497K 1 d436825d497k.htm JPMORGAN TRUST I JPMorgan Trust I

J.P. MORGAN U.S. EQUITY FUNDS

JPMorgan Trust I

JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

JPMorgan Trust II

JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund

(All Share Classes)

Supplement dated August 21, 2017 to the Prospectuses and Summary Prospectuses, dated November 1, 2016, as supplemented

The prospectus disclosure for the JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund, JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund, JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund and JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund (each a “Fund”, collectively, the “Funds”) is being revised to disclose how each Fund’s adviser integrates environmental, social and governance factors into a Fund’s investment process. Effective immediately, the disclosure entitled “Investment Process” in the “Risk/Return” sections and “More About the Funds” sections is hereby deleted and replaced for each Fund, as applicable.

For the JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund: The following replaces the “Investment Process” of the “Risk/Return” section in each of the Fund’s prospectuses:

Investment Process — Enhanced Index: To implement the enhanced index strategy, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value. As a part of its investment process, the adviser seeks to assess the impact of environmental, social and governance factors (including accounting and tax policies, disclosure and investor communication, shareholder rights and remuneration policies) on the cash flows of many companies in which it may invest to identify issuers that the adviser believes will be negatively impacted by such factors relative to other issuers. These determinations may not be conclusive and securities of such issuers may be purchased and retained by the Fund.

On behalf of the Fund, the adviser then buys and sells equity securities, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the adviser buys equity securities that are identified as attractive and considers selling them when they appear less attractive based on the Fund’s process. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria:

 

   

catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock’s price

 

   

impact on the overall risk of the portfolio relative to the S&P 500 Index

 

   

high perceived potential reward compared to perceived potential risk

 

   

possible temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

Investment Process — Options Overlay Strategy: To implement the Put/Spread Collar strategy, the adviser utilizes exchange traded equity options based either on the S&P 500 Index or on S&P 500 ETFs. The Put/Spread Collar is constructed by buying a put option at a higher strike price while writing a put option at a relatively lower strike price and simultaneously selling a call option that substantially offsets the cost of the put option spread. The Put/Spread Collar strategy is an actively managed process and is designed to provide a continuous market hedge for the portfolio. The put option spread is generally maintained at a level whereby the Fund is protected from a decrease in the market of five to twenty percent. The options are systematically reset on at least a quarterly basis to better capitalize on current market conditions and opportunities while seeking to provide predictable returns in all market cycles.

 

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For JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund: The following replaces the “Investment Process” of the “Risk/Return” section in each of the Fund’s prospectuses:

Investment Process: The Fund’s adviser invests in companies whose securities are, in the adviser’s opinion, undervalued when purchased but which have the potential to increase their intrinsic value per share. In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each industry group according to their relative value. As a part of its investment process, the adviser seeks to assess the impact of environmental, social and governance factors (including accounting and tax policies, disclosure and investor communication, shareholder rights and remuneration policies) on the cash flows of many companies in which it may invest to identify issuers that the adviser believes will be negatively impacted by such factors relative to other issuers. These determinations may not be conclusive and securities of such issuers may be purchased and retained by the Fund.

On behalf of the Fund, the adviser then buys and sells securities, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the adviser buys equity securities that are identified as undervalued and considers selling them when they appear overvalued. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria:

 

   

catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock’s price

 

   

high potential reward compared to potential risk

 

   

temporary mispricings caused by market overreactions.

For JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund: The following replaces the “Investment Process” of the “Risk/Return” section in each of the Fund’s prospectuses:

Investment Process — In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years, which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value. As a part of its investment process, the adviser seeks to assess the impact of environmental, social and governance factors (including accounting and tax policies, disclosure and investor communication, shareholder rights and remuneration policies) on the cash flows of many companies in which it may invest to identify issuers that the adviser believes will be negatively impacted by such factors relative to other issuers. These determinations may not be conclusive and securities of such issuers may be purchased and retained by the Fund.

On behalf of the Fund, the adviser then buys and sells equity securities, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the adviser buys equity securities that are identified as undervalued and considers selling them when they appear to be overvalued. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria:

 

   

catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock’s price

 

   

high potential reward compared to potential risk

 

   

temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

For JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund: The following replaces the “Investment Process” of the “Risk/Return” section in each of the Fund’s prospectuses:

Investment Process: In managing the Fund, the adviser employs a three-step process that combines research, valuation and stock selection. The adviser takes an in-depth look at company prospects over a period as long as five years which is designed to provide insight into a company’s real growth potential. The research findings allow the adviser to rank the companies in each sector group according to their relative value. As a part of its investment process, the adviser seeks to assess the impact of environmental, social and governance factors (including accounting and tax policies, disclosure and investor communication, shareholder rights and remuneration policies) on the cash flows of many companies in which it may invest to identify issuers that the adviser believes will be negatively impacted by such factors relative to other issuers. These determinations may not be conclusive and securities of such issuers may be purchased and retained by the Fund.


On behalf of the Fund, the adviser buys and sells, as well as shorts and covers shorts in, equity securities and derivatives on those securities according to its own policies, using the research and valuation rankings as a basis. In general, the adviser buys and covers shorts in equity securities that are identified as undervalued and considers selling or shorting them when they appear overvalued. Along with attractive valuation, the adviser often considers a number of other criteria such as:

 

   

catalysts that could trigger a rise in a stock’s price

 

   

high potential reward compared to potential risk

 

   

temporary mispricings caused by apparent market overreactions.

Corresponding changes will also be made to the “More About the Funds” section in each Fund’s prospectuses.

 

 

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