N-CSR 1 d88958dncsr.htm J.P. MORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Funds

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-22903

 

 

J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

270 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10017

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Frank J. Nasta, Esq.

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

270 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10017

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

With copies to:

Elizabeth A. Davin, Esq.   Jon S. Rand Esq.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   Dechert LLP
460 Polaris Parkway   1095 Avenue of the Americas
Westerville, OH 43082   New York, NY 10036

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (844) 457-6383

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: November 1, 2014 through October 31, 2015

 

 

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ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1).


 

Annual Report

JPMorgan Exchange-Traded Funds

October 31, 2015

JPMorgan Diversified Return Emerging Markets Equity ETF

JPMorgan Diversified Return Global Equity ETF

JPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETF

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CONTENTS

 

President’s Letter        1   

Fund Commentaries:

    

JPMorgan Diversified Return Emerging Markets Equity ETF

       2   

JPMorgan Diversified Return Global Equity ETF

       5   

JPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETF

       8   
Schedules of Portfolio Investments        11   
Financial Statements        32   
Notes to Financial Statements        38   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm        46   
Supplemental Information        47   
Trustees        48   
Officers        49   
Schedule of Shareholder Expenses        50   
Tax Letter        51   

Investments in a Fund are not bank 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 if you sell when the Fund’s share price is lower than when you invested.

Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. The general market views expressed in this report are opinions based on market and other conditions through the end of the reporting period and are subject to change without notice. These views are not intended to predict the future performance of a Fund or the securities markets. References to specific securities and their issuers are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be, and should not be interpreted as, recommendations to purchase or sell such securities. Such views are not meant as investment advice and may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fund.

Prospective investors should refer to the Funds’ prospectus for a discussion of the Funds’ investment objectives, strategies and risks. Call J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Funds at (844) 457-6383 for a prospectus containing more complete information about a Fund, including management fees and other expenses. Please read it carefully before investing.


PRESIDENT’S LETTER

November 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

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“While investors may not be able to avoid global financial market volatility, we believe the basic principles of a well-diversified portfolio, a long term outlook and avoiding excess concentrations provide the most prudent approach toward the current trends in the global financial marketplace.”

Over the past year, we have been busy building the JPMorgan Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) business. Recently, we launched our fourth Diversified Return Equity ETF. Our newest ETF targets large cap U.S. equities (JPUS) and complements our funds that invest in global equity (JPGE), developed markets equity (JPIN) and emerging market equity (JPEM). We are seeking to launch several more strategies in our suite of ETFs that uniquely address the risks associated with excess concentrations in sectors of the economy and regions of the world, while selecting stocks with key equity factors. We look forward to telling you more about these new funds as we introduce them.

In recent months, increasing market volatility was punctuated by declining equity markets in late summer followed by rebounding markets in the fall. Following declines in June through September, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) finished October with its best one-month performance since October 2011, Japan’s Nikkei Index gained the most since April 2013 and leading European indexes had their best performance since 2009.

Even as leading central banks have extended economic stimulus, financial market volatility has increased over the past year amid slowing growth in China, weakness in commodities prices and uncertainty about the strength of the global economic recovery. Further, financial market apprehension about the pace of future interest rate increases in the U.S. added to investor anxiety. We believe it’s likely that this period of relatively high market volatility will continue into 2016 and beyond.

With this as a backdrop, we thought it would be helpful to share our thoughts on market volatility with you. In recent research developed by JPMorgan and published in “Market Insights: Investing with Composure in Volatile Markets”, we see there have been meaningful declines in equity markets within most calendar years. However, despite average intra-year declines of 14.2%, the S&P 500 posted positive annual returns in 27 of the

past 35 years. This serves to illustrate the importance of keeping market volatility in proper perspective, focusing on longer investment horizons and maintaining portfolio discipline.

Within this volatile market climate, the principles of sound investing provide useful guidelines for investors seeking investment returns over the long-term. Those principles include employing a portfolio that is well diversified across asset classes and adhering to a long-term view of returns. It is also important to remember that attempting to successfully anticipate price swings in financial markets is extremely difficult.

But, what else can an investor do? One thought we want to emphasize is the concept of diversifying within an asset class. In other words, in addition to portfolio diversification across stocks, bonds and real assets, we believe that diversifying the equity portion of a portfolio by deploying complementary strategies has meaningful benefits.

In our opinion, investors should consider strategies that offer lower overall volatility and compensate for the risk of excess sector concentration that is inherent in traditional indexes and well-known market-weighted index mutual funds. The impact of financial market volatility may be mitigated by a properly diversified portfolio that is free of excess concentrations in any particular region, sector or asset class.

While investors may not be able to avoid global financial market volatility, we believe the basic principles of a well-diversified portfolio, a long-term outlook and avoiding excess concentrations provide the most prudent approach toward the current trends in the global financial marketplace. On behalf of everyone at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, thank you for your continued support. We look forward to managing your investment needs for years to come.

If you should have any questions, or would like a copy of “Market Insights: Investing with Composure in Volatile Markets,” please visit www.jpmorganfunds.com or call J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Funds at 1-844-457-6383.

Sincerely yours,

 

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Robert F. Deutsch

President, J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Funds

J.P. Morgan Asset Management

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Diversified Return Emerging Markets Equity ETF

FUND COMMENTARY

FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 7, 2015 (FUND INCEPTION DATE) THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

REPORTING PERIOD RETURN:  
JPMorgan Diversified Return Emerging Markets Equity ETF*      -9.54%   
Market Price**      -9.46%   
FTSE Emerging Diversified Factor Index (net of foreign withholding taxes)      -8.18%   
FTSE Emerging Net Index      -9.00%   
Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) Emerging Markets Index (net of foreign withholding taxes)      -8.01%   
Net Assets as of 10/31/2015    $ 36,185,674   

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE***

The JPMorgan Diversified Return Emerging Markets Equity ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the FTSE Emerging Diversified Factor Index (net of foreign withholding taxes) (the “Underlying Index”).

INVESTMENT APPROACH

The Fund is passively managed to the Underlying Index, which provides emerging markets equity exposure, diversified across emerging market regions and industries. The Underlying Index uses a proprietary multi-factor stock selection process that utilizes the following characteristics: value, momentum and quality. The Underlying Index methodology includes quarterly rebalancing and liquidity screens.

HOW DID THE MARKET PERFORM?

Global financial markets experienced increased volatility through the latter part of the reporting period January 7, 2015 inception through October 31, 2015, punctuated by a sharp sell-off in equities and bonds in August. Weakness in commodities prices, slowing economic growth in China and anxiety over U.S. interest rate policy weighed on financial markets through the summer. In mid-August, Chinese authorities surprised markets by devaluing the yuan by 2%, but when that didn’t halt declines in Shanghai/Shenzhen markets, a global sell-off followed on August 24, 2015. The selling erased year-to-date gains in China’s equity market. The Shanghai Composite Index had its worst one-day performance since 2007.

However, most equity markets rebounded in September and October as China’s central bank undertook further actions to bolster domestic financial markets and the U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates at historically low levels. Emerging market equities did participate in the October rebound, but persistent weakness in global commodities prices along with

currency devaluations and deterioration in corporate balance sheets pulled investment capital from emerging market nations.

HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM?

The Fund posted a negative absolute performance for the period January 7, 2015 to October 31, 2015 and experienced a deviation of -1.36% relative to the Underlying Index.

On an absolute basis, the Fund’s positions in the financials and defensives (health care, telecommunications and utilities) were leading detractors from performance, while the Fund’s positions in the industry sector (including the industrials and technology subsectors) and commodities sector (basic materials, oil and gas) were the small detractors from performance.

By region, the largest detractors from absolute performance were Latin America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico) and ASEAN (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand), while the smallest detractors from absolute performance were “ChIndia” (China and India) and Taiwan.

Because the Fund’s holdings were closely aligned with those of the Underlying Index, variances in relative performance due to security selection and/or sector allocation were not significant. The majority of the Fund’s deviations from the Underlying Index related to issues around local market access in certain countries, differences in valuations because of the timing of the local market closings and the net asset value calculations.

HOW WAS THE FUND POSITIONED?

At the end of the reporting period, the Fund’s and Underlying Index’s largest allocations of assets were to ChIndia and Taiwan and the smallest allocations were to Latin America and ASEAN. In terms of sectors, the Fund’s and Underlying Index’s largest positions were in financials and industry sectors. The smallest positions were in the commodities and consumer sectors.

 

 

 
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TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS OF THE PORTFOLIO****  
  1.       iShares MSCI India ETF      9.2
  2.       Tencent Holdings Ltd.      3.4   
  3.       Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.      3.2   
  4.       China Mobile Ltd.      2.8   
  5.       Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.      2.2   
  6.       America Movil SAB de CV      1.5   
  7.       Ambev S.A.      1.4   
  8.       China Construction Bank Corp.      1.3   
  9.      

MTN Group Ltd.

     1.1   
  10.       Gazprom OAO      0.9   

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION BY COUNTRY****

 
China      23.3
Taiwan      18.9   

India

     9.2   
South Africa      8.4   
Brazil      6.8   
Mexico      5.0   
Russia      4.7   
Thailand      4.6   
Indonesia      4.2   
Malaysia      4.2   
Philippines      4.0   
Turkey      1.6   
Chile      1.7   
Poland      1.3   
Other (each less than 1%)      2.1   

 

*   The return shown is based on net asset value calculated for shareholder transactions and may differ from the return shown in the financial highlights, which reflects adjustments made to the net asset value in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The net asset value was $45.23 as of October 31, 2015.
**   Market price cumulative return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the inception date net asset value, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. The price used to calculate the market price return is the midpoint of the bid/ask spread at the close of business on the NYSE Arca, Inc. The midpoint price was $45.27 as of October 31, 2015.
***   The adviser seeks to achieve the Fund’s objective. There can be no guarantee it will be achieved.
****   Percentages indicated are based on total investments as of October 31, 2015. The Fund’s composition is subject to change.
 

 

 
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JPMorgan Diversified Return Emerging Markets Equity ETF

FUND COMMENTARY

FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 7, 2015 (FUND INCEPTION DATE) THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2015 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015

 
     INCEPTION DATE        SINCE INCEPTION  

JPMorgan Diversified Return Emerging Markets Equity ETF

     1/07/2015           -9.54

Market Price

          -9.46   

LIFE OF FUND PERFORMANCE (1/07/15 TO 10/31/15)

 

 

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The performance quoted is past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Exchange-traded funds are subject to certain market risks. Investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data shown. For up-to-date, month-end performance information please call 1-844-457-6383.

Fund commenced operations on January 7, 2015.

The graph illustrates comparative performance for $10,000 invested in shares of the JPMorgan Diversified Return Emerging Markets Equity ETF, the FTSE Emerging Diversified Factor Index , the FTSE Emerging Net Index, and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index from January 7, 2015 to October 31, 2015. The performance of the Fund reflects the deduction of Fund expenses and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions, if any. The performance of the FTSE Emerging Diversified Factor Index, the FTSE Emerging Net Index and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange-traded fund and has been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions of the securities included in the Index, if applicable. The FTSE Emerging Diversified Factor Index is an index comprised of equity securities from emerging markets selected to represent a diversified set of factor characteristics, originally developed by the adviser and its holdings are selected by the index provider primarily from the constituents of the FTSE Emerging Net Index. The FTSE Emerging Net Index is part of the FTSE Global Equity Index Series. The series includes

large and mid cap securities from advanced and secondary emerging markets, classified in accordance with FTSE’s transparent Country Classification Review Process. The FTSE Emerging Index provides investors with a comprehensive means of measuring the performance of the most liquid companies in the emerging markets. FTSE International Limited is the index provider for the two FTSE indexes. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of emerging markets. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

Fund performance reflects the waiver of the Fund’s fees and reimbursement of expenses for certain periods since the inception date. Without these waivers and reimbursements, performance would have been lower. Also, performance shown in this section does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or redemption or sale of Fund shares.

International investing involves a greater degree of risk and increased volatility. Changes in currency exchange rates and differences in accounting and taxation policies outside the United States can raise or lower returns. Also, some overseas markets may not be as politically and economically stable as the United States and other nations.

The returns shown are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions and may differ from the returns shown in the financial highlights, which reflect adjustments made to the net asset values in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Diversified Return Global Equity ETF

FUND COMMENTARY

FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

REPORTING PERIOD RETURN:  
JPMorgan Diversified Return Global Equity ETF *      2.36%   
Market Price**      1.82%   
FTSE Developed Diversified Factor Index (net of foreign withholding taxes)      3.37%   
FTSE Developed Net Index      1.74%   
Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) World Index (net of foreign withholding taxes)      1.77%   
Net Assets as of 10/31/2015    $ 50,530,034   

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE***

The JPMorgan Diversified Return Global Equity ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the FTSE Developed Diversified Factor Index (net of foreign withholding taxes) (the “Underlying Index”).

INVESTMENT APPROACH

The Fund is passively managed to the Underlying Index, which provides exposure to large and mid-cap equity securities in developed global markets, diversified across global regions and industries. The Underlying Index uses a proprietary multifactor security selection process that utilizes the following characteristics: relative valuation, price momentum, low volatility and specific market capitalization. The Underlying Index’s methodology includes quarterly rebalancing, and liquidity screens.

HOW DID THE MARKET PERFORM?

Global financial markets experienced increased volatility through the second half of the twelve month period, punctuated by a sharp sell-off in equities and bonds in August. Even as the Greek debt crisis was largely resolved by June, weakness in commodities prices, slowing economic growth in China and anxiety over U.S. interest rate policy weighed on financial markets through the summer. In mid-August, Chinese authorities surprised markets by devaluing the yuan by 2%, but when that didn’t halt declines in Shanghai/Shenzhen markets, a global sell-off followed on August 24, 2015. The selling erased year-to-date gains in China’s equity market. The Shanghai Composite Index had its worst one-day performance since 2007. For the day, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (the “S&P 500”) dropped 3.9%, and equity markets in Europe and Japan also fell.

However, most equity markets rebounded in September and October as China’s central bank undertook further actions to

bolster domestic financial markets and the U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates at historically low levels. October was an especially strong month for global equities: The S&P 500 turned in its best one-month performance since October 2011, Japan’s Nikkei Index posted its biggest monthly gain since April 2013 and leading European indexes had their best performance since 2009.

HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM?

For the twelve months ended October 31, 2015, the Fund posted a positive absolute performance and experienced a deviation of -1.01% relative to the Underlying Index.

On an absolute basis, the Fund’s positions in the health care and consumer goods sectors were leading contributors to performance for the twelve month reporting period, while its positions in the oil & gas sector and the basic materials sector were the sole detractors from performance.

Because the Fund’s holdings were closely aligned with those of the Underlying Index, variances in relative performance due to security selection and/or sector allocation were not significant. The majority of the Fund’s deviation against the Underlying Index was due to specific trading limits, differences in valuations because of the timing of the local market closings and the net asset value calculations, the Fund’s small cash allocation and fees and operating expenses incurred by the Fund.

HOW WAS THE FUND POSITIONED?

At the end of the reporting period, the Fund’s and Underlying Index’s largest allocation of assets was to North American markets – particularly the U.S. – with smaller allocations to Asia, Europe and Japan. In terms of sectors, the Fund’s largest positions were in the consumer goods, consumer services and health care sectors, while the smallest positions were in the basic materials, telecommunications and oil & gas sectors.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Diversified Return Global Equity ETF

FUND COMMENTARY

FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2015 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS OF THE PORTFOLIO****  
  1.       Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.      0.7
  2.       CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.      0.5   
  3.       Toyota Motor Corp.      0.5   
  4.       SK C&C Co., Ltd.      0.4   
  5.       Wesfarmers Ltd.      0.4   
  6.       CSL Ltd.      0.4   
  7.       Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.      0.4   
  8.       Link REIT (The)      0.4   
  9.       Power Assets Holdings Ltd.      0.4   
  10.       Korea Electric Power Corp.      0.4   

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION BY COUNTRY****

 
United States      26.7
Japan      20.5   
Australia      9.3   
South Korea      9.1   
United Kingdom      4.4   
Hong Kong      4.2   
France      4.0   
Germany      3.3   
Sweden      2.6   
Singapore      2.5   
Canada      2.4   
Spain      2.1   
Switzerland      1.9   
Netherlands      1.1   
Italy      1.1   
Belgium      1.0   
Norway      1.0   
Other (each less than 1%)      2.8   

 

*   The return shown is based on net asset value calculated for shareholder transactions and may differ from the return shown in the financial highlights, which reflects adjustments made to the net asset value in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The net asset value was $50.53 as of October 31, 2015.
**   Market price cumulative return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the inception date net asset value, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. The price used to calculate the market price return is the midpoint of the bid/ask spread at the close of business on the NYSE Arca. The midpoint price was $50.67 as of October 31, 2015.
***   The adviser seeks to achieve the Fund’s objective. There can be no guarantee it will be achieved.
****   Percentages indicated are based on total investments as of October 31, 2015. The Fund’s composition is subject to change.
 

 

 
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015

 
     INCEPTION DATE        1 YEAR        SINCE
INCEPTION
 

JPMorgan Diversified Return Global Equity ETF

     6/16/2014           2.36        1.25

Market Price

          1.82           1.45   

LIFE OF FUND PERFORMANCE (6/16/14 TO 10/31/15)

 

 

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The performance quoted is past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Exchange-traded funds are subject to certain market risks. Investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data shown. For up-to-date, month-end performance information please call 1-844-457-6383.

Fund commenced operations on June 16, 2014.

The graph illustrates comparative performance for $10,000 invested in shares of the JPMorgan Diversified Return Global Equity ETF, the FTSE Developed Diversified Factor Index, the FTSE Developed Net Index, and the MSCI World Index from June 16, 2014 to October 31, 2015. The performance of the Fund reflects the deduction of Fund expenses and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions, if any. The performance of the FTSE Developed Diversified Factor Index, the FTSE Developed Net Index and the MSCI World Index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange-traded fund and has been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions of the securities included in the Index, if applicable. The FTSE Developed Diversified Factor Index is an index comprised of equity securities from developed global markets selected to represent a diversified set of factor characteristics, originally developed by the adviser and its holdings are selected by the index provider primarily from the constituents of the FTSE Developed Net Index. The FTSE Developed Net Index is a market-

capitalization weighted index representing the performance of large and mid cap companies in Developed markets. The index is derived from the FTSE Global Equity Index Series (GEIS), which covers 98% of the world’s investable market capitalization. FTSE International Limited is the index provider for the two indexes. The MSCI World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

Fund performance reflects the waiver of the Fund’s fees and reimbursement of expenses for certain periods since the inception date. Without these waivers and reimbursements, performance would have been lower. Also, performance shown in this section does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or redemption or sale of Fund shares.

International investing involves a greater degree of risk and increased volatility. Changes in currency exchange rates and differences in accounting and taxation policies outside the United States can raise or lower returns. Also, some overseas markets may not be as politically and economically stable as the United States and other nations.

The returns shown are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions and may differ from the returns shown in the financial highlights, which reflect adjustments made to the net asset values in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 

 
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JPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETF

FUND COMMENTARY

FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 5, 2014 (FUND INCEPTION DATE) THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

REPORTING PERIOD RETURN:  
JPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETF*      2.65%   
Market Price**      2.40%   
FTSE Developed ex North America Diversified Factor Index (net of foreign withholding taxes)      3.71%   
FTSE Developed ex North America Net Index      0.64%   
Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) Europe, Australia and Far East (“EAFE”) Index (net of foreign withholding taxes)      0.29%   
Net Assets as of 10/31/2015    $ 92,113,607   

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE***

The JPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the FTSE Developed ex North America Diversified Factor Index (net of foreign withholding taxes) (the “Underlying Index”).

INVESTMENT APPROACH

The Fund is passively managed to the Underlying Index, which tracks large and mid-cap equity securities in developed markets outside North America, diversified across industries and international regions. The Underlying Index uses a proprietary multifactor security selection process that measures the following characteristics: relative valuation, price momentum, low volatility and specific market capitalization. The Underlying Index methodology includes quarterly rebalancing and liquidity screens.

HOW DID THE MARKET PERFORM?

Global financial markets experienced increased volatility through the period November 5, 2014 to October 31, 2015, punctuated by a sharp sell-off in equities and bonds in August. Even as the Greek debt crisis was largely resolved by June, weakness in commodities prices, slowing economic growth in China and anxiety over U.S. interest rate policy weighed on financial markets through the summer. In mid-August, Chinese authorities surprised markets by devaluing the yuan by 2%, but when that didn’t halt declines in Shanghai/Shenzhen markets, a global sell-off followed on August 24, 2015. The selling erased year-to-date gains in China’s equity market. The Shanghai Composite Index had its worst one-day performance since 2007. Equity markets in the Europe and Japan also fell.

However, most equity markets rebounded in September and October as China’s central bank undertook further actions to bolster domestic financial markets and the U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates at historically low levels. October was an especially strong month for global equities: The Standard and Poor’s 500 turned in its best one-month performance since October 2011, Japan’s Nikkei Index posted its largest

monthly gain since April 2013 and leading European indexes had their best performance since 2009.

HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM?

The Fund posted a positive absolute performance for the period November 5, 2014 to October 31, 2015. During the period, the Fund experienced a deviation of -1.06% relative to the Underlying Index but outperformed the MSCI EAFE Index and the FTSE Developed ex North America Net Index, which are more traditional market capital weighted indexes.

Because the Fund’s holdings were closely aligned with those of the Underlying Index, variances in performance relative to the Underlying Index were not significant. The majority of the Fund’s deviation against the Underlying Index was due to specific trading limits, differences in valuations because of the timing of the local market closings and the net asset value calculations, the Fund’s small cash allocation and fees and operating expenses incurred by the Fund.

Relative to market-cap weighted indexes, the Fund’s and Underlying Index’s multi-factor filter contributed to performance across all regions and in most economic sectors, particularly in basic materials, financials and health care. The Fund’s and Underlying Index’s allocation detracted from performance relative to the market-cap weighted indexes, mostly due to an underweight position in the consumer goods sector, an overweight to the oil & gas sector, an overweight position in the Pacific region (excluding Japan) and an underweight position in Europe (excluding the U.K.)

HOW WAS THE FUND POSITIONED?

By seeking to track the Underlying Index, the Fund seeks to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns by avoiding undue concentrations of risk that tend to characterize more traditional market-cap weighted indexes. The Underlying Index’s weightings are structured to distribute risk evenly across 40 regional sectors. A multi-factor stock screen is then used to identify the most attractive stocks in each regional sector, while avoiding the least attractive stocks.

 

 

 
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TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS OF THE PORTFOLIO****  
  1.       BP plc      0.8
  2.       Royal Dutch Shell plc      0.7   
  3.       GlaxoSmithKline plc      0.7   
  4.       Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.      0.6   
  5.       Vodafone Group plc      0.6   
  6.       AstraZeneca plc      0.6   
  7.       BT Group plc      0.5   
  8.       BG Group plc      0.5   
  9.       Unilever plc      0.5   
  10.       British Land Co., plc      0.5   

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION BY COUNTRY****

 
Japan      23.7
United Kingdom      23.1   
South Korea      9.4   
Australia      8.8   
Hong Kong      5.3   
France      5.2   
Germany      4.2   
Singapore      3.3   
Netherlands      2.6   
Sweden      2.4   
Spain      2.2   
Switzerland      1.9   
Finland      1.5   
Italy      1.4   
Denmark      1.1   
Belgium      1.0   
Norway      1.0   
Other (each less than 1%)      1.9   

 

*   The return shown is based on net asset value calculated for shareholder transactions and may differ from the return shown in the financial highlights, which reflects adjustments made to the net asset value in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The net asset value was $51.17 as of October 31, 2015.
**   Market price cumulative return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the inception date net asset value, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. The price used to calculate the market price return is the midpoint of the bid/ask spread at the close of business on the NYSE Arca. The midpoint price was $51.05 as of October 31, 2015.
***   The adviser seeks to achieve the Fund’s objective. There can be no guarantee it will be achieved.
****   Percentages indicated are based on total investments as of October 31, 2015. The Fund’s composition is subject to change.
 

 

 
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JPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETF

FUND COMMENTARY

FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 5, 2014 (FUND INCEPTION DATE) THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2015 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015

 
     INCEPTION DATE        SINCE INCEPTION  

JPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETF

     11/05/2014           2.65

Market Price

          2.40   

LIFE OF FUND PERFORMANCE (11/05/14 TO 10/31/15)

 

 

LOGO

 

The performance quoted is past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Exchange-traded funds are subject to certain market risks. Investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data shown. For up-to-date, month-end performance information please call 1-844-457-6383.

Fund commenced operations on November 5, 2014.

The graph illustrates comparative performance for $10,000 invested in shares of the JPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETF, the FTSE Developed ex North America Diversified Factor Index, the FTSE Developed ex North America Net Index, and the MSCI EAFE Index from November 5, 2014 to October 31, 2015. The performance of the Fund reflects the deduction of Fund expenses and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions, if any. The performance of the FTSE Developed ex North America Diversified Factor Index, the FTSE Developed ex North America Net Index and the MSCI EAFE Index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange-traded fund and has been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions of the securities included in the Index, if applicable. The FTSE Developed ex North America Diversified Factor Index is an index comprised of equity securities from developed global markets (excluding North America) selected to represent a diversified set of factor characteristics, originally developed by the adviser and its holdings are selected by the index provider primarily from the constituents of the FTSE Developed ex North

America Net Index. The FTSE Developed ex North America Net Index is part of a range of indices designed to help investors benchmark their international investments. The index comprises Large and Mid cap stocks providing coverage of Developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The index is derived from the FTSE Global Equity Index Series (GEIS), which covers 98% of the world’s investable market capitalization. FTSE International Limited is the index provider for the two indexes. The MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

Fund performance reflects the waiver of the Fund’s fees and reimbursement of expenses for certain periods since the inception date. Without these waivers and reimbursements, performance would have been lower. Also, performance shown in this section does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or redemption or sale of Fund shares.

International investing involves a greater degree of risk and increased volatility. Changes in currency exchange rates and differences in accounting and taxation policies outside the United States can raise or lower returns. Also, some overseas markets may not be as politically and economically stable as the United States and other nations.

The returns shown are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions and may differ from the returns shown in the financial highlights, which reflect adjustments made to the net asset values in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 

 
10       JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS   OCTOBER 31, 2015


JPMorgan Diversified Return Emerging Markets Equity ETF

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — 87.5%

  

  

Brazil — 4.7%

 
  101,657      

Ambev S.A.

    503,204   
  11,585      

Banco do Brasil S.A.

    47,974   
  7,737      

BB Seguridade Participacoes S.A.

    53,365   
  22,100      

Bolsa de Valores Mercadorias e Futuros

    65,328   
  18,869      

BRF S.A.

    294,052   
  2,785      

CETIP S.A. — Mercados Organizados

    24,625   
  10,820      

Cielo S.A.

    102,714   
  5,368      

EDP — Energias do Brasil S.A.

    15,701   
  4,305      

Equatorial Energia S.A.

    38,389   
  5,865      

Estacio Participacoes S.A.

    23,511   
  3,200      

Grupo BTG Pactual

    23,814   
  15,210      

JBS S.A.

    56,201   
  34,056      

Kroton Educacional S.A.

    87,071   
  14,255      

Lojas Renner S.A.

    68,382   
  58,349      

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (a)

    141,918   
  1,224      

Porto Seguro S.A.

    10,261   
  5,557      

Raia Drogasil S.A. (a)

    57,623   
  1,033      

Smiles S.A.

    8,062   
  3,056      

Sul America S.A.

    15,000   
  2,096      

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica S.A.

    10,815   
  3,512      

Via Varejo S.A.

    3,870   
  9,149      

WEG S.A.

    34,162   
    

 

 

 
       1,686,042   
    

 

 

 
  

Chile — 1.6%

 
  53,196      

AES Gener S.A.

    25,576   
  64,235      

Aguas Andinas S.A., Class A

    33,781   
  306,670      

Banco de Chile

    32,452   
  555      

Banco de Credito e Inversiones

    22,632   
  782,576      

Banco Santander Chile S.A.

    37,151   
  3,283      

Cia Cervecerias Unidas S.A.

    39,381   
  158,160      

Colbun S.A.

    41,951   
  2,013,064      

Corpbanca S.A.

    18,333   
  70,541      

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A.

    88,374   
  18,000      

Empresas CMPC S.A.

    44,431   
  410,456      

Enersis S.A.

    108,278   
  10,255      

SACI Falabella

    68,758   
    

 

 

 
       561,098   
    

 

 

 
  

China — 23.3%

 
  8,000      

Agile Property Holdings Ltd.

