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Summary Prospectus    July 1, 2016, as supplemented November 21, 2016    LOGO

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

Class/Ticker:     IM/JIMXX

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s Prospectus and other information about the Fund, including the Statement of Additional Information, online at www.jpmorganfunds.com/jpmfpages/imshares. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-766-7722 or by sending an e-mail request to global_liquidity_funds_services_us@jpmorgan.com or by asking any financial intermediary that offers shares of the Fund. The Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated July 1, 2016, as supplemented, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

 

The Fund’s Objective

The Fund seeks current income while seeking to maintain liquidity and a low volatility of principal.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

 

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

 
        IM  
Management Fees        0.08
Other Expenses        0.08   

Shareholder Service Fees

       NONE   

Remainder of Other Expenses

       0.08   
      

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses        0.16   

Example

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

 

WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR
COST WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
IM SHARES ($)     16        52        90        205   

The Fund’s Main Investment Strategy

The Fund invests in high quality, short-term money market instruments which are issued and payable in U.S. dollars. The Fund principally invests in:

 

 

high quality commercial paper and other short-term debt securities, including floating and variable rate demand notes of U.S. and foreign corporations,

 

 

debt securities issued or guaranteed by qualified U.S. and foreign banks, including certificates of deposit, time deposits and other short-term securities,

 

 

securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities or Government-Sponsored Enterprises (“GSEs”),

 

 

asset-backed securities,

 

 

repurchase agreements, and

 

 

taxable municipal obligations.

The Fund is a money market fund managed in the following manner:

 

 

Until October 1, 2016, the Fund seeks to maintain a net asset value (“NAV”) of $1.00 per share. Effective on or about October 1, 2016, the Fund will calculate its net asset value to four decimals (e.g., $1.0000) using market-based pricing and will operate with a floating net asset value.

 

 

The dollar-weighted average maturity of the Fund will be 60 days or less and the dollar-weighted average life to maturity will be 120 days or less.

 

 

The Fund will only buy securities that have remaining maturities of 397 days or less or securities otherwise permitted to be purchased because of maturity shortening provisions under applicable regulation.

 

 

The Fund invests only in U.S. dollar-denominated securities.

 

 

The Fund seeks to invest in securities that present minimal credit risk.

The Fund may invest significantly in securities with floating or variable rates of interest. Their yields will vary as interest rates change. The securities in which the Fund may invest include privately placed securities. The Fund will generally hold a portion of its assets in cash, primarily to meet redemptions.

The Fund will concentrate its investments in the banking industry. Therefore, under normal conditions, the Fund will invest at least 25% of its total assets in securities issued by companies in the banking industry. The Fund may, however, invest less than 25% of its total assets in this industry as a temporary defensive measure.

The Fund may trade securities on a when-issued, delayed settlement or forward commitment basis. The Fund’s adviser

 

 

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seeks to develop an appropriate portfolio by considering the differences in yields among securities of different maturities, market sectors and issuers.

In anticipation of increased shareholder redemptions as a result of money market fund reform (as described below), until October 2016 and for a reasonable time thereafter, the adviser may invest a significantly larger portion of the Fund’s investments in shorter-term instruments, such as overnight repurchase agreements, than the adviser would under ordinary market conditions.

Money Market Fund Reform

Under the amendments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules that govern the operation of registered money market funds (“MMFs”), MMFs that qualify as “retail” (“Retail MMFs”) or “government” (“Government MMFs”) are permitted to continue to utilize amortized cost to value their portfolio securities and to transact at their existing $1.00 share price. MMFs that do not qualify as Retail MMFs or Government MMFs (collectively, “Institutional MMFs”) are required to price and transact in their shares at NAV reflecting current market-based values of their portfolio securities (i.e., at a “floating NAV”) by October 14, 2016. The floating NAV will be rounded to four decimal places for a MMF with a $1.00 NAV (e.g., $1.0000). The Fund does not intend to qualify as a Retail MMF or a Government MMF, and therefore, is expected to operate as an Institutional MMF required to transact at a floating NAV. The Fund intends to float its NAV on or about October 1, 2016. The Fund’s NAV may be below $1.0000 at such time. Although the Fund is a money market fund, the NAV of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate with changes in the values of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Until such time, it is currently expected that the Fund will seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00 using the amortized cost method to value its portfolio of securities.

Liquidity Fees and Redemption Gates

It is currently anticipated that liquidity fee and gate authority will be made available to the J.P. Morgan Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”) on October 14, 2016.

From such date, the Fund’s policies and procedures will permit the Board to impose liquidity fees on redemptions and/or redemption gates in the event that the Fund’s weekly liquid assets were to fall below a designated threshold.

