agreement payments are generally based on either (1) a percentage of the average daily net assets of clients serviced by such Financial Intermediary up to a set maximum dollar amount per shareholder account serviced, or (2) a per account fee based on the number of accounts serviced by such Financial Intermediary. Sub-TA Agreement payments are in addition to, rather than in lieu of, Rule 12b-1 fees the Financial Intermediary may also be receiving pursuant to agreements with the Distributor for classes with Rule 12b-1 fees. The J.P. Morgan Funds will no longer enter into new Sub TA Agreements that require fee payments with respect to Class R6 Shares. From time to time, JPMIM or its affiliates may pay a portion of the fees for networking or sub-transfer agency at its or their own expense and out of its or their legitimate profits.

 

 
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PURCHASING FUND SHARES

You may purchase shares directly from the Funds through the Distributor or through your Financial Intermediary.

Purchase and redemption orders will be accepted only on days that J.P. Morgan Funds are open for business. The Funds are open for business on each day the NYSE is open for trading. The NYSE is closed for trading on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. A purchase or redemption order received by a Fund prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. ET) (“NYSE Close”), on a day the Funds are open for business, will be effected at that day’s NAV. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. An order received after the NYSE Close will generally be effected at the NAV determined on the next business day. However, orders received by Financial Intermediaries on a business day prior to the NYSE Close and communicated to the Funds prior to such time as agreed upon by the Funds and the Financial Intermediary will be effected at the NAV determined on the business day the order was received by the Financial Intermediary.

A purchase order must be supported by all appropriate documentation and information in the proper form. The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete purchase orders.

Share ownership is electronically recorded; therefore, no certificate will be issued. A shareholder who purchases shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily will not accrue a dividend on the day of the purchase.

If you purchase shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your purchase order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for purchase orders.

If you purchase shares directly with the Funds, see the information below.

 

HOW TO PURCHASE DIRECTLY WITH THE FUNDS
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Phone or Online

 

1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

 

A new account generally may not be opened by phone or online.

 

A new fund position can be added to an existing account by phone or online if you have bank information on file. The minimum initial investment requirement must be met.

  You must already have bank information on file. If we do not have bank information on file, you must submit written instructions. Please call for instructions on how to add bank information to your account.

By Mail

 

Regular mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

Mail the completed and signed application with a check to our Regular or Overnight mailing address.

 

Refer to the Additional Information Regarding Purchases section

  Please mail your check and include your name, the Fund name, and your fund account number.
 

All checks must be made payable to one of the following:

   J.P. Morgan Funds; or

   The specific Fund in which you are investing.

 

Please include your existing account number, if applicable.

 

All checks must be in U.S. dollars. The Funds do not accept credit cards, cash, starter checks, money orders or credit card checks. The Funds reserve the right to refuse “third-party” checks and checks drawn on non-U.S. financial institutions even if payment may be effected through a U.S. financial institution. Checks made payable to any individual or company and endorsed to J.P. Morgan Funds or a Fund are considered third- party checks.

 

 
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HOW TO PURCHASE DIRECTLY WITH THE FUNDS
     Opening a New Account   Purchasing into an Existing Account

By Wire1

 

1-800-480-4111

 

Wire Instructions:

Boston Financial Data Services

2000 Crown Colony Drive

Quincy, MA 02169

 

Attn: J.P. Morgan Funds Services

ABA: 021 000 021

DDA: 323 125 832

FBO: Fund Name

Fund: Fund #

Account: Your Account # and Your Account Registration

  Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Funds of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.   Purchase by Wire: If you choose to pay by wire, please call to notify the Funds of your purchase. You must also initiate the wire with your financial institution.

 

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The Funds currently do not charge for these services, but may impose a charge in the future. However, your bank may impose a charge for debiting your bank account.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct certain transactions for Class R6 Shares using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make purchases over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Purchases

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When you open an account, we will ask for your name, residential or business street address, date of birth (for an individual), and other information that will allow us to identify you, including your social security number, tax identification number or other identifying number. The Funds cannot waive these requirements. The Funds are required by law to reject your Account Application if the required identifying information is not provided.

We will attempt to collect any missing information required on the Account Application by contacting either you or your Financial Intermediary. If we cannot obtain this information within the established time frame, your Account Application will be rejected. Amounts received prior to receipt of the required information will be held un-invested and will be returned to you without interest if your Account Application is rejected. If the required information is obtained, your investment will be accepted and you will pay the NAV per share next calculated after all of the required information is received.

Once we have received all of the required information, federal law requires us to verify your identity. After an account is opened, we may restrict your ability to purchase additional shares until your identity is verified. If we are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time, the Funds reserve the right to close your account at the current day’s NAV per share. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the NAV per share next calculated after the account is closed, less any applicable fees.

 

 
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Purchases by wire may be canceled if J.P. Morgan Funds Services does not receive payment by 4:00 p.m. ET on the settlement date. You will be responsible for any expenses and/or losses to the Funds.

EXCHANGING FUND SHARES

An exchange is selling shares of one J.P. Morgan Fund and taking the proceeds to simultaneously purchase shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund. Before making an exchange request, you should read the prospectus of the J.P. Morgan Fund whose shares you would like to purchase by exchange. You can obtain a prospectus for any J.P. Morgan Fund by contacting your Financial Intermediary, by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com, or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

 

EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES

Class R6 Shares of a Fund may be exchanged for:

  Class R6 Shares of another J.P. Morgan Fund,

  Another share class of the same Fund if you are eligible to purchase that class.

In general, the same rules and procedures that apply to redemptions and purchases apply to exchanges:

 

   

All exchanges are subject to meeting any investment minimum or eligibility requirements of the new Fund and class.

 

   

The J.P. Morgan Funds will provide 60 days’ written notice of any termination of or material change to your exchange privilege.

 

   

All exchanges are based upon the net asset value that is next calculated after the Fund receives your order, provided the exchange out of one Fund must occur before the exchange into the other Fund.

 

   

In order for an exchange to take place on the date that the order is submitted, the order must be received prior to the close of both the Fund that you wish to exchange into and the Fund that you wish to exchange out of, otherwise, the exchange will occur on the following business day on which both Funds are open.

 

   

A shareholder that exchanges into shares of a Fund that accrues dividends daily, including a money market fund, will not accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange. A shareholder that exchanges out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the exchange.

 

   

The exchange privilege is not intended as a way for you to speculate on short-term movements in the market. Therefore, to prevent disruptions in the management of J.P. Morgan Funds, certain J.P. Morgan Funds limit excessive exchange activity as described in the “Frequent Trading Policy” section. Your exchange privilege will be limited or revoked if the exchange activity is considered excessive. In addition, any J.P. Morgan Fund may reject any exchange request for any reason, including if it is not in the best interests of the Fund and/or its shareholders to accept the exchange.

Tax Consequences on Exchanges

Generally, an exchange between J.P. Morgan Funds is considered a sale and generally results in a capital gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. An exchange between classes of shares of the same Fund is generally not taxable for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making an exchange.

REDEEMING FUND SHARES

If you sell shares through your Financial Intermediary, contact your investment representative for their requirements and procedures. If a Financial Intermediary holds your shares, it is the responsibility of the Financial Intermediary to send your redemption order to the Fund. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders.

If you sell shares directly with the Fund, see the information below.

Your redemption proceeds may be mailed to you at your address of record1 or wired to a pre-existing bank account on file.

 

 
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HOW TO REDEEM
By Phone or Online  

Call us at 1-800-480-4111

Shareholder Services representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm ET.

 

www.jpmorganfunds.com

Note: Certain account types are not available for online account access. Please call for additional information.

By Mail  

Regular Mailing Address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

 

Overnight mailing address:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 

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You cannot request redemption by check to be sent to an address updated within 30 days.

You may redeem some or all of your shares on any day that the Fund is open for business. You will not be permitted to enter a redemption order for shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check for five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check has cleared (sometimes referred to as uncollected shares).