    4,355   
  178,000      

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    72,786   
  24,000      

Air China Ltd., Class H

    23,117   
  13,000      

Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd., Class H

    39,667   
  14,000      

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    39,163   
  35,000      

AviChina Industry & Technology Co., Ltd., Class H

    28,523   
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
    
  

China — (continued)

 
  23,500      

BAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class H

    20,714   
  548,000      

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    258,416   
  58,000      

Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., Class H

    42,781   
  16,000      

BBMG Corp., Class H

    11,212   
  16,000      

Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd., Class H

    17,126   
  6,500      

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    41,033   
  56,000      

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

    44,353   
  32,000      

Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy Co., Ltd., Class H

    11,072   
  81,000      

Belle International Holdings Ltd.

    78,621   
  14,400      

BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Class A

    4,187   
  40,000      

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    55,466   
  13,000      

CAR, Inc. (a)

    22,731   
  154,000      

CGN Power Co., Ltd., Class H

    63,577   
  39,000      

China Agri-Industries Holdings (a)

    14,318   
  16,000      

China BlueChemical Ltd.

    4,772   
  60,000      

China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd., Class H

    23,328   
  56,000      

China CITIC Bank Corp., Ltd., Class H (a)

    36,214   
  48,000      

China Communications Construction Co., Ltd., Class H

    66,249   
  32,000      

China Communications Services Corp., Ltd., Class H

    12,837   
  12,500      

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    28,493   
  654,000      

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    473,990   
  45,000      

China Dongxiang Group Co., Ltd.

    11,387   
  28,000      

China Eastern Airlines Corp., Ltd., Class H (a)

    17,964   
  24,000      

China Everbright Bank Co., Ltd., Class H

    11,761   
  29,000      

China Everbright International Ltd.

    46,701   
  6,000      

China Everbright Ltd.

    14,121   
  16,000      

China Foods Ltd. (a)

    7,297   
  25,500      

China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd., Class H

    22,072   
  16,000      

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    25,464   
  12,000      

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.

    6,248   
  87,000      

China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co., Ltd.

    33,038   
  7,200      

China International Marine Containers Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    12,774   
  52,000      

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Class H

    187,516   
  39,000      

China Longyuan Power Group Corp., Ltd., Class H

    35,656   
  8,000      

China Machinery Engineering Corp., Class H

    6,943   
  14,000      

China Medical System Holdings

    19,230   
  33,000      

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., Class H

    86,160   
  12,329      

China Merchants Holdings International Co., Ltd.

    40,944   
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

 
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JPMorgan Diversified Return Emerging Markets Equity ETF

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015 (continued)

 

SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — continued

  

  

China — continued

 
  44,500      

China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd., Class H

    44,721   
  83,000      

China Mobile Ltd.

    995,161   
  16,000      

China Molybdenum Co., Ltd., Class H (a)

    8,870   
  32,000      

China National Building Material Co., Ltd., Class H

    19,882   
  26,000      

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    83,976   
  8,666      

China Overseas Property Holdings Ltd. (a)

    1,487   
  17,800      

China Pacific Insurance Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    70,904   
  266,000      

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    191,744   
  40,000      

China Power International Development Ltd.

    25,137   
  20,000      

China Railway Construction Corp., Ltd., Class H

    29,896   
  41,000      

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    38,621   
  16,000      

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

    6,457   
  10,000      

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    27,430   
  20,000      

China Resources Land Ltd.

    51,972   
  28,000      

China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd.

    63,341   
  35,500      

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd., Class H

    59,730   
  66,000      

China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd., Class H (a)

    24,422   
  22,000      

China Shipping Development Co., Ltd., Class H

    14,369   
  32,000      

China South City Holdings Ltd.

    7,631   
  26,000      

China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd., Class H

    22,107   
  16,000      

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    24,278   
  10,200      

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)

    32,025   
  240,000      

China Telecom Corp., Ltd., Class H

    125,189   
  26,000      

China Traditional Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd. (a)

    19,664   
  88,000      

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

    107,245   
  9,600      

China Vanke Co., Ltd., Class H

    22,403   
  16,000      

China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd.

    7,047   
  13,100      

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd., Class B

    24,110   
  24,000      

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd., Class H

    15,073   
  75,000      

CITIC Ltd.

    139,836   
  16,000      

CITIC Securities Co., Ltd., Class H

    34,477   
  168,000      

CNOOC Ltd.

    189,758   
  22,291      

COSCO Pacific Ltd.

    27,052   
  40,000      

Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd.

    15,193   
  7,500      

CSG Holding Co., Ltd.

    5,942   
  58,000      

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    54,001   
  4,700      

Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co., Ltd., Class H

    31,369   
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
    
  

China — continued

 
  48,000      

Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd., Class H

    17,665   
  8,900      

Dazhong Transportation Group Co., Ltd., Class B

    9,564   
  44,000      

Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    63,158   
  12,000      

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    68,744   
  37,000      

Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd.

    28,295   
  19,000      

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    15,804   
  25,576      

Fosun International Ltd.

    46,573   
  32,000      

Franshion Properties China Ltd.

    8,814   
  5,600      

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Ltd., Class H (a)

    11,972   
  116,000      

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd. (a)

    23,960   
  80,000      

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    42,661   
  10,000      

Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd.

    12,864   
  174,000      

GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd.

    31,795   
  51,000      

Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd., Class H

    61,933   
  8,000      

Greentown China Holdings Ltd. (a)

    6,997   
  11,700      

Guangdong Electric Power Development Co., Ltd., Class B

    7,645   
  44,000      

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    61,880   
  24,000      

Guangshen Railway Co., Ltd., Class H

    12,402   
  38,000      

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    33,227   
  2,000      

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd., Class H

    5,628   
  6,400      

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd.

    6,352   
  19,000      

Haier Electronics Group Co., Ltd.

    36,720   
  8,000      

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    13,998   
  20,400      

Haitong Securities Co., Ltd., Class H

    35,494   
  11,000      

Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.

    118,783   
  40,000      

Huadian Fuxin Energy Corp., Ltd., Class H

    12,255   
  26,000      

Huadian Power International Corp., Ltd., Class H

    19,010   
  52,000      

Huaneng Power International, Inc., Class H

    56,297   
  32,000      

Huaneng Renewables Corp., Ltd., Class H

    9,938   
  8,600      

Huatai Securities Co., Ltd., Class H (a)

    19,514   
  518,000      

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    328,570   
  16,000      

Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H

    21,633   
  16,000      

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd., Class H

    21,071   
  8,000      

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd.

    11,282   
  30,000      

Kunlun Energy Co., Ltd.

    24,491   
  8,718      

KWG Property Holding Ltd.

    6,286   
  2,900      

Lao Feng Xiang Co., Ltd., Class B

    12,479   
  16,000      

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    9,961   
  2,900      

Legend Holdings Corp., Class H (a)

    11,209   
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

 
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SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — continued

  

  

China — continued

 
  70,000      

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    65,039   
  12,000      

Longfor Properties Co., Ltd.

    16,078   
  44,000      

Metallurgical Corp of China Ltd., Class H

    15,867   
  5,600      

New China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Class H

    24,659   
  16,000      

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.

    10,557   
  32,000      

People’s Insurance Co., Ltd., Class H

    17,126   
  220,000      

PetroChina Co., Ltd., Class H

    172,239   
  24,000      

PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd., Class H

    54,458   
  35,500      

Ping An Insurance Group Company of China Ltd., Class H

    199,270   
  16,000      

Poly Property Group Co., Ltd.

    5,180   
  108,000      

Renhe Commercial Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)

    5,627   
  24,000      

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co., Ltd., Class H

    16,571   
  3,200      

Shanghai Bailian Group Co., Ltd., Class B

    6,110   
  32,000      

Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    19,971   
  4,000      

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    10,525   
  3,400      

Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co., Ltd., Class B

    11,071   
  2,200      

Shanghai Mechanical and Electrical Industry Co., Ltd., Class B

    5,550   
  10,400      

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd., Class H

    23,988   
  11,500      

Shengjing Bank Co., Ltd., Class H

    15,350   
  10,000      

Shenzhen Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H

    7,706   
  12,544      

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    19,049   
  16,000      

Shenzhen Investment Ltd.

    6,473   
  9,000      

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    44,352   
  8,000      

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

    14,011   
  16,000      

Sichuan Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H

    5,569   
  40,000      

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.

    6,683   
  44,000      

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    54,679   
  16,000      

Sinofert Holdings Ltd.

    2,811   
  28,000      

Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Ltd.

    16,274   
  12,000      

Sinopec Engineering Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    10,331   
  22,000      

Sinopec Oilfield Service Corp., Class H (a)

    6,937   
  32,000      

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Class H (a)

    13,282   
  16,400      

Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    67,587   
  24,000      

Sinotrans Ltd., Class H

    13,032   
  14,000      

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.

    8,586   
  63,900      

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    1,204,475   
  20,000      

Tianhe Chemicals Group Ltd. (a)

      
  8,000      

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    11,802   
  12,000      

Weichai Power Co., Ltd., Class H

    12,724   
  4,800      

Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd., Class H

    9,014   
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
    
  

China — continued

 
  3,800      

Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine Co., Ltd., Class B

    12,074   
  48,000      

Yuexiu Property Co., Ltd.

    8,270   
  12,000      

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co., Ltd.

    6,763   
  16,000      

Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H

    19,670   
  56,000      

Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd., Class H

    14,981   
  9,600      

ZTE Corp., Class H

    23,118   
    

 

 

 
       8,449,310   
    

 

 

 
  

Colombia — 0.0% (b)

 
  2,559      

Cemex Latam Holdings S.A. (a)

    8,904   
    

 

 

 
  

Czech Republic — 0.3%

 
  3,021      

CEZ A/S

    60,361   
  176      

Komercni banka A/S

    36,474   
    

 

 

 
       96,835   
    

 

 

 
  

Egypt — 0.2%

 
  8,883      

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE GDR

    58,504   
  12,001      

Talaat Moustafa Group

    10,158   
  7,240      

Telecom Egypt Co.

    6,212   
    

 

 

 
       74,874   
    

 

 

 
  

Hungary — 0.4%

 
  7,826      

Magyar Telekom Telecommunications plc ADR (a)

    10,841   
  705      

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas plc

    31,815   
  2,128      

OTP Bank plc

    41,180   
  2,584      

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    43,104   
    

 

 

 
       126,940   
    

 

 

 
  

Indonesia — 4.2%

 
  334,400      

Adaro Energy

    14,456   
  638,500      

Astra International

    274,477   
  279,700      

Bank Central Asia

    262,758   
  212,700      

Bank Mandiri Persero

    134,612   
  168,800      

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero

    58,353   
  240,700      

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero

    184,221   
  10,400      

Indo Tambangraya Megah

    6,411   
  36,000      

Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa

    47,085   
  39,100      

Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur

    37,625   
  328,600      

Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero

    71,773   
  77,500      

Semen Indonesia Persero

    55,117   
  20,800      

Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam Persero

    11,049   
  1,567,800      

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero

    307,583   
  40,800      

United Tractors

    53,680   
  52,000      

Vale Indonesia

    8,456   
    

 

 

 
       1,527,656   
    

 

 

 
 

 

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AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015 (continued)

 

SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — continued

  

  

Malaysia — 4.2%

 
  46,400      

AirAsia BHD

    15,935   
  24,800      

Alliance Financial Group BHD

    20,641   
  40,000      

AMMB Holdings BHD

    44,338   
  60,600      

Astro Malaysia Holdings BHD

    40,291   
  82,700      

Bumi Armada BHD

    18,638   
  17,300      

Hong Leong Bank BHD

    56,171   
  119,800      

Malayan Banking BHD

    229,666   
  40,000      

MISC BHD

    84,078   
  7,800      

Petronas Dagangan BHD

    40,867   
  20,000      

Petronas Gas BHD

    106,872   
  17,900      

PPB Group BHD

    64,266   
  68,600      

Public Bank BHD

    288,408   
  16,085      

RHB Capital BHD

    22,810   
  100,800      

SapuraKencana Petroleum BHD

    49,409   
  108,500      

Tenaga Nasional BHD

    318,913   
  28,300      

Westports Holdings BHD

    28,268   
  154,500      

YTL Corp. BHD

    54,257   
  86,900      

YTL Power International BHD

    30,544   
    

 

 

 
       1,514,372   
    

 

 

 
  

Mexico — 4.9%

 
  596,500      

America Movil SAB de CV

    530,854   
  5,780      

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    36,921   
  14,248      

Compartamos SAB de CV

    26,171   
  4,154      

El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV

    57,872   
  32,616      

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV REIT

    71,520   
  3,834      

Gruma SAB de CV, Class B

    58,841   
  5,800      

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

    52,312   
  4,115      

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B

    63,771   
  28,874      

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    154,580   
  26,048      

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O

    52,198   
  18,840      

Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV, Class B

    34,617   
  10,575      

Grupo Lala SAB de CV, Class B

    27,011   
  62,336      

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV

    151,936   
  3,432      

Industrias Bachoco SAB de CV

    15,620   
  18,577      

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A

    44,458   
  6,650      

Megacable Holdings SAB de CV

    25,343   
  12,872      

OHL Mexico SAB de CV (a)

    17,012   
  3,582      

Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV (a)

    45,035   
  121,983      

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    323,091   
    

 

 

 
       1,789,163   
    

 

 

 
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
    
  

Philippines — 4.0%

 
  60,720      

Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.

    72,477   
  51,400      

Aboitiz Power Corp.

    46,108   
  111,000      

Alliance Global Group, Inc.

    43,083   
  6,480      

Ayala Corp.

    107,809   
  136,600      

Ayala Land, Inc.

    104,322   
  37,100      

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    66,929   
  32,400      

BDO Unibank, Inc.

    70,232   
  104,000      

DMCI Holdings, Inc.

    27,557   
  213,600      

Energy Development Corp.

    30,185   
  960      

Globe Telecom, Inc.

    46,619   
  1,480      

GT Capital Holdings, Inc.

    41,491   
  70,110      

JG Summit Holdings, Inc.

    106,608   
  9,440      

Manila Electric Co.

    65,463   
  258,000      

Megaworld Corp.

    25,794   
  28,816      

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    52,271   
  2,630      

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.

    123,294   
  8,100      

Semirara Mining and Power Corp., Class A

    23,155   
  10,260      

SM Investments Corp.

    191,353   
  176,800      

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

    81,326   
  26,380      

Universal Robina Corp.

    112,923   
    

 

 

 
       1,438,999   
    

 

 

 
  

Poland — 1.3%

 
  608      

Alior Bank S.A. (a)

    12,776   
  1,144      

Asseco Poland S.A.

    16,886   
  6,573      

Bank Millennium S.A. (a)

    10,409   
  304      

Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. (a)

    24,504   
  492      

CCC S.A.

    21,481   
  4,504      

Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. (a)

    29,020   
  4,592      

Enea S.A.

    15,229   
  6,017      

Energa S.A.

    25,691   
  1,432      

Grupa Lotos S.A. (a)

    10,547   
  2,056      

KGHM Polska Miedz S.A.

    47,732   
  13,720      

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A.

    51,069   
  4,784      

Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen S.A.

    77,613   
  26,384      

Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo S.A.

    46,745   
  600      

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen S.A.

    58,259   
  22,328      

Tauron Polska Energia S.A.

    17,506   
    

 

 

 
       465,467   
    

 

 

 
  

Russia — 4.3%

 
  28,027      

Alrosa OAO

    22,569   
  158,214      

Gazprom OAO

    336,228   
  6,947      

Lukoil PJSC

    252,589   
  23,273      

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works

    8,771   
  2,024      

MegaFon OAO GDR

    26,068   
 

 

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SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — continued

  

  

Russia — continued

 
  679      

MMC Norilsk Nickel OJSC

    100,897   
  18,710      

Mobile Telesystems OJSC

    60,884   
  14,849      

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS

    20,895   
  16,111      

Novatek OAO

    147,563   
  14,169      

Novolipetsk Steel OAO

    17,357   
  1,160      

PhosAgro OAO GDR

    15,660   
  17,609      

Rosneft OAO (a)

    71,297   
  21,203      

Rostelecom PJSC (a)

    31,040   
  2,560,464      

Rushydro PJSC (a)

    26,078   
  115,499      

Sberbank of Russia PJSC (a)

    163,760   
  2,636      

Severstal PAO

    30,639   
  60,577      

Sistema (a)

    16,747   
  112,492      

Surgutneftegas OAO (a)

    63,011   
  20,380      

Tatneft, Class S (a)

    104,982   
  14,927      

Uralkali PJSC (a)

    36,271   
    

 

 

 
       1,553,306   
    

 

 

 
  

South Africa — 8.4%

 
  5,968      

AVI Ltd.

    37,967   
  3,664      

Barclays Africa Group Ltd.

    46,957   
  3,504      

Barloworld Ltd.

    19,770   
  5,134      

Bidvest Group Ltd. (The)

    131,146   
  3,746      

Brait S.E. (a)

    42,893   
  17,616      

Capital Property Fund Ltd. REIT

    20,502   
  584      

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    25,228   
  4,509      

Clicks Group Ltd.

    32,888   
  2,928      

DataTec Ltd.

    12,536   
  3,657      

Discovery Ltd.

    39,048   
  1,664      

EOH Holdings Ltd.

    18,374   
  2,089      

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    8,646   
  32,130      

FirstRand Ltd.

    117,735   
  4,098      

Foschini Group Ltd. (The)

    41,808   
  25,049      

Growthpoint Properties Ltd.

    45,889   
  2,779      

Hyprop Investments Ltd.

    25,202   
  2,688      

Imperial Holdings Ltd.

    34,989   
  1,140      

JSE Ltd.

    10,982   
  22,115      

KAP Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    11,745   
  864      

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    3,730   
  1,168      

Liberty Holdings Ltd.

    11,420   
  9,077      

Mediclinic International Ltd.

    79,673   
  11,600      

MMI Holdings Ltd.

    21,050   
  1,768      

Mondi Ltd.

    41,080   
  4,385      

Mr Price Group Ltd.

    67,332   
  34,185      

MTN Group Ltd.

    389,183   
  2,216      

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    36,837   
  27,018      

Netcare Ltd.

    76,831   
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
    
  

South Africa — continued

 
  4,291      

Pick n Pay Stores Ltd.

    20,748   
  2,385      

Pioneer Foods Group Ltd.

    34,169   
  6,894      

PPC Ltd.

    8,288   
  752      

PSG Group Ltd.

    14,500   
  43,503      

Redefine Properties Ltd.

    36,297   
  7,273      

Remgro Ltd.

    145,511   
  2,544      

Resilient Property Income Fund Ltd.

    22,415   
  7,544      

RMB Holdings Ltd.

    36,735   
  18,368      

Sanlam Ltd.

    82,982   
  420      

Santam Ltd.

    6,768   
  8,024      

Sappi Ltd. (a)

    31,662   
  8,025      

Sasol Ltd.

    257,135   
  8,203      

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

    85,243   
  6,075      

Sibanye Gold Ltd.

    10,146   
  3,288      

SPAR Group Ltd. (The)

    47,197   
  12,960      

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    134,656   
  49,724      

Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd.

    303,985   
  6,592      

Telkom SA SOC Ltd.

    34,616   
  8,073      

Truworths International Ltd.

    54,621   
  6,105      

Vodacom Group Ltd.

    65,941   
  18,675      

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.

    138,169   
    

 

 

 
       3,023,225   
    

 

 

 
  

Taiwan — 18.7%

 
  129,000      

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

    148,925   
  48,000      

Asia Cement Corp.

    49,854   
  15,000      

Asustek Computer, Inc.

    134,241   
  175,000      

AU Optronics Corp.

    51,477   
  16,000      

Catcher Technology Co., Ltd.

    157,024   
  127,000      

Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    180,898   
  85,390      

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    44,322   
  45,000      

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co., Ltd.

    81,477   
  8,000      

Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

    11,687   
  10,065      

Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.

    23,956   
  63,000      

China Airlines Ltd. (a)

    22,553   
  228,000      

China Development Financial Holding Corp.

    61,261   
  93,000      

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

    284,939   
  88,000      

Compal Electronics, Inc.

    54,730   
  263,811      

CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    144,531   
  122,388      

E.Sun Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    73,559   
  5,000      

Eclat Textile Co., Ltd.

    73,540   
  49,000      

Eva Airways Corp. (a)

    28,758   
  33,450      

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.

    14,890   
  35,000      

Far Eastern International Bank

    10,874   
  100,680      

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    91,506   
  40,000      

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

    86,787   
 

 

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AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015 (continued)

 

SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — continued

  

  

Taiwan — continued

 
  8,000      

Feng TAY Enterprise Co., Ltd.

    45,842   
  150,109      

First Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    72,698   
  84,000      

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    192,036   
  37,000      

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    89,925   
  97,000      

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    225,102   
  21,300      

Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.

    55,791   
  118,000      

Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    190,726   
  7,000      

Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    52,743   
  294,900      

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

    783,862   
  11,000      

Hotai Motor Co., Ltd.

    128,333   
  120,672      

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.

    57,990   
  192,000      

Innolux Corp.

    64,411   
  50,000      

Inotera Memories, Inc. (a)

    38,374   
  64,000      

Inventec Corp.

    36,680   
  3,000      

Largan Precision Co., Ltd.

    233,126   
  42,285      

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    43,833   
  163,000      

Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    118,770   
  110,000      

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    218,277   
  7,000      

Nanya Technology Corp.

    8,585   
  13,000      

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    44,249   
  40,000      

Pegatron Corp.

    97,746   
  69,000      

Pou Chen Corp.

    97,319   
  54,000      

Quanta Computer, Inc.

    91,959   
  115,287      

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    27,587   
  49,165      

Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.

    64,959   
  155,572      

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.

    51,344   
  24,000      

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    25,294   
  136,000      

Taishin Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    53,259   
  61,621      

Taiwan Business Bank (a)

    15,823   
  41,000      

Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.

    129,071   
  6,000      

Taiwan Secom Co., Ltd.

    18,025   
  270,000      

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    1,137,691   
  48,000      

Teco Electric and Machinery Co., Ltd.

    41,835   
  5,000      

Transcend Information, Inc.

    13,923   
  122,000      

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    206,273   
  240,000      

United Microelectronics Corp.

    87,532   
  22,000      

Wan Hai Lines Ltd.

    14,534   
  30,000      

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. (a)

    9,098   
  161,665      

Yuanta Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    63,521   
    

 

 

 
       6,779,935   
    

 

 

 
  

Thailand — 4.6%

 
  36,700      

Advanced Info Service PCL NVDR

    240,111   
  11,200      

Airports of Thailand PCL NVDR

    93,602   
  11,200      

Bangkok Bank PCL NVDR

    52,627   
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
    
  

Thailand — continued

 
  11,100      

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL NVDR

    67,319   
  31,700      

Central Pattana PCL NVDR

    40,960   
  139,200      

CP ALL PCL NVDR

    195,767   
  13,600      

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL NVDR

    32,309   
  8,000      

Electricity Generating PCL NVDR

    34,926   
  13,600      

Glow Energy PCL NVDR

    32,688   
  34,800      

Indorama Ventures PCL NVDR

    22,564   
  39,900      

Intouch Holdings PCL NVDR

    84,070   
  270,500      

IRPC PCL NVDR

    30,963   
  26,400      

Kasikornbank PCL NVDR

    127,677   
  79,200      

Krung Thai Bank PCL NVDR

    38,004   
  72,200      

Land & Houses PCL NVDR

    17,330   
  43,200      

PTT Global Chemical PCL NVDR

    67,675   
  21,500      

PTT PCL NVDR

    166,069   
  8,000      

Siam Cement (The) PCL NVDR

    102,126   
  2,100      

Siam City Cement PCL NVDR

    19,935   
  35,200      

Siam Commercial Bank (The) PCL NVDR

    131,847   
  22,400      

Thai Oil PCL NVDR

    34,111   
  492,000      

TMB Bank PCL NVDR

    36,714   
    

 

 

 
       1,669,394   
    

 

 

 
  

Turkey — 1.6%

 
  21,455      

Akbank TAS

    54,983   
  3,345      

Arcelik A/S

    18,229   
  1,248      

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret A/S

    5,966   
  22,000      

Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi A/S REIT

    21,312   
  8,123      

Enka Insaat ve Sanayi A/S

    14,379   
  20,352      

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari

    28,843   
  1,351      

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A/S

    15,871   
  9,264      

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding A/S

    29,371   
  9,448      

KOC Holding A/S

    42,671   
  680      

Koza Altin Isletmeleri A/S

    3,817   
  5,382      

Petkim Petrokimya Holding A/S (a)

    7,930   
  2,328      

TAV Havalimanlari Holding A/S

    18,263   
  2,311      

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi A/S

    15,246   
  1,832      

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A/S (a)

    48,343   
  10,347      

Turk Hava Yollari AO (a)

    30,509   
  11,152      

Turk Telekomunikasyon A/S

    24,055   
  14,599      

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A/S

    58,016   
  21,962      

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A/S

    56,869   
  7,096      

Turkiye Halk Bankasi A/S

    26,583   
  15,320      

Turkiye Is Bankasi, Class C

    26,111   
  10,469      

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari A/S

    11,981   
  11,920      

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao, Class D

    16,968   
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

 
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SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — continued

  

  

Turkey — continued

 
  9,872      

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi A/S

    11,992   
    

 

 

 
       588,308   
    

 

 

 
  

United Arab Emirates — 0.8%

 
  19,415      

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    39,414   
  43,216      

Air Arabia

    15,865   
  33,269      

Aldar Properties PJSC

    20,667   
  74,995      

Dana Gas PJSC (a)

    9,571   
  2,446      

DP World Ltd.

    49,431   
  9,192      

Dubai Investments PJSC

    5,645   
  10,381      

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    18,239   
  22,028      

Emaar Malls Group PJSC (a)

    18,796   
  39,519      

Emaar Properties PJSC

    69,412   
  11,706      

First Gulf Bank PJSC

    39,289   
  11,391      

Union National Bank PJSC

    17,367   
  10,532      

Union Properties PJSC

    2,473   
    

 

 

 
       306,169   
    

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $37,012,461)

    31,659,997   
    

 

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Fund — 9.1%

  

  

India — 9.1%

 
  115,698      

iShares MSCI India ETF

    3,295,079   
    

 

 

 
  

Total Exchange-Traded Fund
(Cost $3,568,857)

    3,295,079   
    

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks — 2.7%

  

  

Brazil — 2.1%

 
  40,228      

Banco Bradesco S.A.

    219,053   
  2,416      

Braskem S.A.

    13,645   
  784      

Cia de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista S.A.

    9,026   
  16,664      

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais

    30,938   
  2,280      

Cia Paranaense de Energia

    19,214   
  38,212      

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.

    262,274   
  43,970      

Itausa – Investimentos Itau S.A.

    82,090   
  67,920      

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (a)

    135,785   
    

 

 

 
       772,025   
    

 

 

 
  

Chile — 0.1%

 
  5,343      

Embotelladora Andina S.A.

    19,593   
    

 

 

 
  

Colombia — 0.1%

 
  5,295      

Bancolombia S.A.

    45,913   
    

 

 

 
  

Russia — 0.4%

 
  24      

AK Transneft OAO (a)

    55,988   
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
    
  

Russia — continued

 
  108,880      

Surgutneftegas OAO (a)

    74,219   
    

 

 

 
       130,207   
    

 

 

 
  

Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $1,467,920)

    967,738   
    

 

 

 
  

Total Investments — 99.3%
(Cost $42,049,238)

    35,922,814   
  

Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities — 0.7%

    262,860   
    

 

 

 
  

NET ASSETS— 100.0%

  $ 36,185,674   
    

 

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets.

Summary of Investments by Industry, October 31, 2015

The following table represents the portfolio investments of the Fund by industry classifications as a percentage of total investments:

 

INDUSTRY    PERCENTAGE  

Commercial Banks

     15.9

Exchange-Traded Fund

     9.2   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     7.4   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     6.9   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     5.1   

Electronic Equipment & Instruments

     3.8   

Internet Software & Services

     3.4   

Insurance

     3.0   

Food Products

     2.8   

Diversified Financial Services

     2.7   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     2.6   

Industrial Conglomerates

     2.6   

Chemicals

     2.3   

Electric Utilities

     2.3   

Real Estate Management & Development

     2.2   

Computers & Peripherals

     2.2   

Food & Staples Retailing

     2.1   

Independent Power Producers & Energy Trader

     1.7   

Beverages

     1.7   

Automobiles

     1.7   

Metals & Mining

     1.4   

Transportation Infrastructure

     1.3   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     1.2   

Construction Materials

     1.2   

Others (each less than 1.0%)

     13.3   
 

 

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SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — 99.3%

  

  

Australia — 9.3%

 
  13,844      

AGL Energy Ltd.

    164,171   
  18,932      

Amcor Ltd.

    182,860   
  7,094      

Ansell Ltd.

    100,947   
  21,800      

APA Group

    142,031   
  23,907      

Asciano Ltd.

    139,223   
  3,278      

ASX Ltd.

    95,828   
  42,193      

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    154,701   
  1,869      

BHP Billiton Ltd.

    30,653   
  16,866      

Boral Ltd.

    64,516   
  23,437      

Brambles Ltd.