If the Fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below 30% of its total assets, the Board, in its discretion, may impose liquidity fees of up to 2% of the value of the shares redeemed and/or gates on redemptions. In addition, if the Fund’s weekly liquid assets fall

below 10% of its total assets at the end of any business day, the Fund must impose a 1% liquidity fee on shareholder redemptions unless the Board determines that not doing so is in the best interests of the Fund.

Further Developments

The determinations that the Fund will not qualify as a Retail MMF or Government MMF and actions described above, and anticipated timing of those actions, remain subject to future change. Shareholders will be given notice of further developments, as appropriate.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

The Fund is subject to management risk and the Fund may not achieve its objective if the adviser’s expectations regarding particular instruments or interest rates are not met.

You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.

Effective October 1, 2016, the paragraph above is replaced by the paragraphs below:

You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Because the share price of the Fund will fluctuate, when you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you originally paid for them. The Fund may impose a fee upon the sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.

Any gain resulting from the sale or exchange of Fund shares will be taxable as long-term or short-term gain, depending upon how long you have held your shares.

 

 

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

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

Interest Rate Risk. The Fund’s investments in bonds and other debt securities will change in value based on changes in interest rates. If rates increase, the value of these investments generally declines. Securities with greater interest rate sensitivity and longer maturities generally are subject to greater fluctuations in value. The Fund may invest in variable and floating rate securities. Although these instruments are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than fixed rate instruments, the value of floating rate and variable securities may decline if their interest rates do not rise as quickly, or as much, as general interest rates. Given the historically low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened.

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

General Market Risk. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or issuers in other countries or regions. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform securities in comparison to general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes, due to a number of factors, including inflation, interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, natural disasters or events, terrorism, regulatory events and government controls.

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk.

Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are subject to cer-

tain other risks, including prepayment and call risks. During periods of difficult or frozen credit markets, significant changes in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, become more volatile and/or become illiquid. When mortgages and other obligations are prepaid and when securities are called, the Fund may have to reinvest in securities with a lower yield or fail to recover additional amounts (i.e., premiums) paid for securities with higher interest rates, resulting in an unexpected capital loss and/or a decrease in the amount of dividends and yield. In periods of rising interest rates, the Fund may be subject to extension risk, and may receive principal later than expected. As a result, in periods of rising interest rates, the Fund may exhibit additional volatility.

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

Municipal Obligations Risk. The risk of a municipal obligation generally depends on the financial and credit status of the issuer. Changes in a municipality’s financial health may make it difficult for the municipality to make interest and principal payments when due. This could decrease the Fund’s income or hurt the ability to preserve capital and liquidity.

Under some circumstances, municipal obligations might not pay interest unless the state legislature or municipality authorizes money for that purpose. Some obligations, including municipal lease obligations, carry additional risks.

 

 

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Municipal obligations may be more susceptible to downgrades or defaults during recessions or similar periods of economic stress. In addition, since some municipal obligations may be secured or guaranteed by banks and other institutions, the risk to the Fund could increase if the banking or financial sector suffers an economic downturn and/or if the credit ratings of the institutions issuing the guarantee are downgraded or at risk of being downgraded by a national rating organization. Such a downward revision or risk of being downgraded may have an adverse effect on the market prices of the obligations and thus the value of the Fund’s investments. To the extent that the financial institutions securing the municipal obligations are located outside the U.S., these securities could be riskier than those backed by U.S. institutions because of possible political, social or economic instability, higher transaction costs, currency fluctuations, and possible delayed settlement.

In addition to being downgraded, an insolvent municipality may file for bankruptcy. The reorganization of a municipality’s debts may significantly affect the rights of creditors and the value of the obligations issued by the municipality and the value of the Fund’s investments.

When-Issued, Delayed Settlement and Forward Commitment Transactions Risk. The Fund may purchase or sell securities which it is eligible to purchase or sell on a when-issued basis, may purchase and sell such securities for delayed delivery and may make contracts to purchase or sell such securities for a fixed price at a future date beyond normal settlement time (forward commitments). When-issued transactions, delayed delivery purchases and forward commitments involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund loses both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.

Transactions Risk. The Fund could experience a loss and its liquidity may be negatively impacted when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent (which may occur in connection with the implementation of money market fund reform in October 2016) or occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices. While the adviser cannot predict the level or timing of redemption activity that the Fund will experience prior to the implementation of money market fund reform in October 2016, until such time and for a reasonable time thereafter, the adviser may invest a significantly larger portion of the Fund’s investments in shorter-term instruments, such as overnight repurchase agreements, than the adviser would under ordinary market conditions. This may adversely impact the Fund’s

returns. In addition, to the extent that, in anticipation of redemptions, the adviser sells securities that pay higher yields than are currently offered in the market, although the Fund’s market-based NAV may increase, the Fund’s yield may be adversely impacted. Similarly, large purchases of Fund shares may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would.