If the Fund or Financial Intermediary receives your redemption order before the close of the NYSE (normally 4 p.m. ET or before 4:00 p.m. ET, if the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. ET), you will receive the NAV per share calculated after your redemption order is received in good order (meaning that it includes the information required by, and complies with security requirements implemented by, the Funds’ transfer agent or the Funds), minus the amount of any applicable fees. Your Financial Intermediary may have an earlier cut-off time for redemption orders and may charge a fee to process redemption of shares. A shareholder that redeems out of shares of a Fund that accrues a daily dividend will accrue a dividend on the day of the redemption.

All redemption requests must be supported by valid identity authentication, the appropriate documentation (if applicable) and any necessary information in good order. Additional information may be required depending on the situation. For accounts held directly with the Funds, your redemption proceeds will typically be paid within one to seven days after receipt of the redemption order.

Transactions by phone, fax or the Internet

You may access your account and conduct certain transactions for Class R6 Shares using phone, fax or the J.P. Morgan Funds website. Phone conversations are recorded. The J.P. Morgan Funds and their agents use reasonable procedures to verify the identity of the shareholder. If these procedures are followed, the Funds and their agents are not liable for any losses, liability, cost or expenses (including attorney fees) that may occur from acting on unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. Therefore please take precautions to protect your account information and immediately review account statements or other information provided to you. In addition, a confirmation is sent promptly after a transaction. Please review it carefully and contact J.P. Morgan Funds Services or your Financial Intermediary immediately about any transaction you believe to be unauthorized. You may revoke your right to make redemptions over the phone or by mailing written instructions to us.

You may not always reach J.P. Morgan Funds Services by phone or online. This may be true at times of unusual market changes and shareholder activity. You can mail us your instructions or contact your Financial Intermediary. We may modify or cancel the ability to purchase or redeem shares online or by phone without notice.

Additional Information Regarding Redemptions

Medallion signature guarantees may be required if:

 

   

You want to redeem shares with a value of $50,000 or more and you want to receive your proceeds in the form of a check; or

 

   

You want your payment sent to an address, bank account or payee other than the one currently designated on your Fund account.

 

 
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The Fund may refuse to honor incomplete redemption orders.

The Fund may suspend your ability to redeem when:

 

  1. Trading on the NYSE is restricted;

 

  2. The NYSE is closed (other than weekend and holiday closings);

 

  3. Federal securities laws permit;

 

  4. The SEC has permitted a suspension; or

 

  5. An emergency exists, as determined by the SEC.

You generally will recognize a gain or loss on a redemption for federal income tax purposes. You should talk to your tax advisor before making a redemption.

Generally, all redemptions will be for cash; however, if you redeem shares worth $250,000 or more, the Fund reserves the right to pay part or all of your redemption proceeds in readily marketable securities instead of cash. If payment is made in securities, the Fund will value the securities selected in the same manner in which it computes its NAV. This process minimizes the effect of large redemptions on the Fund and its remaining shareholders. If you receive a distribution in-kind, securities received by you may be subject to market risk and you could incur taxable gains and brokerage or other charges in converting the securities to cash.

MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE

If your account value falls below the required minimum balance, the Fund reserves the right to redeem all of the remaining shares in your account and close your account. Before this action is taken, you will be given 60 days advance written notice in order to provide you with time to increase your account balance to the required minimum, by purchasing sufficient shares, in accordance with the terms of this prospectus.

Closings, Reorganizations and Liquidations

To the extent authorized by law, each Fund reserves the right to discontinue offering shares at any time, to merge or reorganize itself or a share class, or to cease operations and liquidate at any time.

The Funds reserve the right to change these policies at any time.

FREQUENT TRADING POLICY

J.P. Morgan Funds do not authorize market timing and, except for the Funds identified below, use reasonable methods to identify market timers and to prevent such activity. However, there can be no assurance that these methods will prevent market timing or other trading that may be deemed abusive. Market timing is an investment strategy using frequent purchases, redemptions and/or exchanges in an attempt to profit from short-term market movements. Market timing may result in dilution of the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, disrupt portfolio management and increase Fund expenses for all shareholders. Although market timing may affect any Fund, these risks may be higher for Funds that invest significantly in non-U.S. securities or thinly traded securities (e.g., certain small cap securities), such as international, global or emerging market funds or small cap funds. For example, when a Fund invests in securities trading principally in non-U.S. markets that close prior to the close of the NYSE, market timers may seek to take advantage of the difference between the prices of these securities at the close of their non-U.S. markets and the value of such securities when the Fund calculates its net asset value.

J.P. Morgan Funds or the Distributor will prohibit any purchase order (including exchanges) with respect to one investor, a related group of investors or their agent(s) where they detect a pattern of either purchases and sales of one of the J.P. Morgan Funds, or exchanges between or among J.P. Morgan Funds, that indicates market timing or trading that they determine is abusive.

Although J.P. Morgan Funds use a variety of methods to detect and deter market timing, there is no assurance that the Funds’ own operational systems and procedures will identify and eliminate all market timing strategies. For example, certain accounts, which are known as omnibus accounts, include multiple investors and such accounts typically provide the Funds with a net purchase or redemption order on any given day where purchasers of Fund shares and redeemers of Fund shares are netted against one another and the identity of individual purchasers and redeemers are not known by the Funds. While the Funds seek to monitor for market timing activities in omnibus accounts, the netting effect limits the Funds’ ability to locate and eliminate individual market timers. As a result, the Funds are often dependent upon Financial Intermediaries who utilize their own policies and procedures to identify market timers. These policies and procedures may be different than those utilized by the Funds.

 

 
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The Boards of J.P. Morgan Funds have adopted various policies and procedures to identify market timers, including reviewing “round trips” in and out of J.P. Morgan Funds by investors. A “round trip” includes a purchase or exchange into a Fund followed or preceded by a redemption or exchange out of the same Fund. If the Distributor detects that you have completed two round trips within 60 days in the same Fund, the Distributor will reject your purchase and exchange orders for a period of at least 90 days. For subsequent violations, the Distributor may, in its sole discretion, reject your purchase and exchange orders temporarily or permanently. In identifying market timers, the Distributor may also consider activity of accounts that it believes to be under common ownership or control.

J.P. Morgan Funds have attempted to put safeguards in place to assure that Financial Intermediaries have implemented procedures designed to deter market timing and abusive trading. Despite these safeguards, there is no assurance that the Funds will be able to effectively identify and eliminate market timing and abusive trading in the Funds particularly with respect to omnibus accounts.

J.P. Morgan Funds will seek to apply the Funds’ market timing policies and restrictions as uniformly as practicable to accounts with the Funds, except with respect to the following:

 

  1. Trades that occur through omnibus accounts at Financial Intermediaries as described above;

 

  2. Purchases, redemptions and exchanges made on a systematic basis;

 

  3. Automatic reinvestments of dividends and distributions;

 

  4. Purchases, redemptions or exchanges that are part of a rebalancing program, such as a wrap, advisory or bona fide asset allocation program, which includes investment models developed and maintained by a financial intermediary;

 

  5. Redemptions of shares to pay fund or account fees;

 

  6. Transactions initiated by the trustee or adviser to a donor-advised charitable gift fund;

 

  7. Transactions in Section 529 college savings plans;

 

  8. Transactions in Fund of Fund Products;

 

  9. Transactions within a Retirement account such as:

 

   

Shares redeemed to return an excess contribution

 

   

Transactions initiated by sponsors of group employee benefit plans or other related accounts,

 

   

Retirement plan contributions, loans, distributions, and hardship withdrawals,

 

   

IRA re-characterizations and conversions.

 

   

IRA purchases of shares by asset transfer or direct rollover

In addition to rejecting purchases, in connection with suspected market timing activities, the Distributor can reject a purchase (including purchases for the Funds listed below) for any reason, including purchases that it does not think are in the best interests of a Fund and/or its shareholders or if it determines the trading to be abusive. Your Financial Intermediary may also have additional procedures for identifying market timers and rejecting or otherwise restricting purchases and/or exchanges.

Certain J.P. Morgan Funds are intended for short-term investment horizons and do not monitor for market timers or prohibit such short-term trading activity. Those Funds are the JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund, JPMorgan Limited Duration Bond Fund, JPMorgan Managed Income Fund and the J.P. Morgan Money Market Funds. Although these Funds are managed in a manner that is consistent with their investment objectives, frequent trading by shareholders may disrupt their management and increase their expenses.