    172,589   
  6,214      

Caltex Australia Ltd.

    139,108   
  2,210      

Cochlear Ltd.

    139,480   
  4,336      

Crown Resorts Ltd.

    35,141   
  3,144      

CSL Ltd.

    208,982   
  29,229      

CSR Ltd.

    57,221   
  17,443      

Dexus Property Group REIT

    95,751   
  19,545      

Echo Entertainment Group Ltd.

    70,640   
  2,903      

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.

    78,101   
  48,905      

GPT Group REIT (The)

    165,633   
  20,100      

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    56,472   
  49,075      

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    137,044   
  12,219      

Oil Search Ltd.

    68,099   
  7,109      

Orica Ltd.

    83,164   
  19,230      

Origin Energy Ltd.

    74,724   
  5,690      

Qantas Airways Ltd. (a)

    16,027   
  2,910      

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    127,917   
  4,674      

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    167,133   
  61,565      

Scentre Group REIT

    180,578   
  8,150      

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    111,464   
  9,805      

South32 Ltd. (a)

    10,153   
  12,666      

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    117,662   
  38,721      

Sydney Airport

    176,959   
  36,120      

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    120,716   
  37,920      

Tatts Group Ltd.

    106,469   
  45,173      

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    173,087   
  24,738      

Transurban Group

    183,309   
  7,641      

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    213,675   
  7,943      

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    166,588   
  7,157      

Woolworths Ltd.

    122,608   
  8,374      

WorleyParsons Ltd.

    38,633   
    

 

 

 
       4,690,057   
    

 

 

 
  

Austria — 0.2%

 
  3,600      

OMV AG

    95,860   
    

 

 

 
  

Belgium — 1.0%

 
  521      

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

    62,168   
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
    
  

Belgium — continued

 
  3,120      

Belgacom S.A.

    107,967   
  1,310      

Colruyt S.A.

    64,797   
  732      

Delhaize Group S.A.

    67,921   
  910      

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.

    73,864   
  908      

Solvay S.A.

    102,578   
  385      

UCB S.A.

    33,279   
    

 

 

 
       512,574   
    

 

 

 
  

Canada — 2.4%

 
  1,120      

Agrium, Inc.

    104,197   
  2,944      

BCE, Inc.

    127,252   
  1,070      

Canadian Tire Corp., Ltd., Class A

    94,120   
  3,664      

Fortis, Inc.

    106,059   
  4,592      

Husky Energy, Inc.

    62,053   
  2,637      

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    87,745   
  662      

Magna International, Inc.

    34,913   
  4,290      

Metro, Inc., Class A

    122,670   
  1,243      

National Bank of Canada

    41,170   
  2,727      

Potash Corp of Saskatchewan, Inc.

    55,224   
  3,033      

RioCan REIT

    59,148   
  3,181      

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

    126,573   
  4,660      

Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B

    96,757   
  2,862      

TransCanada Corp.

    96,305   
    

 

 

 
       1,214,186   
    

 

 

 
  

Denmark — 0.6%

 
  250      

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    20,483   
  1,353      

Christian Hansen Holdings

    81,292   
  573      

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    41,098   
  1,787      

DSV A/S

    72,515   
  1,410      

H Lundbeck A/S (a)

    41,421   
  12,741      

TDC A/S

    66,609   
    

 

 

 
       323,418   
    

 

 

 
  

Finland — 0.9%

 
  4,624      

Fortum OYJ

    69,341   
  5,090      

Neste Oil OYJ

    124,107   
  12,822      

Nokia OYJ

    95,381   
  2,020      

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    98,733   
  3,940      

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    36,548   
  2,361      

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    44,200   
    

 

 

 
       468,310   
    

 

 

 
  

France — 4.0%

 
  1,480      

AtoS

    117,818   
  1,572      

Capital Gemini S.A.

    139,776   
  1,201      

Casino Guichard Perrachon S.A.

    69,003   
 

 

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SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — continued

  

  

France — continued

 
  292      

Christian Dior S.A.

    57,390   
  2,068      

Dassault Systemes S.A.

    163,141   
  878      

Essilor International S.A.

    115,249   
  3,441      

Eutelsat Communications S.A.

    113,414   
  608      

Ingenico S.A.

    71,654   
  2,392      

Lagardere SCA

    69,596   
  185      

L’Oreal S.A.

    33,726   
  4,024      

Orange S.A.

    70,950   
  580      

Pernod Ricard S.A.

    68,248   
  1,130      

Publicis Groupe S.A.

    73,196   
  1,042      

Sanofi S.A.

    105,113   
  1,451      

SCOR S.A.

    53,952   
  930      

Sodexo S.A.

    82,669   
  4,472      

STMicroelectronics NV

    30,813   
  2,977      

Suez Environnement S.A.

    56,527   
  1,856      

Thales S.A.

    134,173   
  1,858      

Total S.A.

    89,851   
  791      

Valeo S.A.

    122,151   
  2,070      

Veolia Environnement S.A. (a)

    48,086   
  352      

Vinci S.A.

    23,699   
  4,418      

Vivendi S.A.

    106,283   
    

 

 

 
       2,016,478   
    

 

 

 
  

Germany — 3.2%

 
  601      

BASF AG

    49,236   
  832      

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    85,220   
  1,090      

Beiersdorf AG

    103,524   
  3,124      

Deutsche Telekom AG

    58,518   
  2,710      

Evonik Industries AG

    98,400   
  1,280      

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

    81,155   
  1,600      

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co., KGaA

    144,012   
  2,064      

Fresenius SE & Co., KGaA

    151,668   
  1,252      

Hannover Rueck SE

    144,744   
  680      

HUGO BOSS AG

    69,922   
  9,042      

Infineon Technologies AG

    111,379   
  660      

Linde AG

    114,481   
  1,200      

Merck KGaA

    117,154   
  1,412      

SAP SE

    111,315   
  988      

Symrise AG

    65,027   
  2,591      

United Internet AG

    134,532   
    

 

 

 
       1,640,287   
    

 

 

 
  

Greece — 0.1%

 
  5,890      

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A.

    55,138   
    

 

 

 
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
    
  

Hong Kong — 4.2%

 
  29,000      

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

    57,517   
  19,000      

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    176,263   
  16,260      

Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd.

    113,774   
  17,260      

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    236,350   
  21,000      

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    182,564   
  8,900      

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    163,278   
  78,700      

Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.

    159,567   
  5,500      

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.

    20,130   
  33,500      

Link REIT (The)

    200,152   
  30,000      

MTR Corp., Ltd.

    135,907   
  30,000      

New World Development Co., Ltd.

    31,998   
  140,000      

PCCW Ltd.

    75,382   
  20,000      

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    198,928   
  1,460,000      

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (a)

    135,254   
  10,500      

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    121,312   
  60,000      

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    31,084   
  228,000      

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    90,638   
    

 

 

 
       2,130,098   
    

 

 

 
  

Israel — 0.3%

 
  1,490      

Check Point Software Technologies

Ltd. (a)

    126,561   
    

 

 

 
  

Italy — 1.0%

 
  48,262      

Enel Green Power SpA

    102,034   
  6,184      

Eni SpA

    100,986   
  23,890      

Parmalat SpA

    62,156   
  6,700      

Pirelli & C. SpA

    110,155   
  8,934      

Snam SpA

    46,234   
  21,380      

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    108,745   
    

 

 

 
       530,310   
    

 

 

 
  

Japan — 20.4%

 
  7,000      

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

    155,918   
  50,000      

ANA Holdings Co., Ltd.

    149,310   
  39,000      

Aozora Bank Ltd.

    142,547   
  17,000      

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    104,323   
  2,000      

Bank of Kyoto Ltd. (The)

    20,199   
  25,000      

Bank of Yokohama Ltd. (The)

    156,028   
  8,000      

Brother Industries Ltd.

    102,252   
  5,000      

Canon, Inc.

    149,310   
  3,900      

Capcom Co., Ltd.

    82,231   
  300      

Central Japan Railway Co.

    54,724   
  20,000      

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    145,901   
  7,000      

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    107,681   
  7,300      

Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (a)

    110,314   
 

 

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AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015 (continued)

 

SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — continued

  

  

Japan — continued

 
  5,000      

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)

    67,965   
  8,900      

Daicel Corp.

    117,608   
  7,500      

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

    147,293   
  19,000      

DIC Corp.

    51,430   
  4,000      

Dowa Holdings Co., Ltd.

    34,874   
  1,800      

East Japan Railway Co.

    171,136   
  4,000      

Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.

    131,864   
  3,200      

FamilyMart Co., Ltd.

    130,806   
  19,000      

Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.

    84,770   
  3,800      

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    151,577   
  14,000      

Fujikura Ltd.

    71,959   
  28,000      

Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.

    147,340   
  1,500      

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

    114,148   
  2,700      

Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc. (a)

    28,843   
  6,000      

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.

    89,495   
  900      

Hoya Corp.

    37,140   
  5,000      

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.

    81,997   
  12,500      

Inpex Corp.

    119,150   
  12,300      

ITOCHU Corp.

    153,910   
  4,200      

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (a)

    158,227   
  3,000      

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd.

    90,036   
  37,100      

JX Holdings, Inc.

    145,679   
  19,000      

Kaneka Corp.

    168,478   
  51,000      

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    114,501   
  6,900      

KDDI Corp.

    166,969   
  9,000      

Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

    110,906   
  12,700      

Konica Minolta, Inc.

    130,485   
  9,900      

Kuraray Co., Ltd.

    122,105   
  6,000      

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.

    98,898   
  800      

Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.

    39,583   
  25,700      

Marubeni Corp.

    148,495   
  600      

MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd.

    47,280   
  7,100      

Mitsubishi Corp.

    129,082   
  9,100      

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    153,874   
  14,000      

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    37,386   
  1,700      

Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    100,378   
  7,000      

NH Foods Ltd.

    146,010   
  8,000      

Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.

    83,462   
  4,900      

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

    90,820   
  1,400      

Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.

    109,560   
  4,100      

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    150,312   
  7,000      

Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.

    121,142   
  9,000      

Nipro Corp.

    100,894   
  2,100      

Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.

    97,079   
  3,300      

NTT Data Corp.

    164,224   
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
  

Japan — continued

 
  7,700      

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

    149,961   
  39,000      

Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

    153,600   
  1,200      

Otsuka Corp.

    58,008   
  4,800      

Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.

    159,746   
  29,000      

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    153,449   
  7,300      

Ricoh Co., Ltd.

    78,679   
  2,300      

Rohm Co., Ltd.

    113,693   
  1,400      

Sankyo Co., Ltd.

    53,956   
  1,100      

Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    70,419   
  4,000      

SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.

    23,633   
  7,000      

Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

    82,593   
  10,000      

Sekisui House Ltd.

    166,464   
  26,000      

Seven Bank Ltd.

    118,470   
  1,100      

Shimamura Co., Ltd.

    123,543   
  1,700      

Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

    69,728   
  14,000      

Showa Shell Sekiyu

    123,571   
  2,900      

SoftBank Group Corp.

    162,481   
  36,300      

Sojitz Corp.

    79,842   
  28,000      

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.

    107,899   
  2,100      

Suzuken Co., Ltd.

    80,375   
  1,000      

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd.

    62,395   
  3,300      

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    161,147   
  11,000      

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    154,445   
  6,000      

Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc.

    89,143   
  12,000      

TonenGeneral Sekiyu

    124,676   
  15,000      

Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.

    134,512   
  12,000      

Tosoh Corp.

    60,945   
  4,000      

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    147,391   
  2,700      

Toyota Industries Corp.

    141,884   
  3,800      

Toyota Motor Corp. (a)

    232,805   
  4,000      

Tsumura & Co.

    96,384   
  43,000      

Ube Industries Ltd.

    90,290   
  2,300      

West Japan Railway Co.

    161,590   
  4,400      

Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (The)

    84,584   
    

 

 

 
       10,312,209   
    

 

 

 
  

Netherlands — 1.1%

 
  498      

Boskalis Westminster NV

    24,170   
  1,161      

Heineken Holding NV

    92,756   
  5,630      

Koninklijke Ahold NV

    114,530   
  5,450      

Reed Elsevier NV

    92,959   
  3,411      

Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A

    89,052   
  3,971      

Wolters Kluwer NV

    134,209   
    

 

 

 
       547,676   
    

 

 

 
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

 
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SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — continued

  

  

New Zealand — 0.4%

 
  13,529      

Contact Energy Ltd.

    47,486   
  60,030      

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    136,161   
    

 

 

 
       183,647   
    

 

 

 
  

Norway — 0.9%

 
  8,258      

Marine Harvest ASA

    110,838   
  8,788      

Orkla ASA

    74,787   
  5,585      

Statoil ASA

    90,278   
  4,678      

Telenor ASA

    88,125   
  2,494      

Yara International ASA

    113,292   
    

 

 

 
       477,320   
    

 

 

 
  

Portugal — 0.2%

 
  29,310      

EDP – Energias de Portugal S.A.

    108,314   
    

 

 

 
  

Singapore — 2.5%

 
  52,400      

CapitaMall Trust REIT

    73,880   
  25,200      

ComfortDelGro Corp., Ltd.

    54,523   
  15,500      

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    190,573   
  290,000      

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    80,482   
  120,000      

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, Class U

    66,463   
  27,800      

Keppel Corp., Ltd.

    139,937   
  40,500      

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    103,200   
  10,000      

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    76,932   
  40,000      

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.

    113,760   
  72,200      

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    205,138   
  8,900      

Venture Corp., Ltd.

    52,450   
  48,900      

Wilmar International Ltd.

    108,967   
    

 

 

 
       1,266,305   
    

 

 

 
  

South Korea — 9.1%

 
  2,599      

Celltrion, Inc. (a)

    174,762   
  341      

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    104,433   
  521      

CJ Corp.

    109,391   
  1,288      

Daum Kakao Corp.

    128,036   
  1,631      

GS Holdings Corp.

    71,642   
  2,150      

Halla Visteon Climate Control Corp.

    84,545   
  2,577      

Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.

    98,516   
  306      

Hanmi Pharm Co., Ltd. (a)

    138,008   
  816      

Hanmi Science Co., Ltd. (a)

    93,380   
  5,057      

Hanwha Chemical Corp.

    97,984   
  881      

Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.

    185,213   
  2,290      

Hyundai Steel Co.

    104,264   
  7,342      

Industrial Bank of Korea

    89,872   
  2,442      

Kia Motors Corp.

    119,199   
  4,284      

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    192,885   
  2,270      

Korea Gas Corp.

    84,521   
  197      

Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.

    81,867   
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
  

South Korea — continued

 
  2,153      

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. (a)

    58,161   
  5,272      

KT Corp. (a)

    136,575   
  1,853      

KT&G Corp.

    185,292   
  7,082      

LG Display Co., Ltd.

    134,538   
  2,116      

LG Electronics, Inc.

    90,844   
  13,182      

LG Uplus Corp.

    126,339   
  364      

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    76,421   
  368      

Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd.

    74,557   
  333      

NAVER Corp.

    174,850   
  1,111      

POSCO

    178,661   
  273      

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    327,444   
  1,110      

Samsung Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.

    36,477   
  483      

Samsung SDS Co., Ltd.

    108,323   
  120      

Shinsegae Co., Ltd.

    24,417   
  920      

SK C&C Co., Ltd.

    215,051   
  6,111      

SK Hynix, Inc.

    163,544   
  1,389      

SK Innovation Co., Ltd. (a)

    144,023   
  714      

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

    151,198   
  1,830      

SKC Co., Ltd.

    61,421   
  1,710      

S-Oil Corp.

    102,270   
  5,053      

Woori Bank

    43,832   
    

 

 

 
       4,572,756   
    

 

 

 
  

Spain — 2.1%

 
  50      

Acciona S.A.

    4,194   
  3,000      

Acerinox S.A.

    32,413   
  2,363      

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios S.A.

    80,173   
  3,373      

Enagas S.A.

    101,994   
  5,272      

Endesa S.A.

    117,224   
  4,760      

Ferrovial S.A.

    120,082   
  4,799      

Gas Natural SDG S.A.

    103,811   
  2,120      

Grifols S.A.

    98,188   
  15,297      

Iberdrola S.A.

    109,085   
  1,220      

Red Electrica Corp. S.A.

    107,403   
  5,603      

Repsol S.A.

    70,533   
  7,158      

Telefonica S.A.

    94,438   
    

 

 

 
       1,039,538   
    

 

 

 
  

Sweden — 2.6%

 
  1,134      

Autoliv, Inc.

    137,486   
  6,270      

Boliden AB

    120,048   
  1,093      

Getinge AB, Class B

    27,316   
  1,190      

Hexagon AB, Class B

    41,276   
  2,760      

Investor AB, Class B

    102,142   
  10,410      

Securitas AB, Class B

    135,910   
  6,000      

Skanska AB, Class B

    117,078   
 

 

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AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015 (continued)

 

SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — continued

  

  

Sweden — continued

 
  4,800      

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    141,379   
  6,990      

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    94,935   
  1,528      

Swedish Match AB

    48,034   
  10,221      

Tele2 AB, Class B

    102,073   
  8,051      

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    78,356   
  17,250      

TeliaSonera AB

    88,139   
  5,253      

Trelleborg AB, Class B

    88,503   
    

 

 

 
       1,322,675   
    

 

 

 
  

Switzerland — 1.9%

 
  294      

Actelion Ltd.

    40,811   
  824      

Baloise Holding AG

    98,795   
  4,784      

Clariant AG

    87,970   
  2,170      

Garmin Ltd.

    76,970   
  70      

Givaudan S.A.

    125,174   
  212      

Kuehne & Nagel International AG

    29,374   
  920      

Lonza Group AG

    135,037   
  1,230      

Novartis AG

    111,424   
  357      

Sonova Holding AG

    48,711   
  254      

Swiss Life Holding AG

    60,526   
  347      

Swiss Prime Site AG

    26,512   
  230      

Swisscom AG

    118,500   
    

 

 

 
       959,804   
    

 

 

 
  

United Kingdom — 4.4%

 
  6,602      

AMEC plc

    72,240   
  6,076      

Antofagasta plc

    49,119   
  19,595      

BP plc

    116,452   
  6,333      

British Land Co., plc REIT

    84,828   
  10,585      

BT Group plc, Class A

    75,592   
  4,860      

Bunzl plc

    138,979   
  5,867      

Direct Line Insurance Group plc

    35,588   
  1,151      

easyJet plc

    31,006   
  5,219      

GlaxoSmithKline plc

    112,551   
  4,030      

Hammerson plc REIT

    39,484   
  4,200      

Inmarsat plc

    63,659   
  390      

Johnson Matthey plc

    15,512   
  5,741      

Land Securities Group plc REIT

    118,274   
  1,425      

Mondi plc

    32,952   
  1,220      

Next plc

    150,248   
  1,494      

Persimmon plc

    45,817   
  13,250      

Rexam plc

    110,170   
  4,859      

Royal Mail plc

    33,289   
  18,721      

Sage Group plc

    156,967   
  1,247      

Severn Trent plc

    43,006   
  6,400      

Smith & Nephew plc

    109,283   
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
  

United Kingdom — continued

 
  10,438      

Subsea 7 S.A. (a)

    81,869   
  29,306      

Taylor Wimpey plc

    89,276   
  2,435      

Travis Perkins plc

    71,769   
  7,036      

United Utilities Group plc

    107,068   
  28,168      

Vodafone Group plc

    92,699   
  7,970      

William Hill plc

    38,888   
  4,510      

WPP plc

    101,099   
    

 

 

 
       2,217,684   
    

 

 

 
  

United States — 26.5%

 
  910      

Airgas, Inc.

    87,506   
  200      

Alleghany Corp. (a)

    99,254   
  1,880      

Alliant Energy Corp.

    110,957   
  1,467      

Allstate Corp. (The)

    90,778   
  2,561      

Amdocs Ltd.

    152,559   
  1,960      

Ameren Corp.

    85,613   
  2,901      

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    166,401   
  1,421      

AmerisourceBergen Corp., Class A

    137,141   
  8,555      

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT

    85,122   
  968      

Anthem, Inc.

    134,697   
  1,000      

Ashland, Inc.

    109,720   
  1,570      

Assurant, Inc.

    128,002   
  4,622      

AT&T, Inc.

    154,883   
  1,980      

AutoNation, Inc. (a)

    125,116   
  150      

AutoZone Inc. (a)

    117,661   
  2,150      

Avery Dennison Corp.

    139,685   
  2,260      

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    122,040   
  1,160      

Becton Dickinson & Co.

    165,323   
  2,560      

Bemis Co., Inc.

    117,197   
  2,863      

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    170,577   
  3,590      

CA Technologies, Inc.

    99,479   
  1,183      

Celanese Corp., Class A

    84,052   
  3,822      

CenturyLink, Inc.

    107,819   
  2,055      

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    104,332   
  5,307      

Chemours Co. (The)

    36,778   
  1,466      

Chevron Corp.

    133,230   
  1,470      

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    126,553   
  1,094      

Cigna Corp.

    146,640   
  2,010      

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    121,062   
  1,710      

Cintas Corp.

    159,184   
  771      

CMS Energy Corp.

    27,810   
  1,470      

CNA Financial Corp.

    53,743   
  292      

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.

    6,065   
  1,171      

Commerce Bancshares Inc.

    53,339   
  1,410      

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. REIT

    28,327   
  1,742      

Computer Sciences Corp.

    116,000   
 

 

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SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — continued

  

  

United States — continued

 
  2,070      

ConocoPhillips Co.

    110,435   
  1,203      

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    162,165   
  510      

C.R. Bard, Inc.

    95,039   
  1,116      

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    69,069   
  354      

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. (a)

    27,438   
  2,050      

DENTSPLY International Corp.

    124,743   
  1,190      

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

    23,657   
  1,601      

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

    143,081   
  1,340      

DST Systems, Inc.

    163,681   
  1,782      

DTE Energy Co.

    145,393   
  700      

Eastman Chemical Co.

    50,519   
  910      

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

    77,086   
  363      

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.

    23,014   
  910      

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

    38,975   
  741      

Entergy Corp.

    50,506   
  901      

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    160,351   
  2,540      

Eversource Energy

    129,388   
  1,504      

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    109,672   
  2,061      

Foot Locker, Inc.

    139,633   
  20,390      

Frontier Communications Corp.

    104,805   
  717      

Gannett Co., Inc.

    11,343   
  850      

Genuine Parts Co.

    77,146   
  1,520      

Harris Corp.

    120,278   
  2,004      

Hasbro, Inc.

    153,967   
  1,024      

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    57,621   
  970      

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

    147,159   
  1,315      

Hess Corp.

    73,916   
  2,271      

HollyFrontier Corp.

    111,211   
  2,200      

Hormel Foods Corp.

    148,610   
  1,203      

IAC/Interactive Corp.

    80,613   
  2,391      

Intel Corp.

    80,959   
  1,090      

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    126,505   
  2,161      

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

    49,660   
  1,254      

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    147,207   
  936      

Johnson & Johnson

    94,564   
  317      

KLA-Tencor Corp.

    21,277   
  1,182      

L-3 Communications Holdings Corp., Class 3

    149,405   
  990      

Laboratory Corp of America Holdings (a)

    121,513   
  3,320      

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    149,500   
  2,172      

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (a)

    110,663   
  4,320      

Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A (a)

    118,238   
  3,502      

Marathon Oil Corp.

    64,367   
  1,044      

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    87,675   
  1,610      

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

    141,841   
  1,228      

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    85,923   
  1,980      

Murphy Oil Corp.

    56,291   
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
  

United States — continued

 
  3,440      

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

    145,959   
  2,126      

Newfield Exploration Co. (a)

    85,444   
  292      

NiSource, Inc.

    5,595   
  922      

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    173,105   
  5,751      

NVIDIA Corp.

    163,156   
  76      

NVR, Inc. (a)

    124,470   
  1,071      

PartnerRe, Inc. (a)

    148,869   
  2,390      

Patterson Cos., Inc.

    113,286   
  5,356      

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

    142,630   
  1,820      

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    115,588   
  1,302      

PPG Industries, Inc.

    135,747   
  340      

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    23,103   
  1,640      

Questar Corp.

    33,866   
  1,452      

Raytheon Co.

    170,465   
  1,410      

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    154,578   
  2,482      

Republic Services, Inc., Class A

    108,563   
  1,254      

Ryder System, Inc.

    90,012   
  1,230      

SBA Communications Corp., Class A (a)

    146,395   
  2,185      

SCANA Corp.

    129,396   
  830      

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A

    49,866   
  2,671      

Southwest Airlines Co.

    123,641   
  21,951      

Sprint Corp. (a)

    103,828   
  642      

Stericycle, Inc. (a)

    77,919   
  3,281      

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

    163,984   
  5,770      

TECO Energy, Inc.

    155,790   
  1,434      

TEGNA, Inc.

    38,775   
  3,980      

TELUS Corp.

    132,813   
  823      

Tesoro Corp.

    88,003   
  2,533      

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    103,986   
  4,000      

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)

    151,560   
  1,980      

Torchmark Corp.

    114,860   
  2,575      

Total System Services, Inc.

    135,059   
  1,234      

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    54,740   
  1,094      

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

    133,566   
  3,231      

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    151,469   
  1,524      

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    173,340   
  780      

Waters Corp. (a)

    99,684   
  482      

Westlake Chemical Corp.

    29,050   
  1,368      

WestRock Co.

    73,544   
  2,568      

WR Berkley Corp.

    143,372   
  1,840      

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

    149,684   
  4,460      

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    158,910   
  1,141      

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

    119,314   
    

 

 

 
       13,377,731   
    

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $50,289,699)

    50,188,936   
    

 

 

 
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015 (continued)

 

SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Preferred Stock — 0.1%

  

  

Germany — 0.1%

 
  420      

Porsche Automobil Holding AG

    19,632   
    

 

 

 
  

Total Preferred Stock
(Cost $38,523)

    19,632   
    

 

 

 
  

Total Investments — 99.4%
(Cost $50,328,222)

    50,208,568   
  

Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities — 0.6%

    321,466   
    

 

 

 
  

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 50,530,034   
    

 

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets.

Summary of Investments by Industry, October 31, 2015

The following table represents the portfolio investments of the Fund by industry classifications as a percentage of total investments:

 

INDUSTRY    PERCENTAGE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     7.1

Chemicals

     6.3   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     5.3   

Electric Utilities

     5.2   

Pharmaceuticals

     4.3   

Insurance

     3.9   

Health Care Providers & Services

     3.3   

IT Services

     3.1   

Food Products

     3.1   

Commercial Banks

     3.1   

Media

     2.9   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     2.7   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     2.5   

Road & Rail

     2.3   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     2.2   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     2.2   

Auto Components

     2.0   

Household Durables

     1.9   

Multi-Utilities

     1.9   

Software

     1.8   

Trading Companies & Distributors

     1.7   

Metals & Mining

     1.7   

Gas Utilities

     1.6   

Commercial Services & Supplies

     1.6   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     1.5   

Specialty Retail

     1.4   

Beverages

     1.4   

Electronic Equipment & Instruments

     1.3   

Airlines

     1.3   

Aerospace & Defense

     1.2   

Food & Staples Retailing

     1.2   

Real Estate Management & Development

     1.1   

Internet Software & Services

     1.0   

Transportation Infrastructure

     1.0   

Others (each less than 1.0%)

     13.9   
 

 

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JPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETF

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — 99.4%

  

  

Australia — 8.7%

 
  32,274      

AGL Energy Ltd.

    382,726   
  18,090      

Ansell Ltd.

    257,420   
  53,856      

APA Group

    350,882   
  12,247      

Asciano Ltd.

    71,320   
  24,206      

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    183,630   
  18,718      

BHP Billiton Ltd.

    306,989   
  24,929      

Boral Ltd.

    95,358   
  34,495      

Brambles Ltd.

    254,020   
  11,890      

Caltex Australia Ltd.

    266,172   
  5,400      

Cochlear Ltd.

    340,811   
  6,645      

CSL Ltd.

    441,695   
  53,157      

CSR Ltd.

    104,065   
  51,769      

Dexus Property Group REIT

    284,179   
  13,123      

Downer EDI Ltd.

    32,977   
  121,845      

Federation Centres REIT

    251,703   
  84,923      

GPT Group REIT (The)

    287,619   
  13,431      

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    37,735   
  47,310      

Healthscope Ltd.

    90,573   
  92,394      

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    258,014   
  8,471      

Orica Ltd.

    99,097   
  71,604      

Origin Energy Ltd.

    278,239   
  7,686      

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    337,858   
  22,086      

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    302,061   
  60,557      

South32 Ltd. (a)

    62,707   
  80,473      

Sydney Airport

    367,770   
  102,052      

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    341,065   
  88,452      

Tatts Group Ltd.

    248,349   
  95,038      

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    364,152   
  31,158      

TPG Telecom Ltd.

