497K 1 d370434d497k.htm JPMORGAN TRUST I JPMorgan Trust I
Summary Prospectus    March 1, 2017, as supplemented April 10, 2017    LOGO

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Strategic Debt Fund

(formerly JPMorgan Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Fund)

Class/Ticker:     A/JECAX     C/JECCX     I*/JECSX

  * Formerly, Select Class Shares.

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s Prospectus and other information about the Fund, including the Statement of Additional Information, online at www.jpmorganfunds.com/funddocuments. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-480-4111 or by sending an e-mail request to Funds.Website.Support@jpmorganfunds.com or by asking any financial intermediary that offers shares of the Fund. The Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated March 1, 2017, as supplemented, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

 

What is the goal of the Fund?

The Fund seeks to provide total return.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A Shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the J.P. Morgan Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in “Investing with J.P. Morgan Funds — SALES CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION” on page 20 and in “Financial Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Waivers” in Appendix A of the prospectus and in “PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES” in Appendix A to Part II of the Statement of Additional Information.

 

SHAREHOLDER FEES (Fees paid directly from your investment)
     Class A   Class C   Class I
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as a % of the Offering Price   3.75%   NONE   NONE
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as a % of Original Cost of the Shares   NONE   1.00%   NONE
    (under
$1 million)
       

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

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

of your investment)

 
     Class A     Class C     Class I  
Management Fees     0.70     0.70     0.70
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees     0.25       0.75       NONE  
Other Expenses     0.72       2.16       0.78  

Shareholder Service Fees

    0.25       0.25       0.25  

Remainder of Other Expenses1

    0.47       1.91       0.53  
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.06       0.06       0.06  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.73       3.67       1.54  
Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     (0.53     (1.97     (0.59
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements2     1.20       1.70       0.95  

 

1 “Remainder of Other Expenses” has been calculated based on the actual other expenses incurred in the most recent fiscal year, except that these expenses have been adjusted to reflect the combination of sub-transfer agency expenses into “Shareholder Service Fees” effective 4/3/17.

 

2 The Fund’s adviser and/or its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses other than certain money market fund fees as described below, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 1.20%, 1.70% and 0.95% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Class I Shares, respectively. The Fund may invest in one or more money market funds advised by the adviser or its affiliates (affiliated money market funds). The Fund’s adviser, shareholder servicing agent and/or administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount sufficient to offset the respective net fees each collects from the affiliated money market funds on the Fund’s investment in such money market funds. These waivers are in effect through 2/28/18, at which time the adviser and/or its affiliates will determine whether to renew or revise them.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes

 

 

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that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are equal to the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements shown in the fee table through 2/28/18 and total annual fund operating expenses thereafter. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

 

IF YOU SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COSTS WOULD BE:  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     493       850       1,231       2,297  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     273       941       1,730       3,796  
CLASS I SHARES ($)     97       429       784       1,784  

 

IF YOU DO NOT SELL YOUR SHARES, YOUR COSTS
WOULD BE:
 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
CLASS A SHARES ($)     493       850       1,231       2,297  
CLASS C SHARES ($)     173       941       1,730       3,796  
CLASS I SHARES ($)     97       429       784       1,784  

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 189% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s main investment strategies?

The Fund invests primarily in debt investments that it believes have the potential to provide total return from countries whose economies or bond markets are less developed (emerging markets). The Fund’s adviser, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the adviser) uses a flexible asset allocation approach to invest the Fund opportunistically among different emerging market sectors and instruments. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Assets in emerging market debt investments. “Emerging market debt investments” are securities and instruments of issuers located in or tied economically to emerging markets. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes. Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and

may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. Emerging markets currently include most countries in the world except Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the U.S., the United Kingdom, and most of the countries of western Europe and Hong Kong. A security will be deemed to be tied economically to emerging markets if: (1) the issuer is organized under the laws of, or has a principal place of business in an emerging market; or (2) the principal listing of the issuer’s securities is in a market that is in an emerging market; or (3) the issuer derives at least 50% of its total revenues or profits from goods that are produced or sold, investments made, or services performed in an emerging market; or (4) the issuer has at least 50% of its assets located in an emerging market.