VALUATION

Shares are purchased at net asset value (NAV) per share. This is also known as the offering price. Shares are also redeemed at NAV. The NAV of each class within a Fund varies, primarily because each class has different class-specific expenses such as distribution and shareholder servicing fees.

The NAV per share of a class of a Fund is equal to the value of all the assets attributable to that class, minus the liabilities attributable to that class, divided by the number of outstanding shares of that class. The following is a summary of the procedures generally used to value J.P. Morgan Funds’ investments.

 

 
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Securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued at their current market value. Other securities and assets, including securities for which market quotations are not readily available; market quotations are determined not to be reliable; or, their value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of trading on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded but before a Fund’s NAV is calculated, may be valued at fair value in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Board of Trustees. Fair value represents a good faith determination of the value of a security or other asset based upon specifically applied procedures. Fair valuation may require subjective determinations. There can be no assurance that the fair value of an asset is the price at which the asset could have been sold during the period in which the particular fair value was used in determining a Fund’s NAV.

Equity securities listed on a North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchange are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Other foreign equity securities are fair valued using quotations from an independent pricing service, as applicable. The value of securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. is generally the NASDAQ official closing price.

Fixed income securities are valued using prices supplied by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing services or broker/dealers. Those prices are determined using a variety of inputs and factors as more fully described in the Statement of Additional Information.

Assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates from an approved independent pricing service as of 4:00 p.m. ET.

Shares of ETFs are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the ETF is principally traded. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.

Options (e.g., on stock indices or equity securities) traded on U.S. equity securities exchanges are valued at the composite mean price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes at the close of options trading on such exchanges.

Options traded on foreign exchanges or U.S. commodity exchanges are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price available prior to the calculation of a Fund’s NAV and will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable, for any options involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges.

Exchange traded futures (e.g., on stock indices, debt securities or commodities) are valued at the settled price, or if no settled price is available, at the last sale price as of the close of the exchanges on which they trade. Any futures involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

Non-listed over-the-counter options and futures are valued utilizing market quotations provided by approved pricing services.

Swaps and structured notes are priced generally by an approved independent third party or affiliated pricing service or at an evaluated price provided by a counterparty or broker/ dealer.

Any derivatives involving equity reference obligations listed on exchanges other than North American, Central American, South American or Caribbean securities exchanges will be fair valued by applying fair value factors provided by independent pricing services, as applicable.

NAV is calculated each business day as of the close of the NYSE, which is typically 4:00 p.m. ET. On occasion, the NYSE will close before 4:00 p.m. ET. When that happens, NAV will be calculated as of the time the NYSE closes. The Funds will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption or closure in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will calculate NAV as of 4:00 p.m., ET if the particular disruption or closure directly affects only the NYSE. The price at which a purchase is effected is based on the next calculation of NAV after the order is received in proper form in accordance with this prospectus. To the extent a Fund invests in securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges or other markets that trade on weekends or other days when a Fund does not price its shares, the value of a Fund’s shares may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Each Fund has elected to be treated and intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company. A regulated investment company is not subject to tax at the corporate level on income and gains from investments that are distributed to shareholders. A Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company would result in corporate-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.

 

 
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Each Fund can earn income and realize capital gain. Each Fund deducts any expenses and then pays out the earnings, if any, to shareholders as distributions.

Each Fund generally declares dividends of and distributes net investment income, if any, at least monthly. A Fund will distribute its net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. For each taxable year, a Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains.

You have the following options for your distributions. You may:

 

   

Reinvest all distributions in additional Fund shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net investment income in cash and reinvest distributions of net capital gain in additional shares;

 

   

Take distributions of net capital gain in cash and reinvest distributions of net investment income; or

 

   

Take all distributions in cash.

If you do not select an option when you open your account, we will reinvest all distributions. If your distributions are reinvested, they will be in the form of shares of the same class without a sales charge. If you take your distributions in cash, you can choose to have a check mailed to your address of record or you can have them deposited into a pre-assigned bank account. The taxation of the dividends will not be affected whether you have them deposited into a bank account or sent by check.

Distributions by a Fund to retirement plans and other entities that qualify for tax-exempt or tax-deferred treatment under federal income tax laws will generally not be taxable. Special tax rules apply to investments through such plans. The tax considerations described in this section do not apply to such tax-exempt or tax-deferred entities or accounts. You should consult your tax advisor to determine the suitability of a Fund as an investment and the tax treatment of distributions.

Distributions of net investment income generally are taxable as ordinary income. Dividends of net investment income paid to a non-corporate U.S. shareholder that are properly reported as qualified dividend income generally will be taxable to such shareholder at preferential rates. The maximum individual rate applicable to “qualified dividend income” is either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. The amount of dividend income that may be so reported by a Fund generally will be limited to the aggregate of the eligible dividends received by each Fund. In addition, the Fund must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the shares on which a Fund received the eligible dividends, and the non-corporate U.S. shareholder must meet certain holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund shares. Dividends of net investment income that are not reported as qualified dividend income and dividends of net short-term capital gain will be taxable as ordinary income.

Distributions of net capital gain (that is, the excess of the net gains from the sale of investments that a Fund owned for more than one year over the net losses from investments that the Fund owned for one year or less) that are properly reported by a Fund as capital gain dividends will be taxable as long-term capital gain, regardless of how long you have held your shares in the Fund. The maximum individual rate applicable to long-term capital gains is generally either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Distributions of net short-term capital gain (that is, the excess of any net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss), if any, will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Capital gain of a corporate shareholder is taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.

An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.

If you buy shares just before distribution, you will be subject to tax on the entire amount of the taxable distribution you receive. Distributions are taxable to you even if they are paid from income or gains earned by a Fund before your investment (and thus were included in the price you paid for your Fund shares). Any gain resulting from the sale or exchange of Fund shares generally will be taxable as long-term or short-term gain, depending upon how long you have held your shares.

A Fund is generally subject to foreign withholding or other foreign taxes, which in some cases can be significant, on any income or gain from investments in foreign stocks or securities. In that case, a Fund’s total return on those securities would be decreased. A Fund may generally deduct these taxes in computing its taxable income. Rather than deducting these foreign taxes, if a Fund invests more than 50% of its assets in the stock or securities of foreign corporations or foreign governments at the end of its taxable year it may make an election to treat a proportionate amount of eligible foreign taxes as constituting a taxable distribution to each shareholder, which would,

 

 
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subject to certain limitations, generally allow the shareholders to either (i) credit that proportionate amount of taxes against U.S. Federal income tax liability as a foreign tax credit or (ii) take that amount as an itemized deduction. Although in some cases a Fund may be able to apply for a refund of a portion of such taxes, the ability to successfully obtain such a refund may be uncertain.

A Fund’s investment in certain debt obligations and derivative instruments may require the Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. In order to generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, a Fund may be required to liquidate other investments in its portfolio that it otherwise would have continued to hold, including at times when it is not advantageous to do so.

A Fund’s transactions in futures contracts, swaps and other derivatives will be subject to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to accelerate income to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund’s securities, and convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. A Fund’s use of these types of transactions may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions.

Please see the Statement of Additional Information for additional discussion of the tax consequences of the above-described and other investments to a Fund and its shareholders.

The dates on which net investment income and capital gain dividends, if any, will be distributed are available online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

Early in each calendar year, each Fund will send you a notice showing the amount of distributions you received in the preceding year and the tax status of those distributions.

The Funds are not intended for foreign shareholders. Any foreign shareholders would generally be subject to U.S. tax-withholding on distributions by the Funds, as discussed in the Statement of Additional Information.

Any investor for whom a Fund does not have a valid Taxpayer Identification Number may be subject to backup withholding.

The above is a general summary of tax implications of investing in the Funds. Because each investor’s tax consequences are unique, please consult your tax advisor to see how investing in a Fund and, for individuals and S corporations, selection of a particular cost method of accounting will affect your own tax situation.