    244,213   
  54,738      

Transurban Group

    405,610   
  12,041      

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    336,718   
  17,009      

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    356,728   
    

 

 

 
       8,042,455   
    

 

 

 
  

Austria — 0.4%

 
  7,416      

OMV AG

    197,472   
  4,638      

Voestalpine AG

    167,692   
    

 

 

 
       365,164   
    

 

 

 
  

Belgium — 1.0%

 
  1,834      

Ageas

    80,875   
  9,857      

Belgacom S.A.

    341,100   
  4,932      

Colruyt S.A.

    243,952   
  1,602      

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.

    130,034   
  2,422      

Umicore S.A.

    102,834   
    

 

 

 
       898,795   
    

 

 

 
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
    
  

Denmark — 1.1%

 
  4,000      

Christian Hansen Holdings A/S

    240,332   
  2,006      

DSV A/S

    81,402   
  5,238      

H Lundbeck A/S (a)

    153,876   
  51,387      

TDC A/S

    268,645   
  2,024      

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

    118,008   
  1,692      

William Demant Holding A/S (a)

    146,997   
    

 

 

 
       1,009,260   
    

 

 

 
  

Finland — 1.5%

 
  1,703      

Elisa OYJ

    64,163   
  5,760      

Fortum OYJ

    86,376   
  5,166      

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    164,921   
  14,238      

Neste Oil OYJ

    347,158   
  21,483      

Nokia OYJ

    159,809   
  4,115      

Orion OYJ, Class B

    146,978   
  6,138      

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    300,011   
  6,626      

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    124,045   
    

 

 

 
       1,393,461   
    

 

 

 
  

France — 5.1%

 
  4,392      

AtoS

    349,632   
  3,875      

Capital Gemini S.A.

    344,550   
  2,085      

Casino Guichard Perrachon S.A.

    119,793   
  1,446      

Christian Dior S.A.

    284,200   
  5,062      

Dassault Systemes S.A.

    399,332   
  2,381      

Essilor International S.A.

    312,538   
  5,049      

Eutelsat Communications S.A.

    166,413   
  1,945      

Ingenico S.A.

    229,221   
  7,875      

Lagardere SCA

    229,127   
  542      

L’Oreal S.A.

    98,809   
  3,366      

Publicis Groupe S.A.

    218,033   
  3,456      

Safran S.A.

    262,497   
  7,817      

SCOR S.A.

    290,657   
  954      

Sodexo S.A.

    84,803   
  5,118      

Thales S.A.

    369,987   
  5,422      

TOTAL S.A.

    262,202   
  1,224      

Valeo S.A.

    189,017   
  10,900      

Vivendi S.A.

    262,219   
  10,068      

Zodiac Aerospace S.A.

    253,983   
    

 

 

 
       4,727,013   
    

 

 

 
  

Germany — 4.2%

 
  1,398      

Axel Springer AG

    78,567   
  3,006      

Beiersdorf AG

    285,497   
  3,762      

Brenntag AG

    227,162   
  5,697      

Evonik Industries AG

    206,858   
 

 

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AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015 (continued)

 

SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — continued

  

  

Germany — continued

 
  3,960      

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

    251,075   
  4,428      

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co., KGaA

    398,554   
  5,724      

Fresenius SE & Co., KGaA

    420,613   
  3,240      

Hannover Rueck SE

    374,577   
  1,159      

HUGO BOSS AG

    119,176   
  21,418      

Infineon Technologies AG

    263,825   
  3,620      

K+S AG

    91,381   
  1,368      

Linde AG

    237,287   
  2,770      

Merck KGaA

    270,431   
  2,504      

Suedzucker AG

    46,731   
  1,013      

Symrise AG

    66,672   
  21,530      

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    138,603   
  7,490      

United Internet AG

    388,902   
    

 

 

 
       3,865,911   
    

 

 

 
  

Hong Kong — 5.3%

 
  82,000      

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

    162,634   
  42,000      

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    389,633   
  29,042      

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    397,687   
  47,000      

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    408,596   
  216,000      

FIH Mobile Ltd.

    103,019   
  36,000      

First Pacific Co., Ltd.

    24,634   
  190,100      

Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.

    385,434   
  68,000      

Link REIT (The)

    406,279   
  78,500      

MTR Corp., Ltd.

    355,625   
  64,000      

New World Development Co., Ltd.

    68,263   
  647,000      

PCCW Ltd.

    348,372   
  42,500      

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    422,722   
  3,417,000      

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (a)

    316,550   
  27,000      

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    311,945   
  53,500      

Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.

    195,579   
  26,000      

Wheelock & Co., Ltd.

    121,189   
  144,000      

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    57,245   
  101,000      

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    368,454   
    

 

 

 
       4,843,860   
    

 

 

 
  

Ireland — 0.3%

 
  2,918      

Kerry Group plc, Class A

    236,663   
    

 

 

 
  

Italy — 1.4%

 
  18,774      

Davide Campari-Milano SpA

    160,770   
  39,744      

Enel Green Power SpA

    84,025   
  12,691      

Eni SpA

    207,247   
  71,604      

Parmalat SpA

    186,297   
  21,206      

Pirelli & C. SpA

    348,648   
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
    
  

Italy — continued

 
  63,801      

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    324,512   
    

 

 

 
       1,311,499   
    

 

 

 
  

Japan — 23.6%

 
  16,200      

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    310,641   
  40,000      

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    245,465   
  58,000      

Bank of Yokohama Ltd. (The)

    361,984   
  10,800      

Brother Industries Ltd.

    138,040   
  9,000      

Canon Marketing Japan, Inc.

    136,824   
  10,100      

Canon, Inc.

    301,607   
  13,200      

Capcom Co., Ltd.

    278,320   
  1,700      

Central Japan Railway Co.

    310,103   
  51,000      

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    372,047   
  5,400      

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    83,068   
  16,400      

Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (a)

    247,828   
  14,400      

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    188,086   
  30,500      

Daicel Corp.

    403,039   
  80,000      

DIC Corp.

    216,549   
  8,900      

Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.

    293,397   
  7,200      

FamilyMart Co., Ltd.

    294,313   
  36,000      

Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.

    160,616   
  10,600      

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    422,821   
  54,000      

Fujikura Ltd.

    277,556   
  46,000      

Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.

    242,059   
  23,000      

Gunma Bank Ltd. (The)

    144,778   
  18,000      

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

    122,737   
  47,000      

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

    306,164   
  4,800      

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

    365,274   
  12,600      

Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.

    199,176   
  12,600      

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

    338,853   
  16,200      

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.

    241,637   
  14,300      

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.

    234,512   
  30,300      

Inpex Corp.

    288,820   
  8,000      

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    175,384   
  10,200      

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (a)

    384,266   
  8,000      

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd.

    240,097   
  84,700      

JX Holdings, Inc.

    332,588   
  49,000      

Kaneka Corp.

    434,496   
  126,000      

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    282,885   
  16,500      

KDDI Corp.

    399,273   
  32,100      

Konica Minolta, Inc.

    329,809   
  15,100      

Kuraray Co., Ltd.

    186,241   
  4,000      

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.

    65,932   
  7,200      

Lintec Corp.

    168,660   
  6,000      

Lion Corp.

    57,842   
  14,400      

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    251,310   
 

 

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SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — continued

  

  

Japan — continued

 
  5,400      

Miraca Holdings, Inc.

    240,329   
  21,800      

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    368,622   
  36,700      

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    75,596   
  4,800      

Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    283,420   
  17,000      

NH Foods Ltd.

    354,595   
  13,000      

Nippo Corp.

    226,537   
  54,000      

Nippon Express Co., Ltd.

    278,191   
  9,700      

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

    179,786   
  2,600      

Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.

    203,469   
  10,500      

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    384,945   
  19,800      

Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.

    342,660   
  27,100      

Nipro Corp.

    303,802   
  25,200      

Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

    385,168   
  4,500      

Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.

    208,026   
  2,300      

Nomura Research Institute

    94,002   
  19,600      

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

    381,719   
  90,000      

Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

    354,462   
  4,500      

Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.

    149,762   
  66,700      

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    352,932   
  12,800      

Ricoh Co., Ltd.

    137,957   
  500      

Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    32,009   
  23,600      

Sekisui House Ltd.

    392,855   
  30,600      

Seven Bank Ltd.

    139,431   
  8,900      

Shimachu Co., Ltd.

    194,400   
  2,900      

Shimamura Co., Ltd.

    325,703   
  1,100      

Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

    45,118   
  32,400      

Showa Shell Sekiyu

    285,977   
  14,400      

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings, Inc.

    75,795   
  6,600      

SoftBank Group Corp.

    369,784   
  117,900      

Sojitz Corp.

    259,321   
  53,000      

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.

    204,237   
  5,900      

Suzuken Co., Ltd.

    225,816   
  53,000      

Taisei Corp.

    344,421   
  1,500      

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd.

    93,592   
  4,100      

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    57,566   
  53,000      

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

    262,290   
  36,000      

TonenGeneral Sekiyu

    374,028   
  9,300      

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    342,684   
  6,600      

Toyota Industries Corp.

    346,828   
  10,700      

Tsumura & Co.

    257,828   
  88,000      

Ube Industries Ltd.

    184,779   
  5,900      

West Japan Railway Co.

    414,515   
  5,500      

Yamaha Corp.

    136,503   
  12,500      

Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (The)

    240,296   
    

 

 

 
       21,746,853   
    

 

 

 
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
    
  

Luxembourg — 0.1%

 
  16,500      

Samsonite International S.A.

    48,858   
    

 

 

 
  

Netherlands — 2.6%

 
  4,116      

Boskalis Westminster NV

    199,769   
  3,797      

Heineken Holding NV

    303,354   
  7,720      

Koninklijke Ahold NV

    157,046   
  3,475      

NN Group NV

    108,882   
  1,734      

OCI NV (a)

    48,918   
  7,792      

QIAGEN NV (a)

    188,906   
  19,434      

Reed Elsevier NV

    331,482   
  25,714      

Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A

    671,321   
  11,346      

Wolters Kluwer NV

    383,464   
    

 

 

 
       2,393,142   
    

 

 

 
  

New Zealand — 0.6%

 
  38,482      

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    193,820   
  148,230      

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    336,218   
    

 

 

 
       530,038   
    

 

 

 
  

Norway — 1.0%

 
  828      

DNB ASA

    10,542   
  9,866      

Marine Harvest ASA

    132,421   
  19,872      

Norsk Hydro ASA

    71,177   
  14,276      

Statoil ASA

    230,761   
  11,443      

Telenor ASA

    215,566   
  6,477      

Yara International ASA

    294,224   
    

 

 

 
       954,691   
    

 

 

 
  

Portugal — 0.5%

 
  74,394      

EDP — Energias de Portugal S.A.

    274,922   
  17,676      

Galp Energia SGPS S.A.

    190,812   
    

 

 

 
       465,734   
    

 

 

 
  

Singapore — 3.3%

 
  37,700      

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    64,185   
  162,400      

CapitaMall Trust REIT

    228,970   
  81,700      

ComfortDelGro Corp., Ltd.

    176,767   
  28,900      

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    355,327   
  809,200      

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    224,571   
  324,000      

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, Class U

    179,449   
  60,200      

Keppel Corp., Ltd.

    303,029   
  72,000      

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    183,467   
  28,800      

Sembcorp Marine Ltd.

    47,923   
  90,000      

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.

    255,960   
  133,900      

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    380,444   
  44,700      

StarHub Ltd.

    114,670   
  77,500      

Suntec REIT

    91,031   
  24,900      

Venture Corp., Ltd.

    146,741   
 

 

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SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015 (continued)

 

SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — continued

  

  

Singapore — continued

 
  120,500      

Wilmar International Ltd.

    268,519   
    

 

 

 
       3,021,053   
    

 

 

 
  

South Korea — 9.3%

 
  5,520      

Celltrion, Inc. (a)

    371,177   
  566      

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    173,341   
  1,402      

CJ Corp.

    294,369   
  2,580      

Daum Kakao Corp.

    256,470   
  5,512      

GS Holdings Corp.

    242,115   
  522      

Hanmi Pharm Co., Ltd. (a)

    235,424   
  1,746      

Hanmi Science Co., Ltd. (a)

    199,806   
  859      

Hyosung Corp.

    87,710   
  940      

Hyundai Department Store Co., Ltd.

    103,185   
  6,078      

Hyundai Steel Co.

    276,731   
  19,954      

Industrial Bank of Korea

    244,253   
  6,190      

Kangwon Land, Inc.

    229,671   
  9,483      

Korea Electric Power Corp.

    426,968   
  5,992      

Korea Gas Corp.

    223,106   
  551      

Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.

    228,979   
  3,745      

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. (a)

    101,168   
  12,562      

KT Corp. (a)

    325,427   
  3,827      

KT&G Corp.

    382,683   
  4,177      

LG Corp.

    241,689   
  12,546      

LG Display Co., Ltd.

    238,338   
  34,110      

LG Uplus Corp.

    326,918   
  263      

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    55,216   
  922      

Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd.

    186,797   
  257      

NAVER Corp.

    134,944   
  1,988      

POSCO

    319,692   
  493      

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    591,317   
  745      

Samsung SDS Co., Ltd.

    167,082   
  350      

Shinsegae Co., Ltd.

    71,216   
  1,720      

SK C&C Co., Ltd.

    402,051   
  11,013      

SK Hynix, Inc.

    294,733   
  1,150      

SK Innovation Co., Ltd. (a)

    119,242   
  16,488      

SK Networks Co., Ltd.

    102,277   
  1,664      

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

    352,373   
  5,076      

SKC Co., Ltd.

    170,367   
  3,324      

S-Oil Corp.

    198,798   
  13,314      

Woori Bank

    115,493   
  336      

Yuhan Corp.

    83,219   
    

 

 

 
       8,574,345   
    

 

 

 
  

Spain — 2.2%

 
  16,002      

Acerinox S.A.

    172,891   
  738      

Corp. Financiera Alba S.A.

    32,543   
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
    
  

Spain — continued

 
  9,486      

Enagas S.A.

    286,840   
  14,545      

Endesa S.A.

    323,411   
  14,443      

Ferrovial S.A.

    364,360   
  8,760      

Gas Natural SDG S.A.

    189,495   
  41,666      

Iberdrola S.A.

    297,126   
  1,145      

Red Electrica Corp. S.A.

    100,800   
  13,120      

Repsol S.A.

    165,160   
  8,775      

Telefonica S.A.

    115,772   
    

 

 

 
       2,048,398   
    

 

 

 
  

Sweden — 2.3%

 
  16,779      

Boliden AB

    321,257   
  8,568      

Investor AB, Class B

    317,085   
  19,855      

Securitas AB, Class B

    259,221   
  12,451      

Skanska AB, Class B

    242,956   
  5,526      

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    162,763   
  31,829      

Tele2 AB, Class B

    317,864   
  21,438      

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    208,646   
  54,916      

TeliaSonera AB

    280,594   
  3,254      

Trelleborg AB, Class B

    54,824   
    

 

 

 
       2,165,210   
    

 

 

 
  

Switzerland — 1.9%

 
  2,277      

Baloise Holding AG

    273,005   
  11,255      

Clariant AG

    206,961   
  8,858      

Coca-Cola HBC AG

    211,052   
  452      

Kuehne & Nagel International AG

    62,628   
  1,160      

Lonza Group AG

    170,264   
  3,750      

Novartis AG

    339,708   
  925      

Sonova Holding AG

    126,211   
  630      

Swiss Re AG

    58,484   
  630      

Swisscom AG

    324,585   
    

 

 

 
       1,772,898   
    

 

 

 
  

United Kingdom — 23.0%

 
  12,205      

Admiral Group plc

    302,880   
  26,614      

AMEC plc

    291,215   
  33,915      

Antofagasta plc

    274,172   
  27,003      

ARM Holdings plc

    425,259   
  8,354      

AstraZeneca plc

    532,419   
  22,824      

Babcock International Group plc

    338,343   
  40,462      

Barratt Developments plc

    381,170   
  7,962      

Berkeley Group Holdings plc

    406,367   
  30,276      

BG Group plc

    478,314   
  119,248      

BP plc

    708,687   
  33,588      

British Land Co., plc REIT

    449,899   
  69,643      

BT Group plc, Class A

    497,354   
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

 
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SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — continued

  

  

United Kingdom — continued

 
  13,176      

Bunzl plc

    376,786   
  10,402      

Capita plc

    204,044   
  5,229      

Carnival plc

    291,022   
  114,684      

Centrica plc

    399,050   
  48,798      

Cobham plc

    208,346   
  4,238      

Croda International plc

    189,044   
  13,663      

easyjet plc

    368,054   
  17,044      

GKN plc

    75,311   
  29,981      

GlaxoSmithKline plc

    646,559   
  39,002      

Hammerson plc REIT

    382,128   
  5,520      

Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc

    183,938   
  8,138      

IMI plc

    119,336   
  5,044      

Imperial Tobacco Group plc

    271,608   
  3,953      

Inchcape plc

    48,616   
  26,298      

Inmarsat plc

    398,595   
  5,442      

InterContinental Hotels Group plc

    217,458   
  50,387      

Intu Properties plc REIT

    268,226   
  23,472      

John Wood Group plc

    215,481   
  8,410      

Johnson Matthey plc

    334,499   
  21,401      

Land Securities Group plc REIT

    440,895   
  107,696      

Legal & General Group plc

    433,690   
  31,739      

Meggitt plc

    172,904   
  19,064      

Merlin Entertainments plc

    121,646   
  17,969      

Mondi plc

    415,516   
  31,319      

National Grid plc

    446,133   
  3,557      

Next plc

    438,060   
  8,474      

Pennon Group plc

    105,737   
  12,624      

Persimmon plc

    387,145   
  17,983      

Petrofac Ltd.

    233,333   
  4,510      

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

    440,131   
  15,270      

Reed Elsevier plc

    273,043   
  42,301      

Rexam plc

    351,723   
  11,617      

Rio Tinto plc

    423,383   
  48,304      

Sage Group plc (The)

    405,006   
  35,939      

Segro plc REIT

    248,953   
  11,084      

Severn Trent plc

    382,261   
  5,846      

Shire plc

    442,720   
  16,400      

Sky plc

    276,761   
  22,388      

Smith & Nephew plc

    382,286   
  21,064      

Smiths Group plc

    311,619   
  17,667      

SSE plc

    411,014   
  21,951      

Subsea 7 S.A. (a)

    172,168   
  136,444      

Taylor Wimpey plc

    415,655   
  11,072      

Travis Perkins plc

    326,337   
  24,901      

Tullow Oil plc (a)

    77,777   
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
  

United Kingdom — continued

 
  10,676      

Unilever plc

    475,384   
  29,448      

United Utilities Group plc

    448,113   
  176,058      

Vodafone Group plc

    579,393   
  5,332      

Whitbread plc

    407,171   
  19,931      

WPP plc

    446,787   
    

 

 

 
       21,176,924   
    

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $91,900,285)

    91,592,225   
    

 

 

 
  

Total Investments — 99.4%
(Cost $91,900,285)

    91,592,225   
  

Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities — 0.6%

    521,382   
    

 

 

 
  

NET ASSETS— 100.0%

  $ 92,113,607   
    

 

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets.

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

 
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JPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETF

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015 (continued)

 

Summary of Investments by Industry, October 31, 2015

The following table represents the portfolio investments of the Fund by industry classifications as a percentage of total investments:

 

INDUSTRY    PERCENTAGE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     8.1

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     5.5   

Chemicals

     5.4   

Pharmaceuticals

     5.4   

Electric Utilities

     4.0   

Food Products

     3.3   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     3.3   

Metals & Mining

     3.3   

Commercial Banks

     3.0   

Health Care Providers & Services

     2.9   

Media

     2.9   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     2.7   

Insurance

     2.4   

Household Durables

     2.4   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     2.3   

Gas Utilities

     2.2   

Road & Rail

     2.2   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     2.1   

Electronic Equipment & Instruments

     2.0   

Trading Companies & Distributors

     1.8   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     1.8   

Construction & Engineering

     1.7   

IT Services

     1.6   

Aerospace & Defense

     1.5   

Industrial Conglomerates

     1.5   

Energy Equipment & Services

     1.4   

Multi-Utilities

     1.3   

Transportation Infrastructure

     1.3   

Auto Components

     1.3   

Specialty Retail

     1.2   

Commercial Services & Supplies

     1.2   

Software

     1.2   

Airlines

     1.1   

Water Utilities

     1.0   

Others (each less than 1.0%)

     13.7   
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

 
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JPMorgan Exchange-Traded Funds

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS:

AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

ADR  

—  American Depositary Receipt

ETF  

—  Exchange Traded Fund

GDR  

—  Global Depositary Receipt

MSCI  

—  Morgan Stanley Capital International

NVDR  

—  Non-Voting Depositary Receipt

REIT  

—  Real Estate Investment Trust

(a)  

—  Non-income producing security.

(b)  

—  Amount rounds to less than 0.1%.

The value and percentage, based on total investments, of the investments that apply the fair valuation policy for the international investments as described in Note 2.A of the Notes to Financial Statements are as follows:

 

Fund    Value      Percentage  

JPMorgan Diversified Return Emerging Markets Equity ETF

   $ 25,609,147         71.3

JPMorgan Diversified Return Global Equity ETF

     35,012,160         69.7   

JPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETF

     90,744,715         99.1   
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

 
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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

        JPMorgan
Diversified
Return Emerging
Markets
Equity ETF
       JPMorgan
Diversified
Return Global
Equity ETF
       JPMorgan
Diversified
Return
International
Equity ETF
 

ASSETS:

              

Investments in non-affiliates, at value

     $ 35,922,814         $ 50,208,568         $ 91,592,225   

Cash

       299,347           224,898           191,472   

Foreign currency, at value

       44,813           39,932           154,422   

Receivables:

              

Due from Adviser

       85,936           242,962           232,558   

Dividends from non-affiliates

       18,389           89,082           202,353   

Tax reclaims

       277           19,317           48,174   

Prepaid insurance

       9,082           18,412           25,658   

Deferred offering costs

       4,568                     223   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Assets

       36,385,226           50,843,171           92,447,085   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

              

Accrued Liabilities:

              

Professional fees

       131,011           274,343           279,383   

Custodian and Transfer Agent fees (Note 3.C)

       35,065           5,800           6,000   

Trustees’ and Chief Compliance Officer’s fees

       3,576           4,628           9,016   

Accounting fees

       1,052           3,342           2,621   

Other

       28,848           25,024           36,458   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       199,552           313,137           333,478   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 36,185,674         $ 50,530,034         $ 92,113,607   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS:

              

Paid-in Capital

     $ 44,041,497         $ 50,207,818         $ 90,782,109   

Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of)
net investment income

       964,675           812,361           1,836,680   

Accumulated net realized gains (losses)

       (2,692,109        (369,465        (192,684

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (6,128,389        (120,680        (312,498
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

     $ 36,185,674         $ 50,530,034         $ 92,113,607   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Outstanding number of shares

              

(unlimited number of shares authorized — no par value)

       800,000           1,000,000           1,800,000   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, per share

     $ 45.23         $ 50.53         $ 51.17   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Cost of investments in non-affiliates

     $ 42,049,238         $ 50,328,222         $ 91,900,285   

Cost of foreign currency

       45,230           39,839           157,705   

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

 
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

        JPMorgan
Diversified
Return Emerging
Markets
Equity ETF
(a)
       JPMorgan
Diversified
Return Global
Equity ETF
       JPMorgan
Diversified
Return
International
Equity ETF 
(b)
 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

              

Dividend income from non-affiliates

     $ 1,294,792         $ 1,232,116         $ 2,348,425   

Interest income from affiliates

       171           105           83   

Interest income from non-affiliates

       26           26           13   

Foreign taxes withheld

       (176,213        (97,705        (177,096
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       1,118,776           1,134,542           2,171,425   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

              

Investment advisory fees (Note 3.A)

       135,156           107,159           165,087   

Administration fees (Note 3.B)

       26,110           37,952           58,468   

Custodian and Transfer Agent fees (Note 3.C)

       170,466           46,977           84,677   

Trustees’ and Chief Compliance Officer’s fees

       36,764           79,301           103,268   

Professional fees

       153,552           262,160           320,955   

Printing and mailing costs

       11,516           17,785           28,454   

Registration and filing fees

       4,527           3,095           9,142   

Offering costs

       19,950           21,956           16,078   

Insurance expense

       15,028           29,731           45,185   

Accounting fees

       5,376           12,220           12,038   

Other

       62,286           59,399           71,057   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses

       640,731           677,735           914,409   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Less fees waived (Note 3.D)

       (161,266        (145,111        (223,555

Less expense reimbursements from affiliates (Note 3.D)

       (282,442        (339,772        (344,584

Less expense reimbursements from non-affiliates (Note 3.C)

       (58,800        (23,100        (50,400
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Expenses

       138,223           169,752           295,870   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

       980,553           964,790           1,875,555   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

REALIZED/UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES):

              

Net realized gain (loss) on transactions from:

              

Investments in non-affiliates

       (3,605,196        (264,761        (185,642

Foreign currency transactions

       (24,289        (21,458        (1,736
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

       (3,629,485        (286,219        (187,378
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:

              

Investments in non-affiliates

       (6,126,424        257,574           (308,060

Foreign currency translations

       (1,965        368           (4,438
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

       (6,128,389        257,942           (312,498
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized/unrealized gains (losses)

       (9,757,874        (28,277        (499,876
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     $ (8,777,321      $ 936,513         $ 1,375,679   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) Commencement of operations was January 7, 2015.
(b) Commencement of operations was November 5, 2014.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

 
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

FOR THE PERIODS INDICATED

 

       JPMorgan
Diversified
Return Emerging
Markets Equity ETF
       JPMorgan Diversified
Return Global Equity ETF
       JPMorgan
Diversified Return
International
Equity ETF
 
        Period Ended
October 31, 2015
 (a)
       Year ended
October 31, 2015
       Period Ended
October 31, 2014
 (b)
       Period Ended
October 31, 2015
 (c)
 

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS:

                   

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 980,553         $ 964,790         $ 146,757         $ 1,875,555   

Net realized gain (loss)

       (3,629,485        (286,219        (94,421        (187,378

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

       (6,128,389        257,942           (378,622        (312,498
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

       (8,777,321        936,513           (326,286        1,375,679   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

                   

From net investment income

                 (288,042                  (44,215
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

                 (288,042                  (44,215
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

                   

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

       44,962,995           25,034,796           25,173,053           90,782,143   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS:

                   

Change in net assets

       36,185,674           25,683,267           24,846,767           92,113,607   

Beginning of period

                 24,846,767                       
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 36,185,674         $ 50,530,034         $ 24,846,767         $ 92,113,607   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     $ 964,675         $ 812,361         $ 152,009         $ 1,836,680   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

                   

Proceeds from shares issued

     $ 58,386,392         $ 25,034,796         $ 25,173,053         $ 90,782,143   

Cost of shares redeemed

       (13,423,397                              
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     $ 44,962,995         $ 25,034,796         $ 25,173,053         $ 90,782,143   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

                   

Issued

       1,100,000           500,000           500,000           1,800,000   

Redeemed

       (300,000                              
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in shares from share transactions

       800,000           500,000           500,000           1,800,000   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) Commencement of operations was January 7, 2015.
(b) Commencement of operations was June 16, 2014.
(c) Commencement of operations was November 5, 2014.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

 
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

FOR THE PERIODS INDICATED

 

    Per share operating performance  
           Investment operations     Distributions               
     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
     Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
    Net
investment
income
    Net asset
value,
end of
period
     Market
price,
end of
period
 

JPMorgan Diversified Return Emerging Markets Equity ETF

                

January 7, 2015 (a) through October 31, 2015

  $ 50.00       $ 1.29       $ (6.06   $ (4.77   $      $ 45.23       $ 45.27   

JPMorgan Diversified Return Global Equity ETF

                

Year ended October 31, 2015

    49.69         1.08         0.08 (i)      1.16        (0.32     50.53         50.67   

June 16, 2014 (a) through October 31, 2014

    50.00         0.38         (0.69     (0.31            49.69         50.09   

JPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETF

                

November 5, 2014 (a) through October 31, 2015

    50.00         1.39         (0.07     1.32        (0.15     51.17         51.05   

 

(a) Commencement of operations.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the beginning of the period market price, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. The market price presented to calculate the market price total return is the mid-point of the bid/ask spread at the close of business on the NYSE Arca, Inc.
(f) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise indicated.
(g) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the periods ended October 31, 2014 and October 31, 2015.
(h) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from the numerator are amounts relating to in-kind transactions.
(i) Calculation of the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) per share do not correlate with the Fund’s net realized and unrealized gains (losses) presented on the Statement of Operations due to the timing of capital transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s investments.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (f)        

Total

return (c)(d)

    Market
price
total
return (c)(e)
      
  
Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (g)
   

Net
investment
income

(loss)

    Expenses
without waivers
and reimbursements
   

Portfolio
turnover

rate (c)(h)

 
           
  (9.54 )%      (9.46 )%    $ 36,185,674        0.45     3.18     2.07 %(g)      46
           
  2.36        1.82        50,530,034        0.38        2.16        1.52        18   
  (0.62     0.18        24,846,767        0.38        2.01        5.19 (g)      14   
           
  2.65        2.40        92,113,607        0.43        2.72        1.33 (g)      20   

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

1. Organization

J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the “Trust”) was formed on February 25, 2010 and is governed by a Declaration of Trust as amended and restated February 19, 2014, and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-ended management investment company.