The Fund is unconstrained and may invest in a broad array of emerging market debt securities and sectors including corporate debt and sovereign debt. These securities may be denominated in U.S. and other developed market currencies as well as emerging markets currencies (local currencies). Sovereign debt securities are securities that are issued or guaranteed by foreign sovereign governments or their agencies, authorities or political subdivisions or instrumentalities, and supranational agencies. The Fund may invest in debt securities issued or guaranteed by foreign corporations and foreign financial institutions.

The Fund’s securities may be of any maturity, duration or quality. The Fund does not have any minimum quality rating requirement and may invest without limit in securities that are rated below investment grade (commonly known as junk bonds) or the unrated equivalent. As part of its principal investment strategies, the Fund may invest in foreign municipal securities, including foreign provincial securities, fixed and floating or variable rate instruments, inflation-linked securities, corporate debt securities, private placements, zero-coupon securities and loan participation notes. The Fund may also invest in structured investments such as credit linked notes (CLNs) involving U.S. or non-U.S. counterparties for which the reference instrument is an emerging markets debt instrument denominated in an emerging markets currency. CLNs are typically structured as a limited purpose trust or other vehicle that, in turn, invests in a derivative or basket of derivative instruments, such as credit default swaps, interest rate swaps and/or other securities, in order to provide exposure to emerging markets.

Derivatives are instruments that have a value based on another instrument, exchange rate or index. In addition to direct investments in securities, the Fund will use derivatives as a substitute for securities in which the Fund can invest. The Fund may use derivatives including foreign currency transactions such as currency forwards including non-deliverable forwards, futures contracts, options, swaps such as interest rate swaps

 

 

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and credit default swaps, and securities with embedded derivatives such as CLNs. The Fund may use swaps structured as credit default swaps related to individual securities or indexes of securities to gain or to limit exposure to securities, to mitigate risk exposure and to manage cash flow needs. The Fund may also use foreign currency transactions, futures contracts, options, credit default swaps and currency options to help manage duration, sector and yield curve exposure and credit and spread volatility and to establish or adjust exposure to particular foreign securities, markets or currencies. The Fund also may use derivatives to hedge an investment in one currency back to another currency, to increase income and gain to the Fund, and/or as part of its risk management process by establishing or adjusting exposure to particular foreign securities, markets or currencies.

The Fund may invest in registered investment companies including J.P. Morgan money market funds, securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies, or other investments to maintain asset coverage for the Fund’s derivative positions and for cash management purposes.

The adviser buys and sells securities and investments for the Fund based on its view of individual securities and market sectors, combining macro-economic research with bottom up fundamental country and credit analysis. The adviser analyzes rates and foreign exchanges separately using a quantitative assessment with a qualitative overlay. Taking a long-term approach, the adviser looks for individual fixed income investments that it believes will perform well over market cycles. The adviser is value oriented and makes decisions to purchase and sell individual securities and instruments after performing a risk/reward analysis that includes an evaluation of interest rate risk, currency risk, credit risk, duration, liquidity and the complex legal and technical structure of the transaction.

The Fund is non-diversified.

The Fund’s Main Investment Risks

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

 

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.

Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in foreign issuers and foreign securities are subject to additional risks, including political and economic risks, civil conflicts and war, greater volatility, expropriation and nationalization risks, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, currency fluctuations, higher transaction costs, delayed settlement, possible foreign controls on investment, and less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of foreign markets. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Fund may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. These risks are magnified in countries in “emerging markets.” Emerging market countries typically have less-established market economies than developed countries and may face greater social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties. In addition, emerging markets typically present greater illiquidity and price volatility concerns due to smaller or limited local capital markets and greater difficulty in determining market valuations of securities due to limited public information on issuers.

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 in comparison to the 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.

European Market Risk. The Fund’s performance will be affected by political, social and economic conditions in Europe, such as growth of the economic output (the gross national product), the rate of inflation, the rate at which capital is reinvested into European economies, the success of governmental actions to reduce budget deficits, the resource self-sufficiency of European countries and interest and monetary exchange rates between European countries. European financial markets may experience

 

 

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volatility due to concerns about high government debt levels, credit rating downgrades, rising unemployment, the future of the euro as a common currency, possible restructuring of government debt and other government measures responding to those concerns, and fiscal and monetary controls imposed on member countries of the European Union. The risk of investing in Europe may be heightened due to the referendum in which the United Kingdom voted to exit the European Union. In addition, if one or more countries were to exit the European Union or abandon the use of the euro as a currency, the value of investments tied to those countries or the euro could decline significantly and unpredictably.