 

IMPORTANT TAX REPORTING CONSIDERATIONS

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) will report gains and losses realized on redemptions of shares for shareholders who are individuals and S corporations purchased after January 1, 2012 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This information will also be reported to you on Form 1099-B and the IRS each year. In calculating the gain or loss on redemptions of shares, the average cost method will be used to determine the cost basis of Fund shares purchased after January 1, 2012 unless you instruct the Fund in writing at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 that you want to use another available method for cost basis reporting (for example, First In, First Out (FIFO), Last In, First Out (LIFO). Specific Lot Identification (SLID) or High Cost, First Out (HIFO)). If you designate SLID as your cost basis method, you will also need to designate a secondary cost basis method (Secondary Method). If a Secondary Method is not provided, the Funds will designate FIFO as the Secondary Method and will use the Secondary Method with respect to systematic withdrawals.

Not all cost basis methods are available. Please contact the Fund at J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528 for more information on the available methods for cost basis reporting. To determine which available cost basis method is best for you, you should consult with your tax advisor. Please note that you will be responsible for calculating and reporting gains and losses on redemptions of shares purchased prior to January 1, 2012 to the IRS as such information will not be reported by the Fund and may not be maintained by your Financial Intermediary.

Your Financial Intermediary or the Fund (if you hold your shares in a Fund direct account) is also required to report gains and losses to the IRS in connection with redemptions of shares by S corporations. If a shareholder is a corporation and has not instructed the Fund that it is a C corporation in its account application or by written instruction to J.P. Morgan Funds Services, P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA 02266-8528, the Fund will treat the shareholder as an S corporation and file a Form 1099-B.

SHAREHOLDER STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

The Funds or your Financial Intermediary will send you transaction confirmation statements and quarterly account statements. Please review these statements carefully. The Funds will correct errors if notified within one year of the date printed on the transaction confirmation or account statement. Your Financial Intermediary may have a different cut-off time. J.P. Morgan Funds will charge a fee for requests for statements that are older than two years. Please retain all of your statements, as they could be needed for tax purposes.

 

 
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To reduce expenses and conserve natural resources, the Funds will deliver a single copy of prospectuses and financial reports to individual investors who share a residential address, provided they have the same last name or the Funds reasonably believe they are members of the same family. If you would like to receive separate mailings, please call 1-800-480-4111 and the Funds will begin individual delivery within 30 days. If you would like to receive these documents by e-mail, please visit www.jpmorganfunds.com and sign up for electronic delivery.

If you hold your Fund shares directly, you may access your account statements at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

After each fiscal half-year, you will receive a financial report from the Funds. In addition, the Funds will periodically send you proxy statements and other reports.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please write to J.P. Morgan Funds Services at P.O. Box 8528, Boston, MA  02266-8528, call 1-800-480-4111 or visit www.jpmorganfunds.com.

AVAILABILITY OF PROXY VOTING RECORD

The Trustees for each Fund have delegated the authority to vote proxies for securities owned by the Funds to the applicable investment adviser. A copy of each Fund’s voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or on J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com no later than August 31 of each year. Each Fund’s proxy voting record will include, among other things, a brief description of the matter voted on for each portfolio security, and will state how each vote was cast, for example, for or against the proposal.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

No sooner than seven calendar days after the end of each month, each Fund will make available upon request an uncertified, complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that month. Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, each Fund will make available a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that quarter.

In addition to providing hard copies upon request, the Funds will post these schedules on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com. In addition, the quarterly schedules will be posted on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

From time to time, the Fund may post portfolio holdings on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website on a more timely basis.

The Funds may also disclose the Funds’ ten largest portfolio holdings and the percentage that each represents of the Funds’ portfolio as of the most recent month end online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

Shareholders may request portfolio holdings schedules at no charge by calling 1-800-480-4111. A description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in the Statement of Additional Information.

 

 
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Glossary of Common Investment Terminology

 

For the purpose of the “INVESTING WITH J.P. MORGAN FUNDS” section, references to “account” and “Fund” are not interchangeable. Fund refers to an individual mutual fund position. An account may be invested in a single Fund or multiple Funds.

Capital Gains Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of gains realized on securities that a Fund has sold at a profit, minus any realized losses.

Dividend Distribution — Payment to mutual fund shareholders of income from interest or dividends generated by a Fund’s investments.

Financial Intermediaries — Include financial advisors, investment advisers, brokers, financial planners, banks, insurance companies, retirement or 401(k) plan administrators and others, including various affiliates of JPMorgan Chase, that have entered into agreements with the Distributor and/or shareholder servicing agent. Shares purchased this way will typically be held for you by the Financial Intermediary.

Group Retirement Plans — Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans. To satisfy eligibility requirements, the plan must be a group plan (more than one participant), the shares cannot be held in a commission-based brokerage account and the shares must be held a) at a plan level or b) at the Fund level through an omnibus account of a retirement plan recordkeeper. Group Retirement Plans include group employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit-sharing and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans,

retiree health benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Class R6 Shares generally are not available to non-retirement accounts, traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs, KEOGHs, individual 401(k) plans or individual 403(b) plans and Section 529 college savings plans.

Medallion Signature Guarantee — A special stamp used to verify the authenticity of certain documents. It is a guarantee by a financial institution that the signature is genuine and the financial institution accepts liability for any forgery. Medallion signature guarantees protect shareholders by preventing unauthorized transfer of assets that could result in monetary losses to the investor due to fraud. Medallion guarantee stamps can be obtained at many bank branches or brokerage firms.

Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) — The distribution amount that Traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRA owners must begin to take from their retirement accounts by April 1st the year after they reach age 70 1/2.

Uncollected Shares — Shares purchased directly through J.P. Morgan Funds Services by check are not available for redemption for up to five business days following the acceptance of a purchase order unless you provide satisfactory proof that your purchase check has cleared.

Wire — refers to a method used for payment or redemptions. While J.P. Morgan Funds does not charge to send a wire, your bank may charge a fee for this service.

 

 

 
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Investment Practices

 

This table discusses types of investments which can be held by the Funds. In each case the related types of risk are also listed.

 

FUND NAME      FUND CODE  

JPMorgan Floating Rate Income Fund

       1   

JPMorgan Global Bond Opportunities Fund

       2   

 

INSTRUMENT    FUND CODE    RISKS
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans (ARMs): Loans in a mortgage pool which provide for a fixed initial mortgage interest rate for a specified period of time, after which the rate may be subject to periodic adjustments.    2
  

Credit

Interest Rate Liquidity

Market

Political

Prepayment

Valuation

Asset-Backed Securities: Securities secured by company receivables, home equity loans, truck and auto loans, leases and credit card receivables or other securities backed by other types of receivables or other assets.    2
  

Credit

Interest Rate

Liquidity

Market

Political

Prepayment

Valuation

Auction Rate Securities: Auction rate municipal securities and auction rate preferred securities issued by closed-end investment companies.    2
  

Credit

Interest Rate

Liquidity

Market

Bank Obligations: Bankers’ acceptances, certificates of deposit and time deposits. Bankers’ acceptances are bills of exchange or time drafts drawn on and accepted by a commercial bank. Maturities are generally six months or less. Certificates of deposit are negotiable certificates issued by a bank for a specified period of time and earning a specified return. Time deposits are non-negotiable receipts issued by a bank in exchange for the deposit of funds.    1, 2
  

Credit

Currency

Interest Rate

Liquidity

Market

Political

Borrowings: A Fund may borrow for temporary purposes and/or for investment purposes. Such a practice will result in leveraging of the Fund’s assets and may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so. A Fund must maintain continuous asset coverage of 300% of the amount borrowed, with the exception for borrowings not in excess of 5% of the Fund’s total assets made for temporary administrative purposes.    1, 2
  

Credit

Interest Rate

Market

Brady Bonds: Securities created through the exchange of existing commercial bank loans to public and private entities in certain emerging markets for new bonds in connection with debt restructurings.    2
  

Credit

Currency

Foreign Investment

Interest Rate

Market

Political

Call and Put Options: A call option gives the buyer the right to buy, and obligates the seller of the option to sell a security at a specified price at a future date. A put option gives the buyer the right to sell, and obligates the seller of the option to buy a security at a specified price at a future date. The Fund will sell only covered call and secured put options.    2
  

Credit

Leverage

Liquidity

Management

Market

Commercial Paper: Secured and unsecured short-term promissory notes issued by corporations and other entities. Maturities generally vary from a few days to nine months.    2
  