Concentration Risk. Because the Fund will, under ordinary circumstances, invest a significant portion of its assets in securities of companies in the banking industry, developments affecting the banking industry may have a disproportionate impact on the Fund. These risks generally include interest rate risk, credit risk and risk associated with regulatory changes in the banking industry. The profitability of banks depends largely on the availability and cost of funds, which can change depending on economic conditions.

Foreign Securities Risk. Because the Fund may invest in foreign securities, it is subject to special risks in addition to those applicable to U.S. investments. These risks include political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile.

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

 

 

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Floating and Variable Rate Securities Risk. Floating and variable rate securities provide for a periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. The rate adjustment intervals may be regular and range from daily up to annually, or may be based on an event, such as a change in the prime rate. Floating and variable rate securities may be subject to greater liquidity risk than other debt securities, meaning that there may be limitations on the Fund’s ability to sell the securities at any given time. Such securities also may lose value.

Net Asset Value Risk. There is no assurance that the Fund will maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share on a continuous basis. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that the Fund’s affiliates will purchase distressed assets from the Fund, make capital infusions, enter into capital support agreements or take other actions to ensure that the Fund maintains a stable net asset value. In the event any money market fund fails to maintain a stable net asset value, other money market funds, including the Fund, could face a universal risk of increased redemption pressures, potentially jeopardizing the stability of their net asset values. In general, certain other money market funds have in the past failed to maintain stable net asset values and there can be no assurance that such failures and resulting redemption pressures will not occur in the future. Effective on or about October 1, 2016, the Fund will not maintain a stable NAV per share. The value of the Fund’s shares will be calculated to four decimal places and will fluctuate with changes in the values of the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Repurchase Agreement Risk. There is a risk that the counterparty to a repurchase agreement will default or otherwise become unable to honor a financial obligation and the value of your investment could decline as a result.

Risk Associated with the Fund Holding Cash. The Fund will generally hold a portion of its assets in cash, primarily to meet redemptions. Cash positions may hurt performance and may subject the Fund to additional risks and costs, such as increased exposure to the custodian bank holding the assets and any fees imposed for large cash balances.

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

Privately Placed Securities Risk. Privately placed securities generally are less liquid than publicly traded securities and the Fund may not always be able to sell such securities without experiencing delays in finding buyers or reducing the sale price

for such securities. The disposition of some of the securities held by the Fund may be restricted under federal securities laws. As a result, the Fund may not be able to dispose of such investments at a time when, or at a price at which, it desires to do so and may have to bear expenses of registering these securities, if necessary. These securities may also be difficult to value.

 

Investments in the Fund are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Although, until on or about October 1, 2016, the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Fund’s IM Shares has varied from year to year for the past ten calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year, five years and ten years. The performance of IM Shares shown in the table is based on the performance of the Capital Shares before the inception of IM Shares. The actual returns of the IM Shares would have been different than those shown because IM Shares have different expenses than Institutional and Capital Shares.

To obtain current yield information call 1-800-766-7722. Past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

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Best Quarter    3Q 2007      1.33%   
Worst Quarter    2Q and 3Q 2014      0.01%   

The Fund’s year-to-date total return as of 3/31/16 was 0.10%.

 

 

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2015)

        
     Past
1 Year
    Past
5 Years
    Past
10 Years
 
IM SHARES     0.12     0.11     1.43

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

IM Shares are offered only to investment companies, including the J.P. Morgan Funds, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act) (each a “Registered Investment Company”) and/or funds that (i) are exempt from registration as an investment company pursuant to Section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act and (ii) are wholly-owned by one or more Registered Investment Companies (collectively, funds).

Purchase minimums

 

For IM Shares   

To establish an account

     $50,000,000   

To add to an account

     No minimum levels   

Certain investment companies may meet the minimum investment requirement through the total amount of IM Shares of the funds that are part of the same group of investment companies.

You may purchase or redeem shares on any business day that the Fund is open:

 

 

Through your financial intermediary

 

By writing to J.P. Morgan Institutional Funds Service Center, 500 Stanton Christiana Road, 3-OPS3, Newark DE 19713

 

After you open an account, by calling J.P. Morgan Institutional Funds Service Center at 1-800-766-7722

Tax Information

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

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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

 

 

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