The following are 3 separate funds of the Trust (collectively, the “Funds”) covered in this report:

 

      Diversified/Non-Diversified
JPMorgan Diversified Return Emerging Markets Equity ETF    Diversified
JPMorgan Diversified Return Global Equity ETF    Diversified
JPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETF    Diversified

The JPMorgan Diversified Return Emerging Markets Equity ETF (the “Emerging Markets Equity ETF”) commenced operations on January 7, 2015. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the FTSE Emerging Diversified Factor Index.

The JPMorgan Diversified Return Global Equity ETF (the “Global Equity ETF”) commenced operations as of June 16, 2014. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the FTSE Developed Diversified Factor Index.

The JPMorgan Diversified Return International Return Equity ETF (the “International Equity ETF”) commenced operations as of November 5, 2014. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the FTSE Developed ex-North America Diversified Factor Index.

Shares of each Fund are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. Market prices for the Funds’ shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). The Funds issue and redeem their shares on a continuous basis, through SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor” or “SIDCO”), at NAV in large blocks of shares, typically 100,000 shares, referred to as “Creation Units.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for a basket of securities and a cash amount (except for the Emerging Markets Equity ETF, whose shares are created and redeemed partially in cash). Shares are generally traded in the secondary market in amounts less than a Creation Unit at market prices that change throughout the day. Only individuals or institutions that have entered into an authorized participant agreement with the Distributor may do business directly with the Funds (each, an “Authorized Participant”).

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. The Funds are investment companies and, accordingly, follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 — Investment Companies, which is part of the U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

A. Valuation of Investments — The valuation of the investments are in accordance with GAAP and the Funds’ valuation policies set forth by and under the supervision and responsibility of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), which established the following approach to valuation, as described more fully below: (i) investments for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued at such unadjusted quoted prices, and (ii) all other investments for which market quotations are not readily available shall be valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by the Board.

JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. (the “Administrator”) has established the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Americas Valuation Committee (“AVC”) to assist the Board with the oversight and monitoring of the valuation of the Funds’ investments. The Administrator implements the valuation policies of the Funds’ investments, as directed by the Board. The AVC oversees and carries out the policies for the valuation of investments held in the Funds. This includes monitoring the appropriateness of fair values based on results of ongoing valuation oversight, including but not limited to consideration of macro or security specific events, market events and pricing vendor and broker due diligence. The Administrator is responsible for discussing and assessing the potential impacts to the fair values on an ongoing basis, and at least on a quarterly basis with the AVC and the Board.

A market-based approach is primarily used to value the Funds’ investments. Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued by approved pricing vendors or third party broker-dealers (collectively referred to as “Pricing Services”) or may be internally fair valued using methods set forth by the valuation policies approved by the Board. This may include related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. An income-based valuation approach may be used in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate the fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Valuations may be based upon current market prices of securities that are comparable in coupon, rating, maturity and industry. It is possible that the estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used, had a ready market for the investments existed, and such differences could be material.

 

 
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Equities and other exchange-traded instruments are valued at the last sale price or official market closing price on the primary exchange on which the instrument is traded before the NAV of the Funds are calculated on a valuation date. Certain foreign equity instruments are valued by applying an international fair value factor provided by an approved pricing service. The factors seek to adjust the local closing price for movements of local markets post closing, but prior to the time the NAVs are calculated.

Valuations reflected in this report are as of the report date. As a result, changes in valuation due to market events and/or issuer related events after the report date and prior to issuance of the report are not reflected herein.

The various inputs that are used in determining the valuation of the Funds’ investments are summarized into the three broad levels listed below.

 

 

Level 1 — Unadjusted inputs using quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

 

Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar investments, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for investments (such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) or other market corroborated inputs.

 

Level 3 — Significant inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Funds’ assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input, both individually and in the aggregate, that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs or methodology used for valuing instruments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those instruments.

The following tables represent each valuation input as presented on the Schedules of Portfolio Investments:

Emerging Markets Equity ETF

 

      Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Other significant
observable inputs
     Level 3
Significant
unobservable inputs
     Total  

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

           

Brazil

   $ 1,686,042       $       $       $ 1,686,042   

Chile

     561,098                         561,098   

China

     36,458         8,304,488         108,364         8,449,310   

Colombia

     8,904                         8,904   

Czech Republic

             96,835                 96,835   

Egypt

     6,212         68,662                 74,874   

Hungary

             126,940                 126,940   

Indonesia

             1,527,656                 1,527,656   

Malaysia

     114,622         1,399,750                 1,514,372   

Mexico

     1,789,163                         1,789,163   

Philippines

     46,108         1,392,891                 1,438,999   

Poland

     25,691         439,776                 465,467   

Russia

     93,901         1,459,405                 1,553,306   

South Africa

     123,583         2,899,642                 3,023,225   

Taiwan

             6,779,935                 6,779,935   

Thailand

             1,669,394                 1,669,394   

Turkey

             588,308                 588,308   

United Arab Emirates

     17,367         288,802                 306,169   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     4,509,149         27,042,484         108,364         31,659,997   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Fund

           

India

     3,295,079                         3,295,079   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Exchange-Traded Fund

     3,295,079                         3,295,079   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

           

Brazil

     772,025                         772,025   

Chile

     19,593                         19,593   

Colombia

     45,913                         45,913   

Russia

             130,207                 130,207   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks

     837,531         130,207                 967,738   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 8,641,759       $ 27,172,691       $ 108,364       $ 35,922,814   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no significant transfers among any levels during the period ended October 31, 2015. Transfers between fair value levels are valued utilizing values as of the beginning of the period.

 

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015 (continued)

 

Global Equity ETF

 

      Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Other significant
observable inputs
     Level 3
Significant
unobservable inputs
     Total  

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

           

Australia

   $ 16,027       $ 4,674,030       $       $ 4,690,057   

Austria

             95,860                 95,860   

Belgium

             512,574                 512,574   

Canada

     1,214,186                         1,214,186   

Denmark

             323,418                 323,418   

Finland

             468,310                 468,310   

France

             2,016,478                 2,016,478   

Germany

             1,640,287                 1,640,287   

Greece

             55,138                 55,138   

Hong Kong

             2,130,098                 2,130,098   

Israel

     126,561                         126,561   

Italy

     62,156         468,154                 530,310   

Japan

             10,312,209                 10,312,209   

Netherlands

             547,676                 547,676   

New Zealand

             183,647                 183,647   

Norway

             477,320                 477,320   

Portugal

             108,314                 108,314   

Singapore

             1,266,305                 1,266,305   

South Korea

     185,292         4,387,464                 4,572,756   

Spain

             1,039,538                 1,039,538   

Sweden

     137,486         1,185,189                 1,322,675   

Switzerland

     76,970         882,834                 959,804   

United Kingdom

             2,217,684                 2,217,684   

United States

     13,377,731                         13,377,731   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     15,196,409         34,992,527                 50,188,936   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Preferred Stock

           

Germany

             19,632                 19,632   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stock

             19,632                 19,632   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 15,196,409       $ 35,012,159       $       $ 50,208,568   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 in the amount of approximately $82,168 are due to not applying the fair value factors as of October 31, 2015.

Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 in the amount of $55,015 are due to applying the fair value factors to certain securities as of October 31, 2015.

Transfers between fair value levels are valued utilizing values as of the beginning of the period.

 

 
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International Equity ETF

 

      Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Other significant
observable inputs
     Level 3
Significant
unobservable inputs
     Total  

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

           

Australia

   $       $ 8,042,455       $       $ 8,042,455   

Austria

             365,164                 365,164   

Belgium

             898,795                 898,795   

Denmark

             1,009,260                 1,009,260   

Finland

             1,393,461                 1,393,461   

France

             4,727,013                 4,727,013   

Germany

             3,865,911                 3,865,911   

Hong Kong

             4,843,860                 4,843,860   

Ireland

             236,663                 236,663   

Italy

     186,297         1,125,202                 1,311,499   

Japan

             21,746,853                 21,746,853   

Luxembourg

     48,858                         48,858   

Netherlands

             2,393,142                 2,393,142   

New Zealand

             530,038                 530,038   

Norway

             954,691                 954,691   

Portugal

             465,734                 465,734   

Singapore

             3,021,053                 3,021,053   

South Korea

     612,354         7,961,991                 8,574,345   

Spain

             2,048,398                 2,048,398   

Sweden

             2,165,210                 2,165,210   

Switzerland

             1,772,898                 1,772,898   

United Kingdom

             21,176,924                 21,176,924   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     847,509         90,744,716                 91,592,225   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 847,509       $ 90,744,716       $       $ 91,592,225   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no significant transfers among any levels during the period ended October 31, 2015. Transfers between fair value levels are valued utilizing values as of the beginning of the period.

B. Restricted Securities — Certain securities held by the Funds may be subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. Restricted securities generally are resold in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense. Prompt sale at the current valuation may be difficult and could adversely affect the net assets of the Funds. As of October 31, 2015, the Funds had no investments in restricted securities other than securities sold to the Funds under rule 144A and/or Regulation S under the Securities Act.

C. Foreign Currency Translation — The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. The market value of investment securities and other assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate as of the valuation date. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated at the exchange rate prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

The Funds do not isolate the effect of changes in the foreign exchange rates from changes in the market prices of securities held. Accordingly, such changes are included within Change in net unrealized appreciation/deprecation on investments on the Statements of Operations.

Reported realized foreign currency gains and losses arise from the disposition of foreign currency, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books on the transaction date and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. The reported realized foreign currency gains and losses are included in Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions on the Statement of Operations. Unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes (due to changes in exchange rates) in the value of foreign currency and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, which are held at year end and are included in Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency translations on the Statement of Operations.

 

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015 (continued)

 

D. Offering and Organizational Costs — Total offering costs incurred in connection with the offering of shares of each Fund are amortized on a straight line basis over 12 months from the date the Fund commenced operations. Costs paid in connection with the organization of the Trust, if any, were recorded as an expense at the time it commenced operations. Approximate offering costs incurred by the Funds were as follows:

 

Emerging Markets Equity ETF

   $ 24,518   

Global Equity ETF

     31,609   

International Equity ETF

     16,301   

E. Security Transactions and Investment Income — Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Securities gains and losses are calculated on a specifically identified cost basis. Interest income is determined on the basis of coupon interest accrued using the effective interest method which adjusts for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Dividend income net of foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or when a fund first learns of the dividend.

To the extent such information is publicly available, the Funds record distributions received in excess of income earned from underlying investments as a reduction of cost of investments and/or realized gain. Such amounts are based on estimates if actual amounts are not available and actual amounts of income, realized gain and return of capital may differ from the estimated amounts. The Funds adjust the estimated amounts of the components of distributions (and consequently their net investment income) as necessary once the issuers provide information about the actual composition of the distributions.

F. Allocation of Expenses — Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged directly to that fund, while the expenses attributable to more than one fund of the Trust are allocated among the respective funds.

G. Federal Income Taxes — Each Fund is treated as a separate taxable entity for Federal income tax purposes. Each Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders all of its distributable net investment income and net realized gain on investments. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income tax is necessary. Management has reviewed the Funds’ tax positions for all open tax years and has determined as of October 31, 2015, no liability for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements for net unrecognized tax benefits. However, management’s conclusions may be subject to future review based on changes in, or the interpretation of, the accounting standards or tax laws and regulations. Each of the Funds’ Federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years, or since inception if shorter, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

H. Foreign Taxes — The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency purchases/repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Funds will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon their current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which they invest.

I. Distributions to Shareholders — Distribution from net investment income, if any, are generally declared and paid annually. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed by each Fund at least annually. The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains is determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. To the extent these “book/tax” differences are permanent in nature (i.e., that they result from other than timing of recognition — “temporary differences”), such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their Federal tax-basis treatment.

The following amounts were reclassified within the capital accounts:

 

        Paid-in-Capital        Accumulated
undistributed
(distributions
in excess of)
net investment
Income
       Accumulated
net realized
gains (losses)
 

Emerging Markets Equity ETF

     $ (921,498      $ (15,878      $ 937,376   

Global Equity ETF

       (31        (16,396        16,427   

International Equity ETF

       (34        5,340           (5,306

The reclassifications for the Funds relate primarily to foreign currency gains or losses, investments in passive foreign investment companies, non-taxable dividends and redemptions in-kind (Emerging Markets Equity ETF).

3. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

A. Investment Advisory Fee — Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (the “Adviser”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (“JPMorgan”), supervises the investments of each Fund and is paid a fee. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly based on each Fund’s respective average daily net assets. The annual rate for each Fund is as follows:

 

Emerging Markets Equity ETF

     0.44%   

Global Equity ETF

     0.24%   

International Equity ETF

     0.24%   

The Adviser waived Investment Advisory fees and/or reimbursed expenses as outlined in Note 3.D.

 

 
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B. Administration Fee — Pursuant to an Administration Agreement, the Administrator, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan, provides certain administration services to the Funds. In consideration of these services, the Administrator receives a fee accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.085% of the average daily net assets of each Fund in the Trust covered by the Administration Agreement.

The Administrator waived administration fees as authorized in Note 3.D.

C. Custodian and Transfer Agent Fees — JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMCB”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan, provides portfolio custody and transfer agency services to the Funds. The amounts paid directly to JPMCB by the Funds for custody services are included in the Custodian and Transfer Agent fees on the Statements of Operations. With respect to the transfer agency services provided by JPMCB for each creation or redemption transaction, the Authorized Participant will generally be responsible for such associated expenses during the period, the Funds paid no transfer agency fees to JPMCB.

Additionally, Authorized Participants generally pay transaction fees associated with the creation and redemption of Fund shares. These fees are used to offset certain custodian charges incurred by the Funds for these transactions.

For the period ended October 31, 2015, the transaction fees paid by the Authorized Participants that were used to reimburse custodian fees were as follows:

 

Emerging Markets Equity ETF

   $ 58,800   

Global Equity ETF

     23,100   

International Equity ETF

     50,400   

Interest income, earned on cash balances at the custodian, if any, is included as interest income from affiliates in the Statements of Operations. For the period ended October 31, 2015 the interest income earned from affiliates was as follows:

 

Emerging Markets Equity ETF

   $ 171   

Global Equity ETF

     38   

International Equity ETF

       

Interest expense paid to the custodian related to overdrafts, if any, is included in interest expense to affiliates in the Statements of Operations. For the period ended October 31, 2015 the interest expense paid to affiliates was as follows:

 

Emerging Markets Equity ETF

   $   

Global Equity ETF

       

International Equity ETF

     5   

D. Waivers and Reimbursements — The Adviser and Administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse the Funds to the extent that total annual operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed the percentages of the Funds’ respective average daily net assets as shown in the below table:

 

      Expense Cap  

Emerging Markets Equity ETF

     0.45

Global Equity ETF

     0.38

International Equity ETF

     0.43

The expense limitation agreements were in effect for the period ended October 31, 2015. The contractual expense limitation percentages in the table above are in place until at least February 29, 2016.

For the period ended October 31, 2015, the Funds’ service providers waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses for each Fund as follows. None of these parties expect the Funds to repay any such waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in future years.

 

       Contractual Waivers           
        Investment
Advisory
       Administration        Total        Contractual
Reimbursements
 

Emerging Markets Equity ETF

     $ 135,156         $ 26,110         $ 161,266         $ 341,242   

Global Equity ETF

       107,159           37,952           145,111           362,872   

International Equity ETF

       165,087           58,468           223,555           394,984   

Contractual reimbursements include reimbursements outlined in Note 3.C.

E. Other — Certain officers of the Trust are affiliated with the Adviser and the Administrator. Such officers, with the exception of the Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Funds for serving in their respective roles.

The Board of Trustees appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Funds in accordance with Federal securities regulations. The Funds, along with other affiliated funds, make reimbursement payments, on a pro-rata basis, to the Administrator for a portion of the fees associated with the Office of the Chief Compliance Officer. Such fees are included in Trustees’ and Chief Compliance Officer’s fees in the Funds’ Statements of Operations.

 

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015 (continued)

 

During the year ended October 31, 2015, the Funds may have purchased securities from an underwriting syndicate in which the principal underwriter or members of the syndicate are affiliated with the Adviser.

4. Investment Transactions

During the period ended October 31, 2015, purchases and sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:

 

       

Purchases

(excluding U.S.

Government)

      

Sales

(excluding U.S.

Government)

 

Emerging Markets Equity ETF

     $ 36,188,459         $ 17,494,367   

Global Equity ETF

       10,671,117           7,957,513   

International Equity ETF

       24,838,088           14,548,358   

During the period ended October 31, 2015, there were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government securities.

For the period ended October 31, 2015, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were:

 

       

In-Kind

Purchases

      

In-Kind

Sales

       Realized
gain (loss)
 

Emerging Markets Equity ETF

     $ 35,277,589         $ 8,336,117         $ (921,498

Global Equity ETF

       22,715,800                       

International Equity ETF

       81,796,467                       

5. Federal Income Tax Matters

For Federal income tax purposes, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investment securities held at October 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

       

Aggregate

Cost

       Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
       Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
      

Net Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Emerging Markets Equity ETF

     $ 42,165,145         $ 291,884         $ (6,534,215      $ (6,242,331

Global Equity ETF

       50,432,311           3,818,557           (4,042,300        (223,743

International Equity ETF

       91,951,835           5,638,222           (5,997,832        (359,610

The difference between book and tax basis appreciation (depreciation) on investments is primarily attributed to investments in passive foreign investment companies, wash sale loss deferrals and investments in real estate investment trusts.

The tax character of distributions paid during the period ended October 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
       Total
Distributions
Paid
 

Emerging Markets Equity ETF

     $         $   

Global Equity ETF

       288,042           288,042   

International Equity ETF

       44,215           44,215   

There were no taxable distributions for the period ended October 31, 2014.

As of October 31, 2015, the components of net assets (excluding paid-in-capital) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

        Current
Distributable
Ordinary
Income
       Current
Distributable
Short-Term
Capital Gains or
(Tax Basis  Loss
Carryover)
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Emerging Markets Equity ETF

     $ 981,830         $ (2,593,357      $ (6,244,296

Global Equity ETF

       862,270           (315,285        (224,769

International Equity ETF

       1,869,324           (173,778        (364,048

The cumulative timing differences primarily consist of investments in passive foreign investment companies and wash sale loss deferrals.

As of October 31, 2015, the Funds had net capital loss carryforwards, with no expiration dates, as follows:

 

       Capital Loss Carryforward Character  
        Short-Term        Long-Term  

Emerging Markets Equity ETF

     $ (2,593,357      $   

Global Equity ETF

       (315,285          

International Equity ETF

       (173,778          

 

 
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6. Capital Share Transactions

The Trust issues and redeems shares of the Funds only in Creation Units through the Distributor at NAV. Capital shares transactions detail can be found in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

Shares of the Funds may only be purchased or redeemed by Authorized Participants. An Authorized Participant is either (1) a “Participating Party” or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”); or (2) a DTC Participant; which, in either case, must have executed an agreement with the Distributor.

Creation Units of a Fund may be created in advance of receipt by the Trust of all or a portion of the applicable basket of equity securities and other instruments (“Deposit Instruments”) and cash as described in the Funds’ registration statement. In these instances, the initial Deposit Instruments and cash must be deposited in an amount equal to the sum of the cash amount, plus at least 105% of the market value of undelivered Deposit Instruments. A transaction fee may be imposed to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the purchase or redemption of Creation Units.

For more information about Creation Unit transactions please refer to the Funds’ Statement of Additional information.

7. Risks, Concentrations and Indemnifications

In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. The amount of exposure would depend on future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

As of October 31, 2015, the Adviser owned 60%, 49%, and 27% of the outstanding shares of Emerging Markets Equity ETF, Global Equity ETF, and International Equity ETF, respectively.

Each Fund may have elements of risk not typically associated with investment in the United States of America due to concentrated investments in a limited number of countries or regions, which may vary throughout the year depending on a Fund’s benchmark index (each an “underlying index”). Such concentrations may subject the Funds to additional risks resulting from political or economic conditions in such countries or regions and the possible imposition of adverse governmental laws or currency exchange restrictions could cause the securities and their markets to be less liquid and their prices to be more volatile than those of comparable U.S. securities.

As of October 31, 2015, a significant portion of the Funds’ net assets consisted of securities that are denominated in foreign currencies. Changes in currency exchange rates will affect the value of, and investment income from, such securities.

As of October 31, 2015, the Funds had the following country allocation representing greater than 10% of total investments:

 

        China        Japan        Taiwan        United Kingdom        United States  

Emerging Markets Equity ETF

       23.3               18.9              

Global Equity ETF

                 20.5                               26.7   

International Equity ETF

                 23.7                     23.1             

Premium/Discount Risk Disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market volatility or potential lack of an active trading market for Shares may result in Shares trading at a significant premium or discount to the NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV, the shareholders performance may be negatively impacted.

Index Tracking Risk The Funds incur a number of operating expenses not applicable to the underlying index, and incur costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing a Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition of the underlying index. Additionally, the Funds calculate their NAV based on fair value prices and the value of the underlying index is based on securities’ closing prices on a local foreign market exchange. To the extent of the previously outlined items, each Fund’s return differs from the return of the underlying index.

8. Related Party Transactions

The Distributor or its agent distributes Creation Units for each Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in shares of each Fund. The Distributor has no role in determining the investment policies of the Funds or the securities that are purchased or sold by the Funds. SIDCO receives no fee for its distribution services under the Distribution Agreement.

The Funds may use related party broker-dealers. For the period ended October 31, 2015, the Funds incurred no brokerage commissions with broker-dealers affiliated with the Adviser or Trust.

 

 
OCTOBER 31, 2015   JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS         45   


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Trustees of J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and the Shareholders of JPMorgan Diversified Return Emerging Markets Equity ETF, JPMorgan Diversified Return Global Equity ETF and JPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETF:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of portfolio investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of JPMorgan Diversified Return Emerging Markets Equity ETF, JPMorgan Diversified Return Global Equity ETF and JPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETF (each a separate fund of J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust) (the “Funds”) at October 31, 2015, and the results of each of their operations, and the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2015 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

December 22, 2015

 

 
46       JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS   OCTOBER 31, 2015


SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

The table below indicates the number of trading days in which the Funds traded within the range of the premium/discount noted. The number of days in each range is also shown as a percentage of the total trading days for the period covered in the table. All information within the table is based on historical performance. Past performance cannot be used to predict future results. Shareholders may pay more than NAV when they buy fund shares and receive less than NAV when they sell those shares because shares are bought and sold at current market prices.

 

     Emerging Markets Equity ETF (a)     Global Equity ETF     International Equity ETF (b)  
Range of Premium/(Discount)    Day Count      Percentage     Day Count      Percentage     Day Count      Percentage  

Greater than 1.5% and Less than or equal to 2.0%

     2         0.97                              

Greater than 1.0% and Less than or equal to 1.5%

     20         9.71                              

Greater than 0.5% and Less than or equal to 1.0%

     94         45.64     7         2.79     72         29.15

Between 0.5% and –0.5%

     62         30.09     241         96.01     172         69.64

Less than –0.5% and greater than or equal to –1.0%

     21         10.19     2         0.80     3         1.21

Less than –1.0% and greater than or equal to –1.5%

     6         2.91     1         0.40               

Less than –1.5% and greater than or equal to –2.0%

     1         0.49                              
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     206         100.00     251         100.00     247         100.00
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Commencement of operations was January 7, 2015.
(b) Commencement of operations was November 5, 2014.

 

 
OCTOBER 31, 2015   JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS         47   


TRUSTEES

(Unaudited)

 

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Funds Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-844-457-6383 or on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

 

Name (Year of Birth;
Positions With
the Funds since)
   Principal Occupation
During the Past 5 Year
   Number of
Funds in Fund
Complex Overseen
by Trustee
(1)
   Other Directorships Held
During the Past 5 Years

Independent Trustees

    
Gary L. French (1951); Trustee of the Trust since 2014    Senior Consultant for the Regulatory Fundamentals Group LLC (2011-present); Senior Vice President-Fund Administration, State Street Corporation (2002-2010).    10    Independent Trustee, The China Fund, Inc. (2013-present); Exchange Traded Concepts Trust II (2012-2014); Exchange Traded Concepts Trust I (2011-2014).
Robert J. Grassi (1957); Trustee of the Trust since 2014    Sole Proprietor, Academy Hills Advisors LLC (2012-present); Pension Director, Coming Incorporated (2002-2012).    10    None
Thomas P. Lemke (1954); Trustee of the Trust since 2014    Retired; Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Legg Mason (2005-2013).    10    Independent Director of AXA Premier VIP Trust (2014-present); Independent Director of The Advisors’ Inner Circle III Funds (2014-present); Independent Director of The Munder Funds (2014-present); Independent Director of ICI Mutual Insurance Company (2008-2013).
Lawrence R. Maffia (1950); Trustee of the Trust since 2014    Retired; Director and President, ICI Mutual Insurance Company (2006-2013).    10    Director, ICI Mutual Insurance Company (1999-2013).
Emily A. Youssouf (1951); Trustee of the Trust since 2014    Vice Chair (2011-2013) and Board Member (2013-present) of New York City Housing Authority; Clinical Professor, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate (2009-present); Board Member, NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation (2005-present).    10    Trustee, NYC School Construction Authority (2009-present); Board Member, NYS Job Development Authority (2008-present); Board Member, PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (2013-present).
Interested Trustee         
Robert Deutsch (2) (1957); Trustee of the Trust since 2014    Head of the Global ETF Business for JPMorgan Asset Management (2013-present); Head of the Global Liquidity Business for JPMorgan Asset Management (2003-2013).    10    None

 

(1) 

A Fund complex means two or more registered investment companies that hold themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment and investor services or have a common investment adviser or have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the investment adviser of any of the other registered investment companies. Four Funds are currently operating, but three additional series are in registration and three additional series have been created and will be registered in the future.

 

(2) 

Mr. Deutsch is an interested trustee because he is an employee of the Adviser.

 

 
48       JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS   OCTOBER 31, 2015


OFFICERS

(Unaudited)

 

Name (Year of Birth),
Positions Held with
the Trusts (Since)
   Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years
Robert Deutsch (1957),
President and Principal Executive Officer (2014)
   Managing Director, global head of J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Exchange-Traded Funds and a member of the J.P. Morgan Global Funds Operating Committee. Previously, head of the Global Liquidity Business from 2003 to 2013 and National Sales Manager for J.P. Morgan’s U.S. Mutual Funds Business prior to 2003.
Paul Shield (1960),
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer (2014)
   Managing Director and head of Business Management for JPMorgan Asset Management’s Exchange-Traded Fund platform since 2013. Senior Global Product Manager of Alternative Investments for BNY Mellon from 2011 to 2013 and Global Product Head for Exchange Traded Funds at JPMorgan Chase Bank from 2008 to 2011.
Frank J. Nasta (1964),
Secretary (2014)
   Managing Director and Associate General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase since 2008;
Stephen M. Ungerman (1953),
Chief Compliance Officer (2014)
   Managing Director, JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Mr. Ungerman has been with JPMorgan Chase & Co. since 2000.
Elizabeth A. Davin (1964),
Assistant Secretary (2014)**
   Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase since February 2012; formerly Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase from 2005 until February 2012; Senior Counsel, JPMorgan Chase (formerly Bank One Corporation) from 2004 to 2005.
Jessica K. Ditullio (1962),
Assistant Secretary (2014)**
   Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase since February 2011; Ms. Ditullio has served as an attorney with various titles for JPMorgan Chase (formerly Bank One Corporation) since 1990.
John T. Fitzgerald (1975),
Assistant Secretary (2014)
   Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase since February 2011; formerly, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase from 2005 until February 2011.
Carmine Lekstutis (1980),
Assistant Secretary (2011)
   Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase since February 2015; formerly Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase from 2011 to February 2015; Associate, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) from 2006 to 2011.
Gregory S. Samuels (1980),
Assistant Secretary (2014)
   Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase since February 2014; formerly Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase from 2010 to February 2014
Pamela L. Woodley (1971),
Assistant Secretary (2014)***
   Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase since November 2004.
Frederick J. Cavaliere (1978),
Assistant Treasurer (2015)
   Vice President, JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. since September 2011; formerly Vice President of J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (2010-2011). Mr. Cavaliere has been with JPMorgan since May 2006.
Michael M. D’Ambrosio (1969),
Assistant Treasurer (2014)
   Managing Director, JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. from May 2014; formerly Executive Director, JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. from 2012 until May 2014; prior to joining JPMorgan Chase, Mr. D’Ambrosio was a Tax Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP since 2006.
Lauren A. Paino (1973),
Assistant Treasurer (2015)
   Executive Director, JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. since August 2013; Director, Credit Suisse Asset Management (2000-2013); Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (1995-2000).
Julie A. Roach (1971),
Assistant Treasurer (2014)**
   Vice President, JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. from August 2012; prior to joining JPMorgan Chase, Ms. Roach was a Senior Manager with Deloitte since 2001.
Jason Ronca (1978),
Assistant Treasurer (2014)****
   Vice President, Assistant Treasurer and ETF Platform Manager for J.P. Morgan Asset Management since May 2014. ETF Product Manager for Corporate Investment Bank responsible for setting the strategy and control agenda for the ETF servicing business from 2010 to May 2014; Prior to 2010, a Vice President in Fund Accounting within J.P. Morgan Investor Services, supporting a series of U.S. registered mutual funds.