Credit

Currency

Interest Rate

Liquidity

Market

Political

Valuation

 

 
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Investment Practices (continued)

 

INSTRUMENT    FUND CODE    RISKS
Commodity-Linked Derivatives: Instruments whose value derives from the price of a commodity, including commodity futures and commodity options.    2
  

Credit

Interest Rate

Liquidity

Market

Commodity-Related Pooled Investment Vehicles: Ownership interests in grantor trusts and other pooled investment vehicles, including commodity pools, that hold tangible assets such as gold, silver and other commodities or invest in commodities futures. Grantor trusts are typically traded on an exchange.    2
  

Credit

Foreign Investment

Leverage

Liquidity

Market

Valuation

Common Stock: Shares of ownership of a company.    1, 2    Market
Common Stock Warrants and Rights: Securities, typically issued with preferred stock or bonds, that give the holder the right to buy a proportionate amount of common stock at a specified price.    1, 2   

Credit

Market

Convertible Securities: Bonds or preferred stock that can convert to common stock including contingent convertible securities.    1, 2    Credit
Currency
Foreign Investment
Interest Rate
Liquidity
Market
Political
Valuation
Corporate Debt Securities: May include bonds and other debt securities of domestic and foreign issuers, including obligations of industrial, utility, banking and other corporate issuers.    1, 2   

Credit

Currency

Interest Rate

Liquidity

Market

Political

Valuation

Credit Default Swaps (CDSs): A swap agreement between two parties pursuant to which one party pays the other a fixed periodic coupon for the specified life of the agreement. The other party makes no payment unless a credit event, relating to a predetermined reference asset, occurs. If such an event occurs, the party will then make a payment to the first party, and the swap will terminate.    1, 2   

Credit

Currency

Interest Rate

Leverage

Liquidity

Management

Market

Political

Valuation

Custodial Receipts: The Fund may acquire securities in the form of custodial receipts that evidence ownership of future interest payments, principal payments or both on certain U.S. Treasury notes or bonds in connection with programs sponsored by banks and brokerage firms. These are not considered to be U.S. government securities. These notes and bonds are held in custody by a bank on behalf of the owners of the receipts.    2
  

Credit

Liquidity

Market

Demand Features: Securities that are subject to puts and standby commitments to purchase the securities at a fixed price (usually with accrued interest) within a fixed period of time following demand by the Fund.    2
  

Liquidity

Management

Market

Emerging Market Securities: Securities issued by issuers or governments in countries with emerging economies or securities markets which may be undergoing significant evolution and rapid development.    1, 2    Foreign Investment

 

 
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INSTRUMENT    FUND CODE    RISKS
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs): Ownership interest in unit investment trusts, depositary receipts, and other pooled investment vehicles that hold a portfolio of securities or stocks designed to track the price performance and dividend yield of a particular broad-based, sector or international index. ETFs include a wide range of investments.    2   

Investment Company

Market

Foreign Currency Transactions: Strategies used to hedge against currency risks, for other risk management purposes or to increase income or gain to a Fund. These strategies may consist of use of any of the following: options on currencies, currency futures, options on such futures, forward foreign currency transactions (including non-deliverable forwards (“NDFs”)), forward rate agreements and currency swaps, caps and floors.    2
  

Credit

Foreign Investment

Leverage

Liquidity

Management

Market

Prepayment

Foreign Investments: Equity and debt securities (e.g., bonds and commercial paper) of foreign entities and obligations of foreign branches of U.S. banks and foreign banks. Foreign securities may also include American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), European Depositary Receipts (EDRs) and American Depositary Securities.    1, 2   

Foreign Investment

Liquidity

Market

Political

Prepayment

High Yield/High Risk Securities/Junk Bonds: Securities that are generally rated below investment grade by the primary rating agencies or are unrated but deemed by a Fund’s adviser to be of comparable quality.    1, 2    Credit
Currency
High Yield Securities
Interest Rate
Liquidity
Market
Political
Portfolio  Quality
Valuation
Inflation-Linked Debt Securities: Includes fixed and floating rate debt securities of varying maturities issued by the U.S. government as well as securities issued by other entities such as corporations, foreign governments and foreign issuers.    2
  

Credit

Currency

Interest Rate

Political

Initial Public Offerings (IPOs): A transaction in which a previously private company makes its first sale of stock to the public.    1, 2    Market
Interfund Lending: Involves lending money and borrowing money for temporary purposes through a credit facility.    1, 2    Credit
Interest Rate
Market
Inverse Floating Rate Instruments: Leveraged variable debt instruments with interest rates that reset in the opposite direction from the market rate of interest to which the inverse floater is indexed.    2
  

Credit

Leverage

Market

Investment Company Securities: Shares of other investment companies, including money market funds for which the adviser and/or its affiliates serve as investment adviser or administrator. The adviser will waive certain fees when investing in funds for which it serves as investment adviser, to the extent required by law or by contract.    1, 2    Investment Company
Market
Loan Assignments and Participations: Assignments of, or participations in, all or a portion of loans to corporations or to governments, including governments of less developed countries.    1, 2   

Credit

Currency

Extension

Foreign Investment

Interest Rate

Liquidity

Market

Political

Prepayment

 

 
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INSTRUMENT    FUND CODE    RISKS
Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs): Limited partnerships that are publicly traded on a securities exchange.    1, 2    Market
Mortgages (Directly Held): Debt instruments secured by real property.    2
  

Credit

Environmental

Extension

Interest Rate

Liquidity

Market

Natural Event

Political

Prepayment

Valuation

Mortgage-Backed Securities: Debt obligations secured by real estate loans and pools of loans such as collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBSs) and other asset-backed structures.    2
  

Credit

Currency

Extension

Interest Rate

Leverage

Liquidity

Market

Political

Prepayment

Tax

Valuation

Mortgage Dollar Rolls1 : A transaction in which a Fund sells securities for delivery in a current month and simultaneously contracts with the same party to repurchase similar but not identical securities on a specified future date.    2
  

Currency

Extension

Interest Rate

Leverage

Liquidity

Market

Political

Prepayment

Municipal Securities: Securities issued by a state or political subdivision to obtain funds for various public purposes. Municipal securities include, among others, private activity bonds and industrial development bonds, as well as general obligation notes, tax anticipation notes, bond anticipation notes, revenue anticipation notes, other short-term tax-exempt obligations, municipal leases, obligations of municipal housing authorities and single family revenue bonds.    2
  

Credit

Interest Rate

Market

Natural Event

Political

Prepayment

Tax

New Financial Products: New options and futures contracts and other financial products continue to be developed and a Fund may invest in such options, contracts and products.    1, 2
  

Credit

Liquidity

Management

Market

Obligations of Supranational Agencies: Obligations which are chartered to promote economic development and are supported by various governments and governmental agencies.    2
  

Credit

Foreign Investment

Liquidity

Political

Valuation

 

1

All forms of borrowing (including mortgage dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements) are limited in the aggregate and may not exceed 33 1/3% of a Fund’s total assets except as permitted by law.