Sovereign Debt Risk. Sovereign debt investments are subject to the risk of payment delays or defaults, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, large debt positions relative to the country’s economy or failure to implement economic reforms. There is no legal or bankruptcy process for collecting sovereign debt.

Currency Risk. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of the Fund’s securities and the price of the Fund’s shares. Generally, when the value of the U.S. dollar rises in value relative to a foreign currency, an investment impacted by that currency loses value because that currency is worth less in U.S. dollars. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates. Devaluation of a currency by a country’s government or banking authority also will have a significant impact on the value of any investments denominated in that currency. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Although the Fund may attempt to hedge its currency exposure into the U.S. dollar, it may not be successful in reducing the effects of currency fluctuations. The Fund may also hedge from one foreign currency to another. In addition, the Fund’s use of currency hedging may not be successful and the use of such strategies may lower the Fund’s potential returns.

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 rise, 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 variable and floating rate 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.

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives, including currency forwards, interest rate swaps and currency options, may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the volatility of the Fund. Derivatives may be particularly sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions and may create leverage, which could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment. Derivatives expose the Fund to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the derivative counterparty will not fulfill its contractual obligations (and includes credit risk associated with the counterparty). Certain derivatives are synthetic instruments that attempt to replicate the performance of certain reference assets. With regard to such derivatives, the Fund does not have a claim on the reference assets and is subject to enhanced counterparty risk. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose the Fund to risks of mispricing or improper valuation. Certain of the Fund’s transactions in foreign currency derivatives and other derivatives could also affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders which may result in the Fund realizing more short-term capital gain and ordinary income subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates than it would if it did not engage in such transactions, which may adversely impact the Fund’s after-tax returns.

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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High Yield Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in securities that are obligations of companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed. These investments (known as junk bonds) are considered to be speculative and are subject to greater risk of loss, greater sensitivity to economic changes, valuation difficulties and potential illiquidity.

Foreign Municipal Securities Risk. The risk of a foreign municipal security generally depends on the financial and credit status of the issuer, which in turn will depend on the local economic, regulatory, political and other factors and conditions. 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 securities might not pay interest unless the applicable legislature or municipality authorizes money for that purpose. In addition, the issuer of the obligations may be unable or unwilling to make interest and principal payments when due. These securities are also subject to foreign and emerging markets risks based on the location of the issuer.

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.

CLN Risk. CLNs are synthetic instruments that are subject to the counterparty risk described above under “Credit Risk.” In the event of a default, the Fund does not have a right in the underlying reference debt obligation. Generally, payments under the CLN are conditioned on the CLN’s receipt of payments from, and the CLN’s potential obligations, to the counterparties to the derivative instruments and other securities in which the CLN invests. If a default were to occur, the stream of payments may stop and the CLN would be obligated to pay the counterparty the par value (or other agreed upon value) of the referenced debt obligation. This, in turn, would reduce the amount of income and principal that the Fund would receive as an investor in the CLN.

Zero-Coupon, Pay-In-Kind and Deferred Payment Securities Risk. The market value of a zero-coupon, pay-in-kind or deferred payment security is generally more volatile than the market value of, and is more likely to respond to a greater degree to changes in interest rates than, other fixed income securities

with similar maturities and credit quality that pay interest periodically. In addition, federal income tax law requires that the holder of a zero-coupon security accrue a portion of the discount at which the security was purchased as taxable income each year. The Fund may consequently have to dispose of portfolio securities under disadvantageous circumstances to generate cash to satisfy its requirement as a regulated investment company to distribute all of its net income.