 

     * The contact address for the officer is 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Ops 1, Floor 02, Newark, DE 19173.

 

    ** The contact address for the officer is 460 Polaris Parkway, Westerville, OH 43082.

 

  *** The contact address for the officer is 4 New York Plaza, 21st Floor, NY, NY 10004.

 

**** The contact address for the officer is One Beacon Street, Floor 18, Boston, MA 02108.

 

 
OCTOBER 31, 2015   JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS         49   


SCHEDULE OF SHAREHOLDER EXPENSES

(Unaudited)

Hypothetical $1,000 Investment

 

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur ongoing costs, including investment advisory fees, administration fees, distribution fees and other Fund expenses, in addition to brokerage commissions on your purchases and sales of Fund shares. The examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these ongoing costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds. The examples assume that you had a $1,000 investment at the beginning of the reporting period, May 1, 2015 and continued to hold your shares at the end of the reporting period, October 31, 2015.

Actual Expenses

For the Fund in the table below, the first line provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other Funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. The examples also assume all dividends and distributions have been reinvested.

 

 

        Beginning
Account Value
5/01/2015
       Ending
Account Value
10/31/2015
       Annualized
Expense
Ratios
     Expenses
Paid  During
Period
(1)
 

Emerging Markets Equity ETF

                 

Actual Fund Return

     $ 1,000.00         $ 822.40           0.45    $ 2.07   

Hypothetical 5% Return

       1,000.00           1,022.94           0.45         2.29   

Global Equity ETF

                 

Actual Fund Return

     $ 1,000.00         $ 966.50           0.38    $ 1.88   

Hypothetical 5% Return

       1,000.00           1,023.29           0.38         1.94   

International Equity ETF

                 

Actual Fund Return

     $ 1,000.00         $ 955.60           0.43    $ 2.12   

Hypothetical 5% Return

       1,000.00           1,023.04           0.43         2.19   

 

(1) 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

 
50       JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS   OCTOBER 31, 2015


TAX LETTER

(Unaudited)

 

Certain tax information for the JPMorgan ETFs is required to be provided to shareholders based upon the Funds’ income and distributions for the taxable year ended October 31, 2015. The information and distributions reported in this letter may differ from the information and taxable distributions reported to the shareholders for the calendar year ending December 31, 2015. The information necessary to complete your income tax returns for the calendar year ending December 31, 2015 will be provided under separate cover.

Dividends Received deductions

Each Fund listed below had the following percentage, or maximum allowable percentage, of ordinary income distributions eligible for the 70% dividends received deductions for corporate shareholders for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015.

 

      Dividends
Received
Deduction
 

Global Equity ETF

     24.37

Foreign Source Income and Foreign Tax Credit Pass Through

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, the following Funds intend to elect to pass through to shareholders taxes paid to foreign countries. Gross income and foreign tax expenses are as follows or amounts as finally determined:

 

      Gross
Income
     Foreign Tax
Pass Through
 

Emerging Markets Equity ETF

   $ 1,155,987       $ 175,441   

Global Equity ETF

     837,881         96,951   

International Equity ETF

     2,042,680         167,104   

Qualified Dividend Income (QDI)

Each fund listed below had the following amount, or maximum allowable amount, of ordinary income distributions treated as qualified dividends for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015:

 

      Qualified
Dividend
Income
 

Global Equity ETF

   $ 345,478   

International Equity ETF

     211,319   
 

 

 
OCTOBER 31, 2015   JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS         51   


 

 

 

J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Funds are distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Co. (One Freedom Valley Dr., Oaks, PA 19456), which is not affiliated with JPMorgan Chase & Co. or any of its affiliates.

Contact J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Funds at 1-844-457-6383 (844-4JPM ETF) for a fund prospectus. You can also visit us at www.jpmorganfunds.com. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives and risks as well as charges and expenses of the fund before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the fund. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Investors may obtain information about the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), including the SIPC brochure by visiting www.sipc.org or by calling SIPC at 202-371-8300.

The Fund files a complete schedule of its fund holdings for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year with the SEC on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. Shareholders may request the Form N-Q without charge by calling 1-844-457-6383 or by visiting the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

A description of each Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of each Fund’s holdings is available in the prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.

A copy of proxy policies and procedures is available without charge upon request by calling 1-844-457-6383 and on the Fund’s website at www.jpmorganfunds.com. A description of such policies and procedures is on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Trustees have delegated the authority to vote proxies for securities owned by the Fund to the Adviser. A copy of the Fund’s voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or at the Fund’s website at www.jpmorganfunds.com no later than August 31 of each year. The Fund’s proxy voting record will include, among other things, a brief description of the matter voted on for each fund security, and will state how each vote was cast, for example, for or against the proposal.

 

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LOGO

J.P. Morgan Asset Management is the marketing name for the asset management business of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Those businesses include, but are not limited to, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., Security Capital Research & Management Incorporated and J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management, Inc.

 

  © JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2015.  All rights reserved. October 2015.   AN-ETF-1015


 

Annual Report

JPMorgan Exchange-Traded Funds

October 31, 2015

JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Equity ETF

LOGO


CONTENTS

 

President’s Letter      1   

Fund Commentary

     2   
Schedule of Portfolio Investments      5  
Financial Statements      14  
Notes to Financial Statements      20  
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      24  
Supplemental Information      25  
Trustees      26  
Officers      27  
Schedule of Shareholder Expenses      28  
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement      29  

Investments in the Fund are not bank 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 if you sell when the Fund’s share price is lower than when you invested.

Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. The general market views expressed in this report are opinions based on market and other conditions through the end of the reporting period and are subject to change without notice. These views are not intended to predict the future performance of a Fund or the securities markets. References to specific securities and their issuers are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be, and should not be interpreted as, recommendations to purchase or sell such securities. Such views are not meant as investment advice and may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of the Fund.

Prospective investors should refer to the Fund’s prospectus for a discussion of the Fund’s investment objectives, strategies and risks. Call J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Funds at (844) 457-6383 for a prospectus containing more complete information about the Fund, including management fees and other expenses. Please read it carefully before investing.


PRESIDENT’S LETTER

NOVEMBER 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

Dear Shareholder,

Over the past year, we have been busy building the JPMorgan Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) business. Recently, we launched our fourth Diversified Return Equity ETF. Our newest ETF targets large cap U.S. equities (JPUS) and complements our funds that invest in global equity (JPGE), developed markets equity (JPIN) and emerging market equity (JPEM). We are seeking to launch several more strategies in our suite of ETFs that uniquely address the risks associated with excess concentration in sectors of the economy and regions of the world, while selecting stocks with key equity factors. We look forward to telling you more about these new funds as we introduce them.

 

LOGO   

 

“While investors may not be able to avoid global financial market volatility, we believe the basic principles of a well-diversified portfolio, a long term outlook and avoiding excess concentrations provide the most prudent approach toward the current trends in the global financial marketplace.”

In recent months, increasing market volatility was punctuated by declining equity markets in late summer followed by rebounding markets in the fall. Following declines in June through September, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) finished October with its best one-month performance since October 2011, Japan’s Nikkei Index gained the most since April 2013 and leading European indexes had their best performance since 2009.

Even as leading central banks have extended economic stimulus, financial market volatility has increased over the past year amid slowing growth in China, weakness in commodities prices and uncertainty about the strength of the global economic recovery. Further, financial market apprehension about the pace of future interest rate increases in the U.S. added to investor anxiety. We believe it’s likely that this period of relatively high market volatility will continue into 2016 and beyond.

With this as a backdrop, we thought it would be helpful to share our thoughts on market volatility with you. In recent research developed by JPMorgan and published in “Market Insights: Investing with Composure in Volatile Markets”, we see there have been meaningful declines in equity markets within most calendar years. However, despite average intra-year declines of 14.2%, the S&P 500 posted positive annual returns in 27 of the past 35 years. This serves to illustrate the importance of keeping market volatility in proper perspective, focusing on longer investment horizons and maintaining portfolio discipline.

Within this volatile market climate, the principles of sound investing provide useful guidelines for investors seeking investment returns over the long-term. Those principles include employing a portfolio that is well diversified across asset classes and adhering to a long-term view of returns. It is also important to remember that attempting to successfully anticipate price swings in financial markets is extremely difficult.

But, what else can an investor do? One thought we want to emphasize is the concept of diversifying within an asset class. In other words, in addition to portfolio diversification across stocks, bonds and real assets, we believe that diversifying the equity portion of a portfolio by deploying complementary strategies has meaningful benefits.

In our opinion, investors should consider strategies that offer lower overall volatility and compensate for the risk of excess sector concentration that is inherent in traditional indexes and well-known market-weighted index mutual funds. The impact of financial market volatility may be mitigated by a properly diversified portfolio that is free of excess concentrations in any particular region, sector or asset class.

While investors may not be able to avoid global financial market volatility, we believe the basic principles of a well-diversified portfolio, a long-term outlook and avoiding excess concentrations provide the most prudent approach toward the current trends in the global financial marketplace. On behalf of everyone at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, thank you for your continued support. We look forward to managing your investment needs for years to come.

If you should have any questions, or would like a copy of “Market Insights: Investing with Composure in Volatile Markets,” please visit www.jpmorganfunds.com or call J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Funds at 1-844-457-6383.

Sincerely yours,

 

LOGO

Robert F. Deutsch

President, J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Funds

J.P. Morgan Asset Management

 

 

 
OCTOBER 31, 2015   JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS         1   


JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Equity ETF

FUND COMMENTARY

FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 (FUND INCEPTION DATE) THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

REPORTING PERIOD RETURN:  
JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Equity ETF*      8.26%   
Market Price**      8.32%   
Russell 1000 Diversified Factor Index      8.31%   
Russell 1000 Index      10.13%   
Net Assets as of 10/31/2015    $ 10,826,623   

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE***

The JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Equity ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Russell 1000 Diversified Factor Index (the “Underlying Index”).

INVESTMENT APPROACH

The Fund is passively managed to the Underlying Index, which tracks large and mid cap equity securities in the U.S. The Underlying Index seeks to diversify risk across sectors and securities, and avoid the most unattractive stocks by building a portfolio that excludes expensive, low quality stocks with weak momentum characteristics. The Underlying Index’s methodology includes quarterly rebalancing, liquidity screens and turnover controls.

HOW DID THE MARKET PERFORM?

In October 2015, U.S. financial markets rebounded from an August-September sell-off as China’s central bank undertook further actions to bolster domestic financial markets and the U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates at historically low levels. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index turned in its best one-month performance since October 2011 and returned 8.30% in October 2015.

HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM?

The Fund posted a positive absolute performance but experienced a deviation of -0.05% relative to the Underlying Index for the period September 29, 2015 to October 31, 2015.

On an absolute basis, the Fund’s positions in the information technology, health care and consumer discretionary sectors were leading contributors to performance for the one month period, while the Fund’s positions in the telecom services, utilities, and energy made the smallest contribution to performance.

Because the Fund’s holdings were closely aligned with those of the Underlying Index, variances in relative performance due to security selection and/or sector allocation were not significant. The majority of the Fund’s deviation against the Underlying Index was due to the Fund’s small cash allocation and fees and operating expenses incurred by the Fund.

HOW WAS THE FUND POSITIONED?

At the end of the reporting period, the Fund’s largest positions were in the consumer discretionary and health care sectors and the smallest positions were in the telecommunications services and energy sectors.

 

 

 
2       JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS   OCTOBER 31, 2015


TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS OF THE PORTFOLIO****  
  1.      Xcel Energy, Inc.      0.6
  2.      Henry Schein, Inc.      0.6  
  3.      TECO Energy, Inc.      0.6  
  4.      DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.      0.6  
  5.      CMS Energy Corp.      0.6  
  6.      Sigma-Aldrich Corp.      0.6  
  7.      SCANA Corp.      0.6  
  8.      DTE Energy Co.      0.6  
  9.      Molson Coors Brewing Co.      0.6  
  10.      Consolidated Edison, Inc.      0.6  

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION BY SECTOR****

 
Consumer Discretionary      16.8
Health Care      16.0  
Information Technology      12.5  
Utilities      12.5  
Consumer Staples      12.5  
Financials      10.1  
Industrials      7.8  
Materials      5.9  
Energy      4.4  
Telecommunication Services      1.5  

 

*   The return shown is based on net asset value calculated for shareholder transactions and may differ from the return shown in the financial highlights, which reflects adjustments made to the net asset value in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The net asset value was $54.13 as of October 31, 2015.
**   Market price cumulative return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the inception date net asset value, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. The price used to calculate the market price return is the midpoint of the bid/ask spread at the close of business on the NYSE Arca, Inc. The midpoint price was $54.16 as of October 31, 2015.
***   The adviser seeks to achieve the Fund’s objective. There can be no guarantee it will be achieved.
****   Percentages indicated are based on total investments as of October 31, 2015. The Fund’s composition is subject to change.
 

 

 
OCTOBER 31, 2015   JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS         3   


JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Equity ETF

FUND COMMENTARY

FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 (FUND INCEPTION DATE) THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2015 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015

 
     INCEPTION DATE        CUMULATIVE
SINCE
INCEPTION
 

JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Equity ETF

     9/29/2015           8.26

Market Price

          8.32   

LIFE OF FUND PERFORMANCE (9/29/15 TO 10/31/15)

 

 

LOGO

 

The performance quoted is past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Exchange-traded funds are subject to certain market risks. Investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data shown. For up-to-date, month-end performance information please call 1-844-457-6383.

Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2015.

The graph illustrates comparative performance for $10,000 invested in shares of the JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Equity ETF, the Russell 1000 Diversified Factor Index, and the Russell 1000 Index from September 29, 2015 to October 31, 2015. The performance of the Fund reflects the deduction of Fund expenses and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions, if any. The performance of the Russell 1000 Diversified Factor Index and Russell 1000 Index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with an exchange-traded fund and has been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions of the securities included in the Index,

if applicable. The Russell 1000 Diversified Factor Index is an index comprised of U.S. equity securities selected to represent a diversified set of factor characteristics, originally developed by the adviser and its holdings are selected by the index provider primarily from the constituents of the Russell 1000 Index. Frank Russell Company is the index provider. The Russell 1000 Index is an unmanaged index, which measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

Fund performance reflects the waiver of the Fund’s fees and reimbursement of expenses for certain periods since the inception date. Without these waivers and reimbursements, performance would have been lower. Also, performance shown in this section does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions, redemption or sale of Fund shares.

The returns shown are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions and may differ from the returns shown in the financial highlights, which reflect adjustments made to the net asset values in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 

 
4       JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS   OCTOBER 31, 2015


JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Equity ETF

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — 99.7%

  

  

Consumer Discretionary — 16.8%

  

  

Auto Components — 1.2%

  

  353      

Delphi Automotive plc (United Kingdom)

    29,366   
  1,219      

Gentex Corp.

    19,979   
  661      

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

    21,707   
  390      

Johnson Controls, Inc.

    17,620   
  328      

Lear Corp.

    41,020   
    

 

 

 
       129,692   
    

 

 

 
  

Automobiles — 0.6%

  

  1,488      

Ford Motor Co.

    22,037   
  811      

General Motors Co.

    28,312   
  341      

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    16,863   
    

 

 

 
       67,212   
    

 

 

 
  

Distributors — 0.6%

  

  636      

Genuine Parts Co.

    57,723   
    

 

 

 
  

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.2%

  

  2      

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

    1,105   
  546      

H&R Block, Inc.

    20,344   
    

 

 

 
       21,449   
    

 

 

 
  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.3%

  

  271      

Brinker International, Inc.

    12,333   
  464      

Carnival Corp.

    25,093   
  18      

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Class A (a)

    11,524   
  232      

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    14,359   
  585      

International Game Technology plc

    9,489   
  230      

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    11,387   
  158      

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    12,131   
  289      

McDonald’s Corp.

    32,440   
  39      

Panera Bread Co., Class A (a)

    6,918   
  166      

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

    16,326   
  300      

Speedway Motorsports, Inc.

    5,541   
  550      

Starbucks Corp.

    34,414   
  189      

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

    15,095   
  244      

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

    19,849   
  64      

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    4,477   
  267      

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    18,933   
    

 

 

 
       250,309   
    

 

 

 
  

Household Durables — 1.9%

  

  347      

Garmin Ltd. (Switzerland)

    12,308   
  195      

GoPro, Inc., Class A (a)

    4,875   
  129      

Harman International Industries, Inc.

    14,185   
  919      

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    41,383   
  458      

Lennar Corp., Class A

    22,932   
  55      

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

    10,752   
  878      

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

    37,254   
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
    
  

Household Durables — continued

 
  16      

NVR, Inc. (a)

    26,204   
  985      

PulteGroup, Inc.

    18,055   
  33      

TopBuild Corp. (a)

    928   
  113      

Whirlpool Corp.

    18,096   
    

 

 

 
       206,972   
    

 

 

 
  

Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.6%

  

  142      

Expedia, Inc.

    19,355   
  698      

Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A (a)

    19,104   
  80      

Netflix, Inc. (a)

    8,670   
  12      

Priceline Group, Inc. (The) (a)

    17,451   
    

 

 

 
       64,580   
    

 

 

 
  

Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.7%

  

  593      

Hasbro, Inc.

    45,560   
  363      

Mattel, Inc.

    8,923   
  146      

Polaris Industries, Inc.

    16,402   
    

 

 

 
       70,885   
    

 

 

 
  

Media — 2.7%

  

  2      

Cable One, Inc. (a)

    867   
  267      

CBS Corp. (Non-Voting), Class B

    12,421   
  628      

Comcast Corp., Class A

    39,341   
  185      

DISH Network Corp., Class A (a)

    11,649   
  470      

EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A (a)

    10,368   
  905      

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

    20,752   
  51      

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

    2,669   
  176      

Liberty Media Corp. (a)

    7,174   
  287      

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    21,502   
  181      

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A

    10,874   
  2,152      

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (a)

    8,780   
  1,042      

Starz (a)

    34,917   
  525      

TEGNA, Inc.

    14,196   
  90      

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

    17,046   
  197      

Time Warner, Inc.

    14,842   
  267      

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.

    8,245   
  638      

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A

    19,580   
  209      

Viacom, Inc., Class B

    10,306   
  236      

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    26,843   
    

 

 

 
       292,372   
    

 

 

 
  

Multiline Retail — 1.0%

  

  150      

Dillard’s, Inc., Class A

    13,422   
  275      

Dollar General Corp.

    18,637   
  269      

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

    17,617   
  256      

Kohl’s Corp.

    11,807   
  312      

Macy’s, Inc.

    15,906   
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

 
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JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Equity ETF

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015 (continued)

 

SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — continued

  

  

Multiline Retail — continued

 
  222      

Nordstrom, Inc.

    14,476   
  250      

Target Corp.

    19,295   
    

 

 

 
       111,160   
    

 

 

 
  

Specialty Retail — 3.5%

  

  96      

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    19,049   
  289      

AutoNation, Inc. (a)

    18,262   
  199      

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a)

    11,866   
  228      

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    7,987   
  213      

CarMax, Inc. (a)

    12,569   
  240      

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    10,692   
  482      

Foot Locker, Inc.

    32,656   
  191      

GameStop Corp., Class A

    8,799   
  326      

Gap, Inc.

    8,874   
  289      

GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A

    8,598   
  316      

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    39,070   
  246      

L Brands, Inc.

    23,611   
  314      

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    23,183   
  94      

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

    25,969   
  400      

Ross Stores, Inc.

    20,232   
  60      

Signet Jewelers Ltd. (Bermuda)

    9,056   
  640      

Staples, Inc.

    8,314   
  164      

Tiffany & Co.

    13,520   
  396      

TJX Co., Inc. (The)

    28,983   
  179      

Tractor Supply Co.

    16,538   
  66      

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)

    11,481   
  127      

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)

    3,632   
  252      

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    18,585   
    

 

 

 
       381,526   
    

 

 

 
  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.5%

  

  817      

Coach, Inc.

    25,490   
  185      

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)

    10,297   
  519      

Hanesbrands, Inc.

    16,577   
  187      

lululemon athletica, Inc. (a)

    9,195   
  341      

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    44,681   
  165      

Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A (a)

    5,148   
  195      

Under Armour, Inc., Class A (a)

    18,541   
  497      

V.F. Corp.

    33,557   
    

 

 

 
       163,486   
    

 

 

 
  

Total Consumer Discretionary

    1,817,366   
    

 

 

 
  

Consumer Staples — 12.4%

  

  

Beverages — 3.1%

  

  388      

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    41,198   
  570      

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

    29,264   
  878      

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    37,183   
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
    
  

Beverages — continued

 
  291      

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    39,227   
  552      

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

    49,332   
  677      

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

    59,644   
  170      

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

    23,174   
  572      

PepsiCo, Inc.

    58,453   
    

 

 

 
       337,475   
    

 

 

 
  

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.5%

  

  174      

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    27,513   
  314      

CVS Health Corp.

    31,017   
  714      

Kroger Co. (The)

    26,989   
  718      

Sysco Corp.

    29,617   
  185      

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    15,666   
  501      

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    28,677   
  144      

Weis Markets, Inc.

    5,924   
    

 

 

 
       165,403   
    

 

 

 
  

Food Products — 4.5%

  

  495      

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    22,602   
  35      

Bunge Ltd.

    2,553   
  1,005      

Campbell Soup Co.

    51,044   
  745      

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

    30,210   
  833      

General Mills, Inc.

    48,406   
  575      

Hershey Co. (The)

    50,997   
  749      

Hormel Foods Corp.

    50,595   
  314      

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    36,860   
  628      

Kellogg Co.

    44,286   
  531      

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    41,402   
  616      

McCormick & Co., Inc. (Non-Voting)

    51,732   
  398      

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., Class A

    32,636   
  511      

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    22,668   
    

 

 

 
       485,991   
    

 

 

 
  

Household Products — 1.8%

  

  484      

Clorox Co. (The)

    59,019   
  628      

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    41,668   
  140      

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

    5,996   
  326      

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    39,026   
  667      

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    50,945   
    

 

 

 
       196,654   
    

 

 

 
  

Personal Products — 0.6%

  

  339      

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

    28,717   
  396      

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

    31,862   
  96      

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    3,668   
    

 

 

 
       64,247   
    

 

 

 
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

 
6       JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS   OCTOBER 31, 2015


SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — continued

  

  

Tobacco — 0.9%

  

  819      

Altria Group, Inc.

    49,525   
  29      

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    2,564   
  882      

Reynolds American, Inc.

    42,618   
    

 

 

 
       94,707   
    

 

 

 
  

Total Consumer Staples

    1,344,477   
    

 

 

 
  

Energy — 4.4%

  

  

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.0%

  

  207      

Baker Hughes, Inc.

    10,905   
  289      

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

    5,745   
  345      

FMC Technologies, Inc. (a)

    11,671   
  234      

Halliburton Co.

    8,981   
  174      

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    9,791   
  271      

Nabors Industries Ltd. (Bermuda)

    2,721   
  211      

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

    7,942   
  634      

Noble Corp. plc (United Kingdom)

    8,540   
  279      

Oceaneering International, Inc.

    11,724   
  334      

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

    4,973   
  240      

Schlumberger Ltd.

    18,758   
  376      

Seadrill Ltd. (a)

    2,433   
  80      

Superior Energy Services, Inc.

    1,133   
    

 

 

 
       105,317   
    

 

 

 
  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.4%

  

  638      

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (a)

    4,549   
  209      

Chevron Corp.

    18,994   
  86      

Cimarex Energy Co.

    10,153   
  230      

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.

    4,777   
  267      

ConocoPhillips

    14,244   
  172      

Continental Resources, Inc. (a)

    5,833   
  211      

Devon Energy Corp.

    8,847   
  174      

EOG Resources, Inc.

    14,938   
  363      

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    30,035   
  96      

Gulfport Energy Corp. (a)

    2,925   
  273      

Hess Corp.

    15,345   
  170      

HollyFrontier Corp.

    8,325   
  542      

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    14,824   
  435      

Marathon Oil Corp.

    7,995   
  345      

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    17,871   
  337      

Murphy Oil Corp.

    9,581   
  179      

Newfield Exploration Co. (a)

    7,194   
  263      

Noble Energy, Inc.

    9,426   
  314      

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    23,406   
  845      

ONEOK, Inc.

    28,662   
  156      

Phillips 66

    13,892   
  234      

Range Resources Corp.

    7,123   
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
    
  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued

 
  1,570      

Spectra Energy Corp.

    44,855   
  181      

Tesoro Corp.

    19,354   
  213      

Valero Energy Corp.

    14,041   
  244      

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

    9,623   
    

 

 

 
       366,812   
    

 

 

 
  

Total Energy

    472,129   
    

 

 

 
  

Financials — 10.1%

 
  

Banks — 1.2%

 
  148      

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    9,691   
  322      

BB&T Corp.

    11,962   
  2      

Comerica, Inc.

    87   
  64      

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

    4,380   
  1,075      

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    11,793   
  944      

KeyCorp

    11,724   
  115      

M&T Bank Corp.

    13,783   
  369      

People’s United Financial, Inc.

    5,886   
  185      

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    16,698   
  27      

Popular, Inc.

    798   
  244      

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

    10,131   
  70      

Synovus Financial Corp.

    2,214   
  458      

U.S. Bancorp

    19,318   
  271      

Wells Fargo & Co.

    14,672   
  23      

Zions Bancorporation

    662   
    

 

 

 
       133,799   
    

 

 

 
  

Capital Markets — 1.5%

 
  78      

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    8,998   
  293      

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    12,203   
  39      

BlackRock, Inc., Class A

    13,727   
  105      

Eaton Vance Corp.

    3,792   
  131      

Federated Investors, Inc., Class B

    4,026   
  215      

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    8,763   
  62      

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    11,625   
  310      

Invesco Ltd.

    10,283   
  271      

Morgan Stanley

    8,935   
  201      

Northern Trust Corp.

    14,148   
  131      

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    7,219   
  472      

SEI Investments Co.

    24,459   
  156      

State Street Corp.

    10,764   
  212      

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    16,031   
  295      

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

    10,169   
    

 

 

 
       165,142   
    

 

 

 
  

Consumer Finance — 0.4%

 
  146      

American Express Co.

    10,696   
  158      

Capital One Financial Corp.

    12,466   
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

 
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JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Equity ETF

SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015 (continued)

 

SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — continued

  

  

Consumer Finance — continued

 
  246      

Discover Financial Services

    13,830   
  1,168      

SLM Corp. (a)

    8,246   
    

 

 

 
       45,238   
    

 

 

 
  

Diversified Financial Services — 0.8%

 
  129      

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)

    17,547   
  115      

CME Group, Inc., Class A

    10,864   
  207      

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    36,250   
  113      

Moody’s Corp.

    10,866   
  150      

Voya Financial, Inc.

    6,085   
    

 

 

 
       81,612   
    

 

 

 
  

Insurance — 3.1%

 
  146      

ACE Ltd. (Switzerland)

    16,577   
  312      

Aflac, Inc.

    19,890   
  238      

Allstate Corp. (The)

    14,727   
  88      

American Financial Group, Inc.

    6,353   
  277      

American International Group, Inc.

    17,468   
  183      

Aon plc (United Kingdom)

    17,076   
  181      

Assurant, Inc.

    14,757   
  84      

Chubb Corp. (The)

    10,865   
  289      

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    17,406   
  35      

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A

    3,061   
  86      

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    15,305   
  314      

FNF Group

    11,078   
  345      

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A (a)

    1,615   
  295      

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    13,647   
  78      

Kemper Corp.

    2,786   
  224      

Lincoln National Corp.

    11,986   
  269      

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    14,994   
  10      

Mercury General Corp.

    540   
  181      

MetLife, Inc.

    9,119   
  105      

PartnerRe, Inc. (Bermuda) (a)

    14,595   
  228      

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    11,437   
  570      

Progressive Corp. (The)

    18,884   
  70      

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., Class A

    6,317   
  345      

Torchmark Corp.