 

 
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INSTRUMENT    FUND CODE    RISKS
Options and Futures Transactions: A Fund may purchase and sell (a) exchange traded and over the counter put and call options on securities, indexes of securities and futures contracts on securities, indexes of securities, interest rate futures contracts and interest rate swaps and (b) futures contracts on securities and indexes of securities.    1, 2   

Credit

Leverage

Liquidity

Management

Market

Preferred Stock: A class of stock that generally pays a dividend at a specified rate and has preference over common stock in the payment of dividends and in liquidation.    1, 2    Market
Private Placements, Restricted Securities and Other Unregistered Securities: Securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, such as privately placed commercial paper and Rule 144A securities.    1, 2   

Liquidity
Market

Valuation

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): Pooled investment vehicles which invest primarily in income producing real estate or real estate related loans or interest.    1, 2
  

Credit

Interest Rate

Liquidity

Management

Market

Political

Prepayment

Tax

Valuation

Repurchase Agreements: The purchase of a security and the simultaneous commitment to return the security to the seller at an agreed upon price on an agreed upon date. This is treated as a loan.    2
  

Credit

Liquidity

Market

Reverse Repurchase Agreements1 : The sale of a security and the simultaneous commitment to buy the security back at an agreed upon price on an agreed upon date. This is treated as a borrowing by the Fund.    2
  

Credit

Leverage

Market

Securities Issued in Connection with Reorganizations and Corporate Restructurings: In connection with reorganizing or restructuring of an issuer, an issuer may issue common stock or other securities to holders of its debt securities.    1, 2    Market
Short Selling: A Fund sells a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the market value of the security. To complete the transaction, a Fund must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. A Fund is obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing it subsequently at the market price at the time of replacement.    2
  

Credit

Liquidity

Market

Short-Term Funding Agreements: Agreements issued by banks and highly rated U.S. insurance companies such as Guaranteed Investment Contracts (GICs) and Bank Investment Contracts (BICs).    2
  

Credit

Liquidity

Market

Sovereign Obligations: Investments in debt obligations issued or guaranteed by a foreign sovereign government or its agencies, authorities or political subdivisions.    2
  

Credit

Foreign Investment

Liquidity

Political

Valuation

Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities: Derivative multi-class mortgage securities which are usually structured with two classes of shares that receive different proportions of the interest and principal from a pool of mortgage assets. These include Interest-Only (IO) and Principal-Only (PO) securities issued outside a Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC) or CMO structure.    2
  

Credit

Liquidity

Market

Political

Prepayment

Valuation

 

1

All forms of borrowing (including mortgage dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements) are limited in the aggregate and may not exceed 33 1/3% of the Fund’s total assets except as permitted by law.

 

 
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INSTRUMENT    FUND CODE    RISKS
Structured Investments: A security having a return tied to an underlying index or other security or asset class. Structured investments generally are individually negotiated agreements and may be traded over-the-counter. Structured investments are organized and operated to restructure the investment characteristics of the underlying security.    2
  

Credit

Foreign Investment

Liquidity

Management

Market

Valuation

Swaps and Related Swap Products: Swaps involve an exchange of obligations by two parties. Caps and floors entitle a purchaser to a principal amount from the seller of the cap or floor to the extent that a specified index exceeds or falls below a predetermined interest rate or amount. A Fund may enter into these transactions to manage its exposure to changing interest rates and other factors.    1, 2   

Credit

Currency

Interest Rate

Leverage

Liquidity

Management

Market

Political

Valuation

Synthetic Variable Rate Instruments: Instruments that generally involve the deposit of a long-term tax exempt bond in a custody or trust arrangement and the creation of a mechanism to adjust the long-term interest rate on the bond to a variable short-term rate and a right (subject to certain conditions) on the part of the purchaser to tender it periodically to a third party at par.    2
  

Credit

Liquidity

Market

Temporary Defensive Positions: To respond to unusual circumstances a Fund may invest in cash and cash equivalents for temporary defensive purposes.    1, 2    Credit
Interest Rate
Liquidity
Market
Treasury Receipts: The Fund may purchase interests in separately traded interest and principal component parts of U.S. Treasury obligations that are issued by banks or brokerage firms and that are created by depositing U.S. Treasury notes and U.S. Treasury bonds into a special account at a custodian bank. Receipts include Treasury Receipts (TRs), Treasury Investment Growth Receipts (TIGRs), and Certificates of Accrual on Treasury Securities (CATS).    2    Market
Trust Preferreds: Securities with characteristics of both subordinated debt and preferred stock. Trust preferreds are generally long term securities that make periodic fixed or variable interest payments.    1, 2
  

Credit

Currency

Interest Rate

Liquidity

Market

Political

Valuation

U.S. Government Agency Securities: Securities issued or guaranteed by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. government. These include all types of securities issued by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, including funding notes, subordinated benchmark notes, CMOs and REMICs.    2
  

Credit

Government Securities

Interest Rate

Market

U.S. Government Obligations: May include direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury, including Treasury bills, notes and bonds, all of which are backed as to principal and interest payments by the full faith and credit of the United States, and separately traded principal and interest component parts of such obligations that are transferable through the Federal book-entry system known as Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities (STRIPS) and Coupons Under Book Entry Safekeeping (CUBES).    2
  

Interest Rate

Market

Variable and Floating Rate Instruments: Obligations with interest rates which are reset daily, weekly, quarterly or some other frequency and which may be payable to a Fund on demand or at the expiration of a specified term.    1, 2   

Credit
Liquidity
Market

Valuation

 

 
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INSTRUMENT    FUND CODE    RISKS
When-Issued Securities, Delayed Delivery Securities and Forward Commitments: Purchase or contract to purchase securities at a fixed price for delivery at a future date.    1, 2   

Credit

Leverage

Liquidity

Market

Valuation

Zero-Coupon, Pay-in-Kind and Deferred Payment Securities: Zero-coupon securities are securities that are sold at a discount to par value and on which interest payments are not made during the life of the security. Pay-in-kind securities are securities that have interest payable by delivery of additional securities. Deferred payment securities are zero-coupon debt securities which convert on a specified date to interest bearing debt securities.    1, 2   

Credit
Currency
Interest Rate
Liquidity
Market
Political
Valuation

Zero-Coupon Securities

Risk related to certain investments held by the Funds:

Credit risk The risk that a financial obligation will not be met by the issuer of a security or the counterparty to a contract, resulting in a loss to the purchaser. Currency risk The risk that currency exchange rate fluctuations may reduce gains or increase losses on foreign investments.

Environmental risk The risk that an owner or operator of real estate may be liable for the costs associated with hazardous or toxic substances located on the property.

Extension risk The risk that a rise in interest rates will extend the life of a security to a date later than the anticipated prepayment date, causing the value of the investment to fall.

Foreign investment risk The risk associated with higher transaction costs, delayed settlements, currency controls and adverse economic developments. This also includes the risk that fluctuations in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies may negatively affect an investment. Adverse changes in exchange rates may erode or reverse any gains produced by foreign currency denominated investments and may widen any losses. Exchange rate volatility also may affect the ability of an issuer to repay U.S. dollar denominated debt, thereby increasing credit risk.

Government securities risk The Funds may invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities (such as securities issued by Fannie Mae, Ginnie Mae or Freddie Mac securities). U.S. government securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Securities, such as those issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or the U.S. Treasury, that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity and the market prices for such securities will fluctuate. Notwithstanding that these securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, circumstances could arise that would prevent the payment of interest or principal. This would result in losses to the Funds. Securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government-related organizations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not backed by the full faith of the U.S. government and no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support. Therefore, U.S. government-related organizations may not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future.

High yield securities risk The risk that the Fund may invest in high yield, high risk securities (also known as junk bonds) which are considered to be speculative. These investments may be issued by companies which are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. Non-investment grade debt securities can be more sensitive to short-term corporate, economic and market developments. During periods of economic uncertainty and change, the market price of the Fund’s investments and the Fund’s net asset value may be volatile. Furthermore, though these investments generally provide a higher yield than higher-rated debt securities, the high degree of risk involved in these investments can result in substantial or total losses. These securities are subject to great risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties, and a potential lack of a secondary or public market for securities. The market price of these securities can change suddenly and unexpectedly.

Interest rate risk The risk that a change in interest rates will adversely affect the value of an investment. The value of fixed income securities generally moves in the opposite direction of interest rates (decreases when interest rates rise and increases when interest rates fall).

Investment company risk If a Fund invests in shares of another investment company, shareholders would bear not only their proportionate share of the Fund’s expenses, but also similar expenses of the investment company. The price movement of an investment company that is an ETF may not track the underlying index and result in a loss.

Leverage risk The risk that gains or losses will be disproportionately higher than the amount invested.

Liquidity risk The risk that the holder may not be able to sell the security at the time or price it desires.

Management risk The risk that a strategy used by a Fund’s management may fail to produce the intended result. This includes the risk that changes in the value of a hedging instrument will not match those of the asset being hedged. Incomplete matching can result in unanticipated risks.

Market risk The risk that when the market as a whole declines, the value of a specific investment will decline proportionately. This systematic risk is common to all investments and the mutual funds that purchase them.

Natural event risk The risk that a natural disaster, such as a hurricane or similar event, will cause severe economic losses and default in payments by the issuer of the security.

Political risk The risk that governmental policies or other political actions will negatively impact the value of the investment.