Inflation-Linked Security Risk. Inflation-linked emerging markets debt securities are subject to the effects of changes in market interest rates caused by factors other than inflation (real interest rates). In general, the price of an inflation-linked security tends to decline when real interest rates increase. Unlike conventional bonds, the principal and interest payments of inflation-linked securities may be adjusted periodically to a specified rate of inflation. There can be no assurance that the inflation index used will accurately measure the real rate of inflation in a particular emerging market or in the emerging markets in which the Fund invests or in the United States. These securities may lose value in the event that the actual rate of inflation is different than the rate of the inflation index. In addition, changes in foreign exchange rates may negate the impact of any adjustments to interest rates payable on the securities for non-U.S. dollar denominated inflation-linked securities.

Investment Company Risk. Shareholders bear both their proportionate share of the Fund’s expenses and similar expenses of another investment company in which the Fund may invest.

High Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Fund will likely engage in active and frequent trading leading to increased portfolio turnover, higher transaction costs, and the possibility of increased capital gains, including short-term capital gains that will generally be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.

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

Non-Diversified Fund Risk. Since the Fund is non-diversified, it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer or group of issuers than a diversified fund would. This increased investment in fewer issuers may result in the Fund’s shares being more sensitive to economics results of those issuing the securities.

 

 

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

You could lose money investing in the Fund.

The Fund’s Past Performance

This section provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how performance of the Fund’s Class I Shares (formerly, Select Class Shares) varied from year to year over the past four calendar years. The table shows the average annual total returns over the past one year and life of the Fund. The table compares that performance to the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global Diversified, the J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets (GBI-EM) Global Diversified, the Emerging Markets Strategic Debt Composite Benchmark (a composite benchmark of the equally weighted average of J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified, J.P. Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified and J.P. Morgan Corporate Emerging Markets Bond Index (CEMBI) Broad Diversified) and the Lipper Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Funds Index. The Lipper index is based on the total return of certain mutual funds within the Fund’s designated category as determined by Lipper. Unlike the other indexes, the Lipper index includes the fees and expenses of the mutual funds included in the index. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available by visiting www.jpmorganfunds.com or by calling 1-800-480-4111.

Effective September 30, 2016 (the “Effective Date”), some of the Fund’s investment strategies changed. The Fund’s past performance would have been different if the Fund were managed using the current strategies. On the Effective Date, the Fund’s broad based securities market index changed from the J.P. Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified to the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global Diversified to reflect the change in the Fund’s investment strategies.

 

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Best Quarter    1st quarter, 2016      9.58%  
Worst Quarter    3rd quarter, 2015      -10.64%  

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(For periods ended December 31, 2016)

 
     Past
1 Year
    Life of Fund
(since 6/29/12)
 
CLASS I SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     10.26     (4.20 )% 
Return After Taxes on Distributions     10.26       (4.28

Return After Taxes on Distributions

and Sale of Fund Shares

    5.81       (3.16
CLASS A SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     5.97       (5.24
CLASS C SHARES      
Return Before Taxes     8.62       (4.89
J.P. MORGAN EMERGING MARKETS BOND INDEX (EMBI) GLOBAL DIVERSIFIED      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     10.15       4.97  
J.P. MORGAN GOVERNMENT BOND INDEX-EMERGING MARKETS (GBI-EM) GLOBAL DIVERSIFIED      
(Reflects No Deduction for Taxes)     9.94       (2.90
EMERGING MARKETS STRATEGIC DEBT COMPOSITE BENCHMARK      
(Reflects No Deduction for Fees, Expenses, or Taxes)     10.04       2.38  
LIPPER EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL CURRENCY DEBT FUNDS INDEX     9.61       (2.92 )1 

 

1 Return calculated from 6/30/12.
 

 

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

Management

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

 

Portfolio Manager   Managed the
Fund Since
   Primary Title with
Investment Adviser
Pierre-Yves Bareau   2012    Managing Director
Joanne Baxter*   2016    Executive Director
Emil Babayev   2016    Executive Director
Ravinder Singh*   2016    Executive Director

 

* Ms. Baxter is currently on leave. Ravinder Singh will serve as substitute portfolio manager until Ms. Baxter’s return from leave.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Purchase minimums

 

For Class A and Class C Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000  

To add to an account

     $50  
For Class I Shares   

To establish an account

     $1,000,000  

To add to an account

     No minimum levels  

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

 

 

Through your Financial Intermediary

 

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

 

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

Tax Information

The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in 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 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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