    20,013   
  131      

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    14,789   
  248      

W.R. Berkley Corp. (Ireland)

    13,846   
  562      

XL Group plc, Class A

    21,401   
    

 

 

 
       340,532   
    

 

 

 
  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.8%

  

  55      

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

    4,936   
  776      

American Capital Agency Corp.

    13,836   
  133      

American Tower Corp.

    13,597   
  538      

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

    5,353   
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
    
  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — continued

  

  107      

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    18,707   
  127      

Boston Properties, Inc.

    15,983   
  25      

Camden Property Trust

    1,845   
  37      

Care Capital Properties, Inc.

    1,219   
  478      

Chimera Investment Corp.

    6,730   
  94      

Corporate Office Properties Trust

    2,162   
  226      

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    16,715   
  66      

Duke Realty Corp.

    1,366   
  129      

Equity Residential

    9,974   
  76      

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

    16,753   
  129      

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    18,510   
  308      

General Growth Properties, Inc.

    8,917   
  185      

HCP, Inc.

    6,882   
  113      

Iron Mountain, Inc.

    3,462   
  406      

Kimco Realty Corp.

    10,869   
  21      

Liberty Property Trust

    714   
  105      

Macerich Co. (The)

    8,898   
  435      

NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.

    5,224   
  240      

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.

    9,778   
  78      

Public Storage

    17,898   
  222      

Rayonier, Inc.

    5,028   
  142      

Realty Income Corp.

    7,023   
  172      

Senior Housing Properties Trust

    2,613   
  80      

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    16,117   
  25      

Taubman Centers, Inc.

    1,925   
  154      

Ventas, Inc.

    8,273   
  148      

Vornado Realty Trust

    14,881   
  164      

Weingarten Realty Investors

    5,865   
  152      

Welltower, Inc.

    9,860   
  300      

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    8,799   
    

 

 

 
       300,712   
    

 

 

 
  

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%

  

  142      

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (a)

    5,294   
  10      

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

    1,667   
    

 

 

 
       6,961   
    

 

 

 
  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.2%

 
  1,075      

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

    17,759   
    

 

 

 
  

Total Financials

    1,091,755   
    

 

 

 
  

Health Care — 16.0%

 
  

Biotechnology — 1.8%

 
  88      

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    15,488   
  164      

Amgen, Inc.

    25,941   
  164      

Baxalta, Inc.

    5,651   
  49      

Biogen, Inc. (a)

    14,235   
  207      

Celgene Corp. (a)

    25,401   
 

 

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SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — continued

  

  

Biotechnology — continued

 
  197      

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    21,302   
  107      

Incyte Corp. (a)

    12,576   
  359      

Medivation, Inc. (a)

    15,100   
  222      

Myriad Genetics, Inc. (a)

    8,962   
  57      

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    31,771   
  119      

United Therapeutics Corp. (a)

    17,449   
    

 

 

 
       193,876   
    

 

 

 
  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 4.5%

 
  884      

Abbott Laboratories

    39,603   
  1,036      

Baxter International, Inc.

    38,736   
  380      

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

    54,158   
  265      

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

    4,844   
  318      

C.R. Bard, Inc.

    59,259   
  821      

DENTSPLY International, Inc.

    49,958   
  197      

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

    30,959   
  318      

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

    16,756   
  458      

Medtronic plc (Ireland)

    33,855   
  425      

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

    27,119   
  503      

Stryker Corp.

    48,097   
  4      

Teleflex, Inc.

    532   
  396      

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

    31,098   
  513      

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

    53,644   
    

 

 

 
       488,618   
    

 

 

 
  

Health Care Providers & Services — 5.4%

 
  308      

Aetna, Inc.

    35,352   
  240      

AmerisourceBergen Corp., Class A

    23,162   
  199      

Anthem, Inc.

    27,691   
  505      

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    41,511   
  265      

Centene Corp. (a)

    15,762   
  211      

Cigna Corp.

    28,282   
  808      

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. (a)

    62,628   
  291      

Express Scripts Holding Co. (a)

    25,137   
  334      

HCA Holdings, Inc. (a)

    22,976   
  435      

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

    65,994   
  142      

Humana, Inc.

    25,365   
  451      

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)

    55,356   
  121      

McKesson Corp.

    21,635   
  628      

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    42,673   
  35      

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)

    1,098   
  310      

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    36,512   
  449      

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

    54,818   
    

 

 

 
       585,952   
    

 

 

 
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
    
  

Health Care Technology — 0.4%

 
  726      

Cerner Corp. (a)

    48,127   
    

 

 

 
    
  

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.1%

 
  90      

Illumina, Inc. (a)

    12,895   
  37      

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

    11,507   
  304      

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    39,757   
  404      

Waters Corp. (a)

    51,631   
    

 

 

 
       115,790   
    

 

 

 
  

Pharmaceuticals — 2.8%

 
  388      

AbbVie, Inc.

    23,105   
  84      

Allergan plc (a)

    25,911   
  484      

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    31,920   
  536      

Eli Lilly & Co.

    43,721   
  29      

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Ireland) (a)

    3,981   
  421      

Johnson & Johnson

    42,534   
  716      

Merck & Co., Inc.

    39,137   
  345      

Mylan N.V. (a)

    15,211   
  1,252      

Pfizer, Inc.

    42,343   
  698      

Zoetis, Inc., Class A

    30,021   
    

 

 

 
       297,884   
    

 

 

 
  

Total Health Care

    1,730,247   
    

 

 

 
  

Industrials — 7.8%

 
  

Aerospace & Defense — 1.7%

 
  113      

Boeing Co. (The)

    16,732   
  117      

General Dynamics Corp.

    17,384   
  183      

Honeywell International, Inc.

    18,900   
  133      

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc., Class 3

    16,811   
  88      

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    19,345   
  131      

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    24,595   
  154      

Raytheon Co.

    18,080   
  185      

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

    16,043   
  234      

Textron, Inc.

    9,868   
  80      

TransDigm Group, Inc. (a)

    17,588   
  133      

United Technologies Corp.

    13,089   
    

 

 

 
       188,435   
    

 

 

 
  

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.4%

 
  222      

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    15,402   
  101      

FedEx Corp.

    15,761   
  131      

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    13,496   
    

 

 

 
       44,659   
    

 

 

 
  

Airlines — 0.7%

 
  103      

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

    7,853   
  236      

American Airlines Group, Inc.

    10,908   
 

 

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SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — continued

  

  

Airlines —continued

 
  345      

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    17,540   
  587      

JetBlue Airways Corp. (a)

    14,581   
  365      

Southwest Airlines Co.

    16,896   
  197      

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)

    11,881   
    

 

 

 
       79,659   
    

 

 

 
  

Building Products — 0.1%

 
  295      

Masco Corp.

    8,555   
    

 

 

 
    
  

Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.1%

 
  279      

Cintas Corp.

    25,972   
  318      

Herman Miller, Inc.

    10,090   
  648      

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

    13,381   
  577      

Republic Services, Inc., Class A

    25,238   
  43      

Stericycle, Inc. (a)

    5,219   
  417      

Tyco International plc

    15,196   
  497      

Waste Management, Inc.

    26,719   
    

 

 

 
       121,815   
    

 

 

 
  

Construction & Engineering — 0.2%

 
  101      

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., N.V.

    4,532   
  236      

Fluor Corp.

    11,283   
  18      

KBR, Inc.

    332   
    

 

 

 
       16,147   
    

 

 

 
  

Electrical Equipment — 0.4%

 
  150      

Eaton Corp. plc

    8,387   
  193      

Emerson Electric Co.

    9,115   
  117      

Hubbell, Inc., Class B

    11,332   
  127      

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    13,863   
    

 

 

 
       42,697   
    

 

 

 
  

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.5%

 
  129      

3M Co.

    20,280   
  189      

Danaher Corp.

    17,636   
  595      

General Electric Co.

    17,207   
    

 

 

 
       55,123   
    

 

 

 
  

Machinery — 1.7%

 
  105      

AGCO Corp.

    5,081   
  168      

Caterpillar, Inc.

    12,262   
  37      

Crane Co.

    1,948   
  78      

Cummins, Inc.

    8,074   
  195      

Deere & Co.

    15,210   
  215      

Dover Corp.

    13,852   
  158      

Flowserve Corp.

    7,325   
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
    
  

Machinery — continued

 
  183      

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    16,825   
  209      

Ingersoll-Rand plc

    12,385   
  579      

ITT Corp.

    22,917   
  127      

Manitowoc Co., Inc.

    1,943   
  193      

PACCAR, Inc.

    10,161   
  98      

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    10,261   
  31      

SPX Corp. (a)

    380   
  31      

SPX FLOW, Inc. (a)

    1,051   
  351      

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    37,199   
  94      

Terex Corp.

    1,886   
  211      

Trinity Industries, Inc.

    5,712   
    

 

 

 
       184,472   
    

 

 

 
  

Professional Services — 0.1%

 
  18      

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

    2,049   
  101      

Robert Half International, Inc.

    5,319   
    

 

 

 
       7,368   
    

 

 

 
  

Road & Rail — 0.6%

 
  127      

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (a)

    6,342   
  347      

CSX Corp.

    9,365   
  183      

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    13,976   
  131      

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    10,484   
  109      

Ryder System, Inc.

    7,824   
  168      

Union Pacific Corp.

    15,011   
    

 

 

 
       63,002   
    

 

 

 
  

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%

 
  304      

Fastenal Co.

    11,904   
  101      

United Rentals, Inc. (a)

    7,561   
  51      

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

    10,710   
    

 

 

 
       30,175   
    

 

 

 
  

Total Industrials

    842,107   
    

 

 

 
  

Information Technology — 12.5%

 
  

Communications Equipment — 1.2%

 
  730      

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    21,060   
  170      

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

    18,734   
  560      

Harris Corp.

    44,313   
  492      

Juniper Networks, Inc.

    15,444   
  246      

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    17,213   
  265      

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    15,746   
    

 

 

 
       132,510   
    

 

 

 
  

Computers & Peripherals — 1.2%

 
  146      

3D Systems Corp. (a)

    1,469   
  179      

Apple, Inc.

    21,390   
  419      

Diebold, Inc.

    15,449   
 

 

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SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — continued

  

  

Computers & Peripherals — continued

 
  1,092      

EMC Corp.

    28,632   
  382      

Hewlett-Packard, Inc.

    10,299   
  199      

Lexmark International, Inc., Class A

    6,466   
  419      

NetApp, Inc.

    14,246   
  183      

SanDisk Corp. (a)

    14,091   
  199      

Western Digital Corp.

    13,297   
    

 

 

 
       125,339   
    

 

 

 
  

Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.7%

 
  406      

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    22,013   
  314      

AVX Corp.

    4,239   
  798      

Corning, Inc.

    14,843   
  125      

Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A

    3,722   
  624      

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

    32,804   
    

 

 

 
       77,621   
    

 

 

 
  

Internet Software & Services — 1.5%

 
  222      

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

    13,502   
  53      

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)

    39,082   
  33      

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a)

    23,457   
  158      

Facebook, Inc., Class A (a)

    16,111   
  468      

IAC/Interactive Corp.

    31,361   
  291      

VeriSign, Inc. (a)

    23,455   
  312      

Yahoo!, Inc. (a)

    11,113   
    

 

 

 
       158,081   
    

 

 

 
  

IT Services — 2.9%

 
  222      

Accenture plc (Ireland), Class A

    23,798   
  39      

Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a)

    11,595   
  209      

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    18,181   
  398      

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A (a)

    27,108   
  256      

Computer Sciences Corp.

    17,047   
  215      

DST Systems, Inc.

    26,262   
  314      

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    22,897   
  240      

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

    23,162   
  53      

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)

    7,678   
  135      

Gartner, Inc. (a)

    12,240   
  287      

International Business Machines Corp.

    40,203   
  168      

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

    16,630   
  449      

Paychex, Inc.

    23,159   
  359      

Teradata Corp. (a)

    10,092   
  53      

Total System Services, Inc.

    2,780   
  121      

VeriFone Systems, Inc. (a)

    3,647   
  156      

Visa, Inc., Class A

    12,102   
  322      

Western Union Co. (The)

    6,199   
  1,012      

Xerox Corp.

    9,503   
    

 

 

 
       314,283   
    

 

 

 
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
    
  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.4%

  

  369      

Altera Corp.

    19,391   
  423      

Analog Devices, Inc.

    25,431   
  923      

Applied Materials, Inc.

    15,479   
  113      

Avago Technologies Ltd.,Class A (Singapore)

    13,914   
  277      

Broadcom Corp., Class A

    14,238   
  164      

Freescale Semiconductor Ltd. (a)

    5,492   
  663      

Intel Corp.

    22,449   
  228      

KLA-Tencor Corp.

    15,303   
  267      

Lam Research Corp.

    20,450   
  948      

Linear Technology Corp.

    42,110   
  1,046      

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (Bermuda)

    8,588   
  480      

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

    19,670   
  412      

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    19,895   
  437      

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

    7,237   
  1,016      

NVIDIA Corp.

    28,824   
  156      

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

    6,853   
  174      

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    13,440   
  197      

SunPower Corp., Class A (a)

    5,287   
  419      

Teradyne, Inc.

    8,179   
  525      

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    29,778   
  480      

Xilinx, Inc.

    22,858   
    

 

 

 
       364,866   
    

 

 

 
  

Software — 1.6%

 
  429      

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

    38,035   
  133      

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

    7,340   
  558      

CA, Inc.

    15,462   
  254      

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

    5,644   
  246      

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

    17,729   
  326      

Intuit, Inc.

    31,762   
  470      

Microsoft Corp.

    24,741   
  417      

Oracle Corp.

    16,196   
  107      

Red Hat, Inc. (a)

    8,465   
  616      

Symantec Corp.

    12,690   
    

 

 

 
       178,064   
    

 

 

 
  

Total Information Technology

    1,350,764   
    

 

 

 
  

Materials — 5.8%

 
  

Chemicals — 4.6%

 
  115      

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

    15,983   
  330      

Airgas, Inc.

    31,733   
  250      

Albemarle Corp.

    13,380   
  295      

Ashland, Inc.

    32,367   
  207      

Cabot Corp.

    7,440   
  314      

Celanese Corp., Class A

    22,310   
  259      

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    13,149   
  76      

Chemours Co. (The)

    527   
 

 

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SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — continued

  

  

Chemicals — continued

 
  402      

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

    20,771   
  148      

Eastman Chemical Co.

    10,681   
  238      

Ecolab, Inc.

    28,643   
  376      

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

    23,838   
  246      

FMC Corp.

    10,015   
  659      

Huntsman Corp.

    8,679   
  359      

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    41,666   
  156      

LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Class A

    14,494   
  384      

Monsanto Co.

    35,796   
  509      

Mosaic Co. (The)

    17,199   
  246      

PPG Industries, Inc.

    25,648   
  417      

Praxair, Inc.

    46,325   
  8      

RPM International, Inc.

    366   
  62      

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    16,543   
  443      

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

    61,896   
  33      

Valspar Corp. (The)

    2,671   
    

 

 

 
       502,120   
    

 

 

 
  

Construction Materials — 0.1%

 
  80      

Vulcan Materials Co.

    7,727   
    

 

 

 
    
  

Containers & Packaging — 0.4%

 
  355      

Ball Corp.

    24,318   
  222      

Bemis Co., Inc.

    10,163   
  84      

Crown Holdings, Inc. (a)

    4,455   
  140      

Sealed Air Corp.

    6,877   
    

 

 

 
       45,813   
    

 

 

 
  

Metals & Mining — 0.5%

 
  1,077      

Alcoa, Inc.

    9,617   
  62      

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

    5,037   
  445      

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    5,238   
  503      

Nucor Corp.

    21,277   
  80      

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    4,797   
  57      

Royal Gold, Inc.

    2,727   
  224      

Southern Copper Corp.

    6,218   
  287      

United States Steel Corp.

    3,352   
    

 

 

 
       58,263   
    

 

 

 
  

Paper & Forest Products — 0.2%

 
  125      

Domtar Corp.

    5,155   
  351      

International Paper Co.

    14,984   
    

 

 

 
       20,139   
    

 

 

 
  

Total Materials

    634,062   
    

 

 

 
SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  
    
  

Telecommunication Services — 1.5%

 
  

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.4%

  

  1,527      

AT&T, Inc.

    51,170   
  1,360      

CenturyLink, Inc.

    38,365   
  92      

Frontier Communications Corp.

    473   
  1,053      

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    49,365   
  2,782      

Windstream Holdings, Inc.

    18,111   
    

 

 

 
       157,484   
    

 

 

 
  

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1%

  

  275      

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

    7,876   
  2      

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)

    76   
  78      

United States Cellular Corp. (a)

    3,177   
    

 

 

 
       11,129   
    

 

 

 
  

Total Telecommunication Services

    168,613   
    

 

 

 
  

Utilities — 12.4%

 
  

Electric Utilities — 5.6%

 
  829      

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    46,963   
  642      

Duke Energy Corp.

    45,884   
  868      

Edison International

    52,531   
  767      

Entergy Corp.

    52,279   
  1,079      

Eversource Energy

    54,964   
  1,687      

Exelon Corp.

    47,101   
  140      

FirstEnergy Corp.

    4,368   
  427      

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    43,836   
  1,586      

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

    42,235   
  811      

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    51,507   
  1,311      

PPL Corp.

    45,098   
  1,243      

Southern Co. (The)

    56,059   
  1,919      

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    68,374   
    

 

 

 
       611,199   
    

 

 

 
  

Gas Utilities — 0.2%

  

  1,001      

Questar Corp.

    20,671   
    

 

 

 
  

Independent Power Producers & Energy Trader — 0.2%

  

  1,502      

NRG Energy, Inc.

    19,361   
    

 

 

 
  

Multi-Utilities — 6.4%

  

  127      

Alliant Energy Corp.

    7,495   
  1,209      

Ameren Corp.

    52,809   
  1,978      

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

    36,692   
  1,717      

CMS Energy Corp.

    61,932   
  905      

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    59,504   
  628      

Dominion Resources, Inc.

    44,858   
  733      

DTE Energy Co.

    59,805   
  2,194      

NiSource, Inc.

    42,037   
  839      

PG&E Corp.

    44,803   
  1,071      

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    44,222   
 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

 
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SHARES      SECURITY DESCRIPTION   VALUE($)  

 

Common Stocks — continued

  

  

Multi-Utilities — continued

  

  1,042      

SCANA Corp.

    61,707   
  560      

Sempra Energy

    57,350   
  2,425      

TECO Energy, Inc.

    65,475   
  1,057      

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    54,499   
    

 

 

 
       693,188   
    

 

 

 
  

Total Utilities

    1,344,419   
    

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $9,979,613)

    10,795,939   
    

 

 

 
  

Total Investments — 99.7%
(Cost $9,979,613)

    10,795,939   
  

Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities — 0.3%

    30,684   
    

 

 

 
  

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 10,826,623   
    

 

 

 

 

Percentages indicated are based on net assets.

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS:

 

REIT  

—  Real Estate Investment Trust

(a)  

—  Non-income producing security.

    

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

 
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

 

       

JPMorgan

Diversified

Return U.S.

Equity ETF

 

ASSETS:

    

Investments in non-affiliates, at value

     $ 10,795,939   

Cash

       23,232   

Receivables:

    

Investment securities sold

       1,427   

Due from Adviser

       22,993   

Dividends from non-affiliates

       9,760   

Deferred offering costs

       21,770   
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       10,875,121   
    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

    

Accrued Liabilities:

    

Professional fees

       41,086   

Custodian and Transfer Agent fees (Note 3.C)

       2,950   

Trustees’ and Chief Compliance Officer’s fees

       994   

Accounting fees

       158   

Other

       3,310   
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       48,498   
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 10,826,623   
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS:

    

Paid-in Capital

     $ 10,000,000   

Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

       10,819   

Accumulated net realized gains (losses)

       (522

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       816,326   
    

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

     $ 10,826,623   
    

 

 

 

Outstanding number of shares

    

(unlimited number of shares authorized — no par value)

       200,000   
    

 

 

 

Net asset value, per share

     $ 54.13   
    

 

 

 

Cost of investments in non-affiliates

     $ 9,979,613   

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

 
14       JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS   OCTOBER 31, 2015


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

 

       

JPMorgan

Diversified

Return U.S.

Equity ETF (a)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

    

Dividend income from non-affiliates

     $ 13,435   
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       13,435   
    

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

    

Investment advisory fees (Note 3.A)

       2,075   

Administration fees (Note 3.B)

       767   

Custodian and Transfer Agent fees (Note 3.C)

       2,950   

Professional fees

       41,086   

Trustees’ and Chief Compliance Officer’s fees

       995   

Registration and filing fees

       65   

Printing and mailing costs

       939   

Offering costs

       2,092   

Accounting fees

       158   

Other

       2,635   
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       53,762   
    

 

 

 

Less fees waived (Note 3.D)

       (2,842

Less expense reimbursements from affiliates (Note 3.D)

       (46,854

Less expense reimbursements from non-affiliates (Note 3.C)

       (1,450
    

 

 

 

Net expenses

       2,616   
    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

       10,819   
    

 

 

 

REALIZED/UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES):

    

Net realized gain (loss) on transactions from:

    

Investments in non-affiliates

       (522
    

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

       (522
    

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:

    

Investments in non-affiliates

       816,326   
    

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

       816,326   
    

 

 

 

Net realized/unrealized gains (losses)

       815,804   
    

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     $ 826,623   
    

 

 

 

 

(a) Commencement of operations was September 29, 2015.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

 
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

 

       

JPMorgan

Diversified

Return U.S.
Equity ETF 
(a)

 

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 10,819   

Net realized gain (loss)

       (522

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

       816,326   
    

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

       826,623   
    

 

 

 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

    

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

       10,000,000   
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS:

    

Change in net assets

       10,826,623   
    

 

 

 

Beginning of period

         
    

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 10,826,623   
    

 

 

 

Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     $ 10,819   
    

 

 

 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

       10,000,000   
    

 

 

 

Total change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     $ 10,000,000   
    

 

 

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

    

Issued

       200,000   
    

 

 

 

Net increase in shares from share transactions

       200,000   
    

 

 

 

 

(a) Commencement of operations was September 29, 2015.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

 
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

FOR THE PERIOD INDICATED

 

 

     Per share operating performance  
            Investment operations                
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
     Net
investment
income
(loss) (b)
     Net realized
and unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
     Total from
investment
operations
     Net asset
value,
end of
period
     Market
price,
end of
period
 

JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Equity ETF

                 

September 29, 2015 (a) through October 31, 2015

   $ 50.00       $ 0.06       $ 4.07       $ 4.13       $ 54.13       $ 54.16   

 

(a) Commencement of operations.
(b) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Market price total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the inception date net asset value, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market price during the period, and sale at the market price on the last day of the period. The market price presented to calculate the market price total return is the mid-point of the bid/ask spread at the close of business on the NYSE Arca, Inc.
(f) Annualized for periods less than one year, unless otherwise indicated.
(g) Certain non-recurring expenses incurred by the Fund (including offering costs) were not annualized for the period ended October 31, 2015.
(h) Portfolio turnover is calculated by dividing the lesser of total purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the reporting period by the monthly average value of portfolio securities owned during the reporting period. Excluded from the numerator are amounts relating to in-kind transactions.
(i) Amount rounds to less than 0.1%.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

 
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    Ratios/Supplemental data  
                  Ratios to average net assets (f)        
Total
return (c)(d)
    Market
price
total
return (c)(e)
    Net assets,
end of
period
    Net
expenses (g)
        
Net
investment
income
(loss)
        
Expenses
without waivers
and reimbursements (g)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(h)
 
           
  8.26     8.32   $ 10,826,623        0.29     1.20     5.75     %(i) 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

 
OCTOBER 31, 2015   JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS         19   


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015

 

1. Organization

J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the “Trust”) was formed on February 25, 2010 and is governed by a Declaration of Trust as amended and restated February 19, 2014, and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-ended management investment company. JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Equity ETF (the “Fund” or the “U.S. Equity ETF”) is a separate diversified series of the Trust covered in this report.

The Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2015. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Russell 1000 Diversified Factor Index.

Shares of the Fund are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. Market price for the Fund’s shares may be different from its net asset value (“NAV”). The Fund issues and redeems its shares on a continuous basis, through SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor” or “SIDCO”), at NAV in large blocks of shares, typically 100,000 shares, referred to as “Creation Units.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for a basket of securities and a cash amount. Shares are generally traded in the secondary market in amounts less than a Creation Unit at market prices that change throughout the day. Only individuals or institutions that have entered into an authorized participant agreement with the Distributor may do business directly with the Fund (each an “Authorized Participant”).

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund is an investment company and, accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 — Investment Companies, which is part of the U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

A. Valuation of Investments — The valuation of the investments is in accordance with GAAP and the Fund’s valuation policies set forth by and under the supervision and responsibility of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), which established the following approach to valuation, as described more fully below: (i) investments for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued at such unadjusted quoted prices, and (ii) all other investments for which market quotations are not readily available shall be valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by the Board.

JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. (the “Administrator”) has established the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Americas Valuation Committee (“AVC”) to assist the Board with the oversight and monitoring of the valuation of the Fund’s investments. The Administrator implements the valuation policies of the Fund’s investments, as directed by the Board. The AVC oversees and carries out the policies for the valuation of investments held in the Fund. This includes monitoring the appropriateness of fair values based on results of ongoing valuation oversight, including but not limited to consideration of macro or security specific events, market events and pricing vendor and broker due diligence. The Administrator is responsible for discussing and assessing the potential impacts to the fair values on an ongoing basis, and at least on a quarterly basis with the AVC and the Board.

Equities and other exchange-traded instruments are valued at the last sale price or official market closing price on the primary exchange on which the instruments are traded before the net asset value (“NAV”) of the Fund is calculated on a valuation date.

Valuations reflected in this report are as of the report date. As a result, changes in valuation due to market events and/or issuer related events after the report date and prior to issuance of the report are not reflected herein.

The various inputs that are used in determining the valuation of the Fund’s investments are summarized into the three broad levels listed below.

 

 

Level 1 — Unadjusted inputs using quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

 

Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar investments, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for investments (such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) or other market corroborated inputs.

 

Level 3 — Significant inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input, both individually and in the aggregate, that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs or methodology used for valuing instruments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those instruments.

 

 
20       JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS   OCTOBER 31, 2015


The following table represents each valuation input as presented on the Schedule of Portfolio Investments :

 

       

Level 1

Quoted Prices

      

Level 2

Other significant

observable inputs

      

Level 3

Significant

unobservable inputs

       Total  

Investments in Securities

                   

Common Stocks

                   

Consumer Discretionary

     $ 1,817,366         $         $         $ 1,817,366   

Consumer Staples

       1,344,477                               1,344,477   

Energy

       472,129                               472,129   

Financials

       1,091,755                               1,091,755   

Health Care

       1,730,247                               1,730,247   

Industrials

       842,107                               842,107   

Information Technology

       1,350,764                               1,350,764   

Materials

       634,062                               634,062   

Telecommunication Services

       168,613                               168,613   

Utilities

       1,344,419                               1,344,419   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

       10,795,939                               10,795,939   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     $ 10,795,939         $         $         $ 10,795,939   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

There were no transfers among any levels during the period ended October 31, 2015. Transfers between fair value levels are valued utilizing values as of the beginning of the period.

B. Restricted Securities — Certain securities held by the Fund may be subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. Restricted securities generally are resold in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense. Prompt sale at the current valuation may be difficult and could adversely affect the net assets of the Fund. As of October 31, 2015, the Fund had no investments in restricted securities.

C. Offering and Organizational Costs — Total offering costs of $23,862 incurred in connection with the offering of shares of the Fund are amortized on a straight line basis over 12 months from the date the Fund commenced operations. Costs paid in connection with the organization of the Trust, if any, were recorded as an expense at the time it commenced operations.

D. Security Transactions and Investment Income — Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Securities gains and losses are calculated on a specifically identified cost basis. Interest income is determined on the basis of coupon interest accrued using the effective interest method which adjusts for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Dividend income net of foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or when a fund first learns of the dividend.

To the extent such information is publicly available, the Fund records distributions received in excess of income earned from underlying investments as a reduction of cost of investments and/or realized gain. Such amounts are based on estimates if actual amounts are not available and actual amounts of income, realized gain and return of capital may differ from the estimated amounts. The Fund adjusts the estimated amounts of the components of distributions (and consequently their net investment income) as necessary once the issuers provide information about the actual composition of the distributions.

E. Allocation of Expenses — Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged directly to that fund, while the expenses attributable to more than one fund of the Trust are allocated among the respective funds.

F. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund is treated as a separate taxable entity for Federal income tax purposes. The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders all of its distributable net investment income and net realized gain on investments. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income tax is necessary. Management has reviewed the Fund’s tax positions for all open tax years and has determined as of October 31, 2015, no liability for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements for net unrecognized tax benefits. However, management’s conclusions may be subject to future review based on changes in, or the interpretation of, the accounting standards or tax laws and regulations. The Fund’s Federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years, or since inception if shorter, remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

G. Distributions to Shareholders — Distribution from net investment income, if any, are generally declared and paid annually. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed by the Fund at least annually. The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains is determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. To the extent these “book/tax” differences are permanent in nature (i.e., that they result from other than timing of recognition — “temporary differences”), such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their Federal tax-basis treatment.

 

 
OCTOBER 31, 2015   JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS         21   


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2015 (continued)

 

3. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

A. Investment Advisory Fee — Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, the J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (the “Adviser” or “JPMIM”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (“JPMorgan”), supervises the investments of the Fund and is paid a fee for such services. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.23% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

The Adviser waived Investment Advisory fees and/or reimbursed expenses as outlined in Note 3.D.

B. Administration Fee — Pursuant to an Administration Agreement, the Administrator, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan, provides certain administration services to the Fund. In consideration of these services, the Administrator receives a fee accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.085% of the Fund’s average daily net assets in the Trust covered by the Administration Agreement.

The administrator waived administration fees as authorized in Note 3.D.

C. Custodian and Transfer Agent Fees — JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMCB”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan, provides portfolio custody and transfer agency services to the Fund. The amounts paid directly to JPMCB by the Fund for custody services are included in the Custodian fees on the Statements of Operations. With respect to the transfer agency services provided by JPMCB for each creation or redemption transaction, the “Authorized Participant” will generally be responsible for such associated expenses; during the period, the Fund paid no such fees to JPMCB.

Additionally, Authorized Participants generally pay transaction fees associated with the creation and redemption of Fund shares. These fees are used to offset certain custodian charges incurred by the Fund for these transactions.

For the period ended October 31, 2015, the transaction fees paid by the Authorized Participants that were used to reimburse custodian fees of the Fund were $1,450.

Interest income, earned on cash balances at the custodian, if any, is included as interest income from affiliates in the Statements of Operations.

Interest expense paid to the custodian related to overdrafts, if any, is included in interest expense to affiliates in the Statement of Operations.

D. Waivers and Reimbursements — The Adviser and Administrator have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse the Fund to the extent that total annual operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expenses related to short sales, interest, taxes, expenses related to litigation and potential litigation, and extraordinary expenses) exceed the percentages of the Fund’s average daily net assets of 0.29%.

The expense limitation agreements were in effect for the period ended October 31, 2015. The contractual expense limitation percentage is in place until at least February 28, 2017.

For the period ended October 31, 2015, the Fund’s service providers waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses for the Fund as follows. None of these parties expect the Fund to repay any such waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in future years.

 

       Contractual Waivers           
        Investment
Advisory
       Administration        Total        Contractual
Reimbursements
 
     $ 2,075         $ 767         $ 2,842         $ 48,304   

Contractual Reimbursements include reimbursements outlined in Note 3.C.

E. Other — Certain officers of the Trust are affiliated with the Adviser and the Administrator. Such officers, with the exception of the Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Fund for serving in their respective roles.

The Board of Trustees appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with Federal securities regulations. The Fund, along with other affiliated funds, makes reimbursement payments, on a pro-rata basis, to the Administrator for a portion of the fees associated with the Office of the Chief Compliance Officer. Such fees are included in Trustees’ and Chief Compliance Officer’s fees in the Fund’s Statements of Operations.

During the period ended October 31, 2015, the Fund may have purchased securities from an underwriting syndicate in which the principal underwriter or members of the syndicate are affiliated with the Adviser.

4. Investment Transactions

During the period ended October 31, 2015, purchases and sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:

 

       

Purchases

(excluding U.S.

Government)

      

Sales

(excluding U.S.

Government)

 
     $ 365,081         $ 1,427   

During the period ended October 31, 2015, there were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government securities.

For the period ended October 31, 2015, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were $9,616,482 and $0, respectively.

 

 
22       JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS   OCTOBER 31, 2015


5. Federal Income Tax Matters

For Federal income tax purposes, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investment securities held at October 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

       

Aggregate

Cost

      

Gross

Unrealized

Appreciation

      

Gross

Unrealized

Depreciation

      

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
     $ 9,979,613         $ 871,337         $ (55,011      $ 816,326   

There is no difference between book and tax basis appreciation (depreciation) on investments.

As of October 31, 2015, the components of net assets (excluding paid-in-capital) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

       

Current

Distributable

Ordinary

Income

      

Current

Distributable

Short-Term

Capital Gains or

(Tax Basis Loss

Carryover)

      

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
     $ 10,819         $ (522      $ 816,326   

There were no cumulative timing differences.

As of October 31, 2015, the Fund had net capital loss carryforwards, with no expiration dates, as follows:

 

           Capital Loss Carryforward Character      
        Short-Term      Long-Term  
     $ (522    $ 0   

6. Capital Share Transactions

The Trust issues and redeems shares of the Fund only in Creation Units through the Distributor at NAV. Capital shares transactions detail can be found in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

Shares of the Fund may only be purchased or redeemed by Authorized Participants. An Authorized Participant is either (1) a “Participating Party” or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”); or (2) a “DTC Participant”; which, in either case, must have executed an agreement with the Distributor.

Creation Units of the Fund may be created in advance of receipt by the Trust of all or a portion of the applicable basket of equity securities and other instruments (“Deposit Instruments”) and cash as described in the Fund’s registration statement. In these instances, the initial Deposit Instruments and cash must be deposited in an amount equal to the sum of the cash amount, plus at least 105% of the market value of undelivered Deposit Instruments. A transaction fee may be imposed to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the purchase or redemption of Creation Units.

For more information about Creation Unit transactions please refer to the Fund’s Statement of Additional information.

7. Risks, Concentrations and Indemnifications

In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. The amount of exposure would depend on future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

As of October 31, 2015, the Adviser owned 93% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

Premium/Discount Risk — Disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme markets volatility or potential lack of an active trading market for Shares may result in Shares trading at a significant premium or discount to the NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV, the shareholders performance may be negatively impacted.

Index Tracking Risk — The Fund incurs a number of operating expenses not applicable to the underlying index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing a Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition of the underlying index. To the extent of the previously outlined items, the Fund’s return differs from the return of the underlying index.

8. Related Party Transactions

The Distributor or its agent distributes Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in shares of the Fund. The Distributor has no role in determining the investment policies of the Fund or the securities that are purchased or sold by the Fund. SIDCO receives no fee for its distribution services under the Distribution Agreement.

The Fund may use related party broker-dealers. For the period ended October 31, 2015, The Fund incurred no brokerage commissions with broker-dealers affiliated with the Adviser or Trust.

 

 
OCTOBER 31, 2015   JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS         23   


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Trustees of J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and the Shareholders of JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Equity ETF:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Equity ETF (a separate series of J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust) (the “Fund”) at October 31, 2015, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the period September 29, 2015 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2015, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2015 by correspondence with the custodian, provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

December 22, 2015

 

 
24       JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS   OCTOBER 31, 2015


SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

The table below indicates the number of trading days in which the Fund traded within the range of the premium/discount noted. The number of days in each range is also shown as a percentage of the total trading days for the period covered in the table. All information within the table is based on historical performance. Past performance cannot be used to predict future results. Shareholders may pay more than NAV when they buy fund shares and receive less than NAV when they sell those shares because shares are bought and sold at current market prices.

 

     U.S. Equity ETF (a)  
Range of Premium/(Discount)    Day Count        Percentage  

Between 0.5% and -0.5%

     23           100
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
     23           100
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) Commencement of operations was September 29, 2015.

 

 
OCTOBER 31, 2015   JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS         25   


TRUSTEES

(Unaudited)

 

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-844-457-6383 or on the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

 

Name (Year of Birth;

Positions With
the Funds since)

   Principal Occupation
During the Past 5 Year
   Number of
Funds in Fund
Complex Overseen
by Trustee
(1)
   Other Directorships Held
During the Past 5 Years

Independent Trustees

              

Gary L. French (1951);

Trustee of the Trust since 2014

   Senior Consultant for the Regulatory Fundamentals Group LLC (2011-present); Senior Vice President-Fund Administration, State Street Corporation (2002-2010).    10    Independent Trustee, The China Fund, Inc. (2013-present); Exchange Traded Concepts Trust II (2012-2014); Exchange Traded Concepts Trust I (2011-2014).
Robert J. Grassi (1957); Trustee of the Trust since 2014    Sole Proprietor, Academy Hills Advisors LLC (2012-present); Pension Director, Coming Incorporated (2002-2012).    10    None
Thomas P. Lemke (1954); Trustee of the Trust since 2014    Retired; Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Legg Mason (2005-2013).    10    Independent Director of AXA Premier VIP Trust (2014-present); Independent Director of The Advisors’ Inner Circle III Funds (2014-present); Independent Director of The Munder Funds (2014-present); Independent Director of ICI Mutual Insurance Company (2008-2013).
Lawrence R. Maffia (1950); Trustee of the Trust since 2014    Retired; Director and President, ICI Mutual Insurance Company (2006-2013).    10    Director, ICI Mutual Insurance Company (1999-2013).
Emily A. Youssouf (1951); Trustee of the Trust since 2014    Vice Chair (2011-2013) and Board Member (2013-present) of New York City Housing Authority; Clinical Professor, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate (2009-present); Board Member, NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation (2005-present).    10    Trustee, NYC School Construction Authority (2009-present); Board Member, NYS Job Development Authority (2008-present); Board Member, PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (2013-present).
Interested Trustee         
Robert Deutsch (2) (1957); Trustee of the Trust since 2014    Head of the Global ETF Business for JPMorgan Asset Management (2013-present); Head of the Global Liquidity Business for JPMorgan Asset Management (2003-2013).    10    None

 

(1) 

A Fund complex means two or more registered investment companies that hold themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment and investor services or have a common investment adviser or have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the investment adviser of any of the other registered investment companies. Four Funds are currently operating, but three additional series are in registration, and three additional series have been created and will be registered in the future.

 

(2) 

Mr. Deutsch is an interested trustee because he is an employee of the Adviser.

 

 
26       JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS   OCTOBER 31, 2015


OFFICERS

(Unaudited)

 

Name (Year of Birth),
Positions Held with
the Trusts (Since)
   Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years
Robert Deutsch (1957),
President and Principal Executive Officer (2014)
   Managing Director, global head of J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Exchange-Traded Funds and a member of the J.P. Morgan Global Funds Operating Committee. Previously, head of the Global Liquidity Business from 2003 to 2013 and National Sales Manager for J.P. Morgan’s U.S. Mutual Funds Business prior to 2003.
Paul Shield (1960),
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer (2014)
   Managing Director and head of Business Management for JPMorgan Asset Management’s Exchange-Traded Fund platform since 2013. Senior Global Product Manager of Alternative Investments for BNY Mellon from 2011 to 2013 and Global Product Head for Exchange Traded Funds at JPMorgan Chase Bank from 2008 to 2011.
Frank J. Nasta (1964),
Secretary (2014)
   Managing Director and Associate General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase since 2008; Previously, Director, Managing Director, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated; Secretary of each of the investment companies of the Seligman Group of Funds and Seligman Data Corp.; Director and Corporate Secretary, Seligman Advisors, Inc. and Seligman Services, Inc.
Stephen M. Ungerman (1953),
Chief Compliance Officer (2014)
   Managing Director, JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Mr. Ungerman has been with JPMorgan Chase & Co. since 2000.
Elizabeth A. Davin (1964),
Assistant Secretary (2014)**
   Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase since February 2012; formerly Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase from 2005 until February 2012; Senior Counsel, JPMorgan Chase (formerly Bank One Corporation) from 2004 to 2005.
Jessica K. Ditullio (1962),
Assistant Secretary (2014)**
   Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase since February 2011; Ms. Ditullio has served as an attorney with various titles for JPMorgan Chase (formerly Bank One Corporation) since 1990.
John T. Fitzgerald (1975),
Assistant Secretary (2014)
   Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase since February 2011; formerly, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase from 2005 until February 2011.
Carmine Lekstutis (1980),
Assistant Secretary (2014)
   Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase since 2011; Associate, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) from 2006 to 2011.
Gregory S. Samuels (1980),
Assistant Secretary (2014)
   Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase since February 2014; formerly Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase from 2010 to February 2014
Pamela L. Woodley (1971),
Assistant Secretary (2014)***
   Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase since November 2004.
Frederick J. Cavaliere (1978), Assistant Treasurer (2015)    Vice President, JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. since September 2011; formerly, Vice President of J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (2010-2011). Mr. Cavaliere has been with JPMorgan since May 2006.
Michael M. D’Ambrosio (1969),
Assistant Treasurer (2014)
   Managing Director, JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. from May 2014; formerly Executive Director, JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. from 2012 until May 2014; prior to joining JPMorgan Chase, Mr. D’Ambrosio was a Tax Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP since 2006.
Lauren A. Paino (1973),
Assistant Treasurer (2015)
   Executive Director, JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. since August 2013; formerly Director, Credit Suisse Asset Management from 2000-2013.
Julie A. Roach (1971),
Assistant Treasurer (2014)**
   Vice President, JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. from August 2012; prior to joining JPMorgan Chase, Ms. Roach was a Senior Manager with Deloitte since 2001.

Jason Ronca (1978),

Assistant Treasurer (2014)****

   Vice President, Assistant Treasurer and ETF Platform Manager for J.P. Morgan Asset Management since May 2014. ETF Product Manager for Corporate Investment Bank responsible for setting the strategy and control agenda for the ETF servicing business from 2010 to May 2014; Prior to 2010, a Vice President in Fund Accounting within J.P. Morgan Investor Services, supporting a series of U.S. registered mutual funds.

 

*   The contact address for the officer is 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Ops 1, Floor 02, Newark, DE 19173.

 

**   The contact address for the officer is 460 Polaris Parkway, Westerville, OH 43082.

 

***   The contact address for the officer is 4 New York Plaza, 21st Floor, NY, NY 10004.

 

****   The contact address for the officer is One Beacon Street, Floor 18, Boston, MA 02108 .

 

 
OCTOBER 31, 2015   JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS         27   


SCHEDULE OF SHAREHOLDER EXPENSES

(Unaudited)

Hypothetical $1,000 Investment

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including investment advisory fees, administration fees, distribution fees and other Fund expenses. The examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these ongoing costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds. The examples assume that you had a $1,000 investment at the beginning of the reporting period, September 29, 2015 and continued to hold your shares at the end of the reporting period, October 31, 2015.

Actual Expenses

For the Fund in the table below, the first line provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then

multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other Funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. The examples also assume all dividends and distributions have been reinvested.

 

 

        Beginning
Account Value
9/29/2015
      

Ending

Account Value

10/31/2015

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratios

    

Expenses
Paid During

Period

 

JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Equity ETF

  

Actual Fund Return (1)

     $ 1,000.00         $ 1,000.00           0.29    $ 0.27   

Hypothetical 5% Return (2)

       1,000.00           1,000.00           0.29      1.48   

 

(1) 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 33/365 (to reflect the actual period). The Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2015.

(2) 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

 
28       JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS   OCTOBER 31, 2015


BOARD APPROVAL OF INITIAL INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

(Unaudited)

 

Board Approval of Initial Investment Advisory Agreement

For the JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Equity ETF

On May 6 - 7, 2014, the Board of the Trust, a statutory Trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, held an in-person meeting and approved the initial Investment Advisory Agreement (“Agreement”) for the Fund. The approval included the approval of a majority of Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust or the Adviser. Such Trustees are considered Independent Trustees as defined by the 1940 Act. In connection with the approval of the Agreement, the Trustees reviewed written materials prepared by the Adviser and received oral presentations from Adviser personnel. Before voting on the proposed Agreement, the Trustees reviewed the Agreement with representatives of the Adviser and with counsel to the Trust and independent legal counsel and received a memorandum from independent legal counsel to the Trustees discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed Agreement. The Trustees also discussed the proposed Agreement in an executive session with independent legal counsel at which no representatives of the Adviser were present. Set forth below is a summary of the material factors evaluated by the Trustees in determining whether to approve the Agreement.

The Trustees considered information provided with respect to the Fund and the approval of the Agreement. Each Trustee attributed different weights to the various factors and no factor alone was considered determinative. The Trustees determined that the proposed compensation to be received by the Adviser from the Fund under the Agreement was fair and reasonable and that the initial approval of the Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund and its potential shareholders.

The factors summarized below were considered and discussed by the Trustees in reaching their conclusions:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by the Adviser

In connection with the approval of the initial Agreement, the Trustees considered the materials furnished specifically in connection with the approval of the Agreement, as well as other relevant information furnished for the Trust. The Trustees considered the background and experience of the Adviser’s senior management and investment personnel, as well as the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the portfolio management team primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. The Trustees also considered the investment strategy and the underlying index for the Fund, and the infrastructure supporting the portfolio management team. In addition, the Trustees considered information about the structure and distribution strategy of the Fund, how it fits within the Trust’s lineup, and how it will be positioned against identified peers.

The Trustees also considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser gained from experience in the financial industry. In addition, they considered the overall reputation and capabilities of the Adviser and its affiliates, the commitment of the Adviser to provide high quality service to the Trust, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and the Adviser’s responsiveness to questions or concerns raised by them.

Based upon these considerations and other factors, the Trustees concluded that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services to be provided to the Fund by the Adviser.

Fall-Out Benefits

The Trustees reviewed information regarding potential “fallout” or ancillary benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Trust.

The Trustees also considered that the fees that the Administrator, an affiliate of the Adviser, will earn from the Fund for providing administrative services. The Trustees also considered the fees paid to JPMCB, also an affiliate of the Adviser, for custody, transfer agency and other related services. The Trustees also considered that any fall-out or ancillary benefits would be comparable to those related to the other funds in the complex.

Economies of Scale

The Trustees considered the extent to which the Fund will benefit from economies of scale. The Trustees noted that neither the proposed investment advisory fee schedule nor the proposed administration agreement for the Fund contains breakpoints. The Trustees considered whether it would be appropriate to add advisory fee breakpoints. With respect to the administration agreement, the Trustees also considered the fact that the Fund would benefit from economies of scale for the broader J.P. Morgan mutual fund complex because the administration fee had been set at a level consistent with the lower effective rate of the mutual funds, which includes breakpoints. The Trustees also noted that the Adviser has implemented fee waivers and expense limitations. The Trustees concluded that shareholders of the Fund will generally benefit from the lower expense ratios that resulted from these factors.

Investment Performance

The Trustees considered the Fund’s investment strategy and process, including the fact that the Fund seeks performance that closely corresponds to the Index, the portfolio management team and competitive positioning against identified peer funds, and concluded that the prospects for competitive future performance were acceptable.

 

 

 
OCTOBER 31, 2015   JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS         29   


BOARD APPROVAL OF INITIAL INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

(Unaudited) (continued)

 

Advisory Fees and Expense Ratios

The Trustees considered the contractual advisory fee rate that will be paid by the Fund to the Adviser and compared that rate to the fees charged to similar mutual funds managed by the Adviser, as well as information prepared by Lipper concerning management fee rates paid by other funds in the same Lipper category as the Fund. The Trustees also noted that the Adviser does not currently manage other mutual funds or institutional accounts with the exact same or similar strategies proposed for the Fund. The Trustees also reviewed information about other projected expenses and the expense ratios for the Fund. The Trustees considered the projected fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement arrangements proposed for the Fund and considered the net advisory fee rate after taking into account any projected waivers and/or reimbursements.

The Trustees noted that the Fund’s estimated net advisory fees and total expenses were in line with identified peer funds. The Trustees also noted that because the Fund was not yet operational, no profitability information was available. After considering the factors identified above, in light of the information, the Trustees concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable.

 

 
30       JPMORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS   OCTOBER 31, 2015


 

 

 

J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Funds are distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Co. (One Freedom Valley Dr., Oaks, PA 19456), which is not affiliated with JPMorgan Chase & Co. or any of its affiliates.

Contact J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Funds at 1-844-457-6383 (844-4JPM ETF) for a fund prospectus. You can also visit us at www.jpmorganfunds.com. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives and risks as well as charges and expenses of the fund before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the fund. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Investors may obtain information about the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), including the SIPC brochure by visiting www.sipc.org or by calling SIPC at 202-371-8300.

The Fund files a complete schedule of its fund holdings for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year with the SEC on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. Shareholders may request the Form N-Q without charge by calling 1-844-457-6383 or by visiting the J.P. Morgan Funds’ website at www.jpmorganfunds.com.

A description of each Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of each Fund’s holdings is available in the prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.

A copy of proxy policies and procedures is available without charge upon request by calling 1-844-457-6383 and on the Fund’s website at www.jpmorganfunds.com. A description of such policies and procedures is on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Trustees have delegated the authority to vote proxies for securities owned by the Fund to the Adviser. A copy of the Fund’s voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or at the Fund’s website at www.jpmorganfunds.com no later than August 31 of each year. The Fund’s proxy voting record will include, among other things, a brief description of the matter voted on for each fund security, and will state how each vote was cast, for example, for or against the proposal.

 

LOGO


 

 

LOGO

J.P. Morgan Asset Management is the marketing name for the asset management business of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Those businesses include, but are not limited to, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., Security Capital Research & Management Incorporated and J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management, Inc.

 

  © JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2015.  All rights reserved. October 2015.   AN-USEETF-1015


ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

Disclose whether, as of the end of the period covered by the report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party. If the registrant has not adopted such a code of ethics, explain why it has not done so.

The registrant must briefly describe the nature of any amendment, during the period covered by the report, to a provision of its code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics definition enumerated in paragraph (b) of this Item. The registrant must file a copy of any such amendment as an exhibit pursuant to Item 12(a)(1), unless the registrant has elected to satisfy paragraph (f) of this Item by positing its code of ethics on its website pursuant to paragraph (f)(2) of this Item, or by undertaking to provide its code of ethics to any person without charge, upon request, pursuant to paragraph (f)(3) of this Item.

If the registrant has, during the period covered by the report, granted a waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or third party, that relates to one or more items set forth in paragraph (b) of this Item, the registrant must briefly describe the nature of the waiver, the name of the person to whom the waiver was granted, and the date of the waiver.

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. There were no amendments to the code of ethics or waivers granted with respect to the code of ethics in the period covered by the report.

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

(a) (1) Disclose that the registrant’s board of directors has determined that the registrant either:

(i) Has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee; or

(ii) Does not have an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.

The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that the Registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee. The Securities and Exchange Commission has stated that the designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert pursuant to this Item 3 of Form N-CSR does not impose on such person any duties, obligations or liabilities that are greater than the duties, obligations and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the Audit Committee and the Board of Trustees in the absence of such designation or identification.

(2) If the registrant provides the disclosure required by paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this Item, it must disclose the name of the audit committee financial expert and whether that person is “independent.” In order to be considered “independent” for purposes of this Item, a member of an audit committee may not, other than in his or her capacity as a member of the audit committee, the board of directors, or any other board committee:

(i) Accept directly or indirectly any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the issuer; or

(ii) Be an “interested person” of the investment company as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19)).

The audit committee financial experts are Gary L. French, Robert J. Grassi, Thomas P. Lemke, Lawrence R. Maffia, and Emily A. Youssouf, each of which is not an “interested person” of the Registrant and is also “independent” as defined by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for purposes of audit committee financial expert determinations.

(3) If the registrant provides the disclosure required by paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this Item, it must explain why it does not have an audit committee financial expert.

Not applicable.


ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

(a) Disclose, under the caption Audit Fees, the aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.

AUDIT FEES

2015 – $133,900

2014 – $45,000

(b) Disclose, under the caption Audit-Related Fees, the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item. Registrants shall describe the nature of the services comprising the fees disclosed under this category.

AUDIT-RELATED FEES

2015 – $33,333

2014 – $10,000

Audit-related fees consist of security count procedures performed as required under Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the Registrant’s fiscal year.

(c) Disclose, under the caption Tax Fees, the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning. Registrants shall describe the nature of the services comprising the fees disclosed under this category.

TAX FEES

2015 – $38,800

2014 – $9,700

The tax fees consist of fees billed in connection with preparing the federal regulated investment company income tax returns for the Registrant for the tax years ended October 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

For the last fiscal year, no tax fees were required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(d) Disclose, under the caption All Other Fees, the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item. Registrants shall describe the nature of the services comprising the fees disclosed under this category.

ALL OTHER FEES

2015 – $0

2014 – $0

(e) (1) Disclose the audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

Pursuant to the Registrant’s Audit Committee Charter and written policies and procedures for the pre-approval of audit and non-audit services (the “Pre-approval Policy”), the Audit Committee pre-approves all audit and non-audit services performed by the Registrant’s independent public registered accounting firm for the Registrant. In addition, the Audit Committee pre-approves the auditor’s engagement for non-audit services with the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including a sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is sub-contracted or overseen by another investment adviser) and any Service Affiliate in accordance with paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant. Proposed services may be pre-approved either 1) without consideration of specific case-by-case services or 2) require the specific pre-approval of the Audit Committee. Therefore, initially the Pre-approval Policy listed a number of audit and non-audit services that have been approved by the Audit Committee, or which were not subject to pre-approval under the transition provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Pre-approval List”). The Audit Committee annually reviews and pre-approves the


services included on the Pre-approval List that may be provided by the independent public registered accounting firm without obtaining additional specific pre-approval of individual services from the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee adds to, or subtracts from, the list of general pre-approved services from time to time, based on subsequent determinations. All other audit and non-audit services not on the Pre-approval List must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

One or more members of the Audit Committee may be appointed as the Committee’s delegate for the purposes of considering whether to approve such services. Any pre-approvals granted by the delegate will be reported, for informational purposes only, to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The Audit Committee’s responsibilities to pre-approve services performed by the independent public registered accounting firm are not delegated to management.

(2) Disclose the percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

2015 – 0.0%

2014 – 0.0%

(f) If greater than 50 percent, disclose the percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.

Not applicable.

(g) Disclose the aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant.

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the independent registered public accounting firm for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to Service Affiliates, for the last two calendar year ends were:

2015 - $30.7 million

2014 - $33.7 million

(h) Disclose whether the registrant’s audit committee of the board of directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any subadviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

The Registrant’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of the non-audit services that were rendered to Service Affiliates that were not pre-approved (not requiring pre-approval) is compatible with maintaining the independent public registered accounting firm’s independence. All services provided by the independent public registered accounting firm to the Registrant or to Service Affiliates that were required to be pre-approved were pre-approved as required.

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

(a) If the registrant is a listed issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.10A-3), state whether or not the registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)). If the registrant has such a committee, however designated, identify each committee member. If the entire board of directors is acting as the registrant’s audit committee as specified in Section 3(a)(58)(B) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(B)), so state.

The registrant has a separately designated Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The members of the Audit Committee are Gary L. French, Robert J. Grassi, Thomas P. Lemke, Lawrence R. Maffia, and Emily A. Youssouf.


(b) If applicable, provide the disclosure required by Rule 10A-3(d) under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.10A-3(d)) regarding an exemption from the listing standards for all audit committees.

Not applicable.

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

File Schedule I – Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period as set forth in Section 210.12-12 of Regulation S-X, unless the schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

Included in Item 1.

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

A closed-end management investment company that is filing an annual report on this Form N-CSR must, unless it invests exclusively in non-voting securities, describe the policies and procedures that it uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, including the procedures that the company uses when a vote presents a conflict between the interests of its shareholders, on the one hand, and those of the company’s investment adviser; principal underwriter; or any affiliated person (as defined in Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(3)) and the rules thereunder) of the company, its investment adviser, or its principal underwriter, on the other. Include any policies and procedures of the company’s investment adviser, or any other third party, that the company uses, or that are used on the company’s behalf, to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities.

Not applicable.

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 9. PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

(a) If the registrant is a closed-end management investment company, provide the information specified in paragraph (b) of this Item with respect to any purchase made by or on behalf of the registrant or any “affiliated purchaser,” as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.10b-18(a)(3)), of shares or other units of any class of the registrant’s equity securities that is registered by the registrant pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 781).

Not applicable.

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

Describe any material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 7(d)(2)(ii)(G) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101), or this Item.

No material changes to report.

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) Disclose the conclusions of the registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, regarding the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).


The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) Disclose any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

(a) File the exhibits listed below as part of this Form. Letter or number the exhibits in the sequence indicated.

(a)(1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit.

Code of Ethics applicable to its Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officers pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.

(a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2).

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto.

(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-1) sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons.

Not applicable.

(b) A separate or combined certification for each principal executive officer and principal officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act of 1940.

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
By:    /s/ Robert F. Deutsch
  Robert F. Deutsch
  President and Principal Executive Officer
  January 6, 2016

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:    /s/ Robert F. Deutsch
  Robert F. Deutsch
  President and Principal Executive Officer
  January 6, 2016
By:    /s/ Paul E. Shield
  Paul E. Shield
  Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
  January 6, 2016