Portfolio quality risk The risk associated with below investment grade securities including greater risk of default, greater sensitivity to interest rate and economic changes, potential valuation difficulties, and sudden and unexpected changes in credit quality.

Prepayment risk The risk that declining interest rates will result in unexpected prepayments, causing the value of the investment to fall.

Tax risk The risk that the issuer of the securities will fail to comply with certain requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, which could cause adverse tax consequences. Also the risk that the tax treatment of municipal or other securities could be changed by Congress thereby affecting the value of outstanding securities.

Valuation risk The risk that the estimated value of a security does not match the actual amount that can be realized if the security is sold.

Zero-Coupon securities risk The risk that the market value of a zero-coupon, pay-in-kind or deferred payment security is generally more volatile than the market value of, and is more likely to respond to a greater degree to changes in interest rates than, other fixed income securities with similar maturities and credit quality that pay interest periodically. In addition, federal income tax law requires that the holder of a zero-coupon security accrue a portion of the discount at which the security was purchased as taxable income each year even though the holder receives no interest payments on the note during the year. The Fund must distribute substantially all of its net income (including non-cash income attributable to zero-coupon securities). These actions may reduce the assets to which the Fund’s expenses could otherwise be allocated and may reduce the Fund’s rate of return.

 

 

 
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Risk and Reward Elements for the Funds

 

This table discusses the main elements that make up the Funds’ overall risk and reward characteristics. It also outlines the Funds’ policies toward various investments, including those that are designed to help the Funds manage risk.

 

POTENTIAL RISKS    POTENTIAL REWARDS    POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD
Market conditions      

  A Fund’s share price, yield and total return will fluctuate in response to bond market movements

 

  The value of most bonds will fall when interest rates rise; the longer a bond’s maturity and the lower its credit quality, the more its value typically falls

 

  Adverse market, economic, political or other conditions may from time to time cause a Fund to take temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with its principal investment strategies and may hinder a Fund from achieving its investment objective

 

  Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities (securities representing an interest in, or secured by, a pool of mortgages or other assets such as receivables) and direct mortgages could generate capital losses or periods of low yields if they are paid off substantially earlier or later than anticipated, or are defaulted; the risk of default is generally higher in the case of mortgage-backed investments that include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages.

 

  The Global Bond Opportunities Fund is non-diversified, which means that a relatively high percentage of the Fund’s Assets may be invested in a limited number of issuers; therefore, the Fund’s performance may be more vulnerable to changes in the market value of a single issuer or a group of issuers

  

  Bonds have generally outperformed money market investments over the long term, with less risk than stocks

 

  Most bonds will rise in value when interest rates fall

 

  Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and direct mortgages can offer attractive returns

  

  Under normal circumstances, a Fund plans to remain fully invested in bonds, other fixed-income securities, and other investments as permitted and may invest uninvested cash in affiliated money market funds

 

  Bond investments may include U.S. and foreign corporate and government bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, (for the Global Bond Opportunities Fund) convertible securities, and private placements

 

  A Fund seeks to limit risk and enhance total return or yields through careful management, sector allocation, individual securities selection and duration and credit management

 

  During severe market downturns, a Fund has the option of investing up to 100% of total assets in cash and cash equivalents

 

  The adviser monitors interest rate trends, as well as geographic and demographic information related to mortgage-backed securities and mortgage prepayments

     
Foreign investments — Global Bond Opportunities Fund      

  The Fund could lose money because of foreign government actions, political instability or lack of adequate and accurate information

 

  Currency exchange rate movements could reduce gains or create losses

 

  Currency and investment risks tend to be higher in emerging markets; these markets also present higher liquidity and valuation risks

  

  Foreign bonds, which represent a major portion of the world’s fixed income securities, offer attractive potential performance and opportunities for diversification

 

  Favorable exchange rate movements could generate gains or reduce losses

 

  Emerging markets can offer higher returns

  

  To the extent that the Fund invests in foreign bonds, it may manage the currency exposure of its foreign investments relative to its benchmark, and may hedge a portion of its foreign currency exposure into the U.S. dollar from time to time; these currency management techniques may not be available for certain emerging markets investments (see also “Derivatives”)

     
Loan Assignments and Participations      

  Loan assignments and participations (like other high yield, corporate debt obligations) have a higher risk of default and may be less liquid and/or become illiquid

  

  Loan assignments and participations offer higher yields and higher potential gains

  

  The adviser performs ongoing credit review of the obligor and invests only in loan participations and assignments if it determines the instrument contains favorable risk/reward characteristics

 

  A Fund limits its investments in illiquid securities to no more than 15% of a Fund’s net assets at the time of purchase

 

 
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Credit quality      

  The default of an issuer would leave a Fund with unpaid interest or principal

 

  Junk Bonds (those rated BB+, Ba1 or lower) have a higher risk of default, tend to be less liquid, and may be more difficult to value

  

  Investment-grade bonds have a lower risk of default1

 

  Junk bonds offer higher yields and higher potential gains

  

  A Fund maintains its own policies for balancing credit quality against potential yields and gains in light of its investment goals

 

  The adviser develops its own ratings of unrated securities and makes a credit quality determination for unrated securities

     
When-issued and delayed delivery securities      

  When a Fund buys securities before issue or for delayed delivery, it could be exposed to leverage risk if it does not segregate or earmark liquid assets

  

  A Fund can take advantage of attractive transaction opportunities

  

  A Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets to offset leverage risks

     
Management choices      

  A Fund could underperform its benchmark due to its sector, securities or duration choices

  

  A Fund could outperform its benchmark due to these same choices

  

  The adviser focuses its active management on those areas where it believes its commitment to research can most enhance income and manage risks in a consistent way

 

1 Investment grade bonds are not part of the Floating Rate Income Fund’s principal strategy.

 

 
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Risk and Reward Elements for the Funds (continued)

 

POTENTIAL RISKS    POTENTIAL REWARDS    POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD
     
Derivatives*      

  Derivatives such as futures, options, swaps and forward foreign currency contracts1 that are used for hedging the portfolio or specific securities may not fully offset the underlying positions and this could result in losses to a Fund that would not have otherwise occurred

 

  A Fund may have difficulty exiting a derivatives position

 

  Derivatives used for risk management or to increase a Fund’s income or gain may not have the intended effects and may result in losses or missed opportunities

 

  The counterparty to a derivatives contract could default

 

  Certain types of derivatives involve costs to a Fund which can reduce returns

 

  Segregated or earmarked assets and collateral accounts established in connection with derivatives may limit a Fund’s investment flexibility

 

  Derivatives that involve leverage could magnify losses

 

  Derivatives used for non-hedging purposes could cause losses that exceed the original investment

 

  Derivatives may, for tax purposes, affect the character of gain and loss realized by a Fund, accelerate recognition of income to a Fund, affect the holding period of a Fund’s assets and defer recognition of certain of a Fund’s losses

  

  Hedges that correlate well with underlying positions can reduce or eliminate losses at low cost

 

  A Fund could make money and protect against losses if management’s analysis proves correct

 

  Derivatives that involve leverage could generate substantial gains at low cost

  

  A Fund uses derivatives for hedging and for risk management and to increase income or gain (i.e., to adjust duration or yield curve exposure or to establish or adjust exposure to particular securities, markets or currencies); risk management may include management of a Fund’s exposure relative to its benchmark

 

  When a Fund uses derivatives for hedging purposes, a Fund only establishes hedges that it expects will be highly correlated with underlying positions

 

  While a Fund may use derivatives that incidentally involve leverage, it does not use them for the specific purpose of leveraging its portfolio

 

  A Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets to cover its derivatives and offset a portion of the leverage risk

     
Illiquid holdings      

  A Fund could have difficulty valuing these holdings precisely

 

  A Fund could be unable to sell these holdings at the time or price desired

  

  These holdings may offer more attractive yields or potential returns than comparable widely traded securities

  

  A Fund may not invest more than 15% of net assets in illiquid holdings

 

  To maintain adequate liquidity to meet redemptions, a Fund may hold high quality short-term securities (including repurchase agreements) and may borrow from banks as permitted by law

 

* The Funds are not subject to registration or regulation as a “commodity pool operator” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act because the Funds have claimed an exclusion from that definition.

 

1 A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a set quantity of an underlying instrument at a future date, or to make or receive a cash payment based on changes in the value of a securities index. An option is the right to buy or sell a set quantity of an underlying instrument at a predetermined price. A swap is a privately negotiated agreement to exchange one stream of payments for another. A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation to buy or sell a given currency on a future date and at a set price.

 

 
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Short-term trading      

  Increased trading would raise a Fund’s transaction costs

 

  Increased short-term capital gain distributions would raise shareholders’ income tax liability; such an increase in transaction costs and/or tax liability, if not offset by gains from short-term trading, would reduce a Fund’s returns

  

  A Fund could realize gains in a short period of time

 

  A Fund could protect against losses if a security is overvalued and its value later falls

  

  A Fund may use short-term trading to take advantage of attractive or unexpected opportunities or to meet demands generated by shareholder activity

     
Exchange traded funds (ETFs)1 and other investment companies — Global Bond Opportunities Fund      

  If the Fund invests in shares of another investment company or pooled investment vehicle, shareholders would bear not only their proportionate share of the Fund’s expenses, but also similar expenses of the ETF or other investment company

 

   The price movement of an ETF (whether passively or actively managed) may not track the underlying index, market, sector, regions or industries and may result in a loss

  

   Investments in other investment companies or pooled investment vehicles help to manage smaller cash flows

 

  Investing in ETFs offers instant exposure to an index or a broad range of markets, sectors, geographic regions and industries

  

  Generally, the Fund’s investments in other investment companies, including ETFs structured as investment companies, are subject to the percentage limitations of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act)

 

  Exemptive orders granted to various ETFs and their investment advisers by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permit the Fund to invest beyond the 1940 Act limits, subject to certain terms and conditions, including a finding of the Board of Trustees that the advisory fees charged by the Fund’s adviser are for services that are in addition to, and not duplicative of, the advisory services provided to those ETFs

 

  Under SEC Rule 12d1-1, the Fund may invest in both affiliated and unaffiliated money market funds without limit subject to the Fund’s investment policies and restrictions and the conditions of the rule

 

1 ETFs are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be structured as investment companies, depositary receipts or other pooled investment vehicles. Passively managed ETFs generally seek to track the performance of a particular market index, including broad-based market indexes, as well as indexes relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. Actively managed ETFs do not seek to track the performance of a particular market index.

 

 
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POTENTIAL RISKS    POTENTIAL REWARDS    POLICIES TO BALANCE RISK AND REWARD
U.S. government and agency securities — Global Bond Opportunities Fund      

  The value of most debt securities, including government and agency securities, will fall when interest rates rise; the longer a security’s maturity and the lower its credit quality, the more its value typically falls

 

  Indebtedness of certain government issuers whose securities may be held by the Fund, including the well-known Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is not entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States and is thus subject to the risk of default in the payment of interest and/or principal like the indebtedness of private issuers

 

  Government agency issued mortgage-backed securities (securities representing an interest in, or secured by, a pool of mortgages) involve risk of loss due to payments that occur earlier or later than expected

  

  Most bonds will rise in value when interest rates fall

 

  Government and agency securities have generally outperformed money market instruments over the long-term with less risk than stocks or debt securities of lower quality issuers

 

  Mortgage-backed securities can offer attractive returns

  

  The Fund seeks to limit risk and enhance performance through active management

 

   The adviser monitors interest rate trends, as well as geographic and demographic information related to mortgage-backed securities

     
Short Selling — Global Bond Opportunities Fund      

  The Fund may engage in short selling

 

  Short sales may not have the intended effects and may result in losses

 

  The Fund may not be able to close out a short position at a particular time or at an acceptable price

 

  The Fund may not be able to borrow certain securities to sell short, resulting in missed opportunities

 

  Segregated or earmarked accounts with respect to short sales may limit the Fund’s investment flexibility

 

  Short sales involve leverage risk, credit exposure to the brokers that execute the short sale and retain the proceeds, have no cap on maximum losses and gains are limited to the price of the securities at the time of the short sale

 

  

  The Fund could make money and protect against losses if management’s analysis proves correct

 

  Short selling may allow the Fund to generate positive returns in declining markets

  

  The Fund segregates or earmarks liquid assets to cover short positions and offset a portion of the leverage risk

 

  The Fund makes short sales through brokers that the adviser has determined to be creditworthy

 

 

 
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Financial Highlights

 

The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the Funds’ financial performance for each of the past fiscal years or periods, as applicable. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in each Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). The information for the periods presented has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose reports, along with the Funds’ financial statements, are included in the Funds’ annual report, which is available upon request.

To the extent a Fund invests in other Funds, the Total Annual Operating Expenses included in the Fee Table will not correlate to the ratio of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights below.

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
    Total
distributions
 
Floating Rate Income Fund                  
Class R6                  
Year Ended August 31, 2015    $ 10.05       $ 0.41 (f)    $ (0.46   $ (0.05    $ (0.43    $ (g)    $ (0.43
October 31, 2013(i) through August 31, 2014      10.10         0.34 (h)      (0.03 )(j)      0.31         (0.35      (0.01     (0.36
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(d) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(g) Amount rounds to less than $0.01.
(h) Net investment income (loss) may appear disproportionate among the classes due to the timing of recognition of income and changes in the relative size of the classes.
(i) Commencement of offering of class of shares.
(j) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)        
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return (b)(c)

   

Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)

    Net
expenses (d)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (b)(e)
 
           
           
  $  9.57        (0.49 )%    $ 391,548        0.64     4.18     0.67     16
  10.05        3.05        916,404        0.63        4.11 (h)      0.66        61   

 

 
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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations      Distributions  
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net
investment
income
     Net
realized
gain
     Total
distributions
 
Global Bond Opportunities Fund                    
Class R6                    
Year Ended August 31, 2015    $ 10.61       $ 0.44 (f)    $ (0.52    $ (0.08    $ (0.49    $ (0.01    $ (0.50
Year Ended August 31, 2014      10.21         0.48 (f)      0.36         0.84         (0.39      (0.05      (0.44
September 4, 2012 (h) through August 31, 2013      10.00         0.52        0.14         0.66         (0.45              (0.45
(a) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(d) Includes earnings credits and interest expense, if applicable, each of which is less than 0.01% unless otherwise noted.
(e) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from both the numerator and denominator are amounts relating to derivatives and securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less.
(f) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(g) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the year ended August 31, 2014 and for the period ended August 31, 2013.
(h) Commencement of operations.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (a)  
Net asset
value, end
of period
   

Total

return (b)(c)

    Net assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
    Net
expenses (d)
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
        
Expenses
without waivers,
reimbursements
and earnings  credits
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (b)(e)
 
           
           
  $10.03        (0.86 )%    $ 113,977        0.49     4.22     0.71     90
  10.61        8.38        47,277        0.49 (g)      4.53 (g)      1.00 (g)      77   
  10.21        6.58        53        0.50 (g)      5.10 (g)      1.55 (g)      117   

 

 
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HOW TO REACH US

 

MORE INFORMATION

For investors who want more information on the Funds the following documents are available free upon request:

ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS

Our annual and semi-annual reports contain more information about the Funds’ investments and performance. The annual report also includes details about the market conditions and investment strategies that had a significant effect on the Funds’ performance during the last fiscal year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)

The SAI contains more detailed information about the Funds and their policies. It is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. That means, by law, it is considered to be part of this prospectus.

You can get a free copy of these documents and other information, or ask us any questions, by calling us at 1-800-480-4111 or writing to:

J.P. Morgan Funds Services

P.O. Box 8528

Boston, MA 02266-8528

If you buy shares through a Financial Intermediary, please contact that Financial Intermediary directly for more information. You can also find information online at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

You can write or e-mail the SEC’s Public Reference Room and ask them to mail you information about the Funds, including the SAI. They will charge you a copying fee for this service. You can also visit the Public Reference Room and copy the documents while you are there.

Public Reference Room of the SEC

Washington, DC 20549-1520

1-202-551-8090

E-mail: publicinfo@sec.gov

Reports, a copy of the SAI and other information about the Funds are also available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Investment Company Act File No. for the Funds is 811-21295.

 

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